34154 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 120 /Tuesday, June 23, 1998 / Notices

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) hereby provides notice as

required by 10 CFR Part 1022, to

conduct site characterization activities

within the 100-year floodplain of the

San Juan River at the Shiprock, New

Mexico UMTRA site, with possible

impacts to wetlands. The site is located

within the boundaries of the Navajo

Indian Reservation. Activities are

scheduled to occur in the late summer

and fall of 1998. Characterization

activities are required to determine

ground water chemistry and flow

patterns that will assist the DOE in

selecting a ground water remedial action

strategy for the site in accordance with

40 CFR 192, ‘‘Health and Environmental

Protection Standards for Uranium and

Thorium Mill Tailings.’’

DATES: Written comments are due to the

address below no later than July 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Audrey Berry, U.S.

Department of Energy—Grand Junction

Office, 2597 B3/4 Road, Grand Junction,

Colorado; or transmitted electronically

by E-mail via Internet to

‘‘Audrey.Berry@gjpomail.doegjpo.com;’’

or by facsimile at (970) 248–6040.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS

PROPOSED ACTION, CONTACT: Don

Metzler, Project Manager, U.S.

Department of Energy, Grand Junction

Office, 2597 B3/4 Road, Grand Junction,

Colorado 81503, Telephone 1–970–248–

7612 or 1–800–399–5618, E-mail

Don.Meztler@gjpomail.doegjpo.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON GENERAL

DOE FLOODPLAIN/WETLANDS

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REQUIREMENTS,

CONTACT: Carol M. Borgstrom, Director,

Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance

(EH–42), U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–4600

or (800) 472–2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

E.O. 11988, Floodplain Management,

and 10 CFR 1022, Compliance with

Floodplain/Wetlands Environmental

Review Requirements, notice is given

that DOE is planning characterization

activities in the San Juan River 100-year

floodplain north and east of the

Shiprock UMTRA site.

Site characterization activities will

include the installation of additional

monitoring wells and a surface water

distribution system. A typical

monitoring well can be installed in one

to three days with an average disturbed

area measuring 30′ × 30′. Access to the

floodplain will be predominantly using

already established roads and trails.

Disturbances are expected to be less

than two acres. The surface water

distribution system will involve

diverting some water that is feeding

wetland areas. Because the activities are

located within the Navajo reservation,

all proposed activities will be

coordinated through the Navajo Nation

and other federal and state agencies

including the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, and the New Mexico State

Historic Preservation Officer.

The area proposed for activities under

this assessment was disturbed in the

mid 1980s during excavation activities

associated with the removal of mill

tailings in the floodplain. Unimproved

roads, grazing, and monitoring wells are

activities that have historically

occurred, or are ongoing, in the area of

the proposed action. A floodplain/

wetlands assessment was included as

Appendix J, Volume 2, in the

Environmental Assessment of Remedial

Action at the Shiprock Uranium Mill

Tailings Site, Shiprock, New Mexico

(May 1984). The extent of disturbance

addressed under the 1984 assessment is

considerably more than the disturbance

that would transpire under the proposed

action. However, the 1984 assessment is

not considered sufficient due to the age

of the document and regulatory changes

since it was completed. Consequently,

an updated floodplain/wetlands

assessment will be prepared.

Once all regulatory actions are

complete, a Statement of Findings will

be published in the Federal Register.

Issued in Albuquerque, New Mexico on

June 12, 1998.

Constance L. Soden,

Director, Environmental Protection Division,

U.S. Department of Energy, Albuquerque

Operations Office.

[FR Doc. 98–16655 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Idaho

National Engineering and

Environmental Laboratory; Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is

hereby given of the following Advisory

Committee meeting: Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National

Engineering and Environmental

Laboratory (INEEL)

DATES: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 from 8

a.m. to 6 p.m., Mountain Standard Time

(MST); Wednesday, July 22, 1998 from

8 a.m. to 5 p.m., MDT. There will be

public comment sessions on Tuesday,

July 21, 1998 from 9:45 a.m. to 10 a.m.,

12 p.m. to 12:15 p.m., 4 p.m. to 4:15

p.m., and 5:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. MDT.

ADDRESSES: Cavanaugh’s (formerly

Holiday Inn Westbank), 475 River

Parkway, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402,

(208) 523–8000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

INEEL Information (1–800–708–2680) or

Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates

Corp. (208–522–1662) or visit the

Board’s Internet homepage at http://

www.ida.net/users/cab.

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

Presentations on the Draft Proposed Plan for

Waste Area Group 3 (Idaho Nuclear

Technology and Engineering Center), DOEIdaho’s approach to End—State Planning at

the INEEL, and DOE-Idaho’s approach to

risk assessment.

Presentations and recommendations on the

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for

the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment

Facility and the Draft Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act Part B

Permit for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

Status reports on the Argonne National

Laboratory—West, Environmental

Monitoring at the INEEL, INEEL’s

compliance with the Federal Facility

Agreement/Consent Order, and the Natural

Resources Institute.

Member reports on the National League of

Women Voters’ Intersite Discussions, and

activities of CAB subcommittees.

The Board will also discuss the merits of

policy level versus detailed technical level

CAB recommendations and the CAB’s roles

and responsibilities regarding public input.

For a most current copy of the agenda,

contact Woody Russell, DOE—Idaho, (208)

526–0561, or Wendy Green Lowe, Jason

Associates Corp., (208) 522–1662. The final

agenda will be available at the meeting.

Public Participation: The two-day

meeting is open to the public, with

public comment sessions scheduled for

Tuesday, July 21, 1998 from 9:45 a.m. to

10 a.m., 12 p.m. to 12:15 p.m., 4 p.m.

to 4:15 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

MDT. The Board will be available

during this time period to hear verbal

public comments or to review any

written public comments. If there are no

members of the public wishing to

comment or no written comments to

review, the board will continue with it’s

current discussion. 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
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contact the INEEL Information line or

Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates

Corp., at the addresses or telephone

numbers 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

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be

available by writing to Charles M. Rice,

INEEL Citizens’ Advisory Board Chair,

477 Shoup Ave., Suite 205, Idaho Falls,

Idaho 83402 or by calling Wendy Green

Lowe, the Board Facilitator, at (208)

522–1662.

Issued at Washington, DC on June 18, 1998.

Rachel Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16658 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;

Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: Consistent with 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:

Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory

Board—Electric System Reliability Task

Force.

DATES AND TIMES: Thursday, July 9,

1998, 8:30 am—3:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: The Rosemont Convention

Center, Conference Rooms 12 & 13, 5555

North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois.

Note: The Rosemont Convention Center is

located near the O’Hare International Airport.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board (AB–1), U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586–1709

or (202) 586–6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The electric power industry is in the

midst of a complex transition to

competition, which will induce many

far-reaching changes in the structure of

the industry and the institutions which

regulate it. This transition raises many

reliability issues, as new entities emerge

in the power markets and as generation

becomes less integrated with

transmission.

Purpose of the Task Force

The purpose of the Electric System

Reliability Task Force is to provide

advice and recommendations to the

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

regarding the critical institutional,

technical, and policy issues that need to

be addressed in order to maintain the

reliability of the nation’s bulk electric

system in the context of a more

competitive industry.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, July 9, 1998

8:30–8:45 AM—Opening Remarks &

Objectives—Philip Sharp, ESR Task

Force Chairman

8:45–10:15 AM—Working Session:

Discussion of Draft Position Paper on

State/Regional Issues in Transmission

System Reliability—Facilitated by

Philip Sharp

10:15–10:30 AM—Break

10:30–12:00 PM—Working Session:

Discussion of Draft Position Paper on

Incentives for Transmission

Enhancement—Facilitated by Philip

Sharp

12:00–1:00 PM—Lunch

1:00–2:45 PM—Working Session:

Planning for the Final Report—

Facilitated by Philip Sharp

2:45–3:00 PM—Public Comment Period

3:00 PM—Adjourn

This tentative agenda is subject to

change. The final agenda will be

available at the meeting.

Public Participation

The Chairman of the Task Force is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will, in the Chairman’s

judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct

of business. During its meeting in

Rosemont, Illinois, the Task Force

welcomes public comment. Members of

the public will be heard in the order in

which they sign up at the beginning of

the meeting. The Task Force will make

every effort to hear the views of all

interested parties. Written comments

may be submitted to Skila Harris,

Executive Director, Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board, AB–1, U.S. Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, D.C. 20585.

Minutes

Minutes and a transcript of the

meeting will be available for public

review and copying approximately 30

days following the meeting at the

Freedom of Information Public Reading

Room, 1E–190 Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C., between 9:00 AM and

4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except

Federal holidays. Information on the

Electric System Reliability Task Force

and the Task Force’s interim report may

be found at the Secretary of Energy

Advisory Board’s web site, located at

http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

Issued at Washington, D.C., on June 18,

1998.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16659 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Intent to File an Application

for a New License

June 17, 1998.

a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to

File An Application for a New License.

b. Project No.: 362.

c. Date filed: June 2, 1998.

d. Submitted By: Ford Motor

Company, current licensee.

e. Name of Project: Twin Cities

Project.

f. Location: On the Mississippi River,

in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties,

Minnesota.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the

Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 16.6 of the

Commission’s regulations.

h. Effective date of current license:

July 1, 1980.

i. Expiration date of current license:

June 6, 2003.

j. The project consists of: (1) a 160-

foot-long, 74-foot-wide powerhouse

integral with the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers Lock and Dam No. 1; (2) four

generating units with a total installed

capacity of 17,920 kW; (3) 36, 2-foothigh hinged flashboards on top of the

spillway; (4) transmission facilities

consisting of: (a) two 1,550-foot-long,

13.8–kV lines; (b) three 1,000-foot-long,

13.8–kV lines; and (5) appurtenant

facilities.

k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7,

information on the project is available

at: Ford Motor Company, Twin Cities

Assembly Plant, Plant Engineering, 966

So. Mississippi River Blvd., St. Paul,