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comments or concerns about the project.

By becoming a commentor, your

concerns will be addressed in the EA/

EIS and considered by the Commission.

You should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative [locations/routes]), and

measures to avoid or lessen

environmental impact. The more

specific your comments, the more useful

they will be. Please carefully follow

these instructions to ensure that your

comments are received in time and

properly recorded:

• Send an original and two copies of

your letter to: David P. Boergers,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room

1A, Washington, DC 20426.

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of (Gas 2).

• Reference Docket No. CP00–012–

000.

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before January 2, 2001.

Comments may also 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 under

the link to the User’s Guide. Before you

can file comments you will need to

create an account which can be created

by clicking on ‘‘Login to File’’ and then

‘‘New User Account.’’

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor’’.

Intervenors play a more formal role in

the process. Among other things,

intervenors have the right to receive

copies of case-related Commission

documents and filings by the other

intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor

must provide 14 copies of its filings to

the Secretary of the Commission and

must send a copy of its filings to all

other parties on the Commission’s

service list for this proceeding. If you

want to become an intervenor you must

file a motion to intervene according to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) (see appendix 2). Only

intervenors have the right to seek

rehearing of the Commission’s decision.

Affected landowners and parties with

environmental concerns may be granted

intervenor status upon showing good

cause by stating that they have a clear

and direct interest in this proceeding

which would not be adequately

represented by any other parties. You do

not need intervenor status to have your

environmental comments considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs

at (202) 208–0004 or on the FERC

website (www.ferc.fed.us) using the

‘‘RIMS’’ link to information in this

docket number. Click on the ‘‘RIMS’’

link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the RIMS

Menu, and follow the instructions. For

assistance with access to RIMS, the

RIMS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2222.

Similarly, the ‘‘CIPS’’ link on the

FERC Internet website provides access

to the texts of formal documents issued

by the Commission, such as orders,

notices, and rulemakings. From the

FERC Internet website, click on the

‘‘CIPS’’ link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the

CIPS menu, and follow the instructions.

For assistance with access to CIPS, the

CIPS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2474.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–31127 Filed 12–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Request To Use Alternative

Procedures in Preparing a License

Application

December 1, 2000.

Take notice that the following request

to use alternative procedures to prepare

a license application has been filed with

the Commission.

a. Type of Application: Request to use

alternative procedures to prepare a new

license application.

b. Project No.: 2100.

c. Date filed: November 22, 2000.

d. Applicant: California Department

of Water Resources (DWR).

e. Name of Project: Oroville Project

(Feather River Project).

f. Location: On the Feather River, in

Butte County, California. The project

occupies federal lands within the

Plumas and Lassen National Forests.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Viju Patel,

Executive Manager, Power Systems at

(916) 653–5913 or Rick Ramirez, State

Water Project Analysis Office at (916)

653–1095.

i. FERC Contact: James Fargo at (202)

219–2848; e-mail

james.fargo@ferc.fed.us

j. Deadline for Comments: January 8,

2001.

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.

k. The Oroville facilities consist of the

existing Oroville Dam and Reservoir, the

Edward Hyatt Powerplant, Thermalito

Powerplant, Thermalito Diversion Dam

Powerplant, Thermalito Forebay and

Afterbay, and associated recreational

and fish and wildlife facilities. The

project has a total installed capacity of

762,000 kilowatts.

l. DWR has shown that it has made an

effort to contact most federal and state

resources agencies, non-governmental

organizations (NGO), and others affected

by the project. DWR has also shown that

a consensus exists that the use of

alternative procedures is appropriate in

this case. DWR has submitted a

proposed communications protocol that

is supported by many of the

stakeholders.

The purpose of this notice is to invite

any additional comments on DWR’s

request to use the alternative

procedures, pursuant to Section 4.34(i)

of the Commission’s regulations.

Additional notices seeking comments

on the specific project proposal,

interventions and protests, and

recommended terms and conditions will

be issued at a later date. DWR will

complete and file a preliminary

Environmental Assessment, in lieu of

Exhibit E of the license application.

This differs from the traditional process,

in which an applicant consults with

agencies, Indian tribes, NGOs, and other

parties during preparation of the license

application and before filing the

application, but the Commission staff

performs the environmental review after

the application is filed. The alternative

procedures are intended to simplify and

expedite the licensing process by

combining the pre-filing consultation

and environmental review process into

a single process, to facilitate greater

participation, and to improve

communication and cooperation among

the participants.

DWR has met with federal and state

resources agencies, NGOs, elected

officials flood control and downstream

interests, environmental groups,

business and economic development

organizations, the boating industry, and

members of the public regarding the

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Oroville Project. DWR intends to file 6-

month progress reports during the

alternative procedures process that

leads to the filing of a license

application by January 31, 2005.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–31129 Filed 12–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RM98–1–000]

Regulations Governing Off-the-Record

Communications; Public Notice

December 1, 2000.

This constitutes notice, in accordance

with 18 CFR 385.2201(h), of the receipt

of exempt and prohibited off-the-record

communications.

Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222,

September 22, 1999) requires

Commission decisional employees, who

make or receive an exempt or a

prohibited off-the-record

communication relevant to the merits of

a contested on-the-record proceeding, to

deliver a copy of the communication, if

written, or a summary of the substance

of any oral communication, to the

Secretary.

Prohibited communications will be

included in a public, non-decisional file

associated with, but not part of, the

decisional record of the proceeding.

Unless the Commission determines that

the prohibited communication and any

responses thereto should become part of

the decisional record, the prohibited offthe-record communication will not be

considered by the Commission in

reaching its decision. Parties to a

proceeding may seek the opportunity to

respond to any facts or contentions

made in a prohibited off-the-record

communication, and may request that

the Commission place the prohibited

communication and responses thereto

in the decisional record. The

Commission will grant such requests

only when it determines that fairness so

requires. Any person identified below as

having made a prohibited off-the-record

communication should serve the

document on all parties listed on the

official service list for the applicable

proceeding in accordance with Rule

2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.

Exempt off-the-record

communications will be included in the

decisional record of the proceeding,

unless the communication was with a

cooperating agency as described by 40

CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR

385.2201(e)(1)(v).

The following is a list of exempt and

prohibited off-the-record

communications received in the Office

of the Secretary within the preceding 14

days. The documents may be viewed on

the Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Exempt

1. CP00–14–000—11/20/00—Tim Drake

2. Project No. 2042—11/21/00—Timothy

Welch

3. CP00–6–000—11/27/00—Jon Schmidt

4. CP00–6–000—11/22/00—Jim Martin

5. CP00–6–000—11/20/00—Jim Martin

6. Project No. 2114—11/20/00—Lynn R.

Miles

7. CP98–150–002—11/7/00—Donald J.

Stauber

8. CP00–452–000—11/20/00—Ed Martinez

9. CP98–150–000—11/13 & 11/14/00—Juan

Polit

10. Project Nos. 5931 and 7282—11/29/00—

Donald B. Koch

11. Project No. 8657—11/27/00—CDL

Perkins

12. CP00–141–000—11/28/00—Ann Garrett

13. CP00–14–000—11/6, 11/7, 11/8, and 11/

9/00—John Wisniewski

Prohibited

1. EL00–95, EL00–98 and EL00–107—11/25/

00—Mike Rothkopf

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–31135 Filed 12–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–100163; FRL–6757–5]

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation

(ASRC) Aerospace; Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

pesticide related information submitted

to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP) pursuant to the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug,

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including

information that may have been claimed

as Confidential Business Information

(CBI) by the submitter, will be tranferred

to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation

(ASRC) Aerospace in accordance with

40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2).

ASRC Aerospace has been awarded a

contract to perform work for OPP, and

access to this information will enable

ASRC Aerospace to fulfill the

obligations of the contract.

DATES: ASRC Aerospace will be given

access to this information on or before

December 12, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Erik R. Johnson, FIFRA Security

Officer, Information Resources and

Services Division (7502C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: 703–305–7248; email address: johnson.erik@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action applies to the public in

general. As such, the Agency has not

attempted to describe all the specific

entities that may be affected by this

action. If you have any questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the person

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

You may obtain electronic copies of

this document, and certain other related

documents that might be available

electronically, from the EPA Internet

Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To

access this document, on the Home Page

select ‘‘Laws and Regulations,’’

‘‘Regulations and Proposed Rules,’’ and

then look up the entry for this document

under the ‘‘Federal Register—

Environmental Documents.’’ You can

also go directly to the Federal Register

listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

II. Contractor Requirements

Under contract number 68–W0–0102,

work assignment 002, the contractor

will perform the following:

The EPA Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP) maintains the OPP Public Docket

in the Public Response Section of the

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch (PIRIB) Information

Resources and Services Division (IRSD).

The OPP Docket supports the Agency’s

rulemaking activities as announced in

the Federal Register, and Agency

announcements concerning Special

Reviews and Reregistration.

The Docket is open to the public and

Agency staff from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The contractor shall identify

himself/herself as a contractor to all

visitors. The contractor shall be

conversant about the history of the