EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Chartered Science Advisory Board: Additional Information, 39075-39076 [E9-18697]

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Changes in Burden Estimates: This is a new ICR. This estimated burden for this new ICR is estimated to be 691 hours and is a program change. Dated: July 30, 2009. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E9–18696 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8940–4] EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Chartered Science Advisory Board: Additional Information AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39075 SUMMARY: In a Federal Register notice dated July 15, 2009, the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announced a public teleconference on August 28, 2009 for a chartered SAB quality review of its draft report on the Agency’s Expert Elicitation White Paper. That teleconference will occur as announced, but will include the addition of a briefing on the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee draft report. The briefing will provide information in preparation for a future quality review of the Integrated Nitrogen Committee report to be announced in a future Federal Register notice. This corrected notice announces the addition of the Integrated Nitrogen Committee. DATES: The public teleconference date will be Friday, August 28, 2009 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (all times are Eastern Time). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), (202) 343–9982. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA published a document in the Federal Register notice dated July 15, 2009, FR Doc. E9–16842, on pages 34348–34349, the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announced a public teleconference on August 28, 2009 for a chartered SAB quality review of its draft report on the Agency’s Expert Elicitation White Paper. Background (c) as follows is being added for discussion at the meeting. (c) Briefing To Prepare for the Quality Review of the SAB’s Draft Integrated Nitrogen Research Report: During this teleconference, the SAB will also receive a briefing to help Board members prepare for a future quality review of a draft SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee draft report. The SAB quality review will occur at a future public meeting or teleconference yet to be announced. The briefing will summarize the Committee’s original study on reactive nitrogen. Reactive nitrogen, a form of nitrogen consisting mainly of ammonium and nitrate, is ‘‘fixed’’ by natural or human-driven processes or recycled from decaying organic matter. Increasing quantities of reactive nitrogen released by human activities, such as the production and use of synthetic fertilizers, burning of fossil fuel, and planting of nitrogenfixing crops currently surpasses the amount of nitrogen fixed by natural processes (e.g., microbial activities, wildfire). 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Information about the work of the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee is available on the SAB Web site at https:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ fedrgstr_activites/ Nitrogen%20Project?OpenDocument. Dated: July 30, 2009. Anthony Maciorowski, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. E9–18697 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES 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 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. VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:54 Aug 04, 2009 Jkt 217001 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 August 28, 2009. A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Ivan Hurwitz, Bank Applications Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045–0001: 1. The Adirondack Trust Company Employee Stock Ownership Trust, Saratoga Springs, New York; to acquire an additional 25 voting shares of 473 Broadway Holding Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire an additional 1,000 voting shares of The Adirondack Trust Company, both of Saratoga Springs, New York. B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri 63166–2034: 1. Southern Bancorp, Inc., Arkadelphia, Arkansas; to merge with First Delta Bankshares, Inc., Blytheville, Arkansas, and thereby indirectly acquire Bank of Trumann, Trumann, Arkansas, and First National Bank in Blytheville, Blytheville, Arkansas. C. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth Binning, Vice President, Applications and Enforcement) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105–1579: 1. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., The Bank of Tokyo–Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., both of Tokyo, Japan, and UnionBanCal Corporation, San Francisco, California; to acquire First State Bank–Winnie, Winnie, Texas, and simultaneously merge it with and into Union Bank, National Association, San Francisco, California. 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 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 August 27, 2009. A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri 63166–2034: 1. St. Jacob Bancshares, Inc.; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of State Bank of St. Jacob, both of St. Jacob, Illinois. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 30, 2009. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E9–18639 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 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.) 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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39075-39076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18697]


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EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two 
Public Teleconferences of the Chartered Science Advisory Board: 
Additional Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In a Federal Register notice dated July 15, 2009, the EPA 
Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announced a public 
teleconference on August 28, 2009 for a chartered SAB quality review of 
its draft report on the Agency's Expert Elicitation White Paper. That 
teleconference will occur as announced, but will include the addition 
of a briefing on the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee draft report. 
The briefing will provide information in preparation for a future 
quality review of the Integrated Nitrogen Committee report to be 
announced in a future Federal Register notice. This corrected notice 
announces the addition of the Integrated Nitrogen Committee.

DATES: The public teleconference date will be Friday, August 28, 2009 
from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (all times are Eastern Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), (202) 343-9982.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA published a document in the Federal 
Register notice dated July 15, 2009, FR Doc. E9-16842, on pages 34348-
34349, the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announced a 
public teleconference on August 28, 2009 for a chartered SAB quality 
review of its draft report on the Agency's Expert Elicitation White 
Paper. Background (c) as follows is being added for discussion at the 
meeting.
    (c) Briefing To Prepare for the Quality Review of the SAB's Draft 
Integrated Nitrogen Research Report: During this teleconference, the 
SAB will also receive a briefing to help Board members prepare for a 
future quality review of a draft SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee 
draft report. The SAB quality review will occur at a future public 
meeting or teleconference yet to be announced. The briefing will 
summarize the Committee's original study on reactive nitrogen. Reactive 
nitrogen, a form of nitrogen consisting mainly of ammonium and nitrate, 
is ``fixed'' by natural or human-driven processes or recycled from 
decaying organic matter. Increasing quantities of reactive nitrogen 
released by human activities, such as the production and use of 
synthetic fertilizers, burning of fossil fuel, and planting of 
nitrogen-fixing crops currently surpasses the amount of nitrogen fixed 
by natural processes (e.g., microbial activities, wildfire). Adverse 
environmental effects may occur when reactive nitrogen occurs in 
amounts that exceed what the ecosystem can normally use or recycle. 
Adverse effects may include

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degradation of air and water quality, harmful algae blooms, hypoxia, 
fish kills, loss of drinking water supplies, loss of biodiversity, 
forest declines, and human health effects.
    The SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee undertook this study to 
assess linkages among the environmental effects of reactive nitrogen 
and to explore their implications for nitrogen research and risk 
management. The study recommends a more integrated approach to reactive 
nitrogen research and identifies opportunities for integrated 
approaches for nitrogen management.
    Information about the work of the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee 
is available on the SAB Web site at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Nitrogen%20Project?OpenDocument.

    Dated: July 30, 2009.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E9-18697 Filed 8-4-09; 8:45 am]
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