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j. Deadline Dates: Comments are due

December 29, 2000; reply comments are

due January 16, 2001.

k. 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.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all intervenors

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person on the official service list

for the project. Further, if an intervenor

files comments or documents with the

Commission relating to the merits 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.

l. Description of Filing: Public Utility

District No. 2 of Grant County, WA,

filed a Settlement Agreement on behalf

of itself and the National Marine

Fisheries Service, Colville Confederated

Indian Tribe, Columbia River InterTribal Fish Commission, Confederated

Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation,

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla

Indian Reservation, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Washington

Department of Fish and Wildlife, and

American Rivers. The purpose of the

Settlement Agreement is to resolve

among the signatories issues related to

operation of the project in regard to spill

flows and their effect on downstream

fish passage. Approval of the Settlement

Agreement by the Commission would

require amendment of the license;

therefore, the applicant’s submission

also serves as a request for license

amendment. Comments and reply

comments on the Settlement Agreement

and Amendment of License are due on

the dates listed in item j above.

m. Copies of the Settlement

Agreement and amendment application

are 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.

This filing may be viewed on http://

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

202–208–2222 for assistance) or at the

address listed in item h above.

n. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

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.

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. A copy of any motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

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.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–30347 Filed 11–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. RP00–327–000 and RP00–326–

000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation, Columbia Gulf

Transmission Company; Notice of

Technical Conferences

November 22, 2000.

On June 15, 2000, Columbia Gas

Transmission Corporation (Columbia

Gas) and Columbia Gulf Transmission

Company (Columbia Gulf) submitted

filings to comply with Order No. 637.

Several parties have protested various

aspects of Columbia Gas’ filing and

Columbia Gulf’s filing.

Take notice that a technical

conference to discuss the various issues

raised by Columbia Gulf’s filing will

commence on Wednesday, December

13, 2000, at 10:00 am.

Also take notice that a technical

conference to discuss the various issues

raised by Columbia Gas’s filing will

commence on Thursday, December 14,

2000, at 9:00 am.

The technical conferences will be

held in a room to be designated at the

offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. Parties

protesting aspects of Columbia Gas’

filing and Columbia Gulf’s filing should

be prepared to discuss alternatives.

All interested persons and Staff are

permitted to attend.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–30354 Filed 11–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6909–5]

Proposed Administrative Cost

Recovery Agreements under CERCLA

Section 122(h) for Recovery of Past

Costs at the Barceloneta Landfill

Superfund Site, Barceloneta, Puerto

Rico

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public

comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

122(i) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42

U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of

two (2) proposed administrative

settlements, entered into pursuant to

section 122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

9622(h), for recovery of past response

costs concerning the Barceloneta

Landfill Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) located

in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. These

settlements with the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’ or the

‘‘Agency’’) are each entered into with

one party, one with Bristol-Myers

Barceloneta, Inc. (‘‘BMS’’), and the

second with Nycomed Puerto Rico, Inc.

(‘‘NYCOMED’’). The settlements require

BMS and NYCOMED to pay $225,000.00

and $125,000.00, respectively, to EPA,

in reimbursement of past response costs

incurred with respect to the Site. The

settlements include a covenant not to

sue the settling parties pursuant to

section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

9607(a), for all costs that EPA or the

U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of

EPA, paid at or in connection with the

Site through the date of execution of the