40904 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 147 / Friday, July 31, 1998 / Notices

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:

George E. Leary, Manager, Holyoke Gas

& Electric Department, 99 Suffolk

Street, Holyoke, MA 01040 (413) 536–

9311

Roger W. Bacon, Director, Power

Services Division, Mass. Municipal

Wholesale Elec. Company, Randall

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

01056 (413) 589–1041

Stanley Herrott, 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: This notice

amends the description of the proposed

project as noticed on July 1, 1998. No

entity filed comments or objected to the

amended application, pursuant to the

notice dated June 12, 1998.

The amendment: (1) adds Holyoke

Gas & Electric Department (HG&E) as a

co-applicant to the application

originally filed by the Ashburnham

Municipal Light Plant (Ashburnham)

and the Massachusetts Municipal

Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC);

(2) specifies that HG&E, rather than

MMWEC, will finance the project and

sell a portion of the project power to

Ashburnham; and (3) adds several new

environmental measures, including (a)

sponsoring the annual shad derby, (b)

providing canoe portage around the

Holyoke dam, and (c) installing an

exclusion structure at the mouth of the

No. 2 Overflow spillway. The

amendment also (a) changes the location

where copies of the amended

application are available to HG&E’s

offices, (2) names the applicant contact

for HG&E, and (3) makes changes to the

applicant contacts for Ashburnham and

R.W. Beck, the applicants’ consultant.

m. Purpose of Project: The power

generated by the project would be used

within HG&E’s distribution system, with

a portion sold to the MMWEC.

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 the Holyoke Gas &

Electric Department, 99 Suffolk Street,

Holyoke, Massachusetts, 01040.

A4. Development Application—Public

notice of the filing, ‘‘Notice of Intent to

File an Application for a New License,’’

issued November 22, 1994, 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, the 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

the requirements of the Rules of Practice

and Procedures, 18 CFR sections

385.210, .211, and .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 or 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: Secretary,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426. An additional copy must be sent

to: Director, Division of Licensing and

Compliance, 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. 98–20478 Filed 7–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6133–2]

Agency Information Collection

Activities

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 Requests (ICRs) to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB).

Before submitting the ICRs to OMB for

review and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collections as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before September 29, 1998.

ADDRESSES: U.S. EPA, Office of

Compliance, 401 M Street SW,

Washington, DC 20460, Mail code

2223A.

Interested persons may obtain a copy

of the ICR without charge by calling

Sandy Farmer of OPPE at (202) 260–

2740.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anthony Raia at (202) 564–6045,

Facsimile Number (202) 564–0050, or

Raia, Anthony@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those which

are subject to NESHAP subpart GG:

Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework

Facilities (40 CFR Part 63 subpart GG).

Title: NESHAP subpart GG: Aerospace

Manufacturing and Rework Facilities,

OMB Control Number 2060–0314, EPA

number 1687.04, expiration date

September 30, 1998.

Abstract: The respondents are owners

or operators of Aerospace

Manufacturing and Rework Facilities.

Operations covered include: cleaning,

primer and top coat application,
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 147 / Friday, July 31, 1998 / Notices 40905

depainting, chemical milling maskant

application, handling and storage of

waste. The NESHAP regulation 40 CFR

Part 63 subpart GG, was promulgated on

September 1, 1996. An amendment to

the final rule was published on March

27, 1998. Another amendment to this

regulation will be published in July of

1998.

The approximately 2869 affected

facilities must comply with the Part 63

General Provisions recordkeeping and

reporting requirements including: initial

notifications; performance tests; and

start-up, shut-down, malfunction

reports. In addition there are

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements specific to the aerospace

NESHAP including, semiannual and

annual reports.

The Administrator has determined

that Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) and

VOC emissions from Aerospace

Manufacturing and Rework Facilities

cause or contribute to air pollution that

may reasonably be anticipated to

endanger public health or welfare.

In order to ensure compliance with

the standards promulgated to protect

public health, adequate recordkeeping

and reporting is necessary. In the

absence of such information,

enforcement personnel would be unable

to determine whether the standards are

being met on a continuous basis, as

required by the Clean Air Act.

Recordkeeping and reporting are

mandatory under this regulation.

Records must be maintained for 5 years.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor,

and a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number. The OMB control numbers for

EPA’s regulations are listed in 40 CFR

part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) evaluate 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;

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through 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.

Burden Statement: The burden

estimates for the previously approved

ICR were 389,600 hours for cleaning,

574,900 hours for coating application,

15,200 hours for depainting, and 71,400

hours for handling and storage of waste.

The March 1998 amendment reduced

this burden by approximately 30,000

hours. The upcoming amendment is not

expected to have a significant effect on

burden. These numbers are for the

entire affected industry of which there

are 2869 affected sources. This estimate

includes the time needed to review

instructions; develop, acquire, install,

and utilize technology and systems for

the purposes of collecting, validating,

and verifying information, processing

and maintaining information, and

disclosing and providing information;

adjust the existing ways to comply with

any previously applicable instructions

and requirements; train personnel to be

able to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Dated: July 27, 1998.

John B. Rasnic,

Director, Manufacturing, Energy and

Transportation Division.

[FR Doc. 98–20507 Filed 7–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–5494–2]

Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements

Filed July 20, 1998 Through July 24,

1998

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9

EIS No. 980279, Final EIS, DOI, TT,

Palau Compact Road Construction,

Implementation, Funding, Republic of

Palau, Babeldaob Island, Trust

Territory of the Pacific Islands, Due:

August 31, 1998, Contact: Thomas

Bussanich (202) 208–6971.

EIS No. 980280, Final EIS, FHW, HI,

Kealakehe Parkway Completion,

Queen Kaahumanu Highway and

Honokohau Harbor Road Intersection

to near the Mamalahoa Highway and

Old Mamalahoa Highway

Intersection, North Korna District,

Hawaii County, HI, Due: August 31,

1998, Contact: Arbaham Wong (808)

541–2700.

EIS No. 980281, Final EIS, USA, NM,

White Sands Missile Range (WSMR),

Implementation, Range-Wide, Las

Cruces, NM, Due: August 31, 1998,

Contact: John Foulkes (703) 695–8995.

EIS No. 980282, Final EIS, COE, WV,

Bluestone Lake Dam Safety Assurance

Project, Modifications, Withstand

Probable Maximum Flood, (PMF)

Huntington District, Hinton, Summer

County, WV, Due: August 31, 1998,

Contact: A. Benjamin Borda Jr. (304)

529–5712.

EIS No. 980283, Final EIS, AFS, AK,

Crane and Rowan Mountain Timber

Sales, Implementation, Tongass

National Forest, Stikine Area, Kuiu

Island, AK, Due: September 14, 1998,

Contact: Everrett Kissinger (907) 772–

3841.

EIS No. 980284, Final SUPPLEMENT,

COE, MS, Mississippi River and

Tributaries Flood Control Plan,

Construction of the remaining portion

of the Mississippi River Mainline

Levees Enlargement and Seepage

Control Project, Flood Protection and

Damage Reduction, Lower Mississippi

River Valley, Cape Girardeau, MO to

Head of Passes, LA; MO, IL, KY, TN,

AR, MS and LA, Due: August 31,

1998, Contact: Marvin Cannon (601)

631–5437.

EIS No. 980285, Final EIS, USN, CA,

San Diego Naval Training Center

(NTC) Disposal and Reuse of Certain

Real Properties, Implementation, City

of San Diego, San Diego County, CA,

Due: August 31, 1998, Contact: Robert

Montana (619) 532–4816.

EIS No. 980286, Draft EIS, NOA,

Atlantic Bluefish Fishery

Management, Fishery Management

Plan, Implementation, Nova Scotia to

Florida, Northwestern Atlantic Ocean,

Due: September 14, 1998, Contact:

Hannah Goodale (978) 281–9315.

Dated: July 28, 1998.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 98–20522 Filed 7–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U