26590 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 92 /Wednesday, May 13, 1998 / Notices

Specifically, NGT proposes to

abandon Line ST–17, composed of

approximately 374 feet of 8-inch pipe,

in the W.C. Gray Survey A–245 in

Panola County, Texas. NGT says this

line was constructed in 1982 and

certificated in Docket No. CP91–400, to

receive gas supply from the discharge

side of the Champlin Compressor

Station and deliver it through an

interconnection with Texas Gas

Transmission Corporation. NGT

indicates that as a result of changes in

its business, this interconnection is no

longer needed and has not been utilized

for an extensive period.

NGT plans to abandon Line ST–17, in

its entirety, along with an 8-inch dual

meter run, 6-inch dual regulatory, and

above ground appurtenant equipment.

NGT relates that it will reclaim a 63 foot

segment of ST–17 starting at the yard

piping in the Champlin Compressor

Station yard and abandon in place the

remaining 311 feet of pipe. NGT says

the 63 feet of pipe will be junked and

the cost to reclaim this pipe is estimated

to be $2,370.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 28,

1998, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

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

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214) and the regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All

protests filed with the Commission will

be considered by it in determining the

appropriate action to be taken but will

not serve to make the protestants parties

to the proceeding. Any person wishing

to become a party in any proceeding

herein must file a motion to intervene

in accordance with the Commission’s

rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the

Natural Gas Act and the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure, a

hearing will be held without further

notice before the Commission or its

designee on this application if no

motion to intervene is filed within the

time required herein, if the Commission

on its own review of the matter finds

that permission and approval for the

proposed abandonment are required by

the public convenience and necessity. If

a motion for leave to intervene is timely

filed, or if the Commission on its own

motion believes that formal hearing is

required, further notice of such hearing

will be duly given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for NGT to appear or to be

represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12635 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 9985–024]

Rivers Electric Company, Inc.; Notice

of Availability of Draft Environmental

Assessment

May 7, 1998.

An environmental assessment (EA) is

available for public review. The EA is

for an application to amend the license

for the Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project.

The application is to increase the

operating level of the project

impoundment 2 feet that would result

in more efficient operation of the

project. The EA finds that approval of

the amendment would not constitute a

major federal action significantly

affecting the quality of the human

environment. The project is located on

Catskill Creek, near Leeds, New York.

Copies of the EA are available for

review in the Public Reference Branch

of the Commission’s offices at 888 First

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

Comments should be filed within 30

days from the date of this notice and

should be addressed to David P.

Boergers, Acting Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

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

2426. Please affix Project No. 9985–024

to all comments. For further

information, please contact John K.

Novak, Environmental Assessment

Coordinator, at (202) 219–2828.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12636 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Amendment of License To

Enlarge Project Boundary

May 7, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Amendment

of License to Enlarge Project Boundary.

b. Project No.: 2743–034.

c. Dated filed: April 27, 1998.

d. Applicant: Alaska Energy

Authority.

e. Name of Project: Terror Lake.

f. Location: The project is located

approximately 25 miles southwest of the

City of Kodiak, Alaska on the Terror and

Kizhuyak rivers and their tributaries.

g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C., § 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Stan

Sieczkowski, Operations Manager,

Alaska Energy Authority, 480 West

Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503,

Phone: (907) 269–3000.

i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad,

(202) 219–2665.

j. Comment Date: June 19, 1998

k. Description of Amendment: The

licensee proposes to revise its erosion

control system, which would consist of

a dike structure armored with gabions

and Reno mattresses, along the westerly

side of the Kizhuyak River in the

vicinity of the powerhouse. The

construction of this dike requires

modifying the project boundary to

include an additional 20 acres. The

purpose of the dike is to provide

protection of project’s facilities from

erosion and flooding by the Kizhuyak

River. The licensee proposes to

complete the work in 1998.

1. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs; B, C1,

and D2.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

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,
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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. 98–12634 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–50840; FRL–5789–2]

Receipt of a Notification to Conduct

Small-Scale Field Testing of a

Genetically Engineered Microbial

Pesticide

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

from DuPont Agricultural Products of a

notification (352-NMP-A) of intent to

conduct small-scale field testing

involving baculoviruses, which have

been genetically engineered to express

synthetic genes which encode for an

insect-specific toxin. The tests will be

small-scale and will not involve more

than a cumulative total of 10 acres per

pest per year. Any food or feed crops

shall be destroyed or consumed only by

experimental animals. The Agency has

determined that the notification may be

of regional and national significance.

Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR

172.11(a), the Agency is soliciting

public comments on this notification.

Q02

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before June 12, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch, Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

person, deliver comments to: Rm. 1119,

CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the

instructions under Unit II. of this

document. No Confidential Business

Information (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

A copy of the comment that does not

contain CBI must be submitted for

inclusion in the public record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public docket by

EPA without prior notice. The public

docket is available for public inspection

in Rm. 1119 at the Virginia address

given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William R. Schneider, PM 90,

Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention

Division (7511W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460. Office location, telephone

number, and e-mail address: 5th floor

CS1 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA,

(703) 308–8683, e-mail:

schneider.william@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

receipt of this notification does not

imply a decision by the Agency on this

notification.

EPA received a notification from

DuPont Agricultural Products of

Delaware (352-NMP-A). The proposed

small-scale field trials involve the

introduction of genetically engineered

isolates of nuclear polyhedrosis

baculoviruses, which have been

genetically engineered to express a

synthetic gene which encodes for an

insect-specific toxin. The purpose of the

proposed testing will be to assess and

compare the efficacy of formulated and

unformulated genetically engineered

constructs, formulated and

unformulated wild type nuclear

polyhedrosis baculoviruses, and various

controls against agriculture pest insects.

These tests are similar to testing

previously approved by EPA in 1996

(notification 352-NMP-4) and 1997

(notification 352-NMP-5). Following

review of DuPont’s notification and any

comments received in response to this

notice, EPA may approve the tests, ask

for additional data, require additional

modifications to the test protocols, or

require an Experimental Use Permit

application to be submitted. In

accordance with 40 CFR 172.50, under

no circumstances shall the proposed

tests proceed until the submitter has

received notice from EPA of its approval

of such tests.

II. Public Record and Electronic

Submissions

The official record for this document,

as well as the public version, has been

established for this document under

docket control number ‘‘OPP–50840’’

(including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located at the Virginia address

in ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of

this document.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comment and data will

also be accepted on disks in

Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket control number ‘‘OPP–

508040.’’ Electronic comments on this

proposed rule may be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

Dated: April 29, 1998.

Kathleen F. Knox,

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–12721 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00535; FRL–5786–8]

Changes to Registration Priority

System Involving Organophosphate

(OP) Alternatives and Reduced Risk

Candidates

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: EPA is soliciting comments

on a draft, updated policy for the

prioritization and expedited review of

applications for significant OP

alternative new active ingredients and

new use registration applications for