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rate treatment of Start-Up Costs

associated with establishing a new

Regional Transmission Organization

(RTO) formed in compliance with FERC

Order No. 2000.

Comment date: December 15, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Illinois Power Company

[Dockets Nos. ER99–4415–004, ER99–4530–

004 and EL00–7–004]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power) tendered for filing a compliance

filing under which Illinois Power

modified certain provisions of its Open

Access Transmission Tariff (OATT). In

addition, Illinois Power re-filed its

OATT, FERC Electric Tariff, Third

Revised, Volume No. 8, with

designations in accordance with the

Commission’s Order No. 614. Other

than the designations, the only

modifications to the OATT are those

made for the compliance filing.

Copies of this filing have been served

upon all affected customers under

Illinois Power’s OATT, upon the Illinois

Commerce Commission, and upon all

parties on the official service lists

compiled by the Secretary of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission in these

proceedings.

Comment date: December 11, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Central Maine Power Company

[Docket No. ER00–982–005]

Take notice that on November 14,

2000, Central Maine Power Company

(CMP) tendered for filing with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) a Compliance Report

pursuant to the Commission’s Letter

Order issued on September 28, 2000, in

Docket Nos. ER00–26–000, et al.

Comment date: December 14, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Maine Electric Power Company

[Docket No. OA01–2–000]

Take notice that on November 9,

2000, Maine Electric Power Company

(MEPCO) on November 9, 2000 tendered

for filing pursuant to Section 37.4(c) of

the Code of Federal Regulations, 18 CFR

37.4(c), the revised Standards of

Conduct to be followed by MEPCO

personnel.

MEPCO requests that the Standards of

Conduct become effective on November

10, 2000.

MEPCO served copies of the filing

upon the persons listed in the

Commission’s official service list and

the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

Comment date: December 11, 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, N.E., Washington, D.C.

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).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–30724 Filed 12–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. PL01–1–000]

Hydroelectric Licensing Policies,

Procedures, and Regulations—

Comprehensive Review; Notice of

Public Meetings and Requesting

Comments and Recommendations

November 28, 2000.

Pursuant to Section 603 of the Energy

Act of 2000 (Public Law No. 106–469),

the Commission is preparing a

comprehensive review of policies,

procedures, and regulations for the

licensing of hydroelectric projects to

determine how to reduce the cost and

time of obtaining a license. Section 603

directs the Commission to report its

findings to Congress, including any

recommendations for legislative

changes, by May 8, 2001.

To ensure a comprehensive review,

the Commission seeks the comments

and recommendations of all

stakeholders in the Commission’s

hydroelectric licensing program,

including federal and state agencies,

Indian tribes, non-governmental

organizations, licensees, and other

members of the public. In particular, the

Commission wishes to receive

comments identifying steps in the

existing licensing process that may

require inordinate time and expense to

complete, and the reasons therefor.

The Commission will meet with other

federal agencies in Washington, DC, and

will send letters to state water quality

officials requesting their views.

The Commission will also hold public

meetings to receive comments and

recommendations in Washington, DC,

and in several locations throughout the

country. Notice of the location, date,

and times of these meetings will be

provided in future notices as

arrangements are made. Each public

meeting will include a review of the

existing licensing process and an

opportunity for participants to offer

their comments on how it can be

improved. The public meetings will be

recorded by a stenographer and,

thereby, will become a part of the record

of the proceeding. Persons making

statements will be asked to identify

themselves for the record. The speaking

time permitted to individuals will be

determined at the beginning of each

meeting, based on the number of

persons wishing to speak and the

approximate amount of time available

for the session, but all speakers will be

provided at least ten minutes to present

their views.

Persons choosing not to speak but

wishing to comment, as well as speakers

unable to summarize their positions

within the allotted time, may submit

written statements for inclusion in the

public record.

Written comments may also be mailed

to David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

Correspondence should clearly show

the following caption on the first page:

[Docket No. PL01–1–000]

Hydroelectric Licensing Policies, Procedures,

and Regulations—Comprehensive Review

In light of the limited amount of time

available for submission on the

Commission’s Report to Congress,

commenters are encouraged to provide

written comments as early as possible,

but not later than February 1, 2001, and

to use their time at the public meetings

to summarize previously filed written

comments or to focus on only the most

significant sources of cost and delay in

the licensing process from their

perspective. Comments may also be

filed electronically via the Internet. 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.

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For further information, please

contact Edward Abrams at the

Commission, 202–219–2773.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–30729 Filed 12–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6911–4]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; OMB Responses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notices.

SUMMARY: This document announces the

Office of Management and Budget’s

(OMB) responses to Agency clearance

requests, in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.). 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandy Farmer at 260–2740, or email at

Farmer.sandy@epa.gov, and please refer

to the appropriate EPA Information

Collection Request (ICR) Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Responses to Agency Clearance

Requests

OMB Approvals

EPA ICR No. 1945.01; State Water

Quality Program Management Gap

Analysis; was approved 09/22/2000;

OMB No. 2040–0216; expires 09/30/

2003.

EPA ICR No. 1428.05; Trade Secret

Claims for Emergency Planning and

Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA

Section 322); in 40 CFR part 350; was

approved 09/22/2000; OMB No. 2050–

0078; expires 09/30/2003.

EPA ICR No. 1665.03; Confidentiality

Rule; in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B; was

approved 09/22/2000; OMB No. 2020–

0003; expires 09/30/2003.

EPA ICR No. 1064.09; NSPS for

Automobile and Light Duty Truck

Surface Coating Operations; in 40 CFR

part 63, subpart MM; was approved 09/

22/2000; OMB No. 2060–0034; expires

09/30/2003.

EPA ICR No. 0002.09; National

Pretreatment Program; in 40 CFR part

403; was approved 09/28/2000; OMB

No. 2040–0009; expires 09/30/2003.

EPA ICR No. 1940.02; Health Effects

of Particulate Matter and Co-pollutant

Exposures Near the El Paso/Juarez

Border Crossings; was approved 09/29/

2000; OMB No. 2080–0065; expires 09/

30/2003.

EPA ICR No. 1415.04; NESHAP for

Perchloroethylene (PCE) Dry Cleaning

Facilities; in 40 CFR part 63.324,

subpart M; was approved 09/30/2000;

OMB No. 2060–0234; expires 09/30/

2003.

EPA ICR No. 1774.02; Mobile Air

Conditioner Retrofitting Program; in 40

CFR part 82.180; was approved 09/30/

2000; OMB No. 2060–0350; expires 09/

30/2003.

EPA ICR No. 1739.03; National

Emission Standards for the Printing and

Publishing Industry (MACT); in 40 CFR

part 63, subpart KK; was approved 09/

30/2000; OMB No. 2060–0335; expires

09/30/2003.

EPA ICR No. 0278.07; Notice of

Supplemental Distribution of a

Registered Pesticide Product; was

approved 10/02/2000; OMB No. 2070–

0044; expires 10/31/2003.

EPA ICR No. 1857.02; Emission

Reporting Requirements for Ozone SIP

Revisions (or Associated Federal

Implementation Plans) Relating to

Statewide Budgets for Nox Emissions to

Reduce the Regional Transport of OZ; in

40 CFR part 75, subpart H; was

approved 10/27/2000; OMB No. 2060–

0445; expires 10/31/2003.

EPA ICR No. 1981.01; Distribution of

Off-site Consequence Analysis

Information under Section 112(r) of the

Clean Air Act; in 40 CFR Chapter IV,

part 1400; was approved 10/30/2000;

OMB No. 2050–0172; expires 10/31/

2003.

EPA ICR No. 1845.02; Small Spark

Ignition Manufacturers Production Line

Testing; in 40 CFR part 86, subpart K;

was approved 10/30/2000; OMB No.

2060–0427; expires 10/31/2003.

EPA ICR No. 1962.01; Business

Ownership Representation; was

approved 11/20/2000; OMB No. 2030–

0041; expires 11/30/2002.

Short Term Extensions

EPA ICR No. 0155.06; Certification of

Pesticide Applicators; in 40 CFR part

171; OMB No. 2070–0029; on 09/26/

2000 OMB extended the expiration date

through 12/31/2000.

EPA ICR No. 1791.02; Establishment

of No-Discharge Zones for Discharges

Incidental to the Normal Operation of

Armed Forces Vessels under CWA

Section 312(n); in 40 CFR part 139;

OMB No. 2040–0187; on 10/19/2000

OMB extended the expiration date

through 02/28/2001.

EPA ICR No. 1056.06; NSPS for Nitric

Acid Plants; in 40 CFR part 60, subpart

G; OMB No. 2060–0019; on 10/26/2000

OMB extended the expiration date

through 01/31/2001.

Comments Filed

EPA ICR No. 1665.04; Proposed Rule

for Elimination of Special Treatment for

Category of Confidential Business

Information; on 09/26/2000 OMB filed

comment.

Notice of Transfer

EPA OMB No. 2040–0186; Public

Water Systems Annual Compliance

Report; (Office of Water); on 09/22/2000

was transferred to OMB No. 2020–0020;

(Office of Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance).

Dated: November 27, 2000.

Oscar Morales,

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 00–30807 Filed 12–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6911–3]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request, Protection

of Stratospheric Ozone—Phaseout

Regulation

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 the following Information

Collection Request (ICR) has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval: Record Keeping and Periodic

Reporting of the Production, Import,

Recycling, Destruction, Transshipment

and Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting

Substances, OMB Number 2060–0170;

with an extended expiration date of

January 31, 2001. The ICR describes the

nature of the information collection and

its expected burden and cost; where

appropriate, it includes the actual data

collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 3, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing

EPA ICR No. 1432.18 and OMB Control

No. 2060–0170, to the following

addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Collection Strategies Division (Mail

Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,