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D. How Should I Handle CBI That I

Want to Submit to the Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

information claimed as CBI, a copy of

the comment that does not contain the

information claimed as CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person listed under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare

My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following

suggestions helpful for preparing your

comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as

possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you

used.

3. Provide copies of any technical

information and/or data you used that

support your views.

4. If you estimate potential burden or

costs, explain how you arrived at the

estimate that you provide.

5. Provide specific examples to

illustrate your concerns.

6. Offer alternative ways to improve

the notice.

7. Make sure to submit your

comments by the deadline in this

document.

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,

be sure to identify the docket control

number assigned to this action in the

subject line on the first page of your

response. You may also provide the

name, date, and Federal Register

citation.

II. Background

EPA has received an application from

Monsanto Company, 700 Chesterfield

Parkway North, St. Louis, MO 63198, for

an extension of their EUP (524–EUP–91)

for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac

protein and the genetic material

necessary for its production (vectors PVGMBT01 and PV-GMBT02) in soybean.

Notice of the original issuance of this

EUP was published in the Federal

Register on June 22, 2000 (65 FR 38828)

(FRL–6592–5). Monsanto Company

proposes to plant 199.7 acres of the

plant-pesticide in Alabama, Arkansas,

Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,

Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland,

Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina,

Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and

Tennessee in 2001. All soybeans will be

grown under containment procedures.

Plant material and seed produced will

be destroyed or used for experimental

purposes only.

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

Following the review of the Monsanto

Company application and any

comments and data received in response

to this notice, EPA will decide whether

to issue or deny the EUP request for this

EUP program, and if issued, the

conditions under which it is to be

conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will

be announced in the Federal Register.

IV. What is the Agency’s Authority for

Taking this Action?

The Agency’s authority for taking this

action is under FIFRA section 5.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Experimental use permits.

Dated: January 31, 2001.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–3384 Filed 2–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

The Commission hereby gives notice

of the filing of the following

agreement(s) under the Shipping Act of

1984. Interested parties can review or

obtain copies of agreements at the

Washington, DC offices of the

Commission, 800 North Capitol Street,

NW., Room 940. Interested parties may

submit comments on an agreement to

the Secretary, Federal Maritime

Commission, Washington, DC 20573,

within 10 days of the date this notice

appears in the Federal Register.

Agreement No.: 011606–003.

Title: COSCO/KL Slot Exchange

Agreement.

Parties: COSCO Container Lines,

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

Synopsis: The proposed amendment

extends the effectiveness of the

agreement to terminate upon the

effective date of the COSCO/KL/YMUK

Asia/U.S. Pacific Coast Slot Allocation

Agreement. The agreement shall

continue to apply to voyages in progress

at the time the successor agreement

becomes effective until completion of

same. The parties requested expedited

review.

Agreement No.: 011746.

Title: COSCON/KL/YMUK Asia/U.S.

Pacific Coast, Slot Allocation

Agreement.

Parties: COSCO Container Lines,

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Yangming

(UK) Ltd.

Synopsis: The proposed agreement

would replace three previous

agreements between the parties and/or

their affiliates. The parties requested

expedited review.

Dated: February 9, 2001.

By Order of the Federal Maritime

Commission.

Bryant L. VanBrakle,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–3765 Filed 2–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–P

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Ocean Transportation Intermediary

License; Applicants

Notice is hereby given that the

following applicants have filed with the

Federal Maritime Commission an

application for licenses as Non-Vessel

Operating Common Carrier and Ocean

Freight Forwarder—Ocean

Transportation Intermediary pursuant to

section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984

as amended (46 U.S.C. app. 1718 and 46

CFR 515).

Persons knowing of any reason why

the following applicants should not

receive a license are requested to

contact the Office of Transportation

Intermediaries, Federal Maritime

Commission, Washington, DC 20573.

Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier

Ocean Transportation Intermediary

Applicants

O. K. Shipping, Inc., 17936 E. Ajax

Circle, Suite C, City of Industry, CA

91748. Officers: David Homan,

President/Secretary, (Qualifying

Individual), Chin-Cheng Kuo,

Chairman

International Cargo Consolidators, Inc.,

10049 N.W. 89th Avenue, Bay #2–3,

Medley FL 33178. Officers: Maria T.

Olivero, Vice President, (Qualifying

Individual), Pedro Rodriguez,

President

Simpson’s Shipping Enterprise, 166

West First Street, Mount Vernon, NY

10550. Officers: George Simpson,

Manager, (Qualifying Individual),

Linda Morris Simpson, Partner