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proposed 15 kV transmission line; and

(6) appurtenant facilities.

The project would have an annual

generation of 41.6 GWh that would be

sold to a local utility.

l. A copy of the application is

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,

DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208–1371.

The application may be viewed on

http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm

(call (202) 208–2222 for assistance). A

copy is also available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item h

above.

m. Preliminary Permit—Anyone

desiring to file a competing application

for preliminary permit for a proposed

project must submit the competing

application itself, or a notice of intent to

file such an application, to the

Commission on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application (see 18 CFR 4.36).

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing preliminary permit

application no later than 30 days after

the specified comment date for the

particular application. A competing

preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.

n. Preliminary Permit—Any qualified

development applicant desiring to file a

competing development application

must submit to the Commission, on or

before a specified comment date for the

particular application, either a

competing development application or a

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice of intent to file a development

application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30(b) and 4.36.

o. Notice of intent—A notice of intent

must specify the exact name, business

address, and telephone number of the

prospective applicant, and must include

an unequivocal statement of intent to

submit, if such an application may be

filed, either a preliminary permit

application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

p. Proposed Scope of Studies under

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental

impacts. Based on the results of these

studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation

of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

q. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

r. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title ‘‘Comments’’,

‘‘Notice of Intent To File Competing

Application’’, ‘‘Competing

Application’’, ‘‘Protest’’, ‘‘Motion To

Intervene’’, as applicable, and the

Project Number of the particular

application to which the filing refers.

Any of the above-named documents

must be filed by providing the original

and the number of copies provided by

the Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Hydropower Administration and

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned

address. A copy of any notice of intent,

competing application or motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

s. Agency Comments—Federal, state,

and local agencies are invited to file

comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If an agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the Applicant’s representatives.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–4593 Filed 2–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00707; FRL–6772–8]

EPA-USDA Committee to Advise on

Reassessment and Transition

(CARAT); Notice of Public Workshop

on Drinking Water Assessment

Methodology

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA)-U.S.Department of

Agriculture (USDA) Committee to

Advise on Reassessment and Transition

(CARAT) will hold a public workshop

on February 28, 2001. This workshop

will demonstrate the process used to

assess the concentrations of pesticide

residues in surface and ground water

sources of drinking water. An agenda is

available on our website at

www.epa.gov/pesticides/carat/. It will

include a description of the tiered

approach that is used to determine

concentrations of pesticides in drinking

water for the Food Quality Protection

Act (FQPA) dietary human health risk

assessments, an explanation of the

models used at each tier, how

monitoring data are factored into the

risk assessments, and a case study

which is intended to demonstrate the

assessment process for an actual

reregistration of a pesticide. Planned

improvements and future directions for

drinking water assessments will also be

discussed.

DATES: The workshop will be held on

February 28, 2001 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Radisson Hotel Old Town, 901

North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA

22314; telephone number (703) 683–

6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margie Fehrenbach or Terria Northern,

Office of Pesticide Programs (7501C),

Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel

Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (703) 308–4775 or (703) 305–

7093; fax number: (703) 308–4776; email address:

fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov or

northern.terria@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, be

of interest to persons who are concerned

about implementation of the FQPA

(Pub. L. 104–170). Passed in 1996, this

new law strengthens the nation’s system

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for regulating pesticides on food.

CARAT is preceded by the Tolerance

Reassessment Advisory Committee

which was established in 1998 in order

for EPA and USDA to work together to

ensure smooth implementation of

FQPA. 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 person

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. 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/. To access

information about CARAT, go directly

to the Home Page for EPA’s Office of

Pesticide Programs at http://

www.epa.gov/pesticides/carat.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

meeting under docket control number

OPP–00707. The official record consists

of the documents specifically referenced

in this notice, any public comments

received during an applicable comment

period, and other information related to

the CARAT. This official record

includes the documents that are

physically located in the docket, as well

as the documents that are referenced in

those documents. The public version of

the official record, which includes

printed, paper versions of any electronic

comments that may be submitted during

an applicable comment period, is

available for inspection in the Public

Information and Records Integrity

Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall

#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The PIRIB telephone number

is (703) 305–5805.

III. Background

CARAT was established in

accordance with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act as a subcommittee under

the auspices of the EPA National

Advisory Council for Environmental

Policy and Technology (NACEPT). The

purpose of CARAT is to provide advice

and counsel to the Administrator of EPA

and the Secretary of Agriculture

regarding strategic approaches for pest

management planning and tolerance

reassessment for pesticides as required

by the FQPA of 1996. CARAT is

preceded by the Tolerance

Reassessment Advisory Committee and

is guided by the principles set forth by

the Vice President for EPA and the

USDA to work together to ensure

smooth implementation of FQPA

through use of sound science,

consultation with stakeholders,

increased transparency, and reasonable

transition for agriculture. CARAT is

composed of experts that include

farmers, environmental/public interest

groups, public health officials, pediatric

experts, pesticide trade associations and

manufacturers, food processors and

distributors, academicians, and tribal,

State and local governments.

IV. How Can I Participate in this

Workshop?

CARAT meetings and workshops are

open to the public under section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463).

Outside statements by observers are

welcome. Oral statements will be

limited to 3–5 minutes, and it is

preferred that only 1 person per

organization present the statement. Any

person who wishes to file a written

statement may do so before or after the

workshop. These statements will

become part of the permanent record

and will be available for public

inspection at the address listed in Unit

II.2. of this document.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Agriculture, Chemicals, Drinking water,

Foods, Pesticides, and Pests.

Dated: February 16, 2001.

Joseph J. Merenda,

Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–4779 Filed 2–22–01; 2:56 pm]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–3159–EM]

Arkansas; Amendment No.1 to Notice

of an Emergency Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of an emergency declaration for the

State of Arkansas (FEMA–3159–EM),

dated December 28, 2000, and related

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 12, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that the incident period for

this emergency is closed effective

January 8, 2001.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used

for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537,

Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora

Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis

Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services

Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment

Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression

Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family

Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public

Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing

Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program.)

Lacy E. Suiter,

Executive Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 01–4602 Filed 2–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–02–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1355–DR]

Oklahoma; Amendment No. 8 to Notice

of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Oklahoma, (FEMA–1355–DR), dated

January 5, 2001, and related

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 9, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Oklahoma is hereby amended to include

the following area among those areas

determined to have been adversely

affected by the catastrophe declared a

major disaster by the President in his

declaration of January 5, 2001: Kay

County for Public Assistance.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used