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c. Date Filed: May 18, 2001.

d. Applicant: Olsen Power Partners.

e. Name of Project: Olsen Water

Power Project.

f. Location: The Olsen Water Power

Project is located on Old Cow Creek in

Shasta County, California. The project

occupies lands of the United States

administered by the U.S. Bureau of

Reclamation.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Arthur

Hagood, Synergics Energy Services, 191

Main Street, Annapolis, MD 21401;

(410) 268–8820.

i. FERC Contact: Questions about this

notice can be answered by Thomas Lo

Vullo at (202) 219–1168 or e-mail

address: thomas.lovullo@ferc.fed.us.

The Commission cannot accept

comments, recommendations, motions

to intervene or protests sent by e-mail.

These documents must be filed as

described below.

j. Deadline for filing comments, terms

and conditions, motions to intervene,

and protests: 14 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 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.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all intervenors

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person whose name appears on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if an intervenor 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 Request: Olsen

Power Partners request a temporary

amendment of license article 402 which

states, in part, that the licensee shall

discharge from the Olsen Project

diversion structure, a continuous

minimum flow of 30 cubic feet per

second (cfs), as measured at the point of

diversion, or inflow to the project,

whichever is less, for the protection of

fish and wildlife resources in Old Cow

Creek. The licensee proposed to reduce

the minimum flow to 16 cfs for a 180

day period from March 1, 2001. Olsen

Power Partners stated that studies

would be conducted on the effect of the

flow and presented at the end of the 180

day period.

l. Location of the Application: A copy

of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference Room at

888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. The application may be

viewed on the web at 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. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

n. 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 tot he proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

o. 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. A copy of any motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

p. 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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AGENCY

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Draft Great Lakes Strategy of the Great

Lakes Water Quality Agreement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability, public

meetings and the opportunity to

comment.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Great Lakes

Water Quality Agreement of 1972, as

amended in 1987, federal, state and

tribal partners have drafted a new Great

Lakes Strategy (The Strategy). The

Strategy is a concise, high-level

statement of basin wide priorities and

activities, reflecting the current state of

the Great Lakes basin ecosystem and key

environmental goals for the future, so

that a unified approach to

implementation can be carried out by a

diverse set of federal, state, and tribal

agencies.

The Strategy presents Great Lakes

basin issues under four broad categories:

(1) Chemical Integrity: Reducing and

Eliminating the Threat of Toxic

Pollution and Excess Nutrients, (2)

Physical Integrity: Improving Land Use,

Water Quantity Management, and

Habitat Protection, (3) Biological

Integrity: Protecting Human Health and

the Ecosystem’s Species, and (4)

Working Together: Effectively

Coordinating Programs and Resources to

Ensure The Great Lakes are Protected

and Restored.

DATES: A draft of the Strategy will be

made available to the public by June 1,

2001.

Comment Period: Comments on the

Strategy must be submitted no later than

July 31, 2001.

Public Meetings: Public Meetings on

the Strategy will be held on the dates

and at the locations listed below:

Monday, June 25, 2001

Location: Duluth, MN, MPCA Duluth

Office, 525 Lake Avenue South, Suite

400, Duluth, MN 55802

Time: 3 p.m.–8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 27, 2001

Location: Detroit, MI,

Southeast Michigan Council of

Governments, 535 Griswold Street,

Suite 300, Detroit, MI 48226

Time: 3 p.m.–8 p.m.

Thursday, June 28, 2001 Niagara

University, Niagara Falls, NY 14109,

Dunleavy Hall, Rm 127.

Time: 3 p.m.–8 p.m.

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Monday, July 2, 2001

Location: Chicago, IL, USEPA, Region 5,

77 W. Jackson Blvd (Lake Michigan

Conference Room), Chicago, IL 60604

Time: 12 p.m.–5.p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Strategy can be found

on the internet at the following address:

http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/.

Commenters may transmit their

comments electronically by following

the directions provided on the web site,

or may send written comments to Ted

Smith at the following address: U.S.

EPA, Great Lakes National Program

Office, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, G–17J,

Chicago, Illinois, 60604. Comments may

also be sent to Mr. Smith via facsimile

at (312) 353–2018, or by e-mail

smith.edwin@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted

Smith, EPA–GLNPO, G–17J, 77 W.

Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604 (312–

353–6571/smith.edwin@epa.gov)

Dated: May 23, 2001.

Gary Gulezian,

Great Lakes National Program Director.

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Science Advisory Board; Notification

of Public Advisory Committee Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that the Research

Strategies Advisory Committee (RSAC)

of the U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board

(SAB), will meet on Tuesday and

Wednesday, June 26 and 27, 2001 at

EPA headquarters in room 6013 of the

Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005.

The meeting will begin by 8:30 a.m. and

adjourn no later than 5 p.m. Eastern

Standard Time on both days. The

meeting is open to the public, however,

seating is limited and available on a first

come basis.

Purpose of the Meeting—The RSAC

plans to complete its advisory on EPA’s

implementation of the peer review

program. Two case studies have been

selected (i.e., the review of the Agency’s

Risk Characterization Handbook, and a

combined look at the reviews of the

methodology for deriving ambient water

quality criteria for the protection of

human health and the methyl mercury

bioaccumulation factors report) to better

understand how the peer review

guidance was followed, how the charge

questions helped focus the review, and

how the product was improved by the

review. The Committee will also meet

with Agency officials to continue to

explore how the Agency identifies,

evaluates, and uses science conducted

outside EPA to inform its decisions and

how the Agency is progressing with it’s

multiyear planning process.

Charge to the Committee—The charge

for the Committee’ Advisory on the peer

review process at EPA is: (a) Is EPA peer

reviewing the right products? (b) Are the

peer reviews conducted appropriately?

(c) Do the peer reviews make a

difference? (d) Does EPA peer review all

the science it uses (e.g., data submitted

from parties outside the Agency)? (e)

Does the RSAC have additional

comments/guidance for EPA?

For Further Information—Any

member of the public wishing further

information concerning this meeting

should contact Dr. John ‘‘Jack’’ R. Fowle

III, Designated Federal Officer, Science

Advisory Board (1400A), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202)

564–4547; FAX (202) 501–0323; or via

e-mail at fowle.jack@epa.gov. For a copy

of the draft meeting agenda, please

contact Ms. Dorothy Clark, Management

Assistant at (202) 564–4537 or by FAX

at (202) 501–0582 or via e-mail at

clark.dorothy@epa.gov.

Materials that are the subject of this

review are available from Ms. Barbara

Klieforth of the Office of Research and

Development (ORD) at (202) 564–6787

or by e-mail at

klieforth.barbara@epa.gov.

Providing Oral or Written

Comments—Members of the public who

wish to make a brief oral presentation

(10 minutes or less) to the Committee

must contact Dr. Fowle in writing (by

letter or by fax—see contact information

above) no later than 12 noon Eastern

Time, Thursday, June 19, 2001 in order

to be included on the Agenda. The

request should identify the name of the

individual who will make the

presentation, the organization (if any)

they will represent, any requirements

for audio visual equipment (e.g.,

overhead projector, 35mm projector,

chalkboard, etc), and at least 35 copies

of an outline of the issues to be

addressed or the presentation itself.

Written comments will be accepted

until close of business June 27, 2001.

See below for more information on

providing written or oral comments.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at

SAB Meetings

It is the policy of the Science

Advisory Board to accept written public

comments of any length, and to

accommodate oral public comments

whenever possible. The Science

Advisory Board expects that public

statements presented at its meetings will

not be repetitive of previously

submitted oral or written statements.

Oral Comments: In general, each

individual or group requesting an oral

presentation at a face-to-face meeting

will be limited to a total time of ten

minutes. For teleconference meetings,

opportunities for oral comment will

usually be limited to no more than three

minutes per speaker and no more than

fifteen minutes total. Deadlines for

getting on the public speaker list for a

meeting are given above. Speakers

should bring at least 35 copies of their

comments and presentation slides for

distribution to the reviewers and public

at the meeting. Written Comments:

Although the SAB accepts written

comments until the date of the meeting

(unless otherwise stated), written

comments should be received in the

SAB Staff Office at least one week prior

to the meeting date so that the

comments may be made available to the

committee for their consideration.

Comments should be supplied to the

appropriate DFO at the address/contact

information noted above in the

following formats: one hard copy with

original signature, and one electronic

copy via e-mail (acceptable file format:

WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files

(in IBM-PC/Windows 95/98 format).

Those providing written comments and

who attend the meeting are also asked

to bring 25 copies of their comments for

public distribution.

General Information—Additional

information concerning the Science

Advisory Board, its structure, function,

and composition, may be found on the

SAB Website (http://www.epa.gov/sab)

and in The FY2000 Annual Report of

the Staff Director which is available

from the SAB Publications Staff at (202)

564–4533 or via fax at (202) 501–0256.

Committee rosters, draft Agendas and

meeting calendars are also located on

our website.

Meeting Access—Individuals

requiring special accommodation at this

meeting, including wheelchair access to

the conference room, should contact Dr.

Fowle at least five business days prior

to the meeting so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Dated: May 24, 2001.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

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