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BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests January 8, 2004. Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. *Application Type:* Amendment of traffic management plan. b. *Project No:* 2496-087. c. *Date Filed:* December 23, 2003. d. *Applicant:* Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB). e. *Name of Project:* Leaburg-Walterville Project. f. *Location:* The project is located on the McKkenzie River in Lane County, Oregon. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791

(a)825(r) and 799 and 801. h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. Gale Banry, Energy Resource Project Manager, Eugene Water and Electric Board,

(541)484-2411. i. *FERC Contact:* Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Mrs. Heather Campbell at

(202)502-6182, or e-mail address: *heather.campbell@ferc.gov* . j. *Deadline for Filing Comments and or Motions:* February 9, 2004. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Ms. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-2496-087) on any comments or motions filed. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. *See* , 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the (e-Filing( link. The Commission strongly encourages e-filings. k. *Description of Request:* The licensee filed a request to amend its approved traffic management plan

(plan)filed pursuant to article 408. The amendment addresses changes to the procedures for closing the bridge across the dam during construction. l. *Location of the Application:* This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426 or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “e-library” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* . For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h. above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. *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. o. *Filing and Service of Responsive Documents* —Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS”, “PROTEST”, OR “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. p. *Agency Comments* —Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described applications. Copies 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. Linda Mitry, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-48 Filed 01-13-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos. 943-083, 2145-057, and 2149-106] Public Utility District of Chelan County and Public Utility District of Douglas County; Notice of Intent To Conduct Public Meeting Regarding License Amendment Applications and Habitat Conservation Plans for the Rock Island, Rocky Reach, and Wells Projects January 8, 2004. On February 11, 2004, Commission staff will be hosting a technical meeting regarding the anadromous fish agreements and habitat conservation plans filed on November 24, 2003, as license amendment applications for the Rock Island Project (FERC No. P-943), Rocky Reach Project (FERC No. P-2145), and Wells Project (FERC No. P-2149). The meeting will allow the licensees for the projects to present the details of the amendment applications, anadromous fish agreements, and habitat conservation plans for each project to Commission staff and interested parties. The meeting will be held on February 11, 2004, at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission building located at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 3M-2A. Intervenors and other parties interested in these issues are invited to attend and participate if they so desire. Any questions about this notice should be directed to Bob Fletcher at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

(202)502-8901 or *robert.fletcher@ferc.gov* . Linda Mitry, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-46 Filed 01-13-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPP-2003-0241; FRL-7317-9] Request to State Governments for Ecological Incident Reports; Proposed Pesticide Information Collection and Request for Comments AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this notice announces that EPA is seeking public comment on the following proposed Information Collection Request (ICR): Request to State Governments for Ecological Incident Reports (EPA ICR No. 2135.01, OMB Control No. 2070-TBD). The ICR describes the nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden and costs. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval under PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the collection. DATES: Written comments, identified by the docket ID number OPP-2003-0241, must be received on or before March 15, 2004. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit III. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Vogel, Field and External Affairs Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:

(703)305-6475; fax number:

(703)305-5884; e-mail address: *vogel.nancy@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are a State government agency that collects data on bird kills, fish kills, and other nonhuman animal incidents caused by pesticide poisoning (“ecological incidents”), or incidents which occur to plant species via spray drift from pesticides. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: • Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities, NAICS 92614 (State agencies engaged in the planning, administration, and coordination of agricultural programs for production, marketing, and utilization, including educational and promotional activities. Included in this industry are government establishments responsible for regulating and controlling the grading and inspection of food, plants, animals, and other agricultural products.) This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed could also be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should carefully examine the applicability provisions in sections 20(c) and 22(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. 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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? A. Docket EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification

(ID)number OPP-2003-0241. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information

(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is

(703)305-5805. B. Electronic Access You may access this **Federal Register** document electronically through the EPA Internet under the “ **Federal Register** ” listings at *http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/* . An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at *http://www.epa.gov/edocket/* to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “search,” then key in the appropriate docket ID number. Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit II.A. EPA intends to work towards providing electronic access to all of the publicly available docket materials through EPA's electronic public docket. For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the docket will be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief description written by the docket staff. III. How Can I Respond to this Action? A. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments? You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate docket ID number in the subject line on the first page of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late.” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you wish to submit CBI or information that is otherwise protected by statute, please follow the instructions in Unit III.B. Do not use EPA Dockets or e-mail to submit CBI or information protected by statute. 1. *Electronically* . If you submit an electronic comment as prescribed in this unit, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. i. *EPA Dockets* . Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at *http://www.epa.gov/edocket/* , and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once in the system, select “search,” and then key in docket ID number OPP-2003-0241. The system is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. ii. *E-mail* . Comments may be sent by e-mail to *opp-docket@epa.gov* , Attention: Docket ID Number OPP-2003-0241. In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an “anonymous access” system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the docket without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. iii. *Disk or CD ROM* . You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM that you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit III.A. These electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption. 2. *By mail* . Send your comments to: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001, Attention: Docket ID Number OPP-2003-0241. 3. *By hand delivery or courier* . Deliver your comments to: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, Attention: Docket ID Number OPP-2003-0241. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation as identified in Unit II.A. B. How Should I Submit CBI to the Agency? Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e-mail. You may claim information that you submit to EPA as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as CBI (if you submit CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is CBI). Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . C. What Should I Consider when I Prepare My Comments for EPA? You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments: 1. Explain your views as clearly as possible. 2. Describe any assumptions that you used. 3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used that support your views. 4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you arrived at the estimate that you provide. 5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns. 6. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity. 7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this notice. 8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and **Federal Register** citation. D. What Information is EPA Particularly Interested in? Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of PRA, EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility. 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burdens of the proposed collections of information. 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. 4. Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated or electronic collection technologies or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. IV. What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply to? EPA is seeking comments on the following proposed ICR: *Title* : Request to State Governments for Ecological Incident Reports. *ICR numbers* : EPA ICR No. 2135.01, OMB Control No. 2070-TBD. *ICR status* : This is a request for a new information collection. *Abstract* : This data collection program is designed to provide EPA with data on bird kills, fish kills, and other nonhuman animal incidents caused by pesticide poisoning (“ecological incidents”). In addition, incidents which occur to plant species via spray drift from pesticides will be collected. These data will be requested from state government offices that are involved in investigating and writing reports on such incidents. Data extracted from the incident reports will be stored in the Ecological Incident Information System (EIIS), a national database of ecological incidents maintained by the Environmental Fate and Effects Division (EFED), Office of Pesticide Programs. These data provide vital information on the field effects of pesticides that is necessary to conduct ecological risk assessments and make informed decisions for regulation of pesticides. The data collection ensures that the Agency is systematically collecting the ecological incidents, and therefore avoiding biased ecological risk assessments based on reports from one specific location or a particular pesticide. Ultimately, collection of these data will provide the capability for sound ecological comparative risk assessment analysis. V. What are EPA's Burden and Cost Estimates for this ICR? Under the PRA, “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. For this collection it 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. The ICR provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is only briefly summarized in this notice. The annual public burden for this ICR is estimated to be 264 hours. The following is a summary of the estimates taken from the ICR: *Respondents/affected entities* : State government agencies that collect data on bird kills, fish kills, and other nonhuman animal incidents caused by pesticide poisoning (“ecological incidents”), or incidents which occur to plant species via spray drift from pesticides. *Estimated total number of potential respondents* : 75 *Frequency of response* : Annual *Estimated total/average number of responses for each respondent* : 3 *Estimated total annual burden hours* : 264 *Estimated total annual burden costs* : $17,459 VI. What is the Next Step in the Process for this ICR? EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another **Federal Register** notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . List of Subjects Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: December 24, 2003. William H. Sanders, III, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. [FR Doc. 04-561 Filed 1-13-04; 8:45 am]

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