54448 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 202 / Monday, October 20, 1997 / Notices

future years, including the progress

made toward meeting those

commitments. The Office of

Management and Budget approved these

forms on May 26, 1995 (OMB No. 1905–

0194).

You may wish to participate in the

program to: (1) Establish a public record

of your emissions and reductions for

any years from 1987 onwards; (2)

demonstrate progress toward meeting

commitments made under voluntary

programs to reduce emissions of

greenhouse gases; (3) inform the public

about greenhouse gas emissions and

reduction strategies; and (4) contribute

to educational exchanges on the most

effective ways to reduce emissions of

greenhouse gases. The EIA publishes an

annual report/review of the 1605(b)

voluntary reporting of greenhouse gases

program. In addition, EIA has

established a publicly available database

of the information reported each year,

which serves as a clearinghouse of

information and case studies.

II. Current Actions

This action represents a request for

the extension of the expiration date with

no other changes, of existing collections

(Form EIA–1605 and Form EIA–

1605EZ). The request will include an

extension from the currently approved

OMB expiration dates (May 31, 1998) to

May 31, 2001, i.e., 3-year extension of

the Forms EIA–1605 and EIA–1605EZ.

III. Request for Comments

Prospective respondents and other

interested parties should comment on

the actions discussed in item II. The

following guidelines are provided to

assist in the preparation of responses.

Please indicate to which form(s) your

comments apply.

General Issues

A. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency and does the information have

practical utility? Practical utility is

defined as the actual usefulness of

information to or for an agency, taking

into account its accuracy, adequacy,

reliability, timeliness, and the agency’s

ability to process the information it

collects.

B. What enhancements can EIA make

to the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

As a Potential Respondent

A. Are the instructions and

definitions clear and sufficient? If not,

which instructions require clarification?

B. Can data be submitted by the due

date?

C. Public reporting burden for this

collection is estimated to average:

Form EIA–1605: 40 hours per response

Form EIA–1605EZ: 4 hours per response

Burden includes the total time, effort, or

financial resources expended to

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or

provide the information.

Please comment on (1) the accuracy of

our estimate and (2) how the agency

could minimize the burden of the

collection of information, including the

use of information technology.

D. EIA estimates that respondents will

incur no additional costs for reporting

other than the hours required to

complete the collection. What is the

estimated: (1) Total dollar amount

annualized for capital and start-up

costs, and (2) recurring annual costs of

operation and maintenance, and

purchase of services associated with this

data collection?

E. Do you know of any other Federal,

State, or local agency that collects

similar data? If you do, specify the

agency, the data element(s), and the

methods of collection.

As a Potential User

A. Can you use data at the levels of

detail indicated on the form?

B. For what purpose would you use

the data? Be specific.

C. Are there alternate sources of data

and do you use them? If so, what are

their deficiencies and/or strengths?

D. For the most part, information is

published by EIA in U.S. customary

units, e.g., cubic feet of natural gas,

short tons of coal, and barrels of oil.

Would you prefer to see EIA publish

more information in metric units, e.g.,

cubic meters, metric tons, and

kilograms? If yes, please specify what

information (e.g., coal production,

natural gas consumption, and crude oil

imports), the metric unit(s) of

measurement preferred, and in which

EIA publication(s) you would like to see

such information.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of the request for a 3-year

extension of the forms. They also will

become a matter of public record.

Statutory Authority: Section 3506 (c)(2)(A)

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–13).

Issued in Washington, DC, October 17,

1997.

Jay H. Casselberry,

Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and

Methods Group, Energy Information

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–27718 Filed 10–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–521–001]

Garden Banks Gas Pipeline, LLC;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

October 14, 1997.

Take notice that on October 9, 1997,

Garden Banks Gas Pipeline, LLC (GBBP)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1,

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No.

106, to become effective October 11,

1997.

GBGP states that the purpose of this

filing is to comply with the letter order

issued September 29, 1997 in Docket

No. RP97–521–000, whereby GBGP was

directed to refile tariff sheet No. 106

within 15 days of the date of the letter

order.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with § 385.211 of

the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed in accordance with § 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. 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.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27667 Filed 10–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–12–000]

Florida Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

October 14, 1997.

Take notice that on October 9, 1997,

Florida Gas Transmission Company

(FGT), 1400 Smith Street, P.O. Box

1188, Houston, Texas 77251–1188, filed

in Docket No. CP98–12–000 a request

pursuant to §§ 157.205 and 157.216 of

the Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.216) for authorization to abandon

by sale certain facilities to Peoples Gas
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System (PGS), under FGT’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

553–000 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.

FGT proposes to abandon by sale to

PGS the following facilities: (1) 1.7

miles of the 6-inch Miami Lateral from

the outlet of M&R Station-POI No. 16119

to the terminus, (2) 6.1 miles of 4-inch

Green Covet Springs Lateral and meter

station site starting from the connection

on the Jacksonville Lateral to the

terminus of the Lateral, (3) the Sarasota

PGS Lateral that consists of 5.7 miles of

the 8-inch Sarasota lateral downstream

or South of FGT’s Lateral Line Valve

25–6 through and including LLV25–7 at

the terminus of the 8-inch lateral, and

the 633 feet of 3-inch lateral line from

the 8-inch Sarasota Lateral at MP 90.3

to the Sarasota M&R Station, and (4) the

Sarasota M&R Station, (with the

exception of the EFM equipment that

will be removed and placed in FGT’s

inventory for future use).

FGT states that the abandonment will

not result in any disruption or

disadvantage any of FGT’s customers.

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 therefore,

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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27662 Filed 10–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–290–003]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Tariff Compliance Filing

October 14, 1997.

Take notice that on October 8, 1997,

Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG),

tendered for filing to become part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1, Sub Second Revised Sheet No.

132A.07, Original Sheet No. 132A.07a

and Sub Second Revised Sheet No.

132A.08 to be effective April 14, 1997.

CIG states the tariff sheets are filed in

compliance with the order issued

September 25, 1997 in Docket No.

RP97–290–002 to correct pagination

errors and a footnote reference. CIG

states that it has made no change to the

text of the tariff sheets.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with § 385.211 of

the Commission’s Regulations. All such

protests must be filed as provided in

§ 154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. 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. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27665 Filed 10–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project Nos. 2375, ME and 8277, ME]

International Paper Company, Otis

Hydroelectric Company; Notice of

Applications Tendered for Filing;

Notice of Applications and Applicant

Prepared EA Accepted for Filing;

Notice Requesting Interventions and

Protests; Notice Establishing

Procedural Schedule and Final

Amendment Deadline; and Notice

Requesting Comments, Final Terms

and Conditions, Recommendations

and Prescriptions

October 14, 1997.

International Paper Company and Otis

Hydroelectric Company have filed with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) an Applicant

Prepared Environmental Assessment

(APEA) and License Applications for

the Riley-Jay-Livermore Project No.

2375 and the Otis Project No. 8277

located on the Androscoggin River,

Maine.

The proposed Riley-Jay-Livermore

Project consists of three separate

developments. The existing facilities at

the Riley Project include: (1) A 19.2 fthigh by 757 ft-long L-shaped dam

constructed of rock-filled timber

cribbing; (2) two contiguous spillway

sections topped with 48 inch-high flash

boards; (3) a 7.3 mile-long

impoundment with a surface area of 578

acres; (4) a triangular shaped forebay; (5)

a powerhouse intake containing six

timber gates; (6) a powerhouse

containing six identical 1.3 megawatt

(MW) generating units with a total rated

hydraulic capacity of 5,556 cfs; and (7)

a substation connected to a one-mile

long, 13.8 kilovolt (kV) transmission

line.

The existing facilities at the Jay

Project include; (1) An 893 foot-long

dam comprised of three non-contiguous

sections, two with 32-inch high

flashboards; (2) a 150-foot-long by 37

foot wide powerhouse intake containing

six timber gates; (3) six identical

horizontal shaft turbines with maximum

and minimum hydraulic capacities of

550 cubic feet per second (cfs) and 200

cfs, respectively, for a total rated

hydraulic capacity of 3,300 cfs; (4) a 1.5

mile-long impoundment with a surface

area of 206 acres; (5) a 320 foot-long

forebay; (6) a powerhouse containing six

generators with a total installed capacity

of 3,125 kilowatts (kW); and (7) a

substation connected to a 6,000 footlong, 13.8 kV transmission line.

The existing facilities at the

Livermore Project include; (1) An 849

foot-long concrete gravity dam; (2) a 25-

foot-long forebay intake structure with

10 steel gates; (3) a 0.75 mile-long

impoundment with 46 acres surface

area; (4) a powerhouse intake structure

containing eight timber gates; (5) a

powerhouse containing eight identical

turbines with maximum and minimum

hydraulic capacities of 432 cfs and 100

cfs, respectively, for a total rated

hydraulic capacity of 3,456 cfs; (6) eight

generators with an installed capacity of

8,165 kW; and (7) a sub station

connected to a 3.2 mile-long, 13.8 kV

transmission line.

International Paper proposes the

following new facilities at the Livermore

Project: (1) Refurbishing three existing

generating units; (2) removing two

existing generating units from operation;

(3) installing two new 4.12 MW

horizontal Kaplan units which would

discharge into the existing tailrace; (4)

installing a 1.32 MW vertical Kaplan

unit discharging into the lower portion

of the bypass reach; and (5) upgrading

0.8 mile of transmission line between

Livermore and Otis Projects to a 13.8 kV

overhead line. The proposed Livermore

project would have a total of 6

generating units. Total hydraulic

capacity would increase from 3,456 cfs

to 5,400 cfs. Installed capacity at