Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities, 10912-10913 [E9-5454]
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Notice.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives
notice of a public meeting of the
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
(PPDC) on April 22–23, 2009. A draft
agenda is under development that will
include reports from and discussions
about current issues from the following
PPDC work groups: Work Group on 21st
Century Toxicology/New Integrated
Testing Strategies; Work Group on WebDistributed Labeling; and Work Group
on Comparative Safety Statements for
Pesticide Product Labeling. The agenda
will also include a discussion about
current water quality issues (including
an update on spray drift); a discussion
about an overall strategy regarding
incident data, including pyrethroid
incidents and pet incidents; and
updates on the Endocrine Disruptors
Screening Program, Pollinator
Protection, and the Endangered Species
Act consultation process. Several PPDC
work group meetings have also been
scheduled in March and April 2009, and
are open to the public. Information
about all of these meetings can be found
on EPA’s website at: https://
www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc.
DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held
on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, April 23,
2009, from 9 a.m. to 12:15 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 in
the Conference Center on the lobby level
at the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency’s location at 1 Potomac Yard
South, 2777 Crystal Drive, Arlington,
VA. This location is approximately one
mile from the Crystal City Metro
Station.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide
Programs (7501P), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 308–
4775; fax number: (703) 308–4776; email address:
fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of particular
interest to persons who work in
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agricultural settings or persons who are
concerned about implementation of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA);
and the amendments to both of these
major pesticide laws by the Food
Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996;
and the Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act. Potentially affected
entities may include, but are not limited
to: Agricultural workers and farmers;
pesticide industry and trade
associations; environmental, consumer,
and farmworker groups; pesticide users
and growers; pest consultants; State,
local and Tribal governments; academia;
public health organizations; food
processors; and the public. If you have
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
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2009–0182. 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 Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, 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
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.
A draft agenda is available on EPA’s
web site at: https://www.epa.gov/
pesticides/ppdc.
II. Background
EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) is entrusted with the
responsibility to help ensure the safety
of the American food supply, the
education and protection from
unreasonable risk of those who apply or
are exposed to pesticides occupationally
or through use of products, and general
protection of the environment and
special ecosystems from potential risks
posed by pesticides.
The Charter for the Environmental
Protection Agency’s Pesticide Program
Dialogue Committee (PPDC) was
established under the Federal Advisory
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Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–
463, in September 1995, and has been
renewed every 2 years since that time.
PPDC’s Charter was renewed November
2, 2007, for another 2–year period. The
purpose of PPDC is to provide advice
and recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on issues associated with
pesticide regulatory development and
reform initiatives, evolving public
policy and program implementation
issues, and science issues associated
with evaluating and reducing risks from
use of pesticides. It is determined that
PPDC is in the public interest in
connection with the performance of
duties imposed on the Agency by law.
The following sectors are represented on
the PPDC: Pesticide industry and trade
associations; environmental/public
interest, consumer, and animal rights
groups; farm worker organizations;
pesticide user, grower, and commodity
groups; Federal and State/local/Tribal
governments; the general public;
academia; and public health
organizations.
Copies of the PPDC Charter are filed
with appropriate committees of
Congress and the Library of Congress
and are available upon request.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in
this Meeting?
PPDC meetings are open to the public
and seating is available on a first-come
basis. Persons interested in attending do
not need to register in advance of the
meeting. Comments may be made
during the public comment session of
each meeting or in writing to the
address listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Agricultural workers, Agriculture,
Chemicals, Endangered species, Foods,
Pesticide labels, Pesticides and pests,
Public health.
Dated: March 6, 2009.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Notice of Proposals to Engage in
Permissible Nonbanking Activities or
to Acquire Companies that are
Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking
Activities
The companies listed in this notice
have given notice under section 4 of the
Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.
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1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12
CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to
acquire or control voting securities or
assets of a company, including the
companies listed below, that engages
either directly or through a subsidiary or
other company, in a nonbanking activity
that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y
(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has
determined by Order to be closely
related to banking and permissible for
bank holding companies. Unless
otherwise noted, these activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Each notice is available for inspection
at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.
The notice also will be available for
inspection at the offices of the Board of
Governors. Interested persons may
express their views in writing on the
question whether the proposal complies
with the standards of section 4 of the
BHC Act. Additional information on all
bank holding companies may be
obtained from the National Information
Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding the applications must be
received at the Reserve Bank indicated
or the offices of the Board of Governors
not later than March 30, 2009.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco (Kenneth Binning, Vice
President, Applications and
Enforcement) 101 Market Street, San
Francisco, California 94105–1579:
1. NHB Holdings, Inc., and Proficio
Mortgage Ventures, LLC, both of
Jacksonville, Florida, to engage de novo
in a joint venture with SilverLeaf
Mortgage, LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah, in
conducting mortgage banking activities,
pursuant to section 225.28(b)(1) of
Regulation Y.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, March 10, 2009.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, March 10, 2009.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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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
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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 applications 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
from the National Information Center
website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding each of these applications
must be received at the Reserve Bank
indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than April 9. 2009.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior
Vice President) 100 North 6th Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105–
1521:
1. Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp,
Inc., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to merge
with Republic First Bancorp, Inc., and
thereby indirectly acquire Republic First
Bank, both of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
(Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs
Officer) P.O. Box 442, St. Louis,
Missouri 63166–2034:
1. Scott Morgan Bancorp, Inc., Bluffs,
Illinois, to become a bank holding
company by acquiring 100 percent of
the voting shares of Bank of Bluffs,
Bluffs, Illinois.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Docket No. 9324]
Whole Foods Market, Inc.; Analysis of
Agreement Containing Consent Orders
to Aid Public Comment
Federal Trade Commission.
Proposed Consent Agreement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The consent agreement in this
matter settles alleged violations of
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federal law prohibiting unfair or
deceptive acts or practices or unfair
methods of competition. The attached
Analysis to Aid Public Comment
describes both the allegations in the
complaint and the terms of the consent
order—embodied in the consent
agreement—that would settle these
allegations.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments
electronically or in paper form.
Comments should refer to‘‘Whole Foods
Market, Docket No. 9324’’ to facilitate
the organization of comments. Please
note that your comment—including
your name and your state—will be
placed on the public record of this
proceeding, including on the publicly
accessible FTC website, at (https://
www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm).
Because comments will be made
public, they should not include any
sensitive personal information, such as
an individual’s Social Security Number;
date of birth; driver’s license number or
other state identification number, or
foreign country equivalent; passport
number; financial account number; or
credit or debit card number. Comments
also should not include any sensitive
health information, such as medical
records or other individually
identifiable health information. In
addition, comments should not include
any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or
financial information which is obtained
from any person and which is privileged
or confidential. . . .,’’ as provided in
Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C.
46(f), and Commission Rule 4.10(a)(2),
16 CFR 4.10(a)(2). Comments containing
material for which confidential
treatment is requested must be filed in
paper form, must be clearly labeled
‘‘Confidential,’’ and must comply with
FTC Rule 4.9(c).1
Because paper mail addressed to the
FTC is subject to delay due to
heightened security screening, please
consider submitting your comments in
electronic form. Comments filed in
electronic form should be submitted by
using the following weblink: (https://
secure.commentworks.com/ftcWholeFoodsMarket) (and following the
instructions on the web-based form). To
ensure that the Commission considers
1 FTC Rule 4.2(d), 16 CFR 4.2(d). The comment
must be accompanied by an explicit request for
confidential treatment, including the factual and
legal basis for the request, and must identify the
specific portions of the comment to be withheld
from the public record. The request will be granted
or denied by the Commission’s General Counsel,
consistent with applicable law and the public
interest. See FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking
Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible
Nonbanking Activities
The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section
4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.
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1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225) to engage de novo,
or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company,
including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or
through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is
listed in Sec. [thinsp]225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that
the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to banking and
permissible for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, these
activities will be conducted throughout the United States.
Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the
offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their
views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the
standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. Additional information on all
bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information
Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be
received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than March 30, 2009.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth Binning, Vice
President, Applications and Enforcement) 101 Market Street, San
Francisco, California 94105-1579:
1. NHB Holdings, Inc., and Proficio Mortgage Ventures, LLC, both of
Jacksonville, Florida, to engage de novo in a joint venture with
SilverLeaf Mortgage, LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah, in conducting mortgage
banking activities, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(1) of Regulation Y.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 10,
2009.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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