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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 provided by

the Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Hydropower Administration and

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned

address. A copy of any notice of intent,

competing application or motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

s. 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,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–12323 Filed 5–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Motions To

Intervene, Protests, and Comments

May 10, 2001.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: 11948–000.

c. Date Filed: April 10, 2001.

d. Applicant: Symbiotics, LLC.

e. Name of Project: Agency Valley

Dam Project.

f. Location: On the Malheur River, in

Malheur County, Oregon. Would utilize

the existing Bureau Of Reclamation’s

Agency Valley Dam.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L.

Smith, President, Northwest Power

Services, Inc., P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID

83442, (208) 745–8630.

i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202)

219–2806.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene, protests and comments: 60

days from the issuance date of this

notice.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Comments, motions to intervene, and

protests may be electronically filed 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.

Please include the project number

(P–11948–000) on any comments or

motions filed.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all interveners

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person in the official service list

for the project. Further, if an intervener

files comments or documents with the

Commission relating to the merits of an

issue that may affect the responsibilities

of a particular resource agency, they

must also serve a copy of the document

on that resource agency.

k. Description of Project: The

proposed project using the Bureau Of

Reclamation’s Agency Valley Dam and

impoundment would consist of: (1) A

proposed intake structure (2) two

proposed 150-foot-long, 3-foot-diameter

steel penstock; (3) a proposed

powerhouse containing two generating

units having a total installed capacity of

2 MW; (4) a proposed 0.25-mile-long,

15–kV transmission line; and (5)

appurtenant facilities.

The project would have an annual

generation of 13.1 GWh that would be

sold to a local utility.

l. A copy of the application is

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,

DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208–1371.

The application may be viewed on

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

(call (202) 208–2222 for assistance). A

copy is also available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item h

above.

m. Preliminary Permit—Anyone

desiring to file a competing application

for preliminary permit for a proposed

project must submit the competing

application itself, or a notice of intent to

file such an application, to the

Commission on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application (see 18 CFR 4.36).

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing preliminary permit

application no later than 30 days after

the specified comment date for the

particular application. A competing

preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.

n. Preliminary Permit—Any qualified

development applicant desiring to file a

competing development application

must submit to the Commission, on or

before a specified comment date for the

particular application, either a

competing development application or a

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice of intent to file a development

application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30(b) and 4.36.

o. Notice of intent—A notice of intent

must specify the exact name, business

address, and telephone number of the

prospective applicant, and must include

an unequivocal statement of intent to

submit, if such an application may be

filed, either a preliminary permit

application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

p. Proposed Scope of Studies under

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental

impacts. Based on the results of these

studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation

of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

q. 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.

r. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT

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TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION,’’

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘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 provided by

the Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Hydropower Administration and

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned

address. A copy of any notice of intent,

competing application or motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

s. 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,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–12324 Filed 5–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6981–2]

Notice of Approval of Prevention of

Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permit

to Midway Sunset Cogeneration

Company (Permit No. SJ–00–01)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA Region 9 is hereby

providing notice that it issued PSD

permit to Midway Sunset Cogeneration

Company.

The permit (Authority to Construct)

was issued on April 20, 2001. Since no

comments were received during the

public comment period and the

proposed permit conditions were not

changed in the final permit, the final

permit became effective immediately.

The proposed Western Midway Sunset

Cogeneration Project (WMSCP) will be

located adjacent to an existing 225 MW

Midway Sunset Cogeneration Plant

(MSCP) in western Kern County near

the communities of Fellows and

McKittrick in California. The proposed

WMSCP is a natural gas-fired combined

cycle power plant, with a nominal

electrical output of 500 MW. The

proposed facility is subject to PSD for

Carbon Monoxide (CO). The permit

includes the Best Available Control

Technology (BACT) emission limit of 4

ppmvd (three-hour averaging at 15%

O2). Continuous emission monitoring is

required for NOX, CO and O2. To limit

SOX emissions, the fuel type is limited

to the use of pipeline-quality natural

gas. The proposed plant is also subject

to New Source Performance Standards,

Subparts A and GG, and the Acid Rain

program under title IV of the Clean Air

Act.

Concurrently, on April 20, 2001, we

issued a revised PSD permit for the

existing power plant (Permit No. SJ–87–

01) to allow it to retrofit its three

existing turbines with low NOX burners.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If

you have any questions or would like a

copy of the permits, please contact

Nahid Zoueshtiagh at (415) 744–1261.

You may also contact us by mail at:

Permits Office (Air–3), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105.

Judicial Review: No comments were

received on the proposed permits and

no appeals were filed concerning these

permits before the Environmental

Appeals Board pursuant to 40 CFR

124.19.

40 CFR 124.19(f)(2) requires notice of

any final agency action regarding a PSD

permit to be published in the Federal

Register. Section 307(b)(1) of the Clean

Air Act provides for review of final

agency action that is locally or

regionally applicable in the United

States Court of Appeals for the

appropriate circuit. Such a petition for

review of final agency action must be

filed within 60 days from the date of

notice of such action in the Federal

Register. (However, 40 CFR 124.19(f)(1)

provides that, for purposes of judicial

review under the Clean Air Act, final

agency action occurs when a final PSD

permit is issued or denied by EPA and

agency review procedures are

exhausted.)

Dated: May 8, 2001.

Jack P. Broadbent,

Director, Air Division, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 01–12358 Filed 5–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00718; FRL–6783–1]

Workshop Series on Bt Corn Insect

Resistance Management Framework

Development; Notice of Public

Workshops

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA will hold a series of

small expert group (about 15 people)

workshops focusing on Bt corn insect

resistance management (IRM). These

workshops are designed to provide EPA

with information on the following

general topics: Pest simulation model

design and validation, resistance

monitoring and field survey techniques

with validation, resistance monitoring

program design and resistance control

strategies (refuges, seed mixtures, etc.),

and remedial action plans. Information

from these workshops will be used to

assist the Agency in the design and

evaluation of effective insect resistance

management strategies for Bt corn. EPA

will provide a publically-available

workshop report after all four

workshops have been concluded.

DATES: The first workshop will be held

on June 4–5, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The second workshop will be held on

July 26–27, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Requests to participate in the

workshops must be received on or

before May 31, 2001, for the first

workshop and July 23, 2001, for the

second workshop.

ADDRESSES: The workshops will be held

at EPA’s Conference Center, WIC 1

North, Waterside Mall, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington DC 20460. Space is limited.

Requests to participate may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit II. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, your request

must identify docket control number

OPP–00718 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Glaser, National Risk Management

Research Laboratory, Environmental

Protection Agency, 26 W. King Dr.,

Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone

number: (513) 569–7568; fax number:

(513) 487–2511; e-mail address:

glaser.john@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: