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Comment date: October 7, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER97–4484–000]

Take notice that on September 3,

1997, Northeast Utilities Service

Company (NUSCO), tendered for filing,

a Service Agreement with Northeast

Energy Services, Inc. (NORESCO), under

the NU System Companies’ System

Power Sales/Exchange Tariff No. 6.

NUSCO states that a copy of this filing

has been mailed to NORESCO.

NUSCO requests that the Service

Agreement become effective September

1, 1997.

Comment date: October 7, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER97–4485–000]

Take notice that on September 3,

1997, Northeast Utilities Service

Company (NUSCO), on behalf of its

operating affiliates, The Connecticut

Light and Power Company, Western

Massachusetts Electric Company,

Holyoke Water Power Company,

Holyoke Power and Electric Company

and Public Service Company of New

Hampshire, tendered for filing a Service

Agreement with Northeast Energy

Services, Inc. (NORESCO) under the

Northeast Utilities System Companies’

Sale for Resale Tariff No. 7 Market

Based Rates. NUSCO requests an

effective date of September 1, 1997.

NUSCO states that a copy of its

submission has been mailed or

delivered to NORESCO.

Comment date: October 7, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ES97–49–000]

Take notice that on September 16,

1997, Illinois Power Company filed an

application under § 204 of the Federal

Power Act requesting authorization to

issue not more than $500 million of

short-term notes on or before December

31, 1999, with a final maturity date no

later than December 31, 2000.

Comment date: October 20, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. Golden Spread Electric Cooperative,

Inc.

[Docket No. ES97–50–000]

Take notice that on September 16,

1997, Golden Spread Electric

Cooperative, Inc. (Golden Spread), filed

an application under Section 204 of the

Federal Power Act requesting

authorization to obtain a long-term loan,

in the amount of $1,250,000, for the

purpose of financing the ownership of a

115/12.47 kV substation and associated

equipment located southeast of

Guymon, Oklahoma for one of its

member cooperatives, Tri-County

Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Comment date: October 20, 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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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5900–9]

Agency Information Collection

Activity: Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Requested; Questionnaire

for Operations and Maintenance

(O&M), Biosolids Use (Biosolids),

Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO), and

Storm Water (SW) Awards Nominees

Under the Annual National Wastewater

Management Excellence Awards

Program (NWMEAP)

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

the following Information Collection

Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval:

Questionnaire for Operations and

Maintenance (O&M), Biosolids Use

(Biosolids), Combined Sewer Overflow

(CSO), and Storm Water (SW) awards

nominees under the annual National

Wastewater Management Excellence

Awards Program (NWMEAP), OMB

Control No. 2040–0101, expires October

31, 1997. This ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its

expected burden and cost; where

appropriate, it includes the actual data

collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before October 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1287.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Questionnaire for Operations

and Maintenance (O&M), Biosolids Use

(Biosolids), Combined Sewer Overflow

(CSO), and Storm Water (SW) awards

nominees under the annual National

Wastewater Management Excellence

Awards Program (NWMEAP) (OMB

Control No. 2040–0101; EPA ICR No.

1287.05) expires October 31, 1997. This

is a request for extension of a currently

approved collection.

Abstract: This ICR requests reapproval to collect information from

EPA’s NWMEAP nominees. The awards

are for the following program categories:

O&M, Biosolids, CSO and SW

management. (Note: Information

collection approval for the Pretreatment

awards program is included in the

National Pretreatment Program ICR

(OMB No. 2040–0009, EPA ICR No.

0003.08), expiring October 31, 1999).

The NWMEAP is managed by EPA’s

Office of Wastewater Management

(OWM). The NWMEAP is authorized

under section 501(e) of the Clean Water

Act, as amended. The NWMEAP is

intended to provide recognition to

communities and industries which have

demonstrated outstanding technological

achievements, innovative processes, or

other outstanding methods in their

waste treatment and pollution

abatement programs. Approximately 50

awards are presented annually. The

achievements of these award winners

are summarized in reports, news articles

and national publications.

Submission of information on behalf

of the respondents is voluntary. No

confidential information is requested.

The agency only collects information

from award nominees under 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. An agency may not conduct

or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of

information unless it displays a
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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. The Federal

Register document required under 5

CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on

this collection of information was

published on 7/22/97 (62 FR 39239); no

comments were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and record keeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 14 hours per

response. 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.

Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities

applying for National Wastewater

Management Excellence Award.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

200.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

2800.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: 0.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1287.05 and

OMB Control No. 2040–0101 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for

EPA 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: September 25, 1997.

Joseph Retzer, Director,

Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 97–25877 Filed 9–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5900–5]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; Annual

Updates of Emission Data to the

Aerometric Information System (AIRS)

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

the following Information Collection

Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval: Annual

Updates of Emission Data to the

Aerometric Information System (AIRS),

OMB Control Number 2060-0088, which

expires October 31, 1997. The ICR

describes the nature of the information

collection and its expected burden and

cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before October 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0916.08.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Annual Updates of Emission

Data to the Aerometric Information

System (AIRS) (OMB Control Number

2060–0088; EPA ICR No. 0916.08)

expiring 10/31/97. This is a request for

extension of a currently approved

collection.

Abstract: The general authority for the

collection of emission information

derives from 40 CFR 51.321, 51.322, and

51.323. The respondents (States and

Territories) are required to annually

update information on stationary

sources emitting at least prescribed

threshold amounts of pollutants

regulated by NAAQS. For all

respondents, activities include the

resolution of errors and anomalies

identified through EPA edits. Over a

three year period all of the respondents

will also be involved in reconciling

emission and compliance data stored in

EPA’s Aerometric Information Retrieval

System (AIRS). Approximately onethird of the respondents will be

involved in this reconciliation during

any one year. The EPA’s Office of Air

Quality Planning and Standards

(OAQPS) uses the annual emission

reports to update the national database

of emissions from stationary sources

that it has maintained since 1974. The

data are used in developing emission

standards, applying dispersion models,

and in preparing national trend

assessments and other special analyses

and reports.

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. The Federal Register Notice

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on 3/7/96

(61 FR 9160 ); no comments were

received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 212 hours per

respondent. 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.

Respondents/Affected Entities: States

and Territories.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

54.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

11,448 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $29,580.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 0916.08 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0088 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory