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later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30(b) and 4.36.

Notice of intent—A notice of intent

must specify the exact name, business

address, and telephone number of the

prospective applicant, and must include

an unequivocal statement of intent to

submit, if such an application may be

filed, either a preliminary permit

application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

Proposed Scope of Studies under

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental

impacts. Based on the results of these

studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation

of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

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’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘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. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Hydropower Administration and

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned

address. A copy of any notice of intent,

competing application or 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29198 Filed 11–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Amended Land Use and

Shoreline Management Plan and

Soliciting Comments, Motions To

Intervene, and Protests

November 8, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Application Type: Amended Land

Use and Shoreline Management Plan.

b. Project No.: 1894–193.

c. Date Filed: August 30, 1999.

d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric

& Gas Company.

e. Name of Project: Parr Hydroelectric

Project.

f. Location: The project is located on

the Broad River in Fairfield and

Newberry Counties, South Carolina. The

project does not occupy any Federal or

tribal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Thomas G.

Eppink, Senior Attorney, South Carolina

Electric & Gas Company, Legal

Department—130, Columbia, South

Carolina 29218.

i. FERC Contact: Steve Naugle,

steven.naugle@ferc.fed.us, 202–219–

2805.

j. Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: December 15, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with Mr. David

P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

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

reference the following number, P–

1894–193, on any comments or motions

filed.

k. Description of the Application: The

application is an amended version of

the applicant’s originally proposed Land

Use and Shoreline Management Plan,

filed September 4, 1991. The amended

plan reflects the results of the

applicant’s efforts to reach settlement

among various stakeholders, including

resource agencies and adjoining

property owners, on certain unresolved

issues regarding permissible and

prohibited activities along the

shorelines of the project’s reservoirs.

l. Locations of the Application: A

copy of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

202–208–1371. The application may be

viewed on-line at 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. 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

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First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

A copy of the 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29203 Filed 11–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6902–1]

National Drinking Water Advisory

Council Research Working Group;

Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

Under section 10(a)(2) of Public Law

92–423, ‘‘The Federal Advisory

Committee Act,’’ notice is hereby given

that a meeting of the Drinking Water

Research Working Group of the National

Drinking Water Advisory Council

(NDWAC) established under the Safe

Drinking Water Act, as amended (42

U.S.C. S300f et seq.), will be held on

November 28–29, 2000. On November

28 the meeting will be held from 8:30

am–5 pm ET (approximately), at

RESOLVE, 1255 23rd Street, NW., Suite

275, Washington, DC 20037. On

November 29 the meeting will be held,

from 8:30 an–3:30 pm ET

(approximately), at the Environmental

Protection Agency’s Washington

Information Center (WIC), 401 M Street,

SW., Conference Room #3 North

Washington, DC 20460. The meeting

will be open to the public to observe

and statements will be taken from the

public as time allows. Seating is limited.

This is the first meeting of the

Drinking Water Research Working

Group. The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) anticipates 3–4 meetings

of this working group over the course of

the next year. The purpose of this

working group will be to provide advice

to NDWAC as it develops

recommendations for EPA on a

Comprehensive Drinking Water

Research Strategy (as required under the

Safe Drinking Water Act) that will

consider a broad range of research needs

to support the Agency’s drinking water

regulatory activities. The research

strategy will include an assessment of

research needs for microbes and

disinfection by-products (M/DBPs),

arsenic, contaminants on the

Contaminant Candidate List (CCL), and

other critical research issues. This first

meeting will focus on the proposed

approach for developing the

Comprehensive Drinking Water

Research Strategy. Specifically, the

working group will discuss the outline

of the strategy, the scientific framework

upon which it is organized, and the list

of topics to be included.

For more information please contact

Paula Mason, Designated Federal

Officer, U.S. EPA (4607), Office of

Ground Water and Drinking Water, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460. The telephone

number is 202–260–1893, fax 202–401–

6135, and e-mail mason.paula@epa.gov.

Dated: November 7, 2000.

Charlene E. Shaw,

Designated Federal Officer, National Drinking

Water Advisory Council.

[FR Doc. 00–29227 Filed 11–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6901–8]

Notice of Availability of Annex to the

Report of the Grand Canyon Visibility

Transport Commission

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to inform the public that the Western

Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) has

submitted an Annex to the 1996 report

of the Grand Canyon Visibility

Transport Commission (GCVTC) to EPA

on September 29, 2000. This submittal

was required under 40 CFR 51.309 of

the regional haze rule in order for nine

Western States to have the option of

submitting State plans implementing

the GCVTC recommendations by

December 31, 2003. The Annex contains

a number of recommendations

addressing sulfur dioxide emissions (a

key precursor to the formation of fine

particles and regional haze) in the

region, including a set of emissions

milestones for the 2003–2018 period

across the 9-State region. In the coming

months, we will review the Annex to

determine whether it meets the

requirements of the regional haze rule

and applicable requirements under the

Clean Air Act (CAA). At the end of this

review, we will propose changes to the

regional haze rule to incorporate

recommendations from the Annex if we

find, after a formal 60-day public notice

and comment period, that the Annex

meets the requirements of the regional

haze rule and the CAA.

Regarding today’s notice of

availability, we are not having a formal

comment period on the Annex at this

time. However, should members of the

general public wish to provide any

informal comments to us on the

documents making up the Annex, we

will consider these comments during

the upcoming review of the Annex. We

request that these informal comments be

submitted to docket number A–2000–51

within 30 days of the date of publication

of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Comments. We are not

actively soliciting comments at this

time, given that we will hold a formal

comment period on any future

regulatory proposal related to the

Annex. We will, however, consider any

written comments that you may wish to

provide as we review the Annex. We

request that any such written comments

be submitted within 30 days of the date

of publication of this notice.

Written comments should be

submitted (in duplicate if possible) to:

Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center (6102), Attention:

Docket No. A–2000–51, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460. We request that

you also send a separate copy to the

contact persons listed below (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

Comments may also be submitted to

the EPA docket by electronic mail at

A-and-R-Docket@epamail.epa.gov, or by

fax at (202) 260–4400. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Comments and data also will be

accepted on computer disk in

WordPerfect 5.1 (or higher) format, or in

ASCII file format.

All comments and data provided in

electronic form or by fax must be

identified by the docket number A–

2000–51. Electronic comments on this

notice also may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries.

Docket. Docket No. A–2000–51

contains information related to this

notice of availability, including the

Annex documents received by EPA from

the WRAP. Information at the Air and