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Box 270, Hartford, CT 06141–0270,

(860) 665–5315.

James J. Kearns, Project Manager,

Northeast Utilities Service Company,

P.O. Box 270, Hartford, CT 06141–

0270, (860) 665–5936.

Catherine E. Shively, Counsel, Public

Service Company of New Hampshire,

1000 Elm Street, Manchester, NH

03105, (603) 634–2326.

i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer (202)

219–0365.

j. Comment Date: August 31, 1998.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

This application has been accepted, but

is not ready for environmental analysis

at this time—see attached paragraph E1.

l. Description of Project: The

proposed run-of-river project would

consist of the following features: (1) an

approximately 1,000-foot-long masonry

dam to elevation of 97.47 feet National

Geodetic Vertical datum, topped with a

3.1-foot-high rubber dam; (2) upstream

and downstream fish passage facilities;

(3) a 2,290-acre reservoir that extends

approximately 25 miles upstream; (4) a

three-level canal system adjacent to the

river with headgates at the dam; (5) six

separate hydroelectric facilities, named

Hadley Falls Station, Riverside Station,

Boatlock Station, Beebe-Holbrook Units,

Skinner Unit and Chemical Units, and

except for the Hadley Falls Station

which has its intake structure adjacent

to the canal headgate structure, the

facilities withdraw water from the canal

system; (6) a total nameplate capacity of

43,756 kilowatts; (7) transmission line

connections; and (8) appurtenant

facilities. The estimated average annual

generation is about 223,389 megawatthours.

m. Purpose of Project: The power

generated by the project is used for

station service on site and sold to

industrial customers in Holyoke, with

the remainder transmitted to other

utilities for resale outside of Holyoke.

n. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B1 and

E1.

o. Available Locations of Application:

A copy of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference and

Files and Maintenance Branch, located

at 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A–1,

Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling

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

for inspection and reproduction at

Holyoke Water Power Company, 1 Canal

Street, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040,

(413) 536–9428.

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 and 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,

protest, or motions to intervene must be

received on or before the specified

comment 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

and 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 the 18 CFR 385.2001 through

385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of

the 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, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 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. 98–17993 Filed 7–7–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Competing Application

Accepted for Filing With the

Commission

July 1, 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 License.

b. Project No.: P–11607–000.

c. Date Filed: August 29, 1997.

d. Competing Applicant(s):

Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant and

Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale

Electric Company.

e. Name of Project: Holyoke

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Connecticut River

in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin

Counties, Massachusetts.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Competing Applicant(s) Contact:

Roger W. Bacon, Director, Power

Services Division, Mass. Municipal

Wholesale Elec. Company, Randall

Road, P.O. Box 426, Ludlow, MA

01056, (413) 589–1041.

Jack LcMieur, Acting General Manager,

Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant,

78 Central Street, P.O. Box 823,

Ashburnham, MA 01430, (508) 827–

4423.

i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer (202)

219–0365.

j. Comment Date: August 31, 1998.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

This application has been accepted, but

is not ready for environmental analysis

at this time—see attached paragraph E1.

l. Description of Project: The

proposed run-of-river project would

consist of the following features: (1) an

approximately 1,000-foot-long masonry

dam to elevation 97.47 feet National

Geodetic Vertical datum, topped with a

3.1-foot-high rubber dam; (2) upstream

and downstream fish passage facilities;

(3) the Fish Lift Park adjoining the dam;

(4) a 2,290-acre reservoir that extends

approximately 25 miles upstream; (5) a

three-level canal system adjacent to the

river with headgates at the dam; (6) six

separate hydroelectric facilities, named

Hadley Falls Station, Riverside Station,

Boatlock Station, Beebe-Holbrook Units,

Skinner Unit and Chemical Units, and

except for the Hadley Falls Station

which has its intake structure adjacent

to the canal headgate structure, the

facilities withdraw water from the canal

system; (7) a total nameplate capacity of

58,756 kilowatts (kW), consisting of the
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existing 43,756 kW project plus a 15,000

kW expansion at the Hadley Falls

Station; (8) transmission line

connections; and (9) appurtenant

facilities. The estimated average annual

generation is about 212,000 megawatthours (MWh), which would increase to

about 257,600 MWh after completing

the expansion in 2006.

m. Purpose of Project: The power

generated by the project would be used

within Holyoke Gas & Electric

Department’s distribution system, with

a portion sold to the Massachusetts

Municipal Wholesale Electric Company.

n. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: A4, B1,

and E1.

o. Available Locations of Application:

A copy of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference and

Files and Maintenance Branch, located

at 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A–1,

Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–2326. Copies are also

available for inspection and

reproduction at (1) the Ashburnham

Municipal Light Plant, 78 Central Street,

Ashburnham, Massachusetts 01430, and

(2) the Holyoke Gas & Electric

Department, 99 Suffolk Street, Holyoke,

Massachusetts 01040.

A4. Development Application—

Public notice of the filing of the initial

development application, which has

already been given, established the due

date for filing competing applications or

notices of intent. Under the

Commission’s regulations, any

competing development application

must be filed in response to and in

compliance with public notice of the

initial development application. No

competing applications or notices of

intent may be filed in response to this

notice.

B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene—

Anyone may submit a protest or a

motion to intervene in accordance with

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

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, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 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. 98–17998 Filed 7–7–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6122–6]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Outer Continental

Shelf Air Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

EPA is planning to submit the following

proposed and/or continuing Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB): Air

Pollution Regulations for the Outer

Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities:

Reporting, Recordkeeping and Testing

Requirements, OMB Control Number

2060–0249, ICR number 1601.03,

expiration date: August 31, 1998. 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 September 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the supporting

statement may be obtained from the

Ozone Policy and Strategies Group, Air

Quality Strategies and Standards

Division, Office of Air Quality Planning

and Standards, MD–15, Research

Triangle Park, NC 27711 or is available

at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1/

frlnotice/ocs-icr.wpd. Comments must

be mailed to David H. Stonefield, Ozone

Policy and Strategies Group, Air Quality

Strategies and Standards Division, MD–

15, Environmental Protection Agency,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Stonefield, telephone: 919–541–

5350, Facsimile: 919–541–0824, EMAIL: stonefield.dave@epamail.epa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are air pollution

sources which are located on the outer

continental shelf along the Arctic,

Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans and in the

Gulf of Mexico east of longitude 87°30′.

Title: Air Pollution Regulations for the

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)

Activities: Reporting, Recordkeeping

and Testing Requirements, OMB Control

Number 2060–0249, ICR number

1601.03, expiration date: August 31,

1998.

Abstract: Section 328 (Air Pollution

From Outer Continental Shelf

Activities) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)

as amended in 1990, gives EPA

responsibility for regulating air

pollution from OCS sources located

offshore of the States along the Arctic,

Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and along

the eastern Gulf of Mexico coast (off the

coast of Florida).

The U.S. Department of Interior’s

Minerals Management Service (MMS)

retained the responsibility for regulating

air pollution from sources located in the

western Gulf of Mexico. To comply with

the requirements of section 328 of the

CAA, EPA, on September 4, 1992 at 57

FR 40792, promulgated regulations to

control air pollution from OCS sources

in order to attain and maintain Federal

and State ambient air quality standards

and to meet other air quality goals.

Sources located within 25 miles of a

State’s seaward boundary must comply

with the same State/local air pollution

control requirements as would be

applicable if the source were located in

the corresponding onshore area (COA).

Sources located more than 25 miles

from a State’s seaward boundary (25-

mile limit) must comply with EPA air