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Dated: June 26, 2008.
Fred S. Hauchman,
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workshop and requesting input on the
relevance of the existing 810.3600
testing guideline scope and factors to be
included in a revision, the applicability
of the existing test guideline to novel
product chemistries, and approaches to
resolve the disparity between soil
applied liquid termiticide testing
guidelines and testing of other
pesticides which may provide structural
protection. This input will inform EPA
on a possible guideline revision.
DATES: The meeting will be held on July
21, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and
July 22, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON
CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Potomac Yard South Tower, 2777 South
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202
Requests to participate in the meeting,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0530, may
be submitted to the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Suarez, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 305–0120; fax number: (703) 305–
6920; e-mail address:
suarez.mark@epa.gov.
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DC 20460; via phone/voice mail at:
(202) 564–8239; via fax at: (202) 565–
2911; or via e-mail at:
drumm.heather@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Information
Any member of the public interested
in receiving a draft BOSC agenda or
making a presentation at the meeting
may contact Heather Drumm, the
Designated Federal Officer, via any of
the contact methods listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
above. In general, each individual
making an oral presentation will be
limited to a total of three minutes.
Proposed agenda items for the
meeting include, but are not limited to
finalizing the subcommittee’s draft
report and discussing the rating
component for the Land research
program. The meeting is open to the
public.
Information on Services for
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information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please
contact Heather Drumm at (202) 564–
8239 or drumm.heather@epa.gov. To
request accommodation of a disability,
please contact Heather Drumm,
preferably at least 10 days prior to the
meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
I. General Information
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0530; FRL–8372–8]
Potential Revision of the Product
Performance Test Guidelines,
Structural Treatments; Notice of Public
Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA will conduct a public
workshop on termiticide performance
testing to discuss the potential revision
of the OPPTS 810.3600 Product
Performance Testing Guidelines and
information needed to revise the testing
guideline. Stakeholders have developed
novel approaches to termite treatment
and developed new pesticide
chemistries since the adoption of the
existing termiticide performance
guideline. In response to these
developments, EPA is holding a public
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You may be potentially affected by
this action if you manufacture or use
products intended to protect structures
from termite damage, have a financial
investment in real property that could
be devalued by termite damage, or are
involved in the construction of
structures susceptible to termite attack.
Potentially affected entities may
include, but are not limited to:
• Pesticide Manufacturing (NAICS
code 325320), e.g., termite poisons
manufacturing; pesticides
manufacturing; insecticides
manufacturing.
• Mortgage and Non-mortgage Loan
Brokers (NAICS code 522310), e.g.,
mortgage brokers; mortgage companies.
• New Single-Family Housing
Construction (except Operative
Builders) (NAICS code 236115), e.g.,
home builders (except operative), single
family home; Housing, single-family,
construction general contractors;
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residential construction, single-family,
general contractors.
• Exterminating and Pest Control
Services (NAICS code 561710), e.g.,
exterminating services; pest control
(except agricultural, forestry) services;
termite control services.
• New Housing Operative Builders
(NAICS code 236117), e.g., operative
builders; housing construction,
merchant or operative builders; .
• Secondary Market Financing
(NAICS code 522294), e.g., federal home
loan mortgage corporation (FHLMC);
federal national mortgage association
(FNMA); government national mortgage
association (GNMA).
• All Other Nondepository Credit
Intermediation (NAICS code 522298),
e.g., federal home loan banks.
• Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan
Brokers (NAICS code 522310), e.g.,
mortgage brokers, mortgage companies.
• Wood Preservation (NAICS code
321114), e.g., preserving purchased
wood and wood products; pressure
treated lumber made from purchased
timber; structural lumber and timber,
treating.
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. To determine whether
you or your business may be affected by
this action, you should carefully
examine the background information
below and the Product Performance Test
Guidelines OPPTS 810.3600 Structural
Treatments [EPA 712-C-98-424]. 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 Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket ID
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0530.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket
at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
operation of this Docket Facility are
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
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holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background
Termites are a substantial economic
threat to property owners. Annually, $5
billion is spend to treat termite
infestations and repair the damage
termites cause. In the United States, the
major pestiferous termites are
subterranean termites (e.g.,
Reticulitermes spp. and Coptotermes
formosanus). Termites can cause
substantial damage because:
1. They consume the primary
materials used in construction; and
2. Their presence in a structure can go
undetected for years. For the most part,
property owners are incapable of
assessing the risk of termite attack.
Pesticides intended to reduce the risk
of termite infestation or treat structures
already infested are classified as
termiticides. Termiticides can be
applied as a preventative or remedial
treatment. Preventative treatments are
applied before an active termite
infestation is known to occur.
Preventative treatments can be further
divided into two sub-categories: preconstruction and post-construction. Preconstruction treatments are made prior
to the installation of the final grade
during the construction process. Postconstruction treatments are made after
the installation of the final grade. In
neither case are termites treated
directly; instead, a long-lasting, stable,
relatively immobile chemical barrier
(i.e., repellent and/or lethal pesticide) is
employed to exclude termites from the
structure by establishing horizontal and
vertical barriers to termite infestation.
This approach generally has been
successful, especially when combined
with removal of conditions conducive to
termite infestation. Remedial treatment
generally involves treating the
infestation directly with a termiticide
designed to both kill the termites
present at the time of application and
exclude the rest of the colony from the
structure by establishing a chemical soil
barrier.
The economic importance of termites
and the complexities of proper
termiticide application have led to the
special consideration of termiticides at
the time of registration. These products
are unique in that they provide relief or
protection from a pest that can be
difficult to detect and treat.
Furthermore, the biology of termites
(i.e., number of colony members, cryptic
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nature, and amount of material
consumed), the potential economic cost
posed by damage resulting from a
termite infestation, and the inability to
reliably determine the effectiveness of a
treatment at the time of application
makes it important to verify the
performance of products labeled for
structural protection. Thus, it has been
Agency policy that registrants
demonstrate in nationwide trials that
products labeled as soil applied liquid
termiticides provide structural
protection under simulated field
conditions for at least 5 years.
EPA is requesting comments at a
public workshop on:
1. The relevance of the existing
810.3600 testing guideline scope and
factors to be included in a revision;
2. The applicability of the existing test
guideline to novel product chemistries;
and
3. Approaches to resolve the disparity
between soil applied liquid termiticides
and testing of other pesticides which
may provide structural protection.
Environmental protection, pesticide,
termite, structural protection.
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices
also will be available for inspection at
the office of the Board of Governors.
Interested persons may express their
views in writing to the Reserve Bank
indicated for that notice or to the offices
of the Board of Governors. Comments
must be received not later than July 21,
2008.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
(Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414:
1. Gary Shiffman, West Bloomfield,
Michigan;, Arthur Weiss, Farmington
Hills, Michigan; Ronald Klein,
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Paul
Hodges, Orchard Lake, Michigan;
Roman Ferber, West Bloomfield,
Michigan; David Freidman, West
Bloomfield, Michigan; Steven Freidman,
West Bloomfield, Michigan; Brian
Wenzel, Howell, Michigan; Sheldon
Yellen, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan;
Gary Torgow, Oak Park, Michigan; Dov
Loketch, Oak Park, Michigan; Joseph
Nusbaum, Oak Park, Michigan; David
Provost, Birmingham, Michigan; Max
Berlin, Southfield, Michigan; Donald
Coleman, Bonita Springs, Florida;,
Albert Papa, Birmingham, Michigan;,
Robert Naftaly, West Bloomfield,
Michigan;, Thomas Schellenberg, Cross
Village, Michigan; Thomas Brown,
Farmington Hills,; Michigan; Christine
Otto, Oxford, Michigan; James Dunn,
Livonia, Michigan; Gary Sakwa,
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; and Frank
Hennessey, Ocala, Florida; to acquire
voting shares of First Michigan Bancorp,
Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire
voting shares of First Michigan Bank,
both of Troy, Michigan.
Dated: June 27, 2008.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8–15327 Filed 7–3–08; 8:45 am]
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, June 30, 2008.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E8–15168 Filed 7–3–08; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank
Holding Companies
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
III. How Can I Request to Participate in
this Meeting?
You may submit a request to
participate in this meeting to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Do not submit any information
in your request that is considered CBI.
Requests to participate in the meeting,
identified by docket ID number EPA–
HQ–OPP–2008–0530, must be received
on or before July 21, 2008.
List of Subjects
The notificants listed below have
applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank
holding company. The factors that are
considered in acting on the notices are
set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12
U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
The notices are available for
immediate inspection at the Federal
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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
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0530; FRL-8372-8]
Potential Revision of the Product Performance Test Guidelines,
Structural Treatments; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA will conduct a public workshop on termiticide performance
testing to discuss the potential revision of the OPPTS 810.3600 Product
Performance Testing Guidelines and information needed to revise the
testing guideline. Stakeholders have developed novel approaches to
termite treatment and developed new pesticide chemistries since the
adoption of the existing termiticide performance guideline. In response
to these developments, EPA is holding a public workshop and requesting
input on the relevance of the existing 810.3600 testing guideline scope
and factors to be included in a revision, the applicability of the
existing test guideline to novel product chemistries, and approaches to
resolve the disparity between soil applied liquid termiticide testing
guidelines and testing of other pesticides which may provide structural
protection. This input will inform EPA on a possible guideline
revision.
DATES: The meeting will be held on July 21, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. and July 22, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Potomac Yard South Tower, 2777
South Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202
Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0530, may be submitted to
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Suarez, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-0120; fax number: (703) 305-6920; e-mail address:
suarez.mark@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture
or use products intended to protect structures from termite damage,
have a financial investment in real property that could be devalued by
termite damage, or are involved in the construction of structures
susceptible to termite attack. Potentially affected entities may
include, but are not limited to:
Pesticide Manufacturing (NAICS code 325320), e.g., termite
poisons manufacturing; pesticides manufacturing; insecticides
manufacturing.
Mortgage and Non-mortgage Loan Brokers (NAICS code
522310), e.g., mortgage brokers; mortgage companies.
New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative
Builders) (NAICS code 236115), e.g., home builders (except operative),
single family home; Housing, single-family, construction general
contractors; residential construction, single-family, general
contractors.
Exterminating and Pest Control Services (NAICS code
561710), e.g., exterminating services; pest control (except
agricultural, forestry) services; termite control services.
New Housing Operative Builders (NAICS code 236117), e.g.,
operative builders; housing construction, merchant or operative
builders; .
Secondary Market Financing (NAICS code 522294), e.g.,
federal home loan mortgage corporation (FHLMC); federal national
mortgage association (FNMA); government national mortgage association
(GNMA).
All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation (NAICS code
522298), e.g., federal home loan banks.
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers (NAICS code 522310),
e.g., mortgage brokers, mortgage companies.
Wood Preservation (NAICS code 321114), e.g., preserving
purchased wood and wood products; pressure treated lumber made from
purchased timber; structural lumber and timber, treating.
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should
carefully examine the background information below and the Product
Performance Test Guidelines OPPTS 810.3600 Structural Treatments [EPA
712-C-98-424]. 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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0530. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office
of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
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holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background
Termites are a substantial economic threat to property owners.
Annually, $5 billion is spend to treat termite infestations and repair
the damage termites cause. In the United States, the major pestiferous
termites are subterranean termites (e.g., Reticulitermes spp. and
Coptotermes formosanus). Termites can cause substantial damage because:
1. They consume the primary materials used in construction; and
2. Their presence in a structure can go undetected for years. For
the most part, property owners are incapable of assessing the risk of
termite attack.
Pesticides intended to reduce the risk of termite infestation or
treat structures already infested are classified as termiticides.
Termiticides can be applied as a preventative or remedial treatment.
Preventative treatments are applied before an active termite
infestation is known to occur. Preventative treatments can be further
divided into two sub-categories: pre-construction and post-
construction. Pre-construction treatments are made prior to the
installation of the final grade during the construction process. Post-
construction treatments are made after the installation of the final
grade. In neither case are termites treated directly; instead, a long-
lasting, stable, relatively immobile chemical barrier (i.e., repellent
and/or lethal pesticide) is employed to exclude termites from the
structure by establishing horizontal and vertical barriers to termite
infestation. This approach generally has been successful, especially
when combined with removal of conditions conducive to termite
infestation. Remedial treatment generally involves treating the
infestation directly with a termiticide designed to both kill the
termites present at the time of application and exclude the rest of the
colony from the structure by establishing a chemical soil barrier.
The economic importance of termites and the complexities of proper
termiticide application have led to the special consideration of
termiticides at the time of registration. These products are unique in
that they provide relief or protection from a pest that can be
difficult to detect and treat. Furthermore, the biology of termites
(i.e., number of colony members, cryptic nature, and amount of material
consumed), the potential economic cost posed by damage resulting from a
termite infestation, and the inability to reliably determine the
effectiveness of a treatment at the time of application makes it
important to verify the performance of products labeled for structural
protection. Thus, it has been Agency policy that registrants
demonstrate in nationwide trials that products labeled as soil applied
liquid termiticides provide structural protection under simulated field
conditions for at least 5 years.
EPA is requesting comments at a public workshop on:
1. The relevance of the existing 810.3600 testing guideline scope
and factors to be included in a revision;
2. The applicability of the existing test guideline to novel
product chemistries; and
3. Approaches to resolve the disparity between soil applied liquid
termiticides and testing of other pesticides which may provide
structural protection.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?
You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any
information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to
participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0530, must be received on or before July 21, 2008.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, pesticide, termite, structural
protection.
Dated: June 27, 2008.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.q
[FR Doc. E8-15327 Filed 7-3-08; 8:45 am]
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