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Additional information about the

proposed project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs

at 208–1088 or on the FERC website

(www.ferc.fed.us) using the ‘‘RIMS’’

link to information in this docket

number. Click on the ‘‘RIMS’’ link,

select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the RIMS Menu,

and follow the instructions. For

assistance with access to RIMS, the

RIMS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2222.

Similarly, the ‘‘CIPS’’ link on the

FERC Internet website provides access

to the texts of formal documents issued

by the Commission, such as orders,

notices, and rulemakings. From the

FERC Internet website, click on the

‘‘CIPS’’ link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the

CIPS menu, and follow the instructions.

For assistance with access to CIPS, the

CIPS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2474.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–24764 Filed 9–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6877–8]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request, Standards

of Performance for New Stationary

Sources (NSPS) Smelters Including:

Brass and Bronze; Copper Smelters;

Zinc Smelters; Lead Smelters;

Aluminum; Ferroalloy

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 the following Information

Collection Request (ICR) has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval: Standards of Performance for

New Stationary Sources (NSPS)

Smelters including Secondary Brass and

Bronze Production Plants, Part 60,

Subpart M; Primary Copper Smelter,

Subpart P; Primary Zinc Smelters,

Subpart Q; Primary Lead Smelters,

Subpart R; Primary Aluminum

Reduction Plants, Subpart S; Ferroalloy

Production Facilities, Subpart Z; OMB

No. 2060–0110; EPA No. 1604.06;

expiration date is November 30, 2000.

This ICR is a consolidation of four

previously separate ICRs. The ICR

describes the nature of the information

collection and its expected burden and

cost; where appropriate, it includes the

actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before October 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing

EPA ICR No.1604.06 and OMB Control

No. 2060–0110, to the following

addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Collection Strategies Division (Mail

Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20460; and to

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer

for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

a copy of the ICR contact Sandy Farmer

at EPA by phone at (202) 260–2740, by

E-Mail at

Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov or

download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR

No.1604.06. For technical questions

about the ICR, please contact: Deborah

Thomas (2223–A).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: New Source Performance

Standards for Smelters (40 CFR part 60),

including: Brass and Bronze, Subpart M;

Copper, Subpart P; Zinc, Subpart Q;

Lead, Subpart R; Aluminum, Subpart S;

Ferroalloy, Subpart Z; OMB Control No.

2060–0110; EPA ICR No.1604.06,

expiration 11/30/2000. This is a request

for an extension of 2 currently approved

collections and a reinstatement of 2

lapsed collections.

Abstract: New Source Performance

Standards for Secondary Brass and

Bronze Production Plants, Primary

Copper, Lead, and Zinc Smelters,

Aluminum Reduction, and Ferroalloy

Production Plants were developed to

ensure that air emissions from these

facilities do not cause ambient

concentrations of particulate matter and

certain gases to exceed levels that may

reasonably be anticipated to endanger

public health and the environment.

Owners or operators of all affected

facilities subject to NSPS must notify

EPA of construction, modification,

anticipated and actual startup dates, the

initial performance test and results,

demonstration of a continuous

monitoring system (except for brass and

bronze facilities), and any physical or

operational change that may increase

the emission rate. In addition, primary

copper, lead, and zinc smelters and

ferroalloy plants are required to

semiannually report excess emissions

and aluminum reduction plants must

report excess emissions in each monthly

or annual performance test. Ferroalloy

plants must also report on any product

change. Facilities must maintain records

of performance test results, startups,

shutdowns, and malfunctions. Primary

smelters, aluminum reduction and

ferroalloy production plants have

additional daily or monthly

recordkeeping requirements for certain

operating parameters. In order to ensure

compliance with the standards,

adequate recordkeeping and reporting is

necessary. This information enables the

Agency to: (1) Identify the sources

subject to the standard; (2) ensure initial

compliance with emission limits; and

(3) verify continuous compliance with

the standard. Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements on the part

of the respondent are mandatory under

section 114 of the Clean Air Act as

amended and 40 CFR part 60. All

reports are sent to the delegated State or

Local authority. In the event that there

is no such delegated authority, the

reports are sent directly to the EPA

Regional Office. All information

submitted to the Agency for which a

claim of confidentiality is made will be

safeguarded according to the Agency

policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1,

part 2, subpart B—Confidentiality of

Business Information (see 40 CFR part 2;

41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976;

amended by 43 FR 39999, September 8,

1978; 43 FR 42251, September 28, 1978;

44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).

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

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter

15. The Federal Register document

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on

October 29,1999 (64 FR 58398); no

comments were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average two hours per

response. Burden means the total time,

effort, or financial resources expended

by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide information to or

for a Federal agency. This includes the

time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes

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

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information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Operators of Smelters and Ferralloy

Production Facilities

Estimated Number of Respondents:

27.

Average Frequency of Response: 3/yr/

respondent.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

5,351 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Capital

and O&M Cost Burden: $231,900.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1604.06 and

OMB No. 2060–0110 in any

correspondence.

Dated: September 20, 2000.

Oscar Morales,

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6877–7]

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:

Notice of Revocation for Certifying

Programs for Technicians

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of revocation.

SUMMARY: Through this action, EPA is

announcing the revocation of five

programs previously approved to

provide the technician certification

exam in accordance with the regulations

promulgated at 40 CFR 82.161.

Two of these programs—ACIEnvironmental Safety Training Institute

located in New York, New York and

Progressive Training Solutions (formerly

Thunder-Light, Inc.) located in Punta

Gorda, Florida—were issued letters of

revocation that included an explanation

of EPA’s decision. These two programs

have not complied with the

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements established for all

technician certification programs

pursuant to section 608 of the Clean Air

Act Amendments (the Act). In

accordance with those requirements,

codified at appendix D of 40 CFR part

82, subpart F, all approved certifying

programs for technicians must submit

an activity report to EPA on a biannual

basis (by every January 30 and June 30).

EPA sent an information collection

request, issued pursuant to section

114(a) of the Act, dated March 16, 2000,

in which EPA requested that the

programs submit the required activity

report. That information request

indicated that failure to respond could

result in revocation. Subsequent

attempts by EPA to contact these

programs were unsuccessful.

In addition, three programs

previously approved to provide the

technician certification exam in

accordance with the regulations

promulgated at 40 CFR 82.161, have

voluntarily withdrawn. These three

programs—Association of Energy

Engineers located in Atlanta, Georgia;

Gables Residential located in Boca

Raton, Florida; and the National

Association of Plumbing-HeatingCooling Contractors located in Falls

Church, Virginia; have also received

written notification that their

certification has been revoked.

As of November 30, 1999, December

30, 1999, and August 31, 2000, the

National Association of PlumbingHeating-Cooling Contractors, the

Association of Energy Engineers, and

Gables Residential, respectively, are no

longer authorized to certify technicians

or issue valid certification credentials.

However, technicians certified by these

programs during the period that the

programs operated an EPA-approved

program will remain certified in

accordance with 40 CFR 82.161(a).

EFFECTIVE DATES: ACI-Environmental

Safety Training Institute, Progressive

Training Solutions (formerly ThunderLight, Inc.), and Gables Residential had

their approval as certifying programs for

technicians revoked, effective August

31, 2000. The National Association of

Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors

and the Association of Energy Engineers

had their approval as certifying

programs for technicians revoked,

effective November 30, 1999 and

December 30, 1999, respectively.

ADDRESSES: Information relevant to this

notice is contained in Air Docket A–92–

01; Central Docket Section, South

Conference Room 4; U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency; 401 M Street, SW.;

Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202)

260–7548. The docket may be inspected

between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

weekdays. As provided in 40 CFR part

2, a reasonable fee may be charged for

photocopying.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Julius Banks; Program Implementation

Branch, Stratospheric Protection

Division, Office of Atmospheric

Programs, Office of Air and Radiation

(6205–J); 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW; Washington, DC 20460; (202) 564–

9870. The Stratospheric Ozone

Information Hotline, (800) 296–1996,

can also be contacted for further

information.

Dated: September 13, 2000.

Edward Callahan,

Acting Director, Office Of Atmospheric

Programs.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–100161; FRL–6746–3]

Tetrahedron, Inc. and TERA; Transfer

of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

pesticide-related information submitted

to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP) pursuant to the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug,

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including

information that may have been claimed

as Confidential Business Information

(CBI) by the submitter, will be tranferred

to Tetrahedron, Inc. and its

subcontractor, TERA, in accordance

with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2).

Tetrahedron, Inc. and its subcontractor,

TERA, have been awarded a contract to

perform work for OPP, and access to

this information will enable

Tetrahedron, Inc. and subcontractor,

TERA, to fulfill the obligations of the

contract.

DATES: Tetrahedron, Inc. and its

subcontractor, TERA, will be given

access to this information on or before

October 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Erik R. Johnson, FIFRA Security

Officer, Information Resources and

Services Division (7502C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 305–7248; email address: johnson.erik@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action applies to the public in

general. As such, the Agency has not

attempted to describe all the specific

entities that may be affected by this