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them to comment on their areas of

concern.

The EA will discuss impacts that

could occur as a result of the

construction and operation of the

proposed project under these general

headings:

• geology and soils

• water resources, fisheries, and

wetlands

• vegetation and wildlife

• endangered and threatened species

• public safety

• land use

• cultural resources

• air quality and noise

• hazardous waste

We will also evaluate possible

alternatives to the proposed project or

portions of the project, and make

recommendations on how to lessen or

avoid impacts on the various resource

areas.

Our independent analysis of the

issues will be in the EA. Depending on

the comments received during the

scoping process, the EA may be

published and mailed to Federal, state,

and local agencies, public interest

groups, interested individuals, affected

landowners, newspapers, libraries, and

the Commission’s official service list for

this proceeding. A comment period will

be allotted for review if the EA is

published. We will consider all

comments on the EA before we make

our recommendations to the

Commission.

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

We have already identified several

issues that we think deserve attention

based on a preliminary review of the

proposed facilities and the

environmental information provided by

ANR. This preliminary list of issues

may be changed based on your

comments and our analysis.

• Proximity of the replacement to 5

residences.

• Impact on cultivated croplands.

• Crossing of the East Fork of San

Creek, a state-designated trout stream.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by sending

a letter addressing your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

You should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative routes), and measures to

avoid or lessen environmental impact.

The more specific your comments, the

more useful they will be. Please follow

the instructions below to ensure that

your comments are received and

properly recorded:

• Send two copies of your letter to:

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First St., N.W., Room

1A, Washington, DC 20426;

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of the Environmental

Review and Compliance Branch, PR–

11.2;

• Reference Docket No. CP98–2–000;

and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before January 20, 1998.

If you are interested in obtaining

procedural information, please write to

the Secretary of the Commission.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding or become an ‘‘intervenor.’’

Among other things, intervenors have

the right to receive copies of caserelated Commission documents and

filings by other intervenors. Likewise,

each intervenor must provide copies of

its filings to all other parties. If you

want to become an intervenor you must

file a motion to intervene according to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) (see appendix 2).

The date for filing timely motions to

intervene in this proceeding has passed.

Therefore, parties now seeking to file

late interventions must show good

cause, as required by section

385.214(b)(3), why this time limitation

should be waived. Environmental issues

have been viewed as good cause for late

intervention.

You do not need intervenor status to

have your comments considered.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Tendered for

Filing With the Commission

December 19, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Minor

License.

b. Project No.: P–2487–006.

c. Date Filed: December 10, 1997.

d. Applicant: John M. Skorupski.

e. Name of Project: Hoosick Falls

Water Power Project.

f. Location: On the Hoosic River in

Rensselaer County, near Hoosick, New

York.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: John M.

Skorupski, 71 River Road, Hoosick

Falls, NY 12090, (518) 686–0062;

Douglas C. Clark, PE, Clark Engineering

& Surveying, P.C., 658 Route 20, P.O.

Box 730, New Lebanon, NY 12125, (518)

794–8613.

i. FERC Contact: Richard Takacs (202)

219–2840.

j. Comment Date: 60 days from the

filing date shown in paragraph (c).

k. Description of Project: The

proposed project would consist of: (1)

An existing 16-foot-high and 149.5-footlong dam; (2) an existing 16-acre

reservoir; (3) a powerhouse containing

two generating units for a total installed

capacity of 830 kW; (4) a 500-foot-long

transmission line; and (5) appurtenant

facilities. The applicant estimates that

the total average annual generation

would be 3,700 MWh, for the project.

l. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the New York State

Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as

required by § 106, National Historic

Preservation Act, and the regulations of

the Advisory Council on Historic

Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 4.32(b)(7), if

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or

person believes that an additional

scientific study should be conducted in

order to form an adequate factual basis

for a complete analysis of the

application on its merit, the resource

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file

a request for a study with the

Commission not later than 60 days from

the filing date and serve a copy of the

request on the applicant.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–33656 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Transfer of License

December 19, 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.: 2935–013.

c. Date filed: November 13, 1997.

d. Applicants: GTXL, Inc. and

Enterprise Mill, LLC.
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e. Name of Project: Enterprise.

f. Location: On the Augusta Canal of

the Savannah River in the City of

Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicants Contacts: Kenneth G.

Jaffe, Esq., Richard P. Sparling, Esq.,

Swidler & Berlin, 3000 K Street N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20007–5116, (202)

424–7500. James E. Blanchard, Esq.,

1200 First Union Bank Bldg., P.O. Box

905, Augusta, GA 30903, (706) 823–

2411.

i. FERC Contact: Thomas F. Papsidero

(202) 219–2715.

j. Comment Date: February 5, 1998.

k. Description of Filing: Application

to transfer the license for the Enterprise

Project to Enterprise Mill, LLC.

l. 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. 97–33657 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5940–9]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Information

Collection Request National Pollutant

Discharge Elimination System for the

Water Quality Guidance for the Great

Lakes System

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):

Information Collection Request National

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

Great Lakes Water Quality Guidance

(EPA ICR Number 1639.03; OMB

Control Number 2040–0180; expiration

date March 31, 1998). 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 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: An original and four copies

of comments should be submitted to

Mark Morris (4301), U.S. EPA, 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460.

This ICR concerning the Water Quality

Guidance for the Great Lakes System is

available upon request by contacting

Mark Morris (4301), U.S. EPA, 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460,

(202) 260–0312. The ICR is also

available for inspection and copying at

U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson

Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604 by

appointment only. Appointments may

be made by calling Mary Willis Jackson

(telephone 312–886–3717).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Morris (4301), U.S. EPA, 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460

(202–260–0312).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by today’s action are those

discharging pollutants to waters of the

United States in the Great Lakes System.

Potentially affected categories and

entities include:

Category Examples of potentially affected entities

Industry ...................... Industries discharging toxic pollutants to waters in the Great Lakes System as defined in 40 CFR 132.2.

Municipalities ............. Publicly-owned treatment works discharging toxic pollutants to waters of the Great Lakes System as defined in 40 CFR

132.2.

This table is not intended to be

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide

for readers regarding entities likely to be

affected by the final Water Quality

Guidance for the Great Lakes System

(the Guidance). This table lists the types

of entities that EPA is now aware could

potentially be affected by this action.

Other types of entities not listed in the

table could also be affected. To

determine whether your facility may be

affected by this rule, you should

examine the definition of ‘‘Great Lakes

System’’ in 40 CFR 132.2 and examine

40 CFR 132 which describes the

purpose of water quality standards and

implementation procedures. If you have

any questions regarding the

applicability of this action to a

particular entity, consult the person

listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section.

Title: Information Collection Request

National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System Great Lakes Water

Quality Guidance (OMB Control No.

2040–0180; EPA ICR No.1639.03)

expiring March 31, 1998.

Abstract: The primary objective of the

Clean Water Act (CWA) is ‘‘to restore

and maintain the chemical, physical

and biological integrity of the nation’s

waters’’ (section 101(a)). CWA section

402 establishes the National Pollutant

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

permit program to regulate the discharge

of any pollutant or combination of

pollutants from point sources into the

waters of the United States. CWA