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All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20426.

Comments recommendation,

interventions, 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.

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: (1) An

existing earth-fill dam approximately 44

feet high and 304 feet long; (2) a

reservoir having a surface area of 38.000

acres with a storage capacity of 350,000

acre-feet at a normal water surface

elevation of 6,300 feet; (3) a 8 feet footdiameter 400 foot-long steel penstock;

(4) a concrete powerhouse containing

one generating unit with a capacity of 3

megawatts; (5) a 15 kv transmission line

approximately 14 miles long; and (6)

appurtenant facilities.

The project would have an annual

generation of 13.15 GWh.

l. A copy of the application is

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s Pubic

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

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, N.E.,

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.

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BILLING CODE 6717–-01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6983–4]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: New Collection; Comment

Request; Recordkeeping and

Reporting Requirements for the Fuel

Quality Regulations for Diesel Fuel

Sold in 2001 and Later Years

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that EPA is planning to submit the

following new Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Recordkeeping and Reporting

Requirements for the Fuel Quality

Regulations for Diesel Fuel Sold in 2001

and Later Years. 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 July 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Transportation and

Regional Programs Division, Office of

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Transportation and Air Quality, Office

of Air and Radiation, Mail Code 6406J,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460. A paper or

electronic copy of the draft ICR may be

obtained without charge by contacting

the person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anne-Marie Pastorkovich, (202) 564–

8987, fax: (202) 565–2085,

pastorkovich.anne_marie@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are refiners,

importers, pipelines, petroleum

marketers and other distributors,

terminals, fuel oil dealers, fuel additive

manufacturers, retailers and wholesale

purchaser-consumers.

Title: Recordkeeping and Reporting

Requirements for the Fuel Quality

Regulations for Diesel Fuel Sold in 2001

and Later Years.

Abstract: The pollution emitted by

diesel engines contributes greatly to our

nation’s continuing air quality

problems. On January 18, 2001, EPA

published a final rule that establishes

standards for heavy-duty engines and

vehicles and for highway diesel sulfur

control. New emissions standards for

these engines and vehicles will apply

starting with model year 2007. Since the

new technology developed requires low

sulfur diesel fuel [15 parts per million

(ppm) sulfur or less], the regulations

require the availability of this fuel

starting by no later than 2006, with all

highway diesel fuel required to meet the

15 ppm standard by 2010. See ‘‘Control

of Air Pollution from New Motor

Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and

Vehicle Standards and Highway Diesel

Fuel Sulfur Control Requirements,’’ 66

FR 5002 (January 18, 2001).

The diesel sulfur rule contains many

types of flexibility aimed at reducing

burdens on small businesses and those

faced with particular hardships. All

refiners producing highway diesel fuel

and all importers are able to take

advantage of the temporary compliance

option offered in the final regulations at

40 CFR 80.530. This option would

generally permit the refiner or importer

to continue to produce or import fuel

meeting a 500 ppm sulfur standard until

May 31, 2010 through the use of

marketable credits.

Diesel producers who market gasoline

in the geographic phase-in area defined

in the gasoline sulfur regulations may

receive additional flexibility under this

diesel fuel program (see 40 CFR 80.217

and 80.540). Refiners that seek and are

granted small refiner status may have

their choice of three options:

• 500 ppm option. A small refiner

may continue to produce and sell diesel

fuel meeting the 500 ppm sulfur

standard for four additional years, i.e.,

until June 1, 2010, provided that it

reasonably ensures the existence of

sufficient volumes of 15 ppm fuel in the

marketing area(s) that it serves.

• Small refiner credit option. A small

refiner that chooses to produce 15 ppm

fuel prior to June 1, 2010 may generate

and sell credits under the broader

temporary compliance option. Since a

small refiner has no requirement to

produce 15 ppm fuel under this option,

any fuel it produced at or below 15 ppm

sulfur would qualify for generating

credits.

• Diesel/gasoline compliance date

option. For small refiners that are also

subject to the gasoline sulfur program

(see 40 CFR subpart H), the refiner may

choose to extend the duration of its

applicable interim gasoline standards by

three years, provided that it produces all

of its highway diesel fuel at 15 ppm

sulfur beginning on June 1, 2006.

In addition, exemptions are possible

for research and development purposes.

The specific recordkeeping and

reporting requirements for this program,

and associated flexibilities, are

discussed below. For a more detailed

description of the diesel program, please

refer to the January 18, 2001 Federal

Register notice.

This Information Collection Request

(ICR) would make ICR additions to the

existing fuels regulations applicable to

diesel fuel under ICR number 1718.02,

which expires July 31, 2001. (ICR

number 1718.03 has been reserved for

its renewal.) The additional

requirements covered under this ICR

were included in the final rule

published in the Federal Register on

January 18, 2001.

The information under this ICR will

be collected by EPA’s Transportation

and Regional Programs Division, Office

of Transportation and Air Quality,

Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), and

by EPA’s Air Enforcement Division,

Office of Regulatory Enforcement, Office

of Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance (OECA). The information

collected will be used by EPA to

evaluate compliance with diesel sulfur

control requirements under the diesel

rule. This oversight by EPA is necessary

to ensure attainment of the air quality

goals of the diesel program. 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 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the 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: It is estimated that

there will be 48,690 reports, 72,648

burden hours, and total costs (labor,

overhead and maintenance, purchased

services, and annualized capital costs)

of $9,208,880. This figure includes the

initial burden associated with learning

and adapting to the new requirements.

A large portion of this burden relates to

labor hours needed for start-up

programming needs (e.g. establishment

of new product codes and adapting

company databases to account for

credits and in order to generate

information in a format for annual

reports).

Dated: May 8, 2001.

Deborah K. Wood,

Acting Director, Transportation and Regional

Programs Division.

[FR Doc. 01–12892 Filed 5–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6981–7]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; National Emission

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

for Beryllium Rocket Motor Firing; 40

CFR Part 61, Subpart D

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that EPA is planning to submit the

following continuing Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of