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2A party may submit requests to speak for more

than one speaker or for more than one city.

However, requests should be organized by city and

should clearly identify the region-specific issues

that the speaker will address.

3This order does not extend the May 1, 1998

deadline in Docket No. PL98–5–000 for written

comments that do not concern region-specific

issues.

Presiding commissioner Conference date City and conference location Docket No.

Comm. Massey ........................ May 29, 1998 ........................... Kansas City, MO, Embassy Suites, 7640 N.W. Tiffany Springs

Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64153, (816) 891–7788.

PL98–5–002

Comm. Hebert ......................... June 1, 1998 ........................... New Orleans, LA, Doubletree Inn, 300 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 581–1300.PL98–5–003

Comm. Bailey .......................... June 4, 1998 ........................... Indianapolis, IN, Adams Mark, 2544 Executive Drive, Indianapolis, IN, (317) 248–2481.PL98–5–004

Chr. Hoecker ........................... June 5, 1998 ............................ Portland, OR, Sheraton Portland, Airport Hotel, 8235 N.E. Airport Way, Portland, OR 97220, (503) 281–2500.PL98–5–005

Comm. Bailey .......................... June 8, 1998 ........................... Richmond, Va, Richmond Airport, Holiday Inn, 5203 Williamsburg Road, Richmond, VA 23150, (804) 222–6450.PL98–5–006

Comm. Breathitt ....................... June 8, 1998 ........................... Orlando, FL, Marriott Orlando Airport, 7499 Augusta National

Dr., Orlando, FL 32822, (407) 851–9000.

PL98–5–007

All conferences will be open to the

general public. No pre-registration is

required. No food service is provided as

part of these conferences. Requests for

hotel accommodations should be

directed to the hotels identified above

for each conference or to other hotels in

the area.

III. Participation in Conference

at this time, the Commission does not

envision the use of topical panels at

each of the regional conferences.

However, we may group speakers

expressing interests in common or

similar issues on a single panel.

Potential participants may wish to

examine the extensive list of questions

and topics appended to the

Commission’s initial order in this

proceeding to become familiar with the

scope of the Commission’s interests.

Persons wishing to speak at one of the

conferences must submit a request to

make a statement in the applicable

subdocket in Docket No. PL98–5–000.

The first page of the request should

clearly specify the name, title and

organization (if any) of the person

desiring to speak, the party or parties

the speaker represents, and the city for

which participation is requested. The

request must also include a brief

synopsis (not to exceed three pages) of

the regional issue or issues that each

speaker wishes to address. The synopsis

for each speaker should begin on a

separate page.2 All requests must be

filed (with an original and fourteen

copies) with the Office of the Secretary,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426, on or before May 8, 1998. The

Commission may also contact industry

experts to participate in each

conference. The Commission will issue

a further notice listing the speakers and

panels for each conference.

In addition, all interested persons are

invited to submit written comments (not

to exceed 10 pages) addressing topics to

be discussed at the regional conferences

on or before June 25, 1998. Comments

must be filed (with an original and

fourteen copies) with the Office of the

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. Comments

should pertain directly to the

characteristics or institutional factors

associated with a particular region and

should be captioned with one of the

particular subdocket(s) identified above.

Comments of a general nature

concerning regional issues should be

submitted in Docket No. PL98–5–000.3

Comments in all subdockets as well as

the lead docket will be considered in

the Commission’s examination of its

ISO policies. All comments will be

placed in the Commission’s public files

and will be available for inspection or

copying in the Commission’s Public

Reference Room during normal business

hours. Comments are also accessible via

the Commission’s Records Information

Management System (RIMS) on the

Commission’s Internet web site at

http://www.ferc.fed.us.

The Commission does not intend to

broadcast the regional conferences.

However, the Commission will arrange

for a court reporter to transcribe the

proceedings in each city. Persons

interested in receiving a copy of one or

more of the regional conference

transcripts for a fee should contact AceFederal Reporters, Inc., at 202–347–

3700.

For further information concerning

requests to speak at one of the regional

conferences, contact:

E. Allen Mosher, Office of Electric

Power Regulation, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426,

Voice: 202–208–0889, Fax: 202–208–

0960, E-mail;

allen.mosher@ferc.fed.us

Brian Gish, Office of General Counsel,

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426, Voice: 202–

208–0996, Fax: 202–208–006, E-mail;

brian.gish@ferc.fed.us

For further information concerning

conference logistics, contact: Wanda V.

Washington, Office of Executive

Director and Chief Financial Officer,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426, Voice: 202–208–1460, Fax: 202–

208–0819, E-mail;

wanda.washington@ferc.fed.us

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11580 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6007–2]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Electric Utility

Steam Generating Unit Mercury

Emissions Collection Effort

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: A public meeting will be held

by the Office of Air and Radiation,

Office of Air Quality Planning and

Standards to review the EPA’s

announced plan to submit the following

proposed Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit

Mercury Emissions Information

Collection Effort Information Collection

Request; EPA ICR No. 1858.01. A 60-day

period of public review of the proposed

information collection was announced

in the Federal Register on April 9, 1998

(63 FR 17406).
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DATES: The public review meeting will

be held on May 21, 1998 at the EPA

headquarter’s auditorium, 401 M Street,

S.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting

will be from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.,

Eastern daylight savings time.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public

wishing to attend the meeting should

register by phoning Ms. Libby Bradley at

(919) 541–5578. Please note that space

is limited and registrations will be

accepted on a first-come, first-served

basis.

Copies of the draft OMB Form 83–I,

supporting statement, and questionnaire

are available from Public Docket No. A–

92–55 at the following address: U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Air

and Radiation Docket and Information

Center (6102), 401 M Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20460. The docket is

located at the above address in Room

M–1500, Waterside Mall (ground floor),

and may be inspected from 8:00 a.m. to

4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The

draft materials (docket entries A–92–55,

I–J–2, I–J–3, and I–J–4) are available for

review in the docket center or copies

may be mailed on request from the Air

and Radiation Docket and Information

Center by calling (202) 260–7548 or

7549. The FAX number for the Center is

(202) 260–4400. A reasonable fee may

be charged for copying. The draft

materials are also available free of

charge from the EPA’s website listing

Federal Register notices at ‘‘http://

www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t3pfpr.html’’ or

by contacting one of the people listed

below.

Docket. Docket No. A–92–55 is

available for public inspection and

copying as noted above. The docket is

an organized file of information used by

the EPA in the development of the Final

Report to Congress required by section

112(n)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act.

Comments received on the proposed

ICR are in category I–J of the docket for

review by interested parties.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information concerning specific aspects

of this meeting, contact Mr. William

Maxwell [telephone number (919) 541–

5430; facsimile number (919) 541–5450;

e-mail ‘‘maxwell.bill@epa.gov’’],

Combustion Group, Emission Standards

Division (MD–13); or Mr. William

Grimley [telephone number (919) 541–

1065; facsimile number (919) 541–1039;

e-mail ‘‘grimley.william@epa.gov’’],

Emission Measurement Center,

Emission Monitoring and Analysis

Division (MD–19), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Research Triangle

Park, North Carolina 27711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA

has prepared the proposed ICR Electric

Utility Steam Generating Unit Mercury

Emissions Information Collection Effort

Information Collection Request; EPA

ICR No. 1858.01, for submittal to the

OMB.

A public meeting is being held as part

of the process of public review of the

proposed ICR required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose

of this meeting is for the EPA to listen

to public opinion on the draft ICR and

any suggested recommendations the

public may have regarding changes the

Agency should take. Members of the

public wishing to present formal

comments at the meeting should so

indicate when registering. Individual

speaking times will be limited to 10

minutes in order to give everyone an

equal opportunity to speak.

Seating will be limited for the meeting

and advance registration is suggested.

Information about attending the meeting

and obtaining a copy of the draft

materials is provided elsewhere in this

notice.

In addition to the public meeting

announced herein, the EPA is also

willing to meet with interested

constituencies in an open exchange of

information at other times. Persons

wishing to schedule such a meeting

should contact Mr. William Maxwell at

the number noted above.

After the meeting and the close of the

public comment period on June 8, 1998,

the draft ICR will be revised based on

the comments received and then

submitted for OMB review. Another

period of public comment will

accompany this OMB review. Those

wishing to present comments on the

draft ICR and those wishing to comment

but unable to attend the public meeting

are requested to submit written

comments. Written comments on the

draft ICR must be received by the Air

and Radiation Docket and Information

Center by June 8, 1998 at the address

noted above. The EPA requests that a

separate copy of all comments also be

provided to Mr. William Maxwell at the

address noted above.

Dated: April 24, 1998.

Bruce C. Jordan,

Director, Emission Standards Division.

[FR Doc. 98–11661 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6007–6]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Construction

Grants Program

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):

Construction Grants Program

Information Collection Request, EPA

ICR No. 0827.05 and Control No. 2040–

0027, current expiration date May 31,

1998. 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 June 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Lucille Liem, Office of

Wastewater Management, Mail Code

4204, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20460. Interested persons may

obtain a copy of the ICR without charge

by writing to the preceding address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lucille Liem, Telephone Number: (202)

260-5844/Facsimile Number: (202) 260–

1827/E-mail:

LIEM.LUCILLE@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are State, Tribal,

and Local governments, including the

District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the

Outer Pacific Islands, and the Virgin

Islands.

Title: Construction Grants Program

(OMB Control No. 2040–0027; EPA ICR

0827.05) expiring 05/31/98.

Abstract: This Information Collection

Request (ICR) extends the clearance for

the information collection activities

required under the Environmental

Protection Agency’s (EPA’s)

Construction Grants Program. The

program is authorized by Title II of the

Clean Water Act (CWA). Under this

program, municipalities and Indian

Tribes may obtain grants for wastewater

treatment construction projects.

In order to obtain a construction

grant, a municipality must submit

information describing the project and

its ability to manage it. Municipal