70344 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 22, 2000 / Notices

1 81 FERC ¶61,103 (1997).

2 63 FR 19,274 (April 17, 1998).

3At the request of the parties to the settlement,

the deadline for filing comments on the application

was extended twice by notices of March 10, 2000,

and July 12, 2000.

Comment date: November 30, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

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, NE., Washington, DC

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

viewed on the Internet at http://

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

202–208–2222 for assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29851 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2016–044 Washington]

City of Tacoma; Notice of Intent To

Prepare Environmental Impact

Statement

November 16, 2000.

On December 27, 1999, the City of

Tacoma (Tacoma) filed an application

for a new license for the continued

operation of the 462-megawatt Cowlitz

River Hydroelectric Project (FERC No.

2016–044). On September 11, 2000,

Tacoma filed an Offer of Settlement for

the new license. The project is located

on the Cowlitz River in Lewis County,

Washington. About 5 acres are included

within the Gifford Pinchot National

Forest and about 59 acres are located on

lands owned by the Bureau of Land

Management.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and

the Commission’s regulations for using

the alternative licensing process,1

Tacoma held public scoping meetings

for the Cowlitz River Hydroelectric

Project on May 5, 6, and 7, 1998, in

Lacey, Chehalis, and Mossyrock,

Washington, respectively.2 Commission

staff, state, federal and local agencies,

tribes, and the public participated in the

meetings. These scoping meetings and

an open and extensive collaborative

relicensing process were used to define

the issues and alternatives addressed in

Tacoma’s Environmental Assessment

and Offer of Settlement. In addition, the

Commission solicited comments on the

license application and the Offer of

Settlement by notice of March 15, 2000,

and September 19, 2000, respectively.3

Following the public scoping process,

the Commission staff determined that

licensing the Cowlitz Project could

constitute a major federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment. Therefore, the staff

intends to prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement for the project in

accordance with the NEPA. The staff’s

EIS will objectively consider both sitespecific and cumulative environmental

impacts of the projects and reasonable

alternatives, and will include economic

and engineering analyses.

A draft EIS will be issued and

circulated for review by all interested

parties. All comments filed on the draft

EIS will be analyzed by the staff and

considered in the final EIS. The staff’s

conclusions and recommendations will

then be presented for the consideration

of the Commission in reaching its final

licensing decision.

This notice informs all interested

individuals, organizations, and agencies

with environmental expertise and

concerns, that: (1) the Commission staff

has decided to prepare an EIS; and (2)

the scoping conducted on the Cowlitz

River Hydroelectrical Project by Tacoma

and comments filed with the

Commission on the application and the

Offer of Settlement still apply and will

be taken into account in the EIS.

Any questions regarding this notice

may be directed to David Turner at (202)

219–2844.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29855 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Motions to

Intervene, Protests, and Comments

November 16, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: 11863–000

c. Dated filed: October 31, 2000.

d. Applicant: The Marseilles Land &

Water Company.

e. Name of Project: Marseilles Project.

f. Location: On Illinois River, in

LaSalle County, Illinois. Uses U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers Marseilles Dam.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lee

Mueller, The Marseilles Land & Water

Company, 229 S. Main Street,

Marseilles, IL 61341, (815) 795–2722.

i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202)

219–2806.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene, protests and comments: 60

days from the issuance date of this

notice.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 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.

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 in the official service list

for the project. Further, if an intervener

files comments or documents with the

Commission relating to the merit 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. Description of Project: The

proposed project would utilize the

existing Corp of Engineers Marseilles

Dam and Reservoir and would consist

of; (1) the two existing intake canals; (2)

two existing head races; (3) a proposed

powerhouse containing three generating

units with a total installed capacity of

8.4 MW; (4) a proposed 400-foot-long,

4.16 kV transmission line; and (5)

appurtenant facilities

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The project would have an annual

generation of 60 GWh that would be

sold to a local utility.

l. 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.

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.

Preliminary Permit—Anyone desiring

a file a competing application for

preliminary permit for a proposed

project must submit the competing

application itself, or a notice of intent to

file an application, to the Commission

on or before the specified comment date

for the particular application (see 18

CFR 4.36). Submission of a timely

notice of intent allows an interested

person to file the competing preliminary

permit application no later than 30 days

after the specified comment date for the

particular application. A competing

preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.

Preliminary Permit—Any qualified

development applicant desiring to file a

competing development application

must submit to the Commission, on or

before a specified comment date for the

particular application, either a

competing development application or a

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice of intent to file a development

application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

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. 00–29854 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6906–1]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Evaluations of

Project XL Innovations

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 Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Evaluations of Project XL Innovations

(EPA ICR No. 1993.01). Before

submitting the ICR to OMB for review

and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collection as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 22, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The public may contact Mr.

Eric Marsh in EPA’s Office of

Environmental Policy Innovation for a

paper copy of the ICR (free of charge) or

may download a copy of the ICR from

the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/

ProjectXL/. Mr. Marsh may be reached

by mail at the U.S. EPA Office of

Environmental Policy Innovation (Mail

Code 1802), Ariel Rios Building, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at

(202) 260–2782, by email at

marsh.eric@epa.gov, or by FAX at 202–

260–1812.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Katherine Dawes in the Office of

Environmental Policy Innovation. Ms.

Dawes may be reached by phone at

(202) 260–8394, by email at

dawes.katherine@epa.gov, or by FAX at

202–260–3125.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action include XL

project sponsors, XL project

stakeholders, state, tribal and local

regulatory agencies, select members of

the business industry, environmental

organizations, industry trade

associations, academics, and

community members.

Title: Evaluations of Project XL

Innovations (EPA ICR No.1993.01).

Abstract: In March 1995, the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency

initiated Project XL in response to the

challenge to transform the

environmental regulatory system to