Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 99 / Friday, May 22, 1998 / Notices 28379

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Funding

for this category of SEP Special Projects

was offered in the original 1998 Special

Projects notice published in the Federal

Register dated December 4, 1997 (62 FR

64211). Applications received in

response to that notice did not cover the

total amount of funding available, so

DOE is offering States another

opportunity to apply for this category of

Special Projects.

Availability of Fiscal Year 1998 Funds

With this publication, DOE is

announcing the availability of at least

$1,200,000 in financial assistance funds

for fiscal year 1998. The awards will be

made though a competitive process. The

end-use sector program that is

participating in this SEP special projects

offering for fiscal year 1998, is:

• Utility Technologies: Projects to

promote remote applications of solar

and renewable energy to reduce or avoid

diesel and gasoline power generation.

Restricted Eligibility

Eligible applicants for purposes of

funding under this program are limited

to the 50 States, the District of

Columbia, Puerto Rico, or any territory

or possession of the United States,

specifically, the State energy or other

agency responsible for administering the

State Energy Program pursuant to 10

CFR part 420. For convenience, the term

State in this notice refers to all eligible

State applicants.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number assigned to the State

Energy Program is 81.041.

Requirements for cost sharing

contributions will be addressed in the

program guidance/solicitation for the

special project activity, as appropriate.

Cost sharing beyond any required

percentage is desirable.

Any application must be signed by an

authorized State official, in accordance

with the program guidance/solicitation.

Evaluation Review and Criteria

A first tier review for completeness

will occur at the appropriate DOE

Regional Support Office. Applications

found to be complete will undergo a

merit review process by panels

comprised of members representing the

participating end-use sector program in

DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy. A decision as to the

applications selected for funding will

then be made by the Director, Office of

State and Community Programs, or

designee, based on the findings of the

technical merit review and any stated

program policy factors. DOE reserves

the right to fund, in whole or in part,

any, all or none of the applications

submitted in response to this notice.

More detailed information is available

from the U.S. Department of Energy

Headquarters at (202) 586–2319.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18,

1998.

Dan W. Reicher,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 98–13738 Filed 5–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–2498–000]

Cobisa-Person Limited Partnership;

Notice of Filing

May 18, 1998.

Take notice that on April 22, 1998,

the Public Service Company of New

Mexico tendered for filing a Certificate

of Concurrence the above-referenced

docket.

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

and protests should be filed on or before

May 27, 1998. Protests will be

considered by the Commission to

determine the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–13692 Filed 5–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL98–10–001]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company;

Notice of Filing

May 18, 1998.

Take notice that on April 20, 1998,

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PG&E), tendered for filing the following

unilateral contracts between itself and

the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid

Transit District (BART): (1) A Service

Agreement for Network Integration

Transmission Service, and (2) a Network

Operating Agreement.

PG&E is filing these Agreements in

compliance with the Commission’s

March 20, 1998, Order Requiring Utility

to Provide Network Transmission

Service in Docket No. EL98–10–000.

This Order required PG&E to file, within

thirty days of the March 20, 1998, Order

a network transmission service

agreement for BART.

Copies of this filing have been served

upon the California Public Utilities

Commission, BART, the California

Independent System Operator and other

intervenors to this proceeding.

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

and protests should be filed on or before

May 29, 1998. Protests will be

considered by the Commission to

determine the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on the file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–13690 Filed 5–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER98–1224–001]

Southern California Edison Company;

Notice of Filing

May 18, 1998.

Take notice that on April 28, 1998,

Southern California Edison Company

tendered for filing executed copies of

the Radial Line Agreements for the

Coolwater Generating Station and

Mandalay Generating Station in the

above-referenced docket.

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
28380 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 99 / Friday, May 22, 1998 / Notices

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

and protests should be filed on or before

May 29, 1998. Protests will be

considered by the Commission to

determine the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–13691 Filed 5–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6101–7]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Submission for OMB

Review, Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that the following Information

Collection Request (ICR) has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval: Superfund Site Evaluation

and Hazard Ranking System, OMB

Control No. 2050–0005 to expire on July

31, 1998. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its

expected cost and burden; where

appropriate, it includes the actual data

collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before June 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone

(202) 260–2740, by email at

farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov, or

download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR

No. 1488.04.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Superfund Site Evaluation and

Hazard Ranking System, (EPA ICR No.

1488.04, OMB Control No. 2050–0005)

expiring July 31, 1998. This ICR

requests an extension of a currently

approved collection.

Abstract: Section 105 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA, 1980 and 1986) amends

the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Contingency Plan (NCP) to

include criteria prioritizing releases

throughout the U.S. before undertaking

remedial action at uncontrolled

hazardous waste sites. The Hazard

Ranking System (HRS) is a model that

is used to evaluate the relative threats to

human health and the environment

posed by actual or potential releases of

hazardous substances, pollutants, and

contaminants. The HRS criteria take

into account the population at risk, the

hazard potential of the substances, as

well as the potential for contamination

of drinking water supplies, direct

human contact, destruction of sensitive

ecosystems, damage to natural resources

affecting the human food chain,

contamination of surface water used for

recreation or potable water

consumption, and contamination of

ambient air.

Under this ICR the States will apply

the HRS by identifying and classifying

those releases that warrant further

investigation. The HRS score is crucial

since it is the primary mechanism used

to determine whether a site is eligible to

be included on the National Priorities

List (NPL). Only sites on the NPL are

eligible for Superfund-financed

remedial actions.

HRS scores are derived from the

sources described in this information

collection, including field

reconnaissance, taking samples at the

site, and reviewing available reports and

documents. States record the collected

information on HRS documentation

worksheets and include this in the

supporting reference package. States

then send the package to the EPA region

for a completeness and accuracy review,

and the Region then sends it to EPA

Headquarters for a final quality

assurance review. If the site scores

above the NPL designated cutoff value,

and if it meets the other criteria for

listing, it is then eligible to be proposed

on the NPL.

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 March

4, 1998 (63 FR 10607). Three requests

for copies of the ICR were received;

however, EPA received no comments.

Burden Statement: Depending on the

number and type of activities

performed, burden for the collection of

site assessment information is estimated

to range from 53 to 1,899 hours per site.

The number of hours required to assess

a particular site depends on how far a

site progresses through the site

assessment process. Sites where only a

pre-CERCLIS screening is performed

will typically require approximately 53

hours, while sites that progress to NPL

listing will require approximately 1,899

hours. The burden estimates include

reporting activities and minimal record

keeping activities. The States are

reimbursed 100 percent of their costs,

except for record maintenance. The ICR

does not impose burden for HRS

activities on local governments or

private businesses. 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: State agencies or Indian

Tribes requesting oversight of the site.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 60

States or Indian Tribes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 203,373 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: 0 (reimbursed by EPA).

Frequency of Response: Periodically/

Per SARA Section 116(b).

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. 1488.04 and

OMB Control No. 2050–0005 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

OPPE Regulatory Information Division

(2137),

401 M Street, S.W.,

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.