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On the date of the meeting, our staff

will also be visiting project area.

Anyone interested in participating in a

site visit may contact the Commission’s

Office of External Affairs identified at

the end of appendix 1 of this notice for

more details and must provide their

own transportation.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

became 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 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 (http://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. 00–31280 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Applications Ready for

Environmental Analysis and Soliciting

Comments, Recommendations, Terms

and Conditions, and Prescriptions

December 4, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric applications have been

filed with the Commission and are

available for public inspection.

a. Type of Applications: Two new

licenses and three subsequent licenses.

b. Project Nos.: 2942–005, 2931–002,

2941–002, 2932–003, and 2897–003.

c. Date Filed: January 22, 1999.

d. Applicant: S. D. Warren Company.

e. Names of Projects: Dundee, Gambo,

Little Falls, Mallison Falls, and

Saccarappa.

f. Location: On the Presumpscot

River, near the towns of Windham,

Gorham, and Westbrook, in Cumberland

County, Maine. These projects do not

utilize any federal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas

Howard, S. D. Warren Company, 89

Cumberland Street, P.O. Box 5000,

Westbrook, ME 04098–1597, 207–856–

4286.

i. FERC Contact: Jim Haimes;

james.haimes@ferc.fed.us, 202–219–

2780.

j. Deadline for Filing Comments,

Recommendations, Terms and

Conditions, and Prescriptions: 60 days

from the issuance date of this notice.

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.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all interveners

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if an intervener files comments

or documents with the Commission

relating to the merits of an issue that

may affect the responsibilities of a

particular resource agency, the

intervener also must serve a copy of the

document on that resource agency.

Comments, recommendations, terms

and conditions, and prescriptions 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 website at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

These applications have been accepted

for filing and are ready for

environmental analysis at this time.

l. Description of the Projects (from

upstream to downstream):

The Dundee Project consists of the

following existing facilities: (1) A 1,492-

foot-long dam, consisting of two, 50-

foot-high earthen embankments

separated by a 50-foot-long, 42-foot-high

concrete spillway section, a 90-foot-long

by 50-foot-high non-overflow section,

and a 27-foot-long gate section; (2) a 1.7-

mile-long-impoundment extending from

the Dundee dam upstream to the

tailwaters of the North Gorham Project,

with a surface area of approximately 197

acres at normal elevation, 187.22 feet

U.S. Geological Survey datum (USGS);

(3) a 44-foot-wide by 74-foot-long,

reinforced concrete powerhouse, which

is integral to the spillway section of the

dam; (4) three turbine generator units,

each with a rated capacity of 800

kilowatts (kW) for a total project

installed capacity of 2,400 kW; (5) a

1,075-foot-long bypassed reach; (6) a

1,075-foot-long, 30-foot-wide, by 11-

foot-deep tailrace; (3) two 10-mile-long,

11-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines; and

(7) other appurtenances.

The Gambo Project consists of the

following existing facilities: (1) a 250-

foot-long, 24-foot-high, concrete

overflow section and 50-foot-long intake

structure; (2) a 3.3-mile-long

impoundment extending from the

Gambo dam upstream to the tailwaters

of the Dundee Project, with a surface

area of approximately 151 acres at

normal elevation, 135.13 feet USGS; (3)

a 737-foot-long by 15-foot-deep,

concrete-lined intake canal; (4) a 47-

foot-wide by 78-foot-long, reinforced

concrete and brick powerhouse; (5) two

turbine generator units, each with a

rated capacity of 950 kW, for a total

project installed capacity of 1,900 kW;

(6) a 300-foot-long bypassed reach; (7)

an 8-mile-long, 11-kV transmission line;

and (8) other appurtenances.

The Little Falls Project consists of the

following existing facilities: (1) A 330-

foot-long by 14-foot-high, reinforced

concrete and masonry dam

incorporating a 70-foot-long intake

structure; (2) a 1.7-mile-long

impoundment extending from the Little

Falls dam upstream to the Gambo dam,

with a surface area of approximately 29

acres at normal elevation, 108.7 feet

USGS; (3) a 25-foot-wide by 95-footlong, masonry powerhouse, which is

integral to the dam; (4) four turbine

generator units, each with a rated

capacity of 250 kW, for a total project

installed capacity of 1,000 kW; (5) a

300-foot-long bypassed reach; (6) an 11-

kW transmission line tied into the

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Gambo Project transmission line; and (7)

other appurtenances.

The Mallison Falls Project consists of

the following existing facilities: (1) A

358-foot-long by 14-foot-high, reinforced

concrete, masonry and cut granite

diversion dam; (2) a 0.5-mile-long

impoundment extending from the

Mallison Falls dam upstream to the

tailwaters of the Little Falls Project,

with a surface area of approximately 8

acres at normal elevation, 90.6 feet

USGS; (3) a 70-foot-long headgate

structure; (4) a 675-foot-long, 41-footwide, by 6-foot-deep, bedrock lined

intake canal; (50 a 33-foot-wide by 51-

foot-long, reinforced concrete and

masonry powerhouse; (6) two turbine

generator units, each with a rated

capacity of 400 kW, for a total project

installed capacity of 800 kW; (7) a 675-

foot-long bypassed reach; (8) an 11-kV

transmission line tied into the Gambo

Project transmission line; and (9) other

appurtenances.

The Saccarappa Project consists of the

following existing facilities: (1) A 322-

foot-long diversion dam consisting of

two concrete overflow structures

separated by an island; (2) a 5.0-milelong impoundment extending from the

Saccarappa dam upstream to the

tailwaters of the Mallison Falls Project,

with a surface area of approximately 87

acres at normal elevation, 69.96 feet

USGS; (3) two bypassed reaches

measuring 475 feet and 390 feet long; (4)

a 380-foot-long by 36-foot-wide intake

canal; (5) a 49-foot-wide by 71-foot-long,

masonry powerhouse; (6) three turbine

generator units, each with a rated

capacity of 450 kW for a total project

capacity of 1,350 kW; (7) a 345-foot-long

tailrace formed by a 33-foot-high guard

wall; (8) a 1-mile-long 2.3-kV

transmission line/generator lead; and (9)

other appurtenances.

The five projects operate continuously

to generate electricity that is utilized at

Warren’s pulp and paper mill facilities

in Westbrook, Maine. Under typical

daily operations, Warren maximizes

output by manually controlling of each

of the five projects in response to flow

inputs from Warren’s upstream Eel Weir

Project (FERC No. 2984), located at the

outlet of Sebago Lake, and various

minor tributaries to the Presumpscot

River downstream of the Eel Weir

Project. Daily impoundment level

fluctuations of 2 feet or less typically

occur at the Little Falls, Mallison Falls,

and Saccarappa Projects, impoundment

fluctuations of up to 1 foot per day

occur at the Dundee and Gambo

Projects.

m. Locations of the Applications:

Copies of each of the five applications

are available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,

D.C. 20246, or by calling (202) 208–

1371. The applications also may be

viewed on the web at http://

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

202–208–2222) for assistance). Copies

also are available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item h,

above.

n. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The Commission directs

pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the

Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued

May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20,

1991) that all comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions

concerning the applications be filed

with the Commission within 60 days

from the issuance date of this notice. All

reply comments must be filed with the

Commission within 105 days from the

date of this notice.

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(s) 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.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–31281 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–00304; FRL–6759–8]

TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary

Assessment Information Rule; Request

for Comment on Renewal of

Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), EPA is

seeking public comment and

information on the following

Information Collection Request (ICR):

TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary

Assessment Information Rule (EPA ICR

No. 0586.09, OMB No. 2070–0054). This

ICR involves a collection activity that is

currently approved and scheduled to

expire on December 31, 2000. The

information collected under this ICR

relates to identifying, assessing, and

managing human health and

environmental risks from chemical

substances, mixtures, or categories. The

ICR describes the nature of the

information collection activity and its

expected burden and costs. Before

submitting this ICR to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval under the PRA,

EPA is soliciting comments on specific

aspects of the collection.

DATES: Written comments, identified by

the docket control number OPPTS–

00304 and administrative record

number AR–231, must be received on or

before February 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit III. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPPTS–00304 and administrative

record number AR–231 in the subject

line on the first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information contact: Barbara

Cunningham, Acting Director,

Environmental Assistance Division,

Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics (7408), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

For technical information contact:

Paul Campanella, Chemical Control

Division (7405), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania