30454 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 6, 2001 / Notices

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. 01–14209 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Comments,

Protests, and Motions to Intervene

May 31, 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.: 11978–000.

c. Date filed: April 20, 2001.

d. Applicant: Symbiotics, LLC.

e. Name and Location of Project: The

Vega Dam Hydroelectric Project would

be located on Plateau Creek in Mesa

County, Colorado. The project would

utilize the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s

existing Vega Dam.

f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L.

Smith, Northwest Power Services, Inc.,

P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442, (208)

745–8630.

h. FERC Contact: James Hunter, (202)

219–2839.

i. Deadline for filing comments,

protests, and motions to intervene: 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, protests, and motions to

intervene 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.

Please include the project number (P–

11978–000) 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.

j. Description of Project: The proposed

project, using the existing Vega Dam,

would consist of: (1) a proposed 300-

foot-long, 4-foot-diameter steel

penstock; (2) a proposed concrete

powerhouse containing one 2.5-

megawatt generating unit; (3) a

proposed 3-mile-long, 15-kV

transmission line; and (4) appurtenant

facilities. The project would have an

average annual generation of 10.9 GWh.

k. 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 g

above.

l. 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.

m. 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.

n. 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.

o. 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.

p. 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.

q. 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, 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.

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r. 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. 01–14210 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. PL01–5–000 and RM99–2–000]

Conference on RTO Interregional

Coordination; Regional Transmission

Organizations; Notice of Technical

Conference and Change in Docket

Designation

May 31, 2001.

On December 15, 2000, the Electric

Power Supply Association, et al., filed

a motion requesting the Commission to

convene a technical conference to

provide guidance on implementation of

Function 8 of Order No. 2000—

Interregional Coordination, as it applies

to Regional Transmission Organizations

(RTOs). By notice issued March 28,

2001, in Docket No. RM99–2–000,

comments were sought on this motion.

Take notice that a technical

conference will be held on June 19,

2001, at 10 a.m., in a room to be

designated, at the offices of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

All future actions with respect to this

conference will be taken under Docket

No. PL01–5–000.

The purpose of the conference will be

to discuss interregional coordination

between RTOs. All interested parties

and Staff are permitted to attend.

Anyone interested in making a

statement at this conference should file

a request to speak in Docket No. PL01–

5–000 no later than June 8, 2001.

Further details about the conference

will be provided in a subsequent notice.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–14216 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6992–2]

Request for Nominations to the Good

Neighbor Environmental Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for

nominations to federal advisory

committee.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting

nominations of qualified candidates to

be considered for appointment to fill

vacancies on the Good Neighbor

Environmental Board, a federal advisory

committee whose focus is sustainable

development along the U.S.-Mexico

border.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO SUBMIT

NOMINATIONS CONTACT: Elaine M.

Koerner, Designated Federal Officer,

Office of Cooperative Environmental

Management, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (1601A), 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20004; telephone 202–

564–1484; fax 202–501–0661; email

koerner.elaine@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Good

Neighbor Environmental Board is an

independent federal advisory committee

charged with advising the President and

Congress on environmental and

infrastructure practices along the U.S.

border with Mexico. It was authorized

under Section 6 of the Enterprise for the

Americas Initiative Act, 7 U.S.C. 5404.

Under Executive Order 12916, the EPA

Administrator was delegated authority

to administer the activities of the Board.

Good Neighbor has 24 Board

members, including 16 non-federal

members and 8 members from federal

agencies. Federal agency members are

appointed by the heads of their

agencies. Non-federal members are

appointed by the Administrator of EPA

for a two year term, with the possibility

of reappointment. The Board meets

three times a year in different U.S.

border communities and produces an

annual report to the President and

Congress. Between meetings, Board

members continue their work through

teleconference calls and e-mail.

Currently, there are 3 non-federal

vacancies on the Board for which

applications are being sought by EPA.

The application process is open to all

interested parties. To help maintain a

balanced and diverse nonpartisan

perspective, non-federal Board members

continue to be recruited from all four

U.S. border states and span all levels of

government as well as the private sector,

non-profit groups, and academic

institutions. Recruitment is an ongoing

process.

At the present time, given the

composition of the Board and EPA’s

continued commitment to diversity and

balance, EPA is especially interested in

receiving applications from individuals

with the following types of skills,

expertise, and perspectives:

maquiladora businesses, local

governments, tribes, grassroots citizens’

coalitions, ranching and grazing

interests, and energy sector expertise.

Those who live and work in border

communities, have cross-border

experience and networks, offer specific

cultural perspectives, and are bilingual

also are especially welcome to apply for

membership. EPA Administrator

Christine Todd Whitman makes the

final recruitment decisions.

Nominations for membership must

include a resume describing the

professional and educational

qualifications of the nominee and the

nominee’s current business address,

daytime telephone number, fax, and email address.

Dated: May 29, 2001.

Elaine M. Koerner,

Designated Federal Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–14250 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6992–3]

National Advisory Council for

Environmental Policy and Technology

Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92463, EPA

gives notice of a meeting of the National

Advisory Council for Environmental

Policy and Technology (NACEPT).

NACEPT provides advice and

recommendations to the Administrator

of EPA on a broad range of

environmental policy and management

issues.

NACEPT consists of a representative

cross-section of EPA’s partners and

principle constituents who provide

advice and recommendations on policy

issues and serve as a sounding board for

new strategies that the Agency is

developing.

The NACEPT is addressing the

identification of emerging issues and