43148 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 155 / Tuesday, August 12, 1997 / Notices

Richland, WA 99352, or by calling him

at (509) 376–9628.

Issued at Washington, DC on August 7,

1997.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–21267 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Pantex Plant;

Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is

hereby given of the following Advisory

Committee meeting: Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Pantex Plant,

Amarillo, Texas.

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, August 26,

1997: 1 p.m.–5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Carson County Square

House Museum, Panhandle, Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry

S. Johnson, Assistant Area Manager,

Department of Energy, Amarillo Area

Office, P.O. Box 30030, Amarillo, TX

79120 (806) 477–3121.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Committee: The Board

provides input to the Department of

Energy on Environmental Management

strategic decisions that impact future

use, risk management, economic

development, and budget prioritization

activities.

Tentative Agenda

1:00 p.m.—Welcome—Agenda

Review—Approval of Minutes

1:10 p.m.—Co-Chair Comments

1:20 p.m.—Task Force Reports

1:50 p.m.—Subcommittee Reports

2:00 p.m.—Ex-Officio Reports

3:00 p.m.—Radiation Survey

Background

4:00 p.m.—Updates—Occurrence

Reports—DOE

5:00 p.m.—Closing Remarks/Adjourn

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public, and public comment

will be invited throughout the meeting.

Written statements may be filed with

the Committee either before or after the

meeting. Written comments will be

accepted at the address above for 15

days after the date of the meeting.

Individuals who wish to make oral

statements pertaining to agenda items

should contact Tom Williams’ office at

the address or telephone number listed

above. Requests must be received 5 days

prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation in the agenda. The

Designated Federal Official is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Pantex Public Reading

Rooms located at the Amarillo College

Lynn Library and Learning Center, 2201

South Washington, Amarillo, TX, phone

(806) 371–5400. Hours of operation are

from 7:45 am to 10:00 pm, Monday

through Thursday; 7:45 am to 5 pm on

Friday; 8:30 am to 12 noon on Saturday;

and 2 pm to 6 pm on Sunday, except for

Federal holidays. Additionally, there is

a Public Reading Room located at the

Carson County Public Library, 401 Main

Street, Panhandle, TX, phone (806) 537–

3742. Hours of operation are from 9 am

to 7 pm on Monday; 9 am to 5 pm,

Tuesday through Friday; and closed

Saturday and Sunday as well as Federal

Holidays. Minutes will also be available

by writing or calling Jerry S. Johnson at

the address or telephone number listed

above.

Issued at Washington, DC on August 7,

1997.

Rachel Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–21266 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Energy Information

Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Agency information collection

activities: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Energy Information

Administration (EIA) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

revision of the Form EIA–886,

‘‘Alternative Fuel Vehicle Annual

Report’’.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before October 14,

1997. If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below of your

intention to do so as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jorge

Luna-Camara, Energy Information

Administration, EI–525, Renewable

Energy Branch, Forrestal Building, U.S.

Department of Energy, Washington, DC

20585–0650, Telephone (202) 426–1170;

e-mail jcluna@eia.doe.gov; FAX (202)

426–1308.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form and instructions

should be directed to Jorge Luna-Camara

at the address listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

II. Current Actions

III. Request for Comments

I. Background

In order to fulfill its responsibilities

under the Federal Energy

Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–

275) and the Department of Energy

Organization Act (Pub. L. 95–91), the

Energy Information Administration

(EIA) is obliged to carry out a central,

comprehensive, and unified energy data

and information program. As part of this

program, EIA collects, evaluates,

assembles, analyzes, and disseminates

data and information related to energy

resource reserves, production, demand,

and technology, and related economic

and statistical information relevant to

the adequacy of energy resources to

meet demands in the near and longer

term future for the Nation’s economic

and social needs.

The EIA, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden (required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13)), conducts a presurvey

consultation program to provide the

general public and other Federal

agencies with an opportunity to

comment on proposed and/or

continuing reporting forms. This

program helps to prepare data requests

in the desired format, minimize

reporting burden, develop clearly

understandable reporting forms, and

assess the impact of collection

requirements on respondents. Also, EIA

will later seek approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for the

collections under Section 3507(h) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13, Title 44, U.S.C. Chapter 35).

II. Current Actions

The EIA requests a three-year

extension through January 31, 2001, and
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modifications to the form. The name of

the form will be changed from

‘‘Alternative Fuel Vehicles Supplier’s

Annual Report’’ to ‘‘Alternative Fuel

Vehicle Annual Report.’’

This form currently is used to gather

information on the supply of

‘‘alternative fueled vehicles’’ (AFV’s).

Specifically, the Form EIA–886 collects

data annually on the number of AFV’s

which suppliers ‘‘made available’’ in the

previous calendar year, and the number

of AFV’s which suppliers plan to ‘‘make

available’’ in the following calendar

year. The EIA proposes to continue

collecting this information.

Additionally, the EIA intends to begin

collecting data on the number of AFV’s

in use and their ‘‘alternate

transportation fuel’’ (ATF)

consumption. In addition, the EIA

intends to ask respondents three

voluntary questions regarding refueling

facilities. These data will be published

annually in the Alternative to

Traditional Transportation Fuel

publication. The data will also be

available through the EIA home page at

WWW.EIA.DOE.GOV.

III. Request for Comments

Prospective respondents and other

interested parties should comment on

the actions discussed in item II. The

following guidelines are provided to

assist in the preparation of responses.

General Issues

A. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency and 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 EIA make

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 require clarification?

B. Can data be submitted by the due

date?

C. Public reporting burden for this

collection is estimated to average

approximately four hours for the AFV

providers part of the form or the AFV

users part of the form. However, there

may be some respondents which would

be both (AFV providers as well as AFV

users). For these respondents the EIA

estimates an average of approximately

six hours per response. Burden includes

the total time, effort, or financial

resources expended to generate,

maintain, retain, or disclose or provide

the information.

Please comment on (1) the accuracy of

our estimate and (2) how the agency

could minimize the burden of the

collection of information, including the

use of information technology.

D. EIA estimates that respondents will

incur no additional costs for reporting

other than the hours required to

complete the collection. What is the

estimated: (1) total dollar amount

annualized for capital and start-up

costs, and (2) recurring annual costs of

operation and maintenance, and

purchase of services associated with this

data collection?

E. Do you know of any other Federal,

State, or local agency that collects

similar data? If you do, specify the

agency, the data element(s), and the

methods of collection.

As a Potential User

A. Can you use data at the levels of

detail indicated on the form?

B. For what purpose would you use

the data? Be specific.

C. Are there alternate sources of data

and do you use them? If so, what are

their deficiencies and/or strengths?

D. For the most part, information is

published by EIA in U.S. customary

units, e.g., cubic feet of natural gas,

short tons of coal, and barrels of oil.

Would you prefer to see EIA publish

more information in metric units, e.g.,

cubic meters, metric tons, and

kilograms? If yes, please specify what

information (e.g., coal production,

natural gas consumption, and crude oil

imports), the metric unit(s) of

measurement preferred, and in which

EIA publication(s) you would like to see

such information.

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).

Issued in Washington, D.C. July 29, 1997.

Lynda T. Carlson,

Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and

Methods Group, Energy Information

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–21263 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–403–004]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Refund Report

August 6, 1997.

Take notice that on August 1, 1997,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission) a

report summarizing refunds disbursed

on July 1, 1997. These refunds represent

an over collection on its Viking Costs of

$7,740,793, plus $742,463 in interest,

pursuant to a Commission order at ANR

Pipeline Company, 79 FERC ¶ 61,335

(1997).

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426, in accordance with Rule 211 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). All such

protests should be filed on or before

August 15, 1997. 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.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21219 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–3202–000]

Appalachian Power Company; Notice

of Filing

August 6, 1997.

Take notice that Appalachian Power

Company (APCo), on July 28, 1997,

tendered for filing with the Commission

proposed modifications to its Rate

Schedule FPC No. 23. The modifications

are designed to provide off-peak excess

demand, surplus power and back-up

service to Kingsport Power Company

(KgPCo).

APCo proposes an effective date of

August 1, 1997, and states that copies of

its filing were served on KgPCo and the

Tennessee Regulatory Authority.

Any persons desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the