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Agreement under its FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 9, for

network service to Norwood (Mass.)

Municipal Light Department. The

revision corrected an error in the

termination date on Exhibit I to the

Service Agreement.

Comment date: April 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

37. Northwestern Public Service

Company

[Docket No. ES97–25–000]

Take notice that on March 6, 1997,

Northwestern Public Service Company

filed an application, under § 204 of the

Federal Power Act, seeking

authorization to issue additional shares

of Common Stock in connection with a

proposed two-for-one split of the

Company’s Common Stock. The number

of shares to be issued will equal the

number of shares of Common Stock

outstanding on the record date for the

two-for-one split.

Comment date: April 2, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

38. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. OA97–152–000]

Take notice that on March 14, 1997,

Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy)

tendered for filing revised Service

Schedules to the Interchange Agreement

between The Cincinnati Gas & Electric

Company and American Municipal

Power-Ohio, Inc. filed on December 19,

1996 in Docket No. OA97–152–000.

Comment date: April 3, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

39. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. OA97–315–000]

Take notice that on March 14, 1997,

Carolina Power & Light Company

supplemented the original filing made

in this docket.

Copies of the filing were served upon

the North Carolina Utilities

Commission, the South Carolina Public

Service Commission and American

Electric Power Company.

Comment date: April 3, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. 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 Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 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 this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7446 Filed 3–24–97; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. CP96–671–000, et al.]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;

Notice of Prefiling Meeting

March 19, 1997.

Take notice that a meeting has been

scheduled in the above-captioned

proceeding for March 24, 1997 at 1:00

p.m., in Room No. 72–76 of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426. The purpose of the meeting is to

discuss National Fuel Gas Supply

Corporation’s (National Fuel) proposed

amendment to its pending 1997 Niagara

Expansion Project. Among the topics

National Fuel proposes to discuss are

the proposed phasing of the project

design, its impact on the environmental

review process, and proposed rates. For

additional information, interested

parties may call Michael J. McGehee at

(202) 208–2257.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7415 Filed 3–24–97; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. CP96–153–000]

Southern Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Public Meetings and

Environmental Field Inspection for the

Proposed North Alabama Pipeline

Project

March 19, 1997.

On April 2 and 3, 1997, the staff of the

Office of Pipeline Regulation will

conduct public meetings to receive

comments on the North Alabama

Pipeline Project Draft Environmental

Impact Statement (DEIS) for natural gas

facilities proposed by Southern Natural

Gas Company in the above-referenced

docket.

The public meetings will be held from

7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the following

locations:

Date Location

April 2, 1997 Cordova High School, 1 Blue

Devil Way, Cordova, AL

35550.

April 3, 1997 Hartselle Civic Center, 406

Nanceford Road, Hartselle,

AL 35640.

My staff will also be conducting

limited site visits of areas along the

proposed pipelines and alternative

routes on April 2, 3, and 4, 1997.

Anyone interested in participating in

the site visits may contact Mr. Paul

McKee in the Commission’s Office of

External Affairs at (202) 208–1088 for

more details and must provide their

own transportation.

Robert J. Cupina,

Deputy Director, Office of Pipeline

Regulation.

[FR Doc. 97–7413 Filed 3–24–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5801–6]

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air

Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed consent

decree; request for public comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

113(g) of the Clean Air Act as amended

(‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is

hereby given of a proposed consent

decree in the following case: Sierra

Club, National Wildlife Federation,

Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. v.

Carol M. Browner, Administrator,

United States Environmental Protection

Agency, No. 96–1680 (D.C. Cir.). This

action was filed under section 304(a)(2)

of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7604(a)(2),

contesting EPA’s alleged failure to meet

mandatory deadlines under sections

112(m)(5) and (m)(6) of the Act, 42

U.S.C. 7412(m)(5) and (m)(6), which

concern the atmospheric deposition of

hazardous air pollutants to the Great

Lakes, the Chesapeake Bay, Lake

Champlain and the coastal waters of the

United States. The proposed consent

decree provides that EPA shall take

certain actions under those provisions

in accordance with specified schedules.

For a period of thirty (30) days

following the date of publication of this

notice, the Agency will receive written

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree from persons who were

not named as parties to the litigation in

question. EPA or the Department of
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Justice (‘‘DOJ’’) may withhold or

withdraw consent to the proposed

consent decree if the comments disclose

facts or circumstances that indicate that

such consent is inappropriate,

improper, inadequate, or inconsistent

with the requirements of the Act. Unless

EPA or DOJ determines, following the

comment period, that consent is

inappropriate, the final consent decree

will establish deadlines for specific

actions under sections 112 (m)(5) and

(m)(6) of the Act.

A copy of the proposed consent

decree was lodged with the Clerk of the

United States District Court for the

District of Columbia on March 14, 1997.

A copy of the proposed consent decree

is also available from Phyllis J. Cochran,

Air and Radiation Division (2344),

Office of General Counsel, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460,

(202) 260–7606. Written comments

should be sent to Michael W. Thrift at

the above address and must be

submitted on or before April 24, 1997.

Dated: March 18, 1997.

Scott C. Fulton,

Acting General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–7372 Filed 3–24–97; 8:45 am]

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[FRL–5801–7]

Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman (‘‘MEW’’)

Superfund Site Proposed Notice Of

Administrative Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public

comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980, as amended by the

Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act of 1986

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9600 et seq.,

notice is hereby given that a proposed

Prospective Purchaser Agreement

associated with the Middlefield-EllisWhisman (‘‘MEW’’) Superfund Site was

executed by the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) on February 20, 1997. The

proposed Prospective Purchaser

Agreement would resolve certain

potential claims of the United States

under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA,

42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, and section

7003 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 6973, against 464

Ellis Street Associates, L.P. (the

‘‘Purchaser’’). The Purchaser plans to

acquire approximately 80 acres located

within the MEW Superfund Site in

Mountain View, California for the

purpose of developing an office building

which will house high technology and

other businesses. The proposed

settlement would require the Purchaser

to pay EPA a one-time payment of

$200,000.

For thirty (30) calendar days

following the date of publication of this

notice, EPA will receive written

comments relating to the proposed

settlement. If requested prior to the

expiration of this public comment

period, EPA will provide an opportunity

for a public meeting in the affected area.

EPA’s response to any comments

received will be available for public

inspection at the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne

Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before April 24, 1997.

AVAILABILITY: The proposed Prospective

Purchaser Agreement and additional

background documentation relating to

the settlement are available for public

inspection at the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne

Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. A copy

of the proposed settlement may also be

obtained from Danita Yocom, Assistant

Regional Counsel (RC–3), Office of

Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX,

75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105. Comments should reference ‘‘464

Ellis Street Associates, L.P.—

Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman (‘‘MEW’’)

Superfund Site’’ and ‘‘Docket No. 97–

04’’ and should be addressed to Danita

Yocom at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Danita Yocom, Assistant Regional

Counsel (RC–3), Office of Regional

Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105; E-mail:

yocom.danita@epamail.epa.gov;

Telephone (415) 744–1347.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

Keith Takata,

Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA,

Region IX.

[FR Doc. 97–7493 Filed 3–24–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency

Management Agency, as part of its

continuing effort to reduce paperwork

and respondent burden, invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to take this opportunity to

comment on proposed continuing

information collections. In accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), this

notice seeks comments concerning the

marketing of flood insurance. The

federal government will be a guarantor

of flood insurance coverage for WYO

company policies issued under the

WYO arrangement. To insure that any

policy holder money is accounted for

and appropriately expended, the

Federal Insurance Administration (FIA)

and WYO companies will implement a

Financial Control Plan. This plan

requires that each WYO company

submit financial data on a monthly

basis.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA

regulation 44 CFR Part 62, Appendix B

explains the operational and financial

control procedures governing the

issuance of flood insurance coverage

under the National Flood Insurance

Program (NFIP) by private sector

property insurance companies under the

WYO programs. The WYO companies

are required to submit financial data on

a monthly basis. The NFIP examines the

data to insure that the policy holder

funds are accounted for and

appropriately expended. Monthly

financial statements are prepared by the

NFIP for the WYO program based on the

data submitted by the WYO companies.

Collection of Information

Title: Write-Your-Own (WYO)

Program.

Type of Information Collection:

Extension.

OMB Number: 3067–0169.

Form Number: None.

Abstract: Under the Write-Your-Own

program, private sector insurance

companies may offer flood insurance to

eligible property owners. The federal

government is a guarantor of flood

insurance coverage for WYO companies,

issued under the WYO arrangement. In

order to maintain adequate financial

control over federal funds, the NFIP

requires each WYO company to submit

a monthly financial report.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: The area currently 120 WYO

companies reporting monthly to NFIP.

This number will remain stable with

minimal increases or decreases

throughout year 2000. Is is estimated

that a total of 33 minutes is required per