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meeting. Individuals who wish to make

oral statements pertaining to agenda

items should contact Mike Zamorski’s

office at the address or telephone

number listed above. Requests must be

received 5 days prior to the meeting and

reasonable provision will be made to

include the presentation in the agenda.

The Designated Federal Officer is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments.

Minutes

The minutes of this meeting will be

available for public review and copying

at the Freedom of Information Public

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between

9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by writing to Mike

Zamorski, Department of Energy

Kirtland Area Office, P.O. Box 5400,

Albuquerque, NM 87185, or by calling

(505) 845–4094.

Issued at Washington, DC on May 20, 1998.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–13960 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Rocky Flats

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Committee meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),

Rocky Flats

DATES: Thursday, June 4, 1998, 6:00

p.m.–9:30 p.m.

ADDRESS: Westminster City Hall, Lowerlevel Multi-purpose Room, 4800 West

92nd Avenue, Westminster, CO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken

Korkia, Board/Staff Coordinator, EM

SSAB-Rocky Flats, 9035 North

Wadsworth Parkway, Suite 2250,

Westminster, CO 80021, phone: (303)

420–7855, fax: (303) 420–7579.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda

1. The Board will consider approving

a recommendation concerning reuse at

the Rocky Flats Technology Site.

2. The Board will review and consider

approval of a recommendation on the

Rocky Flats Natural Resources

Management Policy.

3. A draft recommendation will be

considered on the Decommissioning

Program Plan for Rocky Flats.

4. The Board will discuss a draft

recommendation on the Interim

Measures/Interim Remedial Action

decision document for Building 886 at

Rocky Flats.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Ken Korkia at the address or

telephone number listed above.

Requests must be received 5 days prior

to the meeting and reasonable provision

will be made to include the presentation

in the agenda. The Designated Federal

Official is empowered to conduct the

meeting in a fashion that will facilitate

the orderly conduct of business. Each

individual wishing to make public

comment will be provided a maximum

of 5 minutes to present their comments

at the beginning of the meeting. This

notice is being published less than 15

days in advance of the meeting due to

programmatic issues that needed to be

resolved.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between

9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available at the Public Reading

Room located at the Board’s office at

9035 North Wadsworth Parkway, Suite

2250, Westminster, CO 80021;

telephone (303) 420–7855. Hours of

operation for the Public Reading Room

are 9:00 am and 4:00 pm on Monday

through Friday. Minutes will also be

made available by writing or calling Deb

Thompson at the Board’s office address

or telephone number listed above.

Issued at Washington, DC on May 21, 1998.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–13961 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[IC98–521–000 FERC–521]

Proposed Information Collection and

Request for Comments

May 20, 1998.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information

collection and request for comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. No. 104–13), the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission) is

soliciting public comment on the

specific aspects of the information

collection described below.

DATES: Consideration will be given to

comments submitted on or before July

27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed

collection of information can be

obtained from and written comments

may be submitted to the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael

Miller, Information Services Division,

CI–1, 888 First Street NE, Washington,

DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Miller may be reached by

telephone at (202) 208–1415, by fax at

(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at

michael.miller@ferc.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

information collected under the

requirements of FERC–521 ‘‘Payments

for Benefits from Headwater Benefits’’

(OMB No. 1902–0087) is used by the

Commission to implement the statutory

provisions of Section 10(f) of the

Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C.

803). The owners of non-federal

hydropower projects that directly

benefit from a headwater(s)

improvement must pay an equitable

portion of the annual charges for

interest, maintenance, and depreciation

of the headwater project to the U.S.

Treasury. The regulations provide for

apportionment of these costs between

the headwater project and downstream

projects based on downstream energy

gains and proposed equitable

apportionment methodology that can be

applied to all river basins in which

headwater improvements are built.

Section 10(f) of the EPA directs the

Commission to determine the benefits

downstream parties receive from the

operation of storage reservoirs or other

headwater improvements. The purpose

of determining the benefits is for
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assessing the downstream beneficiaries

for a part of the annual costs for the

headwater project.

The date the Commission requires

owners of non-federal hydropower

projects to file for determining annual

charges is specified in 18 Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR) part 11.

Action: The Commission is requesting

a three-year extension of the current

expiration date, with no changes to the

existing collection of data.

Burden Station: Public reporting

burden for this collection is estimated

as:

Number of respondents annually Number of responses per respondent

Average burden hours per response Total annual burden hours

(1) (2) (3) (1)×(2)×(3)

15 1 40 600

The estimated total cost to

respondents is $33,716 (840 hours

divided by 2,088 hours per year per

employee times $110,000 per year per

average employee = $33,716). The cost

per respondent is $2,248.

The reporting burden includes the

total time, effort, or financial resources

expended to generate, maintain, retain,

disclose, or provide the information

including: (1) reviewing instructions; (2)

developing, acquiring, installing, and

utilizing technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating,

verifying, processing, maintaining,

disclosing and providing information;

(3) adjusting the existing ways to

comply with any previously applicable

instructions and requirements; (4)

training personnel to respond to a

collection of information; (5) searching

data sources; (6) completing and

reviewing the collection of information;

and (7) transmitting, or otherwise

disclosing the information.

The estimate of cost for respondents

is based upon salaries for professional

and clerical support, as well as direct

and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs

include all costs directly attributable to

providing this information, such as

administrative costs and the cost for

information technology. Indirect or

overhead costs are costs incurred by an

organization in support of its mission.

These costs apply to activities which

benefit the whole organization rather

than any one particular function or

activity.

Comments are invited on: (1) whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the Commission,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; (2) 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; (3)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–13931 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[IC98–80–000 FERC–Form 80]

Proposed Information Collection and

Request for Comments

May 20, 1998.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information

collection and request for comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. No. 104–13), the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission) is

soliciting public comment on the

specific aspects of the information

collection described below.

DATES: Consideration will be given to

comments submitted on or before July

27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed

collection of information can be

obtained from and written comments

may be submitted to the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael

Miller, Information Services Division,

CI–1, 888 First Street N.E., Washington,

D.C. 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Miller may be reached by

telephone at (202) 208–1415, by fax at

(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at

michael.miller@ferc.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

information collected under the

requirements of FERC Form 80

‘‘Licensed Hydropower Development

Recreation Report’’ (OMB No. 1902–

0106) is used by the Commission to

implement the statutory provisions of

Sections 4(a), 10(a), 301(a), 304 and 309

of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16

U.S.C. §§ 797, 803, 825, 825(c) and

825(h)). FERC Form 80 is a report on use

and development of recreational

facilities at FERC-licensed hydroelectric

projects filed on April 1 of every sixth

year. The data submitted is compiled

during the previous calendar year.

Commission staff utilize FERC Form 80

data to analyze the adequacy of existing

pubic recreational facilities and for

predicting the need for future

development at licensed projects. When

there are applications for amendment to

license and/or for changes in land rights

that involve changes in recreational

resources, Commission staff rely on

current FERC Form 80 data for

determining the impact of such changes.

The Commission’s Regional Office staff

inspect licensed projects to evaluate

compliance with various license

conditions, including those related to

recreation. The authority for the

Commission to collect this information

comes from Section 10(a) of the FPA

that requires the Commission to ensure

that any hydro project it approves be

best adapted to a comprehensive plan

for developing a waterway for the

benefit of interstate and foreign

commerce and for improving or

utilizing waterpower development,

including recreation and other

beneficial public uses. To further these

objectives, the Commission requires

licensees to take reasonable efforts to

inform the public of the availability of

project lands and waters for recreational

purposes and license conditions of

interest to members of the public

interested in recreational aspects of the

project. The data required to be filed is

specified by 18 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) Sections 8.11 and

141.14.

Action: The Commission is requesting

a three-year extension of the current

expiration date, with no changes to the

existing collection of data.

Burden Statement: Public reporting

for the collection is estimated as: