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transportation routes (e.g., train traffic to

supply coal);

(4) Solid Waste: pollution prevention

and waste management practices,

including solid waste impacts, caused

by the generation, treatment, transport,

storage, and disposal of solid wastes;

(5) Construction: impacts associated

with noise, traffic patterns, and

construction-related emissions;

(6) Visual: impacts associated with a

new stack that is taller than existing

structures at Northside Generating

Station;

(7) Floodplains: potential impacts

(e.g., impeding floodwaters, re-directing

floodwaters, on-site and off-site

property damage) of siting new

buildings and infrastructure within

floodplain and hurricane storm surge

areas;

(8) Wetlands: potential reduction of

wetlands due to new construction (e.g.,

construction associated with feedstock

transport infrastructure);

(9) Community Impacts: impacts on

public safety related to fire and

emergency vehicle access to the

Northside community of Jacksonville;

impacts to local traffic patterns resulting

from rail traffic; socioeconomic impacts

on public services and infrastructure

(e.g., police protection, schools, and

utilities); noise associated with project

operation; environmental justice with

respect to the surrounding community;

and

(10) Cumulative effects that result

from the incremental impacts of the

proposed project when added to other

past, present, and reasonably

foreseeable future actions (e.g.,

incremental discharge of cooling water

affecting aquatic biota).

Public Scoping Process

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposal are addressed,

DOE will conduct an open process to

define the scope of the EIS. The public

scoping period will run until December

31, 1997. Interested agencies,

organizations, and the general public are

encouraged to submit comments or

suggestions concerning the content of

the EIS, issues and impacts to be

addressed in the EIS, and the

alternatives that should be analyzed.

Scoping comments should clearly

describe specific issues or topics that

the EIS should address in order to assist

DOE in identifying significant issues.

Written, e-mailed, faxed, or telephoned

comments should be communicated by

December 31, 1997 (see ADDRESSES).

In addition, a public scoping meeting

to be conducted by DOE will be held in

the In-Plant Conference Room at the

Northside Generating Station on

December 3, 1997, at 7 p.m. The address

of the Northside Generating Station is

4377 Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville,

Florida. DOE requests that anyone who

wishes to speak at this public scoping

meeting contact Dr. Jan Wachter, either

by phone, fax, computer, or in writing

(see ADDRESSES in this Notice).

Individuals who do not make advance

arrangements to speak may register at

the meeting and will be given the

opportunity to speak after all previously

scheduled speakers have made their

presentations. Speakers who wish to

make presentations longer than five

minutes should indicate the length of

time desired in their request. Depending

on the number of speakers, it may be

necessary to limit speakers to five

minute presentations initially, with the

opportunity for additional presentation

as time permits. Speakers can also

provide additional written information

to supplement their presentations. Oral

and written comments will be given

equal weight.

DOE will begin the meeting with an

overview of the proposed CFB

combustor project. A presiding officer

will be designated by DOE to chair the

meeting. The meeting will not be

conducted as an evidentiary hearing,

and speakers will not be crossexamined. However, speakers may be

asked to clarify their statements to

ensure that DOE fully understands the

comments or suggestions. The presiding

officer will establish the order of

speakers and provide, any additional

procedures necessary to conduct the

meeting.

Issued in Washington, D.C., this 6th day of

November, 1997.

Peter N. Brush,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Environment,

Safety and Health.

[FR Doc. 97–29890 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[FERC–512]

Information Collection Submitted for

Review and Request For Comments

November 6, 1997.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission for review

by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Federal Regulatory

Commission (Commission) has

submitted the energy information

collection listed in this notice to Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review under provisions of Section 3507

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. No. 104–13). Any interested

person may file comments on the

collection of information directly with

OMB and should address a copy of

those comments to the Commission as

explained below. The Commission

received no comments in response to an

earlier Federal Register notice of May

28, 1997 (62 FR 28844) and has made

this notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this

collection of information are best

assured of having their full effect if

received within 30 days of this

notification.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office

of Management and Budget, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, Desk Officer, 726 Jackson

Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503. A

copy of the comments should also be

sent to Federal Energy regulatory

Commission, Division of Information

Services, Attention: Mr. Michael Miller,

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

20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael P. Miller may be reached by

telephone at (202) 208–1415, by fax at

(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at

mmiller@ferc.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

The energy information collection

submitted to OMB for review contains:

1. Collection of Information: FERC–

512 ‘‘Application for Preliminary

Permit’’

2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902–0073.

The Commission is now requesting that

OMB approve a three-year extension of

the current expiration date, with no

changes to the existing collection. There

is a decrease in the reporting burden

due to a decrease in the number of

applicants filing with the Commission.

These are mandatory collection

requirements.

4. Necessity of Collection of

Information: Submission of the

information is necessary to enable the

Commission to carry out its

responsibilities in implementing the

provisions of the Federal Power Act

(FPA). The information reported under

Commission identifier FERC–512 is

filed in accordance with Sections 4(f), 5,

7, (FPA). The Part I of the FPA gives the

Commission authority to issue licenses
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for hydroelectric projects on the waters

over which Congress has jurisdiction.

The purpose of obtaining a preliminary

permit is to maintain priority status for

an application for a license, while the

applicant conducts site examinations

and surveys and to prepare maps, plans,

specifications and estimates. The

Commission’s staff use the information

collected under FERC–512 to conduct

research on the jurisdictional aspects of

the project. The research includes a

determination of the applicant’s

qualifications to hold a preliminary

permit, a review of the proposed hydro

development for feasibility and to issue

public notice of the application to

solicit public and agency comments.

5. Respondent Description: The

respondent universe currently

comprises on average, 45 applicants for

an application for a hydroelectric

preliminary permit.

6. Estimated Burden: 3,285 total

burden hours, 6 respondents, 1 response

annually, 73 hours per response

(average).

7. Estimated Cost Burden to

Respondents: 3,285 hours ÷ 2,087 hours

per year × $110,000 per year = $173,142.

Statutory Authority: Sections 4(f), 5, 7 of

the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C.

Sections 791a et seq.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29801 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–153–008]

Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.,

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

November 6, 1997.

Take notice that on November 3,

1997, Granite State Gas Transmission,

Inc. (Granite State) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third

Revised Volume No. 1, the revised tariff

sheets listed below, to become effective

November 1, 1997:

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 215

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 289

Grante State Asserts that the tariff

sheets are in compliance with the

Director letter order issued in this

proceeding on October 30, 1997. Further

Granite State asserts that, it has

submitted prior tariff filings with the

Commission adopting and making

effective as of November 1, 1997 certain

Gas Industry Standard Board’s (GISB)

requirements related to Electronic Data

Interchange (EDI) and Electronic

Delivery Mechanism (EDM). Granite

State asserts that complications and

delays have occurred in establishing

computer capability to implement the

GISB EDI/EDM standards and

requirements in Granite State’s

operations. Accordingly, Granite State

further requests an extension until

December 31, 1997 to comply with the

EDI/EDM requirements and the

foregoing tariff sheets remove from the

tariff those requirements until Granite

State has the capability to comply with

them.

Granite State states that copies of its

filing were served on its firm and

interruptible customers, the regulatory

agencies of the states of Maine,

Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and

the intervenor in Docket No. RP07–137–

000.

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 Section

385.211 of the Commission’s rules and

regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in section 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. 97–29810 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–154–008]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Compliance Filing

November 6, 1997.

Take notice that on November 3,

1997, Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

(Koch) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume

No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to

become effective November 1, 1997:

Substitute Fourth Revised Sheet No. 802

Second Revised Sheet No. 2401

Koch states that this filing is being

submitted in compliance with OPR

Letter Order dated October 22, 1997.

Koch revised its tariff to reflect GISB

November 1, 1997, Standards, as

directed by the Commission.

Koch also states that it has served

copies of this filing upon each person

designated on the official service list as

compiled by the Secretary in this

proceeding.

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 Section

385.211 of the Commission’s rules and

regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided by Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s rules and 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. 97–29811 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–373–000]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Informal Settlement

Conference

November 6, 1997.

Take notice that an informal

settlement conference will be convened

in this proceeding on November 19,

1997, at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

for the purpose of exploring the possible

settlement of the above-referenced

docket.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR

385.102(c), or any participant as defined

by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited to

attend. Persons wishing to become a

party must move to intervene and

receive intervenor status pursuant to the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR

385.214).

For additional information, contact

Edith A. Gilmore at (202) 208–2158 or

Sandra J. Delude at (202) 208–0583.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29816 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

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