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environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative routes), and measures to

avoid or lessen environmental impact.

The more specific your comments, the

more useful they will be. Please follow

the instructions below to ensure that

your comments are received and

properly recorded:

• Address your letter to: Lois Cashell,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 825 North Capitol St.,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426;

• Reference docket No. CP95–191–

000;

• Send a copy of your letter to: Mr.

Mark Jensen, EA Project Manager,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

825 North Capitol Street., N.E., Room

7312, Washington, D.C. 20426; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, D.C. on

or before April 17, 1995.

If you wish to receive a copy of the

EA, you should request one from Mr.

Jensen at the above address.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding or become an ‘‘intervenor’’.

Among other things, intervenors have

the right to receive copies of caserelated Commission documents and

filings by other intervenors. Likewise,

each intervenor must provide copies of

its filings to all other parties. If you

want to become an intervenor you must

file a Motion to Intervene according to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) (see appendix 3).

The date for filing timely motions to

intervene in this proceeding has passed.

Therefore, parties now seeking to file

late interventions must show good

cause, as required by section

385.214(b)(3), why this time limitation

should be waived. Environmental issues

have been viewed as good cause for late

intervention. You do not need

intervenor status to have your scoping

comments considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from Mr.

Mark Jensen, EA Project Manager, at

(202) 208—0828.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–6456 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RM95–6–000]

Alternatives to Traditional Cost-ofService Ratemaking for Natural Gas

Pipelines; Notice of Extension of Time

March 10, 1995.

On March 3, 1995, the Interstate

Natural Gas Association of America, the

America Gas Association, the

Associated Gas Distributors, the

Independent Petroleum Association of

America, and the Natural Gas Supply

Association (Indicated Petitioners) filed

a motion for an extension of time within

which to file comments and responses

to questions raised in the Commission’s

Request for Comments issued February

8, 1995 (60 FR 8356, February 14, 1995),

in the above-docketed proceeding. In its

motion, Indicated Petitioners states that

due to the complex nature of the subject

matter and the numerous questions

raised by the Request for Comments and

the Staff Paper dealing with marketbased rates, additional time is needed to

analyze, prepare, and file comments.

The motion also states that a modest

extension is in the public interest and

will not unnecessarily delay the

proceeding.

Upon consideration, notice is hereby

given that an extension of time within

which to file comments in this

proceeding is granted to and including

April 25, 1995.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–6486 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5173–2]

Office of Environmental Justice and

the Office of Civil Rights Solicitation

Notice for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995;

Environmental Justice Community/

University Partnership Grants Program

Purpose of Notice

The purpose of this notice is to solicit

applications from eligible candidates

under the Environmental Justice

Community/University Partnership

Grants Program of the Environmental

Protection Agency.

Grants Program Overview

The grants program was established to

help community groups to efficiently

address local environmental justice

issues through active partnerships with

institutions of higher education, such as

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving

Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges (TC)

and institutions of higher education

serving Asian-American (AA) and other

minority or low-income communities.

Executive Orders 12876 (HBCUs) and

Executive Order 12900 (Educational

Excellence for Hispanic Americans) are

designed to futher opportunities for

HBCU participation in Federal programs

and for Hispanic American participation

in Federal education programs. This

grants program will further the Agency’s

commitment, as expressed in its March

14,1994 reaffirmation of EPA’s 1984

Indian Policy, to develop a stronger

partnership with Tribal governments in

protecting the environment.

Under this program, EPA will

emphasize meaningful, fully interactive

two-way cooperation between

communities and HBCUs, HSIs, TCs,

and institutions of higher education

serving Asian-Americans and other

minority or low-income communities, to

address environmental justice issues

(e.g., waste sites that are polluting water

bodies, or pesticide contamination of

farm workers), and to identify pollution

sources, train residents on their rights

and responsibilities, and help to resolve

environmental problems. Partnerships

must be established with formal

agreements (ie. Memorandum of

Understanding) between a University or

College and at least one socioeconomically disadvantaged community

which is adversely impacted by an

environmental hazard. Participation by

these institutions and communities in

government programs is advanced by

expanding community outreach, and

providing training, and education.

These initiatives become the catalyst for

increasing environmental awareness

and involvement in resolving

environmental problems such as

exposure to environmental pollutants in

minority and low-income populations.

The main objective of the program is

to link members of a community, who

are directly affected by adverse

environmental conditions with an

academic institution’s staff. This effort

is designed to ensure that both:

• are aware of basic environmental

regulations, laws, concepts, issues, and

resources;

• understand their role in identifying

and defining problems, and monitoring

contaminants related to environmental

exposures;

• are included in the dialogue that

results in shaping future policies,

guidances, and approaches to problem

solving; and

• are encouraged to be active partners

in developing responses and setting

priorities for intervention and legal

recourse.