Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 106 / Thursday, June 1, 2000 / Notices 35057

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information

Management Group, Office of the Chief

Information Officer invites comments

on the submission for OMB review as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before July 3,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503 or should be electronically

mailed to the internet address

DWERFEL@OMB.EOP.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Leader,

Information Management Group, Office

of the Chief Information Officer,

publishes that notice containing

proposed information collection

requests prior to submission of these

requests to OMB. Each proposed

information collection, grouped by

office, contains the following: (1) Type

of review requested, e.g. new, revision,

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2)

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4)

Description of the need for, and

proposed use of, the information; (5)

Respondents and frequency of

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or

Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites

public comment.

Dated: May 25, 2000.

William Burrow,

Leader, Information Management Group,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Performance Report for the

Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate

Achievement Program.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 156.

Burden Hours: 702.

Abstract: The Ronald E. McNair

Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program

grantees are required to submit the

report annually. The reports are used to

monitor the performance of grantees

prior to awarding continuation grants

and to assess a grantee’s prior

experience at the end of each budget

period. The Department will also

aggregate the data to provide descriptive

information and analyze program

impact.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request may be

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or

should be addressed to Vivian Reese,

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW, Room 5624, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIOlIMGlIssues@ed.gov or

faxed to 202–708–9346.

Please specify the complete title of the

information collection when making

your request. Comments regarding

burden and/or the collection activity

requirements should be directed to

Joseph Schubart at (202) 708–9266 or

via his internet address

JoelSchubart@ed.gov. Individuals who

use a telecommunications device for the

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.

[FR Doc. 00–13646 Filed 5–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–223]

Application To Export Electric Energy;

CMS Marketing, Services and Trading

Company

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: CMS Marketing, Services and

Trading Company (CMS MS&T) has

applied for authority to transmit electric

energy from the United States to Canada

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal

Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before July 3, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–27), Office of Fossil

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202–

287–5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202–586–

9506 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–2793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of

electricity from the United States to a

foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)

(16U.S.C. § 824a(e)).

On May 12, 2000, the Office of Fossil

Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy

(DOE) received an application from

CMS MS&T to transmit electric energy

from the United States to Canada. CMS

MS&T, a Michigan corporation, is a

wholly owned subsidiary of CMS

Enterprises Company which is in turn a

wholly owned subsidiary of CMS

Energy Corporation. CMS MS&T is a

power marketer that does not own or

control any electric generation or

transmission facilities nor does it have

any franchised electric service territory

in the United States. CMS MS&T will

purchase the electric energy to be

exported at wholesale from electric

utilities and Federal Power Marketing

Administrations in the United States.

CMS MS&T proposes to arrange for

the delivery of electric energy to Canada

over the international transmission

facilities owned by Basin Electric Power

Cooperative, Bonneville Power

Administration, Citizens Utilities,

Detroit Edison Company, Eastern Maine

Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners of

the Highgate Project, Long Sault, Inc.,

Maine Electric Power Company, Maine

Public Service Company, Minnesota

Power Inc., Minnkota Power

Cooperative, New York Power

Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power

Corporation, Northern States Power, and

Vermont Electric Transmission

Company. The construction of each of

the international transmission facilities

to be utilized by CMS MS&T, as more

fully described in the application, has

previously been authorized by a

Presidential permit issued pursuant to

Executive Order 10485, as amended.

Procedural Matters

Any person desiring to become a

party to this proceeding or to be heard

by filing comments or protests to this

application should file a petition to

intervene, comment or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of each petition and protest

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above.

Comments on the CMS MS&T

application to export electric energy to

Canada should be clearly marked with

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Docket EA–223. Additional copies are to

be filed directly with Francis X.

Berkemeier, Attorney, 212 W. Michigan

Avenue, Jackson, MI 49201.

A final decision will be made on this

application after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, and a determination is

made by the DOE that the proposed

action will not adversely impact on the

reliability of the U.S. electric power

supply system.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above or by accessing the

Fossil Energy Home Page at http://

www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the

Fossil Energy Home page, select

‘‘Regulatory’’ Programs,’’ then

‘‘Electricity Regulation,’’ and then

‘‘Pending Proceedings’’ from the options

menus.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on May 19,

2000.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of

Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 00–13668 Filed 5–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–292–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Change in FERC Gas Tariff

May 25, 2000.

Take notice that on May 19, 2000,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the

following revised tariff sheet to be

effective July 1, 2000.

Eighth Revised Sheet No. 70

ANR states that this filing, made in

accordance with the provisions of

Section 154.204 of the Commission’s

regulations, is to modify certain of

ANR’s pro forma service agreements so

that discount agreements may provide

for adjustments to rate components

upward or downward to achieve an

agreed upon overall rate as long as all

rate components remain within the

applicable minimum and maximum

rates specified in the tariff.

ANR states that copies of the filing

have been mailed to all affected

customers and state regulatory

commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with Section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. 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 proceedings.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–13628 Filed 5–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER99–565–000]

Arizona Public Service Company;

Notice of Filing

May 25, 2000.

Take notice that on December 9, 1998,

Arizona Public Service Company (APS),

tendered for filing a request for

withdrawal of its revised tariff sheets

filed with the Commission in the abovereferenced docket.

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 and protests

should be filed on or before June 5,

2000. Protests will be considered by the

Commission to determine the

appropriate action to be taken but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing 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).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–13634 Filed 5–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. RP97–369–015 and RP98–54–

031]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Refund Report

May 25, 2000.

Take notice that on May 18, 2000,

Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG)

tendered for filing its third annual

refund report in Docket Nos. RP97–369

and RP98–54.

CIG states that this filing and refunds

were made to comply with the

Commission’s order of September 10,

1997. CIG states that refunds were paid

by CIG on May 1, 1998 and June 10,

1998.

CIG states that the May 18, 2000,

refund report summarizes the refunds

made as of that date by CIG for Kansas

ad valorem tax overpayments, pursuant

to the Commission’s September 10,

1997, Order. CIG asserts that no lump

sum cash refunds were made by CIG to

its former jurisdictional sales customers

since its second annual refund report

filed in 1999. Instances where payment

has not been made within thirty days of

receipt from the producers, appropriate

interest will be computed as provided

for in the order.

CIG states that copies of the filing

have been served on CIG’s former

jurisdictional sales customers,

interested states’ commissions and all

parties to the proceedings.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before June 1, 2000. 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 proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc. fed.us/online/