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intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—any filings must bear in all

capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS,’’ ‘‘PROTEST,’’ OR

‘‘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. A copy of any 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Motions To

Intervene and Protests

May 8, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: P–11822–000.

c. Date filed: September 27, 1999.

d. Applicant: Universal Electric

Power Corp.

e. Name of Project: Pishkun Dam

Project.

f. Location: At the Bureau of

Reclamation’s Pishkun Dam, on Deep

Creek, a tributary to the Sun River, near

the Town of Choteau, Teton County,

Montana.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Gregory

Feltenberger, Universal Electric Power

Corp., 1145 Highbrook Street, Akron,

Ohio 44301, (330) 535–7115.

i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer,

Michael.Spencer@FERC.fed.us, (202)

219–2846.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene and protest: 60 days from the

issuance date of this notice.

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 and 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. Description of Project: The

proposed project would utilize the

Bureau of Reclamation’s Pishkun Dam

and consist of the following: (1) A 72-

inch-diameter, 80-foot-long steel

penstock, constructed in the existing

outlet works; (2) a powerhouse

containing one generating unit with a

capacity of 0.5 kW and an estimated

average annual generation of 2.2 GWh;

and (3) a 15-mile-long transmission line.

l. Locations of the application: A copy

of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference and

Files Maintenance Branch, located at

888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A,

Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling

(202) 291–1371. This filing 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 address in item h

above.

Preliminary Permit—Anyone desiring

to file a competing application for

preliminary permit for a proposed

project must submit the competing

application itself, or a notice of intent to

file such an application, to the

Commission on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application (see 18 CFR 4.36).

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing preliminary permit

application no later than 30 days after

the specified comment date for the

particular application. A competing

preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.

Preliminary Permit—Any qualified

development applicant desiring to file a

competing development application

must submit to the Commission, on or

before a specified comment date for the

particular application, either a

competing development application or a

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice of intent to file a development

application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30(b) and 4.36.

Notice of intent—A notice of intent

must specify the exact name, business

address, and telephone number of the

prospective applicant, and must include

an unequivocal statement of intent to

submit, if such an application may be

filed, either a preliminary permit

application of a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

Proposed Scope of Studies under

Permit—A preliminary permit, issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental

impacts. Based on the results of these

studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation

of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments 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 comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT

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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]

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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.

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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