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1The final figures for the annual average PPI–FG

is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in

mid-May of each year. This figure is publicly

available from the Division of Industrial Prices and

Prices Indexes of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at

(202) 606–7705, and is available in print in August

in Table 1 of the annual data supplement to the BLS

publication Producer Price Indexes.

2 [131.8—131.3]/131.3=.003808¥.01=¥.006192.

i. Expiration date of current license:

June 30, 2003.

j. The project consists of: (1) a 34-foothigh, 450-foot-long concrete gravity dam

comprising (a) a 100-foot-long

nonoverflow section, and (b) a 236-footlong gated section containing eight 19-

foot by 26-foot Taintor gates; (2) a 250-

foot-long earthen dike; (3) a 758-acre

reservoir at normal pool elevation of

1,419.3 feet U.S.G.S.; (4) an integral

powerhouse containing three generating

units with a total installed capacity of

3,000 kW; (5) a 5.5-mile-long, 44-kV

transmission line; and (6) appurtenant

facilities.

k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7,

information on the project is available

at: Tenneco Packaging, N9090 County

Road E, Tomahawk, WI 54487, (715)

453–2131.

l. FERC contact: Tom Dean (202) 219–

2778.

m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.9 each

application for a new license and any

competing license applications must be

filed with the Commission at least 24

months prior to the expiration of the

existing license. All applications for

license for this project must be filed by

June 30, 2001.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12926 Filed 5–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RM93–11–000]

Revisions to Oil Pipeline Regulations

Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of

1992; Notice of Annual Change in the

Producer Price Index for Finished

Goods, Minus One Percent

May 11, 1998.

The Commission’s regulations include

a methodology for oil pipelines to

change their rates through use of an

index system that establishes ceiling

levels for such rates. The index system

as set forth at 18 CFR 342.3 is based on

the annual change in the Producer Price

Index for Finished Goods (PPI–FG),

minus one percent. The regulations

provide that each year the Commission

will publish an index reflecting the final

change in the PPI–FG, minus one

percent, after the final PPI–FG is made

available by the Bureau of Labor

Statistics in May of each calendar year.

The annual average PPI–FG index

figure for 1996 was 131.3 and the

annual average PPI–FG index figure for

1997 was 131.8.1 Thus, the percent

change (expressed as a decimal) in the

annual average PPI–FG from 1996 to

1997, minus one percent, is a negative

.006192.2 Oil pipelines must multiply

their July 1, 1997—June 30, 1998 rate

ceiling levels by 0.993808 to compute

their rate ceiling levels for the period

July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999, in

accordance with 18 CFR 342.3(d).

To obtain July 1, 1998—June 30, 1999

ceiling levels, pipelines must first

calculate their ceiling levels for the

January 1, 1995—June 30, 1995 index

period, by multiplying their December

31, 1994 rates by 1.002175. Pipelines

must then multiply those ceiling levels

by 0.996415 to obtain the July 1, 1995—

June 30, 1996 ceiling levels, multiply

the July 1, 1995—June 30, 1996 ceiling

levels by 1.009124 to obtain the July 1,

1996—June 30, 1997 ceiling levels and

multiply the July 1, 1996–June 30, 1997

ceiling levels by 1.016583 to obtain the

July 1, 1997—June 30, 1998 ceiling

levels. Finally, pipelines must multiply

the July 1, 1997—June 30, 1998 ceiling

levels by 0.993808 to obtain the July 1,

1998—June 30, 1999 ceiling levels. See

Explorer Pipeline Company, 71 FERC ¶

61,416 at n.6 (1995) for an explanation

of how ceiling levels must be calculated.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12930 Filed 5–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–100138; FRL–5774–9]

Geologics Corporation; Transfer of

Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is a notice to certain

persons who have submitted

information to EPA in connection with

pesticide information requirements

imposed under the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

and the Federal Food, Drug, and

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Geologics

Corporation has been awarded a

contract to perform work for the EPA

Office of Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance, and will be provided access

to certain information submitted to EPA

under FIFRA and the FFDCA. Some of

this information may have been claimed

to be confidential business information

(CBI) by submitters. This information

will be transferred to Geologics

Corporation consistent with the

requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and

2.308(i)(2), and will enable Geologics to

fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Geologics Corporation will be

given access to this information no

sooner than May 20, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: C. Jean Sadlowe, Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location and telephone number:

Rm. 230, Crystal Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703)

305–5362; e-mail:

sadlowe.jean@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

Contract No. 68–D4–0024, Geologics

Corporation will perform reviews of

production data for pesticide producing

establishments and annual pesticide

production reports in support of

program activities, and to provide

related technical support to the Office of

Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

in the development of alternative

training methods for the Section Seven

Tracking System (SSTS). Geologics

Corporation will require read only

access to the system under the terms of

this contract. This contract involves no

subcontractors.

The Office of Enforcement and

Compliance Assurance and Office of

Pesticide Programs have jointly

determined that the contract herein

described involves work that is being

conducted in connection with FIFRA, in

that pesticide chemicals will be the

subject of certain evaluations to be made

under this contract. These evaluations

may be used in subsequent regulatory

decisions under FIFRA.

Some of this information may be

entitled to confidential treatment. The

information has been submitted to EPA

under sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 of FIFRA

and under sections 408 and 409 of the

FFDCA.

In accordance with the requirements

of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the contract with

Geologics Corporation, prohibits use of

the information for any purpose not

specified in the contract; prohibits

disclosure of the information to a third

party without prior written approval

from the Agency; and requires that each

official and employee of the contractor

sign an agreement to protect the

information from unauthorized release
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and to handle it in accordance with the

FIFRA Information Security Manual. In

addition, Geologics Corporation is

required to submit for EPA approval a

security plan under which any CBI will

be secured and protected against

unauthorized release or compromise. No

information will be provided to this

contractor until the above requirements

have been fully satisfied. Records of

information provided to this contractor

will be maintained by the Project

Officers for this contract in the EPA

Office of Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance.

All information supplied to Geologics

Corporation by EPA for use in

connection with this contract will be

returned to EPA when Geologics

Corporation has completed its work.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Transfer of

data.

Dated: May 7, 1998.

Richard D. Schmitt,

Acting Director, Information Resources and

Services Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–12855 Filed 5–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–5491–9]

Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared April 27, 1998 Through May

01, 1998 pursuant to the Environmental

Review Process (ERP), under Section

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act as amended. Requests for

copies of EPA comments can be directed

to the Office of Federal Activities at

(202) 564–7167.

An explanation of the ratings assigned

to draft environmental impact

statements (EISs) was published in FR

dated April 10, 1998 (63 FR 17856).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–COE–E35084–NC Rating

EO2, Randleman Lake and Dam Project,

Construction, Piedmont Triad Regional

Water Authority (PTRWA), Deep River,

Guilford and Randolph Counties, NC.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental objection to the proposed

water supply reservoir, because

hazardous materials present in the

groundwater would potentially

contaminate this water with chlorinated

solvents and the abandoned Seaboard

Chemical Plant would be situated in the

reservoir pool and buffer zone. These

sites are undergoing remediation studies

by the North Carolina DEHNR. EPA

requested that the COE grant its Section

404 permit only on condition that

DEHNR guarantee that the Lake would

be suitable for its intended purpose, ie.,

water supply; and that any on-going

remediation studies be completed prior

to construction.

ERP No. D–COE–E36176–FL Rating

EC2, C–51 West End Flood Control

Project, Implementation To Improve the

Level of Flood Control, Central and

Southern Florida Project, Palm Beach

County, FL.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concern about the

efficacy of the proposed stormwater

treatment area, as well as the potential

long-term environmental consequences

of this proposal. EPA suggested that

additional data needs to be collected/

evaluated to determine the significance

of these issues.

ERP No. D–COE–K36123–CA Rating

EC2, South Sacramento County Streams

Investigation, Proposed to Increase

Flood Protection, Non-Federal Sponsor,

Sacramento Waste Water Treatment

Plant and along portions of Morrison,

Elder, Unionhouse and Florin Creeks,

Sacramento County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding air

quality mitigation, which may be

required by the Corps’ upcoming

conformity determination, reflected in

the draft EIS. EPA urged the Corps to

finalize the project’s conformity review

prior to completion of the final EIS. EPA

also expressed concern that the draft EIS

did not discuss potential cumulative

impacts to the Morrison Creek

watershed, particularly impacts

associated with sand and gravel mining

that is subject to Corps regulatory

jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act

Section 404. EPA is concerned that the

draft EIS did not address pollution

prevention mechanisms to the extent

recommended in guidance to Federal

agencies by the Council on

Environmental Quality.

ERP No. D–FRC–B03006–00 Rating

EO2, Portland Natural Gas Transmission

System (PNCTS)/Maritimes Phase I Joint

Facilities Project, NPDES Permit, COE

Section 10 and 404 Permits, Dracut,

MA; Wells, ME and NH.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental objections to the pipeline

proposal from the standpoint of growth

inducing impacts and the absence of a

planning policy and decision-making

process (or guidance) for the evaluation

of proposed tie-ins to the pipeline. EPA

requested additional information

concerning impacts to wetlands

containing significant amphibian

breeding habitat and impacts of the

pipeline to existing and potential

wellhead protection areas. EPA also

questioned FERC’s rationale for

analyzing the Phase I Joint Facilities

project independent of the other

portions of a larger pipeline facility

throughout New England.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–BLM–G67003–NM, Little

Rock Open-Pit Mine Project,

Construction and Operation, Plan of

Operations Approval, and several

Permits Issuance, Grant County, NM.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS has

been completed and the project found to

be satisfactory.

ERP No. F–DOA–G31002–TX, BexarMedina-Atascosa Counties Water

Conservation Plan, Renovation and

Installation, Funding, Medina Lake,

Bexar, Medina and Atascosa Counties,

TX.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS has

been completed and the project found to

be satisfactory.

ERP No. F–FHW–B59000–RI,

Newport Marine Facilities Project, To

Develop the Marine Mode of the

Intermodal Gateway Transportation

Center, Selected siting in various

locations within the City of Newport,

Towns of Middletown and Portsmouth,

Funding, COE Section 404 Permit and

US Coast Guard Permit, Aquidreck

Island, RI.

Summary: EPA had no additional

comments regarding the proposed

action.

ERP No. F–FRC–B05184–ME, Lower

Penobscot River Basin Hydroelectric

Project, Application for Licensing for

three hydroelectric project: Basin Mills

(FERC. NO. 10981), Stillwater (FERC.

No. 2712) and Milford (FERC. No. 2534),

Penobscot County, ME.

Summary: EPA supported the FERC

staff’s recommendation not to construct

the Basin Mills dam and believes that

the staff recommendation is an

appropriate outcome to the NEPA

process given the serious direct, indirect

and commutative environmental

impacts associated with dam

construction and the inconsistency of

the proposal with the public interest

and state and federal regulations.

Additionally, EPA agreed with FERC

staff recommendations to implement

various mitigation proposals for the

Veazie, Orono, Milford and Stillwater

projects.

ERP No. F–FRC–B05189–ME,

Kennebec River Basin Hydroelectric