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• Land use.

• Cultural resources.

• Air quality and noise.

• Hazardous waste.

We will also evaluate possible

alternatives to the proposed project or

portions of the project, and make

recommendations on how to lessen or

avoid impacts on the various resource

areas.

Our independent analysis of the

issues will be in the EA. Depending on

the comments received during the

scoping process, the EA may be

published and mailed to Federal, state,

and local agencies, public interest

groups, interested individuals, affected

landowners, newspapers, libraries. and

the Commission’s official service list for

this proceeding. A comment period will

be allotted for review if the EA is

published. We will consider all

comments on the EA before we make

our recommendations to the

Commission.

To ensure your comments are

considered, please carefully follow the

instructions in the public participation

section on page 4 of this notice.

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

We have already identified several

issues that we think deserve attention

based on a preliminary review of the

proposed facilities and the

environmental information provided by

Columbia. This preliminary list of

issues may be changed based on your

comments and our analysis.

• The project would cross two

perennial streams classified as warm

water fisheries which contain wild

trout.

• Four federally listed endangered or

threatened species may occur in the

proposed project area.

• Prehistoric and historic

archeological sites and landscape with

historic structures may be affected.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by

providing us with your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

By becoming a commentor, your

concerns will be addressed in the EA

and considered by the Commission. You

should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative locations/routes, and

measures to avoid or lessen

environmental impact). The more

specific your comments, the more useful

they will be. Please carefully follow

these instructions to ensure that your

comments are received in time and

properly recorded:

• Send two copies of your letter to:

David P. Boergers, Acting Secretary,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First St., N.E., Room 1A,

Washington, DC 20426;

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of the Environmental

Review and Compliance Branch, PR–

11.2.

• Reference Docket No. CP98–637–

000; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before August 31, 1998.

If you do not want to send comments

at this time but still want to remain on

our mailing list, please return the

Information Request (appendix 4). If you

do not return the Information Request,

you will be taken off the mailing list.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor’’.

Intervenors play a more formal role in

the process. Among other things,

intervenors have the right to receive

copies of case-related Commission

documents and filings by other

intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor

must provide 14 copies of its filings to

the Secretary of the Commission and

must send a copy of its filings to all

other parties on the Commission’s

service list for this proceeding. If you

want to become an intervenor you must

file a motion to intervene according to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) (see appendix 3). Only

intervenors have the right to seek

rehearing of the Commission’s decision.

You do not need intervenor status to

have your environmental comments

considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from Mr.

Paul McKee of the Commission’s Office

of External Affairs at (202) 208–1088.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20851 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Amendment of License

July 30, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Amendment

of License.

b. Project No: 346–033.

c. Date Filed: July 20, 1998.

d. Applicant: Minnesota Power,

Incorporated.

e. Name of Project: Minnesota

Blanchard Project.

f. Location: Morrison County,

Royalton, Minnesota.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John A.

Niemela P.E., Minnesota Power,

Incorporated, 30 West Superior Street,

Duluth, Minnesota 55802 (218) 722–

5642, extension 3329.

i. FERC Contact: Doan Pham, (202)

219–2851.

j. Comment Date: September 18, 1998.

k. Description of the Filing: The

licensee filed an application to amend

the license to remove from the project

boundary, about 1, 831.59 acres of

private property and 103.27 acres of feeowned property, located along the

Mississippi River, about 8.5 river miles

upstream and 0.8 river mile downstream

of the Blanchard Dam. The licensee

indicates these properties are not

necessary for project operation and

maintenance, do not have any value

with regard to environmental resources

enhancement, and are subject to

adequate local zoning and land use

regulation by the local government

agencies.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

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 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’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, 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
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provided by the Commission’s

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

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

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. 98–20854 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulation

Commission

Notice of Application Tendered for

Filing With the Commission

July 30, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Exemption of

Small Conduit Hydroelectric Facility.

b. Project No.: P–11531–001.

c. Date filed: July 21, 1998.

d. Applicant: The City of Boulder,

Colorado.

e. Name of Project: Silver Lake

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: At the terminus of the

applicant’s existing Silver Lake Raw

Water Pipeline, near the City of Boulder,

in Boulder County, Colorado.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Eva June Busse,

P.E., Hydroelectric Projects Manager,

City of Boulder, P.O. Box 791, Boulder,

CO 80306–0791, (303) 441–4271.

i. FERC Contact: Bob Easton (202)

219–2782.

j. Comment Date: 60 days from the

filing date in paragraph c.

k. Description of Project: The

proposed project would consist of: (1)

the existing reinforced concrete Silver

Lake Diversion intake structure; (2) the

existing 18,820-foot-long, 27-inchdiameter welded steel Silver Lake

Pipeline; (3) a proposed powerhouse

containing one generating unit having

an installed capacity of 3.2 megawatts;

(4) discharge facilities into Lakewood

Reservoir; (5) a proposed transmission

line; (6) a proposed switchyard; and (7)

appurtenant facilities.

1. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the Colorado 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. Under 18 CFR 4.32 (b)(7) of the

Commission’s regulations, if any

resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person

believes that the applicant should

conduct an additional scientific study to

form an adequate factual basis for a

complete analysis of the application on

its merits, they must file a request for

the study with the Commission, not

later than 60 days after the date the

application is filed, and must serve a

copy of the request on the applicant.

David P. Boegers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20855 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Hearings and Appeals

Notice of Cases Filed With the Office

of Hearings and Appeals, Week of

June 22 Through June 26, 1998

During the Week of June 22 through

June 26, 1998, the appeals, applications,

petitions or other requests listed in this

Notice were filed with the Office of

Hearings and Appeals of the Department

of Energy.

Any person who will be aggrieved by

the DOE action sought in any of these

cases may file written comments on the

application within ten days of

publication of this Notice or the date of

receipt of actual notice, whichever

occurs first. All such comments shall be

filed with the Office of Hearings and

Appeals, Department of Energy,

Washington, D.C. 20585–0107.

Dated: July 22, 1998.

George B. Breznay,

Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.

LIST OF CASES RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS

[Week of June 22 through June 29, 1998]

Date Name and location of applicant Case No. Type of submission

6/22/98 .......... Personnel Security Hearing .......................... VSO–0215 Request for Hearing Under 10 CFR Part 710. If granted:

An individual employed by a contractor of the Department of Energy would receive a hearing under 10 CFR

Part 710.

[FR Doc. 98–20893 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Hearings and Appeals

Notice of Cases Filed; Week of June 29

Through July 3, 1998

During the Week of June 29 through

July 3, 1998, the appeals, applications,

petitions or other requests listed in this

Notice were filed with the Office of

Hearings and Appeals of the Department

of Energy.

Any person who will be aggrieved by

the DOE action sought in any of these

cases may file written comments on the

application within ten days of

publication of this Notice or the date of

receipt of actual notice, whichever

occurs first. All such comments shall be

filed with the Office of Hearings and

Appeals, Department of Energy,

Washington, D.C. 20585–0107.

Date: July 22, 1998

George B. Breznay,

Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.