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parties. Praxair is not in the business of

producing nor does it contemplate

acquiring title to any electric power

transmission facilities.

Comment date: October 19, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

[Docket No. ES00–54–000]

Take notice that on September 26,

2000, Baltimore Gas and Electric

Company submitted an application

pursuant to section 204 of the Federal

Power Act seeking authorization to

issue not more than $700 million of

short-term unsecured promissory notes,

commercial paper notes, medium-term

notes, and guarantees of assumptions of

liabilities or obligations with a final

maturity date no later than December

31, 2003.

Comment date: October 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Basin Electric Power Cooperative,

Inc.

[Docket No. NJ00–7–000]

Take notice that on September 29,

2000, Basin Electric Power Cooperative

(Basin Electric), tendered for filing a

petition for a declaratory order finding

that its open access transmission tariff

providing for service on its facilities in

the Western Interconnection is an

acceptable reciprocity tariff under Order

Nos. 888 and 888–A. Basin Electric also

requests a waiver of the fee otherwise

applicable to the filing of a request for

declaratory order.

Comment date: November 3, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest such 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 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 these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Internet at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26118 Filed 10–11–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Declaration of Intention and

Soliciting Comments, Motions To

Intervene, and Protests

October 5, 2000.

Take notice that the following

application has been filed with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection:

a. Application Type: Declaration of

Intention.

b. Docket No: DI00–9–000.

c. Date Filed: August 28, 2000.

d. Applicant: Wenckus Energy,

Incorporated.

e. Name of Project: Wiscoy

Hydroelectric Plant.

f. Location: On Wiscoy Creek, in

Allegany County, Hume, New York. The

project does not utilize federal or tribal

lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mark Wenckus,

Wenckus Energy, Incorporated, 4881

Macks Road, Stewartstown, PA 17363.

(717) 993–5726 Fax: (717) 993–5877 email: mwenergy@blazent.net.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to Etta

Foster at (202) 219–2679, or e-mail

address: etta.foster@ferc.fed.us.

j. Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: November 13, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

Please include the docket number

(DI00–9–000) on any comments or

motions filed.

k. Description of Project: The existing

run-of-river project will consists of a

32.3-foot-high, 225-foot-long concrete

dam; or reservoir with a normal surface

area of 10.5 acres; a 60-inch, 1470-footlong penstock; a power house

containing two generating units with a

total generator rating of 1080 kW, and

appurtenant facilities.

When a Declaration of Intention is

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, the Federal Power Act

requires the Commission to investigate

and determine if the interests of

interstate or foreign commerce would be

affected by the project. The Commission

also determines whether or not the

project: (1) Would be located on a

navigable waterway; (2) would occupy

or affect public lands or reservations of

the United States; (3) would utilize

surplus water or water power from a

government dam; or (4) if applicable,

has involved or would involve any

construction subsequent to 1935 that

may have increased or would increase

the project’s head or generating

capacity, or have otherwise significantly

modified the project’s pre-1935 design

or operation.

l. Locations of the Application: A

copy of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

located at 888 First Street, N.E., Room

2A, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by

calling (202) 208–1371. This filing may

be viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call (202) 208–2222 for

assistance). A copy is also available for

inspection and reproduction at the

address in item h above.

m. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

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.

Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’,

‘‘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.

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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. 00–26122 Filed 10–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6884–5]

Announcement of an Analysis of

Oversight and Review of EPA

Information Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice is to announce

EPA’s intent to perform an analysis of

oversight and review mechanisms for

EPA information products. Oversight

and review of EPA information products

is an aspect of accountability, which

EPA is considering as the Agency

develops its public access strategy. The

analysis will provide useful background

for EPA’s strategy. Specifically, the

analysis will focus on mechanisms to

address concerns if inaccurate or

misleading information products are

published by EPA. The analysis will

look at the scope and adequacy of

various oversight mechanisms.

EPA will provide detailed issue

papers prepared by independent experts

from the fields of law, economics and

public administration for each of the

following issues:

1. What current mechanisms exist to

address concerns about inaccurate or

misleading information products

published by the government? The

analysis will address judicial and nonjudicial mechanisms for review in both

pre-publication and post-publication

stages.

2. Generally, what types of additional

pre-publication or post-publication

mechanisms could be developed under

existing law to ensure there is

accountability for correcting errors?

3. Assuming the availability of

judicial review, what are the costs and

benefits (e.g., to the government, to

private parties, and to society in

general)?

4. When considering the feasibility of

new mechanisms to ensure

accountability for accurate and clear

information or data, what economic and

social costs and benefits should be

considered (e.g., likelihood for abuse,

timeliness of resolution, completeness

of information disclosure, effectiveness

for resolving issues)?

5. What are some pertinent case

histories that show the costs and

benefits for judicial and non-judicial

review options?

These issue papers are intended to be

neutral in tone; they will explain the

range of opinions on each issue without

advocating any specific position. EPA

anticipates that the issue papers will be

ready in January 2001. When they are

complete, EPA will announce their

availability in the Federal Register and

on the EPA Website, and will post the

full texts on the EPA Website. The

Agency will open a 30-day public

comment period on-line to solicit public

input. EPA is interested in obtaining

comments from a broad spectrum of its

stakeholders, but is particularly

interested in hearing from experts in the

legal and administrative aspects of

judicial and non-judicial review. The

Agency would prefer that commenters

use the EPA Website to send comments,

but will also accept written comments

by mail.

ADDRESSES: There will be a 30-day

public comment period, announced on

the EPA Website (www.epa.gov) and in

the Federal Register when the issue

papers are available. Written comments

can be sent by mail to Kevin Donovan,

Office of Environmental Information,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mail

Code 2843, Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

more detailed information on specific

aspects of the issue papers, contact

Kevin Donovan (donovan.kevine@epa.gov) or Vipul Bhatt

(bhatt.vipul@epa.gov), Office of

Environmental Information, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mail Code

2843, Washington, DC 20460.

Dated: October 6, 2000.

Elaine Stanley,

Director, Office of Information and Analysis

and Access, Office of Environmental

Information.

[FR Doc. 00–26188 Filed 10–11–00; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6884–3]

Interagency Project To Clean Up Open

Dumps on Tribal Lands: Request for

Proposals

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The national Tribal Solid

Waste Interagency Workgroup

(Workgroup) is soliciting proposals for

its Tribal Open Dump Cleanup Project

(Cleanup Project) for Fiscal Year (FY)

2001. In FY 2000 the Workgroup made

$2.4 million available to fund or

partially fund eleven proposed projects.

The Workgroup believes that a similar

dollar amount will be available to fund

projects in FY 2001. In selecting

Cleanup Project proposals, the

Workgroup plans to use a two-step

process. The first step is to submit a preproposal which generally outlines the

proposed project and provides a general

budget estimate. This will allow the

tribes that are considering submitting

full proposals to present their ideas to

the Workgroup and receive feedback

prior to submitting full proposals. It will

also allow the Workgroup agencies to

assess and plan for potential financial

and technical needs early in the process.

The second step of the proposal

submission process is to submit a full

proposal. Please note that tribes are

eligible to submit full proposals even if

they do not submit a pre-proposal.

The Cleanup Project is intended to

assist tribal communities with closing or

upgrading high threat waste disposal

sites and providing alternative disposal

options. In determining whether a site is

high threat, the Workgroup will

generally rely on the Indian Health

Service’s Report to Congress on open

dumps on Indian lands. The Workgroup

recognizes that an individual tribe may

have information on high threat sites

that are not included in the IHS Report.

To address such sites, the Request for

Proposals package includes criteria that

allow a tribe to demonstrate that a site

represents a serious threat to human

health and the environment and should

be considered high threat.

The Tribal Solid Waste Interagency

Workgroup was established in April

1998 to design a Federal plan for

helping tribes bring their waste disposal

sites into compliance with the

municipal solid waste landfill criteria

(40 CFR Part 258), i.e., closing or

upgrading open dumps and planning for

appropriate alternative disposal. Current

Workgroup members include