24952 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 83 / Friday, April 28, 2000 / Notices

a. Type of Application: New Major

License.

b. Project No.: P–2142–031.

c. Date Filed: December 28, 1999.

d. Applicant: FPL Energy Maine

Hydro, LLC.

e. Name of Project: Indian Pond

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Kennebec River,

near the town of the Forks, Somerset

and Piscataquis counties, Maine. The

project would not utilize federal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Kenneth P.

Hoffman, Vice President, FPL Energy

Maine Hydro, LLC, 700 Universe

Boulevard, Juno Beach, FL 33408, (561)

694–4000. Robert C. Richter III, Senior

Environmental Coordinator, FPL Energy

Maine Hydro, LLC, 100 Middle Street,

Portland, ME 04101, (207) 771–3536.

i. FERC Contact: Kevin Whalen (202)

219–2790.

j. Deadline for Filing Interventions

and Protests: June 27, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all intervenors

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person whose name appears on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if an intervenor files comments

or documents with the Commission

relating to the merits of an issue that

may affect the responsibilities of a

particular resource agency, they must

also serve a copy of the document on

that resource agency.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

This application is not ready for

environmental analysis at this time.

l. Description of the Project: The

proposed peaking project consists of the

following existing facilities: (1) A 2,000-

foot-long dam, consisting of (a) a 270-

foot-long, 175-foot-high concrete

section, (b) a 200-foot-long attached

powerhouse section, and (c) an earthen

section in excess of 1,500 feet in length;

(2) four steel penstocks ranging from 6

feet to 24 feet in diameter; (3) a concrete

powerhouse containing four generating

units, having a total rated hydraulic

capacity of 7,140 cubic feet per second

and installed generation capacity of 76.4

megawatts (4) a 3,746-acre

impoundment varying in width from 0.9

to 1.5 miles, extending about 9 miles

upstream, that has a usable storage

capacity of 850 million cubic feet; and

(5) appurtenant facilities. The applicant

estimates the total average annual

generation would be approximately 202

million kilowatt hours.

m. Location of the Application: A

copy of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

located at 888 First Street, NE, Room

2A, Washington, DC 20246, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. The application may be

viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

(202) 208–2222 for assistance). A copy

is also available for inspection and

reproduction at the Portland, Maine,

address in item h. above.

Protests or Motions To Intervene—

Anyone may submit a protest or a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the requirements of Rules of Practice

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,

385.211, and 385.214. In determining

the appropriate action to take, the

Commission will consider all protests

filed, but only those who file a motion

to intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any protests or

motions to intervene must be received

on or before the specified deadline date

for the particular application.

Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is not

ready for environmental analysis at this

time; therefore, the Commission is not

now requesting comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, or prescriptions.

When the application is ready for

environmental analysis, the

Commission will issue a public notice

requesting comments, recommendations

terms and conditions, or prescriptions.

All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set

forth in the heading the name of the

applicant and the project number of the

application to which the filing

responds; (3) furnish the name, address,

and telephone number of the person

protesting or intervening; and (4)

otherwise comply with the requirements

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.

Agencies may obtain copies of the

application directly from the applicant.

Any of these documents must be filed

by providing the original and the

number of copies required by the

Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. an additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Environmental and Engineering

Review, Office of Energy Projects,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

at the above address. A copy of any

protest or motion to intervene must be

served upon each representative of the

applicant specified in the particular

application.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 or www.epa.gov/oeca/ofa

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements

Filed April 17, 2000 through April 21,

2000

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 000122, Final EIS, FHW, WA,

U.S. 101 Highway Aberdeen-Hoquiam

Corridor Project, Improvements, U.S.

Coast Guard and COE Section 404

Permit, Grays Harbor County, WA,

Due: May 30, 2000, Contact: Jim

Leonard (360) 753–9408.

EIS No. 000123, Final EIS, FHW, WV,

US–35 Improvements from Interstate

64 to Henderson, Funding and COE

Section 404 Permit, Mason and

Putnam Counties, WV, Due: May 30,

2000, Contact: Thomas J. Smith (304)

347–5928.

EIS No. 000124, Draft EIS, FHW, TN,

TN–374 (North Parkway) Project,

Construction from TN13 to TN 76 in

Clarksville, Funding, U.S. Coast

Guard and COE Section 404 Permits,

Montgomery County, TN, Due: June

12, 2000, Contact: Charles S. Boyd

(615) 781–5770.

EIS No. 000125, Final EIS, SFW, WA,

Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife

Refuge, Implementation,

Comprehensive Conservation Plan,

Stevens and Pend Oreille Counties,

WA, Due: May 30, 2000, Contact:

Mike Marxen (503) 590–6596.

EIS No. 000126, Final EIS, AFS, AK,

Kuakan Timber Sale, Timber

Harvesting in the Kuakan Project

Area, Implementation, Deer Island

within the Wrangell Ranger District,

Stikine Area of the Tongass National

Forest, AK, Due: May 30, 2000,

Contact: Randy Hojam (907) 874–

2323.

EIS No. 000127, Final Supplement,

FHW, VA, DC, MD, Woodrow Wilson

Bridge Improvements, Updated

Information concerning the Changes

and Discusses in differences between

Alternative 4A of the September 1997

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FEIS and Current Design Alternative

4A, I–95/I–495 (Capital Beltway),

Telegraph Road to MD–210, Funding,

COE Section 10 and 404 Permits and

CGD Bridge Permit Issuance, City of

Alexandria, Fairfax County, VA;

Prince George’s County, MD and DC,

Due: May 30, 2000. Contact: John

Gerner (703) 519–9800.

EIS No. 000128, Final EIS, AFS, MT,

Bull Lake Estates Road Access Project,

Implementation, Easement Grant

Permit, Kootenai National Forest,

Three Rivers Rangers District, Lincoln

County, MT, Due: May 30, 2000,

Contact: Mark Natale (406) 295–4693.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 000074, Draft EIS, AFS, CO,

Upper Blue Stewardship Project,

Implementation of Vegetation

Management, Travel Management,

Designation of Dispersed Camping

Sites, White River National Forest,

Dillon Ranger District, Summit

County, CO, Due: May 16, 2000,

Contact: Kathleen Phelps (970) 468–

5400. Published FR on 03/17/00 CEQ

Comment Date has been extended

from 5/1/2000 to 5/16/2000.

EIS No. 000091, Draft Supplement, AFS,

WA, ID, OR, MT, Interior Columbia

Basin Ecosystem Management

Projects, Updated and New

Information on three Management

Alternatives, Implementation, WA,

OR, ID and MT, Due: July 06, 2000,

Contact: Cathy Humphrey (208) 334–

1770. Published FR–4–07–00

Correction to Comment Period from

6–30–2000 to 7–06–2000.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

B. Katherine Biggs,

Associate Director, NEPA Compliance

Division, Office of Federal Activities.

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Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA Comments

Prepared April 10, 2000 Through April

14, 2000 Pursuant to the Environmental

Review Process (ERP), Under Section

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act as Amended

Requests for copies of EPA comments

can be directed to the Office of Federal

Activities at (202) 564–7167.

An explanation of the ratings assigned

to draft environmental impact

statements (EISs) was published in FR

dated April 09, 1999 (63 FR 17856).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–AFS–J65322–MT Rating

EC2, Spar and Lake Subunits Forest

Health Project, Improvements, Kootenai

National Forest, Three Rivers Ranger

District, Lincoln County, MT.

Summary: EPA supports project

purpose and need, proposed helicopter

logging, minimal new road construction,

and proposed road decommissioning.

EPA expressed concerns about

inadequate information on weed control

chemicals for the project area, and on

the proposed monitoring program to

identify impacts from implementation

activities. EPA notes that the proposed

action could impact drainages classified

as water quality limited by the State of

Montana and the proposed action

should be consistent with the State’s

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

development.

ERP No. D–AFS–K65345–CA Rating

EC2, Pendola Fire Restoration Project,

Implementation, Tahoe National Forest,

Downieville Ranger District, Yuba

County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed concern

that purpose and need is too narrowly

drawn, and recommended that the

Forest Service take additional steps to

address cumulative watershed effects in

the program area.

ERP No. D–NPS–E61074–00 Rating

EC2, Big South Fork National River and

Recreation Area, General Management

Plan, Implementation, McCreary, KY

and Fentress, Morgan, Pickett, and Scott

Counties, TN.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concern due to lack of

information concerning specifics on

management plan implementation and

enforcement, and mitigation for impacts

to water quality.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–J65311–MT Good

Creek Resource Management Project,

Implementation, Vegetation Treatments

and Other Activities to Restore

Watershed, Flathead National Forest,

Tally Lake Ranger District, Flathead

County, MT.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding the

potential water quality impacts of

timber harvest, and the adequacy of

proposed monitoring to measure aquatic

impacts from proposed management

actions.

ERP No. F–AFS–L65325–ID SloanKennally Timber Sale, Proposal to

Harvest and Regenerate Timber Strands,

Implementation, ayette National Forest,

McCall Ranger District, Valley County,

ID.

Summary: EPA remains concerned

about the loss of roadless character with

this project.

Dated: April 25, 2000.

B. Katherine Biggs,

Associate Director, NEPA Compliance

Division, Office of Federal Activities.

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National Assessment of the Worker

Protection Program—Workshop #1

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The National Assessment of

the Worker Protection Program -

Workshop #1 will be held in Austin,

Texas. The purpose of this meeting is to

initiate a nationwide assessment of the

agricultural worker protection program.

The regulation (40 CFR 170) that

implements this program was fully

implemented in 1995. The Office of

Pesticide Programs, in this national

assessment, will examine the regulation,

the implementation and effectiveness of

its provisions, the enforcement at the

state level, and the possible future

directions for the program. This initial

workshop is an opportunity for EPA,

states, agricultural employers and

worker representatives to engage in

problem solving discussions on major

aspects of the regulation. This workshop

will be the first in a series of workshops

that will offer participants an

opportunity to work with the Agency to

define the components and framework

for the comprehensive national program

assessment of the agricultural worker

protection program.

DATES: June 6–7, 2000. The workshop

will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Austin Marriott at the Capitol, 701

East 11th St., Austin, TX 78701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Walsh, U.S. EPA Office of

Pesticide Programs (7506C), 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,

DC 20460. Telephone: (703) 308–2972.

Fax: (703) 308–2962.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general, however, the size of the