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28. Public Service Electric and Gas

Company

[Docket No. ER98–827–000]

Take notice that on November 26,

1997, Public Service Electric Gas

Company (PSE&G) of Newark, New

Jersey tendered for filing an agreement

for the sale of capacity and energy to

New Energy Ventures, L.L.C. (New

Energy), pursuant to the PSE&G

Wholesale Power Market Based Sales

Tariff, presently on file with the

Commission.

PSE&G further requests waiver of the

Commission’s Regulations such that the

agreement can be made effective as of

October 27, 1997.

Copies of the filing have been served

upon New Energy and the New Jersey

Board of Public Utilities.

Comment date: January 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

29. Public Service Electric and Gas

Company

[Docket No. ER98–828–000]

Take notice that on November 26,

1997, Public Service Electric and Gas

Company (PSE&G) of Newark, New

Jersey tendered for filing an agreement

for the sale of capacity and energy to the

Borough of Park Ridge, New Jersey (Park

Ridge) pursuant to the PSE&G

Wholesale Power Market Based Sales

Tariff, presently on file with the

Commission.

PSE&G further requests waiver of the

Commission’s Regulations such that the

agreement can be made effective as of

October 27, 1997.

Copies of the filing have been served

upon Park Ridge and the New Jersey

Board of Public Utilities.

Comment date: January 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

30. Public Service Electric and Gas

Company

[Docket No. ER98–829–000]

Take notice that on November 26,

1997, Public Service Electric and Gas

Company (PSE&G) of Newark, New

Jersey tendered for filing an agreement

for the sale of capacity and energy to the

Monongahela Power Company, the

Potomac Edison Company, West Penn

Power Company (AP) pursuant to the

PSE&G Wholesale Power Market Based

Sales Tariff, presently on file with the

Commission.

PSE&G further requests waiver of the

Commission’s Regulations such that the

agreement can be made effective as of

October 27, 1997.

Copies of the filing have been served

upon AP the New Jersey Board of Public

Utilities.

Comment date: January 2, 1998, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

31. Central Vermont Public Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER98–886–000]

Take notice that on November 26,

1997, Central Vermont Public Service

Corporation (CVPS) tendered for filing a

letter stating that CVPS does not plan to

file a Forecast 1998 Cost Report for

FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume

No. 4, since there are no customers

expected to take such service.

Comment date: January 2, 1998, 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, N.E., Washington, D.C.

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. 97–33832 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5942–3]

Agency Information Collection

Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

EPA is planning to submit the following

proposed and/or continuing Information

Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB).

Before submitting the ICR to OMB for

review and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collections as

described below:

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Mobile

Sources, Office of Air and Radiation,

401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20460. Interested persons can obtain

copies of the ICR at no charge by

accessing ‘‘What’s New’’ on the OMS

Website, ‘‘http://www.epa.gov/

omswww’’.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Bullard, Telephone No. (202)

260–2614; Facsimile No. ( 202) 260–

6011; or e-mail at

‘‘bullard.susan@epamail.epa.gov’’.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those who

have an interest in the reduction of air

emissions from mobile sources.

Title: ‘‘ICR for gathering information

about: the public’s understanding of air

quality, the impact of mobile sources,

and actions individuals can take to

improve air quality; and programs to

increase the public’s awareness.’’

Abstract: EPA’s Office of Mobile

Sources (OMS) is charged with reducing

air pollution from mobile sources.

Although there’s been significant and

measurable progress in reducing air

pollution in the past 20 years, it is

clearly not enough to solve the problem.

Ultimate solutions will require action by

individuals as well as industry.

OMS and its partners in state, local

and regional air and transportation

agencies, other federal/state/local

agencies, public health and other

organizations are working to increase

public awareness of air quality, the

impact of mobile sources and choices

individuals can make to help solve the

problem of air pollution. To accomplish

this mission in the public interest, air

and transportation managers must better

understand the public’s knowledge of

the problem as well as possible

solutions. In order for individual

consumers and drivers to make

responsible choices, it is incumbent

upon EPA and other air and

transportation organizations to provide

education and information as to choices

available and impacts of those choices

on the environment and quality of life.

Before we expend limited federal

resources, we must conduct research to

answer a number of questions vital to

the mission. For example—how much

does the public understand about air

pollution, the impact of mobile sources,
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and the benefits of informed choices?

How much do they care? Who are

credible sources of information for the

air quality and public health message?

How far is the public willing to go in

commitment of time and money to

ensure air quality? What are possible

incentives to encourage people to make

environmentally responsible choices?

Have we been successful in our efforts

to encourage informed choices?

Prior to materials production, we will

conduct focus groups to test draft public

education concepts and materials with

proposed audiences to ensure

appropriateness and effectiveness. Our

goal will be to ensure that products

produced will meet the needs of the

public for which they’re intended.

Finally, we intend to gather

information about existing mobile

source-related public education efforts

from state and local air and

transportation management agencies,

industry, public health and other

partners in order to maximize public

benefit and minimize possibilities for

duplication of effort. This will allow us

to utilize limited federal resources

responsibly.

Information will be gathered through

telephone and in-person surveys, focus

groups, questionnaires and evaluation

forms and targeted meetings.

Information will be gathered on both the

state and local levels to support

community-based projects and the

national level to support long-term

national outreach efforts. Participation

in information-gathering is strictly

voluntary.

An Agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

number for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected;

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: Respondents/

Affected Entities: Those who have an

interest in the reduction of air emissions

from mobile sources

Estimated number of Respondents:

1700 per year.

Frequency of Response: One per year

per respondent.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

2310 hours.

Estimated Burden per Respondent: 1

hour 20 minutes.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: none to respondents; no

additional cost to agency staff.

This estimate includes the time

needed to review instructions; develop,

acquire, install, and utilize technology

and systems for the purpose of

collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Dated: December 17, 1997.

Robert Brenner,

Program Official.

[FR Doc. 97–33957 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5940–6]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

EPA is planning to submit an

Information Collection Request (ICR) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) to allow the Agency to continue

collecting data for the Natural Gas STAR

Program. Information is required from

participants (‘‘Partners’’) in the Natural

Gas STAR Program. Partners develop a

Memorandum of Understanding,

develop an implementation plan, and

report to EPA annually on progress

towards meeting the goals identified in

the implementation plan. This ICR is a

reinstatement of a previously approved

information collection. Before

submitting the ICR to OMB for review

and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collection

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

the Docket Clerk (Docket No. 97–62),

located in the USEPA, Office of Air &

Radiation. One original and two copies

of each comment should be submitted.

Hand delivery of comments should be

made to: Air Docket, USEPA, MC 6102,

401 M Street, SW., room M 1500,

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rhone Resch, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Atmospheric

Pollution Prevention Division (6202J),

401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C.

20460, or call (202) 564–9793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information Collection Requests

EPA is seeking comment on the ICR

for the Natural Gas STAR Program (EPA

ICR 1736.02). This ICR requests

approval for renewal of an existing

collection.

Affected Entities: Entities affected by

this action are natural gas production,

storage, transmission, and distribution

facilities.

Abstract: The Natural Gas STAR

Program is an EPA-sponsored, voluntary

program that encourages cost effective

methods for reducing methane

emissions from natural gas production,

storage, transmission, and distribution

facilities. Partners determine and

implement appropriate Best

Management Practices (BMPs) that

reduce methane emissions, are cost

effective for the industry, and can

increase competitiveness and maintain

or enhance natural gas delivery service.

Participants develop a Memorandum of

Understanding, develop an

implementation plan, and report to EPA

annually on progress towards meeting

the goals identified in the

implementation plan.

Burden Statement: The estimated

average public burden per respondent

for new Partners is 45 hours per

response, including time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering the data needed, and

completing the collection of

information.

Respondents: Natural gas production,

storage, transmission, and distribution

companies.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

140—67 new Partners and 74 existing

Partners.