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tendered for filing its refund report in

the above-referenced docket.

Comment date: October 16, 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.

[FR Doc. 97–26834 Filed 10–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Surrender of License

October 3, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Surrender of

License.

b. Project No.: 1473–013.

c. Date Filed: August 28, 1997.

d. Applicant: Granite County.

e. Name of Project: Flint Creek.

f. Location: On Flint Creek, in Deer

Lodge and Granite Counties, Montana.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC Section 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Allen A.

Morrison, Chairman, Board of County

Commissioners, Granite County, P.O.

Box B, Philipsburg, MT 59858, (406)

859–3771.

i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202)

219–2673.

j. Comment Date: November 17, 1997.

k. Description of Application: The

licensee seeks to surrender its license

because rehabilitation of the project is

uneconomical.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

C1. Filing and Service Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission’s

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

A copy of any motion to intervene must

also be served upon each representative

of the Applicant specified in the

particular application.

D2. Agency Comments—Federal,

state, and local agencies are invited to

file comments on the described

application. A copy of the application

may be obtained by agencies directly

from the Applicant. If an agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will be

presumed to have no comments. One

copy of an agency’s comments must also

be sent to the Applicant’s

representatives.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–26757 Filed 10–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5907–1]

Federal Register Notice of

Stakeholders Meeting on Drinking

Water Regulation Action

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Announcement of stakeholders

meeting on October 29, 1997 to advise

EPA on the scope of the revision to the

public notification rule under the 1996

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

Amendments.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) will hold a public

meeting on October 29, 1997 in Seattle,

Washington. EPA, in collaboration with

the State Division of Drinking Water in

the Washington Department of Health,

is sponsoring this meeting. The purpose

of the meeting will be to gather

information and collect opinions from

parties who will be affected by

provisions of the Public Notification

Rule of the new Safe Drinking Water Act

(SDWA), amended in 1996. Comments

and views expressed will be used to

help develop the new Federal and State

program requirements. EPA is seeking

input from State drinking water

programs, the regulated community

(public water systems), public health

and safety organizations, environmental

and public interest groups, and other

stakeholders on a number of issues

related to developing the drinking water

regulation. EPA encourages the full

participation of all stakeholders

throughout this process.

DATES: The stakeholder meeting on the

drinking water regulation for public

notification will be held on October 29,

1997, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific

Daylight Savings Time. Registration will

start at 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is to be held at

the Physics/Astronomy Building,

University of Washington Campus,

Room PABA102, Corner of 15th Ave. NE

and NE Pacific Street, Seattle,

Washington. For information on

meeting logistics or if you want to

register for the meeting, please contact

the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at

1–800–426–4791, or Diana Horan of the

Washington State Division of Drinking

Water at (360) 664–4345. Participants

registering in advance will be mailed a

packet of materials before the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl

Reeverts, U.S. EPA, at (202) 260–7273.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Environmental Protection Agency is

developing revised public notification

regulations (under existing 40 CFR

141.32) to incorporate the new

provisions enacted under the 1996 Safe

Drinking Water Amendments (SDWA),

specifically the amended sections 1414

(c)(1) and (c)(2) of the SDWA. The 1996

SDWA amendments completely

replaced the language in the statute

under 1414(c). There is no statutory

deadline for implementing the amended

sections 1414 (c)(1) and (c)(2).

The Administrator is required by

statute to prescribe by regulation the