Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 185 / Wednesday, September 24, 1997 / Notices 49977

Administration, U.S. Department of

Energy, PO Box 1619, Tulsa, Oklahoma

74101, (918) 595–6696.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.

Department of Energy was created by an

Act of the U.S. Congress, through the

Department of Energy Organization Act,

Pub. L. 95–91, dated August 4, 1977,

and Southwestern Power

Administration’s power marketing

activities were transferred from the

Department of the Interior to the

Department of Energy, effective October

1, 1977.

Southwestern markets power from 24

multiple-purpose reservoir projects with

power facilities constructed and

operated by the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers. These projects are located in

the States of Arkansas, Missouri,

Oklahoma and Texas. Southwestern’s

marketing area includes these states

plus Kansas and Louisiana. Of the total,

22 projects comprise an Integrated

System and are interconnected through

Southwestern’s transmission system and

exchange agreements with other

utilities. The Sam Rayburn Dam project,

located in eastern Texas, is not

interconnected with Southwestern’s

Integrated System hydraulically,

electrically, or financially. Instead, the

power produced by the Sam Rayburn

Dam project is marketed by

Southwestern as an isolated project

under a contract through which the

customer purchases the entire power

output of the project at the dam. The

Willis project, located on the Neches

River downstream from the Sam

Rayburn Dam, consists of two 4,000

kilowatt hydroelectric generating units.

It, like the Sam Rayburn Dam project, is

marketed as an isolated project under a

contract through which the customer,

Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency

(SRMPA), receives the entire output of

the project. The SRMPA contract is for

a period of 50 years as a result of

SRMPA’s funding the construction of

the hydroelectric facilities at the project.

A separate power repayment study is

prepared for each project which has a

special rate based on its isolated project

determination.

Following Department of Energy

Order Number RA 6120.2, the

Administrator, Southwestern, prepared

a current power repayment study for the

Robert D. Willis project using the

existing annual rate of $266,928. The

study indicated that maintaining the

current rate will create a revenue deficit

for the project. This is primarily a result

of the Corps of Engineers increase of

estimated Operations and Maintenance

cost of the Willis Project allocated from

the Sam Rayburn Project. The Revised

Power Repayment Study for the isolated

Willis project shows that a increase of

$36,000 (a 13.5 percent increase)

annually will satisfy repayment criteria.

This increase would change annual

revenues produced by the Willis Project

from $266,928 to $302,928 and satisfy

the present financial criteria for

repayment of the project.

Opportunity is presented for

customers and interested parties to

receive copies of the studies and

proposed rate schedule for the Willis

project. If you desire a copy of the

Repayment Study Data Package for the

Willis project, submit your request to:

Mr. Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant

Administrator, Office of Corporate

Operations, PO Box 1619, Tulsa, OK

74101, (918) 595–6696.

A Public Information Forum is

scheduled to be held October 2, 1997.

The Forum is to explain to customers

and interested parties the proposed rates

and supporting studies. The Forum will

be conducted by a chairman who will be

responsible for orderly procedure.

Questions concerning the rates, studies

and information presented at the Forum

may be submitted from interested

persons and will be answered, to the

extent possible, at the Forum. Questions

not answered at the Forum will be

answered in writing, except the

questions involving voluminous data

contained in Southwestern’s records

may best be answered by consultation

and review of pertinent records at

Southwestern’s offices. Persons

interested in attending the Public

Information Forum should indicate in

writing by 4 p.m., Central Time,

Tuesday, September 30, 1997, their

intent to appear at such Forum.

Accordingly, if no one so indicates their

intent to attend, no such Forum will be

held.

A Public Comment Forum is

scheduled to be held October 29, 1997.

At the Public Comment Forum

interested persons may submit written

comments or make oral presentations of

their views and comments. This Forum

will also be conducted by a chairman

who will be responsible for orderly

procedure. Southwestern’s

representatives will be present, and they

and the chairman may ask questions of

speakers. The chairman may allow

others to speak if time permits. Persons

interested in attending or speaking at

the Public Comment Forum should

indicate in writing by 4 p.m., Central

Time, Friday, October 24, 1997, their

intent to appear at such Forum.

Accordingly, if no one so indicates their

intent to attend, no such Forum will be

held.

A transcript of each Forum will be

made. Copies of the transcripts may be

obtained, for a fee, directly from the

transcribing service. Copies of all

documents introduced will be available

from Southwestern upon request, also

for a fee. Written comments on the

proposed rates for the project are due on

or before 45 days from publication.

Written comments should be submitted

to the Assistant Administrator,

Southwestern Power Administration,

U.S. Department of Energy, PO Box

1619, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101.

Following review of the oral and

written comments, the Administrator

will submit the rate proposals and the

Power Repayment Studies for the Willis

project, in support of the proposed rates,

to the Deputy Secretary of Energy for

confirmation and approval on an

interim basis and subsequently to the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(FERC) for confirmation and approval

on a final basis. The FERC will allow

the public an opportunity to provide

written comments on the proposed rate

increases before making a final decision.

Issued in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this 15th day

of September 1997.

Michael A. Deihl,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–25334 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00496; FRL–5736–6]

Science Applications International

Corp.; Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is a notice to certain

persons who have submitted

information to EPA in connection with

pesticide information requirements

imposed under the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic

Act (FFDCA). Science Applications

International Corp. (SAIC) has been

awarded a contract to perform work for

the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs,

and will be provided access to certain

information submitted to EPA under

FIFRA and FFDCA. Some of this

information may have been claimed to

be confidential business information

(CBI) by submitters. This information

will be transferred to SAIC in

accordance with the requirements of 40

CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 40 CFR 2.308(i)(2),
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and will enable SAIC to fulfill the

obligations of the contract.

DATES: SAIC will be given access to this

information no sooner than September

29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: BeWanda Alexander, Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location, telephone number, and

e-mail address: Rm. 700N, Crystal Mall

#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA, (703) 305–5259, e-mail:

alexander.bewanda@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

Contract No. 68–D4–0098, work

assignment number 317, SAIC will

provide technical and scientific support

to EPA evaluations of analytical

methods and performance data for

pesticide, and test analytical methods

used in studies submitted to the Agency

of the ecological effects, exposure, or

environmental fate of pesticides.

The Office of Pesticide Programs has

determined that access by SAIC to

information on all pesticide products is

necessary for the performance of the

contract. Some of this information may

be entitled to confidential treatment.

The information has been submitted to

EPA under sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 of

FIFRA and under sections 408 and 409

of FFDCA.

In accordance with the requirements

of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(2), the contract with

SAIC prohibits use of the information

for any purpose not specified in the

contract; prohibits disclosure of the

information to a third party without

prior written approval from the Agency;

and requires that each official and

employee of the contractor sign an

agreement to protect the information

from unauthorized release and to handle

it in accordance with the FIFRA

Information Security Manual. In

addition, SAIC is required to submit for

EPA approval a security plan under

which any CBI will be secured and

protected against unauthorized release

or compromise. No information will be

provided to this contractor until the

above requirements have been fully

satisfied. Records of information

provided to this contractor will be

maintained by the Project Officer for

this contract in the EPA Office of

Pesticide Programs. All information

supplied to SAIC by EPA for use in

connection with this contract will be

returned to EPA when SAIC has

completed its work.

Dated: September 4, 1997.

Daniel M. Barolo,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–25098 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5897–6]

Public Meetings of the Urban Wet

Weather Flows Advisory Committee,

the Storm Water Phase II Advisory

Subcommittee, and the Sanitary Sewer

Overflow Advisory Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is given that the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

is convening a public meeting of the

Storm Water Phase II Advisory

Subcommittee. This meeting is open to

the public but requires advance

registration since seating is very limited.

The Storm Water Phase II Advisory

Committee will discuss the latest draft

of the proposed rule, the economic

analysis for the proposed rule, and the

tool box to be established for program

implementation.

DATES: October 6–7, 1997. On the first

day of the meeting, the Storm Water

Phase II meeting will start at 10 a.m.

EST and end at 5 p.m. On the second

day, the meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and

end at approximately 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the offices of Resolve, 1255 23rd Street,

NW., Suite 275, Washington, DC 20037.

The telephone number is (202) 944–

2300.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharie Centilla, Office of Wastewater

Management, at (202) 260–6052, or

Internet:

centilla.sharie@epamail.epa.gov.

Dated: September 17, 1997.

Michael B. Cook,

Director, Office of Wastewater Management,

Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 97–25340 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–42064C; FRL–5741–9]

Department of Energy Plan for

Certification of Pesticide Applicators

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Approval of

Certification Plan.

SUMMARY: On June 23, 1997, EPA

announced its intention to approve a

revised Department of Energy (DOE)

plan for the certification of pesticide

applicators. The revised DOE plan was

similar to the original plan in only

covering applicators in the Bonneville

Power Administration. The revised plan

retained the original certification

category of right-of-way pest control and

added a new category of wood

treatment. The revised plan replaced the

original 3–year recertification interval

with a 1 year recertification interval. No

comments were received on EPA’s

proposal to approve the revised DOE

certification plan. Notice is hereby given

of EPA’s granting final approval of the

revised DOE plan.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DOE revised

plan are available for viewing at the

following locations during normal

business hours:

1. U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs,

Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Rm. 1121, Arlington, VA

22202. Contact: John R. MacDonald,

(703) 305–7370.

2. U.S. Department of Energy,

Bonneville Power Administration, 905

Northeast Eleventh, Stop EP-5, Fifth

Floor, Portland, OR 97232. Contact:

James Meyer, (503) 230–5038.

3. Select U.S. Department of Energy

installations. Contact: James Meyer at

aforementioned location for list of

locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: John R. MacDonald (7506C), Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Office location

and telephone number: Crystal Mall #2,

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Rm.

1121, Arlington, VA, Telephone: (703)

305–7370.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register of October 7, 1988,

notice was published announcing the

final approval of a DOE pesticide

applicator certification plan. On June

23, 1997 (62 FR 33862) (FRL–5717–3),

EPA announced its intention to approve

a revised DOE certification plan. The

revised DOE certification plan added a

new wood treatment category and

retained the existing right-of-way

category. The revised certification plan

also established an annual

recertification period to replace the

current 3–year period. The revised

certification plan will continue to base

certification and recertification on the

taking and passing of a written