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Code · REGISTER · 2004-12-07 · DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY · Notices

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BILLING CODE 6820-YN-M DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP97-169-004] Alliance Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Application December 1, 2004. On November 23, 2004, Alliance Pipeline L.P. (Alliance), pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Subparts B and C of Part 153 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations under the NGA filed an application to amend its Presidential Permit (Permit) to reflect the actual peak day capacity of the authorized border-crossing facilities between the United States and Canada.
The current Permit, issued on June 13, 2002, 99 FERC 61,313 (2002), indicates a peak capacity of 1.8 Billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd). The proposed amendment would have the Permit reflect actual operating experience and results of recent engineering analyses not currently reflected in the Permit, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is on file with the Commission, and open for 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. Alliance requests that the Commission amend the Presidential Permit to reflect the actual peak day capacity, a flow which could occur in very limited circumstances, of 1.875 Bcfd, inclusive of fuel, for the authorized border-crossing facilities. No new rates or rate schedules are proposed. The facilities will continue to provide improved access to supplies of natural gas and improve the dependability of international energy trade. No changes are proposed to the currently authorized facilities. Questions regarding the application may be directed to: Dennis Prince, Vice President, Transportation Services and Business Development, Alliance Pipeline L.P., 6385 Old Shady Oak Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344-3252 or call
(952)983-1000; and, William A. Williams and James P. White at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Market Square, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004-2604 or call
(202)662-0200. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date below, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. 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 under the “e-Filing” link. *Comment Date:* December 21, 2004. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3503 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP99-301-123] ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing November 30, 2004. Take notice that on November 24, 2004, ANR Pipeline Company
(ANR)tendered for filing and approval an amendment to an existing tariff sheet implementing a negotiated rate agreement between ANR and the Apache Corporation. ANR requests that the Commission accept and approve the subject tariff sheet to be effective December 1, 2004. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file 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 notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3496 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP96-200-134] CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing December 1, 2004. Take notice that on November 22, 2004, CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company
(CEGT)tendered for filing and approval a negotiated rate agreement between CEGT and TPS Dell, L.L.C. CEGT states that it has entered into an amended firm service agreement to provide service to this Shipper to be effective January 1, 2005. CEGT states it also tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1, First Revised Sheet No. 879, to be effective January 1, 2005. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file 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 notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3502 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP91-161-033] Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Refund Report November 30, 2004. Take notice that on November 19, 2004, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Columbia) tendered for filing its report on the flow-back to customers of funds received from insurance carriers for environmental costs attributable to Columbia's Docket No. RP91-161 settlement period. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on December 7, 2004. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3492 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP05-29-000, CP05-30-000, CP05-31-000] Freebird Gas Storage, LLC.; Notice of Application November 29, 2004. On November 18, 2004, Freebird Gas Storage LLC (Freebird) filed an application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Parts 284 and 157 of the regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) requesting:
(1)A certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Freebird to acquire, own and operate the existing East Detroit Storage Facility in Lamar County, Alabama, and to construct, own and operate expanded facilities that will accommodate the injection, storage, and withdrawal of natural gas for redelivery in interstate commerce;
(2)a 284 blanket certificate to provided open-access firm and interruptible storage services on be half of others in interstate commerce, with pre-granted abandonment of such services;
(3)a 157 blanket certificate to construct, acquire, operate, rearrange and abandon certain facilities;
(4)authorization to provide proposed services at market-based rates; and
(5)approval of the *pro forma* FERC Gas Tariff contained in Exhibit of the application. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room 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, contact FERC at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or call toll-free,
(866)208-3676, or for TTY,
(202)502-8659. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Jay Burack, MultiFuels LP, 6363 Woodway, Suite 415, Houston, TX 77057, phone
(832)251-8750, or G. Mark Cook Baker Botts L.L.P., The Warner, 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004-2400, phone
(202)639-7700. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission's final order. 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. *Comment Date:* December 20, 2004. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3482 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP05-88-000] Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Proposed Change To FERC Gas Tariff November 30, 2004. Take notice that on November 23, 2004, Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. (Iroquois) tendered for filing the following revised sheets to its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, to be effective on December 23, 2004: First Revised Sheet No. 0 First Revised Sheet No. 2 First Revised Sheet No. 10A First Revised Sheet No. 33A Sixth Revised Sheet No. 51 Third Revised Sheet No. 61 Fourth Revised Sheet No. 63 First Revised Sheet No. 65B Third Revised Sheet No. 141 Fourth Revised Sheet No. 145 Third Revised Sheet No. 149 Fifth Revised Sheet No. 153 Second Revised Sheet No. 156 Fourth Revised Sheet No. 159 Fifth Revised Sheet No. 164 Fourth Revised Sheet No. 171 Fourth Revised Sheet No. 172 Third Revised Sheet No. 175 Sixth Revised Sheet No. 181 Seventh Revised Sheet No. 185 Third Revised Sheet No. 190 Second Revised Sheet No. 191 Third Revised Sheet No. 192 Second Revised Sheet No. 193 Iroquois states that on a periodic basis it reviews the provisions in its tariff for consistency and sentence syntax. Iroquois explains that during a recent review, it identified grammatical and non substantive corrective changes or “housekeeping” issues. Iroquois asserts that the majority of these changes reflect recent internal staff restructuring. Iroquois states that copies of its filing were served on all jurisdictional customers and interested state regulatory agencies and all parties to the proceeding. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file 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 notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3491 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Compliance Filing November 30, 2004. Take notice that on November 19, 2004, Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. (Iroquois) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, First Substitute Original Sheet No. 6F, to be effective on October 8, 2004. Iroquois states that the filing is being made to comply with the Commission's order issued November 5, 2004 (109 ¶FERC 61,150) and reflects the period of service under two negotiated rate agreements with Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Consolidated Edison). Iroquois requests a waiver of the 30-day notice requirement to permit the tariff sheet to take effect on October 8, 2004, the date the negotiated rate agreements with Consolidated Edison took effect. Iroquois states that copies of its filing were served on all jurisdictional customers and interested state regulatory agencies and all parties to the proceeding. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3495 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ES04-39-001] ISO New England, Inc.; Notice of Filing November 30, 2004. Take notice that on November 19, 2004, ISO New England, Inc. (ISO-New England) filed an application pursuant to section 204 of the Federal Power Act. The application requests that the Commission amend the authorization to issue senior notes previously granted on July 15, 2004, in Docket No. ES04-39-000, to permit ISO-New England to use proceeds from the borrowings for general public utility purposes, including the fund working capital. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file 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 notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on December 10, 2004. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3484 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP05-85-000] North Baja Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Limited Case-Specific Waiver November 30, 2004. Take notice that on November 19, 2004, North Baja Pipeline, LLC,
(NBP)and MGI Supply Ltd.,
(MGI)tendered for filing a joint petition for a limited case specific waiver and a request for expedited consideration of the competitive bidding procedures of NBP's capacity release tariff in order to allow an assignment of MGI's firm capacity rights following the outcome of a Request For Proposal
(RFP)procedure to be conducted by the Mexican Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE). In particular, NBP and MGI are requesting an expedited grant of a limited case-specific waiver of the competitive bidding requirement contained in section 284.8 of the Commission's regulations. NBP and MGI request that the waiver be granted in advance of an RFP procedure to be conducted by the CFE, in order to allow MGI to assign all or a portion of its long-term firm negotiated rate capacity to suppliers who successfully bid to supply LNG to certain CFE generation plants. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file 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 notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on December 7, 2004. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3490 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP05-17-001] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing November 30, 2004. Take notice that on November 19, 2004, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume No. 1, Substitute Third Revised Sheet No. 403, with an effective date of November 7, 2004. Northern states that it is filing the above-referenced tariff sheet in compliance with the Commission's order related to certain components of Northern's pro forma service agreements. Northern further states that copies of the filing have been mailed to each of its customers and interested State Commissions. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3488 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP05-48-001] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing November 30, 2004. Take notice that on November 24, 2004, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) in compliance with the Commission's November 19, 2004, Letter Order in the above referenced docket, tendered for filing an explanation of why it did not propose a permanent tariff change related to its October 29, 2004, request for a waiver of its FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume No. 1. Northern further states that copies of the filing have been mailed to each of its customers and interested state commissions. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3489 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP93-109-021] Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Refund Report November 30, 2004. Take notice that on November 18, 2004, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star) tendered for filing, pursuant to Article III, Paragraph D of the Stipulation and Agreement dated January 31, 2001 in Docket No. RP93-109-017, its refund report of environmental proceeds received from third-party insurers. Southern Star states that it is filing its report of third-party insurance proceeds received during the twelve months ended September 30, 2004. Southern Star further states that because it received no environmental proceeds during this twelve-month period, there will be no refunds made this year. Southern Star states that copies of the filing were served on parties on the official service list in the above-captioned proceeding. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on December 7, 2004 Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3493 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP95-136-020] Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Refund Report November 30, 2004. Take notice that, on November 18, 2004, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star) tendered for filing its interruptible excess refund report for the twelve-month period ending September 2004. Southern Star states that copies of the filing were served on all jurisdictional customers and interested state commissions, as well as, all parties on the Commission's official service list in this proceeding. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on December 7, 2004. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3494 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP99-480-012] Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Compliance Filing November 30, 2004. Take notice that on November 18, 2004, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) tendered for filing a compliance filing pursuant to a Commission's order issued on November 3, 2004, in Docket Nos. RP99-480-010 and RP99-480-011, *Texas Eastern Transmission, LP,* 109 FERC ¶ 61,145 (2004). Texas Eastern states that, in accordance with Paragraph 6 of the November 3, 2004 Order, Texas Eastern is revising section 1.35A of the General Terms and Conditions of its FERC Gas Tariff to permit Texas Eastern, on a not unduly discriminatory basis, to mutually agree with a shipper to a contractual ROFR in circumstances in which a regulatory ROFR does not automatically apply. Texas Eastern proposes to modify its tariff to provide for a contractual right of first refusal. Texas Eastern states that copies of the filing were served upon all affected customers of Texas Eastern and interested state commissions, as well as upon all parties on the Commission's official service lists in these proceedings. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of § 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3481 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP02-132-008] Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing November 30, 2004. Take notice that on November 18, 2004, Viking Gas Transmission Company (Viking) tendered for filing to become part of Viking's FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets to become effective January 1, 2005: Eleventh Revised Sheet No. 5 Ninth Revised Sheet No. 5A Eleventh Revised Sheet No. 5B Eighth Revised Sheet No. 5C Ninth Revised Sheet No. 5D Viking explains that the filing pertains to a settlement approved by a Commission Letter Order issued on October 23, 2002. 101 FERC ¶ 61,170 (2002). Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3486 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP04-223-000, CP04-293-000, and CP04-358-000] KeySpan LNG, L.P., Algonquin Gas Transmission, L.L.C.; Notice Of Availability Of The Draft Environmental Impact Statement For The Proposed Keyspan LNG Facility Upgrade Project November 30, 2004. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)on the liquefied natural gas
(LNG)facility upgrade and natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by KeySpan LNG, L.P., (KeySpan LNG) and Algonquin Gas Transmission, L.L.C., (Algonquin) in the above-referenced dockets (collectively referred to as the KeySpan LNG Facility Upgrade Project). The draft EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that if the project is constructed and operated in accordance with appropriate mitigating measures as recommended, and if the facility can be brought into compliance with current federal safety regulations, approval of the proposed project would have limited adverse environmental impact. The draft EIS also evaluates alternatives to the proposal, including system alternatives, alternative sites for the LNG import terminal, and pipeline alternatives, and requests comments on them. The proposed facility upgrade would convert the existing KeySpan LNG storage facility to an LNG terminal capable of receiving marine deliveries, increase the facility's existing vaporization capacity from 150 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd) to 525 MMcfd, augment the supply of LNG to fill the region's LNG storage facilities to meet peak day needs, and provide 375 MMcfd of new, firm, reliable baseload supply of natural gas to Rhode Island and the New England region. In order to provide LNG import and pipeline transportation services, KeySpan LNG requests Commission authorization to upgrade its existing LNG facility and abandon certain facilities that would be replaced by the upgrade; and Algonquin requests Commission authorization to construct, own, and operate natural gas pipeline facilities. The draft EIS evaluates whether the existing peak shaving facility converted into a marine import terminal would comply with the current federal safety standards. The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the following LNG and natural gas pipeline facilities: • A ship unloading facility with a single berth capable of receiving LNG ships with cargo capacities of 71,500 to 145,000 cubic meters (m 3 ); • Two 16-inch-diameter liquid unloading arms and a 24-inch-diameter liquid unloading line from the arms to the LNG storage tank; • Two vapor return blowers, a 12-inch-diameter vapor arm, and an 8-inch-diameter vapor return line; • Four boil-off-gas compressors and a boil-off gas condenser; • A two-stage LNG pumping system; • An indirect fired vaporizer system with a capacity of 375 MMcfd; • Operations control buildings; • Ancillary utilities and LNG facilities; • A 1.44-mile-long 24-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline; • A receipt point meter station and 30-inch-diameter pig launcher; and • A 24-inch-diameter tap valve and 30-inch-diameter pig receiver at the point where the new pipeline would tie into Algonquin's existing G-12 Lateral pipeline system. Comment Procedures and Public Meetings Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we receive your comments before the date specified below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded: • Send an original and two copies of your comments to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426; • Reference Docket No. CP04-223-000, *et al.* ; • Label one copy of your comments for the attention of Gas Branch 1, PJ-11.1; and • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before January 24, 2005. Please note that the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions to this proceeding. *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 and the link to the User's Guide. Prepare your submission in the same manner as you would if filing on paper and save it to a file on your hard drive. Before you can file comments you will need to create a free account, which can be created by clicking on “Login to File” and then “New User Account.” In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, we invite you to attend the public comment meetings we will conduct in the project area. We will announce in a future notice the location and time of the local public meetings to receive comments on the draft EIS. These meetings will be posted on the Commission's calendar located at *http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx* along with other related information. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend and present oral comments on the draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be prepared. After these comments are reviewed, any significant new issues are investigated, and modifications are made to the draft EIS, a final EIS will be published and distributed by the staff. The final EIS will contain the staff's responses to timely comments received on the draft EIS. Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS. You must file your request to intervene as specified above. 1 You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. *See* the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. The draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426;
(202)502-8371. A limited number of copies are available from the Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, copies of the draft EIS have been mailed to Federal, State, and local agencies; public interest groups; individuals and affected landowners who requested a copy of the draft EIS; libraries; newspapers; and parties to this proceeding. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to the eSubscription link on the FERC Internet Web site. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3497 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP05-5-000] Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Southern System Expansion Project November 30, 2004. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment
(EA)on the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Questar Pipeline Company (Questar) in the above-referenced docket. The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the proposed natural gas pipeline and appurtenant facilities including: 1. Installation of about 18.7 miles of new 24-inch-diameter pipeline in Carbon County, Utah, including pig launchers and receivers, block valves, control headers, cathodic protection systems, and associated crossover piping and valves to interconnect the new pipeline into existing pipelines, as well as; • Construction of the Fausett Junction Facilities consisting of a 20-inch-diameter pig launcher/receiver, one 24-inch-diameter pig receiver, and two control headers; • Construction of the Prettyman Tap Facilities consisting of a tap and valve on Questar's proposed pipeline and associated piping to tie into Questar Gas Company's FL 86 Pipeline; • Construction of one 24-inch-diameter pig launcher, one 24-inch-diameter pig receiver, and one 24-inch-diameter block valve for the new pipeline; and a new filter separator to be constructed on the end of the existing slug catcher located within the existing Price Yard facility; • Construction of the new 24-inch-diameter Hayes Wash Block Valve for the new pipeline; • Construction of the Soldier Creek Facilities, consisting of one 24-inch-diameter pig launcher and one 24-inch-diameter block valve for the new pipeline, and one 20-inch-diameter pig launcher and one new 20-inch-diameter pig receiver for Questar's existing ML 40; and • Cathodic protection facilities for the new pipeline. 2. Installation of the new 6,200 horsepower
(hp)Thistle Creek Compressor Station in Utah County, Utah; 3. Installation of the new 9,400 hp Blind Canyon Compressor Station, in Duchesne County, Utah, including a slug catcher, pipeline liquid storage tanks, pig launcher and receiver, and tie-in valves; 4. Modifications to Questar's existing Oak Spring Compressor Station in Carbon County, Utah, consisting of restaging centrifugal compressor units and the addition of a gas cooler, filter/separator, valves, and yard and station piping; 5. Modifications to Questar's existing Greasewood Compressor Station in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, consisting of the installation of two parallel, approximately 750-foot-long segments of new buried piping; 6. Retesting of about 23.5 miles of Questar's existing ML 40 Pipeline between the proposed Blind Canyon Compressor Station and Questar's existing Whitmore Park block valve to increase the MAOP of this segment by approximately 60 psig to approximately 860 psig The purpose of the proposed facilities would be to expand Questar's southern pipeline system in order to transport an additional 102,000 decatherms
(dths)per day of natural gas on a firm basis from the Uinta/Piceance Basin to gas-consuming markets, including power producers, located primarily along the Wasatch Front. The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,
(202)502-8371. Copies of the EA have been mailed to cooperating agencies, state agencies, a public interest group and a local newspaper. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To ensure consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we receive your comments before the date specified below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded: • Send an original and two copies of your comments to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426; • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the Gas Branch 3, PJ11.3. • Reference Docket No. CP05-5-000; and • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before December 27, 2004. Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions or protests to this proceeding. 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 and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can file comments you will need to create a free account which can be created by clicking on “Sign-up.” Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). 1 Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to *http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm* . Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3483 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP05-8-000] Starks Gas Storage, L.L.C.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Starks Gas Storage Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues December 1, 2004. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment
(EA)that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Starks Gas Storage Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Starks Gas Storage L.L.C. (Starks) in Calcasieu and Beauregard Parishes, Louisiana. 1 These facilities would consist of converting two existing salt dome caverns to a natural gas storage; one new compressor station; about 35.6 miles or 16-inch and 30-inch-diameter of gas pipeline; about 1.9 miles of 10-inch-diameter brine pipeline; and two salt water disposal
(SWD)injection wells (brine disposal). The EA will be used by the Commission in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. 1 Stark's application was filed with the Commission under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission(s regulations. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted by a pipeline company representative about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The pipeline company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if the project is approved by the Commission, that approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with state law. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled “An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?” was attached to the project notice Starks provided to landowners. This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. It is available for viewing on the FERC Internet Web site ( *www.ferc.gov* ). Summary of the Proposed Project Starks proposes to convert two existing salt dome caverns and associated brine wells “Starks No. 1” (PPG-10) and “Starks No. 2” (PPG-9) to a natural gas storage facility in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The project would initially utilize Starks No. 1 cavern to store about 13.3 billion cubic feet
(Bcf)of natural gas comprised of approximately 8.8 Bcf of working gas and about 4.5 Bcf of cushion gas. The facilities would be designed to allow cycling of the entire storage volume 5 to 6 times per year with injections and withdrawals of approximately 400 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd). Starks No. 2 cavern, to be available about 18 months later, would add 10.4 Bcf of working gas and about 5.3 Bcf of cushion gas. The overall project injection and withdrawal rates would double. The total storage volume of Starks No. 2 cavern would be about 15.6 Bcf. In Docket No. CP05-8-000, Starks proposes the following facilities in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana unless otherwise specified: • Convert two existing salt dome caverns and associated brine wells “Starks No. 1” (PPG-10) and “Starks No. 2” (PPG-9) to a natural gas storage; • Construct two salt water injection wells (brine disposal); • Construct one 33,000 horsepower compressor station (Starks Compressor Station); • Construct Segment 1a—0.68 mile of 16-inch-diameter gas pipeline and a collocated 10-inch diameter brine disposal pipeline from the Starks Compressor Station milepost
(MP)west
(w)0.00 to the Starks No. 1 storage cavern to MP w 0.68; and a valve station at MP w 0.27; • Construct Segment 1b—0.47 mile of a 16 inch-diameter gas pipeline from the Starks Compressor Station (MP 0.0) to the Starks No. 2 storage cavern (MP w 0.47); • Segment 1c—construct 0.20 mile of 10-inch-diameter brine disposal pipeline from the valve station at MP w 0.27 to the Starks No. 2 storage cavern collocated with Segment 1b from MP w 0.27 to MP w 0.47; • Construct Segment 2a—construct 1.2 miles of 30-inch-diameter gas pipeline collocated with a 10-inch-diamter brine disposal pipeline from the Starks Compressor Station MP east
(e)0.00 to the SWD injection wells from to MP e 1.21; • Construct Segment 2b—0.59 mile continuation of the 30-inch-diameter gas pipeline from the SWD injection wells (MP e 1.21) to the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee) interconnect meter station (MP e 1.80); • Construct Segment 3a—28.0 miles of 30-inch-diameter gas pipeline from the Tennessee interconnect meter station (MP e 1.80) in Calcasieu Parish, to the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) interconnect meter station (MP e 29.80) in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana; and • Construct Segment 3b—3.97 miles of 30-inch-diameter gas pipeline from the Transco pipeline interconnect meter station (MP e 29.80) to the Texas Eastern Transmission, LP pipeline interconnect meter station (MP e 33.77) in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. The location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix 1. 2 2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not being printed in the **Federal Register** . Copies of all appendices, other than appendix 1 (maps), are available on the Commission's Web site at the “eLibrary” link or from the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call
(202)502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary refer to the last page of this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail. Nonjurisdictional Facilities No non-jurisdictional facilities that will be built as a result of the proposed project. Land Requirements for Construction Construction of the proposed pipeline and related facilities would require about 219.6 acres of land. Following construction, about 129.9 acres would be maintained as new pipeline right-of-way, roads, or aboveground facility sites. The remaining 89.7 acres of land would be restored and allowed to revert to its former use. The EA Process The National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)requires the Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us 3 to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as “scoping.” The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this Notice of Intent, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of the issues it will address in the EA. All comments received are considered during the preparation of the EA. State and local government representatives are encouraged to notify their constituents of this proposed action and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. 3 “We”, “us”, and “our” refer to the environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP). The EA will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the proposed project under these general headings: • Geology and soils. • Land use. • Water resources, fisheries, and wetlands. • Cultural resources. • Vegetation and wildlife. • Air quality and noise. • Endangered and threatened species. • Hazardous waste. • Public safety. • Water resources, fisheries, and wetlands. We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. Our independent analysis of the issues will be in the EA. Depending on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA may be published and mailed to federal, state, and local agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, affected landowners, newspapers, libraries, and the Commission's official service list for this proceeding. A comment period will be allotted for review if the EA is published. We will consider all comments on the EA before we make our recommendations to the Commission. To ensure your comments are considered, please carefully follow the instructions in the public participation section beginning on page 5. Currently Identified Environmental Issues We have already identified several issues that we think deserve attention based on a preliminary review of the proposed facilities and the environmental information provided by Starks. This preliminary list of issues may be changed based on your comments and our analysis. • Two federally listed endangered or threatened species, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker and the American chaff-seed, may occur in the proposed project area. • A total of about 49.8 acres of known wetlands would be affected by construction and about 30.2 acres of wetlands would be affected by operation of the project. The compressor station would permanently affect about 0.4 acre of wetland and the SWD brine injection wells would permanently affect 0.7 acre of wetlands during operation. • One domestic drinking water supply well and one public drinking water supply well have been identified within 150 feet of the pipeline route; • Eighteen waterbodies would be crossed by the pipeline facilities; twelve waterbodies would be crossed by using the horizontal directional drilling method and six waterbodies would be crossed by using the wet ditch method. • Cultural resources may be affected in the project area. Also, we have made a preliminary decision to not address the impacts of the nonjurisdictional facilities. We will briefly describe their location and status in the EA. Public Participation You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the project. By becoming a commentor, your concerns will be addressed in the EA and considered by the Commission. You should focus on the potential environmental effects of the proposal, alternatives to the proposal (including alternative locations/routes), and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded: • Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 2. • Reference Docket Nos. CP05-8-000. • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before January 3, 2005. Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions or protests to this proceeding. 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 and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can file comments you will need to create a free account which can be created on-line. If you do not want to send comments at this time but still want to remain on our mailing list, please return the Information Request (appendix 4). If you do not return the Information Request, you will be taken off the mailing list. The Commission staff will conduct a field trip of storage caverns, portions of the pipeline, and related facilities on December 14 through December 16, 2004. Anyone interested in participating in the field trip may attend, but they must provide their own transportation. The staff will start the field trip on December 13, 2004 at approximately 2:00 p.m (CST); and continue Tuesday, December 14, through Wednesday, December 15, 2004, as necessary, at approximately 7:30 a.m. Staff will meet each day in the parking lot of the following hotel: Best Western Executive Hotel, 1200 Pintail, Sulphur, LA 70665, Telephone:
(337)625-9000. Becoming an Intervenor In addition to involvement in the EA/EIS scoping process, you may want to become an official party to the proceeding known as an “intervenor.” Intervenors play a more formal role in the process. Among other things, intervenors have the right to receive copies of case-related Commission documents and filings by other intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor must send one electronic copy (using the Commission's eFiling system) or 14 paper copies of its filings to the Secretary of the Commission and must send a copy of its filings to all other parties on the Commission's service list for this proceeding. If you want to become an intervenor you must file a motion to intervene according to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214) (see Appendix 2). 4 Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. 4 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your environmental comments considered. Environmental Mailing List An effort is being made to send this notice to all individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project. This includes all landowners who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within distances defined in the Commission's regulations of certain aboveground facilities. By this notice we are also asking governmental agencies, especially those in Appendix 3, to express their interest in becoming cooperating agencies for the preparation of the EA. Additional Information Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site ( *www.ferc.gov* ) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to *http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.* Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission's calendar located at *http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx* along with other related information. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3511 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments December 1, 2004. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. *Type of Application:* Preliminary permit. b. *Project No.:* 12530-000. c. *Date filed:* August 26, 2004. d. *Applicant:* Green Power Development, LLC. e. *Name of Project:* Allison Lake Project. f. *Location:* On the Allison Lake and Creek, in Valdez Region, Alaska. No federal facilities or land would be used. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. David Ausman, Green Power Development, LLC, 1503 West 33rd Avenue, Anchorage, AL 99503,
(907)258-2419. i. *FERC Contact:* Robert Bell,
(202)502-6062. j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-12530-000) on any comments, protest, or motions filed. k. *Description of Project:* The proposed project would consist of:
(1)A natural lake having a surface area of 243 acres with a storage capacity of 13,400 acre-feet and a normal water surface elevation of 1,345 feet mean sea level,
(2)a proposed intake structure,
(3)a proposed 10,000-foot-long, 4-foot-diameter steel pipe lined tunnel,
(4)a proposed powerhouse containing one generating unit having an installed capacity of 4,950 kilowatts,
(5)a proposed 2.5-mile-long transmission line; and
(6)appurtenant facilities. The project would have an annual generation of 20.4 megawatt-hours that would be sold to a local utility. The proposed project would operate in a run-of-river mode. l. *Locations of Applications:* A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
(202)502-8371. This filing may also 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, 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. *Competing 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. o. *Competing Development Application* —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. p. *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. q. *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. r. *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. 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 under “e-filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. s. *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. 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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. t. *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. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3506 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments December 1, 2004. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. *Type of Application:* Preliminary permit. b. *Project No.:* 12531-000. c. *Date filed:* August 30, 2004. d. *Applicant:* City of Stoughton, WI. e. *Name of Project:* Stoughton Water Power Project. f. *Location:* On the Yahara River, in Dane County, Wisconsin. No Federal facilities or land would be used. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. Karl D. Manthe, City of Stoughton, WI, 515 South Fourth Street, Stoughton, WI 53589,
(608)873-6303, EXT 622. i. *FERC Contact:* Robert Bell,
(202)502-6062. j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-12531-000) on any comments, protest, or motions filed. k. *Description of Project:* The proposed run-of-river project would consist of:
(1)An existing 200-foot-long, 9-foot-high concrete dam,
(2)an existing impoundment having a surface area of 11 acres with storage capacity of 80 acre-feet and a normal water surface elevation of 841.5 feet mean sea level,
(3)a proposed intake structure,
(4)two proposed 30-foot-long, 5.5-foot-diameter steel penstocks,
(5)a proposed powerhouse containing two generating units having an installed capacity of 192 kilowatts,
(6)a proposed 350-foot-long transmission line; and
(7)appurtenant facilities. The project would have an annual generation of 450 megawatt-hours that would be sold to a local utility l. Locations of Applications: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
(202)502-8371. This filing may also 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, 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. *Competing 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. o. *Competing Development Application* —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. p. *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. q. *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. r. *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. 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 under “e-filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. s. *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. 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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. t. *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. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3507 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments December 1, 2004. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. *Type of Application:* Preliminary permit. b. *Project No.:* 12532-000. c. *Date Filed:* September 1, 2004. d. *Applicant:* Pine Creek Mine, LLC. e. *Name of Project:* Pine Creek Mine Project. f. *Location:* On the Morgan and Pine Creeks, in Inyo County, California. Part of the project would be located on U.S. Forest Service Land in the Inyo National Forest. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. Lynn Goodfellow, Pine Creek Mine, LLC, 9050 Pine Creek Road, Bishop, CA 93514,
(760)387-2076. i. *FERC Contact:* Robert Bell,
(202)502-6062. j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-12532-000) on any comments, protest, or motions filed. k. *Description of Project:* The proposed project would consist of:
(1)A proposed diversion structure at approximate elevation 9,000 feet on Pine Creek;
(2)a proposed diversion structure at elevation 8,400 feet, at the entrance to the Brownstone Mine, to capture water discharging from the Mine;
(3)a proposed 2,500-foot-long, 3-foot-diameter steel penstock;
(4)a proposed powerhouse containing a 4-megawatt generating unit;
(5)a proposed tailrace discharging water into Morgan Creek at elevation 7,840 feet,
(6)a proposed 200-foot-long transmission line; and
(7)appurtenant facilities. The project would have an annual generation of 5.6 gigawatt-hours that would be sold to a local utility. l. *Locations of Applications:* A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
(202)502-8371. This filing may also 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, 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. *Competing 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. o. *Competing Development Application* —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 with18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36. p. *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. q. *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. r. *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. 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 under “e-filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. s. *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. 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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. t. *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. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3508 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments December 1, 2004. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. *Type of Application:* Preliminary Permit. b. *Project No.:* 12533-000. c. *Date Filed:* September 1, 2004. d. *Applicant:* Christopher James Pihl. e. *Name of Project:* May Creek Project. f. *Location:* On the May Creek and Lake Isabel, in Snohomish County, Washington. No federal facilities or land would be used. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. Christopher James Pihl, 18310NE 136th Street, Woodinville, WA 98072,
(206)369-8277. i. *FERC Contact:* Robert Bell,
(202)502-6062. j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-12533-000) on any comments, protest, or motions filed. k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of :
(1)A natural lake having a surface area of 200 acres with a storage capacity of 2,000 acre-feet and a normal water surface elevation of 2,000 feet msl,
(2)a proposed intake structure,
(3)a proposed 9,078-foot-long, 40-inch-diameter steel pipe,
(4)a proposed powerhouse containing one generating unit having an installed capacity of 12 MW,
(5)a proposed 5,468-foot-long 69 kV transmission line; and
(6)appurtenant facilities. The project would have an annual generation of 3.1 GWh that would be sold to a local utility. The proposed project would operate in a run-of-river mode. l. Locations of Applications: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington DC 20426, or by calling
(202)502-8371. This filing may also 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, 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. Competing 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. o. Competing Development Application—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. p. 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. q. 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. r. 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. 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 under “e-filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. s. 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. 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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. t. 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. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3509 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM04-7-000] Market Based Rates for Public Utilities; Supplemental Notice of Agenda for Technical Conference December 1, 2004. The attachment to this supplemental notice provides additional information concerning the December 7, 2004, technical conference to discuss issues associated with transmission market power and barriers to entry. ( *See* November 12, 2004, Notice of Technical Conference.) The conference will begin at 9:30 a.m. (e.s.t.) and will conclude at approximately 5 p.m. and will be convened in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. Members of the Commission will attend the conference. All interested persons are invited to attend. Microphones will be available to enable those in the audience to participate in the discussion. The topic of the conference will be issues associated with transmission or vertical market power, and barriers to entry in electric markets, which are two of the four prongs the Commission currently uses to determine whether to grant market-based rate authority. The conference will address whether the Commission's *pro forma* open access transmission tariff adequately mitigates transmission market power, other proposals to identify and mitigate transmission market power, as well as whether and, if so, to what extent there are other barriers to entry that the Commission should consider. The conference will be transcribed. Those interested in acquiring the transcript should contact Ace Reporters at 202-347-3700 or 800-336-6646. Transcripts will be placed in the public record ten days after the Commission receives the transcripts. Additionally, Capitol Connection offers the opportunity for remote listening and viewing of the conference. It is available for a fee, live over the Internet, by phone or via satellite. Persons interested in receiving the broadcast, or who need information on making arrangements, should contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at Capitol Connection (703-993-3100) as soon as possible or visit the Capitol Connection Web site at *http://www.capitolconnection.org* and click on “FERC.” For more information about the conference, please contact Kelly Perl at 202-502-6421 or *kelly.perl@ferc.gov.* Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. Technical Conference on Transmission Market Power and Barriers to Entry, December 7, 2004, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The purpose of this conference will be to discuss the second and third prongs of the Commission's assessment of an applicant's request for market-based rate authority: transmission market power and barriers to entry. Panelists will each be asked to address issues among the following in an overview prepared statement. The panelists' statements will be followed by questions and general discussion: Transmission Market Power and Transmission Barriers to Entry Questions 1. How should transmission market power be defined? Should it be defined as merely the ownership of generation and transmission in the same relevant market? 2. Can transmission market power be used to foreclose competition or raise prices? If so, how? 3. How does transmission market power impact customer interests? For example, are prices significantly higher than they would have been without transmission market power? Is access to cheaper sources of supply limited? Is flexibility to respond to changing market conditions impaired? 4. How does transmission market power impact power supplier interests? For example, is power plants' energy production constrained by the exercise or suspected exercise of transmission market power? 5. What challenges do owners of uncommitted capacity face in securing long term power contracts or selling power on a short term basis? 6. How does the existence of long term and evergreen firm transmission contracts affect power supplier entry? 7. How important a factor is transmission congestion in the production, scheduling and consumption of power? To what degree can transmission congestion be attributed to physical transmission constraints and what degree to the exercise of transmission market power? How can the Commission distinguish between these two? 8. How can the Commission differentiate between the exercise of transmission market power from legitimate reliability-driven denials of access? 9. Do instances exist where transmission unavailability has led to the abandonment of plans to either build or expand generating capacity or to contract with a merchant supplier? 10. Does the Commission's *pro forma* open access transmission tariff adequately mitigate transmission market power? If not, specify whether there are ways the tariff could be modified or better enforced to achieve this goal. 11. Is it possible to eliminate or mitigate transmission market power apart from structural remedies? If so, how, and are there ways do to it apart from the OATT? 12. Can analytical tools to assess transmission market power be developed to screen out behavior motivated by legitimate business interests and direct the Commission's attention to areas where transmission market power is more likely to be exercised? 13. Does the existence of significant transmission constraints constitute a barrier to entry that should be considered in authorizing market-based rates for a transmission provider? Non-Transmission Barriers to Entry Questions 1. Can the lack of competition in fuel or other inputs constrain entry in the generation business? If so, how? 2. Can monopolization or attempted monopolization of future generating sites be a significant barrier to entry in generation? If so, how, and what can be done to remedy this problem? 3. Have financial constraints, such as access to capital or creditworthiness issues, been a serious barrier to entry in generation, or any other aspect of the electric power business? 4. Are there other barriers to entry the Commission should consider in granting market based rates? If so, how should the Commission test for the extent of harm to customers of competitors associated with such barriers? 5. Does the lack of an adequate competitive solicitation program by a utility that has monopsony power constitute a barrier to entry? [FR Doc. E4-3510 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP04-360-000] Martimes and Northeast Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference November 30, 2004. Take notice that an informal settlement conference will be convened in this proceeding at 9:30 a.m. (e.s.t.) on Friday, December 3, 2004, at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, for the purpose of exploring the possible settlement of the above-referenced docket. Any party, as defined by 18 CFR 385.102(c), or any participant as defined by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited to attend. Persons wishing to become a party must move to intervene and receive intervenor status pursuant to the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 385.214). For additional information, please contact Arnold H. Meltz at
(202)502-8649 or Moira B. Notargiacomo at
(202)502-8083. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3487 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Ferc Staff Attendance at Various MISO-Related Meetings December 1, 2004. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that members of its staff may attend the following meetings involving the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO), noted below: Organization of MISO States Annual Meeting—December 9, 2004, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (e.s.t.). Lakeside Conference Center (directly across from MISO's headquarters), 630 West Carmel Drive, Carmel, IN 46032. MISO Advisory Committee Meetings (Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.) and MISO Board of Directors Meetings (Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-9:45 p.m.): January 19-20, 2005; February 16-17, 2005; March 16-17, 2005; April 20-21, 2005; May 18-19, 2005; June 15-16, 2005; July 20-21, 2005; August 17-18, 2005; September 14-15, 2005; October 19-20, 2005; November 16-17, 2005; December 7-8, 2005. Advisory Committee meetings are held at: Lakeside Conference Center (directly across from MISO's headquarters), 630 West Carmel Drive, Carmel, IN 46032. The Board of Directors meetings are held at: 701 City Center Drive (MISO Headquarters), Carmel, IN 46032. The discussions may address matters at issue in the following proceedings: Docket No. ER04-691 and EL04-104, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., *et al.* ; Docket No. EL02-65-000, *et al.* , Alliance Companies, *et al.* ; Docket No. RT01-87-000, *et al.* , Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.; Docket No. ER03-323, *et al.* , Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.; Docket No. ER03-1118, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.; Docket No. ER04-375, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., *et al.* ; Docket Nos. EL04-43 and EL04-46, Tenaska Power Services Co. and Cargill Power Markets, LLC v. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. These meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact Patrick Clarey, Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at
(317)249-5937 or *patrick.clarey@ferc.gov* , or Christopher Miller, Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at
(317)249-5936 or *christopher.miller@ferc.gov* . Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3504 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of FERC Staff Attendance at Meetings of Southwest Power Pool Board of Directors and Members Committee and Meeting of Southwest Power Pool Regional State Committee December 1, 2004. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that members of its staff may attend the meetings of the Southwest Power Pool
(SPP)Board of Directors and Members Committee noted below, and the meeting of the SPP Regional State Committee noted below. The staff's attendance is part of the Commission's ongoing outreach efforts. SPP Regional State Committee Meeting—January 24, 2005, 1 p.m .-5 p.m. (c.s.t.) Sam's Town Casino Hotel and Convention Center, 315 Clyde Fant Parkway, Shreveport, LA 71101,
(318)429-6859. SPP Board of Directors and Members Committee Meeting—December 14, 2004, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (c.s.t) DFW Airport Hyatt, Dallas, Texas,
(972)453-1234. SPP Board of Directors and Members Committee Meeting—January 25, 2005, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sam's Town Casino Hotel and Convention Center, 315 Clyde Fant Parkway, Shreveport, LA 71101,
(318)429-6859. The discussions may address matters at issue in the following proceedings: Docket Nos. RT04-1-000 and ER04-48-000, *Southwest Power Pool, Inc.* Docket No. ER04-833-000, *Southwest Power Pool, Inc.* Docket No. ER04-1096-000, *Southwest Power Pool, Inc.* Docket No. EL05-16-000, *Aquila Merchant Services, Inc.* v. *Southwest Power Pool, Inc.* Docket No. ER05-109-000, *Southwest Power Pool, Inc.* Docket No. ER05-156-000, *Southwest Power Pool, Inc.* These meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact Tony Ingram, Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at
(202)502-8938 or *tony.ingram@ferc.gov.* Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3505 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Surrender of Preliminary Permits November 30, 2004. Symbiotics, LLC (Project No. 11978-002); Symbiotics, LLC (Project No. 12037-001); Prosser Creek Hydro, LLC (Project No. 12191-001); McCloud Hydro, LLC (Project No. 12195-001); Gillham Hydro, LLC (Project No. 12226-002); Nimrod Hydro, LLC (Project No. 12237-001); San Jacinto Hydro, LLC (Project No. 12242-001); Spavinaw Hydro, LLC (Project No. 12243-001); Great Salt Plains, LLC (Project No. 12263-001); Wappapello Hydro, LLC (Project No. 12268-001); GV Montgomery Hydro, LLC (Project No. 12277-001); KR 6 Hydro, LLC ( Project No. 12278-001); Wilkins Hydro, LLC (Project No. 12281-001); Huntington Hydro, LLC (Project No. 12294-001); Rough River Hydro, LLC (Project No. 12364-002); Coralville Hydro, LLC (Project No. 12417-001) Take notice that the permittees for the subject projects have requested to surrender their preliminary permits. Investigations and feasibility studies have shown that the projects would not be economically feasible. Project No. Project name Stream State Expiration date 11978-002 Vega Dam Plateau Creek CO August 31, 2006. 12037-001 Swift Dam Birch Creek MT April 30, 2005. 12191-001 Prosser Creek Dam Prosser Creek CA May 31, 2006. 12195-001 McCloud Dam McCloud River CA October 31, 2006. 12226-002 Gillham Dam Cossatot River AR September 30, 2005. 12237-001 Nimrod Dam Fourche La Fave River AR October 31, 2005. 12242-001 San Jacinto Dam San Jacinto River TX March 31, 2006. 12243-001 Spavinaw Dam Spavinaw Creek OK January 31, 2006. 12263-001 Great Salt Plains Dam Arkansas River AR January 31, 2006. 12268-001 Wappapello Dam St. Francis River MO April 30, 2006. 12277-001 G.V. Montgomery Dam Tombigbee River MS January 31, 2006. 12278-001 Kentucky River L&D #6 Kentucky River KY October 31, 2005. 12281-001 Wilkins L&D Tombigbee River MS January 31, 2006. 12294-001 J. Edwards Roush Lake Dam Wabash River IN October 31, 2006. 12364-002 Rough River Dam Rough River KY August 31, 2006. 12417-001 Coralville Dam Iowa River IA July 31, 2006. The permits shall remain in effect through the thirtieth day after issuance of this notice unless that day is Saturday, Sunday, or holiday as described in 18 CFR 385.2007, in which case each permit shall remain in effect through the first business day following that day. New applications involving these project sites, to the extent provided for under 18 CFR part 4, may be filed on the next business day. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-3485 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ORD-2004-0019; FRL-7845-5] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Detroit Children's Health Study: Health Effects of Environmental Exposures Among Children Living in the Detroit, Michigan Area, EPA ICR Number 2167.01 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 a proposed Information Collection Request
(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request for a new collection. 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 February 7, 2005. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number ORD-2004-0019, to EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by e-mail to *oei.docket@epa.gov* , or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Auby, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Information Collection, Office of Environmental Information, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Mail Code 28221T, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202)566-1672; fax number:
(202)566-1753; e-mail address: *auby.susan@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID number ORD-2004-0019, which is available for public viewing at the Office of Research and Development Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is
(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for the Office of Research and Development Docket is
(202)566-1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at *http://www.epa.gov/edocket* . Use EDOCKET to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the 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 docket ID number identified above. Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA within 60 days of this notice. EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public 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 EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in EDOCKET. For further information about the electronic docket, see EPA's **Federal Register** notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 31, 2002), or go to *http://www.epa.gov./edocket* . *Affected entities:* Entities potentially affected by this action are school officials, parents and children in the Detroit and Dearborn Public Schools. *Title:* Detroit Children's Health Study: Health Effects of Environmental Exposures among Children Living in the Detroit, Michigan Area. *Abstract:* 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 in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9. The proposed study will be conducted by the Epidemiology and Biomarkers Branch, Human Studies Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA. The purpose of this study is to examine the respiratory health effects in school-age children of mobile and point source air pollutants. Further knowledge regarding the respiratory health effects of airborne particulate matter is required to reduce scientific uncertainties in the development of an Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(d)). The National Academy of Science's Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter has identified several issues of scientific uncertainty in health effects of airborne particulate matter exposures, including the role of particle size and the role of particulate matter constituents and co-pollutants. The Detroit Children's Health Study will contribute to our understanding of whether long-term, early-life exposures to mobile source emissions, particularly diesel exhaust particles, play a key role in the initiation of allergic asthma in schoolchildren. A similar NHEERL research project, the El Paso Children's Health Study, was conducted among nearly 9,000 schoolchildren with a collaboration on exposure assessment with scientists from EPA's National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL). The border cities of Detroit, Michigan and El Paso, Texas share common characteristics such as major diesel truck routes and vehicle idling at international borders, but the two areas have great climatic differences. The ORD Multi-Year Plan for Particulate Matter includes the Detroit Children's Health Study as an integral component of ORD's research on the adverse health effects of long-term air pollutant exposures in susceptible populations. The parents of children enrolled in fourth and fifth grades of selected Detroit and Dearborn Public Schools will receive a twenty-page respiratory health questionnaire along with a written request for permission for their children to participate in a pulmonary function examination at their school. Participation in the study is entirely voluntary. The respiratory health questionnaire conforms to the ATS/DLD standard respiratory symptom questionnaire and consists of questions specific to the child such as general demographic information, childhood respiratory illness and history of asthma, and current respiratory health conditions. There also are questions regarding household characteristics and family history of smoking, asthma, and respiratory illnesses. One parent from each family will be asked to complete the questionnaire, seal the completed form in the provided envelope, and send the envelope back to the teacher with the child. Ambient air pollutants will be measured at twenty-five elementary schools in the Detroit metropolitan area. These twenty-five schools were selected to represent areas close to and far away from Detroit roadways and the international border crossings as well as those areas in between. Once explicit permission has been received from both the parent and the child, the children from the selected schools will attempt to perform a routine pulmonary function examination and an exhaled nitric oxide
(NO)exam. The pulmonary function exam consists of blowing three to eight times into a tube connected to a spirometer. During the pulmonary function examination, a field technician will record each child's height and weight, and coach the child to perform the breathing tests. A new, sterile, disposable mouthpiece will be used for each child in each test. The pulmonary function examination will be conducted according to guidelines developed by the American Thoracic Society and will be conducted in the child's elementary school during normal school hours with an school nurse on site during the examinations. The exhaled nitric oxide exam consists of exhaling into a bag made of clear polyvinyl film, fitting the child's nostrils with a stopper attached to an NO sampling line, and measuring the NO emitted through the nostrils and from the mouth. Neither exam is any more stressful than blowing out the candles on a birthday cake. The EPA would like to solicit comments 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 Agency's estimate 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 public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 33 minutes per response or to range from 0.4-1.5 hours per respondent annually. This survey will not be repeated. 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. 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. To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. ORD-2004-0019, which is available for public viewing at the Office of Research and Development Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is
(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for the Office of Research and Development Docket is
(202)566-2426. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at *http://www.epa.gov/edocket* . Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the 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 docket ID number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID No. ORD-2004-0019 and OMB control number (20XX-XXXX) [insert the appropriate OMB #] in any correspondence. Type of respondent Respondent activities Estimated number of respondents Burden hours Frequency Total burden hours Total burden cost Adult Complete Questionnaire 15,000 0.40 1 6000 a $88,320 Child Perform Pulmonary Function Exam 3,500 0.50 1 1750 b 9,013 Child Perform Exhaled NO Exam 2,000 0.25 1 500 2,575 Total 20,500 8250 99,908 a $14.72/hour. b $5.15/hour (minimum wage). There are no direct respondent costs for this data collection. *No Annual Record Keeping Burden:* 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 48 CFR Chapter 15. Dated: November 30, 2004. John Creason, Acting Director, Human Studies Division. [FR Doc. 04-26816 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am]
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