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taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Internet at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm

(call 202–208–2222 for assistance).

Comments, protests, and interventions

may be filed electronically via the

internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at http:/

/www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Projects Nos. 2060–005, 2084–020, 2320–

005, and 2330–007; and 2869–007 New York]

Erie Boulevard Hydropower L.P.;

Village of Potsdam; Notice of

Availability of Final Multiple Project

Environmental Assessment

April 18, 2001.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission)

regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No.

486, 52 F.R. 47897), the Office of Energy

Projects staff has reviewed the

applications for new license for the

Carry Falls, Upper Raquette River,

Middle Raquette River, and the Lower

Raquette River Hydroelectric Projects,

and the application for amendment of

exemption for the Potsdam Water Power

Project, located on the Raquette River in

St. Lawrence County, New York, and

has prepared a final multiple project

Environmental Assessment (FEA) for

the projects. In the FEA, the

Commission’s staff has analyzed the

potential environmental impacts of the

existing projects and has concluded that

approval of the projects, with

appropriate environmental protection

measures, would not constitute a major

federal action significantly affecting the

quality of the human environment.

Copies of the FEA are available for

review in the Public Reference Branch,

Room 2–A, of the Commission’s offices

at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426. The FEA may also be viewed on

the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (please call (202) 208–

2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6967–7]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Information

Collection Request National Pollutant

Discharge Elimination System for the

Water Quality Guidance for the Great

Lakes System

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

continuing Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Information Collection Request National

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

Great Lakes Water Quality Guidance

(EPA ICR Number 1639.03; OMB

Control Number 2040–0180; expiration

date September 30, 2001). 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 June 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: An original and four copies

of comments should be submitted to

Mark Morris (4301), U.S. EPA, Ariel

Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460.

This ICR concerning the Water Quality

Guidance for the Great Lakes System is

available upon request by contacting

Mark Morris (4301), U.S. EPA, Ariel

Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460,

(202) 260–0312. The ICR is also

available for inspection and copying at

U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson

Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604 by

appointment only. Appointments may

be made by calling Mery Willis Jackson

(telephone 312–886–3717).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Morris (4301), U.S. EPA, Ariel

Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460

(202–260–0312).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Affected

entities: Entities potentially affected by

today’s action are those discharging

pollutants to waters of the United States

in the Great Lakes System. Potentially

affected categories and entities include:

Category Examples of potentially

affected entities

Industry ................ Industries discharging

toxic pollutants to waters in the Great

Lakes System as defined in 40 CFR 132.2.

Municipalities ........ Publicly-owned treatment

works discharging

toxic pollutants to waters of the Great

Lakes System as defined in 40 CFR 132.2.

This table is not intended to be

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide

for readers regarding entities likely to be

affected by the final Water Quality

Guidance for the Great Lakes System

(the Guidance). This table lists the types

of entities that EPA is now aware could

potentially be affected by this action.

Other types of entities not listed in the

table could also be affected. To

determine whether your facility may be

affected by this rule, you should

examine the definition of ‘‘Great Lakes

System’’ in 40 CFR 132.2 and examine

40 CFR part 132 which describes the

purpose of water quality standards and

implementation procedures. If you have

any questions regarding the

applicability of this action to a

particular entity, consult the person

listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section.

Title: Information Collection Request

National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System Great Lakes Water

Quality Guidance (OMB Control No.

2040–0180; EPA ICR No.1639.03)

expiring September 30, 2001.

Abstract: The primary objective of the

Clean Water Act (CWA) is ‘‘to restore

and maintain the chemical, physical

and biological integrity of the nation’s

waters’’ (section 101(a)). CWA section

402 establishes the National Pollutant

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

permit program to regulate the discharge

of any pollutant or combination of

pollutants from point sources into the

waters of the United States. CWA

section 402(a), as amended, authorizes

the EPA Administrator to issue permits

for the discharge of pollutants if those

discharges meet the following

requirements:

• All applicable requirements of

CWA sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308,

and 403; and