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• Send an original and two copies of

your letter to: David P. Boergers,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

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

1A, Washington, DC 20426.

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of the Gas Group 2, PJ–

11.2.

• Reference Docket No. CP01–10–

000.

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before November 24, 2000. Beginning

November 1, 2000, comments and

protests may be filed electronically via

the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.200(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/

doorbell.htm.

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 intervenor

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 may be 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

at (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,

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. 00–27849 Filed 10–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Request To Use Alternative

Procedures in Preparing a Licenses

Application

October 25, 2000.

Take notice that the following request

to use alternative procedures to prepare

a license application has been filed with

the Commission.

a. Type of Application: Request to use

alternative procedures to prepare a

license application has been filed with

the Commission.

b. Project Nos.: P–2146, P–2146, P–82,

P–618, and P–2165.

c. Date filed: September 22, 2000.

d. Applicant: Alabama Power

Company.

e. Name of Projects: Coosa River

Project, Mitchell Project, Jordan Project,

and Warrior River Projects, collectively

called the Coosa-Warrior Projects.

f. Location: On the Coosa and Warrior

Rivers, in Cherokee, Etowah, Calhoun,

St. Clair, Talladega, Chilton, Coosa,

Shelby, Elmore, Walker, Winston,

Cullman, and Tuscaloosa Counties,

Alabama and Floyd County, Georgia.

The Warrior River Project occupies

federal lands within the Bankhead

National Forest.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contacts: Jim Crew,

Relicensing Project Manager, Alabama

Power Company, 600 North 18th Street,

Birmingham, AL 35291, (205) 257–4265

or Barry Lovett Project Manager,

Alabama Power Company, 600 North

18th Street, Birmingham, AL35291,

(205) 257–1268.

i. FERC Contact: Ronald McKitrick at

(770) 452–3778; e-mail

ronald.mckitrick@ferc.fed.us.

j. Deadline for Comments: 30 days

from the date of this notice. Project No.

2146, et al.

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.

Beginning November 1, 2000, comments

and protests may be filed electronically

via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site at http;//www.ferc.fed.us/efi/

doorbell.htm.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all interveners

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 intervener

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. The existing Coosa River Project

consists of five developments (Weiss,

Neely Henry, Logan Martin, Lay,

Bouldin) with a total rated capacity of

705.78 MW, Lay and Bouldin operate

principally as run-of-river the other

three as peaking projects. The Mitchell

Project has a rated capacity of 170 MW

and operates run-of-river. The Jordan

Project has a rated capacity of 100 MW

and operates principally as run-of-river.

The Jordan Project has a rated capacity

of 100 MW and operates principally as

run-of-river. The Warrior River Projects

consists of two developments (Lewis

Smith and Bankhead) with a total rated

capacity of 210 MW, Lewis Smith is a

peaking project and Bankhead operates

principally as run-of-river.

l. Alabama Power Company (APC) has

demonstrated that it has made an effort

to contact all federal and state resources

agencies, non-governmental

organizations (NGO), and others affected

by the project. APC has also

demonstrated that a consensus exists

that the use of alternative procedures is

appropriate in this case. APC has

submitted a communications protocol

that is supported by the stakeholders.

The purpose of this notice is to invite

any additional comments on Alabama

Power Company’s request to use the

alternative procedures, pursuant to

Section 4.34(i) of Commission’s

regulations. Additional notices seeking

comments on the specific project

proposal, interventions and protests,

and recommended terms and conditions

will be issued at a later date. APC will

complete and file a preliminary

Environmental Assessment, in lieu of

Exhibit E of the license application.

This differs from the traditional process,

in which an applicant consults with

agencies, Indian tribes, NGOs, and other

parties during preparation of the license

application and before filing the

application, but the Commission staff

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performs the environmental review after

the application is filed. The alternative

procedures are intended to simplify and

expedite the licensing process by

combining the pre-filing consultation

and environmental review processes

into a single process, to facilitate greater

participation, and to improve

communication and cooperation among

the participants.

Alabama Power Company has met

within federal and state resources

agencies, NGOs, elected officials,

environmental groups, business and

economic development organizations,

and members of the public regarding the

Coosa-Warrior projects. APC intends to

file 6-month progress reports during the

alternative procedures process that

leads to the filing of a license

application by July, 2005.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27851 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Amendment of License and

Soliciting Comments, Motions To

Intervene, and Protests

October 25, 2000.

Take notice the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Application Type: Amendment of

License.

b. Project No.: 7115–031.

c. Date Filed: June 23, 2000.

d. Applicant: Homestead Energy

Resources, LLC.

e. Name of Project: George W.

Andrews.

f. Location: At the Corps of Engineers’

George W. Andrews Lock and Dam on

the Chattahoochee River in Houston

County, Alabama and Early County,

Georgia.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Charles B.

Mierek, Homestead Energy Resources,

LLC., 5250 Clifton-Glendale Rd.,

Spartanburg, SC 29307–4618, (864) 579–

4405.

i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202)

219–2673.

j. Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: December 1, 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.

Beginning November 1, 2000, comments

and protests may be filed electronically

via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/

doorbell.htm.

Please include the Project Number

(7115–031) on any comments or

motions filed.

k. Description of Amendment:

Pursuant to Sections 4.200(c) and

4.202(a) of the Commission’s regulations

and Public Law No. 106–213, the

applicant requests that its license be

amended to extend the deadline for

commencement of construction for 3

consecutive 2-year periods. The

applicant also requests that completion

of construction be extended by an

additional four years from any extended

commencement of construction date

that the Commission grants.

l. Location 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, NE, Room

2A, Washington, DC 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’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. A copy of any motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

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.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27852 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–50040; FRL–6746–7]

Proposed Correction to Chemical

Nomenclature for Monomer Acid and

Derivatives for TSCA Inventory

Purposes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: An August 2, 1985 letter from

EPA erroneously equates monomer acid

and its derivatives with Tall Oil Fatty

Acid (TOFA) and its corresponding

derivatives for Toxic Substances Control

Act (TSCA) Inventory purposes when,

in fact, they are chemically distinct. As

a result, many manufacturers of

monomer acid derivatives have not

submitted Premanufacture Notices

(PMNs) under TSCA section 5, because

the letter incorrectly indicated that

monomer acid derivatives were covered

by TOFA derivatives already on the

Inventory. This notice proposes a

correction to the 1985 letter on

nomenclature of monomer acid and

derivatives. With this proposed

correction, monomer acid derivatives

that are not on the Inventory would be

considered new chemical substances

under section 5 of TSCA.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number [OPPTS–50040],

must be received by EPA on or before

January 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I.C. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPPTS–50040 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.