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received are considered during the

preparation of the EA. State and local

government representatives are

encouraged to notify their constituents

of this proposed action and encourage

them to comment on their areas of

concern.

The EA will discuss impacts that

could occur as a result of the change in

the operation of the Albany Compressor

Station. In particular the EA will focus

on the changes in noise and air

emissions resulting from the increased

operation of the compressor unit.

We will also evaluate possible

alternatives to the proposed 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 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.

To ensure your comments are

considered, please carefully follow the

instructions in the public participation

section below.

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

Because the compressor unit has

already been installed, we have

identified only two issues that we think

deserve additional attention based on a

preliminary review of the proposed

facilities and the environmental

information provided by Southern. This

preliminary list of issues may be

changed based on your comments and

our analysis.

• Increase in air emissions caused by

operating the compressor unit full time.

• Increase in noise from the

compressor station.

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), 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 an 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 2.

• Reference Docket No. CP01–13–

000.

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before November 27, 2000. 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.

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.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER01–172–000, et al.]

Illinois Power Company, et al.; Electric

Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

October 25, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–172–000]

Take notice that on October 20, 2000,

Illinois Power Company (IP), 500 South

27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 65251–

2200, tendered for filing with the

Commission Service Agreements for

Firm Short-Term Point-To-Point

Transmission Service and for Non-Firm

Point-To-Point Transmission Service

with NRG Power Marketing Inc. (NRG)

and with Ameren Energy Marketing

Company (Ameren). The Agreements

have been entered into pursuant to IP’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff.

IP requests an effective date of

September 25, 2000 for the Agreements

with NRG, an effective date of October

2, 2000 for the Agreements with

Ameren, and a waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirement.

IP has served a copy of the filing on

NRG and Ameren.

Comment date: November 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Lighthouse Energy Trading

Company, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–174–000]

Take notice that on October 20, 2000,

Lighthouse Energy Trading Company,

Inc., a South Dakota Corporation,

(Lighthouse) petitioned the Commission

for acceptance of Lighthouse Rate

Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of

certain blanket approvals, including the

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based rates; and the waiver of certain

Commission Regulations.

Lighthouse intends to engage in

wholesale electric power and energy

purchases and sales as a marketer.

Lighthouse is not in the business of

generating or transmitting electric

power.

Comment date: November 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Northrop Grumman Corporation,

Grumman Aerospace Corporation

[Docket No. ER01–176–000]

Take notice that on October 20, 2000,

Northrop Grumman Corporation and

Grumman Aerospace Corporation

tendered for filing Notice of

Cancellation of Rate Schedules in the

above-referenced proceedings.

Comment date: November 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a

division of MDU Resources Group, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–178–000]

Take notice that on October 20, 2000,

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division

of MDU Resources Group, Inc.

(Montana-Dakota), tendered for filing a

revised Exhibit H to a certain July 1,

1988 ‘‘Contract for Electric Service to

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.’’, Contract

No. 88–BAO–308, between MontanaDakota and Western Area Power

Administration (Western).

Copies of the filing were served on

Western and on the interested utility

regulatory agencies.

Comment date: November 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER01–179–000]

Take notice that on October 20, 2000,

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), on

behalf of and at the request of Allegheny

Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Allegheny),

tendered for filing a revised Schedule 7,

Schedule 8, and Attachment H–8 to the

PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff.

Copies of this filing were served upon

all members of PJM, and the state

commissions within the PJM control

area.

Comment date: November 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. New York Independent System

Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–180–000]

Take notice that on October 20, 2000,

the New York Independent System

Operator, Inc. (NYISO), acting pursuant

to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act,

filed a proposed amendment to the

NYISO’s Market Administration and

Control Area Services Tariff. The

proposed amendment would extend the

duration of bid caps in certain NYISOadministered markets until April 30,

2001.

The NYISO has requested that the

amendment become effective on

October 29, 2000.

A copy of this filing was served upon

all parties in Docket No. ER00–3038–

000, Docket Nos. ER00–3591–000 and

ER00–3591–001, Docket Nos. ER97–

1523–000, OA97–470–000 and ER97–

4324–000, not consolidated, and on all

other parties who have executed Service

Agreements under the NYISO’s Open

Access Transmission Tariff or Market

Administration and Control Area

Services Tariff.

Comment date: November 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. New York Independent System

Operator, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–181–000]

Take notice that on October 20, 2000,

the New York Independent System

Operator, Inc. (NYISO), acting pursuant

to Section 206 of the Federal Power Act

at the direction of the NYISO’s

independent Board of Directors (NYISO

Board), tendered for filing a proposed

amendment to the NYISO’s Market

Administration and Control Area

Services Tariff. The proposed

amendment would extend the duration

of bid caps in certain NYISOadministered markets until such time as

the NYISO implements a superior

market protective mechanism.

A copy of this filing was served upon

all parties in Docket No. ER00–3038–

000, Docket Nos. ER00–3591–000 and

ER00–3591–001, Docket Nos. ER97–

1523–000, OA97–470–000 and ER97–

4324–000, not consolidated, and on all

other parties who have executed Service

Agreements under the NYISO’s Open

Access Transmission Tariff or Market

Administration and Control Area

Services Tariff.

Comment date: November 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Mexican Business Trust No. 111076–

2, Banco Nacional de Me ́xico, S.A.,

Institucio ́n de Banca Mu ́ltiple, Divisio ́n

Fiduciaria, Grupo Financiero,

Banamex-Accival (as Trustee under

Mexican Business Trust No. 111076–2)

Termoele ́ctrica Pen ̃oles, S. de R.L. de

C.V.

[Docket No. EG01–9–000]

Take notice that on October 20, 2000

Mexican Business Trust No. 111076–2

(the Trust); Banco Nacional de Me ́xico,

S.A., Institucio ́n de Banca Mu ́ltiple,

Divisio ́n Fiduciaria, Grupo Financiero

Banamex-Accival (the Trustee under

Mexican Business Trust No. 111076–2);

and Termoele ́ctrica Pen ̃oles, S. de R.L.

de C.V. (TEP and together with the Trust

and Trustee, Applicants), Edificio

Corporativo BAL, 4 Piso Moliere 222,

Colonia Los Morales-Palmas 11540

Me ́

xico, D.F., Mexico, filed with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

an application for determination of

exempt wholesale generator status

pursuant to Part 365 of the

Commission’s regulations.

The Trust states that it is a trust

organized under the laws of Mexico, the

Trustee, for the purposes of acting as

trustee to the Trust only, states that it is

a company organized under the laws of

Mexico, and TEP states that it is a

limited liability company organized

under the laws of Me ́xcio and that they

will own and/or operate a nominally

rated 260 MW circulating fluidized bed

petroleum coke power plant and

auxiliary facilities located in Tamuin,

San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

Comment date: November 15, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

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

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viewed on the Internet at http://

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

202–208–2222 for assistance). 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.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6894–3]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; National Oil and

Hazardous Substances Pollution

Contingency Plan, Subpart J

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 EPA is planning to submit the

following continuing Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

National Oil and Hazardous Substances

Pollution Contingency Plan-Subpart J,

EPA ICR 1664.04, OMB Control Number

2050–0141, expiring November 30,

2000. The ICR describes the nature of

the information collection and its

expected burden and cost; where

appropriate and its expected burden and

cost; where appropriate, it includes the

actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before December 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing

EPA ICR No. 1664.04 and OMB Control

No. 2050–0141, 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

email at farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov,

or download off the Internet at http://

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

No. 1664.04. For technical questions

about the ICR contact William ‘‘Nick’’

Nichols, (703) 603–9918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan,

Subpart J (NCP) (OMB Control No.

2050–0141; EPA ICR No.1664.04),

expiring November 30, 2000. This is a

renewal.

Abstract: Subpart J of the NCP allows

and regulates the use of chemical and

biological oil spill cleanup and control

agents. The information collected is

supplied by the manufacturer of such

products. This information and data are

then analyzed by EPA to determine the

appropriateness, and under which

category, the product may be listed on

the NCP Product Schedule. This

product data is critical for EPA to obtain

in order to assure that effectiveness and

toxicity data for these products is

available to the oil spill community, to

use them legally and effectively.

Responses to the collection of

information are mandatory if EPA

determines that the products

specifications require its listing under

subpart J (40 CFR 300.5a Definitions),

however, manufacturers volunteer to

have their product analyzed. The

authority to review and use a product is

40 CFR 300.910. Confidentiality of data,

ingredients, and other proprietary

information for the products is

maintained by EPA. Manufacturers may

use any certified lab in the U.S. to test

their products effectiveness and

toxicity. The cost of such test range from

$1,000 to $5,000 per test. The process to

have a product listed takes at least 30

days, but no longer than 60 days,

depending on the accuracy and

completeness of the product

information package provided to EPA by

the manufacturer. Due to the technical

and graphical data required to be listed,

electronic submissions are not accepted.

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 April

17, 2000 (65 FR 20451). No comments

were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection is estimated to average 27

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

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Manufacturers of oil spill dispersants

and other chemicals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

28.

Frequency of Response: As needed.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

826.

Estimated Total Annualized Capital,

O&M Cost Burden: 150,000.

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 addressses listed

above. Please refer to EPA ICR No.

1664.04 and OMB Control No. 2050–

0141 in any correspondence.

Dated: October 23, 2000.

Oscar Morales,

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6894–4]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; U.S. Exports and

Imports of Hazardous Wastes RCRA

ICR No. 1647.02

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 EPA is planning to submit the

following proposed and continuing

Information Collection Request (ICR) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB): U.S. Exports and Imports of

Hazardous Wastes, EPA Docket Number: