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1. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1 &

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

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. 97–32978 Filed 12–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Transfer of License

December 12, 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.: 2373–008.

c. Date filed: November 5, 1997.

d. Applicants: Wisconsin Power &

Light Company and Midwest Hydro,

Inc.

e. Name of Project: Rockton.

f. Location: On the Rock River, in the

Town of Rockton, in Winnebago

County, Illinois.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicants Contact: Charles

Alsberg, President, Midwest Hydro, Inc.,

116 State Street, P.O. BOX 167,

Neshkoro, WI 54960, (920) 292–4628.

i. FERC Contact: Thomas F. Papsidero

(202) 219–2715.

j. Comment Date: January 28, 1998.

k. Description of Filing: Application

to transfer the license for the Rockton

Project to Midwest Hydro, Inc.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard papragraphs: B, C1,

& 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

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 agency’s comments must also be

sent to the Applicant’s representatives.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32979 Filed 12–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Transfer of License

December 12, 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.: 2536–109.

c. Date filed: October 31, 1997.

d. Applicants: Niagara of Wisconsin

Paper Corporation and Consolidated

Papers, Inc.

e. Name of Project: Little Quinnesec

Falls.

f. Location: On the Menominee River

in Marinette County, Wisconsin and

Dickinson County, Michigan.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Douglas B.

Clark, Attorney for Niagara of Wisconsin

Paper Corporation and Consolidated

Papers, Inc., Foley & Lardner, 150 E.

Gilman Street, P.O. Box 1497, Madison,

WI 53701–1497, (608) 258–4276.

i. FERC Contact: Thomas F. Papsidero

(202) 219–2715.

j. Comment Date: January 22, 1998.

k. Description of Filing: Application

to transfer the license for the Little

Quinnesec Falls Project to Consolidated

Papers, Inc.

1. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1 &

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 became a party

to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must
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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

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. 97–32980 Filed 12–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5936–5]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Spill Prevention,

Control, and Countermeasure Plans

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that EPA is planning to submit the Spill

Prevention, Control, and

Countermeasures Plan continuing

Information Collection Request (ICR) to

the Office of Management and Budget.

The ICR expires on May 31, 1998 (ICR

0328.05, OMB No. 20050–0021). Before

submitting the ICR to OMB for review

and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collection as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before February 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Oil Program Center, 401 M

Street, SW (5203G), Washington, D.C.

20460. Materials relevant to this ICR

may be inspected from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, by

visiting the Public Docket, located at

1235 Jefferson Davis Highway (ground

floor), Arlington, Virginia. A reasonable

fee may be charged for copying docket

material.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Hugo Paul Fleischman, (703) 603–8769.

Facsimile number: (703) 603–9116.

Electronic address:

fleischman.hugo@epamail.epa.gov. Note

that questions but not comments will be

accepted electronically.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected Entities

The Oil Pollution Prevention

regulation applies only to nontransportation-related facilities that

could reasonably be expected to

discharge oil into or upon the navigable

waters of the U.S., or adjoining

shorelines, and that have a total

underground buried oil storage capacity

of more than 42,000 gallons; or a total

aboveground oil storage capacity of

more than 660 gallons in a single

container.

The specific private industry sectors

expected to be affected by this action

include petroleum and coal products

manufacturing (NAICS 324); petroleum

bulk stations and terminals (NAICS

42271); crude petroleum and natural gas

extraction (NAICS 211111);

transportation (including pipelines),

warehousing, and marinas (NAICS 482–

486/488112–48819/4883/4889/492–493/

71393); electric power generation,

transmission, and distribution (NAICS

2211); other manufacturing (NAICS 31–

33); gasoline stations/automotive rental

and leasing (NAICS 4471/5321); heating

oil dealers (NAICS 454311); coal

mining, non-metallic mineral mining

and quarrying (NAICS 2121/2123/

213114/213116); heavy construction

(NAICS 234); elementary and secondary

schools, colleges (NAICS 6111–6113);

hospitals/nursing and residential care

facilities (NAICS 622–623); and crop

and animal production (NAICS 111–

112).

Title

‘‘Spill Prevention, Control, and

Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans,’’ OMB

Control Number 2050–0021. EPA

Control Number 328.05. Expiration date:

May 31, 1998.

Abstract

Under section 311 of the Clean Water

Act, EPA’s Oil Pollution Prevention

regulation requires facilities to prepare

and implement SPCC Plans to help

‘‘minimize the potential for oil

discharges.’’ This regulation is codified

at 40 CFR part 112. The SPCC Plan must

be ‘‘a carefully thought-out plan,

prepared in accordance with good

engineering practices.’’ Preparation of

the SPCC Plan requires that a facility’s

staff analyze how the facility will

prevent oil discharges, thereby

encouraging appropriate facility design

and operations. The information in the

SPCC Plan also promotes efficient

response in the event of a discharge.

Finally, proper maintenance of the

SPCC Plan will promote important spillreducing measures, facilitate leak

detection, and generally ensure that the

facility is at peak capability for deterring

discharges. The specific activities and

reasons for the information collection

are described below.

New Plan

Preparation of the Plan, required

under section 112.3, involves several

tasks, mostly conducted by the facility’s

technical personnel. These tasks

include: field investigations to

understand facility design and possible

failures and to predict the flow paths of

spilled oil and the potential harm that

the spilled oil would have on navigable

waters; a regulatory review to ensure

that personnel are fully aware of all

requirements and limitations imposed

in the rule; an evaluation of current spill

prevention and control practices the

facility employs; preparation of the Plan

according to the specification of section

112.7, and certification by a Registered

Professional Engineer (P.E.)

Modification of Plan

Under section 112.5(a) the SPCC Plan

must be amended whenever there is a

change in the facility’s design,

construction, operation, and

maintenance that materially affects the

facility’s potential to discharge oil into

navigable waters or onto adjoining

shorelines. The amended Plan must also

be certified by a P.E.

Triennial Review

Under section 112.5(b), owners or

operators of regulated facilities must

review and evaluate the Plan at least

once every three years. This involves

review of spill prevention and control

procedures being implemented under

the current Plan, as well as a regulatory

review. Facility owners/operators must

amend the SPCC Plan within six months

of the review to include more effective