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• Threatened and endangered

species;

• Residences within 50 feet of

construction work areas; and

• Public safety.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by

providing us with your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

By becoming a commentor, your

concerns will be addressed in the EA

and considered by the Commission. You

should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative locations/routes), and

measures to avoid or lessen

environmental impact. The more

specific your comments, the more useful

they will be. Please carefully follow

these instructions to ensure that your

comments are received in time and

properly recorded:

• Send original and two copies of

your letter to:

David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC

20426;

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of Gas 1, PJ–11.1;

• Reference Docket No. CP00–422–

000; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before November 13, 2000.

If you do not want to send comments

at this time but want to remain on our

mailing list, please return the

Information Request (appendix 3). If you

do not return the Information Request,

you will be taken off the mailing list.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor’’.

Intervenors play a more formal role in

the process. Among other things,

intervenors have the right to receive

copies of case-related Commission

documents and filings by other

intervenors. Likewise, each must

provide 14 copies of its filings to the

Secretary of the Commission and must

send a copy of its filings to all other

parties on the Commission’s service list

for this proceeding. 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). Only

intervenors have the right to seek

rehearing of the Commission’s decision.

Affected landowners and parties with

environmental concerns maybe granted

intervenor status upon showing good

cause by stating that they have a clear

and direct interest in this proceeding

which would not be adequately

represented by any other parties. You do

not need intervenor status to have your

environmental comments considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs

(202) 208–0004 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,

notice, 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. 00–26693 Filed 10–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Tendered For

Filing With The Commission, Soliciting

Additional Study Requests, and

Establishing Procedures For

Relicensing And A Deadline For

Submission of Final Amendments

October 12, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection.

a. Type of Application: New Minor

License.

b. Project No.: 3516–008.

c. Date Filed: October 3, 2000.

d. Applicant: City of Hart, Michigan.

e. Name of Project: Hart Hydroelectric

Project.

f. Location: On the South Branch of

the Pentwater River, in Oceana County,

near Hart, Michigan. The project does

not affect federal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Scott Huebler,

City Manager, City of Hart, 407 State

Street, Hart, Michigan, 49420, (231)

873–2488.

i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202)

219–2942 or

stephen.kartalia@FERC.fed.us.

j. Deadline for filing additional study

requests: December 2, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

require all intervenors filing documents

with the Commission to serve a copy of

that document on each person on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if an intervenor files comments

or documents with the Commission

relating to the merits of an issue that

may affect the responsibilities of a

particular resource agency, they must

also serve a copy of the document on

that resource agency.

k. This application is not ready for

environmental analysis at this time.

l. The existing Hart Hydroelectric

project consists of: (1) a 580-foot-long

earthen dam; (2) a 40-foot-long concretelined spillway; (3) a 240-acre reservoir;

(4) a powerhouse containing 2 S.

Morgan Smith vertical shaft turbines

and 2 generators, with a total hydraulic

capacity of 135 cubic feet per second

and an installed generating capacity of

320 kilowatts; (5) a 1-mile-long

transmission line that connects the

project with the Hart Diesel Plant; and

(5) appurtenant facilities. The applicant

estimates that the total average annual

generation is between 350,000 and

400,000 kilowatthours. The project

operates in a run-of-river mode and all

generated power is distributed to

customers of the City of Hart Electric

Department via the City’s transmission

and distribution system.

m. A copy of the application is

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE, Room 2–A,

Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. The application 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.

n. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the Michigan 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.

o. Procedural schedule and final

amendments: The application will be

processed according to the following

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milestones, some of which may be

combined to expedite processing:

Notice of application has been accepted

for filing

Notice of NEPA Scoping (unless scoping

has already occurred)

Notice of application is ready for

environmental analysis

Notice of the availability of the draft

NEPA document

Notice of the availability of the final

NEPA document

Order issuing the Commission’s

decision on the application

Final amendments to the application

must be filed with the Commission no

later than 30 days from the issuance

date of the notice of ready for

environmental analysis.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26696 Filed 10–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6887–2]

Slotted Guidepoles at NSPS Subpart

Ka/Kb Storage Vessels

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Supplemental notice concerning

storage tank emission reduction

partnership program.

SUMMARY: This notice supplements the

Storage Tank Emission Reduction

Partnership Program Federal Register

notice that was published on April 13,

2000, 65 FR 19891, see also 65 FR 2391

(January 14, 2000), commends

companies for their participation in this

program and includes a list of these

companies and their facilities. Under

this program, EPA offered to enter into

agreements with those companies that

installed or will install controls to

reduce emissions from slotted

guidepoles at NSPS Subpart Ka and Kb

tanks. EPA will waive penalties for

participating companies who implement

their agreements in a timely manner. To

participate, companies were required to

notify EPA of their intent to participate

by June 12, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

James K. Jackson, Air Enforcement

Division (2242A), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW,

Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202)

564–2002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As

described in previous Federal Register

notices, slotted guidepoles have holes,

slots and gaps that provide a pathway

for evaporative product losses and

volatile organic compound (VOC)

emissions which can exceed 25,000

pounds per year. EPA reaffirmed its

position that uncontrolled slotted

guidepoles do not comply with the ‘‘no

visible gap’’ requirements of NSPS

Subparts Ka and Kb, see 65 FR 2336

(January 14, 2000). The Storage Tank

Emission Reduction Partnership

Program, however, provided companies

with an opportunity to resolve these

issues by entering into agreements with

EPA to control slotted guidepole

emissions at their NSPS Subpart Ka/Kb

tanks.

To participate in the Storage Tank

Emission Reduction Partnership

Program, companies were required to

submit a notice of intent by June 12,

2000. Over 100 companies submitted

notices covering over 1,000 facilities.

EPA believes this level of participation

reflects the obvious advantage to

participating companies and to the

environment of pursuing joint publicprivate partnerships such as this. EPA

commends each of these companies for

its willingness to step forward and

participate in this process. Accordingly,

EPA is publicizing their participation

and identifying them and their facilities

in this notice. APPENDIX I.

In announcing the final program, EPA

encouraged interested companies to

voluntarily install slotted guidepole

controls on additional, non-NSPS Ka/Kb

tanks. EPA believes that the cost of such

controls is modest, the transaction cost

is minimal and the opportunity for

additional emission reductions is

substantial. Several companies inquired

whether these additional tanks and

controls could be included in their

participation agreement (due on or

before December 11, 2000). The

partnership agreement precludes the use

of credits for emission reductions from

tanks identified on its Annex A which,

by its terms, applies only to NSPS Ka/

Kb tanks. EPA recognizes that controls

on these additional tanks may not be

required and that emission credits and

offsets would typically be available if

such controls are installed. Accordingly

and to avoid confusion while also

providing an added incentive for

installing controls on additional tanks,

EPA encourages companies to identify

non-NSPS Ka/Kb tanks and the controls

that were or will be installed in a

separate Annex B to their partnership

agreement.

Annex B should be included with the

partnership agreement when submitted

to the Agency. It should list any non

NSPS Ka/Kb tanks (e.g., tanks

constructed before May 18, 1978) where

controls are or will be installed on their

slotted guidepoles. Experience to date

suggests that credits and offsets will be

generally available under these

circumstances, but identifying these

tanks and installing controls does not

guarantee that emission credits and

offsets are available. This is an issue

that must be determined by applicable

state and local authorities, consistent

with the requirements of federally

approved state implementation plans.

Dated: October 4, 2000.

Eric V. Schaeffer,

Director, Office of Regulatory Enforcement,

Office of Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance.

Appendix I—Participants in the Storage

Tank Emissions Reduction Partnership

Program

1. AERA Energy LLC, Bakersfield, CA

1. Belridge Field, McKittrick, CA; EPA ID

No. CAD 000 628 057; Tanks T–486, T–

485, T–484

2. Beta Field, Long Beach, CA; EPA ID No.

CAD 981 453 210; Tank T–1040

3. Midway Sunset Field, Fellows, CA; EPA

ID No. CAD 080 031 651, Tanks T–

30ESD, T–100

2. Air Products and Chemical, Inc.,

Allentown, PA

3. Amerada Hess Corporation, Port Reading

Refinery, Woodbridge, NJ

1. Amerada Hess Corp.-Port Reading

Refinery, EPA ID No. 15652/15034

4. American Samoa Government, Office of

Petroleum Management, Pago Pago,

American Samoa

1. Utulei Bulk Petroleum Storage Tank

Farm, Utulei Village; EPA ID No. ASD

981 993 306

5. Apex Oil Company, Inc., Granite City, IL

1. Apex Oil Co, Greensboro, NC; Air Permit

Facility No. 4100121

2. Apex Oil Co., Wilmington, NC; Air

Permit Facility No. 12900147

6. ARCO Products Company, West Coast

Region, Richmond, CA

1. Carson Crude Terminal, Carson, CA;

EPA ID No. CAD 000 628 412

2. Colton Terminal, Bloomington, CA; EPA

ID No. CAD 000 632 406

3. Hathaway Terminal, Long Beach, CA;

EPA ID No. CAT 000 611 046

4. Phoenix Terminal, Phoenix, AZ; EPA ID

No. AZD 074 480 245

5. Richmond Terminal, Richmond, CA;

EPA ID No. CAD 000 632 521

6. Sacramento Terminal, West Sacrament,

CA; EPA ID No. CAD 062 949 938

7. San Diego Terminal, San Diego, CA; EPA

ID No. CAD 000 633 271

8. T2 Terminal, Long Beach, CA; EPA ID

No. CAD 075 332 882

9. Vinvale Terminal, South Gate, CA; EPA

ID No. CAD 081 782 583

7. ARCO Cherry Point Refinery, Blaine, WA

98231

1. BP Amoco—Cherry Point Refinery; EPA

ID No. WAD 069 548 154

8. Ashland Inc., Columbus, OH

1. Ashland Specialty Chemical Co,

Petrochemical Division, Methanol Plant,