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following guidelines are provided to

assist in the preparation of comments.

General Issues

A. Are the proposed collections of

information necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency? Does the information have

practical utility? (Practical utility is

defined as the actual usefulness of

information to or for an agency, taking

into account its accuracy, adequacy,

reliability, timeliness, and the agency’s

ability to process the information it

collects.)

B. What enhancements can be made

to the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

As a potential respondent:

A. Are the instructions and

definitions clear and sufficient? If not,

which instructions need clarification?

B. Can information be submitted by

the due date?

C. The estimated burden on each

respondent on Form NWPA–830G and

Annex A is an average of 1 hour per

response (with one response per quarter,

four times per year.) Burden includes

the total time, effort, or financial

resources expended to generate,

maintain, retain, disclose and provide

the information, above what would be

required for efficient management.

Please comment on the accuracy of the

estimate.

D. The agency estimates that the only

costs to the respondents are for the time

it will take them to complete the

collection. Please comment if

respondents will incur start-up costs for

reporting, or any recurring annual costs

for operation, maintenance, and

purchase of services associated with this

information collection.

E. What additional actions could be

taken to minimize the burden of this

collection of information? Such actions

may involve the use of automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

F. Does any other Federal, State, or

local agency collect similar information?

If so, specify the agency, the data

element(s), and the methods of

collection.

As a Potential User

A. Is the information useful at the

levels of detail indicated on the form?

B. For what purpose(s) would the

information be used? Be specific.

C. Are there alternate sources for the

information and are they useful? If so,

what are their weaknesses and/or

strengths?

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of the form. They also will

become a matter of public record.

Statutory Authority: Section 3506

(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (Pub. L. No. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter

35).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on January 14,

2000.

Jay H. Casselberry,

Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and

Methods Group, Energy Information

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–1496 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL00–34–000]

ExxonMobil Chemical Company and

ExxonMobil Refining & Supply

Company v. Entergy Gulf States, Inc.;

Notice of Complaint

January 14, 2000.

Take notice that on January 13, 2000,

ExxonMobil Chemical Company and

ExxonMobil Refining & Supply

Company (together ExxonMobil)

submitted for filing a complaint against

Entergy Gulf States, Inc. (Entergy) for

interpreting its Open Access

Transmission Tariff (OATT)

inconsistently with Order No. 888 and

to the disadvantage of a qualifying

cogeneration facility (QF) in

contravention of the Public Utility

Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as

amended. ExxonMobil requests that the

Commission order Entergy to interpret

its OATT consistent with Order No. 888

and consider all substations through

which ExxonMobil’s QF power is

received to be a single point of receipt

on Entergy’s system.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

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 must be filed on or before

February 2, 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 proceeding.

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 also be viewed

on the Internet at http://

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

202–208–2222) for assistance. Answers

to the complaint shall also be due on or

before February 2, 2000.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1433 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–162–000]

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line

Company; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

January 14, 2000.

Take notice that on January 10, 2000,

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company

(Panhandle) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed on

Appendix A attached to the filing, to be

effective February 10, 2000.

Panhandle states that the purpose of

this filing, made in accordance with the

provisions of Section 154.202 of the

Commission’s Regulations, is to

implement Rate Schedule HFT for

Hourly Firm Transportation service

pursuant to Panhandle’s blanket

certificate authorization under Section

284.221 of the Commission’s

Regulations. Rate Schedule HFT is

designed to serve the needs of electric

generation customers and other shippers

that require greater delivery flexibility

within the gas day than other rate

schedules provide.

Panhandle states that copies of this

filing are being served on all affected

customers and applicable state

regulatory agencies.

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

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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. 00–1432 Filed 1–20–00;8:45am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2964–006, Michigan]

City of Sturgis; Notice of Availability of

Draft Environmental Assessment

January 14, 2000.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission’s)

regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No.

486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of

Hydropower Licensing has reviewed the

application for relicensing of the Sturgis

Hydroelectric Project, located on the St.

Joseph River in St. Joseph County,

Michigan, and has prepared a draft

Environmental Assessment (DEA) for

the project. In the DEA, the

Commission’s staff has analyzed the

potential environmental impacts of the

existing project and has concluded that

approval of the project, with appropriate

environmental protection measures,

would not constitute a major federal

action significantly affecting the quality

of the human environment.

Copies of the DEA are available for

review in the Public Reference Branch,

Room 2–A, of the Commission’s offices

at 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426. The DEA also may be viewed on

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

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Any comments should be filed within

45 days from the date of this notice and

should be addressed to David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Room 1–A, Washington, DC

20426. Please affix ‘‘Sturgis

Hydroelectric Project No. 2964–006’’ to

all comments. For further information,

please contact Patrick Murphy at 202–

219–2659.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1431 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 1984–069 Wisconsin]

Wisconsin River Power Company;

Notice of Availability of Environmental

Assessment

January 14, 2000.

An environmental assessment (EA) is

available for public review. The EA

analyzes the environmental impacts of

Wisconsin River Power Company’s

application to sell 2,380 acres of project

lands along with four recreation sites to

the Wisconsin Department of Natural

Resources (WDNR). All lands are part of

the Castle Rock/Petenwell Hydroelectric

Project located on the Wisconsin and

Yellow Rivers in Adams, Juneau and

Woods Counties, Wisconsin. The WDNR

proposes to use these lands to expand

its Buckhorn State Park and Wildlife

Area. The EA was written by the WDNR

and adopted by commission staff (with

modifications) in the Office of

Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission. Commission

staff’s modifications are contained in

our order approving the application

issued December 22, 1999.

Copies of our order and the EA are

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,

DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208–1371.

The order and EA may also be viewed

on the web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm. Call (202) 208–2222 for

assistance.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1430 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP99–624–000]

Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.;

Notice of Availability of the

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Medicine Bow Lateral Phase

II Project

January 14, 2000.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) has prepared an

environmental assessment (EA) on the

natural gas pipeline facilities proposed

by Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.

(WIC) in the above-referenced docket.

The proposed project would include the

construction and operation of

approximately 5.6 miles of 24-inchdiameter pipeline, add 7,170

horsepower (hp) of compression to an

existing compressor station, and a new

check meter at an existing compressor

station.

The EA was prepared to satisfy the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act. The staff

concludes that approval of the proposed

project, with appropriate mitigating

measures, would not constitute a major

Federal action significantly affecting the

quality of the human environment.

WIC proposed to build a new pipeline

and compression facilities to increase

the transportation capacity of its

existing Medicine Bow Lateral in

Colorado and Wyoming. The new

facilities would enable WIC to transport

an additional 120,000 Dekatherms per

day (Dth/d) of natural gas from the

Powder River Basin.

The EA assesses the potential

environmental effects of the

construction and operation of the

following proposed natural gas

transmission facilities:

• about 5.6 miles of 24-inch-diameter

pipeline in Weld County, Colorado;

• one 7,170-hp compressor unit at

WIC’s existing Douglas Compressor

Station in Converse County, Wyoming;

and

• one check meter at WIC’s existing

Cheyenne Compressor Station in Weld

County, Colorado.

The EA has been placed in the public

files of the FERC. A limited number of

copies of the EA are available for

distribution and public inspection at:

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

Public Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–1371.

Copies of the EA have been mailed to

Federal, state and local agencies, public

interest groups, interested individuals,

newspapers, and parties to this

proceeding.

Any person wishing to comment on

the EA may do so. To ensure

consideration prior to a Commission

decision on the proposal, it is important

that we receive your comments before

the date specified below. Please

carefully follow these instructions to

ensure that your comments are received

in time and properly recorded:

• Send two copies of your comments

to: David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First St., N.E., Room 1A, Washington,

DC 20426;

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of the Environmental