24634 Federal Register /Vol. 64, No. 88 /Friday, May 7, 1999 /Notices

made after project participants decide

on the final course of action.

Floodplain Statement of Findings

This is a Floodplain Statement of

Findings prepared in accordance with

10 CFR Part 1022. A Notice of

Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement

was published in the Federal Register

on November 9, 1998, and impacts to

floodplains and wetlands were assessed

in the EA (section 3.4.1.3). At one

alternative acclimation site (Two

Rivers), BPA would dig a smolt exit

channel from the new ponds to the

Little Wenatchee River, within the 100-

year floodplain. The channel needs to

pass through the floodplain in order to

allow smolts access to the river. There

are no alternatives that would avoid

constructing the smolt exit channel in

the floodplain at the Two Rivers site;

however, there are alternative

acclimation sites identified in the EA

that would not affect floodplains. The

actions proposed would conform to

applicable State and local floodplain

protection standards; a county

floodplain development permit would

be obtained, if needed, for work in the

floodplain of the Little Wenatchee

River.

The steps to be taken to avoid or

minimize potential harm to or within

the affected floodplain and wetlands

include:

e In floodplain and shoreline areas,

disturbed land would be restored as

closely as possible to pre-project

contours and replanted with native and

local species. However, site topography

could require bank disruption. A

restoration and monitoring plan would

be prepared before disturbing floodplain

and shoreline areas.

® Erosion control measures would be

implemented within the 60-meter (200-

foot) State Shoreline area.

e Location of new structures within

the identified shoreline and floodplain

would be avoided.

BPA will endeavor to allow 15 days

of public review after publication of this

statement of findings before

implementing the selected alternative.

Determination

Based on the information in the EA,

as summarized here, BPA determines

that the actions proposed, as described

and analyzed in either the Tribal,

Phased Study, or Hatchery Releases

alternatives, are not major Federal

actions significantly affecting the

quality of the human environment

within the meaning of NEPA, 42 U.S.C.

4321 et seq. Therefore, an EIS will not

be prepared, and BPA is issuing this

FONSI.

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on April 28,

1999.

James R. Meyer,

Acting Vice President, Environment, Fish and

Wildlife Group.

[FR Doc. 99-11533 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6456-01-P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Energy

Conservation Program for Fluorescent

Lamp Ballasts, Clothes Washers, and

Water Heaters

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION : Notice of public workshops.

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and

Conservation Act, as amended (EPCA or

Act), requires the Department of Energy

(DOE or Department) to consider

amending the energy conservation

standards for certain major household

appliances. This notice announces three

public workshops as steps in the

appliance standards rulemaking

procedures. These public workshops

will be conducted for the rulemakings

on revised energy efficiency standards

for fluorescent lamp ballasts, clothes

washers, and water heaters.

DATES : The following table lists the

respective analyses release dates,

workshop dates, and comment period

dates.

Fluorescent lamp ballasts Clothes washers Water heaters

Release Analyses .................................................................................... April 27, 1999 ............ June 14, 1999 ........... June 14, 1999.

Comments Due ........................................................................................ May 18, 1999 ............ July 6, 1999 ............... July 6, 1999.

Workshops ............................................................................................... June 1, 1999 ............. July 22, 1999 ............. July 23, 1999.

Comments Due ........................................................................................ June 15, 1999 ........... August 3, 1999 .......... August 3, 1999.

ADDRESSES : The Department will hold

the public workshops between the hours

of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the U.S.

Department of Energy, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Room lE-245, Washington, DC

20585. Written comments are welcome,

especially following the workshops.

Please submit one signed copy and a

computer diskette (WordPerfect 6.1) or

10 copies (no telefacsimiles) to: U.S.

Department of Energy, Attn: Brenda

Edwards-Jones, Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE43, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-2945,

e-mail: Brenda.EdwardsJones@ee.doe.gov.

The Department will also accept

electronically-mailed comments, but

you must supplement such comments

with a signed hard copy.

You should identify all comments on

both the envelope and document with

the name of the product and the

appropriate docket number: Fluorescent

Lamp Ballasts, EE-RM-97-500; Clothes

Washers, EE-RM-94-403; or Water

Heaters, EE-RM-97-900.

If you submit information or data that

you believe is confidential, and should

not be publicly disclosed, you should

submit one complete copy of your

document and ten (10) copies or one

electronic copy from which the

information believed to be confidential

has been deleted. We will make our own

determination regarding the

confidentiality of the information or

data according to our regulations at 10

CFR 1004.11.

Copies of the completed analyses may

also be obtained from: U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of Codes and

Standards, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Room 1J-018, Washington, DC

20585.

Public information: The public may

access the Freedom of Information

Reading room, located at the U.S.

Department of Energy, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Room 1E-190, Washington, DC

20585, between the hours of 9:00 a.m.

and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,

(except Federal holidays). Call (202)

586-3142 for information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward Pollock, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building,

Mail Station EE-43, 1000 Independence

EE-RM-97-500 COMMENT 67C

24634 Federal Register/Vol. 64, No. SS/Friday, May 7, 1999/Notices 

made after project participants decide 

on the final course of action. 

Floodplain Statement of Findings 

This is a Floodplain Statement of 

Findings prepared in accordance with 

10 CFR Part 1022. A Notice of 

Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement 

was published in the Federal Register 

on November 9, 1998, and impacts to 

floodplains and wetlands were assessed 

in the EA (section 3.4.1.3). At one 

alternative acclimation site (Two 

Rivers), BPA would dig a smolt exit 

channel from the new ponds to the 

Little Wenatchee River, within the 100-

year floodplain. The channel needs to 

pass through the floodplain in order to 

allow smolts access to the river. There 

are no alternatives that would avoid 

constructing the smolt exit channel in 

the floodplain at the Two Rivers site; 

however, there are alternative 

acclimation sites identified in the EA 

that would not affect floodplains. The 

actions proposed would conform to 

applicable State and local floodplain 

protection standards; a county 

floodplain development permit would 

be obtained, if needed, for work in the 

floodplain of the Little Wenatchee 

River. 

The steps to be taken to avoid or 

minimize potential harm to or within 

the affected floodplain and wetlands 

include: 

.. In floodplain and shoreline areas, 

disturbed land would be restored as 

closely as possible to pre-project 

contours and replanted with native and 

local species. However, site topography 

could require bank disruption. A 

restoration and monitoring plan would 

be prepared before disturbing floodplain 

and shoreline areas. .. Erosion control measures would be 

implemented within the 60-meter (200-

foot) State Shoreline area. .. Location of new structures within 

the identified shoreline and floodplain 

would be avoided. 

BP A will endeavor to allow 15 days 

of public review after publication of this 

statement of findings before 

implementing the selected alternative. 

Determination 

Based on the information in the EA, 

as summarized here, BP A determines 

that the actions proposed, as described 

and analyzed in either the Tribal, 

Phased Study, or Hatchery Releases 

alternatives, are not major Federal 

actions significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment 

within the meaning ofNEPA, 42 USC. 

4321 et seq. Therefore, an EIS will not 

be prepared, and BP A is issuing this 

FONSI. 

Issued in Portland. Oregon. on April 28, 

1999. 

James R. Meyer, 

Acting Vice President, Environment, Fish and 

Wildlife Group. 

[FR Doc. 99-11533 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 645D-01-P 

Fluorescent lamp ballasts 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Energy 

Conservation Program for Fluorescent 

Lamp Ballasts, Clothes Washers, and 

Water Heaters 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshops. 

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act, as amended (EPCA or 

Act), requires the Department of Energy 

(DOE or Department) to consider 

amending the energy conservation 

standards for certain major household 

appliances. This notice announces three 

public workshops as steps in the 

appliance standards rulemaking 

procedures. These public workshops 

will be conducted for the rulemakings 

on revised energy efficiency standards 

for fluorescent lamp ballasts, clothe~ 

washers. and water heaters. 

DATES: The following table lists the 

respective analyses release dates, 

workshop dates, and comment period 

dates. 

Clothes washers Water heaters 

Release Analyses .................................................................................... April 27, 1999 ............ June 14, 1999 ........... June 14, 1999. 

Comments Due ........................................................................................ May 18,1999 ............ July 6.1999............... July 6.1999. 

Workshops ............................................................................................... June 1. 1999 ............. July 22, 1999 ............. July 23, 1999. 

Comments Due ........................................................................................ June 15, 1999 ........... August 3, 1999 .......... August 3, 1999. 

ADDRESSES: The Department will hold 

the public workshops between the hours 

of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW, Room IE-245, Washington, DC 

20585. Written comments are welcome, 

especially following the workshops. 

Please submit one signed copy and a 

computer diskette (WordPerfect 6.1) or 

10 copies (no telefacsimiles) to: U.S. 

Department of Energy, Attn: Brenda 

Edwards-Jones, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. EE43, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington. DC 20585, (202) 586-2945, 

e-mail: Brenda.EdwardsJones@ee.doe.gov. 

The Department will also accept 

electronically-mailed comments, but 

you must supplement such comments 

with a signed hard copy. 

You should identify all comments on 

both the envelope and document with 

the name of the product and the 

appropriate docket number: Fluorescent 

Lamp Ballasts, EE-RM-97-500; Clothes 

Washers, EE-RM-94-403; or Water 

Heaters, EE-RM-97-900. 

If you submit information or data that 

you believe is confidential, and should 

not be publicly disclosed, you should 

submit one complete copy of your 

document and ten (10) copies or one 

electronic copy from which the 

information believed to be confidential 

has been deleted. We will make our own 

determination regarding the 

confidentiality of the information or 

data according to our regulations at 10 

CFR 1004.11. 

Copies of the completed analyses may 

also be obtained from: U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of Codes and 

Standards. 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW, Room 11-018. Washington. DC 

20585. 

Public information: The public may 

access the Freedom of Information 

Reading room, located at the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW, Room IE-190, Washington, DC 

20585, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. 

and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

(except Federal holidays). Call (202) 

586-3142 for information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edward Pollock, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Mail Station EE-43, 1000 Independence 
Federal Register /Vol. 64, No. 88 /Friday, May 7, 1999 /Notices

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-

0121, (202) 586-5778, e-mail:

Edward.Pollock@ee.doe.gov, or Michael

J. McCabe, U.S. Department of Energy,

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building,

Mail Station EE-40, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-

0121, (202) 586-9155, e-mail:

Michael.McCabe@ee.doe.gov; Eugene

Margolis, Esq. U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-72,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586-

9507, e-mail:

Eugene.Margolis@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its

administration of the Appliance

Standards Program, DOE has published

procedures to make the rulemaking

process more accessible to the public.

(Procedures for Consideration of New or

Revised Energy Conservation Standards

for Consumer Products, 61 FR 36974,

July 15, 1996). As part of the revised

procedures, the Department pledged to

provide "early opportunities for public

input to and comment on the analyses."

(61 FR 36976).

This notice announces three public

workshops by which the Department

plans to obtain public comment on the

analyses being prepared for Notices of

Proposed Rulemakings on revised

energy efficiency standards for

fluorescent lamp ballasts, clothes

washers, and water heaters. In addition

to providing interested parties the

opportunity to comment on the

analyses, the workshops will also

provide interested parties with the

opportunity to comment on what levels

of revised energy efficiency standards

proposals they could support from the

analyses.

Prior to the public workshops, the

Department will make publicly

available the analytical results that it

presently plans to use in its formal

decision process. The material to be

presented will be the bases for the

Technical Support Documents for the

Notices of Proposed Rulemakings. DOE

staff and contractors will prepare the

material.

These analytical results will be

available from the Office of Codes and

Standards (OCS) Internet site

(http:www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/

codes standards/index.htm), and the

DOE Freedom of Information Reading

Room. The analyses that the Department

plans to provide for review for each

product are the results of the

engineering cost-efficiency curves, lifecycle costs, paybacks, national energy

savings, net national employment

impacts, manufacturer impact analyses,

and environmental effects. The

complete set of analyses will be

available according to the schedule in

the DATES section of this Notice.

Once the analytical results are

publicly available for each product, the

Department will provide periods during

which it will receive comments on both

the analyses as well as on the policy

implications drawn from the analyses.

The Department will review and

analyze the comments it receives on the

policy recommendations and analyses.

Following receipt and review of

comments for each product, the

Department will conduct a workshop.

The workshops will all have similar

formats, wherein there will be a

summary of the analytical results that

will have been publicly available prior

to each respective workshop, followed

by a summary discussion of the

comments received prior to the

workshop. Lastly, a senior DOE official

will facilitate a discussion on which

standard levels participants at the

workshop believe can be supported by

the analyses.

The Department will conduct these

workshops prior to our selection of

proposed revisions to the energy

efficiency standards for fluorescent

lamp ballasts, clothes washers, and

water heaters, and the Department will

consider output from the workshops in

the development of those proposals.

Following the respective workshops,

the Department will provide an

additional comment period, during

which interested parties will have an

opportunity to comment on the

proceedings at the workshops, as well as

on any aspect of the rulemaking

proceedings, including what policy

implications the commenters might

draw from the analyses.

The Department will also consider all

comments provided after the respective

workshops in its determination of the

appropriate revised energy-efficiency

standards to propose.

If you would like to participate in the

workshops, receive workshop material,

or be added to the DOE mailing list to

receive future notices and information

regarding these workshops, please

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones,

(202) 586-2945.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 4, 1999.

Dan W. Reicher,

Assistant Secretary, EherU Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 99-11566 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP99-337-000]

11

24635

Northern Natural Gas Company ; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

April30, 1999.

Take notice that on April 26, 1999,

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed in

Docket No. CP99-337-000 a request

pursuant to §§ 157.205, and 157.212, of

the Commission's Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.212) for authorization to relocate an

existing delivery point serving Northern

States Power Company on the Faribault

Branchline located in Rice County,

Minnesota under Northern's blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-

401-000, pursuant to Section 7 of the

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection. This filing may be viewed

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

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

assistance).

Northern states that the new delivery

point will serve as a master meter and

provide a central measurement point on

the Faribault branchline and that no

facilities are proposed to be retired or

abandoned. Northern states that the

total estimated cost to install the master

meter is $228,000.

Any person or the Commission's staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to

§ 157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-11509 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717-01-M

EE-RM-97-500 COMMENT 67C

Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 88/ Friday, May 7, 1999/ Notices '24635 

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-

0121, (202) 586-5778, e-mail: 

Edward.Pollock@ee.doe.gov, or Michael 

J. McCabe, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Mail Station EE-40, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-

0121, (202) 586-9155, e-mail: 

Michael.McCabe@ee.doe.gov; Eugene 

Margolis, Esq. U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of General Counsel. 

Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-72, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586-

9507, e-mail: 

Eugene.Margolis@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its 

administration of the Appliance 

Standards Program, DOE has published 

procedures to make the rulemaking 

process more accessible to the public. 

(Procedures for Consideration of New or 

Revised Energy Conservation Standards 

for Consumer Products, 61 FR 36974, 

July 15, 1996). As part of the revised 

procedures, the Department pledged to 

provide "early opportunities for public 

input to and comment on the analyses." 

(61 FR 36976). 

This notice announces three public 

workshops by which the Department 

plans to obtain public comment on the 

analyses being prepared for Notices of 

Proposed Rulemakings on revised 

energy efficiency standards for 

fluorescent lamp ballasts, clothes 

washers, and water heaters. In addition 

to providing interested parties the 

opportunity to comment on the 

analyses, the workshops will also 

provide interested parties with the 

opportunity to comment on what levels 

of revised energy efficiency standards 

proposals they could support from the 

analyses. 

Prior to the public workshops, the 

Department will make publicly 

available the analytical results that it 

presently plans to use in its formal 

decision process. The material to be 

presented will be the bases for the 

Technical Support Documents for the 

Notices of Proposed Rulemakings. DOE 

staff and contractors will prepare the 

material. 

impacts, manufacturer impact analyses, 

and environmental effects. The 

complete set of analyses will be 

available according to the schedule in 

the DATES section of this Notice. 

Once the analytical results are 

publicly available for each product, the 

Department will provide periods during 

which it will receive comments on both 

the analyses as well as on the policy 

implications drawn from the analyses. 

The Department will review and 

analyze the comments it receives on the 

policy recommendations and analyses. 

Following receipt and review of 

comments for each product, the 

Department will conduct a workshop. 

The workshops will all have similar 

formats, wherein there will be a 

summary of the analytical results that 

will have been publicly available prior 

to each respective workshop, followed 

by a summary discussion of the 

comments received prior to the 

workshop. Lastly, a senior DOE official 

will facilitate a discussion on which 

standard lev~ls participants at the 

workshop believe can be supported by 

the analyses.. 

The Department will conduct these 

workshops prior to our selection of 

proposed revisions to the energy 

efficiency standards for fluorescent 

lamp ballasts, clothes washers, and 

water heaters, and the Department will 

consider output from the workshops in 

the development of those proposals. 

Following the respective workshops, 

the Department will provide an 

additional comment period, during 

which interested parties will have an 

opportunity to comment on the 

proceedings at the workshops, as well as 

on any aspect of the rulemaking 

proceedings, including what policy 

implications the commenters might 

draw from the analyses. 

The Department will also consider all 

comments provided after the respective 

workshops in its determination of the 

appropriate revised energy-efficiency 

standards to propose. 

If you would like to participate in the 

workshops, receive workshop material. 

or be added to the DOE mailing list to 

receive future notices and information 

regarding these workshops, please 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, 

(202) 586-2945. 

These analytical results will be 

available from the Office of Codes and 

Standards (OCS) Internet site 

(http:www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/ 

codes_standards/index.htm), and the 

DOE Freedom of Information Reading Room. The analyses that the Department Issued in Washington, DC, on May 4, 1999. 

plans to provide for review for each Dan W. Reicher, 

product are the results of the Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

engineering cost -efficiency curves, life- Renewable Energy. 

cycle costs, paybacks, national energy [FR Doc. 99-11566 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am] 

savings, net national employment BILUNG CODE 6451Hl1-P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP99-337-000] 

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization 

April 30, 1999. 

Take notice that on April 26, 1999, 

Northern Natural Gas Company " 

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, 

Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1000, filed in 

Docket No. CP99-337-000 a request 

pursuant to §§ 157.205, and 157.212, of 

the Commission's Regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act (I8 CFR 157.205, 

157.212) for authorization to relocate an 

existing delivery point serving Northern 

States Power Company on the Faribault 

Branchline located in Rice County, 

Minnesota under Northern's blanket 

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-

401-000, pursuant to Section 7 of the 

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set 

forth in the request that is on file with 

the Commission and open to public 

inspection. This filing may be viewed 

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

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

assistance) . 

Northern states that the new delivery 

point will serve as a master meter and 

provide a central measurement point on 

the Faribault branch line and that no 

facilities are proposed to be retired or 

abandoned. Northern states that the 

total estimated cost to install the master 

meter is $228,000. 

Any person or the Commission's staff 

may, within 45 days after issuance of 

the instant notice by the Commission 

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the ' 

Commission's Procedural Rules (I8 CFR 

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice 

of intervention and pursuant to 

§ 157.205 of the Regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a 

protest to the request. If no protest is 

filed within the time allowed therefor 

the proposed activity shall be deemed'to 

~e authorized effective the day after the 

tlme allowed for filing a protest. If a 

protest is filed and not withdrawn 

within 30 days after the time allowed 

for filing a protest, the instant request 

shall be treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of 

the Natural Gas Act. 

David P. Boergers, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 99-11509 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717-D1-M