54618 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 203 / Tuesday, October 21, 1997 / Notices

Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621,

Portland, Oregon, 97208–3621, phone

number (503) 230–7692, fax number

(503) 230–5699.

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on October 8,

1997.

Jack Robertson,

Acting Administrator and Chief Executive

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Reinstatement of Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Agency information collection

activities; reinstatement of collection;

comment request.

SUMMARY: DOE is soliciting comments

concerning the reinstatement of OMB’s

approval to collect information for

DOE’s Qualified List of Energy Service

Companies using a supplemental

questionnaire to Standard Form 129.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted by December 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Tanya

Sadler, Office of Federal Energy

Management Programs, EE–92, Forrestal

Building, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–7755,

e-mail: tanya.sadler@hq.doe.gov, and

fax: (202) 586–3000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form and instructions

should be directed to Tanya Sadler at

the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

II. Current Actions

III. Request for Comments

I. Background

In accordance with the Energy Policy

Act of 1992 and 10 CFR 436, the

Department of Energy has established

the DOE Qualified List of Energy

Service Companies (ESCO), comprised

of private industry firms that are eligible

to perform work under energy savings

performance contracts (ESPC) for

Federal facilities. For placement on the

list, firms are required to complete an

application. The application includes a

Standard Form 129, Solicitation Mailing

List Application, and a supplemental

questionnaire. The supplemental

questionnaire asks for: corporate

experience including two project

descriptions which demonstrate

experience in ESPC or the design and

installation of energy conservation

measures, technological capabilities,

proposed staff, financial status, and the

submission of two client questionnaires.

The data collection is used to evaluate

the firms based on criteria established

by 10 CFR 436 to be placed on the list.

DOE will later seek a reinstatement of

the approval by the Office of

Management and Budget for the

collection under Section 3507(h) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. No. 104–13, Title 44, U.S.C. Chapter

35).

II. Current Actions

This is a reinstatement, without

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired. The same information will be

collected; however, the supplemental

questionnaire will be reorganized and

the instructions and questions will be

clarified to elicit complete responses.

OMB will be requested to approve the

collection of information for another

three years.

III. Request for Comments

Prospective respondents and other

interested parties should comment on

the action discussed in item II. The

following guidelines are provided to

assist in the preparation of responses.

General Issues

A. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency? 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 DOE 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. Public reporting burden for this

collection is estimated to average 2

hours per response. Burden includes the

total time and effort 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.

C. DOE 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 the

data collection?

D. 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 alternative sources of

data and do you use them? If so, what

are their deficiencies and/or strengths?

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of the collection. 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. No. 104–13).

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 15,

1997.

Joseph J. Romm,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Research

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory

Committee Notice of Reestablishment

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of reestablishment.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section

14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (FACA) Pub. L. No. 92–

463, and section 101–6.1015, title 41

Code of Federal Regulations, and

following consultation with the

Committee Management Secretariat,

General Services Administration (GSA),

notice is hereby given that the Fusion

Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

has been reestablished for a two-year

period beginning October 1997.

The Committee will provide advice to

the Department on long-range plans,

priorities, and strategies for

demonstrating the scientific and
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technological feasibility of fusion

energy.

The renewal of the Fusion Energy

Sciences Advisory Committee has been

determined to be essential to the

conduct of the Department’s business

and in the public interest in connection

with the performance of duties imposed

upon the Department of Energy by law.

The Committee will continue to operate

in accordance with the provisions of the

FACA, the Department of Energy

Organization Act (Pub. L. 95–91), the

GSA regulation on Federal Advisory

Committee Management, and other

directives and instructions issued in

implementation of those acts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Rachel M. Samuel, U.S. Department of

Energy, HR–7, FORS, Washington, D.C.

20585, Telephone: (202) 586–3279.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on October 14,

1997.

James N. Solit,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–27839 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–4183–000]

3E Energy Services, LLC; Notice of

Issuance of Order

October 16, 1997.

3E Energy Service, LLC (3E)

submitted for filing a rate schedule

under which 3E will engage in

wholesale electric power and energy

transactions as a marketer. 3E also

requested waiver of various Commission

regulations. In particular, 3E requested

that the Commission grant blanket

approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all

future issuances of securities and

assumptions of liability by 3E.

On October 9, 1997, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Rate Applications, Office of

Electric Power Regulation, granted

requests for blanket approval under Part

34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by 3E 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 385.214).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, 3E is authorized to issue

securities and assume obligations or

liabilities as a guarantor, indorser,

surety, or otherwise in respect of any

security of another person; provided

that such issuance or assumption is for

some lawful object within the corporate

purposes of the applicant, and

compatible with the public interest, and

is reasonably necessary or appropriate

for such purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approval of 3E’s issuances of securities

or assumptions of liability.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is

November 10, 1997. Copies of the full

text of the order are available from the

Commission’s Public Reference Branch,

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

20426.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–4173–000]

Electrical Associates Power Marketing,

Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order

October 16, 1997.

Electrical Associates Power

Marketing, Inc. (EAPM) submitted for

filing a rate schedule under which

EAPM will engage in wholesale electric

power and energy transactions as a

marketer. EAPM also requested waiver

of various Commission regulations. In

particular, EAPM requested that the

Commission grant blanket approval

under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liability by EAPM.

On October 7, 1997, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Rate Applications, Office of

Electric Power Regulation, granted

requests for blanket approval under Part

34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by EAPM 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 385.214).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, EAPM is authorized to issue

securities and assume obligations or

liabilities as a guarantor, indorser,

surety, or otherwise in respect to any

security of another person; provided

that such issuance or assumption is for

some lawful object within the corporate

purposes of the applicant, and

compatible with the public interest, and

is reasonably necessary or appropriate

for such purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approval of EAPM’s issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is

November 6, 1997. Copies of the full

text of the order are available from the

Commission’s Public Reference Branch,

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

20426.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP96–809–000, et al.]

Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline L.L.C.;

Notice of Public Field Trip for the

Proposed Maritimes Phase II Project

October 15, 1997.

On October 29, 30, and 31, 1997, the

staff of the Office of Pipeline Regulation

will conduct a public field trip of

facilities proposed by Maritimes &

Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. in the above

referenced docket for the Maritimes

Phase II Project. Limited sites along the

proposed pipelines including the

Skowhegan and Millinocket Laterals,

and alternative routes, including the

Northern Alternative, will be visited.

Anyone interested in participating in

the site visit may contact Mr. Paul

McKee in the Commission’s Office of

External Affairs at (202) 208–1088 for

more details and must provide their

own transportation.

Robert J. Cupina,

Deputy Director, Office of Pipeline

Regulation.

[FR Doc. 97–27830 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

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