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A copy of this filing has been served

on the Public Service Commission of the

State of New York.

Comment date: August 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Central Hudson Gas and Electric

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–3744–000]

Take notice that on July 17, 1997,

Central Hudson Gas and Electric

Corporation (CHG&E), tendered for

filing pursuant to Section 35.12 of the

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission)

Regulations in 18 CFR a Service

Agreement between CHG&E and

ProMark Energy. The terms and

conditions of service under this

Agreement are made pursuant to

CHG&E’s FERC Electric Rate Schedule,

Original Volume 1 (Power Sales Tariff)

accepted by the Commission in Docket

No. ER97–890–000. CHG&E also has

requested waiver of the 60-day notice

provision pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11.

A copy of this filing has been served

on the Public Service Commission of the

State of New York.

Comment date: August 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. EnergyEXPRESS, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–3745–000]

Take notice that on July 17, 1997,

EnergyEXPRESS, Inc.

(EnergyEXPRESS), petitioned the

Commission for acceptance of

EnergyEXPRESS Rate Schedule FERC

No. 1; the granting of certain blanket

approvals, including the authority to

sell electricity at market-based rates;

and the waiver of certain Commission

regulations.

EnergyEXPRESS intends to engage in

wholesale electric power and energy

purchases and sales as a marketer.

EnergyEXPRESS is not in the business

of generating or transmitting electric

power. EnergyEXPRESS is a whollyowned subsidiary of Granite State Gas

Transmission Inc., an interstate gas

transmission company, which, is a

wholly-owned subsidiary of Bay State

Gas Company.

Comment date: August 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–3746–000]

Take notice that on July 17, 1997,

Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy

Services), on behalf of Entergy

Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc.,

Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy

Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New

Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the Entergy

Operating Companies), tendered for

filing a Non-Firm Point-To-Point

Transmission Service Agreement

between Entergy Services, as agent for

the Entergy Operating Companies, and

Tenaska Power Services Co.

Comment date: August 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. Entergy Services, Inc.

Docket No. ER97–3747–000

Take notice that on July 17, 1997,

Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy

Services), on behalf of Entergy

Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc.,

Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy

Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New

Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the Entergy

Operating Companies), tendered for

filing a Non-Firm Point-To-Point

Transmission Service Agreement

between Entergy Services, as agent for

the Entergy Operating Companies, and

Duke Energy Power Services, Inc.

Comment date: August 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Entergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–3748–000]

Take notice that on July 17, 1997,

Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy

Services), on behalf of Entergy

Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc.,

Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy

Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New

Orleans, Inc. (collectively, the Entergy

Operating Companies), tendered for

filing a Non-Firm Point-To-Point

Transmission Service Agreement

between Entergy Services, as agent for

the Entergy Operating Companies, and

USGen Power Services, L.P.

Comment date: August 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Florida Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–3749–000]

Take notice that on July 17, 1997,

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL),

tendered for filing proposed service

agreements with Constellation Power

Source, Inc. For Non-Firm transmission

service under FPL’s Open Access

Transmission Tariff.

FPL requests that the proposed

service agreements be permitted to

become effective on August 1, 1997.

FPL states that this filing is in

accordance with Part 35 of the

Commission’s regulations.

Comment date: August 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Additional Signatories to PJM

Interconnection, L.L.C. Operating

Agreement

[Docket No. ER97–3750–000]

Take notice that on July 17, 1997, the

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) filed,

on behalf of the Members of the L.L.C.,

membership applications of Easton

Utilities Commission, and UGI Utilities,

Inc. PJM requests an effective date of

July 15, 1997.

Comment date: August 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph:

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said 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 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Transportation

Partners Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

EPA is planning to submit the following

proposed Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Information Collection Request for

EPA’s Transportation Partners Program,

EPA ICR No. 1818.01. Before submitting

the ICR to OMB for review and

approval, EPA is soliciting comments on

specific aspects of the proposed
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information collection as described

below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before October 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may

submit written comments to the Energy

and Transportation Sectors Division,

Office of Policy, Planning and

Evaluation, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW.

(Mail Code 2126), Washington, DC

20460. Interested persons may obtain a

copy of the draft ICR without charge by

contacting Ms. Catherine Preston (see

below).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine Preston of the Energy and

Transportation Sectors Division, Office

of Policy, Planning and Evaluation,

phone number: 202–260–5447, facsimile

number: 202–260–0512, e-mail address:

preston.catherine@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected Entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action may include

entities from the following Standard

Industrial Classification (SIC) codes:

4111 (local and suburban transit), 4119

(local passenger transportation, not

elsewhere classified), 8611 (business

associations), 8641 (civic, social, and

fraternal organizations), 9511 (air and

water resource and solid waste

management), 9621 (regulation or

administration of transportation

programs), and other transportationrelated organizations. Additionally, EPA

expects to enroll private businesses in

the Transportation Partners program.

However, as the Agency plans to focus

private business recruiting efforts on

large companies, EPA expects that new

members will come from a wide range

of nonspecific SIC codes.

Title: Information Collection Request

for EPA’s Transportation Partners

Program, EPA ICR No. 1818.01.

Abstract: The Transportation Partners

program is a new, cooperative,

voluntary program that seeks to reduce

the growth of vehicle miles traveled

(VMT) through the adoption of

measures that provide or promote the

use of non-single occupancy vehicle

transportation choices for citizens. As

part of the Climate Change Action Plan,

Transportation Partners will play an

important role in the nation’s

commitment to reduce U.S. greenhouse

gas emissions.

The Transportation Partners program

is designed to work around two types of

members: Principal Partners and Project

Partners. Principal Partners have

substantive areas of expertise and will

provide direct assistance to VMTreducing projects across the country.

Project Partners, on the other hand,

administer the individual programs and

actions designed to reduce VMT. Local

governments, regional governments,

local non-governmental organizations,

and private businesses may become

Project Partners.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The various

information collection activities of the

Transportation Partners program are

described below.

As voluntary participants in the

Transportation Partners program,

Project Partners may be asked to

develop and submit to a Principal

Partner or to EPA an agreement that

provides general contact information

and organizational data. If an agreement

is developed, the Project Partner will be

asked to perform the following

activities: receive and review Project

Partner agreement informational

materials; complete the Project Partner

agreement; and sign and submit the

agreement to a Principal Partner or to

EPA.

Project Partners also may be asked to

complete an annual Partner Profile that

requests general project information.

Project-related information requested

includes background data about the

sponsoring entity, a description of any

institutional changes resulting from the

project, a description (and, to the extent

possible, quantification) of project

effects on travel, other project effects,

lessons learned, and comments

regarding program participation and

technical assistance. As EPA may

request additional information from the

Project Partners about their projects,

organizations may be requested to

periodically submit supplementary

information to the Agency.

In addition, EPA sponsors the Way to

Go! Awards, which honor local

innovators who are enhancing their

communities and the environment

through transportation improvements.

Project Partners will receive an

application for the Way to Go! awards.

Project Partners are not required to fill

out these applications; however, some

Project Partners may choose to complete

and submit the application to EPA. The

application asks for the following

information: the name and focus of the

project; a description of project

management; a description of the end

user(s) of the project; and a project

summary and narrative.

Principal Partners have a number of

responsibilities. First, they will provide

EPA with contact lists of prospective

Project Partners. Second, they will

disseminate information to prospective

partners. Third, Principal Partners will

submit notifications to EPA when they

sign new Project Partners. Fourth, they

will participate in a monthly conference

call with EPA to update the Agency of

new developments. Fifth, Principal

Partners will review, sign, and forward

Project Partner agreements to EPA.

Sixth, Principal Partners will assist EPA

in reviewing and compiling Partner

Profiles and supplemental information

from Project Partners. Seventh,

Principal Partners will respond to any

ad hoc informational requests from the

Agency. Finally, one Principal Partner

will send out ‘‘Way to Go!’’ award

applications to program contacts.

Participation in the Transportation

Partners program is voluntary. If

requested, EPA will treat information as

confidential business information and

will not make the partner-specific

information collected under the

program available to the general public,

unless the partner’s approval is

obtained. An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter

15.

EPA would like to solicit comments

to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the Transportation Partners

program, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Burden Statement: EPA estimates the

total annual burden to respondents to be

approximately 8,371 hours, at an annual

cost of $573,304, or 25,112 hours over

three years at a cost of $1,719,912. This

corresponds to an average annual

reporting burden of 263.9 hours and an

average annual recordkeeping burden of

7.3 hours for each Principal Partner in

the program. In addition, EPA estimates

an average annual reporting burden of

10.7 hours and an average annual
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recordkeeping burden of one hour for

each Project Partner in the program.

EPA estimates that an average of 10

Principal Partners will respond to

Agency information collection activities

each year; the average number of Project

Partner respondents each year is

estimated to vary from 121 to 485 based

on the specific information being

requested. Burden means the total time,

effort, or financial resources expended

by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide information to or

for a Federal agency. This includes the

time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes

of collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Dated: July 17, 1997.

Michael Shelby,

Director, Energy and Transportation Sectors

Division, Office of Policy, Planning and

Evaluation.

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Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153.

Weekly receipt of Environmental

Impact Statements filed July 28, 1997

through August 1, 1997, pursuant to 40

CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 970295, Draft EIS, BLM, WY,

Jonah Field II Natural Gas

Development Project, Exploration,

Development and Production,

Applications for Permit to Drill,

Right-of-Way Grant, COE Section 404

Permit and NPDES Permit, Pinedale

Resource Area and Green River

Resource Area, Rock Spring District,

Sublette County, WY, Due: September

22, 1997, Contact: Arlan Hiner (307)

352–0206.

EIS No. 970296, Draft EIS, BLM, HI, Ala

Kahakai ‘‘Trail By the Sea’’ National

Trail Study, Implementation, Hawaii

Island, Hawaii County, HI, Due:

October 7, 1997, Contact: Meredith

Kaplan (415) 427–1438.

EIS No. 970297, Draft EIS, NRCS, NB,

KS, Turkey Creek Watershed Plan,

Watershed Protection and Flood

Prevention, Johnson, Pawnee

Counties, NB and Marshall and

Nemaha Counties, KS, Due:

September 22, 1997, Contact: Craig R.

Derickson (402) 437–4112.

EIS No. 970298, Draft EIS, INS, CA,

Service Processing Center (SPC) for

Detainees, Construction and

Operation, Possible Sites, Stockton

and Tracy Sites, San Joaquin

Counties, CA, Due: September 22,

1997, Contact: William A. Kopitz

(202) 307–1877.

EIS No. 970299, Final EIS, FHW, AL,

Birmingham Northern Beltline

Project, Construction, I–59/20 west to

I–59 northeast in the City of

Birmingham, Funding and Possible

COE Section 404 Permit, Jefferson

County, AL, Due: September 8, 1997,

Contact: Joe D. Wilkerson (334) 223–

7370.

EIS No. 970300, Final EIS, DOE, NV,

AZ, NM, Navajo Transmission Project

(NTP), Construction, Operation and

Maintenance, Right-of-Way Grants,

EPA NPDES, COE, FAA, FWS and

FHW Permits Issuance, NV, NM and

AZ, Due: September 8, 1997, Contact:

Nick Chevance (303) 275–1713.

EIS No. 970301, Final EIS, UAF, TX,

Reese Air Force Base (AFB) Disposal

and Reuse, Implementation, NPDES

Permit and COE Section 404 Permit,

Lubbock and Terry Counties, TX, Due:

September 30, 1997, Contact: Robert

Lopez (210) 536–6545.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 970280, Final EIS, FRC, MA,

NH, ME, Portland Natural Gas

Transmission System (PNGTS)/

Maritimes Phase I Joint Facilities

Project, NPDES Permit, COE Section

10 and 404 Permits, Dracut, MA;

Wells, ME and NH, Due: August 25,

1997, Contact: Paul McKee (202) 208–

1088. Published FR 07–25–97

Correction to Title.

Dated: August 5, 1997.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared July 14, 1997 through July 18,

1997, pursuant to the Environmental

Review Process (ERP), under Section

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act as amended. Requests for

copies of EPA comments can be directed

to the Office of Federal Activities at

(202) 564–7167.

An explanation of the ratings assigned

to draft environmental impact

statements (EISs) was published in FR

dated April 4, 1997 (62 FR 16154).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–COE–K38006–AZ Rating

EC2, Tucson Drainage Area Arizona,

Implementation, Reduce Flooding, City

of Tucson, Pima County, AZ.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding a lack

of discussion on means to avoid or

reduce impacts to waters of the U.S.,

indirect and cumulative impacts to

waters of the U.S., the potential need for

an air quality conformity determination

for carbon monoxide, and the need to

address the Executive Order on

Environmental Justice.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–K61105–CA Lake of

the Sky Interpretive Center, Site

Selection with the Sixty-Four Acres

Tract, Tahoe City, Lake Tahoe, Placer

County, CA.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS

was not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

ERP No. F–COE–C36074–NJ

Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet

Feasibility Study, New Jersey Shore

Protection Study, Storm Damage

Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration,

within the Communities of Avalon,

Stone Harbor and North Wildwood,

Cape May County, NJ.

Summary: EPA reviewed the Final

EIS and concluded that the project

would not result in significant adverse

environmental impacts.

ERP No. F–DOA–E39040–KY City of

Albany’s Cagle Water Expansion Project,

To expand its Potable Water Treatment

Plant, Funding and COE Section 404

Permit, Clinton and Wayne Counties,

KY.

Summary: EPA’s review concluded

that the project will not result in