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Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of any

motion to intervene must also be served

upon each representative of the

Applicant specified in the particular

application.

D2. Agency Comments—Federal,

state, and local agencies are invited to

file comments on the described

application. A copy of the application

may be obtained by agencies directly

from the Applicant. If any agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will be

presumed to have no comments. One

copy of an agency’s comments must also

be sent to the Applicant’s

representatives.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11815 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Meeting

April 29, 1998.

Take notice that on May 28–29, 1998,

the Commercial Practices Working

Group (CPWG), will conduct its

monthly meeting at the Commission’s

offices at 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. The CPWG is a

voluntary industry group with a diverse

membership that has made

recommendations to the Commission on

the Open Access Same-time Information

System (OASIS) and related matters. It

is expected that the CPWG will discuss

OASIS and reliability-related issues at

the meetings. The meetings will be open

to interested participants and the

public.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11846 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6009–7]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Regulation of

Fuels and Fuel Additives, Gasoline

Volatility Rule ICR Renewal

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

EPA is planning to submit the following

proposed and/or continuing Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Regulation of Fuels and Fuel additives,

Gasoline Volatility Rule; EPA ICR #

1367.05; OMB No. 2060–0178; expires

8/31/98. Before submitting the ICR to

OMB for review and approval, EPA is

soliciting comments on specific aspects

of the proposed information collection

as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All comments concerning

this Notice should be addressed to Ervin

Pickell, Western Field Office, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

12345 West Alameda Parkway, Suite

214, Denver, Colorado 80228. Copies of

the ICR can be obtained free of charge

by contacting Ervin Pickell as provided

below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ervin Pickell, Telephone: (303) 969–

6485; Facsimile number: (303) 969–

6490; E-MAIL:

pickell.erv@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are distributors of

gasoline containing ethanol between

May 1 and September 15 each year.

Title: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel

Additives, Gasoline Volatility Rule

(OMB Control number 2060–0178; EPA

ICR # 1367.05.) expiring 08/31/98.

Abstract: Section 211(h) of the Clean

Air Act (Act), as amended in 1990,

required the Administrator to

promulgate regulations prohibiting the

supply or selling of gasoline exceeding

certain volatility standards during the

high ozone season. The Act provides

that the Reid vapor pressure (RVP)

standard for gasoline not containing

10% ethanol is one pound per square

inch (psi) greater than the applicable

RVP standard for gasoline not

containing 10% ethanol. It is important

for parties receiving gasoline during the

high ozone season to know whether it

contains ethanol and the ethanol

concentration. Otherwise, gasoline

containing 10% ethanol may be

commingled with gasoline not

containing ethanol, resulting in a RVP

measurement greater than the nonethanol standard, but not eligible for the

10% ethanol one psi waiver.

Therefore, under 40 CFR 80.27(d)(3)

gasoline invoices, loading tickets, bills

of lading and delivery tickets for

gasoline containing ethanol must state

that the gasoline contains ethanol and

the ethanol percentage. There is no

retention requirement for these

documents and reporting to EPA is not

required. In addition, this requirement

may be met using pre-printed or

computer-generated documents.

This information is necessary to

inform gasoline transferees of which

gasoline contains ethanol and the

specific ethanol content. The presence

of this information on gasoline transfer

documents reduces the frequency of

gasoline testing that otherwise would be

necessary to assure compliance with the

RVP standards.

The recordkeeping requirement is

mandatory for this limited category of

gasoline transfers and is authorized by

section 211 of the Act 42 U.S.C. 7545,

section 114 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7414

and section 208 of the Act, 42 U.S.C.

7542 and 40 CFR 80.29. Confidentiality

provisions are found at 40 CFR part 2.

The requirement, which has been in

effect for over 5 years, imposes almost

no measurable annual burden on the

affected parties. Startup costs have been

completed. The proposed ICR utilizes

assumptions that are the same as the

previous ICR.

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.

In addition to this information, you

may obtain a copy of the draft ICR

supporting statement as provided above.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

and

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected.

Burden Statement: For gasoline

distributors the average hourly burden

per year per respondent is about 0.15

hour (an average of about 2 seconds per

transaction; for most distributors there

is no measurable burden on a per

document basis) for the recordkeeping

requirement associated with the rule. It

is a mandatory requirement for those

transactions to which it applies. There

are about 8,792 entities that distribute

ethanol gasoline. The frequency of

response is estimated to be about 307