Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 194 / Tuesday, October 7, 1997 / Notices 52333

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–26483 Filed 10–6–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. OA96–186–001]

UtiliCorp United Inc.; Notice of Filing

October 1, 1997.

Take notice that on August 15, 1997,

in compliance with the Commission’s

July 31, 1997, Order in this docket,

UtiliCorp United Inc., filed with the

Commission revised open access

transmission tariff sheets on behalf of its

Missouri Public Service Company,

WestPlains Energy-Colorado, and

WestPlains Energy-Kansas operating

divisions. The revised tariff sheets

separately state rates for Scheduling,

System Control and Dispatch Service.

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

October 10, 1997. Protests filed with the

Commission will be considered by it in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make the

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.

[FR Doc. 97–26479 Filed 10–6–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5906–4]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection,

Comment Request; Application for

Reference or Equivalent Method

Determination

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

EPA is planning to submit the following

continuing Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Application for Reference and

Equivalent Method Determination, EPA

ICR Number: 0559.06, OMB No: 2080–

0005, expiration date: 01/31/98. Before

submitting the ICR to OMB for review

and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collection as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before December 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Human Exposure

and Atmospheric Sciences Division/

Atmospheric Methods and Monitoring

Branch, Mail Drop 46, Research Triangle

Park, NC 27711. Interested persons may

obtain a copy of the ICR without charge

by contacting the hereinafter named

person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank F. McElroy, 919–541–2622;

facsimile number: 919–541–7953; EMail:

MCELROY.FRANK@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are manufacturers

or vendors of air monitoring

instruments suitable for use by state and

local air monitoring agencies in their

federally required air surveillance

monitoring networks, and agents acting

for instrument manufacturers or

vendors. Other applicants include state

or local air monitoring agencies.

Title: Application for Reference and

Equivalent Method Determination (OMB

Control No. 2080–0005; EPA ICR No.

0559.06; expiring January 31, 1998).

Abstract: State air monitoring

agencies are required to use EPAdesignated reference or equivalent

methods in their air monitoring

networks to determine compliance with

the national ambient air quality

standards (NAAQS). A manufacturer or

seller of an air monitoring method (e.g.

an air monitoring sampler or analyzer)

which seeks EPA designation of their

products must carry out prescribed tests

of the method. The test results and other

information must then be submitted to

the EPA in the form of an application

for a reference or equivalent method

determination in accordance with 40

CFR part 53. The EPA uses this

information to determine whether the

particular method should be designated

as either a reference or equivalent

method. After designation of a method,

the applicant must also maintain

records of the names and mailing

addresses of all ultimate purchasers of

all analyzers or samplers sold as

designated methods under the method

designation. Following designation of a

method for PM2.5, the applicant must

also submit a checklist signed by an

ISO-certified auditor to indicate that the

samplers or analyzers sold as part of a

designated method are manufactured in

an ISO 9001-register facility. Responses

to the collection of information are

voluntary but are required to obtain a

benefit (40 CFR part 53). Submission of

information that is claimed by the

applicant to be confidential business

information may be necessary to make

a reference or equivalent method

determination. The confidentiality of

any submitted information identified as

such will be protected in full

accordance with 40 CFR part 53.15 and

all applicable provisions of 40 CFR part

2.

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 EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) evaluate the agency’s estimate of

the burden of the proposed collection of

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond.

Burden Statement: The EPA estimates

that the total annual respondent burden

for all activities covered in this ICR is

approximately 6926 hours at a cost of

$405,378. EPA estimates an average

burden of 1118 hours and an estimated

cost of $65,816 per major application,

based on an estimated 6 applications

per year. However, it should be noted

that such applications range widely in

content and extent. Accordingly, the

individual respondent burden for a

particular application response may

differ substantially from the average

burden. EPA estimates the average