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efficiency, reliability and affordability of 

electric power in the region and to 

incorporate the most recent technology 

and analysis. The Council amended the 

plan in 1989 by publishing the 1989 

Supplement to the 1986 Power Plan, 

updating certain technical data. In 1991 

and 1998, the Council adopted complete 

amendments of the plan. Review of the 

plan began in 2002 and in September 

2004, the Council released for public 

comment the Draft Fifth Power Plan. 

Hearings in each of the four Northwest 

States will be scheduled during the 

comment period, as required by the Act.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With the 

draft Fifth Power Plan, as with the First 

Power Plan, the Council responds to the 

impacts of a regional electric power 

crisis. The draft plan builds on the 

lessons of the Western electricity crisis 

of 2000 and 2001 and recommends 

actions the Council believes will help 

the region reduce the risks of an 

uncertain future and secure an 

adequate, efficient, economical, and 

reliable power supply. 

The draft plan meets the requirements 

of the Act, which specifies the 

components the plan is to have. The Act 

requires the plan to include among 

other elements, an energy conservation 

program, a recommendation for research 

and development; a methodology for 

determining quantifiable environmental 

costs and benefits; a 20-year demand 

forecast; a forecast of power resources 

that the Bonneville Power 

Administration will need to meet its 

obligations; an analysis of reserve and 

reserve reliability requirements; and a 

surcharge methodology. The plan also 

includes the Council’s Columbia River 

Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, 

developed pursuant to other procedural 

requirements under the Act. 

The Council will give notice of 

opportunities for oral comment at 

hearings throughout the Northwest both 

in mailed notices and on its Web site. 

Close of comment for written comments 

is 5 p.m. Friday, November 19, 2004. 

The Council also may hold 

consultations on the draft plan during 

the public comment period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you would like a copy of the Draft Fifth 

Power Plan, please contact the Council’s 

central office and ask for Council 

Document 2004–12. The Council’s 

address is 851 SW., Sixth Avenue, Suite 

1100, Portland, Oregon 97204. The 

Council’s telephone numbers are 503–

222–5161, and 800–452–5161; the 

Council’s FAX is 503–820–2370. The 

Draft Fifth Power Plan is also found on 

the Council’s Web site: http://

www.nwcouncil.org.

If you are submitting comments on 

the draft plan, please note prominently 

that you are commenting on Council 

Document 2004–12. Comments may be 

submitted by mail, by facsimile 

transmission (FAX), or by electronic 

mail at: comments@nwcouncil.org.

Stephen L. Crow, 

Executive Director.

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BILLING CODE 7905–01–P

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request for Review of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection: RI 98–7

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice 

announces that the Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) has submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request for review of a 

currently approved information 

collection. RI 98–7, We Need Important 

Information About Your Eligibility for 

Social Security Disability Benefits, is 

used by OPM to verify receipt of Social 

Security Administration (SSA) 

disability benefits, to lessen or avoid 

overpayment to Federal Employees 

Retirement System (FERS) disability 

retirees. It notifies the annuitant of the 

responsibility to notify OPM if SSA 

benefits begin and the overpayment that 

will occur with the receipt of both 

benefits. 

Approximately 3,000 RI 98–7 forms 

will be completed annually. The form 

takes approximately 5 minutes to 

complete. The annual burden is 250 

hours. 

For copies of this proposal, contact 

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–

8358, FAX (202) 418–3251 or via e-mail 

to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include a 

mailing address with your request.

DATES: Comments on this proposal 

should be received within 30 calendar 

days from the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments 

to—

Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant 

Director, Retirement Services 

Program, Center for Retirement and 

Insurance Services, U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, 

NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC 

20415–3540;

and

Joseph F. Lackey, OPM Desk Officer, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management & 

Budget, New Executive Office 

Building, NW., Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader, 

Publications Team, Administrative 

Services Branch, (202) 606–0623.

Office of Personnel Management. 

Kay Coles James, 

Director.

[FR Doc. 04–22897 Filed 10–12–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–38–P

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request for Review of a 

Revised Information Collection: RI 25–

51

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice 

announces that the Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) has submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request for review of a revised 

information collection. RI 25–51, Civil 

Service Retirement System (CSRS) 

Survivor Annuitant Express Pay 

Application for Death Benefits, will be 

used by the Civil Service Retirement 

System solely to pay benefits to the 

widow(er) of an annuitant. This 

application is intended for use in 

immediately authorizing payments to an 

annuitant’s widow or widower, based 

on the report of death, when our records 

show the decedent elected to provide 

benefits for the applicant. 

Approximately 34,800 RI 25–51 forms 

are completed annually. The form takes 

approximately 30 minutes to complete. 

The annual burden is 17,400 hours. 

For copies of this proposal, contact 

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–

8358, FAX (202) 418–3251 or via e-mail 

to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include a 

mailing address with your request.

DATES: Comments on this proposal 

should be received within 30 calendar 

days from the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments 

to—

Ronald W. Melton, Chief Operations 

Support Group, Center for Retirement 

and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,