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No. 1 (Tariff). The Service Agreement

adds COASTAL as a customer under the

Tariff.

PECO requests an effective date of

December 4, 1995, for the Service

Agreement.

PECO states that copies of this filing

have been supplied to COASTAL and to

the Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: January 4, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER96–566–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

1995, Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation tendered for filing an

executed service agreement with

Industrial Energy Applications, Inc.

under its CS–1 Coordination Sales

Tariff.

Comment date: January 4, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–567–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

1995, Wisconsin Electric Power

Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered

for filing an Electric Service Agreement

between itself and AEP Service

Company (AEP). The Electric Service

Agreement provides for service under

Wisconsin Electric’s Coordination Sales

Tariff.

Wisconsin Electric requests an

effective date of sixty days from the date

of filing. Copies of the filing have been

served on AEP, the Public Service

Commission of Wisconsin and the

Michigan Public Service Commission.

Comment date: January 4, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–568–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

1995, Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur,

Illinois 62525, tendered for filing firm

and non-firm transmission agreements

under which Illinois Power will take

transmission service pursuant to its

open access transmission tariff. The

agreements are based on the Form of

Service Agreements in Illinois Power’s

tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an

effective date of December 4, 1995.

Comment date: January 4, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–569–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

1995, Wisconsin Electric Power

Company (Wisconsin Electric), tendered

for filing an Electric Service Agreement

and a Transmission Service Agreement

between itself and Catex-Vitol Electric

L.L.C. (Catex). The Electric Service

Agreement provides for service under

Wisconsin Electric’s Coordination Sales

Tariff. The Transmission Service

Agreement allows Catex to receive

transmission service under Wisconsin

Electric’s proposed FERC Point to Point

Transmission Tariff, currently pending

under Docket No. ER95–1474, Rate

Schedule STNF.

Wisconsin Electric requests an

effective date of sixty days from the date

of filing. Copies of the filing have been

served on Catex, the Public Service

Commission of Wisconsin and the

Michigan Public Service Commission.

Comment date: January 4, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Central Hudson Gas and Electric

Corporation

[Docket No. ER96–571–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

1995, Central Hudson Gas and Electric

Corporation (CHG&E), tendered for

filing pursuant to 35.12 of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission’s

(Commission) Regulations in 18 CFR, a

Service Agreement between CHG&E and

Cenergy Inc. The terms and conditions

of service under this Agreement are

made pursuant to CHG&E’s FERC

Electric Rate Schedule, Original Volume

1 (Power Sales Tariff) accepted by the

Commission in Docket No. ER94–1662.

CHG&E also has requested waiver of the

60-day notice provision pursuant to 18

CFR 35.11.

A copy of this filing has been served

on the Public Service Commission of the

State of New York.

Comment date: January 4, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Louisville Gas and Electric

Company

[Docket No. ER96–572–000]

Take notice that on December 11,

1995, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company, tendered for filing copies of

service agreements between Louisville

Gas and Electric Company and Rainbow

Energy Marketing Corporation under

Rate GSS.

Comment date: January 4, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–31482 Filed 12–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Project Nos. 1962–000, et al.]

Hydroelectric Applications (Pacific Gas

& Electric Company, et al.); Notice of

Applications

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric applications have been

filed with the Commission and are

available for public inspection:

1a. Type of Application: New License.

b. Project No.: 1962–000.

c. Date Filed: September 28, 1979.

d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric

Company (PG&E).

e. Name of Project: Rock Creek-Cresta

Project.

f. Location: North Fork Feather River

near the towns of Marysville and

Oroville in Butte, Plumas, Sutter, and

Yuba counties, California.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Tom Jereb,

Project Manager, Pacific Gas and

Electric Company, P.O. Box 770000,

Mail Code N11D, San Francisco, CA

94177, (415) 973–9320.

i. FERC Contact: James Haimes at

(202) 219–2780.

j. Deadline Date: February 16, 1996.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

This application is ready for

environmental analysis at this time—see

attached paragraph D6.

l. Description of Existing Project: The

constructed Rock Creek-Cresta Project

includes two developments—Rock

Creek and Cresta. There are
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approximately 542 acres of United

States lands within the project

boundary, including 416.5 acres within

Plumas National Forest. Most (292.6

acres) of the project’s federal lands are

occupied by project transmission line

right-of-way.

Rock Creek Development is

comprised of the following facilities: (1)

Rock Creek Dam, a 126-foot-high

concrete gravity dam with overflow

structure that has a crest length of 567

feet; (2) a primary spillway containing

two 124-foot-wide bays, each controlled

by a hydraulically operated drum gate;

(3) a 22.5-foot-wide supplementary

spillway, located to the west of the

drum gates, controlled by a radial gate;

(4) Rock Creek Reservoir, the 2.8-milelong, 118-acre impoundment formed in

1950 by Rock Creek Dam; (5) a

reinforced concrete intake structure

within the reservoir, about 100 feet

upstream of the dam near the western

abutment; (6) a 34,110-foot-long tunnel,

varying in diameter from 19 to 25 feet,

with an underground surge chamber; (7)

two penstocks, 906 and 938 feet long,

with diameters varying from 12 feet to

9.75 feet; (8) a reinforced concrete and

steel frame powerhouse, located on the

west bank of the river about 6.5 miles

downstream from Rock Creek Dam,

containing 2 vertical Francis turbines

with a combined maximum hydraulic

capacity of 3,660 cubic feet per second

(cfs), each turbine rated at 73,500

horsepower (HP) (54.8 megawatts

[MW]), and direct-connected to a

generator with a capacity of 62.4 MW,

resulting in a total turbine-controlled

installed capacity of 109.6 MW; and (9)

a switchyard, adjacent to the

powerhouse, containing two 13.8/230-

kilovolt (kV) transformer banks.

Cresta Development includes the

following facilities: (1) Cresta Dam, a

114-foot-high concrete gravity dam with

overflow structure that has a crest

length of 377.5 feet; (2) a primary

spillway containing two 124-foot-wide

bays, each controlled by a hydraulically

operated drum gate; (3) a 22.5-foot-wide

supplementary spillway, located to the

east of the drum gates, controlled by a

radial gate; (4) Cresta Reservoir, the 2.9-

mile-long, 95-acre impoundment formed

in 1949 by Cresta Dam; (5) a reinforced

concrete intake structure within the

reservoir, about 100 feet upstream of the

dam, near the eastern abutment; (6) a

21,080-foot-long tunnel, varying in

diameter from 19 to 26 feet, with an

underground surge chamber; (7) two 12-

foot-diameter steel penstocks, 800 and

775 feet long; (8) a reinforced concrete,

steel frame powerhouse, located on the

east bank of the river about 4 miles

downstream of Cresta Dam, containing 2

vertical Francis turbines with a

combined maximum hydraulic capacity

of 4,065 cfs, each turbine rated at 46,500

HP (34.7 MW) and direct-connected to

a generator having a capacity of 36.9

MW, resulting in a total turbinecontrolled installed capacity of 69.4

MW; and (9) a switchyard, located

adjacent to the powerhouse, containing

two 11.5/230-kv transformer banks.

The Rock Creek-Cresta Project also

includes three 230-kilovolt transmission

lines: (1) A 71.6-mile-long line from

Rock Creek switchyard to the Rio Oso

substation in the Sacramento Valley; (2)

a 7.7-mile-long line connecting the Rock

Creek and Cresta switchyards; and (3) a

63.8-mile-long line from the Cresta

switchyard to the Rio Oso substation.

PG&E currently proposes to: (1)

Continue operating the existing Rock

Creek and Cresta Developments as

peaking facilities to generate an average

of 1,014.3 gigawatt-hours per year; (2)

install at the Rock Creek powerhouse

new runners on both turbines and new

main transformers; (3) implement the

provisions of its 1991 Fish and Wildlife

Agreement with the California

Department of Fish and Game

concerning the Rock Creek-Cresta

Project; (4) construct, operate, and

maintain handicapped-accessible public

access areas for fishing and carry-in

boating at Indian Bar on Rock Creek

Reservoir and also at Rock Creek Inlet,

located at the upper end of Cresta

Reservoir, each area to include paved

parking for 12 vehicles, one sealed-vault

restroom, refuse containers, and signs;

(5) install informational signs and traffic

barriers to prevent the launching of

trailered boats at the existing,

undeveloped Chips Creek access area on

Rock Creek reservoir; and (6) implement

the sediment management measures

filed with the Commission on November

6, 1995.

By letters dated March 18, 1993, and

February 13, 1995, PG&E informed the

Commission that it was withdrawing

several previously filed proposals to

construct and operate: (1) Two water

diversion facilities and associated

conduits, which would have diverted

flows from Jackass Creek and Chambers

Creek into Rock Creek tunnel; and (2)

additional facilities at the Rock Creek—

Cresta Project.

The following facilities that PG&E

previously proposed to construct and

operate at the Rock Creek Development

are no longer included in the

application for new license: (1) A small

powerhouse at Rock Creek Dam

containing one turbine-generator unit

with a maximum hydraulic capacity of

108 cfs and an installed capacity of 750

kilowatts (kW); (2) an enlarged intake to

and concrete liner in the unlined

portions of Rock Creek tunnel, which

would have increased this facility’s

hydraulic capacity; (3) a 14-footdiameter, 500-foot-long steel penstock to

serve a new turbine-generator; and (4) a

new powerhouse containing one

turbine-generator unit having a

maximum hydraulic capacity of 2,000

cfs and an installed capacity of 78 MW.

The following facilities that PG&E

previously proposed to construct and

operate at the Cresta Development are

no longer included in the application

for new license: (1) A small powerhouse

at Cresta Dam containing one turbinegenerator unit having a maximum

hydraulic capacity of 52 cfs and an

installed capacity of 375 kW; (2) an

enlarged intake to and concrete liner in

the unlined portions of Cresta tunnel;

(3) a 15-foot-diameter, 655-foot-long

steel penstock to serve a new turbinegenerator; (4) a new powerhouse

containing one turbine-generator unit

with a maximum hydraulic capacity of

1,535 cfs and an installed capacity of 34

MW; (5) new turbine runners on the

existing units at Cresta powerhouse; and

(6) new transformers.

m. Purpose of Project: The average

annual generation of the Rock Creek -

Cresta Project is 1,014.3 GWh. Power

generated at the project is delivered to

customers within the applicant’s service

area.

n. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B and

D6.

o. Available Locations of Application:

A copy of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference and

Files Maintenance Branch, located at

888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

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

for inspection and reproduction at

Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s

office at 245 Market Street, Room 1124,

San Francisco, California 94177.

2a. Type of Application: Joint

Application for Transfer of License

(Minor License).

b. Project No.: 2446–013.

c. Date Filed: November 3, 1995.

d. Applicants: Commonwealth Edison

Company and Dixon Energy, L.L.C.

e. Name of Project: Dixon

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Rock River in

Dixon, Lee County, Illinois,

approximately 100 miles west of

Chicago and 35 miles south and west of

Rockford, Illinois.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC §§ 791(a)–825(r)./

h. Contacts:
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Ms. Pamela B. Strobel and Mr. Robert E.

Berdelle, Commonwealth Edison

Company, One First National Plaza,

Chicago, IL 60690 (708) 663–5054

Mr. Paul F. Hanzlik, Hopkins & Sutter,

Three First National Plaza, Chicago,

IL 60602 (312) 558–4231

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles,

(202) 219–2671.

j. Comment Date: February 5, 1996.

k. Description of the Proposed Action:

The licensee, Commonwealth Edison

Company, seeks to transfer the project

license and become a co-licensee with

Dixon Energy, L.L.C.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

3a. Type of Application: Conduit

Exemption.

b. Project No.: 11564–000.

c. Date filed: November 29, 1995.

d. Applicant: Robert Z. Walker and

Harold Foster.

e. Name of Project: West Hill.

f. Location: On Cold Springs, a

tributary of Cold Creek, in Siskiyou

County, California. Township 47N,

Range 4W, Section 18.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 USC §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Z.

Walker, 11834 Ager Beswick Road,

Montague, CA 96064.

i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at

(202) 219–2846.

j. Description of Project: The proposed

project would consist of: (1) a

bifurcation attached to the applicant’s

existing irrigation conduit; (2) a 1,500-

foot-long, 24-inch-diameter penstock;

(3) a powerhouse containing four

generating units with a combined

capacity of 100.4 kW and an average

annual generation of 280.0 MWh; and

(4) a tailrace discharging into Cold

Creek, consisting of two 15-inchdiameter PVC pipes.

k. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the State Historic

Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required

by section 106, National Historic

Preservation Act, and the regulations of

the Advisory council on Historic

Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

l. Under Section 4.32 (b)(7) of the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR), if

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or

person believes that the applicant

should conduct an additional scientific

study to form an adequate factual basis

for a complete analysis of the

application on its merits, they must file

a request for the study with the

Commission, not later than 60 days after

the date of the filing of the application,

and must serve a copy of the request on

the applicant.

4a. Type of Application: Major

License—Existing Dam.

b. Project No.: 11565–000.

c. Date filed: December 1, 1995.

d. Applicant: Thermalito Power

Corporation.

e. Name of Project: Therm II.

f. Location: At the California

Department of Water Resources’

Thermalito afterbay dam, in Butte

County, California. Township 19 N,

Range 1 E, Section 33.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 USC 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Stan

Malinky, 311 D Street, West Sacramento

CA 95605, (916) 372–0534.

i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at

(202) 219–2846.

j. Description of Project: The proposed

project would develop the excess

capacity of licensed Project No. 2100,

and would consist of: (1) a new gated

outlet structure installed at the dam; (2)

a powerhouse containing three

generating units with a combined

capacity of 10,900 Kw and an average

annual generation of 56 Gwh; (3) a 400-

foot-long, 200-foot-wide tailrace canal

leading to the Feather River and

connecting to; (4) the existing SutterButte canal to be used for releases (5) a

350-foot-long transmission line; and (6)

appurtenant facilities.

k. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the State Historic

Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required

by section 106, National Historic

Preservation Act, and the regulations of

the Advisory council on Historic

Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

l. Under Section 4.32 (b)(7) of the

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR), if

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or

person believes that the applicant

should conduct an additional scientific

study to form an adequate factual basis

for a complete analysis of the

application on its merits, they must file

a request for the study with the

Commission, not later than 60 days after

the date of the filing of the application,

and must serve a copy of the request on

the applicant.

5a. Type of Application: Amendment

of Recreation Plan and Change of Project

Boundary.

b. Project No.: 2628–047.

c. Date Filed: November 1, 1995.

d. Applicant: Alabama Power

Company.

e. Name of Project: R. L. Harris

Project.

f. Location: The project reservoir is

located on the Tallapoosa River in eastcentral Alabama in Clay, Cleburne, and

Randolph counties near the cities of

Lineville and Wedowee.

g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. § 791(a)-825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Barry Lovett,

Alabama Power Company, 600 North

18th Street, P. O. Box 2641,

Birmingham, AL 35291–0364, (205)

250–1268.

i. FERC contact: John K. Hannula,

(202) 219–0116.

j. Comment date: February 5, 1996.

k. Description of Application: The

licensee proposes to remove residential

lands from the project, increase the

amount of hunting lands, open hunting

areas to the handicapped, add Flatrock

Park to the project, and encourage

recreation within natural areas. The

licensee will maintain total project

acreage but the project boundary would

be changed. The proposed changes

would improve the management,

maintenance, security and recreational

uses of project lands.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

6a. Type of Application: Non-Project

Use of Project Lands and Waters and

Amending License.

b. Project No: 2009–009.

c. Date Filed: November 21, 1995.

d. Applicant: Virginia Electric and

Power Company.

e. Name of Projects: Gaston and

Roanoke Rapids.

f. Location: Lake Gaston Reservoir of

the Gaston Development in Mecklenberg

County, Virginia.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of

the Federal Power Act.

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. W. R.

Cartwright, Senior Vice President—

Fossil and Hydro, Virginia Power, 5000

Dominion Boulevard, Glen Allen, VA

23060, (804) 273–3590.

i. FERC Contact: Steve Edmondson

(202) 219–2653.

j. Comment Date: February 2, 1996.

k. Description of Project: Virginia

Power has filed for Commission

approval, a request for non-project use

of project lands and waters to allow the

Town of South Hill Virginia to

construct, operate and maintain a water

intake facility within the Gaston and

Roanoke Rapids Project in the Lake

Gaston Reservoir approximately 300 feet

upstream of the US Highway No. 1

Bridge. The applicant is proposing the

withdrawal of up to 14 million gallons

per day of water from the Lake Gaston

Reservoir for municipal purposes.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

Standard Paragraphs

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit
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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.

C1. 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. 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, D.C.

20426. A copy of any motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

D2. 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.

D6. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is ready

for environmental analysis at this time,

and the Commission is requesting

comments, reply comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions.

The Commission directs, pursuant to

section 4.34(b) of the regulations (see

Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56

FR 23108, May 20, 1991) that all

comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions and prescriptions concerning

the application be filed with the

Commission within 60 days from the

issuance date of this notice. (February

16, 1996 for Project No. 1962–000). All

reply comments must be filed with the

Commission within 105 days from the

date of this notice. (April 1, 1996 for

Project No. 1962–000).

Anyone may obtain an extension of

time for these deadlines from the

Commission only upon a showing of

good cause or extraordinary

circumstances in accordance with 18

CFR 385.2008.

All filings must (1) bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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. All

comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions or prescriptions must set

forth their evidentiary basis and

otherwise comply with the requirements

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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, D.C. 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. A copy of

all other filings in reference to this

application must be accompanied by

proof of service on all persons listed in

the service list prepared by the

Commission in this proceeding, in

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and

385.2010.

Dated: December 26, 1995.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–31483 Filed 12–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Agency Forms Under Review

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System (Board)

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

BACKGROUND: In accordance with the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

chapter 35), the Board may not conduct

or sponsor, and the respondent is not

required to respond to, an information

collection that has been extended,

revised, or implemented on or after

October 1, 1995, unless it displays a

currently valid Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) control number. The

following currently approved collection

of information has received approval

from the Federal Financial Institutions

Examination Council (FFIEC), of which

the Board is a member, and is hereby

published for comment. At the end of

the comment period, the comments and

recommendations received will be

analyzed to determine the extent to

which the information collection may

be modified prior to the Board’s

submission to OMB for review and

approval. Comments are invited on:

(a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the federal banking

agencies’ functions, including whether

the information has practical utility;

(b) The accuracy of the Board’s

estimate of the burden of the

information collection, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

(c) Ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of

information collection on respondents,

including through the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before February 27, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments, which should

refer to the OMB control number,

should be addressed to Mr. William W.

Wiles, Secretary, Board of Governors of

the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C

Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551,

or delivered to the Board’s mail room

between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., and to

the security control room outside of

those hours. Both the mail room and the

security control room are accessible

from the courtyard entrance on 20th

Street between Constitution Avenue and

C Street, N.W. Comments received may

be inspected in room M-P-500 between

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except as

provided in section 261.8 of the Board’s

Rules Regarding Availability of

Information, 12 CFR 261.8(a).

A copy of the comments may also be

submitted to the OMB desk officer for

the Board: Milo Sunderhauf, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 3208,

Washington, D.C. 20503.