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the required test methods have not

previously been required for offshore oil

and gas discharges. Industry is therefore

expected to need some time to get the

necessary equipment in place and train

personnel prior to beginning the

monitoring. The effective date of the

permit is being delayed by thirty days

to accommodate those needs.

EPA also expects that many operators

will not be able to comply with several

of the permit’s new limits on the

effective date. Operators may be unable

to get new equipment in place to meet

the new limits for retention of drilling

fluid on drill cuttings. There may be an

insufficient stock of synthetic base

fluids which comply with the new

limits. Also, time will be needed to

complete the 275 day biodegradation

test and to develop sufficient laboratory

capacity and stocks of organisms to

conduct the sediment toxicity test. For

those reasons administrative

compliance orders are being issued

requiring those discharges not in

compliance with the new limitations to

comply within six months.

The industry has requested an

additional delay in the compliance

requirements for the 4-day sediment

toxicity limit until February 1, 2003.

There are several complicating factors

that will initially make compliance with

the limit more difficult than with the

stock base fluid sediment toxicity limit.

Since the 4-day sediment toxicity test is

used to measure toxicity of discharged

drilling fluids, not just stock base fluids,

components and additives to the

drilling fluids will initially make

compliance with the limits more

difficult. The four day test has been

shown to have more inherent variability

than the ten day test. Also, demand on

laboratories conducting the four day test

will be much greater than for the ten

day test; thus, there is more of a need

to build laboratory capacity and develop

an adequate supply of test organisms.

The administrative compliance order

will therefore require operators to

comply with the 4-day sediment toxicity

limit by February 1, 2003.

Sam Becker,

Acting Director, Water Quality Protection

Division, Region 6.

[FR Doc. 01–31176 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG

CONTROL POLICY

Meeting of the Drug Control Research,

Data, and Evaluation Committee

AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control

Policy.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: ONDCP will convene a

meeting of the Drug Control Research,

Data, and Evaluation Advisory

Committee on January 17–18, 2002, at

the White House Conference Center

located at 726 Jackson Place, NW.,

Washington, DC. The meeting will begin

promptly each day at 9 am and adjourn

at 4 pm. The agenda will include

general discussion and briefs on

national drug use indicators and other

federal drug control initiatives

including, but not limited to the

following: (1) Interagency Oxycontin

Work Group Progress Report on an Early

Warning System for Pharmaceutical

Diversion Abuse; (2) a Redesign

Proposal for the Drug Abuse Warning

Network (DAWN); (3) ONDCP’s AntiDrug Media Campaign Evaluation; (4)

2001 National Household Survey on

Drug Abuse State Estimates of

Treatment Need and Drug Use

Prevalence; (5) The RAMONA Project

(Random Access Monitoring of

Narcotics Addicts); (6) HHS’s Report on

Closing the Drug Abuse Treatment Gap:

A Report to the President of the U.S.; (7)

Updates on Drug Free Communities

Grant Program; and (8) Activities related

to: prevention, families, schools, and

workplaces. There will be an

opportunity for public comment from

11:30 am to 12 Noon on Thursday,

January 17, 2002.

DATES: January 17–18, 2002, 9 am to

4:00 pm. Opportunity for public

comment from 11:30 am to 12:00 noon

on Thursday, January 17, 2002.

ADDRESSES: White House Conference

Center, 726 Jackson Place, NW,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda V. Priebe, Assistant General

Counsel, Office of National Drug Control

Policy, Washington, DC (202) 395–6622.

Dated: December 11, 2001.

Linda V. Priebe,

Assistant General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 01–31055 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3180–02–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 96–45; DA 01–2841]

Common Carrier Bureau Seeks

Comment on Pine Belt Cellular and

Pine Belt PCS Petition for Designation

as an Eligible Telecommunications

Carrier in Alabama

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of

comments.

SUMMARY: In a Public Notice in this

proceeding released on December 7,

2001, the Common Carrier Bureau

sought comment on the Pine Belt

Cellular and Pine Belt PCS Petition for

Designation as an Eligible

Telecommunications Carrier in

Alabama, including the requested

service area.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

January 17, 2002. Reply comments are

due on or before February 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for where and how

to file comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard D. Smith or Anita Cheng,

Attorney, or Sheryl Todd, Management

Analyst, Common Carrier Bureau,

Accounting Policy Division, (202) 418–

7400 TTY: (202) 418–0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 26, 2001, Pine Belt Cellular

and Pine Belt PCS (Pine Belt) filed with

the Commission a petition under section

214(e)(6) seeking designation as an

eligible telecommunications carrier

(ETC) to receive federal universal

service support for service offered in

Alabama. Specifically, Pine Belt

contends that the Alabama Public

Service Commission has provided an

affirmative statement that it lacks

jurisdiction to consider Pine Belt’s

petition, Pine Belt meets all the

statutory and regulatory prerequisites

for ETC designation, and designating

Pine Belt as an ETC will serve the

public interest. The Common Carrier

Bureau seeks comment on the Pine Belt

Petition, including the requested service

area.

The petitioner must provide copies of

its petition to the Alabama Public

Service Commission at the time of filing

with the Commission. The Commission

will also send a copy of this Notice to

the Alabama Public Service Commission

by overnight express mail to ensure that

the Alabama Public Service Commission

is notified of the notice and comment

period.

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Pursuant to §§ 1.415 and 1.419 of the

Commission’s rules, interested parties

may file comments as follows:

comments are due January 17, 2002, and

reply comments are due February 1,

2002. Comments may be filed using the

Commission’s Electronic Comment

Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper

copies. See Electronic Filing of

Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings,

63 FR 24,121 (1998). Comments filed

through the ECFS can be sent as an

electronic file via the Internet to <http:/

/www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html>.

Generally, only one copy of an

electronic submission must be filed. In

completing the transmittal screen,

commenters should include their full

name, Postal Service mailing address,

and the applicable docket or rulemaking

number. Parties may also submit

electronic comments by Internet e-mail.

To receive filing instructions for e-mail

comments, commenters should send an

e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should

include the following words in the body

of the message, ‘‘get form <your e-mail

address>.’’ A sample form and

directions will be sent in reply. Parties

who choose to file by paper must file an

original and four copies of each filing.

All filings must be sent to the

Commission’s Secretary, Magalie Roman

Salas, Office of the Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission, 445 12th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

Parties also must send three paper

copies of their filing to Sheryl Todd,

Accounting Policy Division, Common

Carrier Bureau, Federal

Communications Commission, 445

Twelfth Street SW., Room 5–B540,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition,

commenters must send diskette copies

to the Commission’s copy contractor,

Qualex International, Portals II, 445

Twelfth Street SW., Room CY–B402,

Washington, DC 20554.

Pursuant to § 1.1206 of the

Commission’s rules, this proceeding

will be conducted as a permit-butdisclose proceeding in which ex parte

communications are permitted subject

to disclosure.

Federal Communications Commission.

Katherine L. Schroder,

Division Chief, Accounting Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 01–31029 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that

the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation’s Board of Directors will

meet in open session at 1:00 p.m. on

Thursday, December 20, 2001, to

consider the following matters:

Discussion Agenda

Memorandum and resolution re: 2002

FDIC Budget.

Memorandum and resolution re:

Revised Policy Statement Regarding

Minority-Owned Depository

Institutions.

The meeting will be held in the Board

Room on the sixth floor of the FDIC

Building located at 550 7th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC.

The FDIC will provide attendees with

auxiliary aids (e.g., sign language

interpretation) required for this meeting.

Those attendees needing such assistance

should call (202) 416–2089 (Voice);

(202) 416–2007 (TTY), to make

necessary arrangements.

Requests for further information

concerning the meeting may be directed

to Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Executive

Secretary of the Corporation, at (202)

898–6757.

Dated: December 13, 2001.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31197 Filed 12–13–01; 4:35 pm]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1399–DR]

Alabama; Major Disaster and Related

Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the

Presidential declaration of a major

disaster for the State of Alabama

(FEMA–1399–DR), dated December 7,

2001, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 7, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Readiness, Response and

Recovery Directorate, Federal

EmergencyManagement Agency,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705

or madge.dale@fema.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that, in a letter dated

December 7, 2001, the President

declared a major disaster under the

authority of the Robert T. Stafford

Disaster Relief and Emergency

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206

(the Stafford Act), as follows:

I have determined that the damage in

certain areas of the State of Alabama,

resulting from severe storms and tornadoes

on November 24–25, 2001, is of sufficient

severity and magnitude to warrant a major

disaster declaration under the Robert T.

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121–5206 (the

Stafford Act). I, therefore, declare that such

a major disaster exists in the State of

Alabama.

In order to provide Federal assistance, you

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds

available for these purposes, such amounts as

you find necessary for Federal disaster

assistance and administrative expenses.

You are authorized to provide Individual

Assistance in the designated areas, Hazard

Mitigation throughout the State, and any

other forms of assistance under the Stafford

Act you may deem appropriate. Consistent

with the requirement that Federal assistance

be supplemental, any Federal funds provided

under the Stafford Act for Hazard Mitigation

will be limited to 75 percent of the total

eligible costs. If Public Assistance is later

warranted Federal funds provided would be

limited to 75 percent of the total eligible

costs.

Further, you are authorized to make

changes to this declaration to the extent

allowable under the Stafford Act.

The time period prescribed for the

implementation of section 310(a),

Priority to Certain Applications for

Public Facility and Public Housing

Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for

a period not to exceed six months after

the date of this declaration.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to the authority vested in the Director of

the Federal Emergency Management

Agency under Executive Order 12148, I

hereby appoint Charles M. Butler of the

Federal Emergency Management Agency

to act as the Federal Coordinating

Officer for this declared disaster.

I do hereby determine the following

areas of the State of Alabama to have

been affected adversely by this declared

major disaster: Autauga, Blount, Butler,

Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Dale, DeKalb,

Etowah, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar,

Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Marshall,

St. Clair, Talladega and Winston

Counties for Individual Assistance.

All counties within the State of

Alabama are eligible to apply for

assistance under the Hazard Mitigation

Grant Program.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Numbers(CFDA) are to be used for

reporting and drawing funds: 83.537,

Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora

Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis

Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services

Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment

Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression

Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family

Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public