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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’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, 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, DC

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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16606 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing; Notice That the Application Is

not Ready for Environmental Analysis;

Notice of Solicitation of Interventions

and Protests; and Notice of Scoping

and Invitation for Written Scoping

Comments

June 17, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Major New

License.

b. Project No.: 2620–005.

c. Date filed: March 9, 1998.

d. Applicant: Lockhart Power

Company.

e. Name of Project: Lockhart Project.

f. Location: On the Broad River in

Union, Chester, York, and Cherokee

counties, South Carolina.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Leslie

Anderson, General Manager, Lockhart

Power Company, 420 River Street,

Lockhart, South Carolina 29364, (864)

545–2211.

i. FERC Contact: Charles R. Hall at

(202) 219–2853.

j. Deadline Date: August 18, 1998.

k. Description of the Project: The

existing project consists of: (1) A 16-

foot-high, concrete gravity dam; (2) a

7.5-mile-long, 300-acre reservoir; (3) a

7,497-foot-long canal; (4) a powerhouse

containing five turbine-generator units

with a total installed capacity of 15,200

kilowatts (kW), proposed for upgrading

to 18,000 kW; (5) a 1,500-foot-long

tailrace; and (6) appurtenant facilities.

l. Locations of the Application: A

copy of the application is available for

inspection or reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference and

Files Maintenance Branch, located at

888 First Street, NE., Room 2A–1,

Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–2326. A copy is also available

for inspection and reproduction at

Lockhart Power Company, 420 River

Street, Lockhart, South Carolina 29364,

phone (864) 545–2211.

m. Status of Application and

Environmental Analysis: This

application has been accepted for filing,

but it is not ready for environmental

analysis. See attached paragraph E1.

n. Invitation to Intervene or Protest:

Intervenors are reminded of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure requiring parties filing

documents with the Commission to

serve a copy of the document on each

person whose name appears on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if a party or intervenor files

comments or documents with the

Commission relating to the merits of an

issue that may affect the responsibilities

of a particular resource agency, they

must also serve a copy of the document

on that resource agency. See attached

paragraph B1.

o. Scoping and Invitation for Written

Scoping Comments: Interested

individuals, organizations, and agencies

with environmental expertise are

invited to assist the staff in identifying

the scope of environmental issues that

should be analyzed in the

environmental analysis once the

application is determined ready for

environmental analysis by submitting

written scoping comments. To help

focus these comments, a scoping

document outlining subject areas which

could be addressed in an environmental

analysis will be mailed to all agencies

and interested individuals on the

Commission mailing list. Copies of the

scoping document may also be

requested from the staff.

Persons who have views on the issues

or information relevant to the issues

may submit written statements for

inclusion in the public record. Those

written comments should be filed with

the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, by the deadline

date shown in item (j) above. All written

correspondence should clearly show the

following caption on the first page:

Lockhart Project, FERC No. 2620–005.

p. This notice contains the standard

paragraphs B1 and E1.

B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene—

Anyone may submit a protest or a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the requirements of Rules of Practice

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,

385.211, and 385.214. In determining

the appropriate action to take, the

Commission will consider all protests

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 protests or

motions to intervene must be received

on or before the specified deadline date

for the particular application.

E1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is not

ready for environmental analysis at this

time; therefore, the Commission is not

now requesting comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, or prescriptions.

When the application is ready for

environmental analysis, the

Commission will issue a public notice

requesting comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, or prescriptions.

All filings must (1) bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set

forth in the heading the name of the

applicant and the project number of the

application to which the filing

responds; (3) furnish the name, address,

and telephone number of the person

protesting or intervening; and (4)

otherwise comply with the requirements

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.

Agencies may obtain copies of the
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application directly from the applicant.

Any of these documents must be filed

by providing the original and the

number of copies required by the

Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Project Review, Office of Hydropower

Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above address. A

copy of any protest or motion to

intervene must be served upon each

representative of the applicant specified

in the particular application.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16608 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Tendered for

Filing with the Commission

June 17, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a.Type of Application: Minor license.

b. Project No.: P–11616–000.

c. Date Filed: June 1, 1998.

d. Applicant: City of Portland,

Michigan.

e. Name of Project: Portland

Municipal Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Grand River in

Ionia County, Michigan.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–824(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Robert

Masselink, P.E., Glen Hendrix, Earth

Tech, Inc., 5555 Glenwood Hills Pkwy,

Grand Rapids, MI 49588, (616) 942–

9600.

i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at

(202) 219–2846.

j. Comment Date: 60 days from the

date of filing of the application.

k. Description of Project: The

constructed project consists of a dam

and reservoir, a forebay and powerhouse

located at the south abutment

containing two turbine-generator units

with a total installed capacity of 375

kilowatts, and appurtenant facilities.

The project will generate about 1,572

megawatt-hours per year.

l. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the MICHIGAN

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION

OFFICER (SHPO), as required by § 106,

National Historic Preservation Act, and

the regulations of the Advisory Council

on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or

person believes that an additional

scientific study should be conducted in

order to form an adequate factual basis

for a complete analysis of the

application on its merit, the resource

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file

a request for a study with the

Commission not later than 60 days from

the date of filing of the application, and

serve a copy of the request on the

applicant.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16609 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 1759]

Wisconsin Electric Power Company;

Notice of Meetings

June 17, 1998.

From July 14 to July 16, 1998, the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

staff will be meeting with Wisconsin

Electric Power Company (WE) and the

Collaborative Team to identify and

discuss non-project uses of project lands

and waters and related issues

concerning the Way Dam and

Michigamme Reservoir Project (Project

No. 1759), which is located on the

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls,

Michigan. The Way Dam impounds the

approximate 6,400-acre Michigamme

Reservoir. The Michigamme Reservoir

operates as a storage basin for high

spring and fall flows, which are released

during periods of lower flow in the

summer and winter. The meetings will

be conducted at WE’s office, located at

800 Industrial Park Drive, Iron

Mountain, Michigan 49801. On July 14,

the meeting will be conducted at 8 a.m.,

and on July 15 and 16, 1998, the

meetings will be conducted at 9 a.m.

If you would like more information

about the Upper Menominee River

Basin Projects, in which the Way Dam

and Michigamme Reservoir Project is

part of, please contact one of the

individuals:

Patti Leppert-Slack, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE Rm 72–33, Washington, DC

20426, (202) 219–2767, E-mail:

patricia.leppertslack@ferc.fed.us

Rita Hayen, Wisconsin Electric Power

Company, 333 W. Everett Street,

Milwaukee, WI 53203, (414) 221–

2413, E-mail:

rita.hayen@wemail.wisenergy

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16610 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6113–5]

Solicitation of Additional Pilot Projects

Under Project XL; June 12, 1998

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of additional

pilot projects under project XL to

‘‘Reinvent’’ Environmental Regulations

and Policies.

SUMMARY: Project XL, which stands for

‘‘eXcellence and Leadership,’’ is a

national pilot program that provides a

unique opportunity to test innovative

ways of achieving better and more costeffective public health and

environmental protection. Under Project

XL, EPA offers flexibility in its

regulations, policies, procedures,

processes and guidance, as well as other

benefits to encourage companies,

communities and other project sponsors

to develop and test ‘‘cleaner, cheaper

and smarter’’ alternatives to the current

system. As of May 1998, seven pilot

projects are being implemented and 20

more are in development. Several

project sponsors have already achieved

a number of significant benefits by

participating in XL, including

substantial cost savings, increased

operational flexibility, better

stakeholder relationships, increased

environmental protection, and the

ability to adapt processes and products

more quickly to changes in consumer

demand.

One company, for example, in just the

first year of its pilot project, was able to

consolidate a number of routine reports

into two per year and use alternative

means to meet air pollution control

technology requirements. In addition,

the company was able to achieve

substantial environmental

improvements while saving nearly

$176,000 in operating costs. The

company is also expecting to avoid $10

million in future capital spending.

Another company—also just in its

project’s first year—has avoided

millions of dollars worth of production

delays by eliminating 30–50 permit

reviews while substantially increasing

recycling, reducing solid and hazardous