Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 93 / Friday, May 12, 2000 / Notices 30585

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION TO

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the

Project Number of the particular

application to which the filing refers.

Any of the above-named documents

must be filed by providing the original

and the number of copies provided by

the Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Project Review, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, at the abovementioned address. A copy of any

notice of intent, competing application

or motion to intervene must also be

served upon each representative of the

Applicant specified in the particular

application.

Agency Comments—Federal, state,

and local agencies are invited to file

comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If an agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the Applicant’s representatives.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11935 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6606–2]

Extension of Time to Comment on

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; National Oil and

Hazardous Substances Pollution

Contingency Plan, Subpart J

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of extension of time to

comment on Agency Information

Collection Activities: proposed

collection; comment request.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) is announcing an

extension of time to comment on the

National Oil and Hazardous Substances

Pollution Contingency Plan-Subpart J

Information Collection Request renewal.

DATES: Comments are due by June 12,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to EPA,

5203G, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,

Washington DC 20460. Materials

relevant to this ICR may be inspected

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, by visiting the Public Docket,

located at 1235 Jefferson-Davis Highway

(ground floor), Arlington, Virginia

22202. The docket number for this

notice is SPSUBJ. The telephone

number for the Public Docket is (703)

603–9232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William ‘‘Nick’’ Nichols, (703) 603–

9918, Facsimile Number (703) 603–

9116, e-mail:nichols.nick@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA

announces an extension of time to

submit comments on the National Oil

and Hazardous Substances Pollution

Contingency Plan-subpart J Information

Collection Request renewal from May

17, 2000 to June 12, 2000. Subpart J of

the NCP allows and regulates the use of

chemical and biological oil spill

cleanup and control agents. The

information collected is supplied by the

manufacturer of such products. This

information and data are then analyzed

by EPA to determine the

appropriateness, and under which

category, the product may be listed on

the NCP Product Schedule. This

product data are critical for EPA to

assure effectiveness and toxicity data for

these products are available to the oil

spill community for their use. The

original document for comment was

published in the Federal Register at 65

FR 20451 (April 17, 2000).

Dated: May 3, 2000.

Stephen D. Luftig,

Director, Office of Emergency and Remedial

Response.

[FR Doc. 00–12020 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–0900657; FRL–6554–7]

EPA–USDA Committee to Advise on

Reassessment and Transition;

Request for Nominations for

Appointment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The EPA–USDA Committee

to Advise on Reassessment and

Transition (CARAT) is being established

in accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act as a

subcommittee under the auspices of the

EPA National Advisory Council for

Environmental Policy and Technology

(NACEPT). The purpose of CARAT is to

provide advice and counsel to the

Administrator of EPA and the Secretary

of Agriculture regarding strategic

approaches for pest management

planning and tolerance reassessment for

pesticides as required by the Food

Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).

CARAT is preceded by the Tolerance

Reassessment Advisory Committee and

will be guided by the principles set

forth by the Vice President for EPA and

USDA to work together to ensure

smooth implementation of FQPA

through use of sound science,

consultation with stakeholders,

increased transparency and reasonable

transition for agriculture. EPA and

USDA are soliciting qualified

candidates who want to be considered

for appointment to CARAT.

DATES: Nominations will be accepted

until 5:00 p.m. on May 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Nominations must be

submitted in writing by mail,

electronically or in person. Please

follow the detailed instructions for each

method as provided in Unit I. C. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPP–00657 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margie Fehrenbach, Designated Federal

Officer, CARAT, Office of Pesticide

Programs (7501-C), Office of Prevention,

Pesticides and Toxic Substances,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: (703)

305–7090; e-mail address:

Fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general; however, it may be of

interest to persons who are concerned

about implementation of the FQPA

(Public Law 104–170). Passed in 1996,

this new law strengthens the nation’s

system for regulating pesticides on food.

CARAT was preceded by the Tolerance

Reassessment Advisory Committee

which was established in 1998 in

response to Vice President Gore’s

request for EPA and USDA to work

together to ensure smooth

implementation of FQPA.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document or Other Related Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that