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attached to the Application. Charges for

fuel, electric power and property taxes

are based on actual incurred costs as

detailed in the Lease Agreement.

Comment date: June 28, 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.

[FR Doc. 96–15252 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5521–9]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Up for Renewal; Reporting

Requirements Under EPA’s Water

Alliances for Voluntary Efficiency

(WAVE) Program

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):

Reporting Requirements Under EPA’s

Water Alliances for Voluntary Efficiency

(WAVE) Program. OMB Control Number

2040–0164. Expiration Date November

30, 1996. 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 16, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Environmental Protection

Agency, Office of Wastewater

Management (Mail Code 4204), 401 M

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

Interested persons may obtain a copy of

the ICR amendment and supporting

analysis without charge by contacting

the individual listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Valerie Martin, Telephone: (202) 260–

7259. FAX: (202) 260–1827. E-Mail:

wave@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected Entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are commercial

businesses, hospitals, educational

institutions, and multi-family housing

units that voluntarily join EPA’s WAVE

Program. Major respondents are hotels

and motels.

Title: Renewal—Reporting

Requirements Under EPA’s Water

Alliances for Voluntary Efficiency

(WAVE) Program. OMB Control Number

2040–0164. Expiration Date November

30, 1996.

Abstract: EPA will annually collect

water, energy, and cost savings

information from ‘‘Partners’’ in the

WAVE program. Partners can be

commercial businesses, governments, or

institutions that voluntarily agree to

implement cost-effective water

efficiency measures in their facilities.

Initially the WAVE Program will target

the lodging industry. Another type of

participant, ‘‘Supporters,’’ will work

with EPA to promote water efficiency

and provide information on products

and services. Supporters could be

equipment manufacturers, water

management companies, utilities, local

governments, or the like.

The purpose of the WAVE Program is

pollution prevention. As defined by

EPA, pollution prevention means

‘‘source reduction’’ as defined under the

Pollution Prevention Act, and other

practices that reduce or eliminate the

creation of pollutants through increased

efficiency in the use of raw materials,

energy, water, or other resources, or

through protection of natural resources

by conservation. By promoting water

efficiency, WAVE prevents pollution in

two basic ways. First, wastewater flows

are reduced which in turn, increases

treatment efficiency at wastewater

treatment plants resulting in reduced

pollutant loads. Second, less water used

means that less energy will be used to

treat, transport, and heat drinking water

and to transport and treat wastewater.

To the extent that the reduced energy

use so achieved is electrical energy,

power plant emissions are reduced.

Water efficiency also causes less water

to be withdrawn and preserves

streamflow to maintain a healthy

aquatic environment. Less pumping of

groundwater lowers the chance that

pollutants will be drained into a water

supply well.

EPA will use this information to

monitor the success of the program, to

demonstrate that pollution prevention

can be accomplished with a nonregulatory approach, and to promote the

program to potential partners.

Participation in the WAVE Program is

voluntary; however, once a participant

joins the program, it is required to sign

and submit a Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU), an annual

Results Report, and information on

miscellaneous additional activities to

EPA to receive and retain program

benefits, such as software and publicity.

No participant will be required to

submit confidential business

information. EPA will present

aggregated data only in its program
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progress reports. 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 49 CFR Chapter 15.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments on its ICR renewal.

Specifically, we would like comments

to help us to:

(i) 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) 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 public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average nine hours and 45

minutes per MOU response, four hours

and 45 minutes per Results Report

response, and eight hours and 30

minutes for additional information.

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; 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; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Entities potentially affected by this

action are commercial businesses,

hospitals, educational institutions, and

multi-family housing units that

voluntarily join EPA’s WAVE Program.

Major respondents are hotels and

motels.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

55.

Frequency of Response: Annual.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

4,654 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $269,295.00.

Dated: June 11, 1996.

Michael B. Cook,

Director Office of Wastewater Management.

[FR Doc. 96–15286 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

[OPPT–59353; FRL–5378–1]

Certain Chemicals; Approval of a Test

Marketing Exemption

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s

approval of an application for a test

marketing exemption (TME) under

section 5(h)(1) of the Toxic Substances

Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR 720.38.

EPA has designated this application as

TME–96–4. The test marketing

conditions are described below.

DATES: This notice becomes effective

June 7, 1996. Written comments will be

received until July 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments,

identified by the docket number [OPPT–

59353] and the specific TME number

should be sent to: TSCA

nonconfidential center (NCIC), Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm.

NEB–607 (7407), 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 554–1404,

TDD (202) 554–0551.

Comments and data may be submitted

electronically by sending electronic

mail (e-mail) to: ncic@epamail.epa.gov.

Electronic comments must be submitted

as an ASCII file avoiding the use of

special characters and any form of

encryption. Comments and data will

also be accepted on disks in

WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII

file format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified

[OPPT–59353]. No Confidential

Business Information (CBI) should be

submitted through e-mail. Electronic

comments on this notice may be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries. Additional information on

electronic submissions can be found

under ‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION’’.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shirley D. Howard, New Chemicals

Branch, Chemical Control Division

(7405), Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics, Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. E–447, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260–3780;

e-mail: Howard.sd@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

5(h)(1) of TSCA authorizes EPA to

exempt persons from premanufacture

notification (PMN) requirements and

permit them to manufacture or import

new chemical substances for test

marketing purposes if the Agency finds

that the manufacture, processing,

distribution in commerce, use and

disposal of the substances for test

marketing purposes will not present an

unreasonable risk of injury to human

health or the environment. EPA may

impose restrictions on test marketing

activities and may modify or revoke a

test marketing exemption upon receipt

of new information which casts

significant doubt on its finding that the

test marketing activity will not present

an unreasonable risk of injury.

EPA hereby approves TME–96–4. EPA

has determined that test marketing of

the new chemical substance described

below, under the conditions set out in

the TME application, and for the time

period and restrictions specified below,

will not present an unreasonable risk of

injury to human health or the

environment. Production volume, use,

and the number of customers must not

exceed that specified in the application.

All other conditions and restrictions

described in the application and in this

notice must be met.

A notice of receipt of this application

was not published in advance of

approval. Therefore, an opportunity to

submit comments is being offered at this

time. EPA may modify or revoke the test

marketing exemption if comments are

received which cast significant doubt on

its finding that the test marketing

activities will not present an

unreasonable risk of injury.

The following additional restrictions

apply to TME–96–4:

1. A bill of lading accompanying

each shipment must state that the use of

the substance is restricted to that

approved in the TME.

2. During manufacturing,

processing, and use of the substance at

any site controlled by the Applicant,

any person under the control of the

Applicant, including employees and

contractors, who may be dermally

exposed to the substance shall use:

a. Gloves determined by the

Applicant to be impervious to the

substance under the conditions of

exposure, including the duration of

exposure. The Applicant shall make this

determination either by testing the

gloves under the conditions of exposure