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BILLING CODE 5001-06-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP05-402-000] Columbia Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Petition August 12, 2005. Take notice that on August 9, 2005, Columbia Gas Storage, 20333 State Highway 249, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77070, filed a petition for Exemption of Temporary Acts and Operations from Certificate Requirements, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(5) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.207(a)(5)), and section 7(c)(1)(B) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717(c)(1)(B)), seeking approval of an exemption from certificate requirements to perform temporary activities related to drilling a test well and performing other activities to assess the feasibility of developing an underground natural gas storage facility in Benton County, Washington, all as more fully set forth in the application which 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, call

(202)502-3676 or TYY,

(202)502-8659. Any questions regarding the petition should be directed to Joseph H. Fagan, Heller Ehrman LLP, 1717 Rhode Island Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20036-3001 and Phone: 202-912-2162; Fax 202-912-2020. 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 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. 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 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. 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 22, 2005. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4517 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2601] Duke Power, a Division of Duke Energy Corporation Nantahala Area; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation August 12, 2005. On July 22, 2003, Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation, Nantahala Area, licensee for the Bryson Project No. 2601, filed an application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act

(FPA)and the Commission's regulations thereunder. Project No. 2601 is located on the Oconaluftee River in Swain County, North Carolina. The license for Project No. 2601 was issued for a period ending July 31, 2005. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year to year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project's prior license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project. If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 2601 is issued to Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation, Nantahala Area for a period effective August 1, 2005 through July 31, 2006, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before August 1, 2006, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or notice by the Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise. If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation, Nantahala Area is authorized to continue operation of the Bryson Project No. 2601 until such time as the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4523 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2603] Duke Power, a Division of Duke Energy Corporation Nantahala Area; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation August 12, 2005. On July 22, 2003, Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation, Nantahala Area, licensee for the Franklin Project No. 2603, filed an application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act

(FPA)and the Commission's regulations. Project No. 2603 is located on the Little Tennessee River in Macon County, North Carolina. The license for Project No. 2603 was issued for a period ending July 31, 2005. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year to year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project's prior license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project. If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 2603 is issued to Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation, Nantahala Area for a period effective August 1, 2005 through July 31, 2006, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before August 1, 2006, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or notice by the Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise. If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation, Nantahala Area is authorized to continue operation of the Franklin Project No. 2603 until such time as the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4524 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2619] Duke Power, a Division of Duke Energy Corporation, Nantahala Area; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation August 12, 2005. On July 22, 2003, Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation, Nantahala Area, licensee for the Mission Project No. 2619, filed an application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act

(FPA)and the Commission's regulations. Project No. 2619 is located on the Hiwassee River in Clay County, North Carolina. The license for Project No. 2619 was issued for a period ending July 31, 2005. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year to year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project's prior license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project. If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 2619 is issued to Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation, Nantahala Area for a period effective August 1, 2005 through July 31, 2006, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before August 1, 2006, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or notice by the Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise. If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation, Nantahala Area is authorized to continue operation of the Mission Project No. 2619 until such time as the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4525 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR05-16-000] Grama Ridge Storage and Transportation, LLC; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval August 12, 2005. Take notice that on July 29, 2005, Grama Ridge Storage and Transportation, LLC (Grama) filed a petition for rate approval of market-based rates for storage and hub services pursuant to section 284.123Co)(2) of the Commission's Regulations. Grama requests that the Commission authorize Grama to continue to charge market-based rates for its storage services, as well as authorize Grama to charge market-based rates for its proposed interruptible hub services, pursuant to section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978. Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426, in accordance with Sections 385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission on or before the date as indicated below. 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 proceedings. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. This petition for rate approval 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 “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For Assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or for TTY,

(202)502-8659. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the e-Filing link. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time September 1, 2005. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4527 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 1971] Idaho Power Company; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation August 12, 2005. On July 21, 2003, Idaho Power Company, licensee for the Hells Canyon Project No. 1971, filed an application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act

(FPA)and the Commission's regulations thereunder. Project No. 1971 is located on the Snake River in Adams and Washington Counties, Idaho and Wallowa, Malheur, and Baker Counties, Oregon. The license for Project No. 1971 was issued for a period ending July 31, 2005. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year to year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project's prior license waived the applicability of Section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project. If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 1971 is issued to Idaho Power Company for a period effective August 1, 2005 through July 31, 2006, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before August 1, 2006, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or notice by the Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise. If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that Idaho Power Company is authorized to continue operation of the Hells Canyon Project No. 1971 until such time as the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4522 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. ER05-953-000, ER05-953-001] Phelps Dodge Power Marketing, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order August 12, 2005. Phelps Dodge Power Marketing, LLC (Phelps Marketing) filed an application, as amended, for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff. The proposed rate tariff provides for the sales of capacity and energy at market-based rates. Phelps Marketing also requested waiver of various Commission regulations. In particular, Phelps Marketing requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Phelps Marketing. On August 12, 2005, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development—South, granted the request for blanket approval under part 34. The Director's order also stated that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the **Federal Register** establishing a period of time for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard or to protest the blanket approval of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by Phelps Marketing should file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2004). Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to intervene or protest is September 12, 2005. Absent a request to be heard in opposition by the deadline above, Phelps Marketing is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of Phelps Marketing, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes. The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approval of Phelps Marketing's issuances of securities or assumptions of liability. Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Order 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 filed to access the document. 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. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4519 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ES05-37-000; ES05-38-000; ES05-39-000] PSEG Energy Resources & Trade LLC, PSEG Fossil LLC, PSEG Nuclear LLC; Notice of Application August 12, 2005. Take notice that on August 4, 2005, PSEG Energy Resources & Trade LLC, PSEG Fossil LLC, and PSEG Nuclear LLC (the PSEG Power Companies) submitted an application pursuant to section 204 of the Federal Power Act seeking authorization to have outstanding short-term, unsecured debt in an amount not to exceed $2 billion outstanding at any one time. PSEG Power Companies also requests a waiver from the Commission's competitive bidding and negotiated placement requirements at 18 CFR 34.2. 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 the Applicant on or before the comment date. It is not necessary to 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 September 1, 2005. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4520 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP05-396-000] Sabine Pass LNG, L.P.; Notice of Application August 12, 2005. Take notice that on July 29, 2005, Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. (Sabine LNG), 717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3100, Houston, Texas 77002 filed in Docket No. CP05-396-000 an application seeking authorization, pursuant to section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act and parts 153 and 380 of the Commission's regulations, to site, construct and operate additional liquefied natural gas

(LNG)import facilities in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Sabine LNG supplemented this application on August 8, 2005. Development of these additional LNG facilities constitutes Sabine Pass LNG's Phase 2 Project, and includes three additional LNG storage tanks and new and expanded vaporization systems. The Phase 2 Project facilities will complement the Phase 1 Project authorized by the Commission on December 21, 2004, in Docket No. CP04-47-000 and for which construction is currently underway. This application is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filings 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 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. Any initial questions regarding these applications should be directed to Keith M. Meyer, 717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3100, Houston, Texas 77002. Phone:

(713)659-1361, Fax

(713)659-5459. Sabine Pass LNG has provided the minimal amount of cultural resources information necessary for staff to begin the traditional scoping process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). For projects such as this one that use the traditional authorization process, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS)is typically issued for public comment about 8 to 10 months from the filing date of the application. However, the Commission staff can complete and issue the DEIS only after the remaining cultural resources information is submitted. 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 below listed 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. 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. Motions to intervene, protests and comments 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:* 5 p.m. eastern time on September 2, 2005. Magalie Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4528 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EC05-105-000, et al.] La Paloma Acquisition Co, LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings August 12, 2005. The following filings have been made with the Commission. The filings are listed in ascending order within each docket classification. 1. La Paloma Acquisition Co, LLC [Docket No. EC05-105-000] Take notice that on August 4, 2005, La Paloma Acquisition Co, LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated tendered for filing a withdrawal of the joint application filed July 15, 2005 in the above-referenced proceeding. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on September 2, 2005. 2. Baja California Power, Inc. [Docket No. EG05-89-000] Take notice that on August 4, 2005, Baja California Power, Inc. filed with the Commission an application for determination of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's regulations. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on August 25, 2005. 3. Louisiana Generating LLC [Docket No. EG05-90-000] Take notice that on August 4, 2005, Louisiana Generating LLC filed with the Commission an application for redetermination of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to part 365 of the Commission's regulations. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on August 25, 2005. 4. San Diego Gas & Electric Company v. Sellers of Energy and Ancillary Services Into Markets Operated by the California Independent System Operator and the California Power Exchange Corporation; Investigation of Practices of the California Independent System Operator Corporation and the California Power Exchange [Docket No. EL00-95-135; EL00-98-122] Take notice that on August 5, 2005, the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) tendered for filing a compliance filing made pursuant to the Commission July 5, 2005 Order issued in the above proceeding, 112 FERC ¶ 61,024 (2005). CAISO is proposing a new section 2.3.3.1.1. to the ISO Tariff and section 1.3.4. to the Outage Coordination Protocol. CAISO states that this filing has been served upon the Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission the California Electricity Oversight Board, and all parties with effective Scheduling Coordinator Agreements under the CAISO Tariff, as well as all parties of the record in the above-captioned proceeding. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on September 6, 2005. 5. Occidental Chemical Corporation v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. and Delmarva Power & Light Company [Docket No. EL02-121-008] Take notice that on August 4, 2005, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. tendered for filing a refund report in compliance with the Commission's Order issued March 29, 2005, 110 FERC ¶ 61,378 (2005). *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on September 2, 2005. 6. Town of Norwood, Massachusetts v. National Grid USA, New England Electric System, Massachusetts Electric Company, and Narragansett Electric Light Company [Docket No. EL03-37-002] Take notice that on August 3, 2005, National Grid USA, on behalf of itself and its subsidiary New England Power Company (NEP), tendered for filing a compliance report informing the Commission of the manner in which it has recalculated the balance owed to NEP from the Town of Norwood, as ordered by the Commission in the order issued on July 22, 2005, 112 FERC ¶ 61,099 (2005). *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on September 2, 2005. 7. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. [Docket No. EL03-236-008] Take notice that on August 4, 2005, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

(PJM)submitted revisions to the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff and the PJM Amended and Restated Operating Agreement in compliance with the Commission's Order issued July 5, 2005 in PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 112 FERC ¶ 61,031 (2005). PJM states that copies of this filing have been served on all PJM members, each entity designated on the official service list compiled by the Secretary in this proceeding and each State electric utility regulatory commission in the PJM region. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on September 2, 2005. Standard Paragraph 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 (19 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 than 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 long on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protests to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 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 to 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 TYY, call

(202)502-8659. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4538 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 August 12, 2005. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER03-770-002. *Applicants:* AIG Energy Inc. *Description:* AIG Energy, Inc. submits its triennial updated market analysis and revised sheets to its market-based rate tariff. *Filed Date:* 07/27/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050728-0192. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday, August 17, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-859-002. *Applicants:* ATPower & Energy, LLC. *Description:* ATPower & Energy, LLC submits a further amendment to its petition for acceptance of its Initial Rate Schedule FERC No. 1, the granting of certain waivers and the granting of certain blanket approvals filed on 4/25/05, as amended on 6/9/05. *Filed Date:* 08/08/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050809-0145. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1189-001. *Applicants:* Carolina Power & Light Company. *Description:* Progress Energy, Inc., on behalf of its subsidiary Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., submits the original executed copy of the amendments to the 1981 Power Coordination Agreement contained in Attachment B of its 7/1/05 filing in Docket No. ER05-1189-000. *Filed Date:* 07/06/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050708-0047. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, August 19, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1286-000. *Applicants:* Pacific Gas & Electric Company. *Description:* Pacific Gas & Electric Company submits revised interconnection agreement between Pacific gas and Electric Company and Modesto Irrigation District. *Filed Date:* 08/03/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050811-0266. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday, August 24, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1288-000. *Applicants:* Wheelabrator North Andover Inc. *Description:* Petition of Wheelabrator North Andover Inc. for order accepting market-based rate tariff for filing, granting waiver of certain Commission regulations; and granting certain blanket approvals. *Filed Date:* 08/03/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050805-0169. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday, August 24, 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. E5-4539 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12063-001 Idaho] Little Wood River Ranch II William Arkoosh; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment August 12, 2005. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 F.R. 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application and prepared the enclosed Environmental Assessment

(EA)for an original license for William Arkoosh's Little Wood River Ranch II Hydroelectric Project. The proposed project would be located on the Little Wood River, 6 miles west of the town of Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho. The proposed project would be located entirely on private lands owned by William Arkoosh. The EA contains the staff's analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project and concludes that licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. A copy of the EA 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 “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or for TTY,

(202)502-8659. For further information, contact Gaylord Hoisington at

(202)502-6032. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4521 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP05-54-000] Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Piceance Basin Expansion Project August 12, 2005. The environmental staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared a final Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS)on the interstate natural gas pipeline transmission facilities proposed by Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.

(WIC)in the above-referenced docket. The final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. Its purpose is to inform the Commission, the public, and other permitting agencies about the potential adverse and beneficial environmental impacts associated with the proposed Piceance Basin Expansion Project (Piceance Project) and its alternatives, and to recommend practical, reasonable, and appropriate mitigation measures which would avoid or reduce any significant adverse impacts to the maximum extent practicable and, where feasible, to less than significant levels. The final EIS concludes that the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures as recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact. The Piceance Project involves the construction and operation of a new interstate natural gas pipeline system that would extend between the existing Colorado Interstate Gas Company

(CIG)Greasewood Compressor Station in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, and the existing CIG Wamsutter Compressor Station in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. 1 The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the following facilities in Colorado and Wyoming: 1 Both WIC and CIG are affiliates owned by El Paso Corporation. • About 141.8 miles of 24-inch-diameter new pipeline with 89.9 miles located in Colorado (Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties) and 51.9 miles located in Wyoming (Sweetwater County); • Additional compression to be installed at the existing CIG Greasewood Compressor Station in Colorado; • Four meter stations at interconnections with other pipeline systems (two associated with the CIG Greasewood Compressor Station, two at the CIG Wamsutter Compressor Station); • Three pigging facilities (one associated with each compressor station and a new facility at milepost 54.0 near County Road 4 in Moffat County, Colorado); • Nine mainline valves (one valve at each of the two existing compressor stations and seven valves along the pipeline ROW); and • Other associated facilities, such as access roads and communication towers. The proposed project would be capable of transporting up to 350,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day

(Dthd)from the CIG Greasewood Compressor Station to interconnections at Wamsutter, Wyoming with the CIG and WIC interstate transmission pipeline systems that serve markets east and west of Wamsutter. The final EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for 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 FERC's Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, copies of the final EIS have been mailed to Federal, State, and local agencies; public interest groups; individuals and affected landowners; libraries; newspapers; and parties to this proceeding. In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's

(CEQ)regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, no agency decision on a proposed action may be made until 30 days after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publishes a notice of availability of the final EIS. However, the CEQ regulations provide an exception to this rule when an agency decision is subject to a formal internal appeal process which allows other agencies or the public to make their views known. In such cases, the agency decision may be made at the same time the notice of the final EIS is published, allowing both periods to run concurrently. The Commission decision for this proposed action is subject to a 30-day rehearing period. Additional information about the proposed 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 (CP05-54) 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. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4518 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF05-4-000] Broadwater Energy; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Broadwater LNG Project; Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Joint Public Meetings August 11, 2005. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard) are in the process of evaluating the Broadwater LNG 1 Project planned by Broadwater Energy (Broadwater), a joint venture between TCPL (TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.) USA LNG, Inc. and Shell U.S. Gas & Power LLC. The project would be located in Long Island Sound, within New York State Waters, and would consist of an offshore LNG import terminal and an offshore natural gas pipeline that would connect to an existing offshore natural gas transmission pipeline. 1 Liquefied natural gas. As a part of this evaluation, FERC staff will prepare an environmental impact statement

(EIS)that will address the environmental impacts of the project and the Coast Guard will assess the safety and security of the project. As described below, the FERC and the Coast Guard will hold joint public meetings to allow the public to provide input to these assessments. The Commission will use the EIS in its decisionmaking process to determine whether or not to authorize the project. This notice explains the scoping process we 2 will use to gather information on the project from the public and interested agencies and summarizes the process that the Coast Guard will use. Your input will help identify the issues that need to be evaluated in the EIS and in the Coast Guard's safety and security assessment. 2 “We,” “us,” and “our” refer to the environmental staff of the FERC's Office of Energy Projects. The FERC will be the lead Federal agency in the preparation of an EIS that will satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Several Federal agencies will serve as cooperating agencies during preparation of the EIS: the Coast Guard; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. In addition, we have invited the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the New York State Department of State to serve as cooperating agencies in preparation of the EIS. Comments on the project may be submitted in written form or verbally. Further details on how to submit written comments are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice. In lieu of sending written comments, we invite you to attend the public scoping meetings that we have scheduled as follows: Schedule and Locations for Public Meetings Date and time Location Tuesday, September 13, 2005: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (e.s.t.) Stony Brook University, Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794 (across from parking garage on campus), Phone:

(631)632-6320. Wednesday, September 14, 2005: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (e.s.t.) Shoreham-Wading River Middle School Auditorium, 100 Randall Road, Shoreham, NY 11786, Phone:

(631)821-8268. Tuesday, September 20, 2005: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (e.s.t.) East Lyme High School Auditorium, 30 Chesterfield Road, East Lyme, CT 06333, Phone:

(860)739-6946. Wednesday, September 21, 2005: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (e.s.t.) Branford High School Auditorium, 185 East Main Street, Branford, CT 06405, Phone:

(203)488-7291. The EIS scoping meetings listed above will be combined with the Coast Guard's public meetings regarding the safety and security of the project. At the meetings, the Coast Guard will discuss its ongoing analysis of

(1)the suitability of Long Island Sound to accommodate LNG carriers, and

(2)the facility's operations manual, emergency response plan, and security plan. The Coast Guard has issued a separate meeting notice for the safety and security aspects of the project. This Notice of Intent is being sent to Federal, State, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; commentors and other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. We encourage government representatives to notify their constituents of this planned project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. Summary of the Planned Project Broadwater plans to construct and operate an LNG terminal and natural gas transmission pipeline in Long Island Sound within New York State waters. The general location of the project is shown on Figure 1. The Broadwater LNG Project would include a floating storage and regasification unit

(FSRU)that would receive LNG from LNG carrier vessels, store the LNG in onboard storage tanks, and vaporize the LNG to natural gas. The natural gas would be sent out to the existing interstate natural gas pipeline system via a new offshore pipeline (described below). The FSRU would be approximately 1,250 feet long and 200 feet wide, have a draft of approximately 40 feet, and would be shaped like a marine vessel. The deck of the FSRU would be approximately 80 feet above the water line, and some structures and equipment would extend above the deck. The FSRU would be moored to a yoke mooring system that would consist of a fixed, tower-like structure secured to the seafloor by multiple legs attached to piles driven into the sediments. The FSRU would pivot around the mooring tower in response to wind, tide, and current conditions. The FSRU would be moored at a water depth of approximately 90 feet at a distance of approximately 9 miles from the nearest Long Island shoreline and approximately 10 miles from the nearest Connecticut shoreline. After a review of safety and security issues related to the project, the Coast Guard would establish a safety zone around the FSRU, and all marine traffic not related to operation of the project would be prohibited from entering the safety zone. Operation of the FSRU would involve the following basic activities: • Receipt of LNG from two to three LNG carriers per week, each with a capacity of 125,000 to 250,000 cubic meters. Support tugs would assist the LNG carriers in berthing, with only one LNG carrier berthed at the FSRU at any one time. • Temporary storage of up to 8 billion cubic feet (350,000 cubic meters) of LNG in onboard storage tanks. • Vaporization of the stored LNG would be accomplished using a closed-loop, shell-and-tube vaporization system that would not require seawater intakes or discharges. In addition to the LNG storage and vaporization equipment, the FSRU would also house the following major items: • Power generation turbines fueled by natural gas. • Equipment for gas and fire detection, fire protection, fire-fighting, life-saving, and other safety concerns. • LNG unloading arms, cranes, piping, and manifolds. • Crew quarters. After vaporization of the LNG, natural gas would be sent out from the FSRU into a new 30-inch-diameter offshore pipeline that would extend approximately 22 miles from the FSRU to an offshore connection with an existing pipeline owned by the Iroquois Gas Transmission System (IGTS). The existing IGTS pipeline extends across Long Island Sound in an approximately northeast to southwest direction. Broadwater plans to bury the new pipeline beneath the seafloor. The project would deliver an average of about one billion cubic feet of natural gas per day to the IGTS pipeline, with a peak delivery rate of 1.25 billion cubic feet per day. IGTS would deliver the natural gas from the Broadwater LNG Project to its existing and future customers. Broadwater plans to have the project in operation by 2010. Both the FSRU and the new pipeline would be located in offshore waters within Suffolk County, New York. Broadwater would be required to obtain a right-of-way lease from the New York State Office of General Services for the FSRU and the pipeline. The EIS Process NEPA requires the Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could result from an action when it considers whether or not an LNG import terminal or an interstate natural gas pipeline should be approved. The FERC will use the EIS to consider the environmental impacts that could result if it issues project authorizations to Broadwater under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act. NEPA also requires us 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 EIS on the important environmental issues. With this Notice of Intent, the Commission staff is requesting public comments on the scope of the issues to be addressed in the EIS. All comments received will be considered during preparation of the EIS. In the EIS we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of the proposed project under these general headings: • Geology and soils • Water resources • Aquatic resources • Vegetation and wildlife • Threatened and endangered species • Land use, recreation, and visual resources • Cultural resources • Socioeconomics • Marine transportation • Air quality and noise • Reliability and safety • Cumulative impacts In the EIS, 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 affected resources. Our independent analysis of the issues will be included in a draft EIS. The draft EIS will be mailed to Federal, State, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; commentors; other interested parties; local libraries and newspapers; and the FERC's official service list for this proceeding. A 45-day comment period will be allotted for review of the draft EIS. We will consider all comments on the draft EIS and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. We will consider all comments on the final EIS before we make our recommendations to the Commission. To ensure that your comments are considered, please follow the instructions in the Public Participation section of this Notice of Intent. Although no formal application has been filed, the FERC staff has already initiated its NEPA review under its Pre-filing Process. The purpose of the Pre-filing Process is to encourage early involvement of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before an application is filed with the FERC. In addition, the Coast Guard, which would be responsible for reviewing the safety and security aspects of the planned project and regulating safety and security if the project is approved, has initiated its review of the project as well. With this notice, we are asking Federal, State, and local agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues, in addition to those agencies that have already agreed to serve as cooperating agencies (as noted above), to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the EIS. These agencies may choose to participate once they have evaluated the proposal relative to their responsibilities. Additional agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the Public Participation section of this Notice. Currently Identified Environmental Issues We have already identified issues that we think deserve attention based on comment letters received during our NEPA Pre-filing Process, a preliminary review of the project area, and the planned facility information provided by Broadwater. This preliminary list of issues, which is presented below, may be revised based on your comments and our continuing analyses. • Conversion of the project area from open water to an energy facility (“industrialization” of Long Island Sound); • Potential impacts to the marine environment from construction activities, including habitats, water quality, and aquatic life; • Potential impacts on essential fish habitat and State and/or Federally-listed threatened and endangered species; • Consistency with New York State and Long Island Sound Coastal Zone Management programs; • Potential impacts due to air emissions from the FSRU and the LNG carriers; • Potential visual impacts due to the presence of the FSRU and the LNG carriers; • Potential impacts of ballast water intake by the FSRU and the LNG carriers; • Potential impacts to public use resulting from creation of a safety zone around the FSRU; • Potential impacts of increased boat traffic associated with construction in nearshore marine waters; • Potential impacts of increased boat traffic associated with LNG carrier traffic and associated support vessels; • Potential impacts on cultural resources at the site of the mooring tower and along the pipeline route; • Potential noise impacts due to construction and operation; • Risks associated with the transport and storage of LNG and the transport of natural gas; • Alternative locations and alignments for the LNG terminal and offshore pipeline route, respectively; and • Assessment of the cumulative effects of the project when combined with other past, present, or reasonably foreseeable future actions in the project area. Public Participation You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the planned project. By becoming a commentor, your concerns will be addressed in the EIS and considered by the Commission. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives (including alternative facility sites and pipeline routes), and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please follow these instructions: • 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 your comments for the attention of Gas Branch 3, DG2E. • Reference Docket No. PF05-4-000 on the original and both copies. • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before October 7, 2005. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments in response to this Notice of Intent. For information on electronically filing comments, please see 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 as well as information in 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii). Before you can file comments you will need to create a free account, which can be accomplished on-line. The public scoping meetings (dates, times, and locations are listed above) are designed to provide another opportunity to offer comments on the proposed project. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend the meetings and to present comments on the environmental issues that they believe should be addressed in the EIS. A transcript of each meeting will be generated so that your comments will be accurately recorded. Once Broadwater formally files its application with the Commission, you may want to become an “intervenor,” which is an official party to the proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. An intervenor formally participates in a Commission proceeding by filing a request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are included in the User's Guide under the “e-filing” link on the Commission's Web site. Please note that you may not request intervenor status at this time. You must wait until a formal application is filed with the Commission. Environmental Mailing List If you wish to remain on the environmental mailing list, please return the attached Mailing List Form. If you do not return this form, we will remove your name from our mailing list. Additional Information 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.” Click on the eLibrary link, select “General Search” and enter the project docket number excluding the last three digits ( *i.e.* , PF05-4) in the “Docket Number” field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary helpline can be reached at 1-866-208-3676, TTY

(202)502-8659, or by e-mail 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 rule makings. In addition, the FERC now offers a free service called eSubscription that 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* . 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. Finally, Broadwater has established an Internet Web site for this project at *http://www.broadwaterenergy.com* . The Web site includes a description of the project, additional maps of the project area, and answers to frequently asked questions. You can also request additional information or provide comments directly to Broadwater at

(800)798-6379. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4526 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP05-254-000] Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Technical Conference August 12, 2005. The Commission, in its order issued July 26, 2005, 1 directed that a technical conference be held to investigate Kern River's allocation of compressor fuel between 2003 expansion shippers and vintage shippers in the General Terms and Conditions of its tariff and to address the concerns raised in the protest of the parties. 1 Kern River Gas Transmission Company, 112 FERC ¶ 61,132 (2005). Take notice that a technical conference will be held on Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at 9 a.m., in a room to be designated at the office of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington DC 20426. FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an e-mail to *accessibility@ferc.gov* or call toll free 1-866-208-3372 (voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with the required accommodations. All interested persons and staff are permitted to attend. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-4516 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-7955-4] Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's

(OMB)responses to Agency clearance requests, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ). 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Auby

(202)566-1672, or e-mail at *auby.susan@epa.gov* and please refer to the appropriate EPA Information Collection Request

(ICR)Number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Responses to Agency Clearance Requests OMB Approvals EPA ICR No. 2161.01; Region 7 Lead Education and Awareness Project in St. Louis, MO.; was approved 07/31/2005; OMB Number 2020-0029; expires 08/31/2007. EPA ICR No. 2179.02; Recordkeeping and Periodic Reporting of the Production, Import, Recycling, Transshipment and Feedstock Use of Ozone Depleting Substances (Critical Use Exemption) (Renewal); was approved 08/04/2005; OMB Number 2060-0564; expires 08/31/2008. EPA ICR No. 1750.04; National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings; in 40 CFR part 59, subpart D; was approved 07/31/2005; OMB Number 2060-0393; expires 07/31/2008. EPA ICR No. 2167.01; Detroit Children's Health Study Health Effects of Environmental Exposure among Children Living in the Detroit, MI area (Renewal); was approved 07/28/2005; OMB Number 2080-0074; expires 07/31/2008. EPA ICR No. 2066.03; NESHAP for Engine Test Cells/Stands; in 40 CFR part 63, subpart PPPPP; was approved 07/14/2005; OMB Number 2060-0483; expires 07/31/2008. EPA ICR No. 1974.04; NESHAP for Cellulose Products Manufacturing; in 40 CFR part 63, subpart UUUU (Renewal); was approved 07/14/2005; OMB Number 2060-0488; expires 07/31/2008. EPA ICR No. 1679.05; NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (Renewal); in 40 CFR part 63, subpart Y; was approved 07/12/2005; OMB Number 2060-0289; expires 07/31/2008. EPA ICR No. 1947.03; NESHAP for Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production (Renewal); in 40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGG; was approved 07/12/2005; OMB Number 2060-0471; expires 07/31/2008. EPA ICR No. 2025.03; NESHAP for Friction Materials Manufacturing; in 40 CFR part 63, subpart QQQQQ (Renewal); was approved 07/12/2005; OMB Number 2060-0481; expires 07/31/2008. EPA ICR No. 2155.01; Willingness to Pay Survey: Phase III Cooling Water Intake Structures; was approved 08/05/2005; OMB Number 2040-0262; expires 06/30/2006. EPA ICR No. 2142.01; National Survey of Successful Waste Disposal Programs in Rural Areas in the United States; was approved 08/10/2005; OMB Number 2060-0568; expires 12/31/2005. Short Term Extensions EPA ICR No. 0328.10; Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures

(SPCC)Plans; in 40 CFR 112.1-112.7; OMB Number 2050-0021; on 08/03/2005; OMB extended the expiration date through 02/28/2006. Dated: August 11, 2005. Oscar Morales, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 05-16477 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am]

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