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only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission’s

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., 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 an 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. 98–13484 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6100–3]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Source

Compliance and State Action

Reporting/Compliance Reporting to the

Aerometric Information and Retrieval

System (AIRS)

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 EPA is planning to submit the

following continuing Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB): Source

Compliance and State Action Reporting,

EPA ICR Number 0107, OMB control

number 2060–0096, current expiration

date 7/31/98. 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 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: US EPA Office of

Compliance, 401 M Street, Washington

DC Copies of background materials may

be obtained without charge from Mark

Antell (2222A) at this address, or

electronically, via EMAIL request to

antell.mark@epamail.epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Antell, 202/564–5003, FAX 202/

564-0032, EMAIL

antell.mark@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are State, District,

Commonwealth and territorial

governments.

Title: Source Compliance and State

Action Reporting, OMB Control Number

2060–0096, EPA ICR No. 0107 expiring

July 31, 1998.

Abstract: Source Compliance and

State Action reporting is an activity

whereby State, District, Commonwealth

and territorial (hereafter referred to as

State) governments make air compliance

information available to EPA on a

quarterly basis via input to the

Aerometric Information and Retrieval

System (AIRS). The information

provided to EPA includes compliance

determinations and compliance

activities. EPA uses this information to

assess progress toward meeting

emission requirements developed under

the authority of the Clean Air Act to

protect and maintain the atmospheric

environment and the public health. The

compliance information in AIRS is used

by many States and by all ten EPA

Regional offices on a frequent basis for

managing activities of their air pollution

control programs.

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 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;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement:

The burden for this effort was reduced

dramatically in the mid 90’s from

145633 hours/yr (pre-1995 ICR

inventory), to the current approved

58686 hours. The burden change was

due to reduced reporting requirements

and improved technology. This request

reflects modest but continuing burden

reductions for similar reasons.

Number of respondents—55 (State

governments).

Number of hours required per

response—52 to 405 depending on State

size.

Number of responses required per

respondent per year—4.

Total hours/cost requested—55,500/

$1.47 million.

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.

Dated: May 14, 1998.

Elaine Stanley,

Director, Office of Compliance.

[FR Doc. 98–13607 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

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