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and Power Company (collectively,

Southern Companies) and Southern

Company Services, Inc. (SCS) as agent

for Southern Companies (Southern

Companies and SCS) under PECO’s

FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 4 (Tariff). The Service

Agreement adds Southern Companies

and SCS as a customer under the Tariff.

PECO requests an effective date of

December 5, 1996, for the Service

Agreement.

PECO states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to Southern

Companies and SCS and to the

Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: January 24, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Public Service Electric and Gas

Company

[Docket No. ER97–951–000]

Take notice that on December 27,

1996, Public Service Electric and Gas

Company (PSE&G), tendered for filing

an agreement to provide non-firm

transmission service to Virginia Electric

and Power Company, pursuant to

PSE&G’s Open Access Transmission

Tariff presently on file with the

Commission in Docket No. OA96–80–

000.

PSE&G further requests waiver of the

Commission’s Regulations such that the

agreement can be made effective as of

December 26, 1996.

Comment date: January 24, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Northeast Utilities Service Company

[Docket No. ER97–952–000]

Take notice that on December 27,

1996, Northeast Utilities Service

Company (NUSCO), tendered for filing,

a Service Agreement with Montaup

Electric Company (Montaup) under the

NU System Companies’ System Power

Sales/Exchange Tariff No. 6. NUSCO

requested deferral of Commission action

on the filing until NUSCO made its

filing for functional unbundling of

services under the Tariff pursuant to the

Commission’s Order No. 888.

NUSCO states that a copy of this filing

has been mailed to Montaup.

NUSCO requests that the Service

Agreement become effective December

1, 1996.

Comment date: January 24, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER97–953–000]

Take notice that on December 27,

1996, PECO Energy Company (PECO)

filed a Service Agreement dated

December 5, 1996 with Plum Street

Energy Marketing (Plum Street) under

PECO’s FERC Electric Tariff, First

Revised Volume No. 4 (Tariff). The

Service Agreement adds Plum Street as

a customer under the Tariff.

PECO requests an effective date of

December 5, 1996, for the Service

Agreement.

PECO states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to Plum Street and

to the Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: January 24, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER97–954–000]

Take notice that on December 27,

1996, Public Service Company of New

Mexico Transmission Development and

Contracts (PNM Transmission) tendered

for filing the Service Agreement for

Firm Point-to-Point Transmission

Service and Ancillary Service (Service

Agreement) between PNM Transmission

and the PNM International Business

Development (PNM Business

Development) executed November 1,

1996.

PNM Transmission requests the

Commission to permit the PNM

business Development to begin

receiving services under the Service

Agreement as of January 1, 1997.

Copies of this notice have been

mailed to PNM Business Development

and the New Mexico Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: January 24, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Northern States Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–955–000]

Take notice that on December 27,

1996, Northern States Power Company

(Minnesota) (NSP), tendered for filing

an Agreement dated December 9, 1996,

between NSP and the City of Shakopee

(City). In a previous agreement dated

June 11, 1996, between the two parties,

City agreed to continue paying NSP the

current wholesale distribution

substation rate of $0.47/kW-month until

December 31, 1996. Since the June 11,

1996, agreement has terminated, this

new Agreement has been executed to

continue the current wholesale

distribution substation rate of $0.47/kWmonth until March 31, 1997.

NSP request the Agreement be

accepted for filing effective December

30, 1996, and requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements in

order for the Agreement to be accepted

for filing on the date requested.

Comment date: January 24, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–613–000]

Take notice that on December 20,

1996, New England Power Company

tendered for filing an amendment in the

above-referenced docket.

Comment date: January 24, 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. 97–1046 Filed 1–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5676–8]

Indian Bend Wash—South 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.E. 9600 et seq.,

notice is hereby given that a proposed

Prospective Purchaser Agreement

associated with the Indian Bend Wash—

South Superfund Site was executed by

the United States Environmental
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Protection Agency (‘‘EPA)’’) on

November 20, 1996. 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 JPI Texas

Development, Inc. (the ‘‘Purchaser’’).

The Purchaser plans to acquire a 26.9

acre parcel located within the Indian

Bend Wash—South Superfund Site in

Arizona for the purposes of building

and operating a 500-unit student

dormitory near Arizona State University

in Tempe. The proposed settlement

would require the Purchaser to pay EPA

a one-time payment of $75,000.

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 February 18, 1997.

ADDRESSES: 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. The

document can be accessed through the

Internet on EPA Region 9’s Website

located at: http://www.epa.gov/

region09/waste/brown/ppa.html. A

copy of the proposed settlement may

also be obtained from William Keener,

Assistant Regional Counsel (ORC–3),

Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA

Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105. Comments should

reference ‘‘JPI Texas Development, Inc.,

Indian Bend Wash—South Superfund

Site’’ and ‘‘Docket No. 97–01’’ and

should be addressed to William Keener

at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Keener, Assistant Regional

Counsel (ORC–3), Office of Regional

Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105; E-mail:

keener.bill@epamail.epa.gov; Phone:

(415) 744–1356.

Dated: December 30, 1996.

Dianna Young,

Acting Deputy Director, Superfund Division,

U.S. EPA, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 97–978 Filed 1–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collections Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

January 8, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications,

as part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork burden invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on the

following proposed and/or continuing

information collections, as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. An agency may not

conduct or sponsor a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid control number. No

person shall be subject to any penalty

for failing to comply with a collection

of information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA) that does not

display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commissions

burden estimates; (c)ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Writtten comments should be

submitted on or before February 18,

1997. If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to

Dorothy Conway, Federal

Communications, Room 234, 1919 M

St., NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to dconway@fcc.gov and

Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236

NEOB 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503 or

fain_t@a1.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Dorothy

Conway at 202–418–0217 or via internet

at dconway@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0004.

Title: Guidelines for Evaluating the

Environmental Effects of

Radiofrequency Radiation (ET Docket

95–62).

Form No: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of an

existing collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; Business or other for-profit;

Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local

or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 124,441.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15

minutes - 1 hour per respondent.

Total Annual Burden: 40,301 hours.

Estimated Costs Per Respondent: $100

per respondent conducting Maximum

Permissible Exposure Evaluations

(approximately 1,416 respondents

conduct these evaluations); and $5,000

per respondent conducting Specific

Absorption Rate (SAR) Evaluations

(approximately 145 respondents

conduct these evaluations).

Needs and Uses: The National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(NEPA) reuires agencies of the Federal

Government to evaluate the effects of

their actions on the quality of the

human environment. To meet its

responsibilities under NEPA, the

Commission adopted RF exposure

guidelines for evaluating potential

environmental effects of RF radiation

from FCC-regulated faciliites. The

guidelines reflect more recent scientific

studies of the biological effects of RF

radiation. The use of these guidelines

will help ensure that FCC-regulatef

facilities comply with the latest

standards. The collections of

environmental informat required by

Section 1.1307 of the rules will be used

the Commission to determine whether

the environmental evaluation is

sufficiently complete and in compliance

with the Commission rules.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–1099 Filed 1–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that

at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 1997,

the Board of Directors of the Federal