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INEL, the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant Remedial Investigation Feasibility Study, and the Radioactive Waste Management Complex Remedial Investigation Feasibility Study. For a most current copy of the agenda, contact Woody Russell, DOE-Idaho, (208) 526–0561, or Marsha Hardy, Jason Associates, (208) 522–1662. The final agenda will be available at the meeting.

Public Comment Availability: The two-day meeting is open to the public, with a Public Comment Availability session scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 1996 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MST. The Board will be available during this time period to hear verbal public comments or to review any written public comments. If there are no members of the public wishing to comment or no written comments to review, the board will continue with its current discussion. Written statements may be filed with the Committee either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Information line or Marsha Hardy, Jason Associates, at the addresses or telephone numbers listed above. Requests must be received 5 days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Designated Federal Official is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Each individual wishing to make public comment will be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to present their comments.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585 between 9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays.

Issued at Washington, DC, on November 5, 1996. Rachel M. Samuel, Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 96–29004 Filed 11–12–96; 8:45 am]

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Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

[Case No. CW–004]

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Granting of an Extension for an Interim Waiver to General Electric Appliances From the DOE Clothes Washer Test Procedure (Case No. CW–004)

AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION : Notice.

SUMMARY: Today’s notice grants an extension of the Interim Waiver previously granted to General Electric Appliances (GEA). Interim Waiver CW– 004 was granted to GEA on April 4, 1996, and published in the Federal Register on April 24, 1996, for its clothes washer with non-traditional wash temperature selections and automatic water fill capability. The Department has not yet issued a Decision and Order and is extending the Interim Waiver by 180 days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: P. Marc LaFrance, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE–431, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586–8423. Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel, Mail Station GC–72, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585–0103, (202) 586–9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : The Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products (other than automobiles) was established pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, (EPCA) 42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq., which requires DOE to prescribe standardized test procedures to measure the energy consumption of certain consumer products, including clothes washers. The intent of the test procedures is to provide a comparable measure of energy consumption through which manufacturers can establish compliance and that will assist consumers in making purchasing decisions. These test procedures appear at Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B.

DOE amended the test procedure rules to provide for a waiver process by adding § 430.27 to 10 CFR Part 430. (45 FR 64108, September 26, 1980.) Thereafter, DOE further amended the appliance test procedure waiver process to allow the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Assistant Secretary) to grant an Interim Waiver from test procedure requirements to manufacturers that have petitioned DOE for a waiver from such prescribed test procedures. (51 FR 42823, November 26, 1986).

The waiver process allows the Assistant Secretary to temporarily waive the test procedures for a particular basic model when a petitioner shows that the basic model contains one or more design characteristics which prevent testing according to the prescribed test procedures or when the prescribed test procedures may evaluate the basic model in a manner so unrepresentative of its true energy consumption as to provide materially inaccurate comparative data. Waivers generally remain in effect until final test procedure amendments become effective, resolving the problem that is the subject of the waiver.

The Interim Waiver provisions, added by the 1986 amendment, allow the Assistant Secretary to grant an Interim Waiver when it is determined that the applicant will experience economic hardship if the Application for Interim Waiver is denied, if it appears likely that the Petition for Waiver will be granted, and/or the Assistant Secretary determines that it would be desirable for public policy reasons to grant immediate relief pending a determination on the Petition for Waiver. An Interim Waiver remains in effect for a period of 180 days or until DOE issues its determination on the Petition for Waiver, whichever is sooner, and may be extended for an additional 180 days, if necessary.

On October 9, 1995, GEA filed a Petition for Waiver and an Application for Interim Waiver regarding its clothes washer model WZSE5310. The design features of this model that differ from those covered by the existing clothes washer test procedure are: five wash temperatures (a cold, three warms and a hot) in a factory preset primary mode, 34 wash temperature selections in a secondary programming mode which may be substituted for the factory preset temperatures, and a consumer activated choice of a manual or automatic water fill capability. Current test procedures do not contain provisions for testing clothes washers with these features. On April 4, 1996, in accordance with 10 CFR Part 430, Section 430.27(g), the Department granted GEA an Interim Waiver on the grounds that it is ‘‘likely that the Petition for Waiver will be granted’’ and for ‘‘public policy reasons.’’ On April 24, 1996, both the Interim Waiver and Petition for Waiver were published in the Federal Register

. 61 FR 18125. The Interim Waiver was granted for 180 days.

Currently, the Department is considering adoption of revisions to the clothes washer test procedure found at 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix J, which may resolve some or all of the issues addressed in the Interim Waiver granted to GEA. Therefore, a decision regarding the Petition for Waiver for the GEA clothes washer is being delayed. Accordingly, in accordance with 10 CFR Part 430, Section 430.27 (h), the Department is granting GEA an extension to the Interim Waiver.

The Interim Waiver is based upon the presumed validity of all statements and assertions submitted by GEA. The Interim Waiver may be revoked or modified at any time upon a

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determination that the factual basis underlying the Application is incorrect.

The Interim Waiver shall remain in effect until March 29, 1997, or until the Department acts on the Petition for Waiver, whichever is sooner.

Issued in Washington, DC, November 6, 1996. Christine A. Ervin, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 96–29006 Filed 11–12–96; 8:45 am]

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Energy Information Administration

Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY : Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION : Submission for OMB review; comment request .

SUMMARY: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has submitted the energy information collection(s) listed at the end of this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under section 3507(a)(1)(D)of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13). The listing does not include collections of information contained in new or revised regulations which are to be submitted under section 3507(d)(1)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act, nor management and procurement assistance requirements collected by the Department of Energy (DOE).

Each entry contains the following information: (1) Collection number and title; (2) summary of the collection of information (includes sponsor (the DOE component)), current OMB document number (if applicable), type of request (new, revision, extension, or reinstatement); response obligation (mandatory, voluntary, or required to obtain or retain benefits); (3) a description of the need and proposed use of the information; (4) description of the likely respondents; and (5) estimate of total annual reporting burden (average hours per response x proposed frequency of response per year x estimated number of likely respondents.)

DATES : Comments must be filed on or before December 13, 1996. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the time allowed by this notice, you should advise the OMB DOE Desk Officer listed below of your intention to do so as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at (202) 395– 3084. (Also, please notify the EIA contact listed below.)

ADDRESSES : Address comments to the Department of Energy Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 726 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503. (Comments should also be addressed to the Office of Statistical Standards at the address below.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION : Requests for additional information should be directed to Herbert Miller, Office of Statistical Standards, (EI–73), Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585. Mr. Miller may be telephoned at (202) 426–1103, FAX (202) 426–1081, or e-mail at hmiller@eia.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review was: 1. EIA–411, ‘‘Regional Bulk Power Supply Program’’.

2. Energy Information Administration, OMB No. 1905–0195, Reinstatement, Voluntary; (Based upon comments received on our Federal Register notice, 61 FR 14766, dated April 3, 1996, EIA will be reinstating Item 1 of the form, Projected Energy and Peak Demand for the First Ten Years and Actual Data for the Previous Year. In addition, EIA is undertaking a broader review of the data collection needs associated with assuring adequate public access to information necessary for assessing the adequacy and reliability of the nation’s electrical system.).

3. EIA–411 provides a single, comprehensive source of information on current and planned electric power for the U.S. The data are used to evaluate the current and projected reliability of bulk electric power supply, and the effects of unforseen changes in powerplant construction schedules. Ten Regional Electric Reliability Councils submit data for electric utilities.

4. Regional Electric Reliability Councils, electric utilities.

5. 16,657 (20.89 hrs. × 1 response per

year × 797 respondents).

Statutory Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(a)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104–13).

Issued in Washington, DC, November 4,

1996. Yvonne M. Bishop,
Director, Office of Statistical Standards, Energy Information Administration. [FR Doc. 96–29005 Filed 11–12–96; 8:45 am]

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[Project Nos. 11499 & 11500—Tennessee]

Armstrong Energy Company; Notice of Inter-Agency Meeting

November 6, 1996.

The interdisciplinary team consisting of staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled a meeting to discuss preliminary scoping issues submitted in public comments for the Environmental Impact Statement for Armstrong Energy Company’s proposed Reynolds Creek Pumped Storage Project No. 11500 and Laurel Branch Pumped Storage Project No. 11499.

The meeting will be held in Knoxville, Tennessee, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 22, 1996, and will be located in the Knoxville Towers, Room WT 9D.

Any questions concerning this meeting may be directed to Ed Crouse (FERC) at (202) 219–2794, or Linda Oxendine (TVA) at (432) 632–3440.
Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 96–28965 Filed 11–12–96; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. RP97–66–000]

Canyon Creek Compression Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

November 6, 1996.

Take notice that on November 1, 1996, Canyon Creek Compression Company (Canyon) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, certain pro forma tariff sheets to be effective May 1, 1997.

Canyon states that the purpose of the filing is to reflect changes to conform to the standards adopted by the Gas Industry Standards Board and incorporated into the Commission’s Regulations by Order No. 587, issued July 17, 1996 in Docket No. RM96–1– 000.

Canon states that copies of the filing are being mailed to its jurisdictional customers and interested state regulatory agencies.

Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said 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 Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the