9700 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 28 / Friday, February 9, 2001 / Notices

Determinations of Exempt Wholesale

Generator Status which was filed on

December 1, 2000, in the abovereferenced docket.

Duke McClain requests that the

reference to ‘‘gas storage’’ activities be

stricken from its Application. Duke

McClain has also requested expedited

consideration of its Application as

modified.

Any person desiring to be heard

concerning the application for exempt

wholesale generator status should file a

motion to intervene or comments with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, in accordance

with Rules 211 and 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214). The Commission will limit its

consideration of comments to those that

concern the adequacy or accuracy of the

application. All such motions and

comments should be filed on or before

February 15, 2001, and must be served

on the applicant. 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 or on the

internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (please call (202) 208–

2222 for assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–3339 Filed 2–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–140287; FRL–6769–6]

Access to Confidential Business

Information by Chemical Abstract

Services

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its

contractor Chemical Abstract Services

(CAS) of Columbus, Ohio access to

information which has been submitted

to EPA under sections 5 and 8 of the

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Some of the information may be claimed

or determined to be confidential

business information (CBI).

DATES: Access to the confidential data

submitted to EPA under sections 5 and

8 of TSCA occurred as a result of an

approved waiver dated September 29,

2000, which requested granting CAS

immediate access to sections 5 and 8 of

TSCA CBI. This waiver was necessary to

allow CAS to provide technical

assistance in developing and operating

the TSCA Chemical Substance

Inventory.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information contact: Barbara A.

Cunningham, Acting Director,

Environmental Assistance Division

(7408), Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics, Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

Does this Notice Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, be

of interest to ‘‘those persons who are or

may be required to conduct testing of

chemical substances under the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA).’’ Since

other entities may also be interested, the

Agency has not attempted to describe all

the specific entities that may be affected

by this action. If you have any questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document or Other Related Documents?

You may obtain electronic copies of

this document, and certain other related

documents that might be available

electronically, from the EPA Internet

Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To

access this document, on the Home Page

select ‘‘Laws and Regulations,’’

‘‘Regulations and Proposed Rules,’’ and

then look up the entry for this document

under the ‘‘Federal Register—

Environmental Documents.’’ You can

also go directly to the Federal Register

listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

Under contract number 68–W–00–

127, contractor CAS, of 2540 Olentangy

River Road, P.O. Box 3012, Columbus,

OH, will assist the Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) by

providing technical assistance in

developing and operating the TSCA

Chemical Substance Inventory.

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),

EPA has determined that under EPA

contract number 68–W–00–127, CAS

will require access to CBI submitted to

EPA under sections 5 and 8 of TSCA to

perform successfully the duties

specified under the contract.

CAS personnel will be given access to

information submitted to EPA under

sections 5 and 8 of TSCA. Some of the

information may be claimed or

determined to be CBI.

EPA is issuing this notice to inform

all submitters of information under

sections 5 and 8 of TSCA that EPA may

provide CAS access to these CBI

materials on a need-to-know basis only.

All access to TSCA CBI under this

contract will take place at EPA

Headquarters and at CAS’ site located at

2540 Olentangy River Road, Columbus,

OH.

CAS will be authorized access to

TSCA CBI at EPA Headquarters and at

CAS’ site located at 2540 Olentangy

River Road, Columbus, OH, in

accordance with the EPA TSCA

Confidential Business Information

Security Manual.

Clearance for access to TSCA CBI

under this contract may continue until

September 30, 2005.

CAS personnel will be required to

sign nondisclosure agreements and will

be briefed on appropriate security

procedures before they are permitted

access to TSCA CBI.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Access to

confidential business information.

Dated: January 31, 2001.

Deborah A. Williams,

Acting Director, Information Management

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 01–3383 Filed 2–8–01; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–6615–4]

Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared 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 14, 2000 (65 FR

20157).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–BOP–F80001–ID Rating

EC2, Terre Haute United States

Penitentiary (USP), Proposal to