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delivered to a collector transmission

line between the Soda Springs

powerhouse substation and the Toketee

switching station.

Slide Creek: (1) a 30-foot-high

diversion dam on the North Umpqua

River, about 900 feet downstream of the

Toketee powerhouse and impounding a

43-acre-foot reservoir with no active

storage; (2) 9,653 feet of canal and

flumes; (3) a forebay with no storage

capacity at the intake of a 374-foot-long

penstock; (4) a 2-mile-long bypassed

reach; and (5) a powerhouse containing

an 18,000-kW turbine generator unit on

the North Umpqua River at the mouth

of Slide Creek, approximately 1.3 miles

above the Soda Springs dam. Power is

delivered to a collector transmission

line running between the Soda Springs

powerhouse substation and the Toketee

switching station.

Soda Springs: (1) a 77-foot-high

diversion dam on the North Umpqua

River downstream of the Slide Creek

powerhouse, impounding a 412-acrefoot reservoir; (2) 2,112 feet of steel

pipe; (4) a surge tank; (5) a 168-foot-long

penstock; (6) a 0.5-mile-long bypassed

reach; and (7) a powerhouse with a

11,000-kW turbine generator unit

located on the North Umpqua River

about 1.5 miles downstream of

Medicine Creek. Power is delivered to

the Soda Springs substation, adjacent to

the Soda Springs powerhouse.

(2) The licensee proposes to make the

following facility modifications:

A new enlarged forebay would be

added to Lemolo No. 1 to virtually

eliminate the risk of spill events.

Instream flow outlet and measurement

facilities would be modified or added in

the bypassed reaches of all project

developments. A new instream release

structure would be constructed at the

extreme lower end of the Clearwater

bypassed reach to provide flows to the

historic river channel and provide

aquatic connectivity between the

Clearwater and North Umpqua Rivers.

Canal flow gages would be installed on

Lemolo No. 1, Lemolo No. 2, Clearwater

No. 1, Clearwater No. 2, Fish Creek, and

Slide Creek conveyance systems. A

penstock flow meter would be installed

on the Toketee development to measure

flows through the powerhouse. These

facilities would measure conveyance

system flows for both water rights

compliance and conveyance system

monitoring. In addition, the following

enhancement measures would be

implemented to improve aquatic and

terrestrial connectivity: (a) reconnect

Bear Creek, currently diverted into

Stump Lake, by rerouting it through its

historic channel to the mainstream

Clearwater River; (b) reconnect 27 small

tributaries that are currently intercepted

by project canals by constructing

artificial channels for water to cross the

canal and providing pre-cast concrete

canal covers; (c) reconnect 36 small

tributaries that are currently intercepted

by flumes or flow under flumes through

culverts too small to allow passage of

small wildlife by installing 10-foot-wide

culverts in a shallow excavation under

each flume; (d) reconnect 8 tributary

streams that are currently diverted into

Lemolo No. 1 and Lemolo No. 2

waterways by removing diversion

structures, except for Deer Creek, and

allowing the streams to flow down their

natural channels; (e) reconfigure the

historic stream channels for Potter and

White Mule Creeks that have been

disturbed by activities in the vicinity of

project waterways to provide riparian

function; (f) create 4 ponds or similar

stillwater habitat areas to provide stable,

predator-free environments for breeding

amphibians; and (g) provide 26 new 12-

foot-wide wildlife bridges, install up to

175 new 2-foot-wide wildlife bridges,

and expand 29 existing wildlife bridges

across water conveyance systems.

(3) The licensee proposes to operate

the project as follows:

The functional relationship of the 8

projects would remain relatively

unchanged from the existing operations.

Generally, the project developments

above the Soda Springs development

would continue to operate to meet daily

high energy demands during most of the

year. The Soea Springs development

would be operated continuously to

provide uniform flows in the North

Umpqua River below the project.

Proposed increases in instream flow in

the bypassed reaches to more closely

resemble a natural hydrograph, meet

water quality standards, and improve

resident and anadromous fish habitat

would result in a decrease in gross

project generation.

m. Copies of the application and the

February 22, 2000, amendments are

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE., Room 2–A

Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. The application and

amendments may be viewed on http://

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

(202) 208–2222 for assistance). Copies

are also available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item h

above.

n. The Commission directs that all

comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions and prescriptions concerning

the application be filed with the

Commission by March 1, 2001. All reply

comments must be filed with the

Commission by April 16, 2001.

Anyone may obtain an extension of

time for these deadlines from the

Commission only upon a showing of

good cause or extraordinary

circumstances in accordance with 18

CFR 385.2008.

All filings must (1) bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY

COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS’’, ‘‘TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, or

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS’’; (2) set forth in the

heading the name of the applicant and

the project number of the application to

which the filing responds; (3) furnish

the name, address, and telephone

number of the person submitting the

filing; and (4) otherwise comply with

the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001

through 385.2005. All comments,

recommendations, terms and conditions

or prescriptions must set forth their

evidentiary basis and otherwise comply

with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).

Agencies may obtain copies of the

application directly from the applicant.

Each filing must be accompanied by

proof of service on all persons listed on

the service list prepared by the

Commission in this proceeding, in

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and

385.2010.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Extension of Time for Notice of

Transfer of Licenses, Substitution of

Relicense Applicant, and Soliciting

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and

Protests

November 15, 2000.

In light of requests in recent filings for

an extension of time to comment

regarding this proceeding, the

Commission hereby extends the

comment date 45 days.

Take notice that the following

application has been filed with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection:

a. Application Types: (1) Transfer of

Licenses and (2) Request for

Substitution of Applicant for New

License (in Project No. 2064–004).

b. Project Nos: 2064–005, 2684–005,

and 2064–004.

c. Date Filed: August 16, 2000.

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d. Applicants: North Central Power

Co., Inc. (tranferor) and Flambeau

Hydro, LLC (transferee).

e. Name and Location of Project: The

Winter and Arpin Dam Hydroelectric

Projects are on the East Fork of the

Chippewa River and on the Chippewa

River, respectively, in Sawyer County,

Wisconsin. The Winter Project occupies

federal lands within the ChequamegonNicolet National Forest, but no tribal

lands. The Arpin Project does not

occupy federal or tribal lands.

f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

g. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Frank F.

Dahlberg, North Central Power Co., Inc.,

P.O. Box 167, Grantsburg, WI 54840,

(715) 463–5371 and Mr. Donald H.

Clarke, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP,

2300 N Street NW., No. 700,

Washington, DC 20037, (202) 783–4141.

h. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to James

Hunter at (202) 219–2839.

i. Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: December 18, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: 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 include the noted project

numbers on any comments or motions

filed.

j. Description of Proposal: The

applicants state that the transfer will

assure the continued operation of these

renewable energy projects and will

effect the desired change of ownership

of the generating facilities consistent

with the restructuring plans of these

members of the electric industry.

The transfer application was filed

within five years of the expiration of the

license for Project No. 2064, which is

the subject of a pending relicense

application. In Hydroelectric

Relicensing Regulations Under the

Federal Power Act (54 Fed. Reg. 23, 756;

FERC Stats. and Regs., Regs. Preambles

1986–1990 30,854 at p. 31,437), the

Commission declined to forbid all

license transfers during the last five

years of an existing license, and instead

indicated that it would scrutinize all

such transfer requests to determine if

the transfer’s primary purpose was to

give the transferee an advantage in

relicensing (id. at p. 31,438 n. 318).

The transfer application also contains

a separate request for approval of the

substitution of the transferee for the

transferor as the applicant in the

pending relicensing application, filed by

the transferor on November 26, 1999, in

Project No. 2064–004.

k. Locations of the application: 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) 208–2222 for assistance). A copy

is also available for inspection and

reproduction at the addresses in item g

above.

l. 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 Responsible

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, 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

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

A copy of any 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.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6904–9]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Soil Ingestion

Research Study

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): Soil

Ingestion Research Study ( EPA ICR

Number 1965.01). 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: Comments submitted by

regular U.S. Postal Service mail should

be sent to: Docket Coordinator,

Superfund Docket Office, Mail Code

5201G, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency Headquarters, Ariel Rios

Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20460. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

SOIL–INGEST in the subject line on the

first page of your comment. Comments

may also be submitted electronically or

in person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for these submission

methods as provided in unit III of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

Copies of the ICR may be obtained from

this office (contact Larry Zaragoza 703–

603–8867), or the Office of

Environmental Information’s ICR

website at http://www.epa.gov/icr/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Zaragoza, Office of Emergency and

Remedial Response, at 703–603–8867/

703–603–9133 (fax), email:

Zaragoza.Larry@EPA.Gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected Entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those which