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BILLING CODE 4000-01-M DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. QF99-84-002] Air Products, LP; Notice of Filing December 22, 2005. Take notice that on December 7, 2005, Air Products, LP, pursuant to § 292.207(a) of the Commission's regulations, submitted for filing an Application for Commission Recertification as a Qualifying Cogeneration Facility status for an electric generating facility located in Port Arthur, Texas. 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
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(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 6, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8169 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER06-354-000] California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of Filing December 22, 2005. Take notice that on December 21, 2005, California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act, tendered for filing an amendment to the CAISO Tariff (Amendment No. 73). 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. 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 January 3, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8168 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP96-200-147] CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Supplement To Negotiated Rate Filing December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 21, 2005, CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company
(CEGT)tendered for filing a supplement to its December 15, 2005, filing of an amended negotiated rate and non-conforming agreement between CEGT and Kiowa Power Partners, LLC to be effective February 1, 2006. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of § 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8186 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-148-000] Columbia Gulf Transmission Company; Notice of Tariff Filing December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 15, 2005, Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf) tendered for filing as part its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, Seventh Revised Sheet No. 20 and Sixth Revised Sheet No. 20A, with a proposed effective date of January 14, 2006. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8180 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. ER06-215-000, ER06-220-000, ER06-221-000, ER06-222-000, ER06-223-000, ER06-224-000 and ER06-225-000] DeGreeffpa, LLC; Bendwith, LLC; Sierra Wind, LLC; Groen Wind, LLC; Larswind, LLC; TAIR Windfarm, LLC; Hillcrest Wind, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order December 22, 2005. DeGreeffpa, LLC; Bendwith, LLC; Sierra Wind, LLC; Groen Wind, LLC; Larswind, LLC; TAIR Windfarm, LLC and Hillcrest Wind, LLC (Applicants) filed applications for market-based rate authority, with accompanying rate tariffs. The proposed rate tariffs provide for wholesale sales of energy and capacity at market-based rates. Applicants also requested waiver of various Commission regulations. In particular, Applicants requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Applicants. On December 21, 2005, the Commission granted the requests for blanket approval under Part 34, subject to the following: Any person desiring to be heard or to protest the blanket approval of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by the Applicants 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 protests, is January 19, 2006. Absent a request to be heard in opposition by the deadline above, the Applicants are authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as guarantors, indorsers, 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 Applicants, 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 the Applicants' issuances of securities or assumptions of liability. Copies of the full text of the Commission'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. E5-8167 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP03-342-004] Discovery Gas Transmission LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 16, 2005, Discovery Gas Transmission LLC (Discovery) tenders for filing its actual costs incurred for final completion of Discovery's Market Expansion project pursuant to section 157.20(c)(3) of the Commission's regulations and order paragraph
(B)of the order issued by the Commission in the above-captioned proceeding on May 6, 2004. Discovery further states that copies of this filing are being served to its customers, state commissions and other interested parties. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8173 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP96-383-071] Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Negotiated Rates December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 16, 2005, Dominion Transmission, Inc.
(DTI)tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective January 1, 2006: Fifth Revised Sheet No. 1404; Second Revised Sheet No. 1405; First Revised Sheet No. 1418. DTI states that the purpose of this filing is to report several new negotiated rate transactions with twenty Appalachian pool operators on DTI's gathering system and an amendment to a previously reported negotiated rate transaction with Cabot Oil and Gas Marketing Corporation. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of § 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8172 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06-40-000] Duke Energy Field Services, LP; Notice of Petition for a Declaratory Order December 22, 2005. Take notice that on December 16, 2005, Duke Energy Field Services, LP (DEFS), filed pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a petition for a declaratory order. In its petition, DEFS requests the Commission to declare that certain Anadarko Basin area facilities to be purchased from Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) perform a gathering function, and, upon their acquisition will be exempt from the Commission's jurisdiction pursuant to section 1(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). The affected assets are Northern's Beaver Wet System, consisting of about 419 miles of Anadarko Basin area pipeline and related compression, dehydration, purification, and delivery point facilities and appurtenances, and DEFS will then simultaneously purchase Saleco from Northern. These facilities handle wet gas for delivery to processing plants and are in various counties in the Texas Panhandle, northwest Oklahoma, and southwest Kansas, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with Commission and open to public inspection. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing should file 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 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. All such motions or protests should be filed on or before the comment date and, to the extent applicable, must be served on the applicant and on any other person designated on the official service list. This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “e-Library” 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. Protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. *Comment Date:* January 11, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8163 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-149-000] Egan Hub Storage, LLC; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 20, 2005, Egan Hub Storage, LLC (Egan Hub) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, Original Sheet No. 17, to designate a Rate Schedule FSS service agreement with Tennessee Valley Authority (the Service Agreement) as a non-conforming agreement. Egan Hub requests that the Commission accept the proposed tariff sheet, effective December 20, 2005. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of § 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8181 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ES06-21-000] Entergy Louisiana, Inc.; Notice of Filing December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 16, 2005, Entergy Louisiana, Inc. (ELI), on behalf of Entergy Louisiana, LLC (ELL), submitted an application pursuant to section 204 of the Federal Power Act seeking authorization to:
(1)Issue units of preferred membership interest and, directly or indirectly, through one or more special purpose financing subsidiaries (Financing Subsidiaries), other forms of preferred or equity linked securities (Equity Interests), up to a combined aggregate amount of $200 million;
(2)Issue first mortgage bonds and unsecured long-term indebtedness, in a combined aggregate amount of up to $700 million;
(3)Issue in connection with the issuance of Equity Interests, to Financing Subsidiaries to the extent of the related issuance of Equity Interests and ELL's direct or indirect equity investments in such Financing Subsidiaries; and
(4)Issue tax-exempt bonds (Tax-exempt Bonds), through arrangements with one or more governmental authorities, in an aggregate principal amount of up to $500 million, including the remarketing of up to $165.95 million of previously issued Tax-exempt Bonds currently held by ELI; and, in connection with the issuance and sale (or remarketing) of such Tax-exempt Bonds, to issue and pledge collateral bonds (first mortgage bonds issued as collateral security for such Tax-exempt Bonds) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $560 million (such $560 million is not included in the $700 million referenced in
(2)above), and/or to arrange for bond insurance or one or more bank letters of credit, or enter into other arrangements, to support such Tax-exempt Bonds. In addition, in connection with the formation of Financing Subsidiaries organized solely to facilitate the issuance of Equity Interests, authorization is requested for ELL to guarantee certain obligations of such Financing Subsidiaries in respect of such Equity Interests. ELI 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 January 12, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8176 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP05-361-000] Freeport LNG Development, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Draft Conformity Determination for the Freeport LNG Project December 22, 2005. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared this Draft General Conformity Determination to assess the potential air quality impacts associated with the construction and operation of additional facilities proposed by Freeport LNG Development, L.P. (Freeport LNG) that would be installed at its authorized liquefied natural gas
(LNG)terminal facilities on Quintana Island, Brazoria County, Texas. This Draft General Conformity Determination was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Clean Air Act. Comment Procedures Any person wishing to comment on this Draft General Conformity Determination may do so. To ensure consideration of your comments in the Final General Conformity Determination, it is important that we receive your comments before the date specified below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded: • Send an original and two copies of your comments to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426; • Reference Docket No. CP05-361-000; • Label one copy of your comments for the attention of Gas Branch 2; PJ11.2; and • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before February 7, 2006. Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments on this Draft General Conformity Determination. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “e-Filing” link and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can file comments you will need to create a free account which can be created online. After all comments are reviewed, the staff will publish and distribute a Final General Conformity Determination for the Project. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8171 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-94-001] Garden Banks Gas Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 15, 2005, Garden Banks Gas Pipeline, LLC (Garden Banks) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Second Substitute Revised Sheet No. 15; Second Substitute Revised Sheet No. 25 and Third Substitute Revised Sheet No. 34, to become effective December 15, 2005. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of § 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8185 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM05-4-000; RM05-4-001] Interconnection for Wind Energy; Notice Extending Compliance Date December 22, 2005. On December 12, 2005, the Commission issued its order on rehearing and clarification in these proceedings. *Interconnection for Wind Energy* , Order No. 661-A, 70 FR 75005 (Dec. 19, 2005), 113 FERC ¶ 61,254 (2005); *see also Interconnection for Wind Energy* , Order No. 661, 70 FR 34993 (June 16, 2005), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,186
(2005)(Final Rule). In Order No. 661-A, the Commission maintained a previously established date of December 30, 2005 as the date by which public utilities that own, control, or operate transmission facilities in interstate commerce are to adopt the tariff sheets in the Final Rule as amendments to the Large Generator Interconnection Procedures and Large Generator Interconnection Agreements in their Open Access Transmission Tariffs. Southern California Edison Company, California Independent System Operator Corporation, and San Diego Gas and Electric Company have each submitted motions asking that the December 30, 2005, compliance date be extended to January 18, 2006, the effective date of Order No. 661-A. By this notice, the Commission hereby extends to January 18, 2006, the date by which public utilities that own, control, or operate transmission facilities in interstate commerce are to file the tariff sheets required by both the Final Rule and Order No. 661-A as amendments to the Large Generator Interconnection Procedures and Large Generator Interconnection Agreements in their Open Access Transmission Tariffs. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8170 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-151-000] Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Filing of Revisions to Annual Fuel Reports December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 21, 2005, Kern River Gas Transmission Company (Kern River) filed schedules showing prior-period adjustments to the gas compressor fuel and lost and unaccounted-for (L&U) gas balances reflected in the annual fuel reports submitted by Kern River for calendar years 2000 through 2004. Kern River states that it has served a copy of this filing upon its customers and interested state regulatory commissions. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of § 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8183 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06-39-000] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application for Abandonment December 22, 2005. Take notice that on December 16, 2005, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in Docket No. CP06-39-000, an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for authorization to abandon, by sale, to Saleco, a yet to be named limited liability company, with the simultaneous transfer of Saleco to Duke Energy Field Services, LP (DEFS), following Saleco's acquisition of certain pipeline, compression, dehydrating, purification and delivery point facilities and appurtenances located in various counties in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Northern also requests a Commission determination that following abandonment, the facilities will be non-jurisdictional gathering facilities pursuant to section 1(b) of the NGA. Finally, Northern requests Commission approval to abandon the services it provides with respect to primary receipt and/or delivery points located on the facilities proposed for abandonment, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with Commission and open to public inspection. Specifically, Northern proposes to convey to Saleco, approximately 419 miles of its pipeline, compressor stations and all delivery and receipt points located along the length of the pipeline and all other appurtenant facilities. The facilities are referred to by Northern as the Beaver Wet System which handles wet gas for processing. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Michael T. Loeffler, Director of Certificates for Northern, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, at
(402)398-7103. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made 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 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. 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. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. *Comment Date:* January 12, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8162 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ES06-19-000] Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Filing December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 13, 2005, Portland General Electric Company submitted an application pursuant to section 204 of the Federal Power Act requesting that the Commission authorize the issuance of short-term unsecured debt in an amount not to exceed $400 million outstanding at any one time. 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 January 12, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8175 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06-41-000] Regent Resources Ltd. and Sword Energy Limited; Notice of Application To Transfer Natural Gas Act Section 3 Authorization and Presidential Permit December 27, 2005. On December 19, 2005, Regent Resources Ltd. (Regent) and Sword Energy Limited (Sword) filed an application pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA)and section 153 of the Commission's Regulations and Executive Order No. 10485, as amended by Executive Order No. 12038, and the Secretary of Energy's Delegation Order No. 0204-112, seeking authorization to transfer Regent's existing NGA section 3 authorization and Presidential Permit to Sword, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to the public for inspection. This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at
(866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. Any questions regarding the application may be directed to: Shaun Hedges, Vice President, Operations, Regent Resources Ltd., 1200, 603-7th Avenue, SW., Calgary, Alberta T2P 2T5 or call
(403)298-5741 or Richard Mellis, Vice President, Land, Sword Energy Limited, 3400, 205-5th Avenue, SW., Calgary, Alberta T2P 2V7 or call
(403)770-4824. Specifically, Regent and Sword request the Commission to issue an order:
(1)Transferring Regent's NGA section 3 authorization to Sword for the operation and maintenance of facilities for the importation of natural gas from the Province of Alberta, Canada, into Glacier County, Montana; and
(2)authorizing the assignment of Regent's March 19, 2003, Presidential Permit for the operation and maintenance of facilities at the Alberta, Canada/Montana import point. The import facilities consist of
(1)a gas meter station in LSD 8-4-1-16 W4M in the Province of Alberta;
(2)a 4-inch (114.3 mm) diameter pipeline located directly south of this meter station across the Canada-United States border at Section 1 T37N R5W, extending a distance of approximately 2,300 feet. The pipeline crosses the International Boundary for a distance of 30 feet (the Coutts Gas Export Pipeline) and interconnects with a 4-inch (114.3 mm) diameter pipeline (the Connector Pipeline) operated by Regent Resources Inc., a Montana incorporated company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Regent Resources Ltd. The Connector Pipeline connects with an existing North Western-operated gathering system in northern Montana at SE. 1/4 Section 8, Township 37N, Range 4W downstream of the North Western-operated North Moulton compressor station. Regent and Sword state that the border facilities will remain in place and operation following the requested transfer and assignment. Regent and Sword also state that there are no current third party service agreements associated with the Regent pipeline, although Sword would be prepared to offer transportation services to any other shipper. 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. 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:* January 17, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8174 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-150-000] Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Flowthrough Crediting Mechanism December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 20, 2005, Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC (Sea Robin) submitted its Annual Flowthrough Crediting Mechanism Filing. Sea Robin states that this filing was made pursuant to section 22 of the general terms and conditions of Sea Robin's FERC Gas Tariff, which requires the crediting of certain amounts received as a result of resolving monthly imbalances between its gas and liquefiables shippers and under its operational balancing agreements as described in section 6 of its Tariff, and to accumulate amounts received as a result of imposing scheduling penalties as described in section 7 of its Tariff. Sea Robin further states copies of this filing are being served on all jurisdictional customers, applicable state regulatory agencies and parties to this proceeding. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time January 3, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8182 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP02-60-008] Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 15, 2005, Trunkline LNG Company, LLC (Trunkline LNG) submitted a compliance filing pursuant to the Commission's orders issued on August 27, 2002, December 18, 2002, and October 27, 2003 in Docket Nos. CP02-60-000, CP02-60-001 and CP02-60-003, respectively. Trunkline LNG states that the compliance filing includes tariff sheets to place Rate Schedules FTS-2 and ITS-2 in service upon completion of the Amended Expansion Project. Trunkline LNG states that copies of the filing were served on parties on the official service list. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Protest Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 12, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8187 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-147-000] Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd; Notice of Tariff Filing December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 19, 2005, Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd
(WIC)tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 2, the following tariff sheets, to become effective January 16, 2006: Fifth Revised Sheet No. 1, Second Revised Sheet No. 103, Second Revised Sheet No. 104, First Revised Sheet No. 117. WIC states that it is also filing three firm transportation service agreements (FTSAs), and two precedent agreements (PAs). Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8179 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatroy Commission [Docket No. RP06-77-001] Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; Notice of Compliance Filing December 27, 2005. Take notice that on December 19, 2005, Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.
(WIC)tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No 2, Sixteenth Revised Sheet No. 4B, to be effective December 1, 2005. WIC states that the tendered tariff sheet revises the FL&U reimbursement percentages applicable to transportation service on WIC's system. WIC states that copies of its filing have been sent to all firm customers, interruptible customers, and affected state commissions. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8184 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL06-30-000] California Electricity Oversight Board; People of the State of California, ex rel. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, California Department of Water Resources v. Calpine Energy Services, LP., Calpine Corporation, Power Contract Financing, LLC. and Gilroy Energy Center, LLC.; Notice of Complaint; Notice of Complaint December 22, 2005. Take notice that on December 19, 2005, the California Electricity Oversight Board, the People of the State of California and the California Department of Water Resources (collectively, California State Parties), filed a complaint requesting Fast Tract Processing against Calpine Energy Services, LP., Calpine Corporation, Power Contract Financing, LLC., and Gilroy Energy Center, LLC., (collectively, Calpine). Specifically, California State Parties request the Commission to require Calpine to continue to provide service under a certain Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement Amended and Restated Confirmation Letter until December 31, 2009. 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. The Respondent's answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants. 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 January 19, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8165 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL06-31-000] Southern Illinois Power Cooperative, Complainant v. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., Respondent; Notice of Complaint December 22, 2005. Take notice that on December 20, 2005, Southern Illinois Power Cooperative filed a formal complaint against the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e and Rule 206 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Commission, 18 CFR 385.206, alleging that the Midwest ISO violates Commission Orders and its own Open Access Transmission and Energy markets Tariff regarding the treatment of carved out Grandfathered Agreements
(GFAs)by charging Revenue Sufficiency Guarantee charges and revenue neutrality charges to carved-out GSAs. Southern Illinois Power Cooperative certifies that copies of the complaint were served on the contracts for the Midwest ISO. 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. The Respondent's answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants. 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 January 9, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8166 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission COMBINED NOTICE OF FILINGS #1 December 27, 2005. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings. *Docket Numbers:* ER00-2117-003; ER00-2118-003; ER00-3751-003; ER00-1828-003; ER93-493-015. *Applicants:* ANP Bellingham Energy Company, LLC; ANP Blackstone Energy Company, LLC; ANP Funding I, LLC; ANP Marketing Company; Milford Power Limited Partnership. *Description:* ANP Bellingham Co LLC et al submits updated market power analyses supporting their continued authorization to sell at market-based rates. *Filed Date:* 12/14/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0353. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 04, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER00-2398-008; ER99-3427-006. *Applicants:* Baconton Power LLC; SOWEGA Power LLC. *Description:* SOWEGA Power, LLC & Baconton Power, LLC submits their combined second triennial updated market power analysis. *Filed Date:* 12/14/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0285. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 04, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER01-688-002. *Applicants:* IPP Energy LLC. *Description:* IPP Energy LLC submits its updated market power study and revisions to its Rate Schedule FERC No.1. *Filed Date:* 12/13/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051215-0059. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER01-2398-012. *Applicants:* Liberty Electric Power, LLC. *Description:* Liberty Electric Power LLC submits a notice of non-material change in status in compliance with the reporting requirements adopted by FERC in Order 652. *Filed Date:* 12/13/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051215-0056. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER03-198-005. *Applicants:* Pacific Gas and Electric Company. *Description:* Pacific Gas & Electric Co submits its triennial market power analysis in support of its market-based authority tariff. *Filed Date:* 12/09/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051214-0178. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER03-746-000; EL00-95-081; EL00-98-069. *Applicants:* California Independent System Operator Corporation; San Diego Gas & Electric Co.; and California Power Exchange. *Description:* California Independent System Operator Corp submits its Twenty-Third Status Report on Re-Run Activity including information re processing of offsets and schedule for completion of financial adjustment phase. *Filed Date:* 12/12/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051214-0166. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-375-004; ER02-1582-005; ER02-2102-006; ER00-2885-007; ER01-2765-006. *Applicants:* Arroyo Energy LP; Mohawk River Funding IV, L.L.C.; Utility Contract Funding, L.L.C.; Cedar Brakes I, L.L.C.; Cedar Brakes II, L.L.C. *Description:* Arroyo Energy, LP et al submits an amended notice of non-material change in status. *Filed Date:* 12/14/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0280. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 4, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1352-002; RT04-1-018; ER04-48-018. *Applicants:* Southwest Power Pool, Inc. *Description:* Southwest Power Pool, Inc submits its compliance filing which provides revisions and clarifications to its Bylaws and Membership Agreement. *Filed Date:* 12/12/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0286. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-144-000. *Applicants:* Progress Energy Service Company. *Description:* Progress Energy Service Co's notice of withdrawal and request to terminate revised tariff sheets etc filed on 10/31/05. *Filed Date:* 12/13/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0209. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-315-000; ER05-1496-000. *Applicants:* American Electric Power Service Corporation. *Description:* American Electric Power Service Corp submits First Revised Interconnection and Local Service Agreement as agent for its affiliates Ohio Power Co and Columbus Southern Power Co. *Filed Date:* 12/12/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051214-0203. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-316-000. *Applicants:* Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. *Description:* Wisconsin Public Service Corp submits three revised service agreements with Manitowoc Public Utilities, Washington Island Electric Cooperative, and Upper Peninsula Power Co. *Filed Date:* 12/12/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051214-0204. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-317-000. *Applicants:* Southern Company Services, Inc. *Description:* Southern Co Services Inc, agent for Alabama Power Co et al submits an amendment to Network Integration Transmission Service Agreement No. 467 with Generation Energy Marketing. *Filed Date:* 12/13/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051215-0061. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-318-000. *Applicants:* North American Energy Credit and Clearing. *Description:* North American Energy Credit and Clearing submits its Petition for Acceptance of Initial Rate Schedule, Waivers and Blanket Authority. *Filed Date:* 12/13/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051215-0067. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-319-000. *Applicants:* PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. *Description:* PJM Interconnection, LLC submits revisions to Schedule 2 of the PJM Open Access Tariff to reflect Allegheny Energy Supply Co, LLC and Monongahela Power Co's revenue requirements etc. *Filed Date:* 12/13/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051215-0066. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-321-000. *Applicants:* Midwest ISO. *Description:* Midwest ISO et al submits revisions to Module D of their Open Access Transmission & Energy Markets Tariff. *Filed Date:* 12/14/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0281. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 4, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-322-000. *Applicants:* Progress Energy Service Company. *Description:* Progress Energy Service Company, LLC, on behalf of Florida Power Corp dba Progress Energy Florida, Inc resubmits the Revised NERC Transmission Loading Relief Procedures to comply with FERC's 10/7/05 Order. *Filed Date:* 12/13/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0282. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-324-000. *Applicants:* Progress Energy Service Company, LLC. *Description:* Progrfess Energy Service Company, LLC on behalf of Carolina Power & Light Co dba Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc submits revisions to the Transmission Loading Relief Procedures and request a waiver of the 60 day notice requirement etc. *Filed Date:* 12/13/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0283. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-325-000. *Applicants:* Central Maine Power Company. *Description:* Central Maine Power Co petitions to terminate unexecuted local network service agreements with Mr. Israel Feldmus. *Filed Date:* 12/14/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0279. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 04, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-329-000. *Applicants:* Cadillac Renewable Energy, LLC. *Description:* Cadillac Renewable Energy LLC submits First Revised Sheet No. 2 et al to FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1 to be effective 12/15/05. *Filed Date:* 12/14/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0292. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 4, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-334-000. *Applicants:* New England Power Company. *Description:* New England Power Co submits a Fourth Revised Service Agreement No. 23 between itself and the Narragansett Electric Co under its FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. *Filed Date:* 12/14/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0295. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 4, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER99-1004-006; ER00-2738-005; ER00-2740-005; ER01-1721-003; ER02-564-003; ER02-73-006; ER02-257-006. *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; Llano Estacado Wind, LP; Northern Iowa Windpower LLC. *Description:* Entergy Services, Inc et al. submits revisions to rate tariffs governing market-based capacity and energy sales in accordance with FERC's 12/17/04 Order. *Filed Date:* 12/14/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051220-0015. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 4, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER99-830-014; ER04-925-006. *Applicants:* Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc. *Description:* Merril Lynch Commodities, Inc and Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc reports a change in the status in compliance with FERC's 1/20/99 et al Orders. *Filed Date:* 12/14/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0287. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 4, 2006. 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
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(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8188 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #2 December 27, 2005. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings. *Docket Numbers:* ER02-2001-000; ER99-3855-000; ER99-2928-000; ER99-2300-000. *Applicants:* Cleco Power LLC; Cleco Evangeline LLC; Cleco Marketing & Trading LLC. *Description:* Cleco Companies request an Extension of Time to Comply with EQR for Q1, Q2, and Q3 2005 etc. to identify and correct errors. *Filed Date:* 12/16/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051216-5093. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 6, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1086-003. *Applicants:* ISO New England Inc. *Description:* ISO New England Inc submits the Coordination Agreement with the New Brunswick System Operator Inc in compliance with FERC's 11/23/05 Letter Order. *Filed Date:* 12/16/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051221-0090. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 6, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1362-001. *Applicants:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc submits the Facilities Construction Agreement among Prairie State Generator Co LLC, *et al.* *Filed Date:* 12/15/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0277. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 5, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1475-003. *Applicants:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc submits a supplemental informational filing to its 9/12/05 filing proposing revisions to its Open Access Transmission and Energy Markets Tariff etc. *Filed Date:* 12/15/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0293. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 5, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-53-001. *Applicants:* Alabama Power Company. *Description:* Alabama Power Co's compliance filing of the Delivery Point Specification Sheet for the Utilities Board of the City of Foley dba Riveria Utilities' Seminole and Point Clear delivery points etc. *Filed Date:* 12/16/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051220-0045. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 6, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-195-001. *Applicants:* K Road BG Management LLC. *Description:* K Road BG Management, LLC submits an updated version of Sheet No. 3 of the market based rate tariff to reflect minor corrections. *Filed Date:* 12/16/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051221-0093. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 03, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-327-000; OA06-2-000; ER06-328-000. *Applicants:* Hardee Power Partners Limited; Tampa Electric Company. *Description:* Hardee Power Partners Limited submits the Seventh Amendment dated 8/29/05 with Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc to the agreement for sale and purchase of capacity and energy dated 7/27/89 etc. *Filed Date:* 12/15/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0257. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 5, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-330-000. *Applicants:* Entergy Arkansas, Inc. *Description:* Entergy Services, Inc on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc submits the Thirty-fifth Amendment to the Power Coordination, Interchange and Transmission Service Agreement with Arkansas Cooperative Corp. *Filed Date:* 12/15/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0291. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 5, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-331-000. *Applicants:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc submits proposed revisions to its Open Access Transmission and Energy Markets Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Third Revised Volume No.1. *Filed Date:* 12/15/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0290. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 5, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-332-000. *Applicants:* ISO New England Inc. *Description:* ISO New England, Inc submits a copy of State Certification of the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications & Energy designating all authorized persons to receive confidential Market Information etc. *Filed Date:* 12/15/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0289. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 5, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-333-000. *Applicants:* California Independent System Operator Corporation. *Description:* California Independent System Operator Corp submits Amendment No. 1 to the Interconnected Control Area Operating Agreement between ISO and Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District. *Filed Date:* 12/15/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0337. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 5, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-335-000. *Applicants:* New York State Electric & Gas Corporation. *Description:* New York State Electric & Gas Corp submits a Notice of Cancellation of its FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 4. *Filed Date:* 12/15/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051219-0276. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 5, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-336-000. *Applicants:* Aquila, Inc. *Description:* Aquila, Inc on behalf of Aquila Networks-WPK et al. submits revisions to its existing market-based sales tariff and cost-based sales tariff etc. *Filed Date:* 12/16/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051220-0016. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 6, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-337-000. *Applicants:* Midwest ISO. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc submits a notice of cancellation for its Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service, designated as Service Agreement No. 540 etc. *Filed Date:* 12/16/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051220-0010. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 6, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-338-000. *Applicants:* Public Service Company of New Mexico. *Description:* Public Service Co of New Mexico submits required ministerial changes to the pro forma Standard Large Generator Interconnection Procedures & Standard Large Generator Interconnection Agreement. *Filed Date:* 12/16/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051220-0011. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 6, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-339-000. *Applicants:* Pacificorp. *Description:* PacifiCorp submits 1st Revised Sheet No. 292 to PacifiCorp's 5th Revised Electric Tariff Volume No. 11. *Filed Date:* 12/16/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051220-0012. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 6, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-340-000. *Applicants:* Kentucky Power Company. *Description:* Kentucky Power Co submits a Cost-Based Formula Rate Agreement for Full Requirements Electric Service with the City of Vanceburg, Kentucky et al. *Filed Date:* 12/16/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051220-0013. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 6, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-341-000. *Applicants:* Pacific Gas and Electric Company. *Description:* Pacific Gas and Electric Co submits revised rate schedule sheets to First Revised Rate Schedules FERC No. 207 et al for the Must Run Service Agreement with California Independent System Operator Corp. *Filed Date:* 12/16/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051221-0031. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 6, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-342-000. *Applicants:* Entergy Services, Inc. et al. *Description:* Entergy Services, Inc, on behalf of Entergy Gulf States, Inc seeks acceptance of the EAI-EGS and EAI-EMI 2006 Bridge Contracts. *Filed Date:* 12/16/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051221-0030. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 6, 2006. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-352-000; ER05-375-000; ER02-1582-006; ER02-2102-007; ER00-2885-008; ER01-2765-007. *Applicants:* CalBear Energy LP; Arroyo Energy LP; Mohawk River Funding, IV, LLC; Utility Contract Funding LLC; Cedar Brakes I, LLC; Cedar Brakes II, LLC. *Description:* CalBear Energy, LP et al submits a notice of succession to notify FERC that as a result of a name change it has succeeded to the market-based rate schedule of Arroyo Energy LP. *Filed Date:* 12/14/2005. *Accession Number:* 20051223-0011. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 04, 2006. 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
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(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8189 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06-29-000; Docket No. CP98-131-006] Vector Pipeline, LP; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Vector Compression Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues December 22, 2005. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment
(EA)that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Vector Compression Expansion Project involving construction and operation of two new compressor stations by Vector Pipeline, LP (Vector) in Will County, Illinois and Macomb County, Michigan. 1 The total horsepower
(hp)at the compressor stations would consist of about 45,000 hp of compression. This EA will be used by the Commission in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. 1 Vector's applications in Docket Nos. CP98-131-006 and CP06-29-000 were filed with the Commission under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations and section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, respectively. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted by a pipeline company representative about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The pipeline company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if the project is approved by the Commission, that approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with state law. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled “An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?” was attached to the project notice (Vector) provided to landowners. This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. It is available for viewing on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ). Summary of the Proposed Project Vector is proposing in Docket No. CP06-29-000 to expand the transmission capacity of its existing interstate pipeline system by constructing two new compressor stations. Vector seeks authority to construct and operate: • 15,000 hp of gas turbine-driven compression at the new Joliet Compressor Station in Will County, Illinois; and • 30,000 hp of gas turbine-driven compression at the new Romeo Compressor Station in Macomb County, Michigan. Vector also proposes in Docket No. CP98-131-006 to amend its existing Presidential Permit to transport gas between the United States and Canada by increasing the maximum capacity from 1,330 MMcfd to 2,300 MMcfd through the existing St. Clair River international border facilities. No additional border facilities would be constructed. Vector indicates that Detroit Edison Company (Detroit Edison) would construct a 1,900-foot-long distribution line to provide “3-phase power” from the “existing DTE Facility” to the Romeo Compressor Station. Vector indicates that the “distribution line would be constructed adjacent to an existing ITC high voltage electric transmission line fee strip to minimize land requirements, potential private landowner concerns, and environmental impacts that may be associated with Detroit Edison's facilities.” Vector indicates that water services would be provided by “Washington Township by extending the existing water line from the DTE Facility to the Romeo Compressor Station site. The water line would be about 1,900 feet in length and would be constructed adjacent to the existing ITC high voltage transmission line fee strip leading to the Romeo Compressor Station.” The location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix 1. 2 2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not being printed in the **Federal Register.** Copies of all appendices, other than Appendix 1 (maps), are avaialble on the Commission's Web site at the “eLibrary” link or from the Commissions's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call
(202)502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail. Land Requirements for Construction Construction of the proposed facilities would require about 20.0 acres and 10.2 acres of land for the Joliet and Romeo Compressor Stations, respectively. Following construction, about 4.0 acres and 4.7 acres would be maintained as new aboveground facility sites for the Joliet and Romeo Compressor Stations, respectively. The EA Process The National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)requires the Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as “scoping”. The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this Notice of Intent, the Commission staff requests public comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. All comments received are considered during the preparation of the EA. State and local government representatives are encouraged to notify their constituents of this proposed action and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. In the EA we 3 will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the proposed project under these general headings: 3 “We”, “us”, and “our” refer to the environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP). • Geology and soils • Land use • Water resources, fisheries, and wetlands • Cultural resources • Vegetation and wildlife • Air quality and noise • Endangered and threatened species • Hazardous waste • Public safety We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. Our independent analysis of the issues will be in the EA. Depending on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA may be published and mailed to Federal, State, and local agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, affected landowners, newspapers, libraries, and the Commission's official service list for this proceeding. A comment period will be allotted for review if the EA is published. We will consider all comments on the EA before we make our recommendations to the Commission. To ensure your comments are considered, please carefully follow the instructions in the public participation section below. Currently Identified Environmental Issues We have already identified issues that we think deserve attention based on a preliminary review of the proposed facilities and the environmental information provided by Vector. This preliminary list of issues may be changed based on your comments and our analysis. • Potential noise levels at the noise-sensitive areas due to the operation of the compressor stations • Conversion of about 3 acres of farm land to industrial use for the Joliet Compressor Station • Potential impacts to Federal listed species: Indiana bat and prairie leaf clover Public Participation You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the project. By becoming a commentor, your concerns will be addressed in the EA and considered by the Commission. You should focus on the potential environmental effects of the proposal, alternatives to the proposal, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded: • Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 2. • Reference Docket No. CP06-29-000. • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before January 23, 2006. Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions or protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “e-Filing” link and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can file comments you will need to create a free account which can be created on-line. We may mail the EA for comment. If you are interested in receiving it, please return the Information Request (Appendix 2). If you do not return the Information Request, you will be taken off the mailing list. Becoming an Intervenor In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want to become an official party to the proceeding, or “intervenor”. To become an intervenor you must file a motion to intervene according to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. Motions to Intervene should be electronically submitted using the Commission's eFiling system at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons without Internet access should send an original and 14 copies of their motion to the Secretary of the Commission at the address indicated previously. Persons filing Motions to Intervene on or before the comment deadline indicated above must send a copy of the motion to the Applicant. All filings, including late interventions, submitted after the comment deadline must be served on the Applicant and all other intervenors identified on the Commission's service list for this proceeding. Persons on the service list with e-mail addresses may be served electronically; others must be served a hard copy of the filing. Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your environmental comments considered. Environmental Mailing List An effort is being made to send this notice to all individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project. This includes all landowners who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within distances defined in the Commission's regulations of certain aboveground facilities. Additional Information Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to *http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.html.* Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission's calendar located at * http://www.ferc.gov/ EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx * along with other related information. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8161 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions to Intervene December 22, 2005. Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: *a. Application Type:* Declaration of Intention. *b. Docket No:* DI06-1-000. *c. Date Filed:* November 23, 2005. *d. Applicant:* Ice House Partners, Inc. *e. Name of Project:* Ice House Project. *f. Location:* The proposed Ice House Project will be located on the Nashua River, tributary to Merrimack River, in the city of Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. *g. Filed Pursuant to:* Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 817(b). *h. Applicant Contact:* Ms. Lisa Dowd, Ice House Partners, Inc., 323 West Main Street, Ayer, MA 01432; telephone:
(978)772-3303, fax:
(978)772-3441. *i. FERC Contact:* Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Henry Ecton,
(202)502-8768, or E-mail address: *henry.ecton@ferc.gov* . *j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and/or motions:* December 30, 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. Comments, protests, and/or interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. Any questions, please contact the Secretary's Office. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Please include the docket number (DI06-1-000) on any comments, protests, and/or motions filed. *k. Description of Project:* The proposed run-of-river Ice House Project would include:
(1)An existing 300-foot-long, 12-foot-high log and plank dam with a concrete cap;
(2)an impoundment of 965 acre-feet;
(3)two electrically operated steel sluice gates;
(4)a 45-foot-long, 25-foot-wide powerhouse containing two Canadian Hydro Components, 1.2 meter-wide-propeller-type open flume vertical turbines, each with a capacity of 135-kW;
(5)a 300-foot-long transmission line; and
(6)appurtenant facilities. The power would be used to power the Grady Research x-ray manufacturing facility. The proposed project will be connected to an interstate grid, and will not occupy any tribal or federal lands. When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also determines whether or not the project:
(1)Would be located on a navigable waterway;
(2)would occupy or affect public lands or reservations of the United States;
(3)would utilize surplus water or water power from a government dam; or
(4)if applicable, has involved or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design or operation. *l. Locations of the Application:* Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link, select “Docket#” and follow the instructions. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at
(866)208-3676, or TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. *m. Mailing List:* Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. *n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene:* Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. *o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents:* Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “PROTESTS”, AND/OR “MOTIONS TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Docket Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. *p. Agency Comments:* Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8164 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [ Project No. 12629-000] F & B Wood Corp.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, Waiving Three Stage Consultation, and Establishing an Expedited Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments December 27, 2005. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. *Type of Application:* Exemption From Licensing. b. *Project No.:* P-12629-000. c. *Date filed:* December 7, 2005. d. *Applicant:* F & B Wood Corp. e. *Name of Project:* Corriveau Hydroelectric Project. f. *Location:* On the Swift River, near the town of Mexico, Oxford County, Maine. This project does not occupy Federal lands. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708. h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. James D. Sysko, Small Hydro East, 524 Jim's Drive, Newry, Maine 04261.
(207)824-3244. i. *FERC Contact:* Michael Spencer, *michael.spencer@ferc.gov*
(202)502-6093. j. *Cooperating Agencies:* We are asking Federal, state, and local agencies and Indian tribes 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 for filing comments described in item k below. k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's regulations, if any resource agency, Indian tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form a factual basis for complete analysis of the application on its merits, the resource agency, Indian tribe, or person must file a request for the study with the Commission no later than 60 days from the application filing date, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: February 6, 2006. 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. Additional study requests may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) under the “eFiling” link. After logging into the eFiling system, select “Comment on Filing” from the Filing Type Selection screen and continue with the filing process.” m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. *Project Description:* The Corriveau Hydroelectric Project consists of the following existing facilities:
(1)The 150-foot-long by 9-foot-high dam;
(2)a 2.0 acre reservoir,
(3)a 125-foot-long intake canal;
(4)a powerhouse containing three generating units with total installed generating capacity of 338 kilowatts (kW); and
(5)appurtenant facilities. The restored project would have an average annual generation of 1,306,900 kilowatt-hours. The dam and existing project facilities are owned by the applicant. o. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is available for public inspection. This 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 filed to access the documents. 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. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. p. 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 or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. q. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the *Maine State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)* , as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4. r. Procedural schedule and final amendments: We intend to waive the standard 3-stage consultation process (18 CFR 4.38). We also intend to substitute the pre-filing consultation that has occurred on this project for our standard National Environmental Policy Act scoping process. Commission staff proposes to issue a single environmental assessment rather than issue a draft and final EA. Staff intends to give at least 30 days for entities to comment on the EA, and will consider all comments received on the EA before final action is taken on the exemption application. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8177 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM98-1-000] Records Governing Off-the Record Communications; Public Notice December 22, 2005. This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications. Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication. Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v). The following is a list of off-the-record communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These 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. Docket No. Date received Presenter or requester 1. Project Nos. 2539-000 and 12522-000 12-7-05 Kristin LaChappelle. 2. Project Nos. 2539-000 and 12522-000 12-19-05 Sister Joanne St. Hilaire. Exempt: 1. CP04-411-000 12-16-05 David L. Scott. 2. CP05-412-000 12-16-05 Herman Der. 3. ER05-1522-000, ER05-1533-000 11-30-05 Hon. Arnold Schwarzenegger. 4. Project No. 2630-004 12-20-05 David Leonhardt. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8160 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order on Intent To Revoke Market-Based Rate Authority Issued December 22, 2005. Before Commissioners: Joseph T. Kelliher, Chairman; Nora Mead Brownell, and Suedeen G. Kelly In the matter of: ER02-2001-004, ER04-0292-000, ER04-0646-000, ER02-0388-000, ER03-0827-000, ER98-4301-000, ER02-1324-000, ER03-0182-000, ER03-0261-000, Electric Quarterly Reports, Bravo Energy Resources, LLC, Core Equities, Inc., HC Power Marketing, Maxim Energy Partners, LLC, Mountainview Power Company, Mt. Carmel Cogen, Inc., Phoenix Energy Associates, L.L.C., USP&G (Pennsylvania), Ltd. 1. Section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824d (2000), and 18 CFR part 35 (2005), require, among other things, that all rates, terms and conditions of jurisdictional services be filed with the Commission. In Order No. 2001, which established revised public utility filing requirements for rates, terms and conditions of jurisdictional services, the Commission required public utilities, including power marketers, to file, among other things, Electric Quarterly Reports summarizing the contractual terms and conditions in their agreements for all jurisdictional services (including market-based power sales, cost-based power sales, and transmission service) and transaction information (including rates) for short-term and long-term power sales during the most recent calendar quarter. 1 1 Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements, Order No. 2001, 67 Fed. Reg. 31043, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,127 (April 25, 2002), reh'g denied, Order No. 2001-A, 100 FERC ¶ 61,074, reconsideration and clarification denied, Order No. 2001-B, 100 FERC ¶ 61,342, order directing filings, Order No. 2001-C, 101 FERC ¶ 61,314 (2002). 2. Commission staff review of the Electric Quarterly Report submittals has revealed that a number of public utilities that previously had been granted authority to sell power at market-based rates have failed to file Electric Quarterly Reports in 2005. Accordingly, this order notifies those public utilities that their market-based rate authorizations will be revoked unless they comply with the Commission's requirements. 3. In Order No. 2001, the Commission stated that, [i]f a public utility fails to file a[n] Electric Quarterly Report (without an appropriate request for extension), or fails to report an agreement in a report, that public utility may forfeit its market-based rate authority and may be required to file a new application for market-based rate authority if it wishes to resume making sales at market-based rates. 2 2 Order No. 2001, at P 222. 4. The Commission further stated that, [o]nce this rule becomes effective, the requirement to comply with this rule will supersede the conditions in public utilities' market-based rate authorizations, and failure to comply with the requirements of this rule will subject public utilities to the same consequences they would face for not satisfying the conditions in their rate authorizations, including possible revocation of their authority to make wholesale power sales at market-based rates. 3 3 *Id* . at P 223. 5. Pursuant to these requirements, the Commission has revoked or withdrawn the market-based rate tariffs of several market-based rate sellers that failed to submit their Electric Quarterly Report. 4 4 See Intent to Revoke Market-Based Rate Authority, 107 FERC ¶ 61,310 (2004); Notice of the Revocation of Market-Based Rate Tariffs, *et al.* , 69 Fed. Reg. 57,679 (September 27, 2004); Intent to Withdraw Market-Based Rate Authority, 104 FERC ¶ 61,139 (2003); and Order on Market-Based Rates, 105 FERC ¶ 61,219 (2003). 6. Commission staff review of the Electric Quarterly Report submittals has identified a number of public utilities that previously had been granted authority to sell power at market-based rates that have failed to file Electric Quarterly Reports. Commission staff has made a concerted effort to contact the non-filing utilities listed in the caption to remind them of their regulatory obligations. None of the public utilities listed in the caption of this order has met those obligations. 5 5 According to the Commission's records, the companies subject to this order last filed their Electric Quarterly Reports in the quarters and years shown below: Bravo Energy Resources, LLC, Docket No. ER04-0292-000, 2004, Quarter 3. Core Equities, Inc., Docket No. ER04-0646-000, 2004, Quarter 3. HC Power Marketing, Docket No. ER02-0388-000, 2003, Quarter 4. Maxim Energy Partners, LLC, Docket No. ER03-0827-000, 2004, Quarter 1. Mountainview Power Company, Docket No. ER98-4301-000, 2002, Quarter 4. Mt. Carmel Cogen, Inc., Docket No. ER02-1324-000, 2002, Quarter 4. Phoenix Energy Associates, L.L.C., Docket No. ER03-0182-000, 2004, Quarter 2. USP&G (Pennsylvania), Ltd., Docket No. ER03-0261-000, 2003, Quarter 4. 7. Accordingly, this order notifies those public utilities that their market-based rate authorizations will be revoked unless they comply with the Commission's requirements within 15 days of the issuance of this order. 8. In addition, the above-captioned companies' failure to comply with their Electric Quarterly Report filing requirements provides a basis for the Commission to institute a proceeding under section 206 of the FPA, to determine whether these companies may continue to make wholesale power sales at market-based rates and whether any refunds would be appropriate. In cases where, as here, the Commission institutes a section 206 investigation on its own motion, section 206(b) of the FPA, as recently amended by section 1285 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 6 requires that the Commission establish a refund effective date that is no earlier than the date of publication of notice of its initiation of the investigation, but no later than five months subsequent to that date. Consistent with our general policy, 7 we will set the refund effective date as the date publication of notice of its initiation of the investigation. 6 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law No. 109-58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005). 7 See, *e.g.* , Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Florida Power & Light Co., 65 FERC ¶ 61,413 at 63,139 (1993); Canal Electric Co., 46 FERC ¶ 61,153 at 61,539, reh'g denied, 47 FERC ¶ 61,275 (1989). 9. In the event that any of the above-captioned market-based rate sellers have already filed their required Electric Quarterly Reports in compliance with the Commission's requirements, its inclusion herein is inadvertent. Any such market-based rate seller is directed, within 15 days of the date of issuance of this order, to identify itself and provide details about its prior filings that establish that it complied with the Commission's Electric Quarterly Report filing requirements. 10. If any of the above-captioned market-based rate sellers does not wish to continue having market-based rate authority and does not foresee entering into any contracts to sell power at market-based rates, it may file a notice of cancellation with the Commission pursuant to section 205 of the FPA to cancel its market-based rate tariff and relieve it of its obligation to submit further Electric Quarterly Reports. The Commission Orders
(A)Within 15 days of the date of issuance of this order, each public utility listed in the caption of this order shall file all delinquent Electric Quarterly Reports. If a public utility fails to make this filing, the Commission will revoke that public utility's authority to sell power at market-based rates and terminate its electric market-based rate tariff. Upon expiration of the filing deadline in this order, the Secretary shall promptly issue a notice, effective on the date of issuance, listing the public utilities whose tariffs have been revoked.
(B)Pursuant to the authority contained in and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by section 402(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act and by the Federal Power Act, particularly section 206 thereof, and pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure and the regulations under the Federal Power Act (18 CFR Chapter I), the Commission hereby institutes a proceeding to determine whether the above-captioned companies may continue to make wholesale power sales at market-based rates and whether any refunds would be appropriate, as discussed in the body of this order.
(C)The Secretary is hereby directed to publish this order in the **Federal Register** . By the Commission. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-8159 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PL06-4-000] Informal Staff Advice on Regulatory Requirements; Notice of New Docket Prefix “NL” and Guidelines for Filing Request for No-Action Letter December 27, 2005. On November 18, 2005, the Commission issued an *Interpretive Order Regarding No-Action Letter Process* 1 in Docket PL06-4-000. Notice is hereby given that the Commission has established a new docket prefix “NL” to identify issuances related to No-Action Letters. 1 Interpretive Order Regarding No-Action Letter Process, 113 FERC ¶ 61,174 (2005). The prefix will have the format NLFY-NNN-000, where “FY” stands for the fiscal year in which the request for No-Action Letter was received by the Commission and “NNN” is a sequential number. The Commission is also issuing with this notice guidelines for filing requests for No-Action Letter. The guidelines are available on *http://www.ferc.gov* under the Documents and Filing tab. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. Filing Guidelines for Requests for No-Action Letter *What to Submit:* Submit one original and two paper copies of the request, along with a text-searchable file (or files) on a 3 1/4 ” diskette or CD-ROM. Each page of the request and any supporting information or documents should include a header or footer stating “Request for No-Action Letter.” *Contact Info:* Each request must include the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the person to whom the response should be directed. *Where to Submit:* Send your request to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the General Counsel, Room 10A-01, ATTN: Request for No-Action Letter, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Use express mail or courier services to submit a Request for No-Action Letter to FERC. Regular mail sent through the US Postal Service to the Commission is subject to a 7-10 day delay for scanning. The scanning process also may destroy any diskettes and CD-ROMs included in the submittal. The Commission determined that, at least initially, a Request for No-Action Letter is non-public material. The Commission's eFiling system is not ready to accept non-public material at this time and therefore, it is not available for the filing of requests for No-Action Letter. [FR Doc. E5-8178 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0553; FRL-8016-5] Request for Nominations for a Human Studies Review Board AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Office of the Science Advisor
(OSA)is soliciting nominations of qualified individuals to serve on a proposed Human Studies Review Board (HSRB). The Agency anticipates establishment of such a board to provide advice and recommendations on issues related to the scientific and ethical review of human subjects research. EPA was directed to establish such a Board pursuant to the 2006 EPA Appropriations Act and included such a Board in a proposed rule for protection of subjects in human research. See: “Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006”, Public Law No. 109-54 and “Protections for Subjects in Human Research: Proposed Rule,” 70 FR 53,838; September 12, 2005. DATES: Nominations should be submitted to EPA no later than February 2, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your nominations (“comments”), identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0553, by one of the following methods: • *http://www.regulations.gov:* Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: *ORD.Docket@epa.gov.* • Mail: ORD Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. • Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0553. Deliveries are only accepted from 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 nominations to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0553. EPA's policy is that all nominations received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at *http://www.regulations.gov* , including any personal information provided, unless the nomination includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through *http://www.regulations.gov* or e-mail. The *http://www.regulations.gov* Web site is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your nomination. If you send an e-mail nomination directly to EPA, without going through *http://www.regulations.gov* , your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the nomination that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit a nomination electronically, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your nomination and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your nomination due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider it. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. *Docket:* All documents in the docket are listed in the *http://www.regulations.gov* index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, *e.g.* , CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in *http://www.regulations.gov* or in hard copy at the ORD 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 ORD Docket is
(202)566-1752. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul I. Lewis, Office of the Science Advisor, Mail Code 8105R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202)564-8381 fax number:
(202)564-2070, e-mail: *lewis.paul@epa.gov* , or William Sette, Office of the Science Advisor, Mail Code 8105R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202)564-0693, fax number:
(202)564-2070, e-mail: *sette.william@epa.gov.* I. General Information A. Does This Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to persons who conduct or assess human research on substances regulated by EPA or to persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of This Document and Other Related Information? In addition to using regulations.gov, you may access this **Federal Register** document electronically through the EPA Internet under the **Federal Register** listings at *http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.* C. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Nomination for EPA? You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your nomination: 1. Providing as much supporting information as possible about the nominee, including contact information. 2. Make sure to submit your nomination by the deadline in this document. 3. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date and **Federal Register** citation. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On August 2, 2005, the President signed into law the Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Public Law 109-54 (Appropriations Act), which provides appropriated funds for the Environmental Protection Agency and other Federal departments and agencies. Section 201 of the Appropriations Act includes the following provision: None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, consider or rely on third-party intentional dosing human toxicity studies for pesticides, or to conduct intentional dosing human toxicity studies for pesticides until the Administrator issues a final rulemaking on this subject. The Administrator shall allow for a period of not less than 90 days for public comment on the Agency's proposed rule before issuing a final rule. Such rule shall not permit the use of pregnant women, infants or children as subjects; shall be consistent with the principles proposed in the 2004 report of the National Academy of Sciences on intentional human dosing and the principles of the Nuremberg Code with respect to human experimentation; and shall establish an independent Human Subjects Review Board. The final rule shall be issued no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act. Consistent with the express Congressional directive, on September 12, 2005 (70 FR 53838), EPA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM)regarding protections for subjects in human research and the establishment of the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB or Board). Concurrent with this rulemaking process, EPA is reevaluating older registered pesticides with a goal of meeting the August 2006 deadline for completing the reregistration of pesticide active ingredients with food uses and the reassessment of tolerances mandated by section 408(q) of the FFDCA, as amended by the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA)[Pub. L. 104-70]. In addition, EPA has received applications for registration or amended registration of pesticide products. Under the provisions of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA), EPA has deadlines by which it must make a decision whether to approve new applications for pesticide registrations or amendments to registrations. EPA expects to issue the final rule in early 2006 after considering all public comments provided to the Agency. However, once the rule is finalized, there will be limited time between the establishment of the HSRB and the mandatory completion dates for tolerance reassessment and PRIA deadlines. Therefore, the Agency is initiating the actions necessary to enable a HSRB to begin reviewing completed human research that would be relevant to pending reregistration, tolerance reassessment and new registration decisions, and in accordance with the provisions of the final rule. The first step toward establishing a HSRB is to solicit nominations for qualified individuals to serve on the HSRB for a review of intentional dosing human studies. Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified individuals to be considered as prospective candidates for the HSRB. Additional avenues and resources may be utilized in the solicitation of nominees to encourage a broad pool of expertise. Nominees should be experts who have sufficient professional qualifications, including training and experience, to be capable of providing expert comments on the ethical and/or scientific issues that may be considered by the HSRB. Nominees are requested who are nationally recognized experts in one or more of the following areas: Biostatistics: expertise in statistical design and analysis of human subjects research studies. Human toxicology: Expertise in pharmacokinetic and toxicokinetic studies, clinical trials, toxicology of cholinesterase inhibitors, and other classes of environmental substances. Bioethics: Expertise in the ethics of research on human subjects; research ethics. Human health risk assessment To be considered, all nominations should include: a current curriculum vitae (C.V.) which provides the nominee's background, qualifications, relevant research experience and publications; and a brief biographical sketch (“biosketch”). The biosketch should be no longer than one page and should contain the following information for the nominee:
(a)Current professional affiliations and positions held;
(b)Area(s) of expertise, and research activities and publications relevant to the HSRB;
(c)Leadership positions in national associations or professional publications or other significant distinctions;
(d)Educational background, especially advanced degrees, including when and from which institutions these were granted. The credentials of nominees received in reply to this notice will be compared to the specific expertise sought for the HSRB. Qualified nominees who agree to be further considered will be included in a smaller subset (known as the “Short List”). This subset will be posted on the OSA Web site *http://www.epa.gov/osa/index.htm* and will include, for each candidate, the nominee's name and their biosketch. Public comments will be accepted for 14 calendar days on the Short List. During this comment period, the public will be requested to provide relevant information or other documentation on nominees that OSA should consider in evaluating the candidates. Board members will be selected from the Short List. The selection of experts to serve on the HSRB will be based on the function of the Board and the expertise needed. No interested candidates shall be ineligible to serve by reason of their membership on any other advisory committee to a Federal department or agency or their employment by a Federal department or agency (except the EPA). Other factors that will be considered during the selection process include availability of the potential Board member to fully participate in the Board's reviews, absence of any conflicts of interest, impartiality, independence with respect to the matters under review, and public comments to the Short List. Though financial conflicts of interest, the appearance of lack of impartiality, lack of independence, and bias may result in disqualification, the absence of such concerns does not assure that a candidate will be selected to serve on the HSRB. Numerous qualified candidates may be identified. Therefore, selection decisions involve carefully weighing a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidates' areas of expertise and professional qualifications, and responses to the Short List in achieving an overall balance of different perspectives on the Board. If a prospective candidate for service on the HSRB is considered, the candidate is subject to the provisions of 5 CFR part 2634, Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, as supplemented by the EPA in 5 CFR part 6401. As such, the HSRB candidate is required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Form 3110-48 [5-02]) which shall fully disclose, among other financial interests, the candidate's employment, stocks, and bonds, and where applicable, sources of research support. The EPA will evaluate the candidate's financial disclosure form to assess that there are no financial conflicts of interest, no appearance of lack of impartiality, and no prior involvement with the development of the documents under consideration (including previous scientific peer review) before the candidate is considered further for service on the HSRB. Those who are selected from the pool of prospective candidates will be asked to attend public meetings and to participate in the discussion of key issues and assumptions at these meetings. In addition, they will be asked to review and to help finalize the meeting minutes. The Agency will consider all nominations of prospective candidates for this meeting that are received on or before February 2, 2006. However, final selection of members is a discretionary function of the Agency. Nominations should be submitted by one of the methods listed under ADDRESSES . Dated: December 22, 2005. William H. Farland, Chief Scientist, Office of the Science Advisor. FR Doc. E5-8220 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8014-1] Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project: Request for Proposals AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of withdrawal of Notice of Availability. SUMMARY: This action withdraws the Tribal Solid Waste Interagency Workgroup announcement of the FY 06 Solicitation request for proposals of the Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project (previously called the Open Dump Cleanup Project), published in the **Federal Register** Notice on Wednesday, November 23, 2005 (70 FR 70828). EPA is withdrawing the November 23, 2005 Notice of Availability because it has determined that it is necessary to make certain changes and clarifications to the funding solicitation contained therein. EPA will issue a revised solicitation in the near future. The revised solicitation will be published on the Internet at *http://www.epa.gov/tribalmsw* (click on the “Grants/Funding” link) and will also be available through *http://www.grants.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact, Christopher Dege, at
(703)308-2392 or Tonya Hawkins at
(703)308-8278. Dated: December 9, 2005. Matt Hale, Director, Office of Solid Waste. • Accordingly, the notice of funding availability published in the **Federal Register** on November 23, 2005 (70FR 70828) is withdrawn. [FR Doc. 05-24425 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am]
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- Protests other than under Rule 208 (Rule 211).§ 385.211
- Protests, interventions, and comments.§ 154.210
- Filings and Other Submissions.§ 385.2001
- Placement of securities.§ 34.2
- Intervention (Rule 214).§ 385.214
- Interventions and protests.§ 157.10
- Complaints (Rule 206).§ 385.206
- Method of notice; dates established in notice (Rule 210).§ 385.210
- Identification of historic properties.§ 800.4
- Consultation requirements.§ 4.38
- Rules governing off-the-record communications (Rule 2201).§ 385.2201
- Service (Rule 2010).§ 385.2010
U.S. Code
- Power of Commission to fix rates and charges; determination of cost of production or transmission§ 824e
- Projects not affecting navigable waters; necessity for Federal license, permit or right-of-way; unauthorized activities§ 817
- Simplified and expeditious licensing procedures§ 2705
- Rates and charges; schedules; suspension of new rates; automatic adjustment clauses§ 824d
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- 18 CFR 34
- 40 CFR 1501.6
- 18 CFR 35
- 67 FR 31043
- 69 FR 57
- Pub. L. 109-58
- 119 Stat. 594
- Pub. L. 109-54
- Pub. L. 104-70
- 5 CFR 2634
- 5 CFR 6401
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