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RP%=Resource pool percentage.

Calculation:

SMUD’s purchase rights=

(360/1,152)×BR

(360/1,152)×1,000

0.3125×1,000

312.5 MW

Existing 100 MW customer’s purchase

rights=

(A/B)×ABR

(100/988)×ABR

0.101×660

67 MW

ABR=

{BR–[(360/1,152)×BR]}×(100%–RP%)

{1,000–[(360/1,152)×1,000]}×(100%–

4%)

[1,000–(0.3125×1,000)]×96%

(1,000–312.5)×96%

687.5×96%

660 MW

2. Existing customer’s (excluding

SMUD) rights to the optional purchase

will be calculated as follows:

individual existing customer optional purchase = ×

A

B

TOP

Where:

A = Lessor of individual existing

customer’s Extension CRD as of

December 31, 2001; or 104 percent

of their maximum demand during

CY 1997 through 2000. Western

reserves the right to adjust the value

of ‘‘A’’ when it is determined that

the maximum demand is not

reflective of an existing customer’s

load.

B = The sum of all values for ‘‘A’’.

C = The sum of all existing customers’,

including SMUD, Extension CRD.

BR = Base Resource available.

RP% = Resource pool percentage.

TOP = Total optional purchase

= −











 × × −

360

1152

361

100% , ( %).

C

BR RP

Calculation:

Individual existing 100 MW customer’s

optional purchase=

(A/B × TOP

(100/988) × TOP

0.101 × 43.1

4.4 MW

TOP=

{[(360/1,152)¥(361/1,349)] × BR} ×

(100%¥RP%0)

{[(360/1,152)¥(361/1,349)] × 1,000} ×

(100%¥4%)

[(.3125¥0.2676) × 1,000] × 96%

(0.0449 × 1,000) × 96%

44.9 × 96%

43%

[FR Doc. 97–4695 Filed 2–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00469; FRL–5588–8]

Pesticide Applicator Certification and

Training; Renewal of Pesticide

Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

the following Information Collection

Request (ICR) is coming up for renewal.

This ICR, Certification of Pesticide

Applicators (40 CFR part 171), ICR No.

0155.05, OMB No. 2070–0029, will

expire on June 30, 1997. Before

submitting the renewal packages to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB), EPA is soliciting comments on

specific aspects of the collection as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

identified by the docket control number

OPP–00469 and ICR number 0155.05 by

mail to: Public Response Section, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring

comments directly to the OPP docket

which is located in Room 1132 of

Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA. Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by sending

electronic mail (e-mail) to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Comments and data will also be

accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1

file format or ASCII file format. All

comments and data in electronic form

must be identified by the docket control

number OPP–00469 and ICR number

0155.05. No Confidential Business

Information (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail. Electronic comments on

this document may be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

Additional information on electronic

submissions can be found in Unit III. of

this document.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

A copy of the comment that does not

contain CBI must be submitted for

inclusion in the public record.

Information not marked confidential

may be disclosed publicly by EPA

without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia

address given above from 8:30 a.m. to 4

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding

legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Kramer, Policy and Special

Projects Staff, Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, Mail Code (7506C), 401 M St.,

SW., Washington, DC 20460, Telephone:

(703) 305-6475, e-mail:

kramer.ellen@epamail.epa.gov. Copies

of the complete ICR and accompanying

appendices may be obtained from the

OPP docket at the above address or by

contacting Ellen Kramer at the

telephone number or address listed

above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability: Electronic

copies of this document and the ICR are

available from the EPA home page at the

Environmental Sub-Set entry for this

document under ‘‘Regulations’’ (http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).

I. Information Collection Requests

EPA is seeking comments on the

following Information Collection

Request (ICR).

Title: Certification of Pesticide

Applicators (40 CFR Part 171). ICR No.
8722 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 38 / Wednesday, February 26, 1997 / Notices

0155.05. OMB No. 2070-0029. Renewal.

Current expiration date: June 30, 1997.

Affected entities: Parties affected by

this information collection are pesticide

applicators who require certification to

apply restricted use pesticides, and

States, Indian tribes, and Federal

Agencies with EPA-approved

certification plans.

Abstract: The Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act allows

a pesticide to be classified as ‘‘restricted

use’’ if the pesticide meets certain

toxicity criteria. Restricted use

pesticides, because of their potential to

harm people or the environment, may

be applied only by a certified applicator

or someone under the direct supervision

of a certified applicator. In order to

become a certified applicator, a person

must meet certain standards of

competency. The primary mechanism

for certifying pesticide applicators is

State certification plans approved by

EPA. 40 CFR part 171 establishes the

criteria for State and EPA-administered

certification plans. In addition, these

regulations establish criteria for

certification plans from Federal agencies

or Indian tribes who wish to develop

their own programs in lieu of using

State certification programs.

The recordkeeping and reporting

requirements in these regulations allow

the Agency to ensure that restricted use

pesticides are used only by or under the

direct supervision of properly trained

and certified applicators, and to monitor

the application of restricted use

pesticides.

Burden Statement: Small entities are

affected by this information collection

activity as the regulations apply to

individuals who are certified

applicators. However, the records

required of pesticide applicators and

their employees are minimal and would

generally be kept for the applicator’s

own use even in the absence of this

regulation. The information is to be

retained for 2 years and is only made

available upon request by State or EPA

authorized officials. States supply

information through annual reports on

the status of certified applicators,

enforcement of restricted use pesticides,

and any significant changes in the plan.

The annual respondent burden for

this program is estimated to average 5

hours for pesticide dealer

recordkeeping, 3.5 hours for certified

applicator recordkeeping, 10 minutes

for completing applicator certification

forms, and 150 hours for State annual

reports, including time for: reviewing

instructions, gathering and maintaining

the data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection.

Any 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

numbers for EPA’s regulations are

contained in 40 CFR part 9.

II. Request for Comments

EPA solicits comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collections of information described

above are 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 estimates of the burdens of the

proposed collections of information.

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected.

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collections of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated or

electronic collection technologies or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Send comments regarding these

matters, or any other aspect of these

information collections, including

suggestions for reducing the burdens, to

the docket under ADDRESSES listed

above.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection and

Information collection requests.

Dated: February 14, 1997.

Susan H. Wayland,

Acting Assistant Administrator for

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 97–4623 Filed 2–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[FRL–5694–2]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Notification of

Episodic Releases of Oil and

Hazardous Substances

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

continuing Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil

and Hazardous Substances, EPA ICR

Number 1049.07, OMB Control Number

2050–0046, expiring June 30, 1997.

Before submitting the ICR renewal

package 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 April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

submitted in triplicate to the following

address: Office of Emergency and

Remedial Response (5201G), Attention:

Superfund Docket Clerk, Docket

Number 102RQ–ER, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW,

Washington, DC 20460, (703) 603–9232.

Materials relevant to this rulemaking are

contained in Public Docket No. 102RQ–

ER. This docket is located at 1235

Jefferson Davis Highway (ground floor),

Arlington, VA. Dockets may be

inspected, by appointment only, from

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through

Friday. A reasonable fee may be charged

for copying docket material.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynn Beasley, (703) 603–9086.

Facsimile number: (703) 603–9104.

Electronic address:

beasley.lynn@epamail.epa.gov. Note

that questions but not comments will be

accepted electronically.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected Entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those persons

in charge of a facility or vessel that has

released a reportable quantity or more of

a hazardous substance into the

environment or that has discharged oil

into U.S. waters, causing a sheen,

violating applicable water quality

standards, or causing a sludge or

emulsion to be deposited beneath the

surface of the water or upon adjoining

shorelines.

Title: Notification of Episodic

Releases of Oil and Hazardous

Substances, EPA ICR Number 1049.07,

OMB Control Number 2050–0046,

expiring June 30, 1997.

Abstract: This ICR addresses the

reporting and record keeping activities

required to comply with the release

notification requirements for hazardous

substances and oil specified in section

103(a) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

(CERCLA), as amended, and section 311

of the Clean Water Act (CWA). These

reporting requirements are codified at

40 CFR parts 110, 117, and 302. This

ICR renews the collection activity

previously approved under OMB No.

2050–0046 and applies to the period