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the Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental

Shelf, Western and Central Planning

Areas, TX, LA, MS, AL and FL, Due:

March 12, 2001, Contact: Archie

Melanson (703) 787–1647.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 000451, Draft EIS, DOE, TN,

Programmatic EIS—Oak Ridge Y–12

Plant Mission, Processing and Storage

Highly Enriched Uranium, U.S.

Nuclear Weapons Stockpile,

Anderson County, TN, Due: February

05, 2001, Contact: Gary S. Hartman

(865) 576–0273.

Revision of FR notice published on

12/22/2000: CEQ Comment Date has

been extended from 02/05/2001 to 02/

23/2001.

EIS No. 010023, Fourth Draft

Supplement, NOA, AK, Groundfish

Fishery Management Plan,

Implementation, Bering Sea and

Aleutian Islands, AK, Due: April 26,

2001, Contact: James W. Balsiger (907)

586–7221.

This EIS should have appeared in the

FR on 01/26/2001. The Review Period is

Calculated from 01/26/2001.

Dated: February 06, 2001.

Joseph C. Montgomery,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 01–3407 Filed 2–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–51962; FRL–6764–4]

Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and

Status Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires

any person who intends to manufacture

(defined by statute to include import) a

new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on

the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and

comply with the statutory provisions

pertaining to the manufacture of new

chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and

5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to

publish a notice of receipt of a

premanufacture notice (PMN) or an

application for a test marketing

exemption (TME), and to publish

periodic status reports on the chemicals

under review and the receipt of notices

of commencement to manufacture those

chemicals. This status report, which

covers the period from December 7,

2000 to December 19, 2000, consists of

the PMNs and TMEs, both pending or

expired, and the notices of

commencement to manufacture a new

chemical that the Agency has received

under TSCA section 5 during this time

period. The ‘‘S’’ and ‘‘G’’ that precede

the chemical names denote whether the

chemical idenity is specific or generic.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPPTS–51962 and the specific PMN

number in the subject line on the first

page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Cunningham, Director, Office of

Program Management and Evaluation,

Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics (7401), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. As such, the Agency has not

attempted to describe the specific

entities that this action may apply to.

Although others may be affected, this

action applies directly to the submitter

of the premanufacture notices addressed

in the action. If you have any questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the person

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

copies of this document and certain

other available documents from the EPA

Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. On the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations,’’ ‘‘Regulations

and Proposed Rules,’’ and then look up

the entry for this document under the

‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPPTS–51962. The official record

consists of the documents specifically

referenced in this action, any public

comments received during an applicable

comment period, any test data

submitted by the manufacturer/importer

and other information related to this

action, including any information

claimed as confidential business

information (CBI). This official record

includes the documents that are

physically located in the docket, as well

as the documents that are referenced in

those documents. The public version of

the official record does not include any

information claimed as CBI. The public

version of the official record, which

includes printed, paper versions of any

electronic comments submitted during

an applicable comment period, is

available for inspection in the TSCA

Nonconfidential Information Center,

North East Mall Rm. B–607, Waterside

Mall, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC.

The Center is open from noon to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The telephone number of the

Center is (202) 260–7099.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPPTS–51962 and the

specific PMN number in the subject line

on the first page of your response.

1. By mail. Submit your comments to:

Document Control Office (7407), Office

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

(OPPT), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

your comments to: OPPT Document

Control Office (DCO) in East Tower Rm.

G–099, Waterside Mall, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC. The DCO is open from

8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

telephone number for the DCO is (202)

260–7093.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your comments electronically by e-mail

to: ‘‘oppt.ncic@epa.gov,’’ or mail your

computer disk to the address identified

in this unit. Do not submit any

information electronically that you

consider to be CBI. Electronic comments

must be submitted as an ASCII file

avoiding the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Comments

and data will also be accepted on

standard disks in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or

ASCII file format. All comments in

electronic form must be identified by

docket control number OPPTS–51962

and the specific PMN number.

Electronic comments may also be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

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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 or collection activity.

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. Why is EPA Taking this Action?

Section 5 of TSCA requires any

person who intends to manufacture

(defined by statute to include import) a

new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on

the TSCA Inventory to notify EPA and

comply with the statutory provisions

pertaining to the manufacture of new

chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and

5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to

publish a notice of receipt of a PMN or

an application for a TME and to publish

periodic status reports on the chemicals

under review and the receipt of notices

of commencement to manufacture those

chemicals. This status report, which

covers the period from December 7,

2000 to December 19, 2000, consists of

the PMNs and TMEs, both pending or

expired, and the notices of

commencement to manufacture a new

chemical that the Agency has received

under TSCA section 5 during this time

period.

III. Receipt and Status Report for PMNs

This status report identifies the PMNs

and TMEs, both pending or expired, and

the notices of commencement to

manufacture a new chemical that the

Agency has received under TSCA

section 5 during this time period. If you

are interested in information that is not

included in the following tables, you

may contact EPA as described in Unit II.

to access additional non-CBI

information that may be available. The

‘‘S’’ and ‘‘G’’ that precede the chemical

names denote whether the chemical

idenity is specific or generic.

In table I, EPA provides the following

information (to the extent that such

information is not claimed as CBI) on

the PMNs received by EPA during this

period: the EPA case number assigned

to the PMN; the date the PMN was

received by EPA; the projected end date

for EPA’s review of the PMN; the

submitting manufacturer; the potential

uses identified by the manufacturer in

the PMN; and the chemical identity.

TABLE I. 28 PREMANUFACTURE NOTICES RECEIVED FROM: 12/07/00 TO 12/19/00

Case No. Received

Date

Projected

Notice

End Date

Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical

P–01–0157 12/07/00 03/07/01 Dow Corning Corporation(S) Adhesion promoter for silicone

elastomers

(G) Aminoalkoxysilane

P–01–0158 12/07/00 03/07/01 Warner-Jenkinson Co.,

Inc.

(S) Technical dye intermediate (S) Xanthylium, 3,6-bis[(2,6-

dimethylphenyl)amino]-9-(2-

sulfophenyl)-, inner salt

P–01–0159 12/08/00 03/08/01 CBI (G) Component of coating with open

use

(G) Modified aminoplastic crosslinker

P–01–0160 12/11/00 03/11/01 CBI (G) Laminating adhesive (G) Polymer dispersion of aromatic

isocyanate, aliphatic polyols, and

aliphatic amines

P–01–0161 12/11/00 03/11/01 CBI (G) Additive for paint (G) Aliphatic capped polyester

P–01–0162 12/11/00 03/11/01 CBI (G) Open, non-dispersive use (G) Acrylic polymer salt

P–01–0163 12/11/00 03/11/01 CBI (G) Open, non-dispersive use (G) Acrylic polymer salt

P–01–0164 12/11/00 03/11/01 CIBA Specialty Chem.

Corp., Colors Division

(G) Textile dye (G) Alkylnitrile, -[[[[substituted thiazole]azo]-substituted

phenyl]alkylamino]-

P–01–0165 12/11/00 03/11/01 CBI (G) Demulsifies (emulsion breaker)

for water-in-oil emulsions

(G) Polyethyleneimine propoxylate

quat.

P–01–0166 12/12/00 03/12/01 Degussa-Huls Corporation(G) Chemical intermediate (S) 5-hexen-1-ol

P–01–0167 12/12/00 03/12/01 CIBA Specialty Chemicals Corporation(S) Imported intermediate for the

manufacture of hindered amine

light stabilizers

(G) Substituted piperidinamine

P–01–0168 12/12/00 03/12/01 CBI (G) Catalyst (G) Silicone salt

P–01–0169 12/13/00 03/13/01 Arteva Specialties

S.A.R.L. d/b/a Kosa

(S) Raw material in the manufacture

of rigid polyurethane foam

(G) Aromatic polyester polyol

P–01–0170 12/14/00 03/14/01 Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.(S) Safener used in pesticide formulation(S) Acetic acid, [(5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy-], 1-methylhexyl ester

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TABLE I. 28 PREMANUFACTURE NOTICES RECEIVED FROM: 12/07/00 TO 12/19/00—Continued

Case No. Received

Date

Projected

Notice

End Date

Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical

P–01–0171 12/14/00 03/14/01 CBI (G) Component of coating with open

use

(G) Acrylic polymer

P–01–0172 12/15/00 03/15/01 CBI (G) Open, non-dispersive (resin) (G) Blocked cycloaliphatic

polyisocyanate

P–01–0173 12/15/00 03/15/01 CBI (G) Open, non-dispersive use (G) Silated urethane polymer

P–01–0174 12/15/00 03/15/01 CBI (G) Open, non-dispersive use (G) Carbamate polymer

P–01–0175 12/15/00 03/15/01 Summit Specialty

Chemicals Corporation

(G) Monomer for polymer production (G) Acrylothio sulfide

P–01–0176 12/15/00 03/15/01 CBI (S) Specialty grease thickener (G) Aromatic substituted diurea

P–01–0177 12/15/00 03/15/01 CBI (S) Specialty grease thickener (G) Aromatic substituted diurea

P–01–0178 12/18/00 03/18/01 CBI (G) Fragrance (S) 3-butenoic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-

methyl-, ethylester

P–01–0179 12/18/00 03/18/01 H.B. Fuller Company (S) Industrial wood adhesive for wood

reclamation

(G) Acrylate polymer

P–01–0180 12/18/00 03/18/01 H.B. Fuller Company (S) Industrial wood adhesive for wood

reclamation

(G) Acrylate polymer

P–01–0181 12/18/00 03/18/01 Reichhold, Inc. (G) Hot melt polyurethane adhesive (G) Isocyanate functional polyether

polyester acrylic urethane polymer

P–01–0182 12/19/00 03/19/01 NOF America Corporation(S) Coating resin for anti-fogging

clearcoat in automotive use

(G) Methacrylate copolymer

P–01–0183 12/19/00 03/19/01 CBI (G) Paint, coating, plastic additive,

open, non-dispersive use

(G) Thiazine-indigo

P–01–0184 12/19/00 03/19/01 CBI (G) Pigment dispersant (G) Quaternary amine salt of a fatty

acid polyester amide

In table II, EPA provides the following information (to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI)

on the TMEs received:

TABLE II. 2 TEST MARKETING EXEMPTION NOTICES RECEIVED FROM: 12/07/00 TO 12/19/00

Case No. Received

Date

Projected

Notice

End Date

Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical

T–01–0007 12/08/00 01/22/01 CBI (G) Component of coating with open

use

(G) Modified aminoplastic crosslinker

T–01–0008 12/19/00 02/02/01 CBI (G) Cleaning hydrotrope (G) Monoalkyl quaternary ammonium

salt

In table III, EPA provides the following information (to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI)

on the Notices of Commencement to manufacture received:

TABLE III. 11 NOTICES OF COMMENCEMENT FROM: 12/07/00 TO 12/19/00

Case No. Received Date Commencement/

Import Date Chemical

P–00–0415 12/11/00 10/18/00 (G) Calcium fatty acid complex

P–00–0456 12/19/00 12/12/00 (G) Fluoroelastomer

P–00–0690 12/15/00 11/30/00 (G) Alkoxylated allyl methacrylate

P–00–0718 12/18/00 11/07/00 (G) Modified polyester

P–00–0766 12/08/00 11/11/00 (G) Rosin modified phenolic resin

P–00–0922 12/18/00 11/27/00 (G) Alkoxy borohydride

P–00–0990 12/11/00 11/13/00 (G) Amine salt of polyurethane resin

P–00–1011 12/07/00 11/17/00 (G) Acrylic copolymer

P–00–1028 12/07/00 11/08/00 (G) Pyridine carboxylic ester

P–00–1067 12/08/00 11/30/00 (G) Linear alkyl polyhydroxypolyester

P–99–0352 12/19/00 11/30/00 (S) Dodecanamide, n-[2-(-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]-

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List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Premanufacturer notices.

Dated: February 2, 2001.

Deborah A. Williams,

Acting Director, Information Management

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 01–3382 Filed 2–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 96–45; DA 01–278]

Common Carrier Bureau Seeks

Comment on Western Wireless’s

Petition for Designation as an Eligible

Telecommunications Carrier for the

Pine Ridge Reservation in South

Dakota

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of

comments.

SUMMARY: In a Public Notice in this

proceeding released on February 2,

2001, the Common Carrier Bureau

sought comment on Western Wireless’

petition seeking designation as an

eligible telecommunications carrier to

receive federal universal service support

for a service area comprised of the Pine

Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

March 12, 2001. Reply comments are

due on or before March 26, 2001.

ADDRESSES: See Supplementary

Information section for where and how

to file comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard D. Smith or Anita Cheng,

Common Carrier Bureau, Accounting

Policy Division, (202) 418–7400 TTY:

(202) 418–0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 19, 2001, Western Wireless

Corporation (Western Wireless) 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 the provision of

service on the Pine Ridge Reservation in

South Dakota. Specifically, Western

Wireless contends that: (1)

Telecommunications service offered on

the Pine Ridge Reservation is not subject

to the jurisdiction of the South Dakota

Public Utilities Commission (South

Dakota Commission), (2) Western

Wireless meets all the statutory and

regulatory requirements to be an ETC,

and (3) designating Western Wireless as

an ETC for the Reservation will advance

the public interest. The Common Carrier

Bureau seeks comment on Western

Wireless’ petition.

In the Twelfth Report and Order, 65

FR 47941, August 4, 2000, the

Commission concluded that a carrier

seeking a designation of eligibility to

receive federal universal service support

for telecommunications service

provided on tribal lands may petition

the Commission for designation under

section 214(e)(6), without first seeking

designation from the appropriate state

commission. The petitioner must

provide copies of its petition to the

appropriate state commission at the

time of filing with the Commission.

Pursuant to the guidelines established

in the Twelfth Report and Order, the

Commission will publish a copy of this

Public Notice, or a summary thereof, in

the Federal Register. The Commission

will also send the Public Notice

announcing the comment and reply

comment dates to the South Dakota

Commission by overnight express mail

to ensure that the state commission is

notified of the notice and comment

period. To ensure that all interested

parties are aware of the comment dates,

the Bureau will issue a Public Notice

following Federal Register publication

specifying the exact comment and reply

comment dates.

Pursuant to §§ 1.415 and 1.419 of the

Commission’s rules, interested parties

may file comments as follows:

Comments are due March 12, 2001 and

reply comments are due March 26,

2001. 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 24121, May 1, 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,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20037.

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.

Dated: February 5, 2001.

Katherine L. Schroder,

Division Chief, Accounting Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 01–3325 Filed 2–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–U

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice

have applied to the Board for approval,

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part

225), and all other applicable statutes

and regulations to become a bank

holding company and/or to acquire the

assets or the ownership of, control of, or

the power to vote shares of a bank or

bank holding company and all of the

banks and nonbanking companies

owned by the bank holding company,

including the companies listed below.

The applications listed below, as well

as other related filings required by the

Board, are available for immediate

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank

indicated. The application also will be

available for inspection at the offices of

the Board of Governors. Interested

persons may express their views in

writing on the standards enumerated in

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the

proposal also involves the acquisition of

a nonbanking company, the review also

includes whether the acquisition of the

nonbanking company complies with the

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise

noted, nonbanking activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Additional information on all bank

holding companies may be obtained