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1. Alternatives that will be evaluated

include: addition of 4 new bridges,

relocating the road (either to the north

or south) with sufficient culverts and

bridges, installation of an underground

piping system, and installation of a new

pump and ‘‘getaway’’ channel. The

bridge and underground piping system

alternatives would include alternative

upgrades of the existing roadbed ranging

from no upgrades, to raising

approximately 10 miles of roadbed up to

about 2 feet in elevation, or to an

elevation of 12 feet NGVD.

2. A scoping letter and public Scoping

Meeting will be used to invite

comments on alternatives and issues

from Federal, State, and local agencies,

affected Indian tribes, and other

interested private organizations and

individuals.

3. The Draft EIS will analyze potential

impacts to local businesses and

residents, Everglades National Park,

endangered species, wetlands,

biological resources, water quality, and

recreational fishing. Impact analysis

will be limited to issues associated with

the construction of the improvements,

only. All general Mod Waters issues

were addressed in the original

Environmental Impact Statement.

4. The alternative plans will be

reviewed under provisions of

appropriate laws and regulations,

including the Endangered Species Act,

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and

Clean Water Act.

5. The Draft SEIS is expected to be

available for public review during the

4th quarter of calendar year 2000.

John A. Hall,

Alternate Army Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Intent To Prepare a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) in Conjunction With Proposed

Flood Control and Ecosystem

Restoration Measures in the Kankakee

River Basin in Northeast Illinois and

Northwest Indiana

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The project involves

proposed construction of flood control

measures and ecosystem restoration

measures along the Kankakee River,

Yellow River, Iroquois River, and major

tributaries. Alternatives under

consideration include setback levees,

sediment traps, wetland restoration,

bank stabilization, vegetation buffers,

and selective dredging at locations in

several counties in northeast Illinois

and northwest Indiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Keith Ryder, 312/353–6400 ext. 2020;

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Suite

600, 111 North Canal Street; Chicago,

Illinois 60606–7206.

Dated: April 21, 2000.

Peter J. Rowan,

Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, District

Engineer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of

Engineers

Notice of Intent and Notice of

Preparation for a Draft Environmental

Impact Report and Environmental

Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for a

Proposed Flood Reduction

Investigation in Yolo County, California

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The action being taken is the

development of a joint draft EIS/EIR to

identify and assess the significance of

potential measures that would reduce

flood damages to the city of Woodland,

adjacent unincorporated areas, and

agricultural lands of Yolo County, and

improve the conveyance of the

hydraulic system for the Lower Cache

Creek area. The intent of the draft EIS/

EIR is to describe and evaluate the

potential effects of the proposed

alternatives on environmental resources

in the study area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about the proposed action

and draft EIS/EIR can be answered by

Patti Johnson at (916) 557–6611 or by

mail at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Planning Division, ATTN: CESPK–PD–

R, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814–

2922.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1.

Proposed Action.—The Corps in

cooperation with the non-Federal

sponsors (The Reclamation Board of the

State of California and the City of

Woodland) is conducting a cost-shared

feasibility study on alternative flood

damage reduction measures to the city

of Woodland, Yolo County, California,

adjacent unincorporated areas, and

agricultural lands. The study is

authorized by section 209 of the Flood

Control Act of 1962 (Public Law 87–

874). A reconnaissance study of

flooding problems in the westside

tributaries, including Putah and Cache

Creeks, and the Yolo Bypass was

conducted in 1993–1994 under the

authorization of the Energy and Water

Development Appropriations Act of

1993. Information resulting from this

reconnaissance report is providing some

data for the present feasibility study.

2. Alternatives.—The feasibility

study’s draft EIS/EIR will address a

combination of one or more flood

control measures including setback

levees along Cache Creek, stream

channel improvements, a north

Woodland floodway, and a no-action

alternative. Mitigation measures for any

significant adverse effects on

environmental resources will be

identified and incorporated into the

alternatives in compliance with various

Federal and State statutes.

3. Scoping Process.—a. The study

plan provides for public scoping,

meetings, and comment. The Corps has

initiated a process of involving

concerned Federal, State, and local

agencies and individuals. The City of

Woodland Task Force has held periodic

public meetings to discuss issues and

solicit public comment.

b. Public involvement during the

reconnissance phase of the study

included the ‘‘Notice of Initiation of a

Reconnaissance Study, Westside

Tributaries to Yolo Bypass, Flood

Control Investigation, California,’’ that

was sent to Federal, State, county, and

city agencies and other interested

groups and individuals in May 1993.

The Corps participated in a number of

meetings with the Yolo County Board of

Supervisors and the Yolo-Solano Flood

Control Task Force to brief participants

including other public agencies,

organizations, and interested

individuals on the proposed

alternatives. Comments received

focused on flooding along Cache Creek,

land subsidence, gravel mining, and

effects of the alternatives on the Cache

Creek Settling Basin. On April 15 and

May 6, 1996, the Corps held public

workshops in Woodland to present the

study result and discuss the procedures

to complete the reconnaissance phase

and initiate the feasibility phase of the

study.

c. Issues that will be analyzed in

depth in the draft EIS/EIR include

effects on vegetation and wildlife,

special-status species, water quality, air

quality, socio-economic conditions, and

cultural resources. Other issues may

include geology, soils, topography,

noise, esthetics, climate and recreation.

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d. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

will provide the Fish and Wildlife

Coordination Act Report.

e. A 45-day review period will be

allowed for all interested agencies and

individuals to review and comment on

the draft EIS/EIR. All interested persons

are encouraged to respond to this notice

and provide a current address if they

wish to be contacted about the draft EIS/

EIR.

4. A public scoping meeting will be

held on May 30, 2000, from 7 p.m. to

9 p.m. at the Heidrick Ag History Center

at 1962 Hays Lane in Woodland, Yolo

County, California.

5. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR is

scheduled to be available for public

review in August 2001.

Dated: April 17, 2000.

Robert A. O’Brien III,

LTC, EN, Acting Commander.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. FE C&E 00–06, C&E 00–07,

C&E 00–08, C&E 00–09 and C&E 00–10;

Certification Notice—186]

Office of Fossil Energy; Notice of

Filings of Coal Capability of Gateway

Power Project, L.P., Rio Nogales Power

Project, L.P., Conectiv Energy, Inc.,

AES Londonderry, LLC and Calpine

Construction Finance Co., L.P.

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy,

Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of filing.

SUMMARY: Gateway Power Project, L.P.,

Rio Nogales Power Project, L.P.,

Conectiv Energy, Inc., AES

Londonderry, LLC and Calpine

Construction Finance Company, L.P.

submitted coal capability selfcertifications pursuant to section 201 of

the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use

Act of 1978, as amended.

ADDRESSES: Copies of self-certification

filings are available for public

inspection, upon request, in the Office

of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Fossil Energy,

Room 4G–039, FE–27, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell at (202) 586–9624.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of

the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use

Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended (42

U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), provides that no

new baseload electric powerplant may

be constructed or operated without the

capability to use coal or another

alternate fuel as a primary energy

source. In order to meet the requirement

of coal capability, the owner or operator

of such facilities proposing to use

natural gas or petroleum as its primary

energy source shall certify, pursuant to

FUA section 201(d), to the Secretary of

Energy prior to construction, or prior to

operation as a base load powerplant,

that such powerplant has the capability

to use coal or another alternate fuel.

Such certification establishes

compliance with section 201(a) as of the

date filed with the Department of

Energy. The Secretary is required to

publish a notice in the Federal Register

that a certification has been filed. The

following owners/operators of the

proposed new baseload powerplants

have filed a self-certification in

acccordance with section 201(d).

Owner: Gateway Power Project, L.P.

(C&E 00–06).

Operator: Gateway Power Project, L.P.

Location: Gilmer, TX.

Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.

Capacity: 800 MW.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing Entities: Utilities and

power marketers in Texas and

surrounding states.

In–Service Date: September 1, 2002

Owner: Rio Nogales Power Project,

L.P. (C&E 00–07).

Operator: Rio Nogales Power Project,

L.P.

Location: Seguin, TX.

Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.

Capacity: 800 MW.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing Entities: Utilities and

power marketers in Texas.

In-Service Date: June 1, 2002.

Owner: Conectiv Energy, Inc. (C&E

00–08).

Operator: Conectiv Energy, Inc.

Location: Wilmington, DE.

Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.

Capacity: 550 MW.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing Entities: Various entities

interconnected in the PJM Power Pool,

including Conectiv Power Delivery.

In-Service Date: May 2001.

Owner: AES Londonderry, L.L.C.

(C&E 00–09).

Operator: AES Londonderry, L.L.C.

Location: Town of Londonderry,

County of Rockingham, NH.

Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.

Capacity: 724 MW.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing Entities: Wholesale power

purchasers and into the spot markets

administered by ISO New England.

In-Service Date: June 2002.

Owner: Calpine Construction Finance

Company, L.P. (C&E 00–10).

Operator: Calpine/GenTex Lost Pines

Operations, L.P.

Location: Bastrop County, Texas.

Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.

Capacity: 500 MW.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing Entities: Electric output

sold on a ‘‘merchant’’ basis under power

purchase agreements to be negotiated.

In-Service Date: June 1, 2001.

Issued in Washington, DC, April 26, 2000.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal

& Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration

Agency Information Collection Under

Review by the Office of Management

and Budget

AGENCY: Energy Information

Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Energy Information

Administration (EIA) has submitted the

energy information collection listed at

the end of this notice to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review under sections 3507 (h)(1) and

3506(c) of the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13).

Each entry contains the following

information: (1) The collection number

and title; (2) a summary of the collection

of information (includes the sponsor

which is the Department of Energy

component), current OMB document

number (if applicable), type of request

(new, revision, extension, or

reinstatement), response obligation

(mandatory, voluntary, or required to

obtain or retain benefits); (3) a

description of the need and proposed

use of the information; (4) a description

of the likely respondents; and (5) an

estimate of the total annual reporting

burden (i.e., the estimated number of

likely respondents times the proposed

frequency of response per year times the

average hours per response).

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before June 5, 2000. If you anticipate

that you will be submitting comments

but find it difficult to do so within the

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the OMB DOE Desk Officer listed

below of your intention to do so as soon

as possible. The OMB DOE Desk Officer

may be telephoned at (202) 395–3084.

(Also, please notify the EIA contact

listed below.)