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BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. NJ05-4-000] United States Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration; Notice of Filing August 5, 2005. Take notice that on July 29, 2005, the Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville) filed a petition for a declaratory order maintaining reciprocity approval of its Open Access Transmission Tariff

(OATT)and an exemption in lieu of a filing fee with the Commission. Bonneville states that it has revised Attachment K to its OATT in accordance with the 2006 transmission and ancillary services rate case settlement. 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, 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 the Applicant and all the parties in this 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 August 19, 2005. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4361 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EC05-116-000] Cottonwood Energy Company LP, Magnolia Energy LP, Redbud Energy LP, Kelson Holdings, LLC; Notice of Filing August 5, 2005. Take notice that on August 2, 2005, Cottonwood Energy Company LP, Magnolia Energy LP, Redbud Energy LP, and Kelson Holdings, LLC (Applicants) submitted an application pursuant to section 203 of the Federal Power Act for authorization of an indirect disposition of jurisdictional facilities. Applicants state that the proposed indirect disposition of jurisdictional facilities will occur in connection with the sale by Maple Power Holdings LLC of all of its interest in InterGen (North America), Inc., (which will be renamed Mayflower Energy, Inc.) which is the upstream owner of Cottonwood Energy Company LP, Magnolia Energy LP, Redbud Energy LP. 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, 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 the Applicant and all the parties in this 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 August 23, 2005. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4360 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP05-395-000] Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice Of Application August 5, 2005. Take notice that on July 26, 2005, Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (Cove Point LNG) filed an application in Docket No. CP05-395-000, pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for authority to construct, install, own, operate and maintain certain facilities at the Cove Point LNG import terminal at Cove Point, Maryland (Vaporizer Reactivation Project). The details of this proposal are more fully set forth in the application that is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the Web 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 TTY(202) 502-8659. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Anne E. Bomar, Managing Director, Transmission, Rates and Regulation, Dominion Resources, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or by phone at

(804)819-2134. The Vaporizer Reactivation Project is designed to refurbish and reactivate two unused waste heat vaporizers that were originally installed at the Cove Point LNG Terminal in the 1970s. These vaporizers will use combustion exhaust heat from the gas turbine generators to indirectly vaporize LNG. The proposed project will provide spare vaporization capability that will create an opportunity to firm up sendout from the facility, during times when the vaporization facilities would otherwise be limited by normal maintenance requirements. Cove Point LNG says that reactivating these waste heat vaporizers will enable Cove Point LNG to provide up to its current peak-day capability of 1.0 MMDth/day of sendout for which it is currently authorized on a year-round basis, subject only to certain excused interruptions. Cove Point LNG says that the Vaporizer Reactivation Project will not impair the ability of Cove Point LNG to render service at reasonable rates to its existing customers. Cove Point LNG requests that the Commission approve the use of the facilities associated with the Vapor Reactivation Project to support an incremental send-out service

(ISQ)for LTD-1 customers under section 4 of the NGA. The terms and conditions of the proposed ISQ service are set forth in *pro forma* tariff sheets modifying Rate Schedule LTD-1 in Exhibit P to the application. Cove Point LNG is also proposing that an off-peak firm transportation service

(OTS)on the Cove Point LNG natural gas pipeline be approved by the Commission under section 4 of the NGA. The terms and conditions of the proposed OTS service are also set forth in *pro forma* tariff sheets in Exhibit P to the application. Cove Point LNG requests that the Commission grant the requested authorization at the earliest practicable date, in order to ensure an in-service date on the earlier of :

(i)the earliest practicable date, or

(ii)the later of

(a)May 24, 2006, or

(b)six months following issuance of the requested authorizations. 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, 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. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project, or in support of or in opposition to this project, should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors 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 commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the applicant. However, the non-party commentors 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. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. *See* 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) under the “e-Filing” link. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on August 26, 2005. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4365 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2114-126] Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, WA; Notice of Application for Approval of Contracts for the Sale of Power for a Period Extending Beyond the Term of the License August 5, 2005. Take notice that on July 8, 2005, Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington (Grant PUD) filed with the Commission an application for approval of contracts for the sale of power from its licensed Priest Rapids Project No. 2114, for a period from the expiration of its existing license on October 31, 2005 through the term of any new license issued to it for the project. The project is located on the Columbia River in Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Grant, Yakima, and Benton Counties, Washington. Section 22 of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 815, provides that contracts for the sale and delivery of power for periods extending beyond the termination date of a license may be entered into upon the joint approval of the Commission and the appropriate state public service Commission or other similar authority in the state in which the sale or delivery of power is made. Grant PUD has submitted for Commission approval three contracts for the sale of power from the project which would extend beyond the term of the existing license (Priest Rapids Product Sales Contract, Additional Product Sales Agreement, and Exchange Agreement). Grant PUD asserts that approval of the submitted contract is in the public interest. Comments and the request for approval of the power sales contract or motions to intervene may be filed with the Commission no later than August 15, 2005, and replies to comments no later than August 21, 2005. The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. All documents (an original and eight copies) must be filed with: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please put the project name “Priest Rapids Project 2114” on the first page of all documents. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “e-Filing” link. A copy of the application is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site *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, contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,

(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. You may also register online at *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp* to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this project or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4368 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #2 August 8, 2005. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER00-1250-001. *Applicants:* Tacoma Energy Recovery Company. *Description:* Tacoma Energy Recovery Company (Tacoma) submits its triennial review updated market power study and revised tariff sheets to include the change in status reporting requirements and its Market Behavior Rules. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0024. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER00-2392-002. *Applicants:* Fresno Cogeneration Partners, L.P. *Description:* Fresno Cogeneration Partners, L.P. submits its triennial updated market power analysis and revisions to its market-based rate tariff to incorporate the change in status reporting requirements and its Market Behavior Rules. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0023. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER00-2823-001. *Applicants:* American Cooperative Services, Inc. *Description:* American Cooperative Services, Inc. submits its updated market analysis. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0114. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER00-774-002. *Applicants:* Nordic Marketing LLC. *Description:* Nordic Marketing, LLC submits its triennial updated market analysis in support of its market-based rate authority and to report that there have not been any changes in status in compliance with the Commission's order issued 5/31/05, 111 FERC 61,295 (2005). *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0113. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER01-1836-002. *Applicants:* Community Energy, Inc. *Description:* Community Energy, Inc. submits its updated market power analysis. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0216. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER01-2690-005. *Applicants:* California Electric Marketing, LLC. *Description:* California Electric Marketing, LLC submits its revised market-based rate schedule in compliance with the Commission's letter order issued June 29, 2005 in Docket Nos. ER01-2690-002, 003 and 004. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0017. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER02-1118-004. *Applicants:* Continental Cooperative Services, Inc. *Description:* Continental Cooperative Services, Inc. submits its updated market analysis. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0006. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER02-298-003. *Applicants:* Thompson River Co-Gen, LLC. *Description:* Thompson River Co-Gen, LLC submits its updated market power analysis. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0218. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1081-002. *Applicants:* California Independent System Operator Corporation. *Description:* The California Independent System Operator Corporation submits its compliance filing pursuant to the Commission's Order issued 6/29/05, 111 FERC 61,500. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0115. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-661-003; ER01-2139-005 and 006. *Applicants:* Somerset Windpower LLC. *Description:* Somerset Windpower, LLC (Somerset) submits its response to the Commission's deficiency letter issued 7/6/05 regarding Somerset's 2/28/05 filing, as amended on 4/15/05, 4/22/05, 4/29/05 and 6/10/05. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0217. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Monday, August 15, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER91-569-029; ER01-666-005; ER01-1675-003, ER01-1804-004; ER02-862-005. *Applicants:* Entergy Services, Inc., Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Entergy Power, Inc.; EWO Marketing, L.P.; Entergy Solutions Supply, Ltd; Warren Power, LLC; Entergy Power Ventures, L.P.; *Description:* Entergy Services, Inc. on behalf of the above-referenced Entergy affiliates submits notification of a non-material change in status pursuant to the requirements of Order No. 652. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0212. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER95-72-021. *Applicants:* Power Exchange Corporation. *Description:* Power Exchange Corporation submits an updated market power analysis, notification of various changes in status, and revised tariff sheets to its market-based rate tariff. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0007. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER96-110-016; EL05-4-000. *Applicants:* Duke Power, Division of Duke Energy Corp. *Description:* Duke Power submits its compliance filing pursuant to the Commission's order issued 6/30/05, 111 FERC 61,506 (2005). *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0020. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Monday, August 29, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER96-1947-016. *Applicants:* LS Power Marketing LLC. *Description:* LS Power Marketing, LLC submits its triennial updated market power analysis and revised tariff sheets to its market-based rate schedule. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0008. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 29, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER97-870-013. *Applicants:* Sunoco Power Marketing, LLC. *Description:* Sunoco Power Marketing, LLC submits an updated power market analysis and revised tariff sheets to its market-based rate tariff. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0021. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER01-138-003. *Applicants:* Delta Person Limited Partnership. *Description:* Delta Person Limited Partnership submits its Updated Market Analysis, Notice of Change in Status and Request for Termination of section 206 Proceeding. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0018. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER98-4333-002. *Applicants:* Primary Power Marketing, L.L.C. *Description:* Primary Power Marketing, L.L.C. submits updated market power analysis and revisions to its market based rate tariff. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0112. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER97-420-014. *Applicants:* ProLiance Energy, LLC. *Description:* ProLiance Energy, LLC submits its triennial market analysis and revised market-based rate schedule. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0019. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1281-000. *Applicants:* FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC. *Description:* FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submits request for authorization to sell energy and capacity at market-based rates. *Filed Date:* 7/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050803-0105. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings 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) on or before 5 p.m. eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. 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. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other and the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at *http://www.ferc.gov.* To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also 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 dockets(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. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4370 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 August 8, 2005. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER00-795-001. *Applicants:* Nordic Electric LLC. *Description:* Nordic Electric, LLC submits its triennial updated market analysis in support of its market-based rate authority and to report that there have been no changes in status, filed in compliance with the Commission's order issued 5/31/05, 111 FERC ¶ 61,295 (2005). *Filed Date:* 07/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0214. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER01-2224-001. *Applicants:* Nordic Energy Barge #1 & Barge #2, L.L.C. *Description:* Nordic Energy Barge #1 and Barge #2, LLC submit their triennial updated market analysis in support of their market based rate authority and to report that there have been no changes in status, filed in compliance with the Commission's order issued 5/31/05, 111 FERC ¶ 61,295 (2005). *Filed Date:* 07/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0213. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER02-2595-010. *Applicants:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. filed an amendment to its 5/16/05 filing submitted in compliance with the Commission's 4/5/05 order in Docket Nos. ER02-2595-006 and 007, proposed revisions to Schedule 16 (Financial Transmission Rights Administrative Service Cost Recovery Adder) and Schedule 17 (Energy Market Support Administrative Service Cost Recovery Adder) of Midwest ISO's Open Access Transmission & Energy Markets Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1. *Filed Date:* 07/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0004. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER02-77-005. *Applicants:* New Mexico Electric Marketing, LLC. *Description:* New Mexico Electric Marketing, LLC submits a revised market-based rate schedule in compliance with the Commission's letter order issued 6/29/05 in Docket Nos. ER02-77-002, 003 and 004. *Filed Date:* 07/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0015. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1063-001. *Applicants:* Florida Power Corporation. *Description:* Florida Power Corporation d/b/a Progress Energy Florida, Inc submits amended cost support for its 6/1/05 filing of Rate Schedule No. 191 providing for cost-based power sales to the City of Winter Park. *Filed Date:* 07/28/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0009. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1264-000. *Applicants:* Pacific Gas and Electric Company. *Description:* Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits tenth quarterly filing of facilities agreements with the City and County of San Francisco, Revised Rate Schedule No. 114. *Filed Date:* 07/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050803-0106. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1277-000. *Applicants:* Celerity Energy of Colorado, LLC. *Description:* Celerity Energy of Colorado, LLC submits a notice of cancellation of its FERC Electric Rate Schedule 1 effective 7/29/05. *Filed Date:* 07/28/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050803-0078. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, August 18, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1278-000. *Applicants:* Maine Electric Power Company. *Description:* Maine Electric Power Company (MEPCO) submits an amendment to the basic operating agreement between MEPCO and Chester SVC Partnership, extending the agreement through July 7, 2010, designated as FERC Rate Schedule 10, First Revised Sheet 42, effective 7/1/05. *Filed Date:* 07/28/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050803-0077. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, August 18, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1283-000. *Applicants:* New England Participating Transmission Owners. *Description:* The Participating Transmission Owners Administration Committee, on behalf of New England's Participating Transmission Owners, submits annual update to regional formula transmission rates under section II of the ISO New England Inc. Transmission, Markets and Services Tariff, designated FERC Electric Tariff No. 3 permitted by the Commission to become effective as of 21/05. *Filed Date:* 07/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050803-0238. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-660-003; ER01-1710-004 and 005. *Applicants:* Mill Run Windpower, LLC. *Description:* Mill Run Windpower, LLC (Mill Run) submits its response to the Commission's 7/6/05 deficiency letter regarding Mill Run's 2/28/05 filing, as amended on 4/15/05, 4/22/05, 4/29/05 and 6/10/05. *Filed Date:* 07/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0215. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Monday, August 15, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER96-2830-006. *Applicants:* Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. *Description:* Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. submits an updated triennial market power analysis and revised tariff sheets pursuant to the Commission's order issued 5/31/05, 111 FERC ¶ 61,295 (2005). *Filed Date:* 07/28/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0010. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, August 18, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER99-705-003. *Applicants:* Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. *Description:* Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. submits an updated market power analysis and revisions to its market based rate tariff. *Filed Date:* 07/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0016. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER99-830-012; ER04-925-004. *Applicants:* Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc.; Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc. *Description:* Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc and Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc., submit notification of change in status. *Filed Date:* 07/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0003. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER99-1004-005; ER00-2738-004; ER00-2740-004; ER01-1721-002; ER02-564-002. *Applicants:* Entergy Nuclear Generation Company; Entergy Nuclear FitzPatrick, LLC; Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC; Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC; Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC. *Description:* Entergy Nuclear Generation Company, Entergy Nuclear FitzPatrick, LLC; Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC; Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC; Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC submit their triennial market power analysis and revised market-based rate tariffs. *Filed Date:* 07/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050803-0052. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER99-3165-003. *Applicants:* Tenaska Georgia Partners LP. *Description:* Tenaska Georgia Partners, LP it triennial updated market analysis and revisions to its FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, incorporating the Commission's change in status reporting requirements and its Market Behavior Rules. *Filed Date:* 07/29/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050804-0005. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings 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) on or before 5 p.m. eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. 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. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other and the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at *http://www.ferc.gov.* To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also 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 dockets(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. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4371 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP05-144-000, CP05-150-000, CP05-151-000, CP05-152-000] Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, Hardy Storage Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Hardy Storage and Transmission Projects August 5, 2005. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment

(EA)on the natural gas pipeline and aboveground facilities proposed by Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Columbia) and Hardy Storage Company, LLC (Hardy LLC) in the above referenced dockets. 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 effects of the proposed Hardy Storage and Transmission Projects. As part of the Hardy Storage Project, Hardy LLC would install approximately 36.8 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline and associated aboveground facilities (three repeater towers, five cathodic protection ground beds, and a methanol injection system) in Hardy and Hampshire Counties, West Virginia. In addition, Hardy LLC would convert 12 existing, inactive production wells into storage wells, recondition 3 existing production wells into observation wells, drill 14 new storage wells, install 26 new well lines, and construct the new 7,100-horsepower Hardy Compressor Station. In conjunction with the Hardy Storage Project (as the separate Hardy Transmission Project), Columbia would install three segments of new 24-inch diameter loop 1 (totaling approximately 30.2 miles) in Shenandoah, Rockingham, Page, and Greene Counties, Virginia, along Columbia's existing WB-2-VA line. Columbia would also install a new 2.6-mile segment of 14-inch-diameter loop along Columbia's existing VM-107 and VM-108 lines in Louisa County, Virginia, extending from Columbia's existing Louisa Compressor Station to the south. In addition, Columbia would modify various appurtenances at the existing Bickers Compressor Station in Greene County, Virginia; Boswells Tavern Measuring and Regulating (M&R) Facility in Louisa County, Virginia; Manor Road M&R Facility in Baltimore County, Maryland; and the Lost River Compressor Station in Hardy County, West Virginia. 1 1 A loop is a segment of pipeline that is installed adjacent to an existing pipeline and is connected to it on both ends. The loop allows more gas to be moved through the pipeline system. The EA has been placed in the public files of 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 federal, state, and local agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, libraries, newspapers, and parties to this proceeding. 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: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426; • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas 1, PJ-11.1; • Reference Docket Nos. (Hardy Storage Company, LLC) Docket No. CP05-150-000, CP05-151-000, CP05-152-000, and (Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation) CP05-144-000; • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before September 6, 2005. Please note that the Commission encourages electronic filing of comments. See 18 Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Internet 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 an account by clicking on “Login to File” and then “New User Account.” You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making. This filing is considered a “Comment on Filing.” 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). 2 Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. 2 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

(3372)or on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) using the “eLibrary” link; select “General Search” from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date range and “Docket Number” ( *i.e.* , CP05-150) and follow the instructions. Searches may also be done using the phrase “Hardy Storage” in the “Text Search” field. For assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary helpline can be reached at 1-866-208-3676, TTY

(202)502-8659 or at *ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov* . 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. To register for this service, go to *http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm* . Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4364 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, and Establishing a Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments August 5, 2005. Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection. a. *Type of Applications:* New major licenses. b. *Project Nos.:* 2545-091 and 12606-000. c. *Date Filed:* July 28, 2005. d. *Applicant:* Avista Corporation. e. *Name of Projects:*

(1)Spokane River Hydroelectric Project No. 2545; and

(2)Post Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 12606. The Spokane River Project, as currently licensed, consists of five developments, one of which is the Post Falls development. Avista has filed two applications to relicense the Spokane River Project. One application, docketed P-2545, is for four of the project's developments. The other application, docketed P-12606, is for the Post Falls development only. The separate docketing of these applications corresponds to the applicant's filings. It does not reflect any decision by the Commission as to whether the Post Falls development will be licensed separately. Commission staff intends to prepare one draft and one final environmental document that collectively analyzes Avista's proposals in both license applications. f. *Location:* Spokane River Hydroelectric Project No. 2545—Spokane River in portions of Spokane County, Steven County, and Lincoln County, Washington. The project does not occupy Federal lands. Post Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 12606—Spokane River and Coeur d'Alene Lake in portions of Kootenai County and Benewah County, Idaho. The project occupies Federal lands under the supervision of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Bureau of Land Management. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. *Applicant Contact:* Bruce F. Howard, License Manager, Avista Corporation, 1411 East Mission, P.O. Box 3727, Spokane, Washington 99220-3727; telephone:

(509)495-2941. i. *FERC Contact:* John S. Blair, at

(202)502-6092, *john.blair@ferc.gov.* j. *Cooperating Agencies:* We are asking Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions in item k below. k. *Deadline for filing requests for cooperating agency status:* September 27, 2005. 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. The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. Requests for cooperating agency status may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. *See* 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) under the “e-Filing” link. l. The applications are not ready for environmental analysis at this time. m. The Spokane River Hydroelectric Project consists of four hydroelectric developments with a total authorized capacity of 122.92 megawatts

(MW)as follows:

(1)Upper Falls development is a run-of-river facility consisting of a 366-foot-long, 35.5-foot-high dam across the north channel of the Spokane River; a 70-foot-long, 30-foot-high intake structure across the south channel; an 800-acre-foot reservoir; a 350-foot-long, 18-foot-diameter penstock; and a single-unit powerhouse with a generator nameplate capacity of 10 MW.

(2)Monroe Street development is a run-of-river facility consisting of a 240-foot-long, 24-foot-high dam; a 30-acre-foot reservoir; a 332-foot-long, 14-foot-diameter penstock; and an underground single-unit powerhouse with a generator nameplate capacity of 14.82 MW.

(3)Nine Mile development is a run-of-river facility consisting of a 466-foot-long, 58-foot-high dam; a 4,600 acre-foot reservoir; a 120-foot-long, 5 foot-diameter diversion tunnel; and a 4-unit powerhouse with a nameplate capacity of 26.4 MW.

(4)Long Lake development is a storage-type facility consisting of a 593-foot-long, 213-foot-high main dam; a 247-foot-long, 108-foot-high cutoff dam; a 105,080-acre-foot reservoir; four 236-foot-long, 16-foot-diameter penstocks; and a 4-unit powerhouse with a nameplate capacity of 71.7 MW. The Post Falls Hydroelectric Project consists of a 431-foot-long, 31-foot-high dam across the north channel of the Spokane River; a 127-foot-long, 25-foot-high dam across the south channel; a 215-foot-long, 64-foot-high dam across the middle channel; six 56-foot-long, 11.25-foot-diameter penstocks; and a 6-unit powerhouse integral to the middle channel dam with a generator nameplate capacity of 14.75 MW. The project impounds the upper 9 miles of the Spokane River between the three dams and the Coeur d'Alene Lake outlet and influences water levels in Coeur d'Alene Lake as well as portions of the St. Joe River, St. Maries River, and Coeur d'Alene River. Coeur d'Alene Lake and the affected Spokane River, St. Joe River, St. Maries River, and Coeur d'Alene River reaches provide a combined usable storage capacity of 223,100 acre-feet. n. Copies of the applications are 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 “eLibrary” link. Enter the appropriate docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,

(202)502-8659. Copies are also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. You may also register online at *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp* to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to these or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. o. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Washington and Idaho State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs), as required by section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4. p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The applications will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as needed. Issue Acceptance letter—October 2005; Notice soliciting final terms and conditions—February 2006; Notice of the availability of the draft EIS—September 2006; Notice of the availability of the final EIS—March 2007; Ready for Commission's decision on the application—July 2007. Final amendments to the applications must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice soliciting final terms and conditions. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4369 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER02-1656-000] California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of FERC Staff Attendance August 5, 2005. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that on August 16, 2005, members of its staff will attend a stakeholder meeting on the California Independent System Operator Corporation's (CAISO) proposed changes to its tariff. The purpose of this meeting is to receive stakeholder input on:

(1)the CAISO's proposed simplified and revised tariff; and

(2)the CAISO's proposed Market Redesign and Technology Upgrade

(MRTU)tariff language. This meeting will be held at the CAISO's facility, located at 151 Blue Ravine Road, Folsom, CA 95630. Sponsored by the CAISO, the meeting is open to the public, and staff's attendance is part of the Commission's ongoing outreach efforts. The meeting may discuss matters at issue in Docket No. ER02-1656-000. For further information, contact Katherine Gensler at *katherine.gensler@ferc.gov* ;

(916)294-0275. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4366 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OEI-2005-0007; FRL-7951-6] Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Alternate Threshold for Low Annual Reportable Amounts; Request for Comment on ICR Renewal; (Form A) EPA ICR Number 1704.08, OMB Control Number 2070-0143 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a continuing Information Collection Request

(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)pursuant to the procedures described in 5 CFR 1320.12: Alternate Threshold for Low Annual Reportable Amounts, Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (EPA ICR No. 1704.08, OMB No. 2070-0143). ICR Number 1704.08, OMB Control Number 2070-0143 involves the reporting and record keeping requirements associated with reporting under the alternate threshold for reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which appear in 40 CFR part 372. This ICR involves a collection activity that is currently approved and scheduled to expire on January 31, 2006. DATES: Comments, identified by the docket control number OEI-2005-0007, must be submitted on or before October 11, 2005. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. OEI-2005-0007, by one of the following methods: 1. Agency Web site: *http://www.epa.gov/edocket* . EDOCKET, EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. 2. Federal eRulemaking Portal: *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. 3. E-mail: *oei.docket@epa.gov* . 4. Fax number: 202-566-0741. 5. Mail: Office of Environmental Information

(OEI)Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Attention Docket ID No. TRI-2005-0007. 6. Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004, telephone: 202-566-1744, Attention Docket ID No. TRI-2005-0007. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. *Instructions:* Direct your comments to Docket ID No. OEI-2005-0007. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at *http://www.epa.gov/edocket* , including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information

(CBI)or other information for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through EDOCKET, regulations.gov, or e-mail. The EPA EDOCKET and the Federal regulations.gov Web sites are “anonymous access” systems, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through EDOCKET or regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. *Docket:* EPA has established an official public docket for this action under Docket ID No. OEI-2005-0007. The public docket contains information considered by EPA in developing this ICR. In addition, interested parties should consult documents that are referenced in the documents that EPA has placed in the docket, regardless of whether these referenced documents are electronically or physically located in the docket. For assistance in locating documents that are referenced in documents that EPA has placed in the docket, but that are not electronically or physically located in the docket, please consult the person listed in the following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. All documents in the docket are listed in the EDOCKET index at: *http://www.epa.gov/edocket* . Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, *e.g.* , CBI or other information for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in EDOCKET, or in hard copy at the OEI Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The 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 Public Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is 202-566-1752. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra Vail, Toxics Release Inventory Program Division, Office of Information Analysis and Access (2844T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-0753; fax number: 202-566-0741; e-mail: *vail.cassandra@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information A. Does This Notice Apply to Me? This document applies to facilities that submit annual reports under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). It specifically applies to those who submit the TRI Form A Certification Statement. ( *See http://epa.gov/tri/report/index.htm#forms* for detailed information about EPA's TRI reporting forms.) To determine whether your facility would be affected by this action, you should carefully examine the applicability criteria in part 372 subpart B of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. This document also is relevant to those who utilize EPA's TRI information, including State agencies, local governments, communities, environmental groups and other non-governmental organizations, as well as members of the general public. B. How Can I Get Additional Information or Copies of This Document and Other Support Documents? a. In Person The Agency has established an official public docket for this action under Docket ID No. OEI-2005-0007. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although a part of this official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information

(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the OEI 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 Public Reading Room is

(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is

(202)566-1752. b. Electronic Availability An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at *http://www.epa.gov/edocket/* to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public dockets, and access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select either “quick search or advanced search,” then key in the appropriate docket identification number ( *i.e.* , OEI-2005-0007). Electronic copies of the ICR and the proposed Form A are available at this site. An electronic copy of the existing Form A and instructions for its completion are available at *http://www.epa.gov/tri/report/index.htm#forms* . The new Form A differs from the existing one in that certain changes were promulgated relating to the form in the Forms Modification Rule (70 FR 39931). These changes eliminated certain fields from the Form A. Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the Docket will be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief description written by the docket staff. For additional information about EPA's electronic public docket visit EPA Dockets online at *http://www.epa.gov/edocket/* or *see* 67 FR 38102, May 31, 2002. C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments? 1. *Tips for Preparing Your Comments* . When submitting comments, remember to: Identify the notices/rulemaking by docket number and other identifying information (subject heading, **Federal Register** date and page number). a. Follow directions—The agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)part or section number. b. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. c. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. d. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. e. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and suggest alternatives. f. Explain your views as clearly as possible. g. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. 2. *Submitting CBI* . Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e-mail. Commenters wishing to submit proprietary information for consideration must clearly distinguish such information from other comments and clearly label it as CBI. Send submissions containing such proprietary information directly to the following address only, and not to the public docket, to ensure that proprietary information is not inadvertently placed in the docket: Attention: OEI Document Control Officer, Mail Code: 2822T, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. You may claim information that you submit to EPA as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as CBI (if you submit CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is CBI). EPA will disclose information claimed as CBI only to the extent allowed by the procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. D. What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested in? Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it 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. E. To What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Notice Apply? EPA is seeking comments on the following ICR, as well as the Agency's intention to renew the corresponding OMB approval, which is currently scheduled to expire on January 31, 2006. *Title:* Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Alternate Threshold for Low Annual Reportable Amounts; Request for Comment on ICR Renewal. *Abstract:* EPCRA section 313 requires certain facilities manufacturing, processing, or otherwise using certain toxic chemicals in excess of specified threshold quantities to report their environmental releases of such chemicals annually. Each such facility must file a separate report for each such chemical. In accordance with the authority in EPCRA, EPA has established an alternate threshold for those facilities with low amounts of a listed toxic chemical in wastes. A facility that otherwise meets the current reporting thresholds, but estimates that the total amount of the chemical that is released, disposed of, treated, recycled, or combusted for energy recovery does not exceed 500 pounds per year, and that the chemical was manufactured, processed, or otherwise used in an amount not exceeding 1 million pounds during the reporting year, can take advantage of reporting under the alternate threshold option for that chemical for that reporting year. Each qualifying facility that chooses to apply the alternate threshold may file the Form A Certification Statement (EPA Form 9350-2) in lieu of a complete TRI reporting Form R (EPA Form 9350-1). In submitting the Form A Certification Statement, the facility certifies that the sum of the amount of the EPCRA section 313 chemical released, disposed of, treated, recycled, or combusted for energy recovery not exceed 500 pounds for the reporting year, and that the chemical was manufactured, processed, or otherwise used in an amount not exceeding 1 million pounds during the reporting year. Use of the Form A Certification Statement represents a substantial savings to respondents, both in burden hours and in labor costs. The new Form A differs from the existing one in that certain changes were promulgated relating to the form in the Forms Modification Rule (70 FR 39931). These changes eliminated certain fields from the Form A. The Form A Certification Statement provides communities with information that the chemical is being manufactured, processed or otherwise used at facilities. Additionally, the Form A Certification Statement provides compliance monitoring and enforcement programs and other interested parties with a means to track chemical management activities and verify overall compliance with the rule. Responses to this collection of information are mandatory (see 40 CFR part 372) and facilities subject to reporting must submit either a Form A Certification Statement or a Form R. F. What Are EPA's Burden and Cost Estimates for This ICR? *Burden Statement:* 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. The annual public burden for this collection of information, which is approved under OMB Control No. 2070B0143, is estimated to average 20.6 hours per form for facilities submitting a Form A certification statement for a single listed non-PBT chemical. The ICR supporting statement provides a detailed explanation of the burden estimates that are summarized in this notice. The following is a summary of the estimates taken from the ICR supporting statement: *Estimated No. of Respondents:* 5000 respondents. *Frequency of Responses:* Annual. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 259,192 burden hours. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Costs:* $11.9 million. G. What Are the Proposed Changes to This ICR? Only a very minor adjustment to reflect the impacts of the previously mentioned Forms Modification Rule has been made to the ICR. No modeling or other changes are proposed. EPA is seeking a two-year renewal of the current EPA ICR No. 1704.07. H. Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval? The only changes proposed are the incorporation of reductions resulting from the Forms Modification Rule. I. What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR? EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the person(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. Dated: August 4, 2005. Michael P. Flynn, Director, Office of Information Analysis and Access. [FR Doc. 05-16039 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am]

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