Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2000 / Notices 6417

STP Nuclear Operating Company,

Docket Nos. 50–498 and 50–499, South

Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, Matagorda

County, Texas

Date of amendment request:

September 8, 1999, as supplemented

November 9, 1999.

Brief description of amendments: The

amendments revised Technical

Specification 3/4.8.1, ‘‘A.C. Sources,

Operating,’’ and associated Bases, by

deleting the 18-month surveillance to

subject the standby diesel generator to

inspections in accordance with

procedures prepared in conjunction

with its manufacturer’s

recommendations. The surveillance

requirements have been relocated to the

Technical Requirements Manual.

Date of issuance: January 14, 2000.

Effective date: January 14, 2000, to be

implemented within 30 days.

Amendment Nos.: Unit 1—121 ; Unit

2—109

Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–

76 and NPF–80: The amendments

revised the Technical Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal

Register: December 1, 1999 (64 FR

67341).

The Commission’s related evaluation

of the amendments is contained in a

Safety Evaluation dated January 14,

2000.

No significant hazards consideration

comments received: No.

STP Nuclear Operating Company,

Docket Nos. 50–498 and 50–499, South

Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, Matagorda

County, Texas

Date of amendment request:

September 8, 1999, as supplemented by

letter dated November 9, 1999.

Brief description of amendments: The

amendments revised Technical

Specification (TS) 3/4.8.1, ‘‘A.C.

Sources, Operating,’’ and associated

Bases, by eliminating the requirement

for accelerated testing of the standby

diesel generators and the associated

reporting requirements. The TS Index

was also revised to reflect these

changes.

Date of issuance: January 14, 1999.

Effective date: January 14, 1999.

Amendment Nos.: Unit 1—122 ; Unit

2—110.

Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–

76 and NPF–80: The amendments

revised the Technical Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal

Register: November 3, 1999 (64 FR

59806).

The November 9, 1999, supplement

provided additional clarifying

information that was within the scope of

the original application and Federal

Register notice and did not change the

staff’s initial proposed no significant

hazards consideration determination.

The Commission’s related evaluation

of the amendments is contained in a

Safety Evaluation dated January 14,

2000.

No significant hazards consideration

comments received: No

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power

Corporation, Docket No. 50–271,

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station,

Vernon, Vermont

Date of application for amendment:

October 21, 1999.

Brief description of amendment: The

amendment corrects two textual errors

and changes the designation of a

referenced figure.

Date of Issuance: January 11, 2000.

Effective date: As of the date of

issuance, and shall be implemented

within 60 days.

Amendment No.: 183.

Facility Operating License No. DPR–

28: Amendment revised the Technical

Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal

Register: November 17, 1999 (64 FR

62717).

The Commission’s related evaluation

of this amendment is contained in a

Safety Evaluation dated January 11,

2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

No significant hazards consideration

comments received: No.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day

of February 2000.

For the Nulcear Regulatory Commission.

John A. Zwolinski,

Director, Division of Licensing Project

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Proposed Collections; Comment

Request

Upon Written Request; Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange Commission,

Office of Filings and Information Services,

Washington, DC 20549.

Extension:

Form S–2, SEC File No. 270–60, OMB

Control No. 3235–0072

Form F–1, SEC File No. 270–249, OMB

Control No. 3235–0258

Form F–2, SEC File No. 270–250, OMB

Control No. 3235–0257

Form F–3, SEC File No. 270–251, OMB

Control No. 3235–0256

Form F–7, SEC File No. 270–331, OMB

Control No. 3235–0383

Form F–8, SEC File No. 270–332, OMB

Control No. 3235–0378

Form F–X, SEC File No. 270–336, OMB

Control No. 3235–0379

Form 10–SB, SEC File No. 270–367 OMB

Control No. 3235–0419

Form DF, SEC File No. 270–430, OMB

Control No. 3235–0482

Form T–1, SEC File No. 270–121, OMB

Control No. 3235–0110

Form T–2, SEC File No. 270–122, OMB

Control No. 3235–0111

Form T–3, SEC File No. 270–123, OMB

Control No. 3235–0105

Form T–4, SEC File No. 270–124, OMB

Control No. 3235–0107

Schedule 13E–4F, SEC File No. 270–340,

OMB Control No. 3235–0375

Schedule 14D–1F, SEC File No. 270–338,

OMB Control No. 3235–0376

Schedule 14D–9F, SEC File No. 270–339,

OMB Control No. 3235–0382

Rule 14f–1, SEC File No. 270–127, OMB

Control No. 3235–0108

Rule 12d1–3, SEC File No. 270–116, OMB

Control No. 3235–0109

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(Commission) is soliciting comments on

the collections of information

summarized below. The Commission

plans to submit these existing

collections of information to the Office

of Management and Budget for

approval.

Form S–2 is used for registration of

securities of certain issuers. The Form

S–2 provides investors with the

necessary information to make

investment decisions regarding

securities offered to the public. The

likely respondents will be public

companies. The information collected

must be filed with the Commission. All

information is provided to the public

upon request. Form S–2 takes 470

burden hours to prepare and is filed by

101 respondents for a total of 47,470

burden hours.

Form F–1 is a registration statement of

securities of certain foreign private

issuers. Form F–1 provides the public

with the necessary information to make

informed investment decisions

regarding securities offered to the public

by foreign private issuers. The

information provided on Form F–1 is

mandatory. All information on Form F–

1 is reported to the public upon request.

Form F–1 takes approximately 1,868

burden hours to prepare and is filed by

170 respondents. It is estimated that

25% of the 317,560 total burden hours

(79,390 hours) would be prepared by the

company.

Form F–2 is a registration statement of

securities of certain foreign private

issuers. Form F–2 provides the public

with the necessary information to make

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informed investment decisions

regarding securities offered to the public

by foreign private issuers. The

information provided on Form F–2 is

mandatory. All information on Form F–

2 is provided by the public upon

request. Form F–2 takes approximately

559 hours to prepare and is filed by 5

respondents. It is estimated that 25% of

the 2,795 total burden hours (699 hours)

would be prepared by the company.

Form F–3 is a registration statement of

securities of certain foreign issuers

offered pursuant to certain types of

transaction. Form F–3 provides the

public with the necessary information to

make informed investment decisions

regarding securities offered to the public

by foreign private issuers. The

information provided on Form F–3 is

mandatory. All information on Form F–

3 is mandatory. All information on

Form F–3 is provided on the public

upon request. Form F–3 takes

approximately 166 burden hours to

prepare and is filed by 150 respondents.

It is estimated that 25% of the 24,900

total burden hours (6,225 hours) would

be prepared by the company.

Form F–7 is a registration statement of

securities of certain Canadian issuers

offered for cash upon the exercise of

rights granted to existing

securityholders. Form F–7 provides the

public with the necessary information to

make informed investment decisions

regarding securities offered to the

public. The information provided on

Form F–7 is mandatory. All information

is provided to the public upon request.

It takes approximately 1 burden hour to

prepare and is filed by 5 respondents.

Form F–8 is a registration statement of

securities of certain Canadian issuers to

be issued in exchange offers or a

business combination. Form F–8

provides the public with the necessary

information to make informed

investment decisions. The information

provided on Form F–8 is mandatory. All

information on Form F–8 is provided on

the public upon request. Form F–8 takes

one burden hour to prepare and is filed

by 16 respondents. It is estimated that

25% of the 16 total burden hours (4

hours) would be prepared by the

company.

Form F–X is used to appoint an agent

for service of process by Canadian

issuers registering securities on Form F–

7, F–8, F–9 or F–10 or filing periodic

reports on Form 40–F under the

Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act).

The information required on Form F–X

provides investors with the necessary

information when considering investing

in Canadian companies. Form F–X takes

2 burden hours to prepare and is filed

by 129 respondents. It is estimated that

25% of the 258 total burden hours (64.5

hours) would be prepared by the

company.

Form 10–SB is used to register classes

of securities pursuant to Section 12 of

the Exchange Act to provide material

information necessary for informed

investment decisions. The information

provided on Form 10–SB is mandatory.

All information on Form 10–SB is

provided to the public upon request.

Form 10–SB takes 23 burden hours to

prepare and is filed by 162 respondents.

It is estimated that 25% of the 3,726

total burden hours (932 hours) would be

prepared by the company.

Form DF is used to allow registrants

to identify a filing that was filed late

because of electronic filing difficulties

in order to preserve the timeliness of the

filing. This form is required by all

issuers who are required to file on

EDGAR. In addition, Form DF is

required to be filed on occasion. All

information provided on Form DF is

provided to the public upon request.

Form DF takes 12 minutes to prepare

and is filed by 500 respondents for a

total of 100 burden hours.

Form T–1 is a statement of eligibility

and qualification for corporate trustee

under the Trust Indenture Act. Form T–

1 is filed on occasion. The information

required by Form T–1 is mandatory. All

information is provided to the public

upon request. Form T–1 takes 15 burden

hours to prepare and is filed by 180

respondents for a total of 2,700 burden

hours.

Form T–2 is a statement of eligibility

under the Trust Indenture Act of an

individual designated to act as trustee.

The information required by Form T–2

is mandatory. All information is

provided to the public upon request.

Form T–2 takes 9 burden hours to

prepare and is filed by 36 respondents

for a total of 324 burden hours.

Form T–3 is used as an application for

qualification of indentures pursuant to

the Trust Indenture Act, but only when

securities to be issued thereunder are

not required to be registered under the

Securities Act of 1933. The information

required by Form T–3 is mandatory. All

information is provided to the public

upon request. T–3 takes 43 burden

hours to prepare and is filed by 55

respondents for a total of 2,365 burden

hours.

Form T–4 is used to apply for an

exemption from certain provisions of

the Trust Indenture Act. The

information required by Form T–4 is

mandatory. All information is provided

to the public upon request upon request.

Form T–4 takes 5 burden hours to

prepare and is filed by 3 respondents for

a total of 15 burden hours.

Schedule 13E–4F may used by any

issuer incorporated or organized under

the laws of Canada making a tender

offer for the issuer’s own securities,

where less than 20% of the class of such

issuer’s securities that is the subject of

the tender offer is held of record by U.S.

residents. The information required by

Schedule 13E–4F must be filed with

Commission. All information is

provided to the public upon request.

Schedule 13E–4F takes 2 burden hours

to prepare and is filed by 3 respondents

for a total of 6 burden hours.

Schedule 14D–1F may be used by any

person making a cash tender or

exchange offer for securities of any

issuer incorporated or organized under

the laws of Canada that is a foreign

private issuer, where less than 40% of

the outstanding class of such issuer’s

securities that is the subject of the offer

is held by U.S. holders. The information

required by Schedule 14D–1F must be

filed with the Commission. All

information is provided to the public

upon request. Schedule 14D–1F takes 2

burden hours to prepare and is filed by

5 respondents for a total of 10 burden

hours.

Schedule 14D–9F is used by any

issuer incorporated or organized under

the laws of Canada, or by any director

or officer of such issuer, where the

issuer is the subject of a tender offer for

a class of its securities filed on Schedule

14D–1F. The information required by

Schedule 14D–9F must be file with the

Commission. All information is

provided to the public upon request.

Schedule 14D–1F takes 2 burden hours

to prepare and is filed by 5 respondents

for a total of 10 burden hours.

Rule 14f–1 requires issuers to disclose

a change in a majority of issuer

directors. The information filed under

Rule 14f–1 must be filed with the

Commission. All information submitted

is provided to the public upon request.

It takes 18 burden hours to prepare the

necessary information and is filed by 44

respondents for a total of 792 burden

hours.

Rule 12d1–3 requires a certification

that a security has been approved by an

exchange for listing and registration

pursuant to section 12(d) of the

Exchange Act to be filed with the

Commission. The information required

under Rule 12d1–3 must be filed with

the Commission. All information filed

with the Commission is available to the

public upon request. It takes one-half

hour to prepare the necessary

information and is filed by 688

respondents for a total of 344 burden

hours.

Written comments are invited on: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of

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1 Vectren proposes to account for the Merger on

a ‘‘pooling-of-interests’’ basis under generally

accepted accounting principles.

2SIGECO is a party to an interconnection

agreement under which it provides firm power to

the City of Jasper, Indiana. It also has an agreement

with Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

for the sale of firm peaking power during the annual

winter heating season. SIGECO is interconnected

with Louisville Gas and Electric. Co., Cinergy

Services, Inc., Indianapolis Power & Light Co.,

Hoosier Energy, Big Rivers Electric Corporation,

Wabash Valley Power Association and the City of

Jasper.

SIGECO’s gas transmission system includes 359

miles of transmission mains, and the gas

distribution system includes 2,520 miles of

distribution mains. SIGECO currently purchases

nearly 100% of its supply gas requirements from

the Gulf Coast production basin, particularly in the

on-shore and off-shore Texas and Louisiana

producing regions.

3 Indiana Gas owns 10,948 miles of distribution

mains. Indiana Gas purchases 50% of its total

system gas supply requirements from the Gulf Coast

production basin and approximately 48% from

Continued

information is necessary for the

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Consideration will be given

to comments and suggestions submitted

in writing within 60 days of this

publication.

Please direct your written comment to

Michael E. Bartell, Associate Executive

Director, Office of Information

Technology, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20549.

Dated: January 24, 2000.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–2877 Filed 2–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 35–27129]

Filings Under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935, as Amended

(‘‘Act’’)

February 2, 2000.

Notice is hereby given that the

following filing(s) has/have been made

with the Commission pursuant to

provisions of the Act and rules

promulgated under the Act. All

interested persons are referred to the

applications(s) and/or declaration(s) for

complete statements of the proposed

transactions(s) summarized below. The

application(s) and/or declarations(s) and

any amendments is/are available for

public inspection through the

Commission’s Branch of Public

Reference.

Interested persons wishing to

comment or request a hearing on the

applications(s) and/or declaration(s)

should submit their views in writing by

February 24, 2000, to the Secretary,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

Washington, DC 20549–0609, and serve

a copy on the relevant applicant(s) and/

or declarant(s) at the address(es)

specified below. Proof of service (by

affidavit or, in case of an attorney at

law, by certificate) should be filed with

the request. Any request for hearing

should identify specifically the issues of

facts or law that are disputed. A person

who so requests will be notified of any

hearing, if ordered, and will receive a

copy of any notice or order issued in the

matter. After February 24, 2000, the

application(s) and/or declaration(s), as

filed or as amended, may be granted

and/or permitted to become effective.

Vectren Corporation, 70–9585

Vectren Corporation (‘‘Vectren’’), an

Indiana Corporation, 20 N.W. Fourth

Street, Evansville, Indiana 47741, has

filed an application under sections

9(a)(2) and 10 of the Act.

Under the Agreement and Plan of

Merger, dated as of June 11, 1999

(‘‘Merger Agreement’’), Vectren will

acquire all of the issued and outstanding

common stock of SIGCORP, Inc. and

Indiana Energy, Inc., both Indiana

corporations and public-utility holding

companies exempt under section 3(a)(1)

by rule 2 from all provisions of the Act

except section 9(a)(2) (‘‘Transaction’’ or

‘‘Merger’’) 1. Upon completion of the

proposed Transaction, SIGCORP and

Indiana Energy will be merged with and

into Vectren and Vectren will be the

sole surviving corporation. Following

the consummation of the Merger,

Vectren will become a holding company

and claim an exemption from all

provisions of the Act under rule 2.

Each share of SIGCORP common

stock shall be converted into 1.333

shares of Vectren Common stock. Each

share of Indiana Energy common stock

shall be converted into one share of

Vectren common stock. No fractional

shares will be issued. Instead, each

holder of SIGCORP common stock who

would otherwise receive a fractional

share of Vectren common stock will

receive cash in payment for that

fractional share based on the prevailing

price on the New York Stock Exchange.

SIGCORP is a holding company

located in Evansville, Indiana and owns

one public-utility subsidiary, Southern

Indiana Gas and Electric Company

(‘‘SIGECO’’) and ten non-utility

subsidiaries. SIGECO is located in

Evansville, Indiana and is engaged in

the generation, transmission,

distribution and sale of electricity and

the distribution and sale of natural gas

in a service area covering ten counties

in southwestern Indian. As of

September 30, 1999 SIGECO served

125,546 retail electric customers and

supplied natural gas to 107,268

customers.2 For the nine months ended

September 30, 1999, SIGECO had

operating revenues of $185,683,040 and

net income of $38,264,322.

SIGECO owns approximately 33% of

the outstanding common stock of

Community Natural Gas Company, Inc.

(‘‘Community’’), a small Indiana gas

distribution company. Community has

several service territories in

southwestern Indiana that are adjacent

to or near the gas service territory of

SIGECO. Community has 6,638 natural

gas customers and approximately 470

miles of distribution mains.

The non-utility subsidiaries of

SIGCORP include: (1) Southern Indiana

Properties, Inc., which invests in real

estate and equipment; (2) Energy

Systems Group, Inc., which is a partner

in an energy-related performance

contracting firm; (3) Southern Indiana

Minerals, Inc., which processes and

market coal combustion by-products; (4)

SIGCORP Energy Services., Inc., which

is an energy marketer; (5) SIGCORP

Capital, Inc., which is the financing

vehicle for SIGCORP’s non-regulated

subsidiaries; (6) SIGCORP Fuels, Inc.,

which owns and operates coal mining

properties; (7) SIGCORP Power

Marketing, Inc., which is not currently

active; (8) SIGCORP Communications

Services., Inc., which was formed to

undertake communication-related

initiatives; (9) SIGECO Advanced

Communication, Inc., which holds

SIGCORP’s investment in several

communications partnerships; and (10)

SIGCORP Environmental Services, Inc.,

which holds SIGCORP’s investment in

Air Quality Services.

Indiana Energy is a holding company

that owns one public-utility subsidiary,

Indiana Gas Company, Inc. (‘‘Indiana

Gas’’), and three non-utility

subsidiaries. Indiana Gas is engaged in

the business of providing gas utility

service in the State in Indiana. In 1999,

Indiana Gas supplied gas to

approximately 500,000 consumers in 48

of the 92 counties in Indiana.3 For the