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Central Hudson states that a copy of

its filing was served on Con Edison,

Niagara Mohawk and the State of New

York Public Service Commission.

Comment date: May 3, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Central Hudson Gas & Electric

Corporation

[Docket No. ER96–1566–000]

Take notice that on April 15, 1996,

Central Hudson Gas and Electric

Corporation (Central Hudson), tendered

for filing its development of actual costs

for 1995 related to substation service

provided to Consolidated Edison

Company of New York, Inc. (Con

Edison) in accordance with the

provisions of its Rate Schedule FERC

No. 43.

Central Hudson indicates that the

actual cost amounted to $232,083 for

1995 will be the basis on which

estimated charges for 1996 will be

billed. Central Hudson requests waiver

on the notice requirements set forth in

18 CFR 35.11 of the Regulations to

permit charges to become effective

January 1, 1996, as agreed by the parties.

Central Hudson states that a copy of

its filing was served on Con Edison and

the State of New York Public Service

Commission.

Comment date: May 3, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. PSI Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96–1567–000]

Take notice that on April 15, 1996,

PSI Energy, Inc. (PSI), tendered for filing

pursuant to the Service Agreement

between the Town of Veedersburg and

PSI a revised Exhibit A (Service

Specifications).

Said Exhibit A provides for revised

service characteristics at the

Municipal’s delivery point(s).

Copies of the filing were served on the

Town of Veedersburg and the Indiana

Utility Regulatory Commission.

Comment date: May 3, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–1568–000]

Take notice that on April 15, 1996,

Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur,

Illinois 62526, tendered for filing a

Power Sales Tariff, Service Agreement

under which Delhi Energy Services, Inc.

will take service under Illinois Power

Company’s Power Sales Tariff. The

agreements are based on the Form of

Service Agreement in Illinois Power’s

tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an

effective date of April 1, 1996.

Comment date: May 3, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–1569–000]

Take notice that on April 15, 1996,

Illinois Power Company (Illinois

Power), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur,

Illinois 62526, tendered for filing a

Power Sales Tariff, Service Agreement

under which QST Energy Trading Inc.

will take service under Illinois Power

Company’s Power Sales Tariff. The

agreements are based on the Form of

Service Agreement in Illinois Power’s

tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an

effective date of April 1, 1996.

Comment date: May 3, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. Maine Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER96–1570–000]

Take notice that on April 15, 1996,

Maine Public Service Company

submitted an agreement under its

Umbrella Power Sales tariff.

Comment date: May 3, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. Central Power and Light Company

and West Texas Utilities Company

[Docket No. ER96–1571–000]

Take notice that on April 15, 1996,

Central Power and Light Company (CPL)

and West Texas Utilities Company

(WTU) (jointly, the Companies),

submitted two Transmission Service

Agreements, dated April 4, 1996,

providing for transmission to, from and

over both the East and North HVDC

Ties, establishing Texas Utilities

Electric Company (TU) as a customer

under the terms of the ERCOT Interpool

Transmission Service Tariff.

The Companies request waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements.

Copies of this filing were served upon

TU.

Comment date: May 3, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. Public Service Company of

Oklahoma and Southwestern Electric

Power Company

[Docket No. ER96–1572–000]

Take notice that on April 15, 1996,

Public Service Company of Oklahoma

(PSO) and Southwestern Electric Power

Company (SWEPCO) (jointly, the

Companies) submitted (1) two

Transmission Service Agreements dated

April 4, 1996, providing for

transmission to, from and over both the

East and North HVDC Ties, establishing

Texas Utilities Electric Company (TU)

as a customer under the terms of the

Companies’ Southwestern Power Pool

(SPP) Interpool Tariff; and (2) an

Agreement between the Companies and

TU to prevent double counting.

The Companies request waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirements.

Copies of this filing were served upon

TU and the Public Utility Commission

of Texas.

Comment date: May 3, 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. 96–10352 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–5415–9]

Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared April 08, 1996 Through April

12, 1996 pursuant to the Environmental

Review Process (ERP), under Section

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act as amended. Requests for

copies of EPA comments can be directed

to the Office of Federal Activities at

(202) 564–7167.

An explanation of the ratings assigned

to draft environmental impact

statements (EISs) was published in FR

dated April 05, 1996 (61 FR 15251).
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Draft EISs

ERP No. D–COE–D35057–MD Rating

EC2, Poplar Island Restoration Project,

Dredging, Construction and Placement

of Dredged Materials, Implementation,

Chesapeake Bay, Talbot County, MD.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding the

monitoring, maintenance, and remedial

action components of the project, as

well as the lack of information regarding

these issues.

ERP No. D–COE–K01074–CA Rating

EO2, Morrison Creek Mining Reach

Upstream North of Jackson Highway,

Implementation, Community Plan

Amendment, Rezoning, Use Permit

Amendment to Existing Use Permit and

COE Section 404 Permit, Sacramento

County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns over potential

impacts to wetlands resources,

including vernal pools, as well as

potential adverse impacts to air quality.

ERP No. D–COE–K39040–CA Rating

EC2, San Diego County Water Authority

Emergency Water Storage Project,

Construction and Operation, COE

Section 404 Permit and Permit

Application, San Diego County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns over potential

cumulative impacts to fish and wildlife

and riparian corridors due to

construction of new reservoirs proposed

under certain alternatives, and strongly

recommended that the Corps not select

an alternative that provides for

construction of new dams or reservoirs.

EPA also requested additional

information regarding pollution

measures and cumulative impacts.

ERP No. D–COE–K90029–CA Rating

EC2, Delta Wetlands Project,

Construction and Operation Water

Storage Project on Four Islands in the

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta,

Approval of Permits, San Joaquin and

Contra Costa Counties, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns because of the

potential for movement of optimum

salinity conditions upstream, which

represents a possible significant adverse

impact to key components of the Bay

Delta ecosystem. EPA is also concerned

that diversions onto the islands may

significantly attenuate pulse flows

associated with spring storms and that

Delta Wetlands operations are not

integrated with operation of the State

Water Project and Central Valley

Project.

ERP No. D–COE–L23001–WA Rating

EO2, Resource Investments Landfill

Facility Construction, COE Section 404

Permit Issuance, Pierce County, WA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding

potential adverse impacts to surface

water, air quality, groundwater and

wetlands. Additional information is

needed regarding the definition of the

project’s purpose and need, as well as

the alternatives analysis.

ERP No. D–FRC–L05214–WA Rating

LO, Priest Rapids Project (FERC No.

2114–024), Evaluation of Downstream

Fish Passage Facilities, New License

Issuance with Conditions to Protect the

Migratory Juvenile Salmon (Smolts),

Columbia River Basin, Grant County,

WA.

Summary: EPA had no enviromental

concerns regarding the proposed

project.

ERP No. DA–COE–L39045–AK Rating

LO, Chignik Small Boat Harbor

Development and Construction,

Updated Information concerning

Alternatives, Anchorage Bay, Alaska

Peninsula, AK.

Summary: EPA’s review has revealed

no potential environmental concerns

that would require substantive changes

to the proposal.

ERP No. DS–COE–K32028–CA Rating

EC2, Richmond Harbor Deep Draft

Navigation Improvements, Updated and

Additional Information to Improve

Navigation Efficiency into the Potrero

Reach Channel, San Francisco Bay,

Contra Costa County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns over: (1) the

lack of an adequate economic analysis

on which to evaluate the practicability

of different disposal alternatives

presented in the DEIS, and (2) the need

to address potential mitigation for the

losses of shallow water habitat that

would be associated with widening of

the navigation channels and creating the

new turning circle.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–L65246–WA First

Creek Basin Restoration Project,

Implementation, Wenatchee National

Forest, Chelan Ranger District, Chelan

County, WA.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS

was not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

ERP No. F–DOE–L09807–WA Hanford

Site K Basins Management of Spent

Nuclear Fuel, Storage and Disposal,

Application for Approval of

Construction and NPDES Permit

Issuance, Columbia River, Richland,

Benton County, WA.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS

was not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

ERP No. F–GSA–L40195–WA Pacific

Highway Port of Entry (POE) Facility

Expansion, Construction of WA–543 in

Blaine, near the United States/Canada

Border in Blaine, Whatcom County,

WA.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS

was not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

ERP No. F–IBR–K39037–CA Cachuma

Water Supply Project, Implementation,

Long-Term Contract Renewal, Santa

Ynez Valley, Bradbury Dam, Santa

Barbara County, CA.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS

was not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

Dated: April 22, 1996.

B. Katherine Biggs,

Associate Director, NEPA Compliance

Division, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 96–10390 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

[ER–FRL–5415–8]

Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153.

Weekly receipt of Environmental

Impact Statements Filed April 15, 1996

Through April 19, 1996 Pursuant to 40

CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 960177, Draft EIS, AFS, AK,

King George Timber Sale Project,

Timber Harvesting and Road

Construction, Implementation,

Tongass National Forest, Stikine Area,

Etolin Island, AK, Due: June 10, 1996,

Contact: Meg Mitchell (907) 874–

2323.

EIS No. 960178, Final EIS, COE, CA,

Morrison Creek Mining Reach

Upstream North of Jackson Highway,

Implementation, Community Plan

Amendment, Rezoning, Use Permit

Amendment to Existing Use Permit

and COE Section 404 Permit,

Sacramento County, CA, Due: May 28,

1996, Contact: Larry Vinzant (916)

557–5263.

EIS No. 960179, Draft EIS, FHW, TN,

TN–385 (Collierville-Arlington

Parkway) Improvement Project,

Construction from Mt. Pleasant Road

to South of Interstate 40, Funding,

Shelby and Fayette Counties, TN,

Due: June 10, 1996, Contact: Dennis C.

Cook (615) 736–5394.

EIS No. 960180, Final EIS, FHW, WV,

VA, Appalachian Corridor H

Construction, Funding, Eklins, WV to