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pressure into Transco’s mainline E to

800 psig.

(8) Modifications to the existing

Linden regulator station located at

milepost 1808.19 in Union County, New

Jersey, to reduce the pressure in

Transco’s 42-inch Mainline E from 800

psig to 638 psig.

(9) Addition of a 12-inch tap on

Transco’s existing Mainline A at

milepost 1711.67 in Chester County,

Pennsylvania to tie-in to an existing

Transco 16-inch lateral.

(10) Installation of a pressure control

valve and related piping, and a 290 hp

nameplate uprating of six existing

reciprocating engines (for a total

nameplate uprating of 1,740 hp) at

Transco’s existing Compressor Station

200 located at milepost 1722.24 in

Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Transco estimates that the proposed

facilities will cost $117.7 million.

Transco requests that the Commission

grant rolled-in rate treatment of the

costs of the SeaBoard facilities in

Transco’s next Section 4 rate proceeding

which becomes effective following the

in-service date of the Project. It is stated

that the rate impact on existing

customers of rolling in the costs of the

SeaBoard Expansion Project is below

the five percent threshold specified in

the Commission’s Statement of Policy,

71 FERC ¶ 61,241 (1995), for

establishing a presumption in favor of

rolled-in rates and the Project will

produce significant system-wide

operational and financial benefits and

will be operated on an integrated basis

with its existing facilities.

To meet the proposed in-service date

for the SeaBoard Expansion Project,

Transco requests that the Commission

issue a preliminary determination

approving all aspects of the application

other than environmental matters by

November 1, 1996, with a final

determination and all appropriate

certificate authorizations by January 24,

1997.

Comment date: June 21, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph F

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

F. Any person desiring to be heard or

make any protest with reference to said

filing should on or before the comment

date file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214) and the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All

protests filed with the Commission will

be considered by it in determining the

appropriate action to be taken but will

not serve to make the protestants parties

to the proceeding. Any person wishing

to become a party to a proceeding or to

participate as a party in any hearing

therein must file a motion to intervene

in accordance with the Commission’s

Rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission by

Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act

and the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure, a hearing will be held

without further notice before the

Commission or its designee on this

filing if no motion to intervene is filed

within the time required herein, if the

Commission on its own review of the

matter finds that a grant of the

certificate is required by the public

convenience and necessity. If a motion

for leave to intervene is timely filed, or

if the Commission on its own motion

believes that a formal hearing is

required, further notice of such hearing

will be duly given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for the applicant to appear

or be represented at the hearing.

G. Any person or the Commission’s

staff may, within 45 days after the

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

therefore, the proposed activity shall be

deemed to be 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.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5516–2]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Up for Renewal; Monthly

Progress Reports.

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

continuing Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Monthly Progress Reports, OMB Control

Number 2030–0005. Before submitting

the ICR to OMB for review and

approval, EPA is soliciting comments on

specific aspects of the proposed

information collection as described

below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before August 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Environmental Protection

Agency, Office of Acquisition

Management (3802F), 401 M Street,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460.

Attention: Edward N. Chambers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward N. Chambers. (202) 260–6028 /

FAX: (202) 260–1203 /

CHAMBERS.ED@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are EPA

contractors.

Title: Monthly Progress Reports, OMB

Control Number 2030–0005, expiration

date 11–30–96.

Abstract: On a monthly basis,

contractors are required to provide a

progress report detailing what was

accomplished on the contract for that

period of time, what remains to be done,

as well as a general listing of

expenditures for that period of time.

This allows EPA to monitor the

efficiency and cost effectiveness of the

work being performed. Once the

information is received, it is reviewed

against existing financial data,

contractor deliverables, invoices, and

agency records for verification. These

reports are prescribed under clauses in

EPA contracts.

Monthly progress reports contain

confidential business information and

are protected from release in accordance

with 40 CFR Part 2. No sensitive

information is required.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information
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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 48 CFR Chapter

15.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments:

(i) to evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) to evaluate the accuracy of the

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) to enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The annual burden

for this collection is estimated to

average 516 hours for each Agency

contract. This represents an average of

43 hours for each monthly progress

report. Since EPA currently has 398

contracts requiring monthly progress

reports , the total annual burden for all

respondents is estimated at 205,368

hours (398 contracts x 516 hours per

contract). The total number of responses

is estimated at 4,776 (398 contracts x 12

months). The annual cost of this

collection for each contract is estimated

at $34,308 ($2,859 per report x 12

months). The annual costs for all

respondents is estimated at $13,654,584

($34,308 per contract x 398 contracts).

Burden means the total time, effort, or

financial resources expended by persons

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose

or provide information to or for a

Federal agency. This includes the time

needed to review instructions; to

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; to adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; to train personnel to be

able to respond to a collection of

information; to search data sources; to

complete and review the collection of

information; and to transmit or

otherwise disclose the information.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

Susan Kantrowitz,

Acting Director, Policy, Training and

Oversight Division.

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[FRL–5516–1]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Up for Renewal; Oral and

Written Purchase Orders

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

continuing Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB): Oral

and Written Purchase Orders, OMB

Control No. 2030–0007. Before

submitting the ICR to OMB for review

and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collection as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before August 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Environmental Protection

Agency Office of Acquisition

Management (3802F) 401 M. Street

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460.

Attention: Edward N. Chambers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward N. Chambers. (202) 260–6028/

FAX: (202) 260–1203/

CHAMBERS.ED@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are vendors

responding to oral requests for

quotations.

Title: Oral and Written Purchase

Orders, OMB Control No. 2030–0007,

expiration date 11–30–96.

Abstract: Vendors responding to an

oral request for quotation will report

item title, unit cost, delivery

destination, delivery time, company

name, small business status, address,

phone number, and a point of contact.

They will submit this information by

telephone when an Agency need for

their products or services arises. EPA

will use this information to award a

purchase order.

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 48 CFR Chapter

15.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments:

(i) to evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) to evaluate the accuracy of the

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) to enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The annual burden

for this collection on respondents is

3,823 hours. This represents an average

of 15 minutes for each of the 15,292 oral

purchase orders issued in fiscal year

1995. The total number of responses is

estimated at 15,292 (1 response per

order x 15,292 oral purchase orders).

The annual cost of this collection for

respondents is estimated at $54,134

($3.54 per order×15,292 oral purchase

orders).

Burden means the total time, effort, or

financial resources expended by persons

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose

or provide information to or for a

Federal agency. This includes the time

needed to review instructions; to

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; to adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; to train personnel to be

able to respond to a collection of

information; to search data sources; to

complete and review the collection of

information; and to transmit or

otherwise disclose the information.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

Susan Kantrowitz,

Acting Director, Policy Training and

Oversight Division.

[FR Doc. 96–14460 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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