Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 82 / Friday, April 26, 1996 / Notices 18581

On May 9, two committees will meet

in open session from 3:00–5:00 p.m.

Subject Area Committee #1 will meet to

review the status of the 1998 NAEP

Civics Item Development work, and will

review and discuss a draft framework

development policy. The Design and

Methodology Committee will meet to

hear an update on the Design/Feasibility

Team, and discuss the NAEP/State

linking project, and the NAEP validity

studies. Also, on May 9, the Executive

Committee will meet in closed session

from 5:00–5:45 p.m. The Committee will

meet to discuss the development of cost

estimates for NAEP and future contract

initiatives. Public disclosure of this

information would likely have an

adverse financial effect on the NAEP

program. The discussion of this

information would be likely to

significantly frustrate implementation of

a proposed agency action if conducted

in open session. Such matters are

protected by exemption 9(B) of Section

552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. Beginning at

5:45 p.m., until adjournment, 7:00 p.m.,

the Executive Committee will meet in

open session to consider the selection of

subjects for the next framework

development.

On May 10, the full Board will

convene in open session at 8:30 a.m.

The agenda for this session of the full

Board meeting includes approval of the

agenda, the Executive Director’s Report,

and an update on the NAEP project.

Between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., there

will be open meetings of the following

subcommittees: Subject Area Committee

#1, and Reporting and Dissemination.

Subject Area Committee #1 will review

the draft 1998 NAEP Writing

Specifications, prior to Board action on

May 11, and will review and discuss a

draft framework development policy.

Agenda items for the Reporting and

Dissemination Committee include

consideration of reporting schedules for

1994 and 1996 NAEP examinations;

catalogue of NAEP publications; and

market basket approach to NAEP

reporting.

Also, on May 1, the Achievement

Levels Committee will meet in closed

session between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30

a.m. to discuss the results of the pilot

test for the science assessment. The

discussions will include references to

specific items for the assessment, the

disclosure of which might significantly

frustrate implementation of the NAEP.

This meeting must be closed to the

public because reference may be made

to data which may be misinterpreted,

incorrect, or incomplete. Premature

disclosure of this data might

significantly frustrate implementation of

a proposed agency action. Such matters

are protected by exemption 9(B) of

Section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.

The full Board will reconvene, in

closed session, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00

p.m. During this session the Board will

hear a briefing on the 1994 Transcript

Study. The discussions will include

references to specific items from the

assessment, the disclosure of which

might significantly frustrate

implementation of the NAEP. This

meeting must be closed to the public

because reference may be made to data

which may be misinterpreted, incorrect,

or incomplete. Premature disclosure of

this data might significantly frustrate

implementation of a proposed agency

action. Such matters are protection by

exemption 9(B) of Section 552b(c) of

Title 5 U.S.C.

Beginning at 1:00 P.M., the full Board

will convene in open session. Agenda

items for this portion of the meeting

include a briefing on National and

International Standards given by a

representative from the American

Federation of Teachers; a presentation

on the 1998 Writing Specifications

given by representatives from American

College Testing; and continued work on

NAGB’s planning initiative.

On May 11, beginning at 8:30 a.m. the

full Board will reconvene in open

session. Agenda items include a

presentation on the Colorado State

Assessment Program; a presentation on

the development of an NAGB homepage on the Internet; and reports from

the Board’s standing subcommittees—

Subject Area Committees #1 and #2,

Achievement Levels, Reporting and

Dissemination, Design and

Methodology, and Executive. The

meeting of the National Assessment

Governing Board will be adjourned at

approximately 12:00 Noon.

The public is being given less than

fifteen days notice of this meeting

because of the illness of key staff

persons.

A summary of the activities of the

closed and partially closed sessions and

other related matters, which are

informative to the public and consistent

with the policy of section 5 U.S.C. 552b,

will be available to the public within 14

days after the meeting. Records are kept

of all Board proceedings and are

available for public inspection at the

U.S. Department of Education, National

Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825,

800 North Capitol Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C., from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00

p.m.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

Roy Truby,

Executive Director, National Assessment

Governing Board.

[FR Doc. 96–10341 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 1400–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration

Wapato Irrigation Fish Screening

Project

AGENCY: Bonneville Power

Administration (BPA), Department of

Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of Floodplain and

Wetlands Involvement.

SUMMARY: This notice announces BPA’s

proposal to construct a new fish screen

and associated facilities in Yakima

County, Washington, for the Wapato

Irrigation Project. The action is being

undertaken to increase anadromous fish

runs and to compensate for fishery

losses attributable to mainstem

Columbia River hydropower facilities.

The action proposed within the

floodplain of Ahtanum Creek is to

construct, operate, and maintain the

new fish screen and a portion of a

bypass pipe. A bridge for the access

road to the site will also be moved and

rebuilt along with a short portion of the

existing access road. Wetlands may also

be present on the site. In accordance

with DOE regulations for compliance

with floodplain and wetlands

environmental review requirements (10

CFR Part 1022), BPA will prepare a

floodplain and wetlands assessment and

will perform this proposed action in a

manner so as to avoid or minimize

potential harm to or within the affected

floodplain and wetlands. After BPA

issues the assessment, a floodplain

statement of findings will be published

in the Federal Register.

DATES: Comments are due to the address

below no later than May 13, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the

Public Involvement Manager,

Bonneville Power Administration—

CKP, P.O. Box 12999, Portland, Oregon,

97212. Internet address:

comment@bpa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Yvonne E. Boss—ECN, Bonneville

Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621,

Portland, Oregon, 97208–3621, phone

number 503–230–3596, fax number

503–230–5699.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

floodplain and wetlands involved are

located in section 13, T12N, R16E.,
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Willamette Meridian. Prior to

completing the floodplain/wetlands

assessment, BPA will identify any

specific wetlands in the vicinity of the

actions. The assessment will discuss the

impacts to the floodplain and wetlands,

the potential to avoid these areas, and

identify alternatives.

Maps and further information are

available from BPA at the address

above.

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on April 18,

1996.

Thomas C. McKinney,

NEPA Compliance Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–10363 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP96–330–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

April 22, 1996.

Take notice that on April 16, 1996,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia Gas), Post Office Box 1273,

Charleston, West Virginia 25325–1273,

filed in Docket No. CP96–330–000 a

request pursuant to Sections 157.205

and 157.211 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for

authorization to construct and operate

the facilities necessary to establish eight

additional points of delivery to two

existing customers, Waterville Oil and

Gas Company and Mountaineer Gas

Company, under the blanket certificate

issued in Docket No. CP83–76–000,

pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the

request which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

Columbia Gas asserts that the

proposed delivery points will establish

eight new points of delivery for

residential consumption for firm

transportation service under Part 284 of

the Commission’s regulations and

existing authorized Rate Schedules and

within certificated entitlements.

Columbia Gas estimates that the design

day quantity at Waterville Oil and Gas

Company will be 1.5 Dth and the annual

quantity will be 200 Dth, the design day

quantity at Mountaineer Gas Company

will be 10.5 Dth and the annual quantity

will be 1,050 Dth.

Columbia Gas estimates that the cost

to install the new taps will be

approximately $150 per tap which will

be treated as an O&M Expense.

Columbia Gas states that the

quantities to be provided through the

new delivery points will be within

Columbia Gas’ authorized level of

services. Further, Columbia Gas asserts

that there will be no impact on its

existing design day and annual

obligations to the customers as a result

of the construction and operation of the

new delivery points.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s procedural rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed

authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–10319 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP96–321–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Application

April 22, 1996.

Take notice that on April 15, 1996, El

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso),

Post Office Box 1492, El Paso, Texas,

79978, filed an application at Docket

No. CP96–321–000, pursuant to Section

7 (c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157

of the Commission’s Regulations. El

Paso seeks a certificate of convenience

and necessity authorizing the

construction and operation of additional

compression facilities, all as more fully

set forth in the application on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

El Paso requests authorization to

construct and operate additional

compression facilities, with

appurtenances, to be located at its

existing Alamo Lake and Dutch Flat

Compressor Stations on the Havasu

Crossover Line and at its Wenden

Compressor Station on the South

System, all located in Mohave and La

Paz Counties, Arizona (the Havasu

Expansion Project).

El Paso says that the Havasu

Expansion Project has been designed to

enable El Paso to transport additional

quantities of gas of about 180,000 Mcf

per day from its North System to its

South System on the Havasu Crossover

Line. The estimated cost of the Havasu

Expansion Project is $19,564,419. El

Paso plans to place the proposed

facilities in service by the second

quarter of 1997, therefore it respectfully

requests that the requisite authorization

be issued no later than December 31,

1996.

El Paso says that the proposed

additional 180,000 Mcf per day of

capacity on the Havasu Crossover Line

is dedicated to certain executed firm

Transportation Service Agreements

(TSA) between El Paso and various

shippers, which El Paso has filed as

privileged and confidential information

under Section 388.112 of the

Commission’s Regulations. These TSAs

are subject to the provisions of Rate

Schedule FT–1 contained in El Paso’s

Volume No. 1–A FERC Gas Tariff (tariff)

and the applicable rates under Rate

Schedule FT–1. Additionally, El Paso

says that it has calculated a separate

incremental reservation rate attributable

to the cost of service of the proposed

Havasu Expansion Project which is

proposed to become a component of the

total Rate Schedule FT–1 Reservation

Charges.

El Paso further says that the

incremental reservation rate for the

Havasu Expansion Project is proposed

to be $3.16616 per dth on a monthly

basis and is referred to as the ‘‘Havasu

Facilities Reservation Charge.’’ The

Havasu Facilities Reservation Charge

will be used to compensate El Paso for

the cost of service for the new facilities

while any remaining charges will be

subject to the crediting provisions of

Section 25.3 of its tariff proposed in El

Paso’s Stipulation and Agreement in

Settlement of Rate and Related

Proceedings filed March 15, 1996, at

Docket Nos. RP95–363–000, RP95–363–

002, and CP94–183–000.

The TSAs executed with the shippers

for service on the proposed Havasu

Expansion Project contain provisions for

payment to El Paso of the new

reservation rate component that will be

charged in conjunction with the

otherwise applicable Reservation

Charges and reservation surcharges

under Rate Schedule FT–1. The

Monthly Reservation Charges for each

shipper will be allocated first to the

Havasu Facilities Reservation Charge,

and any remaining amount to the

otherwise applicable charges above.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should, on or before May 13,

1996, file with the Federal Energy