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BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP03-356-000] El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request for Authorization October 1, 2003. Take notice that on September 22, 2003, El Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso), Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80904, filed in Docket No. CP03-356-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.216(b) and 157.208(b) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(NGA)for authorization to abandon by removal and reconfigure segments of El Paso's 8- 5/8 inch Willcox/Safford line (Line 2105), located between milepost

(MP)0+0000 and MP 11+0264, located in Cochise County, Arizona, pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at

(866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact

(202)502-8659. El Paso states the proposed abandonment and reconfiguration is necessary in order to address anomalies discovered in Line 2105 (between MP 0 and MP 11.05) during an internal inspection conducted by El Paso during 2001 and 2002. Any questions concerning this request may be directed to Robert T Tomlinson, Director, Regulatory Affairs Department, El Paso Natural Gas Company, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, at

(719)520-3788 or fax

(719)520-4318. Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 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 NGA (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 If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA. 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 under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E3-00006 Filed 10-6-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER03-580-003, et al. ] Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., et al. ; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings September 30, 2003. The following filings have been made with the Commission. The filings are listed in ascending order within each docket classification. 1. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. [Docket Nos. ER03-580-003 EL03-119-003] Take notice that on September 26, 2003, the GridAmerica Companies and the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) (Applicants) submitted proposed revisions to the Midwest ISO Open Access Transmission Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1. Applicants state that these revisions supplement the Compliance Filing made by the Applicants on May 30, 2003 in Docket Nos. ER03-580-001 and EL03-119-001. The Midwest ISO has requested an effective date upon commencement of service over the GridAmerica transmission facilities under the Midwest ISO OATT. The Midwest ISO has also requested waiver of the service requirements set forth in 18 CFR 385.2010. The Midwest ISO states that it has electronically served a copy of this filing, with attachments, upon all Midwest ISO Members, Member representatives of Transmission Owners and Non-Transmission Owners, the Midwest ISO Advisory Committee participants, as well as all state commissions within the region. In addition, the filing has been electronically posted on the Midwest ISO's Web site at *www.midwestiso.org* under the heading “Filings to FERC” for other interested parties in this matter. The Midwest ISO also states that it will provide hard copies to any interested parties upon request. *Comment Date:* October 17, 2003. 2. Craven County Wood Energy Limited Partnership [Docket No. ER03-1379-000] Take notice that on September 25, 2003, Craven County Wood Energy Limited Partnership (Craven) tendered for filing a Supplement No. 5 to Rate Schedule FERC No.1. Craven states that the Supplement consists of a letter agreement, dated January 28, 1991, amending an agreement for the sale of power dated December 21, 1983, as subsequently amended by letters dated August 5, 1987, August 1, 1988, August 9, 1988, and June 14, 1989, all previously filed with the Commission. Craven states that a review of its files caused it to be aware of the need to file the January 28, 1991 letter agreement as a Supplement to its previously filed power sales agreement with Carolina Power & Light Company. *Comment Date:* October 16, 2003. 3. Southern Company Services, Inc. [Docket No. ER03-1381-000] Take notice that on September 24, 2003, Southern Company Services, Inc. (SCS), on behalf of Georgia Power Company (Georgia Power), tendered for filing an unexecuted Interconnection Agreement by and between Georgia Power and Live Oaks Company, LLC (Live Oaks) (the Agreement), under Southern Operating Companies' Open Access Transmission Tariff (FERC Electric Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No. 5) designated as Service Agreement No. 464. SCS states that the Agreement provides the general terms and conditions for the interconnection and parallel operation of Live Oaks's electric generating facility located near the City of Brunswick, Georgia in Glynn County. SCS also states that the Agreement terminates forty years from the effective date unless extended or terminated earlier by mutual written agreement. *Comment Date:* October 15, 2003. 4. American Electric Power Service Corporation [Docket No. ER03-1382-000] Take notice that on September 24, 2003, American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEPSC) as agent for Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), tendered for filing pursuant to Section 35.15 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, Notices of Cancellation of Service Agreements between PSO and various entities under PSO's FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 5. AEPSC requests an effective date of September 1, 2003 for the cancellations. AEPSC states that it has served copies of the filing upon the parties to the cancelled service agreements and the affected state regulatory commissions. *Comment Date:* October 15, 2003. 5. DeSoto County Generating Company, L.L.C. [Docket No. ER03-1383-000] Take notice that on September 25, 2003, Progress Energy, Inc. (Progress Energy), on behalf of DeSoto County Generating Company, L.L.C. (DeSoto), tendered for filing a request for market-based rate

(MBR)authority for DeSoto. Progress Energy requests that the Commission make DeSoto's MBR tariff effective on November 25, 2003, sixty days after the date of this filing. Progress Energy also requests waiver for DeSoto from the Commission's accounting, reporting and other requirements under Parts 41,101 and 141 of the Commission's regulations. Progress Energy states that a copy of the filing was served on each entity operating a control area in Peninsular Florida and the Florida Public Service Commission. *Comment Date:* October 16, 2003. 6. Tampa Electric Company [Docket No. ER03-1384-000] Take notice that on September 25, 2003, Tampa Electric Company (Tampa Electric) tendered for filing amendments to Appendices Card D to its Market-Based Sales Tariff. The amendments lower the credit rating thresholds in Appendix C and update the statement of rates for services under Tampa Electric's open access transmission tariff in Appendix D. Tampa Electric proposes that the amendments be made effective on September 25, 2003. Tampa Electric states that copies of the filing have been served on the customers under Tampa Electric's Market-Based Sales Tariff and the Florida Public Service Commission. *Comment Date:* October 16, 2003. 7. Exelon Corporation [Docket No. ER03-1385-000] Take notice that on September 25, 2003, Exelon Corporation submitted for filing revised and redated Network Service and Network Operating Agreements between Commonwealth Edison Company and the Cities of Batavia and St. Charles, Illinois. *Comment Date:* October 16, 2003. 8. Cleco Power LLC [Docket No. ER03-1386-000] Take notice that on September 25, 2003, Cleco Power LLC (Cleco) filed changes to Sections 3, 13.7, 14.5, and 15.7 of its Open Access Transmission Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Original Sheet Nos. 14, 22, 24, and 26 to incorporate charges for unauthorized use of transmission and ancillary services. Cleco states that it is submitting First Revised Sheet Nos. 14, 22, 24, and 26 and Original Sheet Nos. 14A, 22A, 24A, and 26A to its FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1 and proposes that they be made effective October 1, 2003. *Comment Date:* October 16, 2003. 9. LG&E Capital Trimble County LLC [Docket No. ER03-1387-000] Take notice that on September 25, 2003, LG&E Capital Trimble County LLC tendered for filing a Notice of Cancellation pursuant to 18 CFR 35.15, in order to reflect the cancellation of its Market Rate Tariff, designated as Rate Schedule FERC No. 2, Original Sheet Nos. 1-4, originally accepted for filing in Docket No. ER02-1756-000. *Comment Date:* October 16, 2003. 10. Electrion, Inc. [Docket No. ER03-1388-000] Take notice that on September 25, 2003, Electrion, Inc. submitted for filing a Notice of Cancellation of its Market-based Rate Authority in Docket No. ER98-3171-000 issued on June 29, 1998. Electrion, Inc. is requesting an effective date of October 1, 2003. *Comment Date:* October 16, 2003. 11. Progress Energy, Inc., Carolina Power & Light Company, Progress Ventures, Inc., Effingham County Power, LLC, MPC Generating, LLC, Rowan County Power, LLC, Walton County Power, LLC, Washington County Power, LLC [Docket No. ER03-1389-000] Take notice that on September 25, 2003, Progress Energy, Inc., (Progress Energy) on behalf of certain of its subsidiaries including: Carolina Power & Light Company; Progress Ventures, Inc.; Effingham County Power, LLC; MPC Generating, LLC (formerly known as Monroe Power Company); Rowan County Power, LLC; Walton County Power, LLC; and Washington County Power, LLC (collectively, the Progress Energy Affiliates), tendered for filing a request for clarification of the Progress Energy Affiliates' Market-based Rate

(MBR)authority within Peninsular Florida, with the exception of the Florida Power Corporation

(FPC)service territory. Progress Energy also submitted revised MBR tariffs for each of the Progress Energy Affiliates which describe their authority to make MBR sales within Peninsular Florida, with the exception of FPC service territory. Progress Energy states that copies of the filing were served on the official service lists in the above-captioned proceedings, each entity operating a control area in Peninsular Florida, and the Florida Public Service Commission. *Comment Date:* October 16, 2003. Standard Paragraph Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 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). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. All such motions or protests should be filed on or before the comment date, and, to the extent applicable, must be served on the applicant and on any other person designated on the official service list. This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “FERRIS” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number filed to access the document. For assistance, call

(202)502-8222 or TTY,

(202)502-8659. 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 under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E3-00007 Filed 10-6-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. RM01-12-000 and RT01-95-000] Remedying Undue Discrimination Through Open Access Transmission Service and Standard Electricity Market Design, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. ; Notice of Technical Conference October 1, 2003. As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on August 15, 2003, a technical conference will be held on October 20, 2003, to discuss with state regulators and market participants the timetables for addressing wholesale power market design issues and to explore ways to provide flexibility the region may need to meet the requirements of the final rule in this proceeding. Members of the Commission will attend and participate in the discussion. The conference will focus on the issues identified in the agenda, which is appended to this notice as Attachment A. However, participants/stakeholders may present their views on other important issues that relate to the development of the Wholesale Power Market Platform. The conference will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern Time and will adjourn at about 5 p.m. Eastern Time at the offices of Consolidated Edison Company, 4 Irving Place, 19th floor auditorium, New York City, New York. The conference is open for the public to attend. Please note: to accommodate security regulations for the Consolidated Edison building, we are asking all attendees to preregister for the conference by close of business on Thursday, October 16 on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/smd_1020-form.asp* . Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee. They will be available for the public on the Commission's eLibrary seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript. Additionally, Capitol Connection offers the opportunity to remotely listen to the conference via the Internet or a Phone Bridge Connection for a fee. Interested persons should make arrangements as soon as possible by visiting the Capitol Connection Web site at *http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu* and clicking on “FERC.” If you have any questions contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at the Capitol Connection (703-993-3100). For more information about the conference, please contact Sarah McKinley at

(202)502-8004 or *sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov* . Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. Appendix A—Agenda 1-1:20 p.m. Opening Remarks Pat Wood, III, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission William Flynn, Chairman, New York Public Service Commission Joe Oates, Consolidated Edison, Chairman, Management Committee, New York ISO 1:20-1:30 p.m. Summary of NYISO Issues William J. Museler, President and CEO, New York ISO 1:30-2:15 p.m. Panel I Discussion: Transmission Planning and Incentives for Infrastructure Development Generator Owners: • Glenn Haake, General Counsel, Independent Power Producers of New York Inc. Public Power/Environment: • Jim Parmelee, Director, Long Island Power Authority End Use Consumers: • Mike Mager, Counsel, Couch White LLP, representing Multiple Intervenors Transmission Owners: • Masheed Rosenqvist, Vice President—Director Transmission Regulation and Policy U.S., National Grid • Stuart Nachmias, Project Manager, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Other Suppliers: • Matt Picardi, General Manager—Regulatory Affairs, Coral Power LLC 2:15-3 p.m. Panel II Discussion: Pancaked Transmission Rates and Seams Issues Generator Owners: • Mark Younger, Vice President, Slater Consulting, representing Indeck and Fortistar • William Roberts, Senior Counsel, Edison Mission Marketing & Trading, Inc. Public Power/Environment: • Tom Rudebusch, Counsel, Duncan Weinberg Genzer & Pembroke, representing City of Jamestown Public Utilities End Use Consumers: • Tariq Niazi, Chief Economist, New York State Consumer Protection Board Transmission Owners: • Ray Kinney, Project Manager, New York State Electric & Gas Other Suppliers: • Peter Brown, Brown Olson & Wilson P.C., representing Aquila 3-3:15 p.m. Break 3:15-4 p.m. Panel III Discussion: Regional Decision-making: NYISO Governance and State/Regional Committees Generator Owners: • Susann Felton, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Mirant Americas Energy Marketing LP Public Power/Environment: • Bob Hiney, Executive Vice President, Power Generation, New York Power Authority End Use Consumers: • Mike Delaney, Energy Policy Advocate, City of New York Transmission Owners: • Paul Gioia, Counsel, LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae LLP Other Suppliers: • Dan Allegretti, Vice President, Regulatory Origination, Constellation 4-5 p.m. Discussion with Regulators and Industry Representatives [FR Doc. E3-00004 Filed 10-6-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2030-036] Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Notice of Meeting To Discuss Update on Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project Collaborative Settlement Process October 1, 2003. a. *Date and Time of Meeting:* Wednesday, October 15, 2003 at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time. b. *Place:* Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC. c. *FERC Contact:* Nicholas Jayjack. d. *Purpose of Meeting:* Portland General Electric has requested a meeting with Commission staff to update staff on the status of ongoing settlement talks and to request procedural advice regarding the Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project. The project is located on the Deschutes River in north central Oregon. e. *Proposed Agenda:*

(1)Introduction of participants;

(2)Portland General Electric presentation on the purpose of the meeting;

(3)Discussion; and

(4)Conclusion. f. All local, state, and federal agencies, Indian tribes, and other interested parties are invited to participate. Please call Nicholas Jayjack at

(202)502-6073 by October 8, 2003, to RSVP and to receive instructions on how to participate in person or by phone. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E3-00005 Filed 10-6-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-7569-5] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis; Notification of Upcoming Public Teleconferences for Its Subcommittees and Special Panel and a Public Meeting for Its Special Panel and Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office is announcing a public meeting and a public teleconference of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis Special Council Panel for the Review of the Third 812 Analysis (Council Special Panel). It is also announcing a public meeting and a public teleconference of the Council's Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee and a public teleconference for the Council's Health Effects Subcommittee. DATES: October 15, 2003. A public teleconference for the Health Effects Subcommittee

(HES)will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). October 23, 2003. A public teleconference call meeting for the Council Special Panel will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). October 24, 2003. A public teleconference call meeting for the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee

(AQMS)will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). November 5-6, 2003. A public meeting for the Council Special Panel will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. November 5, 2003 and from 8:30 a.m.to 5 p.m on November 6, 2003 (Eastern Time). November 7, 2003. A public meeting for the AQMS will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m on November 7, 2003 (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The meeting location for the November 5-6, 2003 meeting of the Council Special Panel and for the November 6-7, 2003 meeting of the AQMS will be in Washington, DC. The meeting location will be announced on the SAB website, *http://www.epa/sab* in advance of the meeting. Participation in the teleconference meetings will be by teleconference only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the teleconference meeting may contact Ms. Sandra Friedman, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office, at telephone/voice mail:

(202)564-2526; or via e-mail at: *friedman.sandra@epa.gov,* or Ms. Delores Darden, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office at telephone/voice mail:

(202)564-2282; or via e-mail at *darden.delores@epa.gov.* Any member of the public wishing further information regarding the Council Special Panel or the Council's Subcommittees may contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail at

(202)564-4562; or via e-mail at *nugent.angela@epa.gov.* General information about the SAB can be found in the SAB web site at *http://www.epa.gov/sab.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, Notice is given that the Council Special Panel and the AQMS will each hold a public meeting and the HES will hold a public teleconference call, as described above, to advise the Agency on its plan to develop the third in a series of statutorily mandated comprehensive analyses of the total costs and benefits of programs implemented pursuant to the Clean Air Act. Background on the Council Special Panel, the AQMS, and this advisory project was provided in a Federal Register notice published on February 14, 2003 (68 FR 7531-7534). The Council Special Panel and the Council subcommittees will be providing advice on the review document, “Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act 1990-2020; Revised Analytical Plan for EPA's Second Prospective Analysis” currently found at the following website, maintained by EPA's Office of Air and Radiation at: *http://www.epa.gov/oar/sect812/* under the link “Study Blueprint and Charge Questions Electronic Copy.” This link provides electronic access to the Revised Analytical Plan, the “change pages” given to the Council in July 2003, and the detailed review charge questions. The public meeting for the Council Special Panel, described above is planned for the Council to provide advice to the Agency on remaining charge questions related to its review of the Revised Analytical Plan for EPA's Second Prospective Analysis. These charge questions include the Agency's plans for valuation and its plans for addressing uncertainties associated with the analysis. The public teleconference for the Council Special Panel is planned to prepare the Council for its public meeting and to discuss the Council Special Panel draft report “Interim Installment: Review of the Revised Analytical Plan for EPA's Second Prospective Analysis” posted on the SAB website as a draft report (consult the following page: *http://www.epa.gov/science1/drrep.htm* ). The purpose of the public meeting for the AQMS is for the AQMS to provide advice on the Agency's plans for air quality modeling. The public teleconference for the AQMS, also described above, is planned to prepare the AQMS for its public meeting, which will focus on the Agency's plans for air quality modeling. The purpose of the public teleconference for the HES is to discuss a draft report entitled “Advisory on Plans for Health Effects Analysis in the Analytical Plan for EPA's Second Prospective Analysis—Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1990-2020,” developed during the HES public meeting on August 28-28, 2003. That meeting was previously announced in the **Federal Register** on July 30, 2003 (68 FR 44766-44767). The HES draft report will be posted on the SAB website (on the special page for Draft Reports at *http://www.epa.gov/science1/drrep.htm* ) in advance of the meeting. Agendas for the public meetings and teleconferences will be posted on the SAB website ten days before the dates of those events. Procedures for Providing Public Comment It is the policy of the EPA Science Advisory Board

(SAB)Staff Office to accept written public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. The EPA SAB Staff Office expects that public statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments: In general, each individual or group requesting an oral presentation at a face-to-face meeting will be limited to a total time of ten minutes (unless otherwise indicated). For conference call meetings, opportunities for oral comment will usually be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and no more than fifteen minutes total. Interested parties should contact the Designated Federal Official

(DFO)identified above at least one week prior to the meeting in order to be placed on the public speaker list for the meeting. Speakers should bring at least 35 copies of their comments and presentation slides for distribution to the participants and public at the meeting. Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), written comments should be received in the SAB Staff Office at least one week prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to the committee for their consideration. Comments should be supplied to the DFO at the address/contact information noted above in the following formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM-PC/Windows 95/98 format). Those providing written comments and who attend the meeting are also asked to bring 35 copies of their comments for public distribution. *Meeting Accommodations:* Individuals requiring special accommodation to access these meetings, should contact Dr. Nugent at least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Dated: September 30, 2003. Vanessa T. Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 03-25404 Filed 10-6-03; 8:45 am]

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