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analyzed in the EA, including points of

view in opposition to, or in support of,

the staff’s preliminary views.

Procedures: The scoping meetings

will be recorded by a court reporter and

all statements (oral and written) will

become a part of the formal record of the

Commission’s proceedings on the Sahko

Hydroelectric Project. Individuals

presenting statements at the meetings

will be asked to clearly identify

themselves for the record.

Individuals, organizations, and

agencies with environmental expertise

and concerns are encouraged to attend

the meetings and assist the staff in

defining and clarifying the issues to be

addressed in the EA.

Persons choosing not to speak at the

meetings, but who have views on the

issues or information relevant to the

issues, may submit written statements

for inclusion in the public record at the

meetings. In addition, written scoping

comments may be filed with the

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, D.C. 20426, until February

12, 1996.

All written correspondence should

clearly show the following caption on

the first page: Sahko Hydroelectric

Project, FERC No. 11060–000.

Intervenors—those on the

Commission’s service list for this

proceeding (parties)—are reminded of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, requiring parties filing

documents with the Commission, to

serve a copy of the document on each

person whose name appears on the

official service list. Further, if a party

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. All entities

commenting on this scoping document

must file an original and eight copies of

the comments with the Secretary of the

Commission.

Any questions regarding this notice

may be directed to Ms. Deborah FrazierStutely, Environmental Coordinator,

FERC, at (202) 219–2842.

m. Description of Project: The

proposed project would consist of: (1) a

12-foot-high, 12-foot-wide, 80-foot-long

earthfill sediment collection

embankment with a crest at elevation

3,397 feet mean sea level (msl),

containing a broadcrest weir, a 4-foothigh, 14-foot-wide overflow spillway,

and a bypass pipe; (2) a 500-foot-long

bypass ditch to be used during

maintenance; (3) a 12-foot-high, 12-footwide, 110-foot-long earthfill intake

embankment with a crest at elevation

3,394.5 feet msl, containing a concrete

overflow spillway, an 8-foot-wide box

shaped intake structure, and bypass

pipe; (4) two unnamed springs; (5) a 24-

inch-diameter, 1,950-foot-long partially

buried steel penstock with a butterfly

valve; (6) a 25-foot-wide, 50-foot-long

masonry block powerhouse containing

one pelton turbine and generating unit

with an installed capacity of 500 Kw; (7)

a 6-foot-wide, 3-foot-high, 30-foot-long

rock rip-rap tailrace, discharging project

flows into the Snake River; (8) a

switchyard; (9) a 2,000-foot-long, 34.5-

Kv transmission line tying into an Idaho

Power Company line; and (10) related

facilities.

The proposed project would operate

run-of-ditch, where the project will use

whatever flows enter the sediment

impoundment as either irrigation waste

flows or as emanating from the two

unnamed springs on the applicant’s

property, and would generate about

1,178,000 kilowatthours of energy

annually.

n. Purpose of Project: Project power

will be sold to a local utility.

o. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: A2, A9,

B1, D8

p. Available Locations of

Applications: A copy of the application,

as amended and supplemented, is

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch, located at 888 First Street, N.E.,

Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by

calling (202) 208–1371. A copy is also

available for inspection and

reproduction at the applicant’s office

(see item (h) above).

A2. Development Application—Any

qualified applicant desiring to file a

competing application must submit to

the Commission, on or before the

specified deadline date for the

particular application, a competing

development application, or a notice of

intent to file such an application.

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing development application no

later than 120 days after the specified

deadline date for the particular

application. Applications for

preliminary permits will not be

accepted in response to this notice.

A9. 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.

B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene—

Anyone may submit a protest or a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the requirements of Rules of Practice

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,

385.211, and 385.214. In determining

the appropriate action to take, the

Commission will consider all protests

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 protests or

motions to intervene must be received

on or before the specified deadline date

for the particular application.

D8. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is not

ready for environmental analysis at this

time; therefore, the Commission is not

now requesting comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, or prescriptions.

When the application is ready for

environmental analysis, the

Commission will issue a public notice

requesting comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, or prescriptions.

All filings must (1) bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘NOTICE

OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING

APPLICATION,’’ or ‘‘COMPETING

APPLICATION;’’ (2) set forth in the

heading the name of the applicant and

the project number of the application to

which the filing responds; (3) furnish

the name, address, and telephone

number of the person protesting or

intervening; and (4) otherwise comply

with the requirements of 18 CFR

385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies

may obtain copies of the application

directly from the applicant. Any of these

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

required 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 Project Review,

Office of Hydropower Licensing,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

at the above address. A copy of any

protest or motion to intervene must be

served upon each representative of the

applicant specified in the particular

application.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5341–4]

Agency Information Collection

Activities under OMB Review

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

the Information Collection Request (ICR)

abstracted below has been forwarded to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and comment. The

ICR describes the nature of the

information collection collection and its

expected cost and burden; where

appropriate, it includes the actual data

collection instrument. Pursuant to new

requirements under the Paperwork

Reduction Act, a notice was published

in the Federal Register on August 29,

1995 announcing the renewal of this

ICR and requesting comment on the

renewal.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 8, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL:

Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–2740,

and refer to EPA ICR No. 1617.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Surviving of Motor Vehicle Air

Conditioners.

OMB Control No: 2060–0247.

EPA ICER No: 1617.02.

This is a request for an extension of

a currently approved collection. Within

the next few months, EPA intends to

propose and finalize an amendment to

the regulations implementing section

609. This amendment will, pursuant to

a statutory mandate, establish standards

for the recycling of any refrigerant in a

motor vehicle air conditioner that

substitutes for a class I or class II(ie.,

CFC or HCFC) refrigerant. This

amendment will not affect the current

recordkeeping or reporting requirements

under section 609.

Abstract: In 1992, EPA developed

regulations under Section 609 of the

Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990 (Act)

for the recycling of CFC’s in motor

vehicle air conditioners. These

regulations were published in 57 FR

31240, and are codified at 40 CFR

Subpart B (§ 82.30 et seq.). The reasons

the information is being collected, the

way the information is to be used, and

whether the requirements are

mandatory, voluntary, or required to

obtain a benefit, are described below.

The ICR renewal will not include any

burden for third-party or public

disclosures not previously reviewed and

approved by OMB.

Technician training and certification.

According to Section 609(b)(4) of the

Act, automotive technicians are

required to be certified in the proper use

of recycling equipment for servicing

motor vehicle air conditioners.

Certification programs must meet EPA

standards. The Stratospheric Protection

Division requires that certification

programs send their training and testing

materials to EPA for approval. The

information requested is used by the

Stratospheric Protection Division to

guarantee a degree of uniformity in the

testing programs for motor vehicle

service technicians in addition to proper

and valid certification.

Approved independent standards

testing organizations. In addition,

Section 609(b) (2)(A) of the Act requires

independent laboratory testing of

recycling equipment to be certified by

EPA. The Stratospheric Protection

Division requires independent

laboratories to submit an application

that proves their general capacity to

certify equipment to meet the Society of

Automotive Engineers (SAE) J standards

for recycled refrigerant. The information

requested is used by the Stratospheric

Protection division to approve

independent laboratories that can assure

and industry accepted standard of

quality in recycling and recovery

equipment.

Substantially identical equipment.

Section 609(b)(2)(B) of the Act allows

equipment that was purchased before

the proposal of the regulations to be

approved by EPA if it is substantially

identical to equipment that has been

certified by an EPA approved

independent laboratory. This measure is

designed to incorporate or

‘‘grandfather’’ older equipment that has

not been submitted to an independent

laboratory for testing. The equipment

manufacturer or owners may submit the

following to the Stratospheric Protection

Division: an application and supporting

documents that includes process flow

sheets, a list of equipment components

and any other information that would

indicate that the equipment is capable

of recovering and/or cleaning the

refrigerant to standards set forth in the

appropriate appendix to the regulations.

The information provided allows EPA to

determine if the equipment is

substantially identical to certified

equipment.

Certification, reporting and

recordkeeping. To facilitate enforcement

under Section 609, EPA has developed

several recordkeeping requirements.

The information is used by the

Stratospheric Protection Division to

verify compliance with Section 609 of

the Act. First, an establishment that

owns recover-only equipment must

maintain records of the name and

address of the facility that is reclaiming

its refrigerant. Second, any person who

owns approved refrigerant recovery or

recycling equipment must retain records

demonstrating that all persons

authorized to operate the equipment are

currently certified technicians. Last, any

person who sells or distributes

refrigerant that is in a container of less

than 20 pounds must verify that the

purchaser is a certified technician,

unless the purchase of small containers

is for resale only. In that case, the seller

must obtain a written statement from

the purchaser that the containers are for

resale only and must indicate the

purchaser’s name and business address.

In addition, section 609(d)(3)–(4) of

the Act requires that by January 1, 1992,

all entities that service motor vehicle air

containers for consideration must have

acquired approved refrigerant recycling

equipment. The establishment must

have submitted to the Administrator on

a one-time basis a certificate that

provides the following information: the

name of the equipment owner, the

address of the service establishment

where the equipment will be used, and

the make, model, year, and serial

number of the equipment. Note that this

reporting requirement is contained in

the statute itself and was not developed

by EPA.

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. The Federal Register

Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on August

29, 1995.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average .13 hours per

response. This estimate includes the

time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes

of collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of
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information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Affected entities: Entities affected by

this action are new and used motor

vehicle dealers, gasoline service

stations, truck rental and leasing

facilities without drivers, passenger car

rental facilities, top, body, upholstery

repair and paint shops, general

automotive repair shops, and

automotive repair shops not elsewhere

classified. Clean Air Act Section 609

automotive air-conditioning technician

certification programs, and approved

independent standards testing

organizations, will also be affected.

Estimated No. of Respondents:

16,039.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 8,923 hours.

Frequency of Collection: Most

requirements require collection on a

one-time only basis.

This renewal shows a significant

reduction in burden from the original

information collection request. This

reduction is due primarily to revisions

in the estimates of the number of service

facilities that must complete

certifications for the equipment they

have purchased. EPA estimates that over

250,000 pieces of equipment have been

purchased in the United States. As a

result, the Agency estimates that no

more than 10,000 existing facilities, plus

4,000 new facilities, will need to

complete the certification forms in any

year. In addition, the reduction in

burden hours from the original ICR is

due in part to a revision in the estimate

of the time it takes for a service facility

manager to fill out the certification

form. EPA believes that the original

estimate of one half-hour was

inaccurate. This time was halved, from

one half-hour to one quarter-hour.

Certain other changes to the ICR have

been made in order to reflect the current

size of the sectors affected by the ICR.

For example, there are now

approximately 25 organizations that

certify automotive service technicians to

work with recover/recycle equipment.

This revised number of organizations is

reflected in the cost and burden hour

totals.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques, to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1617.02 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0247 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2136), 401 M

Street, SW., Washington DC 20460

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for

EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: November 28, 1995.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Information Division.

[FR Doc. 95–29840 Filed 12–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

[FRL–5341–2]

Request for Comments: Preaward

Compliance Review Report for all

Applicants Requesting Federal

Financial Assistance, Agency

Information Collection Activities up for

Renewal (OMB Control Number 2090–

0014)

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

proposed and/or continuing Information

Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB).

Before submitting the ICRs to OMB for

review and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collections as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before February 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Office of Civil Rights,

USEPA Waterside Mall (WSM), 401 M

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Interested parties may receive a copy

without charge by writing to this

address or by calling Mary St. Peter at

(202)260–4967.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary St. Peter: phone (202) 260–4967:

fax (202) 260–4580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are grant and loan

applicants, generally state and local

governments, universities, etc., who

must complete a simple form with the

requested data.

Title: Preaward Compliance Review

Report, EPA form 4700–4, OMB Control

Number 2090–0014, expiration date 1/

31/96.

Abstract: The information request and

gathering is part of the requirement of

40 CFR Part 7, ‘‘Nondiscrimination in

Program Receiving Federal Assistance

from the Environmental Protection

Agency’’, at 40 CFR § 7.80. The

regulation implements statutes which

prohibit discrimination on the bases of

race, color, national origin, sex and

handicap. This information is also

required, in part, by the Department of

Justice regulations, 28 CFR 42.406 and

28 CFR 42.407. The information is

collected on a short form from grant and

loan applicants as part of the

application. The EPA Director of Civil

Rights manages the data collection

through a regional component or

delegated state, both of whom also carry

out the data analysis and make the

recommendation on the respondent’s

ability to meet the requirements of the

regulation, as well as the respondent’s

current compliance with the regulation.

The information and analysis is of

sufficient value for the Director to

determine whether the applicant is in

compliance with the regulation.

Analysis of the data allows EPA to

determine:

(1) Whether there appears to be

discrimination in the provision of

program or activity services between the

minority and non-minority population.

This allows EPA to determine whether

any action is necessary by it before the

award of the grant or loan.

(2) Whether the respondent is

designing grant or loan financed

facilities to be accessible to

handicapped individuals or whether a

regulatory exemption is applicable. This

allows EPA to determine whether

design changes are necessary prior to

the award of the grant or loan, which

can save the respondent a significant

amount of money, e.g., ensuring a

facility is accessible to the handicapped

is much less costly if this requirement

is included in the design rather than

after construction has begun.

(3) Whether the respondent receives

or has applied for financial assistance

from other Federal agencies. This

information allows EPA to canvass these

other agencies to avoid conducting

duplicate compliance audits, reviews, or

complaint investigations and is a

reduction of burden on respondents.

Responses to the collection of

information are required to obtain a

grant or loan and are kept on file by the

state distributing the funds.

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 40 CFR Chapter

15.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments to: