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available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–60 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP92–236–010]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company; Notice of Compliance Filing

December 29, 1997.

Take notice that on December 22,

1997, Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company (Williston Basin), tendered for

filing certain revised tariff sheets to First

and Second Revised Volume Nos. 1 and

Original Volume Nos. 1–A, 1–B and 2 of

its FERC Gas Tariff.

Williston Basin states that the revised

tariff sheets were filed in compliance

with the Commission’s Letter Order

issued December 10, 1997 in Docket

Nos. RP92–236–000, et al., as more fully

described in the filing.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed in accordance with Section

154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. 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. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–53 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–148–007]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company; Notice of Tariff Filing

December 29, 1997.

Take notice that on December 19,

1997, Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company (Williston Basin), tendered for

filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the tariff

sheets listed on Appendix A and B to

the filing.

Williston Basin states that it is

submitting the instant filing solely to

comply with the Commission’s Order on

Rehearing issued November 19, 1997 in

Docket RP97–148–001 which directed

Williston Basin to remove language

added to the capacity release section of

its tariff and to include the language of

the GISB standards relating to capacity

release verbatim.

Williston Basin also states that on July

1, 1997, it filed tariff sheets in Docket

No. RP97–410–000 to make certain tariff

modifications necessary to simplify and

enhance its current services to its

customers. In its July 31, 1997, Order

Accepting Tariff Sheets Subject to

Conditions in Docket No. RP94–410–

000, the Commission accepted the

proposed tariff sheets effective August

1, 1997. Therefore, Williston Basin

states that it is also including tariff

sheets proposed to be effective August

1, 1997, reflecting the changes proposed

in the instant filing.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulation Commission,

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

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed in accordance with Section

154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. Protest 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 filed

with the Commission and are available

for public inspection in the Public

Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–58 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5947–3]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; National

Health Protection Survey of Beaches

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the following Information Collection

Request (ICR) has been for-warded to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval:

National Health Protection Survey of

Beaches. The ICR describes the nature of

the information collection and its

expected burden and cost; where

appropriate, it includes the actual data

collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before February 4, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY:

Contact Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone

at (202) 260–2740, by email at

farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov, or

download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer to

EPA ICR No. 1814.01.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: National Health Protection

Survey of Beaches (EPA ICR No.

1814.01). This is a new collection.

Abstract: Bacterial and other

microbiological contaminants continue

to pose potentially serious human

health problems for the Nation’s

recreational waters, including bathing

beaches. These adverse effects have

been one of EPA’s long-standing

concerns. They are directly related to

such Clean Water Act responsibilities as

water quality standards and surface

water quality, and to the Agency’s

efforts to ensure that the waters of the

United States are ‘‘fishable’’ and

‘‘swimmable.’’ In 1986, EPA formally

issued a revision to its bacteriological

ambient water quality criteria

recommendations to protect persons

participating in body contact recreation.

Since that time, few states have adopted

the revised criteria and the use of the

criteria has varied greatly from one

location to the next. In addition, recent

studies have confirmed the adverse

health effects resulting from bathing in

contaminated waters. Therefore, water

quality in bathing beach areas is a

critical concern to EPA.

EPA believes there is a need to

improve the overall quality and

availability of public information about

health protection activities at beaches,

which include, but are not limited to,

water quality standards, monitoring and

assessment activities, and beach

closures. Many organizations share

responsibility for these activities.

Consequently, EPA’s Office of Water

will conduct an annual ‘‘beach’’ survey.

The survey will be sent to

environmental health officials from

State, tribal, county, and city agencies,

as well as representatives from various

interest groups. It will obtain and verify
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information on the location and

condition of swimming beaches and the

agencies and persons responsible for

maintaining and issuing advisories or

closings for those beaches at freshwater

sites (the Great Lakes and others) and

saltwater (estuarine and coastal) sites

around the Nation. Responses to the

questionnaire (either on paper or

electronically via the Internet) are

required to determine compliance with

water quality standards, to assess public

health risks, and to determine what

steps EPA should take next, if any.

Completion of the questionnaire and

map marking will be voluntary.

EPA will assemble the information

(maps and questionnaire responses) into

electronic database and graphic formats

that can be readily analyzed and shared

with responsible parties (e.g., EPA

program and regional offices, other

federal, state, tribal, county, and city

agencies), as well as the public. The

nationwide collection of information is

being phased in, beginning with a pilot

survey of Great Lakes and other selected

beaches in 1998. When the survey is

fully implemented, it is estimated that

2,000 respondents will be involved each

year. The estimated annual cost for the

survey per respondent is anticipated to

decrease each year, since respondents

will only be requested to provide

information that has changed during the

year.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter

15. The Federal Register Notice

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on 5/5/97

(Federal Register vol. 62, no. 86, pp.

24442–24443); no comments were

received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 2.33 hours per

response. Burden means the total time,

effort, or financial resources expended

by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide information to or

for a Federal agency. This includes the

time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes

of collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

County or other entity public health and

environmental protection agencies.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2000.

Frequency of Response: One time per

year.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

4160 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $160,000.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1814.01 in

any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for

EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: December 30, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 98–108 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5947–2]

Local Government Advisory

Committee; Notice of Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal.

SUMMARY: The Charter for the

Environmental Protection Agency’s

(EPA) Local Government Advisory

Committee (LGAC) will be renewed for

an additional two-year period, as a

necessary committee in the public

interest, in accordance with the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. appl.2 section

9(c). The purpose of LGAC is to provide

advice and counsel to the Administrator

of EPA on issues associated with

enhancing the Agency’s partnership

with local governments in order to

provide more efficient and effective

environmental protection. It is

determined that LGAC is in the public

interest in connection with the

performance of duties imposed on the

Agency by law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Denise Zabinski Ney, Designated

Federal Officer, LGAC, U.S. EPA, 401 M

Street, SW (1502), Washington, DC

20460 or via electronic mail at

<ney.denise@epamail.epa.gov>.

Dated: December 29, 1997.

Denise Zabinski Ney,

Designated Federal Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–112 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5946–2]

EPA’s National Drinking Water

Contaminant Occurrence Data Base

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Announcement of a Joint

Requirements Planning Meeting on the

National Drinking Water Contaminant

Occurrence Data Base.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) has scheduled

a three-day Joint Requirements Planning

(JRP) meeting on EPA’s development of

a National Drinking Water Contaminant

Occurrence Data Base (NCOD). The JRP

is a structured meeting designed to

gather requirements on a new

information system from a varied body

of stakeholders with an interest in the

system. At the upcoming meeting, EPA

is seeking review and comment from

key national, state, individual

stakeholders, and other interested

parties concerning the data elements to

be included in the development of the

NCOD.

DATES: The Joint Requirements Planning

Meeting on the National Drinking Water

Contaminant Occurrence Data Base will

be held on January 26–28, 1998 from

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the EPA Systems Development Center

(SDC), Suite 300, conference rooms 1–

3. The SDC is located at 200 N. Glebe

Road, Arlington, VA. For additional

information, please contact Harriet

Colbert, at phone: (202) 260–2302, fax:

(202) 260–3762, or by e-mail at

colbert.harriet@epamail.epa.gov.

Members of the public wishing to attend

the meeting may register by phone by

contacting Harriet Colbert by January

16, 1998.