Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 71 / Monday, April 14, 1997 / Notices Effects for Children Is Complete
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18122 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 71 / Monday, April 14, 1997 / Notices effects for children is complete. Further, histological investigation of endocrine quarter review (1996±97 cycle) under for the chemical metolachlor, the NOEL organs in the chronic dog, rat and the regulations. The Notice also conveys of 9.7 mg/kg/day from the metolachlor mouse studies conducted with the dates by which members need to chronic dog study, which was used to metolachlor did not indicate that the comply with the Community Support calculate the RfD (discussed above), is endocrine system is targeted by regulation review requirements and by already lower than the developmental metolachlor, even at maximally which comments from the public must NOEL's of 360 mg/kg/day from the tolerated doses administered for a be received. metolachlor teratogenicity studies in lifetime. Although residues of DATES: Due Date For Member rats and rabbits. In the metolachlor metolachlor have been found in raw Community Support Statements for reproduction study, the lack of severity agricultural commodities, there is no Members Selected in Fifth Quarter of the pup effects observed (decreased evidence that metolachlor Review: May 29, 1997. body weight) at the systemic LOEL bioaccumulates in the environment. (equivalent to 75.8 to 85.7 mg/kg/day) Due Date For Public Comments on and the fact that the effects were [FR Doc. 97±9582 Filed 4±11±97; 8:45 am] Members Selected in Fifth Quarter observed at a dose that is nearly 10 BILLING CODE 6560±50±F Review: May 29, 1997. times greater than the NOEL in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: chronic dog study (9.7 mg/kg/day) Mitchell Berns, Director, Office of suggest there is no additional sensitivity FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD Supervision, (202) 408±2562, Federal for infants and children. Therefore, it is [No. 97±N±2] Housing Finance Board, 1777 F Street, concluded that an additional NW., Washington, DC 20006. A uncertainty factor is not warranted to Notice of Federal Home Loan Bank telecommunications device for deaf protect the health of infants and Members Selected for Community persons (TDD) is available at (202) 408± children and that the RfD at 0.1 mg/kg/ Support Review 2579. day based on the chronic dog study is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: appropriate for assessing aggregate risk AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance to infants and children from use of Board. A. Selection for Community Support metolachlor. ACTION: Notice. Review Using the conservative exposure The Housing Finance Board currently assumptions described above, the SUMMARY: The Financial Institutions percent of the RfD that will be utilized Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act reviews all FHLBank System members by aggregate exposure to residues of of 1989 added a new Section 10(g) to the that are subject to CRA approximately metolachlor including the proposed use Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932 once every two years. Approximately on tomatoes is 1.1 percent for nursing requiring that members of the Federal one-eighth of the FHLBank members in infants less than 1 year old, 3.5 percent Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System each district will be selected for review for non-nursing infants, 3.0 percent for meet standards for community by the Housing Finance Board each children 1 to 6 years old and 2.2 percent investment or service in order to calendar quarter. To date, only members for children 7 to 12 years old. Therefore, maintain continued access to long-term that are subject to CRA have been based on the completeness and FHLBank System advances. In reviewed. In selecting members, the reliability of the toxicity data and the compliance with this statutory change, Housing Finance Board follows the conservative exposure assessment, it is the Federal Housing Finance Board chronological sequence of the members' concluded that there is a reasonable (Housing Finance Board) promulgated CRA Evaluations post-July 1, 1990, to certainty that no harm will result to Community Support regulations (12 the greatest extent practicable, selecting infants and children from aggregate CFR Part 936). Under the review process one-eighth of each District's exposure to metolachlor residues. established in the regulations, the membership for review each calendar Housing Finance Board will select a quarter. However, the Housing Finance K. Estrogenic Effects certain number of members for review Board will postpone review of new Metolachlor does not belong to a class each quarter, so that all members that members until they have been System of chemicals known or suspected of are subject to the Community members for one year. having adverse effects on the endocrine Reinvestment Act of 1977, 12 U.S.C. Selection for review is not, nor should system. There is no evidence that § 2901 et seq., (CRA), will be reviewed it be construed as, any indication of metolachlor has any effect on endocrine once every two years. The purpose of either the financial condition or function in developmental or this Notice is to announce the names of Community Support performance of the reproduction studies. Furthermore, the members selected for the fifth institutions listed. B. List of FHLBank Members To Be Reviewed in the Fifth Quarter, Grouped by FHLBank District Member City State Federal Home Loan Bank of BostonÐDistrict 1 P.O. Box 9106 Boston, Massachusetts 02205±9106 Lafayette American Bank and Trust Company ................................................................... Bridgeport ..................................................... CT People's Bank ...................................................................................................................... Bridgeport ..................................................... CT Maritime Bank and Trust Company .................................................................................... Essex ............................................................ CT Farmington Savings Bank ................................................................................................... Farmington ................................................... CT Glastonbury Bank & Trust ................................................................................................... Glastonbury .................................................. CT Savings Bank of Manchester .............................................................................................. Manchester ................................................... CT Liberty Bank ......................................................................................................................... Middletown ................................................... CT Naugatuck Savings Bank .................................................................................................... Naugatuck .................................................... CT Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 71 / Monday, April 14, 1997 / Notices 18123 Member City State Citizens National Bank ........................................................................................................ Putnam ......................................................... CT Equity Bank ......................................................................................................................... Wethersfield ................................................. CT Windsor Federal Savings & Loan Association .................................................................... Windsor ........................................................ CT Windsor Locks Savings & Loan Association ....................................................................... Windsor Locks .............................................. CT Co-operative Bank of Concord ............................................................................................ Concord ........................................................ MA Dedham Cooperative Bank ................................................................................................. Dedham ........................................................ MA Bank of Fall River, a Co-operative Bank ............................................................................ Fall River ...................................................... MA Framingham Co-operative Bank ......................................................................................... Framingham ................................................. MA Benjamin Franklin Savings Bank ........................................................................................ Franklin ......................................................... MA Dean Cooperative Bank ...................................................................................................... Franklin ......................................................... MA Gloucester Co-operative Bank ............................................................................................ Gloucester .................................................... MA Greenfield Savings Bank ..................................................................................................... Greenfield ..................................................... MA Family Bank, FSB ................................................................................................................ Haverhill ....................................................... MA Economy Co-operative Bank ............................................................................................... Merrimac