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(CP&L), tendered for filing a Service

Agreement for Short-Term Firm Pointto-Point Transmission Service with The

Detroit Edison Company. Service to this

Eligible Customer will be in accordance

with the terms and conditions of

Carolina Power & Light Company’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff.

CP&L is requesting an effective date of

October 30, 2000, for this Agreement.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the North Carolina Utilities Commission

and the South Carolina Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: November 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Indianapolis Power & Light

Company

[Docket No. ER00–3518–001]

Take notice that on November 3,

2000, Indianapolis Power & Light

Company (IPL), tendered for filing its

compliance filing in the abovereferenced docket.

Copies of this filing have been served

upon Citizens Gas & Coke Utility and

the Indiana Utility Regulatory

Commission.

Comment date: November 24, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. MidAmerican Energy Company

[Docket No. ER00–3273–001]

Take notice that on November 2,

2000, MidAmerican Energy Company

(MidAmerican), 666 Grand Avenue, Des

Moines, Iowa 50309, tendered for filing

with the Commission a First Revised

Service Agreement No. 15 dated July 10,

2000, entered into with Resale Power

Group of Iowa, pursuant to

MidAmerican’s Rate Schedule for Power

Sales, FERC Electric Tariff Original

Volume No. 5.

MidAmerican requested a July 27,

2000, effective date for the Service

Agreement, as amended, subject to

MidAmerican making a compliance

filing to conform MidAmerican’s

previous filing in this matter dated July

26, 2000 to be consistent with the

necessary filing rate schedule

designations as required by Order No.

614, FERC Stats & Regs. ¶ 31,096 (2000)

and Southwest Power Pool Inc., 92

FERC ¶ 61,109 (2000).

MidAmerican has served a copy of the

compliance filing on the Resale Power

Group of Iowa, the Iowa Utilities Board,

the Illinois Commerce Commission and

the South Dakota Public Utilities

Commission.

Comment date: November 22, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Central Illinois Light Company

[Docket No. ER00–3386–002]

Take notice that on November 2,

2000, Central Illinois Light Company

(CILCO), 300 Liberty Street, Peoria,

Illinois 61602, tendered for filing

Scheduled A to an Interconnection

Agreement with Bio-Energy Partners for

Generation Interconnection and Parallel

Operation.

Copies of the filing were served on the

affected customer and the Illinois

Commerce Commission.

Comment date: November 22, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Enron Energia Industrial de Mexico,

S. de R.L. de C.V.

[Docket No. EG01–25–000]

Take notice that on November 6,

2000, Enron Energia Industrial de

Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Enron

Mexico), a company with its principal

place of business at Av. Lazaro Cardenas

2321, Ste. 601, Residencial San Agustin,

San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

66260 Mexico, filed with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) an application for

determination of exempt wholesale

generator status pursuant to Part 365 of

the Commission’s regulations.

Enron Mexico is engaged in the

development of a 245 MW natural gas

powered cogeneration facility to be

located near Monterrey, Mexico. From

the facility, Enron Mexico will sell both

electricity and steam under power

purchase and steam purchase

agreements to retail customers in

Mexico.

Comment date: November 30, 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, 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. 00–29450 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6903–8]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Application for

Reimbursement to Local Governments

for Emergency Response to Hazardous

Substance Releases Under CERCLA

Section 123

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):

Application for Reimbursement to Local

Governments for Emergency Response

to Hazardous Substance Releases Under

CERCLA Section 123, EPA ICR

#1424.04, OMB Control #2050–0077

which will expire on March 1, 2001.

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 December 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments on specific

aspects of this renewal of the

information collection to Local

Governments Reimbursement Project

Officer, Office of Emergency and

Remedial Response (5204–G), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC,

20460. You may review the draft

renewal information collection form and

the instrument from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm,

Monday through Friday by visiting

Public Docket No. LGR, located at 1235

Jefferson Davis Highway, (ground floor)

Arlington, VA. A reasonable fee my be

charged for copying docket material.

Electronic or fax versions of this

material may be obtained by calling Lisa

Boynton on (703) 603–9052 and leaving

an email address or fax number, or by

emailing Boynton.Lisa@epa.gov.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 223 / Friday, November 17, 2000 / Notices 69511

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa

Boynton, (703) 603–9052, Local

Governments Reimbursement Project

Officer, Office of Emergency and

Remedial Response (5204–G), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC

20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are Local

Governments that apply for

reimbursement under this program.

Title: Application for Reimbursement

to Local Governments for Emergency

Response to Hazardous Substance

Releases Under CERCLA section 123,

EPA ICR #1424.04, OMB Control #2050–

0077 which will expire on March 1,

2001.

Abstract: The Agency requires

applicants for reimbursement under this

program authorized under section 123

of CERCLA to submit an application

that demonstrates consistency with

program eligibility requirements. This is

necessary to ensure proper use of the

Superfund. EPA reviews the

information to ensure compliance with

all statutory and program requirements.

The applicants are local governments

who have incurred expenses, above and

beyond their budgets, for hazardous

substance response. Submission of this

information is voluntary and to the

applicant’s benefit. 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 EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement:

Burden item

Average hours

per

application

Read Instructions a ................ 1

Gather Information b .............. 3

Compile Information c ............ 3

Complete Application d .......... 1

File and Maintain Information e ................................... 1

Total Estimated Burden

Hours Per Application ... 9

Total Estimated Number of

Applications Submitted

by All Applicants per

Year ............................... × 200

Total Estimated Annual

Burden Hours ................ 1800

Total Estimated Cost Burden

to Responders f ................. $ 23,300

aTime to read or hear instructions. This includes the time which will be needed by applicants to familiarize themselves with the requirements for requesting reimbursement and

the instructions for completing the application

form. bTime to gather information. This includes

the time necessary to collect various reports

from files and extract pertinent information and

find additional reference materials and information. cTime to compile information. This includes

the time necessary to assemble information

specific to the response for which reimbursement is being sought. This may include interviewing first responders and ascertaining the

number of work-hours involved in the response. dTime to complete application. This includes

the time required to enter the pertinent information on the application form in accordance

with the line-by-line instructions. eTime to file and maintain information. This

includes the time needed for preparing file

folders, indexes, and filing. fEstimated hourly rate is $18.50. This estimate takes into consideration that the application may be prepared by a secretary, Fire

Chief, County Clerk, Health Professional, or

other administrative staff.

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.

Dated: October 2, 2000.

Larry Reed,

Acting Director, Office of Emergency and

Remedial Response.

[FR Doc. 00–29506 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–6612–8]

Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared pursuant to the Environmental

Review Process (ERP), under Section

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act as amended. Requests for

copies of EPA comments can be directed

to the Office of Federal Activities at

(202) 564–7167.

An explanation of the ratings assigned

to draft environmental impact

statements (EISs) was published in FR

dated April 14, 2000 (65 FR 20157).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–AFS–L39057–OR Rating

EC2, Rimrock Ecosystem Restoration

Project, To Promote Healthy and

Sustainable Watershed Conditions,

Implementation, Umatilla National

Forest, Heppner Ranger District, Grant,

Morrow and Wheeler Counties, OR.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns

regarding air quality due to prescribed

burning, funding of K–V projects, and

roads. EPA requested that the EIS

commit to completing restoration

projects; describe the smoke

management program and provide

information on road density.

ERP No. D–AFS–L65365–ID Rating

EC2, Swan Flat Timber Sale, Proposal to

Cut and Haul Sawtimber, Caribou

National Forest, Land Resource

Management Plan (LRMP), Montpelier

Ranger District, Bear Lake County, ID.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns

regarding road obliteration, air quality,

harvesting in a roadless area, and beetle

infestation. EPA requested clarification

and additional information on these

issues.

ERP No. D–BLM–K67053–CA Rating

EC2, Mesquite Mine Expansion Project,

To Expand the Existing Open-Pit, HeapLeach, and Precious Metal Mine,

Federal Mine Plan of Operations

Approval, Conditional Use Permits and

Reclamation Plan Approval, Imperial

County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns

based on the project’s predicted longterm pit water quality, potential