Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 239 / Friday, December 12, 1997 / Notices 65425

Comment date: December 19, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Additional Signatories to PJM

Interconnection, L.L.C. Operating

Agreement

[Docket No. ER98–703–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1997, the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

(PJM), filed on behalf of the Members of

the LLC, membership applications of

Scana Energy Marketing, Inc., and South

Jersey Energy Company. PJM requests

an effective on the day after received by

FERC.

Comment date: December 19, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–704–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1997, Central Maine Power Company,

filed an amendment to its Wholesale

Market Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 4. The amendment

replaces Sheet No. 4, with First Revised

Sheet No. 4.

Comment date: December 19, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Pennsylvania Power Company

[Docket No. ER98–705–000]

Take notice that on November 17,

1997, Pennsylvania Power Company

(Penn Power), submitted a revised rate

schedule for the Borough of Zelienople,

Pennsylvania. The revised rate schedule

incorporates the energy imbalance

deviation band provided for in the

Stipulation and Agreement between

Ohio Edison Company, Pennsylvania

Power Company and the Boroughs of

Ellwood City, Grove City and Zelienople

which had been submitted for filing to

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission on June 30, 1997, in Docket

Nos. OA96–197–000 and ER97–1719–

000 and approved by the Commission

by letter of October 17, 1997. The

proposed effective date for the revised

rate schedule is November 17, 1997.

Zelienople is the only customer affected

by this filing.

Copies of the filing have been

provided to the Pennsylvania Public

Utility Commission and The Public

Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Comment date: December 19, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. 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.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32531 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 11546–000 Minnesota]

City of Thief River Falls; Notice of

Availability of Draft Environmental

Assessment

December 8, 1997.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission’s)

regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No.

486, 52 F.R. 47897), the Office of

Hydropower Licensing has reviewed the

application for an original minor license

for the proposed Thief River Falls,

Municipal Power Dam Hydroelectric

Project located on the Red Lake River in

the City of Thief River Falls, Pennington

County, Minnesota, and has prepared A

Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA)

for the proposed project. In the DEA, the

Commission’s staff has the proposed

project. In the DEA, the Commission’s

staff has analyzed the potential

environmental impacts of the proposed

project and has concluded that approval

of the proposed project, with

appropriate environmental measures,

would not constitute a major federal

action significantly affecting the quality

of the human environment.

Copies of the DEA are available for

review in the Public Reference Branch

of the Commission’s offices at 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

Comments should filed within 45

days from the date of this notice and

should be addressed to Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. Please affix

Project No. 11546–000 to all comments.

For further information, please contact

Monte J. TerHaar at (202) 219–2768.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32501 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Transfer of License

December 8, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Transfer of

License.

b. Project No.: 287–006.

c. Date filed: December 2, 1997.

d. Applicants: Hydro-Op One

Associates and Midwest Hydro, Inc.

e. Name of project: Dayton.

f. Location: On the Fox River in

LaSalle County, Illinois.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Robert L.

Winship, Hydro-Op One Associates, c/

o National Hydro, 745 Atlantic Avenue,

10th Floor, Boston, MA 02111–2735,

(617) 357–9029; Mr. David B. Ward,

Ward & Anderson, P.C., 1000 Thomas

Jefferson Street, N.W., Suite 503,

Washington, DC 20007–3805, (202) 298–

6910.

i. FERC Contact: James Hunter, (202)

219–2839.

j. Comment Date: January 6, 1998.

k. Description of Transfer: Transfer of

the license for this project is being

sought in connection with the sale of

the project from Hydro-Op One

Associates to Midwest Hydro, Inc.

l. 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.
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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

file 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32500 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–5487–2]

Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements

Filed December 01, 1997 Through

December 05, 1997 Pursuant to 40

CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 970464, Draft EIS, COE, AZ, Rio

Salado Environmental Restoration of

two Sites along the Salt River: (1)

Phoenix Reach and (2) Tempe Reach,

Feasibility Report, in the Cities of

Phoenix and Tempe, Maricopa

County, AZ, Due: January 26, 1998,

Contact: Alex Watt (213) 452–4204.

EIS No. 970465, Revised Draft EIS, AFS,

CA, Rock Creek Recreational Trails

Management Plan, Implementation,

Additional Information, Eldorado

National Forest, Georgetown Ranger

Director, Eldorado County, CA, Due:

January 26, 1998, Contact: Linda

Earley (916) 333–4312.

EIS No. 970466, Final EIS, AFS, AK,

Helicopter Landings within

Wilderness, Implementation, Tongass

National Forest, Chatham, Stikine and

Ketchikan Area, AK, Due: January 12,

1998, Contact: Larry Roberts (907)

772–3841.

EIS No. 970467, Draft EIS, NPS, OR,

Crater Lake National Park,

Implementation of New Concession

Contract for Visitor Services Plan, OR,

Due: January 26, 1998, Contact: Al

Kendricks (541) 594–2211.

EIS No. 970468, Draft Supplement,

APH, Logs, Lumber and Other

Unmanufactured Wood Articles

Importation, Additional Updated

Information, Improvements to the

existing system to Prohibit

Introduction of Plant Pests into the

United States, Due: February 10, 1998,

Contact: Jack Edmundson (301) 734–

8565.

EIS No. 970469, Draft EIS, USN, CA, US

Pacific Fleet F/A 18 E/F Aircraft for

Development of Facilities to Support

Basing on the West Coast of the

United States, Possible Site

Installations are (1) Lemoore Naval

Air Station and (2) El Centro Naval

Air Facility, Fresno, King and

Imperial Counties, CA, Due: January

26, 1998, Contact: Surinder Sikand

(415) 244–3020.

Dated: December 9, 1997.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 97–32567 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–5487–3]

Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared November 24, 1997 Through

November 28, 1997 pursuant to the

Environmental Review Process (ERP),

under Section 309 of the Clean Air Act

and Section 102(2)(c) of the National

Environmental Policy Act as amended.

Requests for copies of EPA comments

can be directed to the Office of Federal

Activities at (202) 564–7167. An

explanation of the ratings assigned to

draft environmental impact statements

(EISs) was published in FR dated April

11, 1997 (62 FR 16154).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–COE–K36122–CA Rating

EC2, Upper Guadalupe River Feasibility

Study, Flood Control Protection,

Construction, National Economic

Development Plan (NED), Santa Clara

Valley Water District, City of San Jose,

Santa Clara County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding the

lack of a discussion as to whether a

combination of structural and nonstructural features may be a reasonable

alternative, whether the project would

comply with applicable Water Quality

Standards, and the potential impacts

and mitigation measures associated with

using herbicides to control vegetation

under the Channel Bypass Plan. EPA

recommended that the FEIS incorporate

pollution prevention features in the

project’s design, construction and

operation.

ERP No. DS–COE–G39002–00 Rating

LO, Red River Chloride Control Project,

Construction and Operation Methods,

Updated and Additional Information,

several counties TX and OK.

Summary: EPA had no objection;

however, EPA recommended that the

description of the no action alternative

be expanded to include the economic

consequences of not developing

additional water supply sources to users

in the Red River Basin.

ERP No. D1–COE–K35012–CA Rating

EC2, Sacramento River Bank Protection

Project, Implemention of Streambank

Protection for the Lower American River

between RM–0 and 13.7, Updated

Information, City of Sacramento,

Sacramento County, CA.

Summary: EPA commended the Corps

for the collaborative process with

Federal, State and local agencies that

lead to the project’s design and

environmental documentation.

However, EPA expressed concerns

regarding potential impacts to aquatic

resources. The lack of a discussions of

mitigation measures to compensate for

the unavoidable loss of aquatic

resources. EPA asked that the FSEIS

clearly indicate whether adverse

impacts to aquatic resources would be

avoided and minimized to the greatest

extent practicable while still executing

the project’s purpose and need. EPA

also asked that the FSEIS discuss

whether the project would comply with

Water Quality Standards and protect

beneficial uses.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–L61214–OR,

Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Approval for

Motorized Vehicular Access to the

Private Property within the Chetco River