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Community Transportation Field Contacts

Paul Dickman, Albuquerque Operations Office .................................................................................................. 505–845–4313, FAX 845–5508.

Gary Stegner, Fernald Environmental Management Site ................................................................................... 513–648–3153, FAX 648–3073.

Ken Osborne, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory ....................................................................................... 208–526–0805, FAX 526–8789.

Dave Porco, Miamisburg Area Office .................................................................................................................. 513–865–3649, FAX 865–4489.

Darwin Morgan, Nevada Operations Office ........................................................................................................ 702–295–3521, FAX 295–0154.

Bob Hamilton, Oak Ridge Operations Office ...................................................................................................... 423–576–7723, FAX 576–6363.

Gene Pressoir, Pinellas Area Office ..................................................................................................................... 813–541–8062, FAX 541–8370.

Mike Dabbert, Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant .......................................................................................... 614–897–5525, FAX 897–2982.

Mark Coronado, Richland Operations Office ...................................................................................................... 509–376–3502, FAX 376–8142.

Mike Bolles, Rocky Flats Office ........................................................................................................................... 303–966–2473, FAX 966–6633.

Sam Glenn, Savannah River Operations Office .................................................................................................. 803–725–2425, FAX 725–1910.

Appendix B.—Listing of Defense

Nuclear Facilities

The list below reflects facilities receiving

funding for Atomic Energy Defense activities

of the Department of Energy, with the

exception of activities under Naval Reactor

Propulsion. It is recognized that these

facilities have varying degrees of defense

activities, ranging from a total defense

dedication to a very small portion of their

overall activity. This may cause certain

difficulties in implementing the intent of the

section 3161 legislation. Regardless, this

listing will be used by the Office for possible

application of funding received for defense

worker assistance and community transition

purposes.

Kansas City Plant

Pinellas Plant

Mound Facility

Fernald Environmental Management Project

Site

Pantex Plant

Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site,

including the Oxnard Facility

Savannah River Site

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Sandia National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Nevada Test Site

Y–12 Plant

K–25 Plant

Hanford Site

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory

Waste Isolation Pilot Project

Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Appendix C.—Quarterly Progress

Report: (Date)

Project Title: (a name selected by the site for

the specific activity or activities—e.g.;

incubator loan fund; entrepreneurial

training. The site and the CRO will

determine the best method for project

definition, consistent with the way funds

were requested and approved.

DOE Site Contact: (name of DOE Field or

Area Office point of contact)

CRO Contact: (name of CRO point of contact

[if different from the project manager])

Project Manager: (name, address, and phone

number of the primary applicant of the

project under review)

Project start date: (date funding recipient is

authorized to proceed by the field office)

Expected completion date: (Date funding

recipient is expected to complete the

project)

Description of project: (a short narrative

description of the project.)

Funding History: (a record of the project

funding. Committed means funds released

to a field organization by the Office of

Worker and Community Transition [the

Office]; obligated means monies released to

the CRO or other recipient by the field

organization; and costed means expended

by the CRO or other recipient.)

Status of the office

funds Cumulative amount

Committed by the Office.

Obligated by the field

organization.

Costed by the recipient.

Unobligated by the

field organization.

For the Office funding, identify the

cumulative amount committed by the

Office; the cumulative amount obligated

by the field office; the amount

unobligated; and the amount costed by

the recipient. For leveraged funds,

identify each source and the cumulative

amount from that source.

Funding

source Cash In-kind

Accomplishments: (project outcomes todate: report on performance measures

identified and jointly agreed to by DOE field

and the CRO)

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Category Scheduled

date Projected outcome Actualdate

Progress to-date (or

to the end of the

project)

(e.g., create new businesses) ......................... 9/94 Start-up 2 businesses .................................... 12/94 3 new businesses.

(e.g., create new jobs) .................................... 9/94 20 jobs ............................................................ 10/94 30 jobs.

Date (Joint signature) DOE Field Office

Date (Joint signature) CRO

Appendix D.—Requirement for

Financial Assistance—10 CFR Part 600

Section 600.142 of 10 CFR Part 600

contains a requirement for recipients of

financial assistance to maintain written

standards of conduct governing the

performance of employees engaged in the

award and administration of contracts. Since

organizations involved in economic

development activities may engage in

activities other than contracting, in which

potential conflicts of interest may arise (e.g.,

providing loans to local businesses), the

following provision should be included in all

financial assistance awards to such entities:

The requirements of 10 CFR 600.142

should be applied to the activities of

employees, agents and consultants of

financial assistance recipients whenever

these activities involve decisions about the

award of DOE funds, regardless of the type

of agreement or arrangement to be supported

by DOE funds (e.g., lease, loan, contract, etc.).

[FR Doc. 97–2933 Filed 2–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 11499–000 Tennessee]

Armstrong Energy Resources; Notice

of Public Scoping Meetings

February 3, 1997.

The Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (FERC) and the Tennessee

Valley Authority (TVA) are reviewing a

proposal from Armstrong Energy

Resources to construct and operate the

1,500-megawatt Laurel Branch Pumped
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Storage Project No. 11499. The Laurel

Branch Project would be located in

Bledsoe County, Tennessee, seven miles

northeast of Dunlap, Tennessee.

Since the July 1996 Scoping

Document I was issued for Armstrong

Energy Resources’ (AER) proposed

Laurel Branch Project No. 11499 and

Reynolds Creek Project No. 11500, AER

has decided not to pursue the Reynolds

Creek Project. AER, by letter filed

January 9, 1997 with the FERC, has

withdrawn its proposal, and

surrendered its preliminary permit for

the Reynolds Creek Pumped Storage

Project No. 11500. AER, in deciding to

pursue only the Laurel Branch Project,

has also defined the preferred

transmission line corridor and

alternative corridors for the project and

reduced the initial project boundary.

FERC and TVA staff will not prepare

an environmental impact statement

(EIS) only for the Laurel Branch Project

in accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

FERC will be a cooperating agency, with

the TVA and the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, in the preparation of the EIS.

Under the joint cooperative EIS

process, scoping and draft EIS

preparation will occur prior to the filing

of a final license application with FERC.

Participation by interested agencies and

members of the public in the early

initiation of the NEPA process is

essential because this process will not

be repeated upon the filing of a final

license application.

The EIS will objectively consider both

site-specific and cumulative

environmental impacts of the project

and reasonable alternatives. It will also

address economic, financial and

engineering analysis. A draft EIS will be

circulated to all interested parties for

review. Comments will also be

requested. FERC and TVA will also hold

a joint public meeting to elicit

comments on the draft EIS. All

comments filed on the draft EIS will be

analyzed by staff and will be considered

in a final EIS. The staffs’ conclusions

and recommendations will be presented

to the Tennessee Valley Authority, the

Corps of Engineers, and the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission for

consideration in reaching final permit

and licensing decisions, respectively.

Scoping Process

The first scoping meeting was held at

the Bledsoe High School in Pikeville,

Tennessee, on August 6, 1996. FERC

and TVA will jointly conduct a second

public scoping meeting for Armstrong

Energy Resources’ revised proposal on

March 4, 1997. The second public

scoping meeting will be held at

Sequatchie County High School on the

west side of Highway #28 in Dunlap,

Tennessee. The March 4 meeting will

focus on the proposed changes to Laurel

Branch Project and the proposed

transmission corridor and alternative

corridors. Prior to the formal public

meeting, an Information Open House

will be held from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm.

The formal public meeting will be held

from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, CDT, with

registration beginning at 5:00 pm. It will

not be necessary for participants to stay

for the whole meeting in order to have

their comments recorded. During both

the Information Open House or the

Public Meeting, oral comments can be

recorded in a private setting. Anyone

needing sign language interpretation or

other special arrangements, please

contact Ruth Horton at (423) 632–8521

no later than February 29, 1997.

The Information Open House is an

informal opportunity for questions and

information about the overall project

scope and environmental review

process. the public meeting is a formal

meeting where a panel of

representatives from the cooperating

agencies will receive public comments

concerning the proposed project and

transmission corridors. The meeting

will be recorded by a stenographer and

will become a part of the formal record

of the FERC and TVA proceeding.

Individuals presenting statements at the

meetings will be asked to sign in before

the meeting starts and to clearly identify

themselves for the record.

To help focus discussions at the

meetings, we have prepared a Revised

Scoping Document I to reflect changes

in AER’s proposal and to provide

information on (1) the proposed

transmission corridor and alternative

corridors; (2) the proposed Laurel

Branch Project; (3) the environmental

review process to be followed; and (4)

preliminary issues to be addressed. The

Revised Scoping Document I will be

mailed to agencies and interested

individuals. Revised Scoping Document

I will also be available at the scoping

meeting.

At the scoping meeting, FERC and

TVA staff will: (1) identify preliminary

environmental issues related to the

proposed project and the proposed

transmission facilities; (2) identify

preliminary resource issues that are not

important and do not require detailed

analysis; (3) identify reasonable

alternatives to be addressed in the EIS;

(4) solicit from the meeting participants

all available information, especially

quantified data, on the resource issues;

and (5) encourage statements from

experts and the public on issues that

should be analyzed in the EIS, including

points of view in opposition to, or in

support of, the staffs’ preliminary views.

We are interested in your thoughts on

the issues to be addressed, especially

the proposed transmission line corridor

and alternative corridors. Your

comments previously expressed on

Scoping Document I relative to the

Laurel Branch Project will be

considered and need not be repeated for

the Revised Scoping Document I.

Persons choosing not to speak at the

meetings, but who have views on the

issues or information relevant to the

issues, may submit written statement for

inclusion in the public record at the

meetings. In addition, written scoping

comments may be filed with the

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, D.C. 20425, and with Linda

Oxendine, Senior Specialist, Tennessee

Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill

Drive, WT8C–K, Knoxville, TN 37902.

All written correspondence should be

filed no later than March 31, 1997, in

order to be included in the final scoping

document, and clearly show the

following captions on the first page:

Laurel Branch Pumped Storage Project,

FERC Project No. 11499–000.

For Further Information on This

Process, please contact Eddie R. Crouse,

FERC, (202) 219–2794, or Linda

Oxendine, TVA, (423) 632–3440.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3037 Filed 2–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP97–55–002]

Great Lakes Gas Transmission LImited

Partnership; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

February 3, 1997.

Take notice that on January 29, 1997,

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

Partnership (Great Lakes) tendered for

filing, as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, the

following tariff sheets proposed to

become effective June 1, 1997:

Second Revised Volume No. 1

Substitute Third Revised Sheet No. 4

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 4A

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 5

Substitute Seventh Revised Sheet No. 7

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 8

Sub 1st Rev First Revised Sheet No. 9

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 11

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 13

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 17

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 20

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 23

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 25

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 26

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 41

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 49