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ETC intends to engage in wholesale

electric power and energy purchases

and sales as a marketer. ETC is not in

the business of generating or

transmitting electric power. ETC is a

wholly-owned subsidiary of ETC Buggy

Whips Manufacturing Corporation,

which, through its affiliates, produces

farm equipment and produces and

distributes building supplies.

Comment date: May 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Alliant Energy Corporate Services,

Inc.

[Docket No. ER00–2249–000]

Take notice that on April 19, 2000,

Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc.

(Alliant Energy) tendered for filing

executed Network Service and Network

Operating Agreements, establishing

MidAmerican Energy Company a

Network Transmission Customer under

the terms of the Alliant Energy’s Open

Access Transmission Tariff.

Alliant Energy Corporate Services,

Inc. requests an effective date of

September 21, 2000, and accordingly,

seeks waiver of the Commission’s notice

requirements.

A copy of this filing has been served

upon the Illinois Commerce

Commission, the Minnesota Public

Utilities Commission, the Iowa

Department of Commerce, and the

Public Service Commission of

Wisconsin.

Comment date: May 10, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. New England Power Pool

[Docket No. ER00–2250–000]

Take notice that on April 20, 1999,

New England Power Pool (NEPOOL)

Participants Committee submitted the

Fifty-Fourth Agreement Amending the

New England Power Pool Agreement

(the Fifty-Fourth Agreement) which

extends the current method of payment

and reimbursement of certain specified

expenses of restructuring NEPOOL

incurred before May 1, 1999 (the Early

Restructuring Expense) for an additional

eight months to January 1, 2001.

The NEPOOL Participants Committee

states that copies of these materials were

sent to the New England state governors

and regulatory commissions and the

NEPOOL Participants.

Comment date: May 11, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest such filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 385.214). All such motions or

protests should be filed on or before the

comment date. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Internet at http://

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

202–208–2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10717 Filed 4–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6586–4]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Part 71 Federal

Operating Permit Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

EPA is planning to submit the following

continuing Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB): Part 71

Federal Operating Permit Rules, EPA

ICR Number 1713.04, OMB Control

Number 2060–0336, expiration date

May 31, 2000. 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 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: For a copy of the draft ICR

estimates, contact Scott Voorhees at

(919) 541–5348 or

‘‘voorhees.scott@epa.gov’’ and refer to

EPA ICR Number 1713.04.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Voorhees at (919) 541–5348 and email address listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those which

must apply for and obtain a federally

issued operating permit under title V of

the Clean Air Act (Act). These, in

general, include sources which are

defined as ‘‘major’’ under any title of the

Act.

Title: Part 71 Federal Operating

Permit Rules (OMB Control No.2060–

0336; EPA ICR No. 1713.04.) expiring

May 31, 2000.

Abstract: The part 71 program is a

Federal operating permits program that

will be implemented for sources located

in Indian Country, Outer Continental

Shelf sources, and also in those areas

without acceptable part 70 programs.

Title V of the Clean Air Act imposes on

States the duty to develop, administer

and enforce operating permit programs

which comply with title V and requires

EPA to stand ready to issue Federal

operating permits when States fail to

perform this duty. Section 502(b) of the

Act requires EPA to promulgate

regulations setting forth provisions

under which States will develop

operating permit programs and submit

them to EPA for approval. Pursuant to

this section, EPA promulgated 40 CFR

part 70 on July 21, 1992 (57 FR 32250)

which specifies the minimum elements

of State operating permit programs.

Pursuant to regulations promulgated

by EPA on February 19, 1999 (64 FR

8247) EPA has authority to establish

part 71 programs within Indian Country

and EPA began administering the

program in Indian country on March 22,

1999. Since many Indian tribes lack the

resources and capacity to develop

operating permit programs, EPA will

administer and enforce part 71 programs

in the areas that comprise Indian

Country in order to protect the air

quality of areas under tribal jurisdiction.

The EPA intends to protect tribal air

quality through the development of

implementation plans, permits

programs and other means, including

direct assistance to tribes in developing

comprehensive and effective air quality

management programs. The EPA will

consult with tribes to identify their

particular needs for air program

development assistance and will

provide ongoing assistance as necessary.

The EPA will also issue permits to

‘‘outer continental shelf’’ (OCS) sources

(sources located in offshore waters of

the United States) pursuant to the

requirements of section 328(a) of the

Act. For sources beyond 25 miles (40

km) of the States’ seaward boundaries,

EPA is the permitting authority, and the

provisions of part 71 will apply to the

permitting of those OCS sources.

Permits for sources located within 25

miles of a State’s seaward boundaries

are issued by the Administrator (or a

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State or local agency which has been

delegated the OCS program in

accordance with 40 CFR part 55 of this

chapter) pursuant to the part 70 or part

71 program which is effective in the

corresponding onshore area.

Investigation of the OCS ICR indicates

currently there are only two OCS

sources which fall under the

jurisdiction of the Federal program.

There are approximately 95 sources in

Indian Country that require part 71

permits.

The EPA will also establish a part 71

program for a State when interim

approval of a State program expires, if

corrective program provisions have not

been adopted and submitted to EPA in

time for full approval. Since the

suspension of the Federal program

requirement runs out with the

expiration of interim approval, the

requirement that EPA promulgate a

Federal program is effective

immediately upon that expiration.

The EPA has the authority to establish

a partial part 71 program in limited

geographical areas of a state if EPA has

approved a part 70 program (or

combination of part 70 programs) for the

remaining areas of the State. The EPA

will promulgate a part 71 program for a

permitting authority if EPA finds that a

permitting authority is not adequately

administering or enforcing its approved

program and it fails to correct the

deficiencies that precipitated EPA’s

finding.

The EPA may use part 71 in its

entirety or any portion of the

regulations, as needed. Similarly, EPA

may use only portions of the regulations

to correct and issue a State permit

without, for example, requiring an

entirely new application. Section 71.4(f)

also authorizes EPA to exercise its

discretion in designing a part 71

program. The EPA may promulgate a

part 71 program based on the national

template described in part 71 or may

modify the national template by

adopting appropriate portions of a

State’s program as part of the Federal

program for that State, provided the

resulting program is consistent with the

requirements of title V.

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 projected cost

for implementing the part 71 program

for the 3 years from June 1, 2000 until

May 31, 2003 is approximately $18

million in annualized direct costs to

sources. These costs represent the direct

administrative costs for 2,059 major

sources, for a cost of $8,803 per source.

The Agency expects Federal costs will

be $19.8 million ($9,622 per source).

The Agency anticipates administering a

part 71 program for approximately 95

sources in Indian Country and the Outer

Continental Shelf. The expected scope

of the part 71 program will result in an

anticipated average per ton of emissions

cost of $26.85 in 1994 dollars. For a

permit program which is fully

contracted by the Agency, the expected

Federal cost would be $47.1 million

($22,901 per source), or $63.89 per ton

in 1994 dollars. These costs provide an

upper and lower bound to the expected

cost of the part 71 regulation. The

Agency anticipates that these burden

estimates will change as the number of

State and Local operating permitting

programs to be administered by the

Agency as Federal programs changes

over time. These changes to the burden

estimate will be reflected in the ICR

document. 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.

During the period of this ICR, EPA (in

addition to general administration of the

program) primarily will be issuing

permits required by the program,

revising permits that have already been

issued, and reviewing semi-annual

compliance monitoring reports for

issued permits. Sources in the part 71

program primarily will be interacting

with EPA on permit issuance (for those

that have not been issued), preparing

semi-annual compliance monitoring

reports, revising their permits as

needed, carrying out periodic

monitoring that was created as a result

of the program, and preparing

applications for permit renewal as

necessary.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Robert G. Kellam,

Acting Director, Information Transfer and

Program Integration Division.

[FR Doc. 00–10767 Filed 4–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6587–3]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Conflict of Interest

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 continuing Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Conflict of Interest, EPA ICR No.

1550.05 and OMB Control No. 2030–

0023, expires 5/31/00. 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 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.

NW, Ariel Rios Building, Attn 3802R,

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leigh Pomponio, (202) 564–4364, email: pomponio.leigh@epamail.epa.gov.

A hard copy of the ICR may be obtained

by contacting the named individual.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those which

are awarded contracts supporting the

Superfund program.