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will be identified and the reasons for

not providing a more detailed analysis

will be given.

p. Request for Scoping Comments:

Federal, state, and local resource

agencies; licensees, applicants and

developers; Indian tribes; other

interested groups and individuals, are

requested to forward to the Commission,

any information that they believe will

assist the Commission staff in

conducting an accurate and thorough

analysis of the site-specific and

cumulative environmental effects of the

proposed licensing activities of the

project(s). Therefore you are requested

to provide information related to the

following items:

• Information, data, maps or

professional opinion that may

contribute to defining the geographical

and temporal scope of the analysis and

identifying significant environmental

issues.

• Identification of and information

from any other EIS or similar study

(previous, on-going, or planned)

relevant to the proposed licensing

activities in the subject river basin.

• Existing information and any data

that would aid in describing the past

and present effects of the project(s) and

other developmental activities on the

physical/chemical, biological, and

socioeconomic environments. For

example, fish stocking/management

histories in the subject river, historic

river quality data and the reasons for

improvement or degradation of the

quality, and wetland habitat loss or

proposals to develop land and water

resources within the basin.

• Identification of any federal, state or

local resource plans and future project

proposals that encompass the subject

river or basin. For example, proposals to

construct or operate water treatment

facilities, recreation areas, or implement

fishery management programs.

• Documentation that would support

a conclusion that the project(s) does not

contribute, or does contribute to adverse

and beneficial cumulative effects on

resources and therefore should be

excluded from further study or excluded

from further consideration of

cumulative impacts within the river

basin. Documentation should include,

but not be limited to: how the project(s)

interact with other projects within the

river basin or other developmental

activities; results from studies; resource

management policies; and, reports from

federal, state, and local agencies.

Comments concerning the scope of

the environmental document should be

filed by the deadline established in

paragraph D9.

A4. Development Application—

Public notice of the filing of the initial

development application, which has

already been given, established the due

date for filing competing applications or

notices of intent. Under the

Commission’s regulations, any

competing development application

must be filed in response to and in

compliance with public notice of the

initial development application. No

competing applications or notices of

intent may be filed in response to this

notice.

D9. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is ready

for environmental analysis at this time,

and the Commission is requesting

comments, reply comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions.

The Commission directs, pursuant to

Section 4.34(b) of the Regulations (see

Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56

FR 23108, May 20, 1991) that all

comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions and prescriptions concerning

the application be filed with the

Commission within 60 days from the

issuance date of this notice. All reply

comments must be filed with the

Commission within 105 days from the

date of this notice.

Anyone may obtain an extension of

time for these deadlines from the

Commission only upon a showing of

good cause or extraordinary

circumstances in accordance with 18

CFR 385.2008.

All filings must (1) Bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY

COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS’’, ‘‘TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, or

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS’’; (2) set forth in the

heading the name of the applicant and

the project number of the application to

which the filing responds; (3) furnish

the name, address, and telephone

number of the person submitting the

filing; and (4) otherwise comply with

the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001

through 385.2005. All comments,

recommendations, terms and conditions

or prescriptions must set forth their

evidentiary basis and otherwise comply

with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).

Any of these documents must be filed

by providing the original and the

number of copies required by the

Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Project Review, Office of Hydropower

Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above address. Each

filing must be accompanied by proof of

service on all persons listed on the

service list prepared by the Commission

in this proceeding, in accordance with

18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–209 Filed 1–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

Notice of Application Ready for

Environmental Analysis

December 31, 1996.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: New Major

License.

b. Project No.: 11162–002.

c. Date filed: April 18, 1994.

d. Applicant: Wisconsin Power and

Light Company.

e. Name of Project: Prairie du Sac

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Wisconsin River in

Dane, Sauk, and Columbia Counties,

Wisconsin.

g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Norman E.

Boys, Vice President, Power Production,

Wisconsin Power and Light Company,

P.O. Box 192, 222 West Washington

Avenue, Madison, WI 53701–0192,

(608) 252–3311.

i. FERC Contact: Frank Karwoski at

(202) 219–2782.

j. Deadline Date: See standard

paragraph D10.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

This application has been accepted for

filing and is ready for environmental

analysis at this time.

l. Description of Project: The 29–MW

Prairie du Sac Hydroelectric Project

provides average annual generation of

151,800 MWh when operated in run-ofriver mode. Wisconsin Power & Light

Company has operated the project in a

run-of-river mode since 1978 and

proposes to continue this mode of

operation.

The project consists of: (1) a reservoir

with a normal surface area of 9,180

acres and a storage volume of 119,950

acre-feet at the normal operating water

surface elevation of 744.4 feet NGVD; (2)

an east dike which is 1,775 feet long

with an average height of 20 feet and top

width of 8 feet at a crest elevation of

781.0 feet NGVD, and side slopes of

2H:1V, constructed of sand with a clay

core wall having a top width of 3 feet

at elevation 770.4 feet NGVD; (3) a

1,010-foot-long concrete hollow ogee

spillway supported on piles with a crest

elevation of 760.4 feet NGVD, 41 radial
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gates, each 20 feet wide and 14 feet

high, separated by concrete piers 4-feet

thick, two traveling electric hoists, and

a concrete walkway at elevation 781.4

feet NGVD; (4) an unused concrete

navigation lock which is 211 feet long

by 35 feet wide by 47 feet high with

split leaf vertical lock gates at each end;

(5) a 329-foot-long pile-supported

powerhouse with concrete substructure,

masonry superstructure and truss

supported roof, containing eight

turbine/generating units having a total

rated capacity of 29 MW; (6) eight 4-

runner horizontal Francis turbines with

diameters of 64 inches and rated head

of 32 feet installed between 1914 and

1922 (four have ratings of 4,050

horsepower, two of 5,600 horsepower,

and one of 5,000 horsepower); (7) eight

horizontal Allis-Chalmers generators

operating at 120 rpm with power factor

of 0.8 (four are rated at 4,375 kVA, two

at 6,000 kVA, one at 3,525 kVA and one

at 2,590 kVA); (8) two 69–kV

transmission lines approximately 400

feet long; (9) accessory equipment

including relays, switchboards, sensors,

panels, cubicles, synchronizing units,

supervisory control equipment, lighting,

station service power, plumbing,

ventilating systems, and a compressed

air system; and (10) maintenance

buildings, offices, and equipment.

m. Purpose of Project: Project power

would be utilized by the applicant for

sale to its customers.

n. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: A4 and

D10.

o. Available Locations of 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 NE., Washington, DC

20426 or by calling (202) 208–1371. A

copy is also available for inspection and

reproduction at Wisconsin Power and

Light Company, P.O. Box 192, 222 West

Washington Avenue, Madison, WI

53701–0192, (608) 252–3311.

A4. Development Application—

Public notice of the filing of the initial

development application, which has

already been given, established the due

date for filing competing applications or

notices of intent. Under the

Commission’s regulations, any

competing development application

must be filed in response to and in

compliance with the public notice of the

initial development application. No

competing applications or notices of

intent may be filed in response to this

notice.

D10. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is ready

for environmental analysis at this time,

and the Commission is requesting

comments, reply comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions.

The Commission directs, pursuant to

section 4.34(b) of the regulations (see

Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56

FR 23108 (May 20, 1991)), that all

comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions and prescriptions concerning

the application be filed with the

Commission within 60 days from

issuance date of this notice. All reply

comments must be filed with the

Commission within 105 days from the

date of this notice.

Anyone may obtain an extension of

time for these deadlines from the

Commission only upon a showing of

good cause or extraordinary

circumstances in accordance with 18

CFR 385.2008.

All filings must: (1) bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY

COMMENTS,’’

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ TERMS AND

CONDITIONS,’’ OR ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’

(2) set forth in the heading the name of

the applicant and the project number of

the application to which the filing

responds; (3) furnish the name, address,

and telephone number of the person

submitting and filing; and (4) otherwise

comply with the requirements of 18 CFR

385.2001 through 385.2005. All

comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions or prescriptions must set

forth their evidentiary basis and

otherwise comply with the requirements

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Any of these

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

required by the Commission’s

regulations to: Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street

NE., Washington, DC 20426. An

additional copy must be sent to:

Director, Division of Licensing and

Compliance, Office of Hydropower

Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, Room 5A–01, at the above

address. Each filing must be

accompanied by proof of service on all

persons listed in the service list

prepared by the Commission in this

proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR

4.34(b) and 385.2010.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–211 Filed 1–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

Farm Credit Administration Board;

Regular Meeting

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,

pursuant to the Government in the

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of

the forthcoming regular meeting of the

Farm Credit Administration Board

(Board).

DATE AND TIME: The regular meeting of

the Board will be held at the offices of

the Farm Credit Administration in

McLean, Virginia, on January 9, 1997,

from 10:00 a.m. until such time as the

Board concludes its business.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Floyd Fithian, Secretary to the Farm

Credit Administration Board, (703) 883–

4025, TDD (703) 883–4444.

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive,

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

meeting of the Board will be open to the

public (limited space available). In order

to increase the accessibility to Board

meetings, persons requiring assistance

should make arrangements in advance.

The matters to be considered at the

meeting are:

Open Session

A. Approval of Minutes

B. New Business

Regulations

1. Capital Adequacy and Customer

Eligibility [12 CFR Parts 613, 614, 615,

618, 619, and 620] (Final)

2. General Financing Agreement [12

CFR Part 614] (Proposed)

3. Loan Underwriting Standards [12

CFR Parts 614 and 619] (Final)

Dated: January 2, 1997

Floyd Fithian,

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.

[FR Doc. 97–406 Filed 1–3–97; 3:05 pm]

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

FCC To Hold Open Commission

Meeting Thursday, January 9, 1997

The Federal Communications

Commission will hold an Open Meeting

on the subjects listed below on

Thursday, January 9, 1997, which is

scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in

Room 856, at 1919 M Street, NW.,

Washington, DC.

Item No., Bureau, Subject

1—Cable Services—Title: Closed

Captioning and Video Description of

Video Programming and

Implementation of Section 305 of the

Tele-communications Act of 1996:

Video Programming Accessibility

(MM Docket No. 95–176). Summary: