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BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. EC05-126-000 et al.] Sithe Energies, Inc., LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings September 13, 2005. The following filings have been made with the Commission. The filings are listed in ascending order within each docket classification. 1. Sithe Energies, Inc., Sithe Energies U.S.A., Inc., Sterling Power, Ltd., Sterling Power Partners, L.P., Seneca Power Corporation, Seneca Power Partners, L.P., and Alliance Energy Group LLC [Docket No.

EC05-126-000] Take notice that on September 7, 2005, Sithe Energies, Inc. (Sithe), Sithe Energies U.S.A., Inc. (Sithe U.S.A.), Seneca Power Corporation, Seneca Power Partners, L.P. (the Seneca Partnership), Sterling Power, Ltd., Sterling Power Partners, L.P. (the Sterling Partnership), and Alliance Energy Group LLC (Alliance Energy) (collectively, Applicants) submitted an amendment to an application filed on August 15, 2005 requesting authorization pursuant to section 203 of the Federal Power Act for Alliance Energy to acquire all of the interests in the Seneca Partnership and Sterling Partnership directly and indirectly owned by Sithe and Sithe U.S.A.

(the Transaction). Applicants state that the amendment clarifies that Alliance Energy may acquire the Sithe's interests in the Seneca and Sterling Partnerships through its wholly-owned, Alliance Energy, New York LLC (Alliance Energy NY), in which case Alliance Energy's interests in the partnerships would be held indirectly through Alliance Energy NY. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 21, 2005. 2. Twelvepole Creek, LLC; American Electric Power Service Corporation; and Appalachian Power Company [Docket No.

EC05-134-000] Take notice that on September 8, 2005, Twelvepole Creek, LLC (Twelvepole Creek) and American Electric Power Service Corporation, on behalf of its electric utility operating company affiliate Appalachian Power Company

(APCo)(collectively, Applicants), submitted pursuant to section 203 of the Federal Power Act, a joint application seeking authorization for the sale of jurisdictional facilities. Applicants state that the application requests Commission authorization for the transfer by Twelvepole Creek to APCo jurisdictional facilities associated with the Ceredo generating station located in Ceredo, Wayne County, West Virginia, and a related interconnection agreement. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 4, 2005. 3. TransCanada PipeLines Limited 779540 Alberta Ltd.; TransCanada PipeLine USA Ltd.; TransCanada OSP Holdings Ltd.; and TCPL Power Ltd. [Docket No. EC05-135-000] Take notice that on September 7, 2005, TransCanada PipeLines Limited

(TCLP)779540 Alberta Ltd. (Dissolve Co.), TransCanada PipeLine USA Ltd (TCPL USA), TransCanada OSP Holdings Ltd (TC OSP) and TCPL Power Ltd (TCPL Power) (collectively, Applicants) filed an application under section 203 of the Federal Power Act requesting authorization for the dissolution of Dissolve Co, the transfer of shares of TC OSP from TCPL to TCPL USA and the transfer of shares of TCPL Power to TC OSP in order to effect a corporate reorganization. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 28, 2005. 4. Entergy Services, Inc. [Docket No. EL05-149-000] Take notice that on September 2, 2005, Entergy Services, Inc., on behalf of the Entergy Operating Companies (collectively, Entergy), pursuant to Commission Rule 207, 18 CFR 385.207 (2005), petitioned for an issuance of a Declaratory Order regarding Entergy's obligation to pay third party generators for reactive power. Entergy states that copies of this filing have been served on all customers under Entergy's Open Access Transmission Tariff and on Entergy's retail regulators. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 3, 2005. 5. Southwest Transmission Cooperative, Inc. [Docket No. NJ05-6-000] Take notice that on September 1, 2005, Southwest Transmission Cooperative, Inc.

(SWTC)tendered for filing its revised Open Access Transmission Tariff

(OATT)in order to update its OATT and to comply with Order No. 2003-C regarding large generator interconnection, and to reestablish the compliance of its OATT with the Commission's safe harbor and reciprocity standards. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 3, 2005. 6. Pacific Crest Power, LLC and Ridgetop Energy, LLC [Docket Nos. QF92-55-007 and QF94-50-007] Take notice that on September 1, 2005, Pacific Crest Power, LLC and Ridgetop Energy, LLC, filed with the Commission an application for recertification of a facility as a qualifying small power production facility pursuant to 18 CFR 292.207(b) of the Commission's regulations. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 28, 2005. 7. Cameron Ridge LLC [Docket No. QF98-41-007] Take notice that on September 1, 2005, Cameron Ridge LLC, filed with the Commission an application for recertification of a facility as a qualifying small power production facility pursuant to 18 CFR 292.207(b) of the Commission's regulations. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 28, 2005. 8. Southwest Power Pool, Inc. [Dockets Nos. RT04-1-015 and ER04-48-015] Take notice that on September 7, 2005, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

(SPP)submitted an errata to Attachment AJ filing to the SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff submitted on August 26, 2005 and on September 12, 2005, SPP submitted another errata to the independent Market Monitoring Services Agreement originally submitted on August 26, 2005. SPP requests an effective date of July 1, 2005 for its filings. SPP states that a copy of this filing has been served on all persons on the official service list, as well as all state commissions. SPP further states the filing has been posted electronically on SPP's Web site at *http://www.spp.org.* *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 20, 2005. 9. Tennessee Valley Authority [Docket No. TX05-1-004] Take notice that on September 7, 2005, Tennessee Valley Authority

(TVA)submitted a compliance filing pursuant to Commission Orders April 14 and August 3, 2005, addressing interconnections flow service agreement between TVA and East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 7, 2005. Standard Paragraph 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 online at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-5138 Filed 9-20-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 September 15, 2005. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER02-257-005. *Applicants:* Northern Iowa Windpower, LLC. *Description:* Northern Iowa Windpower, LLC submits revised tariff sheets to its FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume 1, Original Sheet Nos. 1-5. *Filed Date:* 09/06/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050912-0035. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER04-663-001. *Applicants:* Entergy Services, Inc. *Description:* Entergy Services, Inc., on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., submits its Refund Report in compliance with FERC's 11/2/04 Letter Order. *Filed Date:* 09/06/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050912-0039. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1076-001, ER97-2846-006. *Applicants:* Carolina Power & Light Company; Florida Power. Corporation aka Progress Energy Florida, Inc. *Description:* Carolina Power & Light Co. aka Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. submits its response to portions of the August 5, 2005 Letter that pertains to the market-based rate tariff filed. On September 6, 2005 a revision to market-based rate filed under accession No. 20050909-0032. *Filed Date:* 09/06/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050909-0032. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1082-001. *Applicants:* Carolina Power & Light Company. *Description:* Carolina Power & Light Co. aka Progress Energy Carolinas Inc., submits a revised Cost-Based Wholesale Power Sales Tariff in response to the questions raised in the 8/5/05 letter re its previously filed cost-based tariff re Carolina Power & Light Co. *Filed Date:* 09/06/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050909-0033. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1085-001; ER04-458-008. *Applicants:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. submits proposed revisions to their Open Access Transmission and Energy Markets Tariff. *Filed Date:* 09/06/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050912-0030. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1105-002. *Applicants:* LP and T Energy, LLC. *Description:* LP and T Energy, LLC submits a second amended filing of Application for Order Accepting Market Based Rate Tariff; Original Sheet 4. *Filed Date:* 09/06/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050909-0029. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1238-002. *Applicants:* MidAmerican Energy Company. *Description:* MidAmerican Energy Co. submits a revised copy of the Interconnection Agreement designated as First Revised Service Agreement 244 which was inadvertently omitted. *Filed Date:* 09/02/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050912-0033. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Friday, September 23, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1426-000. *Applicants:* Avista Corporation. *Description:* Avista Corp requests that FERC disclaim jurisdiction over the contracts between Public Utility District #2 of Grant County, Washington and Avista. September 8, 2005 errata to this filing included under accession No. 20050908-5064. *Filed Date:* 09/02/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050907-0060. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Friday, September 23, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1442-000. *Applicants:* PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. *Description:* PJM Interconnection, LLC submits an executed interconnection service agreement with Criterion Power Partners, LLC and Allegheny Power. *Filed Date:* 09/06/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050908-0119. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1443-000. *Applicants:* Southern Company Services, Inc. *Description:* Southern Company Services, Inc. as agent for Alabama Power Co., submits the First Revised Service Agreement 370 under FERC Electric Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No. 5. *Filed Date:* 09/06/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050908-0117. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1444-000. *Applicants:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc. submits an unexecuted Large Generator Interconnection Agreement among Matton Wind Farm LLC, the Midwest ISO and Central Illinois Public Service Co. September 13, 2005 errata to this filing included under accession No. 20050915-0112. *Filed Date:* 09/06/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050908-0118. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1447-000. *Applicants:* Salmon River Electric Cooperative, Inc. *Description:* Salmon River Electric Coop, Inc. advises that due to amendments to section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act, it is no longer a public utility. *Filed Date:* 09/06/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050909-0036. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1448-000. *Applicants:* Wells Rural Electric Company. *Description:* Wells Rural Electric Co. advises that due to amendments to section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act, it is no longer a public utility. *Filed Date:* 09/06/2005. *Accession Number:* 20050909-0035. *Comment Date:* 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 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 docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* . or call

(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-5139 Filed 9-20-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OEI-2005-0003, FRL-7972-3] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Background Checks for Contractor Employees (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2159.02, OMB Control Number 2030-0043 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), this document announces that an Information Collection Request

(ICR)has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on 09/30/2005. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments must be submitted on or before October 21, 2005. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OEI-2005-0003, to

(1)EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by e-mail to *oei.docket@epa.gov* , or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and

(2)OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Schaffer, U.S. EPA, Office of Acquisition Management, Mail Code 3802R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:

(202)564-4366; fax number:

(202)565-2475; e-mail address: *schaffer.paul@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On June 10, 2005 (70 FR 33898), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID number OEI-2005-0003, which is available for public viewing in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is

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

(202)566-1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at *http://www.epa.gov/edocket* . Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “search,” then key in the docket ID number identified above. Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA within 30 days of this notice. EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is placed in EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in EDOCKET. For further information about the electronic docket, see EPA's **Federal Register** notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 31, 2002), or go to *http://www.epa.gov/edocket* . *Titles:* Background Checks for Contractor Employees (Renewal). *Abstract:* EPA uses contractors to perform services throughout the nation with regard to environmental emergencies involving the release, or threatened release, of oil, radioactive materials or hazardous chemicals that may potentially affect communities and the surrounding environment. Releases may be accidental, deliberate, or may be caused by natural disasters. Emergency responders are available 24 hours-a-day to an incident, and respond with necessary personnel and equipment to eliminate dangers to the public and environment. Contractors responding to any of these types of incidents are responsible for conducting background checks and applying Government-established suitability criteria in determining whether employees are acceptable to perform on given sites or on specific projects prior to contract employee performance. The information to be collected under the ICR for Background Checks for Contractor Employees covers citizenship or valid visa, criminal convictions, weapons offenses, felony convictions, parties prohibited from receiving federal contracts. The Contractor shall maintain records of all background checks. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable. *Burden Statement:* The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response. 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. *Respondents/Affected Entities:* Entities potentially affected by this action are contractors involved with Emergency Response that have significant security concerns, as determined by the Contracting Officer on a case-by-case basis, to provide qualified personnel that meet the background check requirements developed by EPA. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 1,000. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion. *Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:* 1,000. *Estimated Total Annual Cost:* $179,000, which includes $0 annual capital/startup and O&M costs, and $179,000 annual labor costs. *Changes in the Estimates:* There is a no change in the number of hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. Dated: September 13, 2005. Oscar Morales, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 05-18826 Filed 9-20-05; 8:45 am]

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