61328 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 221 / Monday, November 17, 1997 / Notices

a. Proposed Action: Amendment of

Exemption.

b. Project No.: 4478–005.

c. Exemptee: Bell Enterprises.

d. Name of Project: Bell

Hydroelectric.

e. Location: Battle Creek, in Trinity

County, California.

f. Action Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC §§ 791—825(r).

g. Ememptee Contact: C. Larry Bell,

Bell Enterprises, 2500 SE Nevada Court,

Portland, OR 97219, (503) 245–8594.

h. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202)

219–2673.

i. Comment Date: December 26, 1977.

j. Description of the proposed action:

The proposed amendment will remove

the existing diversion structure, the

water ditch, the 4,860-foot-long

penstock, and the 500–kw powerhouse

from the exemption to reflect the

project’s as-built condition.

k. this notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

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 of 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 N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 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

filed 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. 97–30074 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Ready for

Environmental Analysis

November 10, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection.

a. Type of Application: Major License.

b. Project No.: P–11282–001.

c. Date Filed: November 21, 1995.

d. Applicant: Summit Hydropower,

Inc.

e. Name of Project: Gainer Dam.

f. Location: On the North Branch of

the Pawtuxet River, Town of Scituate,

Providence County, Rhode Island.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Duncan S.

Broatch, 92 Rocky HIll Road,

Woodstock, CT 06281, (860) 974–1620.

i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery (202)

219–2779.

j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D9.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

This application is ready for

environmental analysis at this time—see

attached paragraph D9.

l. Description of Project: The existing

inoperative project would consist of: (1)

A 3,500-foot-long, 109-foot-high earthen

dam having a 450-foot-long overflowtype spillway at its right (southwest)

abutment; (2) a reservoir, known as the

Scituate Reservoir, having a 3,400-acre

surface area and a 112,270 acre-foot

gross storage capacity at spillway crest

elevation of 283 feet MSL; (3) an intake

structure; (4) a powerhouse containing a

rehabilitated 1,500-kW generating unit

operated at an 82-foot-net head and at

a flow of 300 cfs and containing a new

70-kW generating unit operated at an

82-foot-net head and at a flow of 14 cfs;

(5) a 400-foot-long tailrace tunnel and a

700-foot-long excavated tailrace; (6) a

500-foot-long underground, 2.3-kV

transmission line; (7) A 2.3/23-kV

Substation; (8) A 1.5-mile-long 23-kV

transmission line; and (9) appurtenant

facilities.

The primary purpose for the existing

facilities, owned and operated by the

Providence Water Supply Board

(PWSB), is water supply for the city of

Providence. Applicant estimates that the

project’s average annual generation

would be 2,968,000 kWh. The

applicant’s estimated net investment in

the project would amount to $494.607.

m. Purpose of Project: All project

energy will be used on site with the

excess power sold to a public utility

company.

n. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: A4 and

D9.

o. Available Locations of Application:

A copy of the application, as amended

and supplemented, is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference and

Files Maintenance Branch, located at

888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A–1,

Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–2326. A copy is also available

for inspection and reproduction at

Summit Hydropower, Inc., 92 Rocky

Hill Road, Woodstock, CT 06281, or by

calling (860) 974–1620.

A4. Development Application—

Public notice of the filing of the initial

development application, which has

already been given, established the due

date for filing competing applications or

notices of intent. Under the

Commission’s regulations, any

competing development application

must be filed in response to and in

compliance with the public notice of the

initial development application. No

competing applications or notices of

intent may be filed in response to this

notice.

D9. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is ready

for environmental analysis at this time,

and the Commission is requesting

comments, reply comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions.

The Commission directs, pursuant to

Section 4.34(b) of the Regulations (see

Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56

FR 23108, May 20, 1991) that all

comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions and prescriptions concerning

the application be filed with the

Commission within 60 days from the

issuance date of this notice. All reply

comments must be filed with the

Commission within 105 days from the

date of this notice.

Anyone may obtain an extension of

time for these deadlines from the

Commission only upon a showing of

good cause or extraordinary

circumstances in accordance with 18

CFR 385.2008.
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All filings must (1) bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY

COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the

heading the name of the applicant and

the project number of the application to

which the filing responds; (3) furnish

the name, address, and telephone

number of the person submitting the

filing; and (4) otherwise comply with

the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001

through 385.2005. All comments,

recommendations, terms and conditions

or prescriptions must set forth their

evidentiary basis and otherwise comply

with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).

Any of these documents must be filed

by providing the original and the

number of copies required by the

Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Project Review, Office of Hydropower

Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above address. Each

filing must be accompanied by proof of

service on all persons listed on the

service list prepared by the Commission

in this proceeding, in accordance with

18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30075 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5922–3]

Notice of Meeting of the EPA’s

Children’s Health Protection Advisory

Committee (CHPAC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby

given that the first meeting of the

Children’s Health Protection Advisory

Committee (CHPAC) will be held on

December 2 and 3, 1997, in Arlington,

Virginia. The CHPAC was created to

advise the Environmental Protection

Agency in the development of

regulations, guidance and policies to

address children’s environmental

health.

DATES: Tuesday, December 2, 1997, from

9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday,

December 3, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to

12:45 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Crystal City

at the Washington National Airport,

2799 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA 22202.

AGENDA ITEMS: The meeting of the

CHPAC is open to the public. On

Tuesday, December 2, 1997, the meeting

will open with introductions, a review

of the agenda and meeting objectives.

The remaining agenda items for the first

day of the meeting include (1)

background and context of the

Committee, (2) Office of Children’s

Health Protection’s (OCHP) plan, (3)

OCHP’s Healthy Homes, Healthy

Schools, Healthy Kids outreach

campaign, and (4) introduction of the

Work Groups. The meeting will

continue on Wednesday, December 3,

with (1) CHPAC Operating Principles

and Ground Rules, (2) Work Group

sessions and, (3) will conclude with a

Plenary Session at which time the Work

Groups will present their individual

Work Plans and discuss future

activities. The public will have an

opportunity to comment at the end of

both days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Persons needing further information

should contact Paula R. Goode, Office of

Children’s Health Protection, USEPA,

WSM, 913, MC 1107, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260–7778,

goode.paula@epamail.epa.gov.

Dated: November 10, 1997.

E. Ramona Trovato,

Director, Office of Children’s Health

Protection.

[FR Doc. 97–30139 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Draft American Indian and Alaska

Native Policy

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice, with request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA) has

developed a draft American Indian and

Alaska Native Policy that reflects the

Agency’s commitment to a governmentto-government relationship. The draft

policy reinforces the importance of

partnership between and among all

levels of government on issues related to

disaster preparedness, mitigation,

response and recovery. Contained

within this draft policy are guiding

principles for FEMA’s interactions with

Tribal governments.

DATES: We invite your comments, which

should be submitted on or before

January 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Please send written

comments to the Office of Policy and

Regional Operations, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,

Washington DC 20472. Comments may

also be submitted via facsimile, (202)

646–4215, or by e-mail to

Tribal.Liaison@fema.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rachael A. Rowland, Intergovernmental

Affairs, Office of Policy and Regional

Operations, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,

Washington DC 20472, (202) 646–2889.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft

FEMA American Indian and Alaska

Native Policy follows:

The United States has historically

bonded together during times of disaster

to provide assistance to those who have

suffered the losses of loved ones or

personal belongings. The guiding

principle of the Federal Emergency

Management Agency is ‘‘people helping

people.’’ It is in this spirit that the

Federal Emergency Management Agency

declares its policy towards America

Indians and Alaska Natives.

Introduction

The American Indian and Alaska

Native tribal governments hold a unique

status in the United States with the

rights and benefits of sovereign nations.

This policy outlines the principles

under which all employees of the

Federal Emergency Management Agency

are to operate with regard to American

Indian and Alaska Native tribal

governments. This policy is based on

the United States Constitution, Federal

treaties, policy, statutes, court decisions,

and the ongoing political relationship

between Indian tribes and the Federal

Government.

In recognition of the historic

relationship between the United States,

the American Indians and Alaska Native

tribal governments, the Federal

Emergency Management Agency

supports a government-to-government

relationship between the Federal

Government and American Indian and

Alaska Native tribes.

This policy pertains to federally

recognized tribes and provides guidance

to employees of the Federal Emergency

Management Agency for issues affecting

American Indians and Alaska Natives.

This policy does not apply to Federal

Emergency Management Agency

interactions with State-recognized

tribes, Indians, or Alaska Natives who