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CAG–23.

Omitted

CAG–24.

Docket#, CP00–14, 000, Buccaneer Gas

Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

Other#s, CP00–15, 000, Buccaneer Gas

Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

CP00–16, 000, Buccaneer Gas Pipeline

Company, L.L.C.

CAG–25.

Docket#, CP00–45, 000, Eastern Shore

Natural Gas Company

CAG–26.

Docket#, CP00–6, 000, Gulfstream Natural

Gas System, L.L.C.

Other#s, CP00–7, 000, Gulfstream Natural

Gas System, L.L.C.

CP00–8, 000, Gulfstream Natural Gas

System, L.L.C.

CAG–27.

Omitted

CAG–28.

Docket#, CP96–684, 001, Interenergy

Sheffield Processing Company, Bear Paw

Energy, L.L.C.

CAG–29.

Omitted

CAG–30.

Docket#, RP99–471, 001, Williams Field

Services Group, Inc. v. El Paso Natural

Gas Company

CAG–31.

Docket#, CP97–315, 003, Independence

Pipeline Company

Other#s, CP97–319, 002, ANR Pipeline

Company

CP97–320, 001, Independence Pipeline

Company

CP97–321, 001, Independence Pipeline

Company

CP98–200, 002, National Fuel Gas Supply

Corporation

CP98–540, 002, Transcontinental Gas Pipe

Line Corporation

CAG–32.

Docket#, CP96–687, 002, Iroquois Gas

Transmission System

Hydro Agenda

H–1.

Reserved

Electric Agenda

E–1.

Reserved

Oil and Gas Agenda

I.

Pipeline Rate Matters

PR–1.

Reserved

II.

Pipeline Certificate Matters

PC–1.

Reserved

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10204 Filed 4–19–00; 3:51 pm]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6582–7]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Information

Collection Request for the National

Listing of Advisories

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that EPA is planning to submit the

following new Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Information Collection Request for the

National Listing of Advisories (EPA ICR

Number 1959.01). Before submitting the

ICR to OMB for review and approval,

EPA is soliciting comments on specific

aspects of the proposed information

collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before June 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Bigler, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Office of Science and Technology, 401

M Street SW., Maildrop 4305,

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260–1305,

by e-mail at bigler.jeff@epa.gov, or

download a copy off the Internet at

http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA

ICR No. 1959.01.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeffrey Bigler at EPA, (202) 260–1305, by

e-mail at bigler.jeff@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected Entities

Entities potentially affected by this

action are those which issue fish

consumption advisories within their

state, territory, or tribal jurisdictions.

Title

Information Collection Request for the

National Listing of Advisories (EPA ICR

Number 1959.01). This is a request for

a new collection.

Abstract

Release of chemical contaminants into

our Nation’s waters from industrial

pollution, sprawling urbanization, and

introduction of new pesticides in

agriculture poses potentially serious

public health problems. Recent studies

have confirmed that adverse health

effects can result from consumption of

chemically-contaminated fish from

contaminated waters. These adverse

affects have been one of EPA’s long

standing concerns. They are also

directly related to such Clean Water Act

responsibilities as water quality

standards, surface water quality, and to

the Agency’s effort to ensure that the

waters of the United States are both

‘‘fishable’’ and ‘‘swimmable.’’ Based on

results from the 1998 National Listing of

Fish and Wildlife Advisories (NLFWA)

database, fish consumption advisories

have been issued by 47 states and from

100 to 200 new advisories are issued

every year nationwide.

EPA believes there is a need to

maintain and improve the existing

quality and availability of public

information concerning fish advisories,

which includes but is not limited to

monitoring and risk assessment

activities and the issuance of advisories.

Primary responsibility for these

activities lies with each state, territory,

or tribal jurisdiction, however, several

agencies often share responsibilities for

these activities. Consequently, EPA’s

Office of Water will conduct an annual

fish advisory survey which will be sent

to environmental and health officials

from state, territorial, and tribal agencies

specifically responsible for the issuance

of fish advisories. This survey will

collect information (electronically via

the Internet and on paper) on the

location of advisories and agencies and

persons responsible for maintaining and

issuing advisories for lakes and rivers,

and for estuarine and coastal marine

waterbodies. Responses to the

questionnaire (either on paper or

electronically via the Internet) are

needed to assess public health risks of

consuming chemically-contaminated

fish, and to make this information

available to the public.

The EPA will use the information to

update existing advisory information in

the EPA’s National Listing of Fish and

Wildlife Advisories (NLFWA) electronic

database which has archived fish

advisory data since 1994. The results of

the nationwide data collection effort are

shared with the states, territories, tribes,

other federal agencies and the general

public through access to the NLFWA

database which can be queried for

specific information and through

distribution of the annual Fish Advisory

Fact Sheet via the Internet. Results of

this and past surveys will be available

at EPA’s NLFWA web site (http://

www.epa.gov/OST/fish/). Information

from these surveys has stimulated

nationwide dialogue on fish

consumption advisories involving

agencies and the public. This

information is being used to identify

and clarify issues that will lead to the

continued development of national

guidance to assist states on sampling

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and analysis, risk assessment

procedures, risk management practices,

and risk communication procedures that

will further protect human health.

The purpose of the new collection is

two-fold. First, the survey is needed to

continue to collect and update

quantitative information on the number

of advisories issued by states, territories,

and tribes annually, including detailed

information on species sampled,

chemical contaminants involved,

waterbodies under advisory (including

freshwater, estuarine, and marine

waterbodies), target populations to

which the advisory refers (e.g., pregnant

women, nursing mothers, and young

children), geographic location of each

advisory, and tissue residue data

supporting the states’ advisories. In

addition, the expanded questionnaire

portion of the survey will provide

information on monitoring procedures

used to collect and analyze fish

samples, risk assessment methodologies

used to evaluate fish tissue residue data

and issue advisories, and risk

communication procedures used to

communicate the human health risks of

consuming chemically-contaminated

species. From this information, EPA can

determine how to most effectively

provide assistance to state, territorial,

and tribal fish advisory programs to

improve effectiveness among

jurisdictions through the use of

appropriate procedures for sampling,

chemical analysis, risk assessment, and

risk communication. Completion of this

survey is voluntary and the information

requested is part of the state public

record associated with issuing the

advisories. Over the last few years, the

states have requested guidance from

EPA in their fish advisory programs and

a more comprehensive questionnaire

will provide the states with the

opportunity to identify those advisory

areas for which they most need EPA

assistance.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement:

The annual public reporting and

record keeping burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 36.5 hours per response. Burden

means the total time, effort, or financial

resources expended by persons to

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or

provide information to or for a Federal

agency. This includes the time needed

to review instructions; develop, acquire,

install, and utilize technology and

systems for the purposes of collecting,

validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining

information, and disclosing and

providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Respondents/Affected Entities: State,

territory, and tribal environmental and

health agencies (50 states, District of

Columbia, 5 territories, and 36 tribal

agencies).

Estimated Number of Respondents:

92.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Annual Hours

Burden: 3,358 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden (non-labor costs): $552.00.

Geoffrey H. Grubbs,

Director, Office of Science and Technology.

[FR Doc. 00–10035 Filed 4–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6583–9]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

(RCRA) Corrective Action Information

Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that the following Information

Collection Request (ICR) has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval: RCRA Corrective Action

Information Request (EPA ICR No.

1939.01). The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its

expected burden and cost; where

appropriate, it includes the actual data

collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before May 22, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

a copy of the ICR contact Sandy Farmer

at EPA by phone at (202) 260–2740, by

email at farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov,

or download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR

No. 1939.01. For technical questions

about the ICR contact Heather Harris at

(703) 308–6101.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action

Information Request (EPA ICR No.

1939.01). This is a new collection.

Abstract: This information collection

is in response to an April 15, 1999

request from Congress concerning the

RCRA Corrective Action program.

Included in this inquiry were certain

questions which only the state offices

have the information to answer. EPA

intends to obtain this information from

the states by means of a questionnaire.

The questionnaire includes facility

specific questions on all RCRA Cleanup

Baseline facilities, enforcement orders,

state authority, and federal funding.

Responses to this request will be

mandatory and all information will be

used to respond to Congress and to

provide an accurate picture of the

current state of the program. An agency

may not conduct or sponsor, and a

person is not required to respond to, a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number. The OMB control numbers for