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No. 888 by the December 31, 1996

deadline.

Cinergy has requested an effective

date of January 1, 1997.

Copies of the filing were served on

Big Rivers Electric Corporation, the

Kentucky Public Service Commission,

the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

and the Indiana Utility Regulatory

Commission.

Comment date: January 21, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

41. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. OA97–101–000]

Take notice that Cinergy Services, Inc.

(Cinergy) on December 19, 1996,

tendered for filing on behalf of its

operating companies, the Cincinnati Gas

& Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI

Energy, Inc. (PSI), modifications to the

Interconnection Agreement between PSI

and Central Illinois Public Service

Company.

The modifications are being made to

comply with the unbundling

requirement for coordination contracts

contained in the Commission’s Order

NO. 888 by the December 31, 1996

deadline.

Cinergy has requested an effective

date of January 1, 1997.

Copies of the filing were served on

Central Illinois Public Service

Company, the Kentucky Public Service

Commission, the Public Utilities

Commission of Ohio and the Indiana

Utility Regulatory Commission.

Comment date: January 21, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

42. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. OA97–102–000]

Take notice that Cinergy Services, Inc.

(Cinergy) on December 19, 1996,

tendered for filing, on behalf of its

operating companies, The Cincinnati

Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI

Energy, Inc. (PSI), modifications to the

Interconnection Agreement between PSI

and Northern Indiana Public Service

Company.

The modifications are being made to

comply with the unbundling

requirement for coordination contracts

contained in the Commission’s Order

No. 888 by the December 31, 1996

deadline.

Cinergy has requested an effective

date of January 1, 1997.

Copies of the filing were served on

Northern Indiana Public Service

Company, the Kentucky Public Service

Commission, the Public Utilities

Commission of Ohio and the Indiana

Utility Regulatory Commission.

Comment date: January 21, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

43. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. OA97–103–000]

Take notice that Cinergy Services, Inc.

(Cinergy) on December 19, 1996,

tendered for filing on behalf of its

operating companies, The Cincinnati

Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI

Energy, Inc. (PSI), modifications to the

Interconnection Agreement between PSI

and Indiana Michigan Power Company.

The modications are being made to

comply with the unbundling

requirement for coordination contracts

contained in the Commission’s Order

No. 888 by the December 31, 1996

deadline.

Cinergy has requested an effective

date of January 1, 1997.

Copies of the filing were served on

Indiana Michigan Public Service

Company, the Kentucky Public Service

Commission, the Public Utilities

Commission of Ohio and the Indiana

Utility Regulatory Commission.

Comment date: January 21, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

44. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. OA97–104–000]

Take notice that Cinergy Services, Inc.

(Cinergy) on December 19, 1996,

tendered for filing on behalf of its

operating companies, The Cincinnati

Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI

Energy, Inc. (PSI), modifications to the

Interchange Agreement between PSI and

American Municipal Power—Ohio, Inc.

The modifications are being made to

comply with the unbundling

requirement for coordination contracts

contained in the Commission’s Order

No. 888 by the December 31, 1996

deadline.

Cinergy has requested an effective

date of January 1, 1997.

Copies of the filing were served on

American Municipal Power—Ohio, Inc.,

the Kentucky Public Service

Commission, the Public Utilities

Commission of Ohio and the Indiana

Utility Regulatory Commission.

Comment date: January 21, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

45. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. OA97–105–000]

Take notice that Carolina Power &

Light Company) on December 19, 1996,

tendered for filing written procedures

implementing Order No. 889 Standards

of Conduct.

Comment date: January 21, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

46. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. OA97–106–000]

Take notice that Cinergy Services, Inc.

(Cinergy) on December 19, 1996,

tendered for filing on behalf of its

operating companies, The Cincinnati

Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI

Energy, Inc. (PSI), modifications to the

Electric Agreement between PSI and

Tennessee Valley Authority.

The modifications are being made to

comply with the unbundling

requirement for coordination contracts

contained in the Commission’s Order

No. 888 by the December 31, 1996

deadline.

Cinergy has requested an effective

date of January 1, 1997.

Copies of the filing were served on

Tennessee Valley Authority, the

Kentucky Public Service Commission,

the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

and the Indiana Utility Regulatory

Commission.

Comment date: January 21, 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, 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.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. ER97–326–000, et al.]

West Texas Utilities Company, et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

January 2, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:
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1. West Texas Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER97–326–000]

Take notice that on December 27,

1996, West Texas Utilities Company

tendered for filing an amendment in the

above-referenced docket.

Comment date: January 16, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–632–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

1996, New England Power Company

tendered for filing an amendment in the

above-referenced docket.

Comment date: January 16, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. IGM, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–742–000]

Take notice that on December 10,

1996, IGM, Inc., tendered for filing a

Notice of Cancellation of FERC Electric

Rate Schedule No. 1.

Comment date: January 16, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Public Service Electric & Gas

Company

[Docket No. ER97–837–000]

Take notice that on December 17,

1996, Public Service Electric & Gas

Company (PSE&G), tendered for filing

an application for authorization to sell

electric capacity and energy at marketbased rates.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Public Service Company of

Oklahoma, Southwestern Electric

Power Co., Central Power and Light

Company, and West Texas Utilities

Company.

[Docket No. ER97–838–000]

Take notice that on December 17,

1996, Public Service Company of

Oklahoma, Southwestern Electric Power

Company, Central Power and Light

Company and West Texas Utilities

Company (collectively, the CSW

Operating Companies), tendered for

filing service agreements under which

they will provide transmission service

to Sonat Power Marketing L.P. (Sonat)

and Vitol Gas & Electric L.L.C. (Vitol)

under their point-to-point transmission

service tariffs. The December 17, 1996

filing also includes a Notice of

Cancellation of Service Agreements that

terminates obsolete service agreements.

The CSW Operating Companies request

that the filing be accepted to become

effective as of December 3, 1996.

The CSW Operating Companies state

that a copy of the filing has been served

on Sonat and Vitol.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. PacifiCorp

[Docket No. ER97–839–000]

Take notice that on December 17,

1996, PacifiCorp, tendered for filing in

accordance with 18 CFR Part 35 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations, a

Construction Agreement dated

November 11, 1996 (Agreement)

between PacifiCorp and Eugene Water &

Electric Board (EWEB).

PacifiCorp requests that a waiver of

prior notice be granted and that an

effective date of one day after the date

the Commission receives this filing be

assigned to the Agreement.

Copies of this filing were supplied to

EWEB, the Public Utility Commission of

Oregon and the Washington Utilities

and Transportation Commission.

A copy of this filing may be obtained

from PacifiCorp’s Regulatory

Administration Department’s Bulletin

Board System through a personal

computer by calling (53) 464–6122

(9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit).

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Great Bay Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–840–000]

Take notice that on December 17,

1996, Great Bay Power Corporation

(Great Bay), tendered for filing a service

agreement between Commonwealth

Electric Company and Great Bay for

service under Great Bay’s revised Tariff

for Short Term Sales. This tariff was

accepted for filing by the Commission

on May 17, 1996, in Docket No. ER96–

726–000. The revised form of service

agreement is proposed to be effective

December 15, 1996.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. NESI Power Marketing, Inc.

Docket No. ER97–841–000

Take notice that on December 17,

1996, NESI Power Marketing, Inc. (NESI

PM), filed its Rate Schedule providing

for wholesale sales of power and energy

by NESI PM to eligible purchasers at

agreed upon rates.

Copies of this filing have been sent to

the Indiana Utility Regulatory

Commission and the Indiana Office of

Utility Consumer Counselor.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97–842–000]

Take notice that on December 18,

1996, Portland General Electric

Company (PGE), tendered for filing

under FERC Electric tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 2, an executed Service

Agreement with Amoco Energy Trading

Corporation.

Pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 and the

Commission’s order issued July 30, 1993

(Docket No. PL93–2–002), PGE

respectfully requests the Commission

grant a waiver of the notice

requirements of 18 CFR 35.3 to allow

the executed Service Agreement to

become effective December 1, 1996.

A copy of this filing was caused to be

served upon Amoco Energy Trading as

noted in the filing letter.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–843–000]

Take notice that on December 18,

1996, Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur,

Illinois 62526, tendered for filing firm

and non-firm transmission agreements

under which American Electric Power

Service Corporation, as agent for AEP

Companies, will take transmission

service pursuant to its open access

transmission tariff. The agreements are

based on the Form of Service Agreement

in Illinois Power’s tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an

effective date of December 9, 1996.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. UtiliCorp United Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–844–000]

Take notice that on December 18,

1996, UtiliCorp United Inc. (UtiliCorp)

filed service agreements with CNG

Power Services for service under its

non-firm point-to-point open access

service tariff for its operating divisions,

Missouri Public Service and WestPlains

Energy-Kansas.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. National Gas & Electric L.P.

[Docket No. ER97–845–000]

Take notice that on December 17,

1996, National Gas & Electric L.P.

(NG&E), tendered for filing with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

service agreements with Western Area

Power Administration, dated November

20, 1996, and Southwestern Power

Administration, dated November 26,
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1996. Under the tendered service

agreements, NG&E and Western Area

Power Administration agree to contracts

enabling the sale and transmission of

nonfirm electric service; and NG&E and

Southwestern Power Administration

agree to a contract to enable the

transmission of non-Federal power on

an interruptible basis. NG&E requests an

effective date of November 20, 1996, for

the Western Area Power Administration

service agreements, and December 1,

1996 for the Southwestern Area Power

Administration service agreement.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Virginia Electric and Power

Company

[Docket No. ER97–847–000]

Take notice that on December 18,

1996, Virginia Electric and Power

Company (Virginia Power), tendered for

filing a Service Agreement for Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

between AYP Energy, Inc. and Virginia

Power under the Open Access

Transmission Tariff to Eligible

Purchasers dated July 9, 1996. Under

the tendered Service Agreement

Virginia Power will provide non-firm

point-to-point service to AYP Energy,

Inc. as agreed to by the parties under the

rates, terms and conditions of the Open

Access Transmission Tariff.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the Virginia State Corporation

Commission and the North Carolina

Utilities Commission.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Pennsylvania Power & Light

Company

[Docket No. ER97–848–000]

Take notice that on December 18,

1996, Pennsylvania Power & Light

Company (PP&L), filed a Service

Agreement dated December 10, 1996

with WPS Energy Services, Inc. (WPS)

under PP&L’s FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 1. The Service

Agreement adds WPS as an eligible

customer under the Tariff.

PP&L requests an effective date of

December 18, 1996, for the Service

Agreement.

PP&L states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to WPS and to the

Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. The Dayton Power and Light

Company

[Docket No. ER97–849–000]

Take notice that on December 18,

1996, The Dayton Power and Light

Company (Dayton), submitted service

agreements establishing Heartland

Energy Services, Inc. as customers

under the terms of Dayton’s Open

Access Transmission Tariff.

Dayton requests an effective date of

one day subsequent to this filing for the

service agreements. Accordingly,

Dayton requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Heartland Energy Services, Inc., and the

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–850–000]

Take notice that on December 18,

1996, Central Maine Power Company

(CMP), tendered for filing a service

agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service entered into with

Northeast Utilities Service Company.

Service will be provided pursuant to

CMP’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff, designated rate schedule CMP—

FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume

No. 3, as supplemented.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. H.Q. Energy Services (US) Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–851–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1996, H.Q. Energy Services (US) Inc.,

(HQUS), tendered for filing a petition

for an order accepting its proposed

FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1,

authorizing market-based rates, and

granting waivers of certain Commission

Regulations and granting certain blanket

approvals. HQUS has requested that its

rate schedule be accepted for filing and

allowed to become effective as of the

date of filing. HQUS intends to engage

in transactions in which it will sell

electric power at rates and on terms and

conditions negotiated with the

purchaser.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Ontario Hydro Interconnected

Markets Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–852–000]

Take notice that on December 18,

1996, Ontario Hydro Interconnected

Markets Inc. (OHIM), tendered for filing

pursuant to Rule 205, 18 CFR 385.205,

a petition for waivers and blanket

approvals under various regulations of

the Commission and for an order

accepting its FERC Electric Rate

Schedule No. 1 to be effective at the

earliest possible time, but no later than

60 days from the date of its filing.

OHIM intends to engage in electric

power and energy transactions as a

marketer and a broker. In transactions

where OHIM sells electric energy, it

proposes to make such sales on rates,

terms and conditions to be mutually

agreed to with the purchasing party. As

outlined in the petition, OHIM is an

affiliate of Ontario Hydro, an integrated

electric utility serving customers in

Ontario, Canada.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Delmarva Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–853–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1996, Delmarva Power & Light Company

(Delmarva), tendered for filing executed

umbrella service agreements with

Aquila Power Corporation, Baltimore

Gas & Electric Company, Coral Power,

L.L.C., Enron Power Marketing, Inc.,

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation,

Plum Street Energy Marketing, USGen

Power Services, L.P., and Virginia

Electric & Power Company under

Delmarva’s market rate sales tariff, FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 14,

filed by Delmarva in Docket No. ER96–

2571–000.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Louisville Gas and Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER97–854–000]

Take notice that on December 17,

1996, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company tendered for filing copies of a

service agreement between Louisville

Gas and Electric Company and Cinergy

under Rate GSS.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–855–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1996, New England Power Company

(NEP), filed a Security Analysis Services

Agreement and the REMVEC II

Agreement. The REMVEC II Agreement

establishes REMVEC II, an organization

that will operate as a satellite of the

New England Power Exchange. Under

the Security Analysis Services

Agreement, NEP will provide security
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analysis services to the REMVEC II

participants.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Montaup Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97–856–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1996, Montaup Electric Company

(Montaup), requested waiver of § 35.14

of the Commission’s Regulations in

order to flow through the wholesale fuel

adjustment clause as a credit $88,052 in

proceeds received by it from the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

from the sale of Clean Air Act emissions

allowances in 1994 and 1995. Montaup

requests that it be allowed to flow

through those proceeds by deducting

that amount from current period fuel

costs in determining the fuel adjustment

as applied to service in the first month

after this request for waiver is granted.

This request is made upon the

recommendation of the Office of Chief

Accountant in a draft audit report.

Comment date: January 15, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER97–857–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

1996, Arizona Public Service Company

(APS), tendered for filing a Service

Agreement to provide Non-Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service to the

United States Department of Interior,

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Colorado River

Agency (the Agency) under APS’ Open

Access Transmission Tariff filed in

Compliance with FERC Order No. 888.

A copy of this filing has been served

on the Agency and the Arizona

Corporation Commission.

Comment date: January 15, 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, 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.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5674–3]

Access to Confidential Business

Information by Booz, Allen & Hamilton

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA is authorizing Booz,

Allen & Hamilton of McLean, VA and its

team subcontractor PRC–EMI, of

McLean, VA access to information

which has been submitted to EPA under

Section 104 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA). Some of this information

may be claimed or determined to be

Confidential Business Information.

DATES: EPA will begin transferring data

to Booz, Allen & Hamilton and its team

subcontractor PRC–EMI five working

days from the date of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver written

comments to Charles Young, Superfund

Accounting Branch, Financial

Management Division, Office of the

Comptroller (3303F), Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Cooke, Chief, Superfund

Accounting Branch (3303F),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460.

Telephone (202) 260–9268.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

Contract No. 68–W4–0010 Booz, Allen &

Hamilton and its team subcontractor

PRC–EMI will provide support services

and resources to the Environmental

Protection Agency to (1) develop an

intergrated system to perform on-screen

reconciliation of documented

expenditures from the accounting

systems to the electronic images that

support the expenditures and (2)

perform other administrative functions

in support of CERCLA in the Research

Triangle Park, NC which includes, but

is not limited to, indexing and scanning

of documents into the Superfund Cost

Recovery Imaging Processing System

(SCRIPS); data preparation for data

entry; data entry into local PC

applications; document retrieval and

quality assurance review.

In providing this support, Booz, Allen

& Hamilton and PRC–EMI employees

will have access to Agency documents

for the purpose of document processing,

filing, abstracting, analyzing,

inventorying, retrieving, tracking and

more. The documents to which Booz,

Allen & Hamilton will have access

potentially include all financial

documents submitted under CERCLA.

Some of these documents may contain

information which may be claimed or

determined to be CBI.

Pursuant to EPA regulations at 40 CFR

Part 2, Subpart B, EPA has determined

that Booz, Allen & Hamilton and PRC–

EMI requires access to Confidential

Business Information to provide the

support and services required under the

contract. These regulations provide for

five working days notice before

contractors are given CBI.

Booz, Allen & Hamilton and PRC–EMI

will be required by contract to protect

confidential information. These

documents are maintained in EPA office

and file space.

Dated: December 20, 1996.

Kathryn S. Schmall,

Acting Chief Financial Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–412 Filed 1–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

[OPPTS–00205; FRL–5581–8]

Notice of Availability of FY 1997

Multimedia Environmental Justice

Through Pollution Prevention Grant

Funds

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: EPA is soliciting grant

proposals under the Environmental

Justice Through Pollution Prevention

(EJP2) grant program. EPA anticipates

that $4.2 million will be available in

Fiscal Year 1997. The purpose of this

program is to support pollution

prevention approaches that address

environmental justice concerns in

affected communities. The grant funds

will support (1) local environmental,

environmental justice, community

grass-roots organizations, as well as

tribal governments that promote

environmental justice using pollution

prevention as the preferred approach,

and (2) national and regional

organizations who will, in partnership

with local environmental,

environmental justice, community

grass-roots organizations, as well as

tribal governments, promote

environmental justice using pollution

prevention as the preferred approach.