Notices. Notice of open meeting

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BILLING CODE 3710-08-M DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Meeting of the Board of Advisors

(BOA)to The President, Naval Postgraduate School

(NPS)AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: The purpose of the meeting is to elicit the advice of the board on the Naval Service's Postgraduate Education Program and the collaborative exchange and partnership between NPS and the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). The board examines the effectiveness with which the NPS is accomplishing its mission. To this end, the board will inquire into the curricula; instruction; physical equipment; administration; state of morale of the student body, faculty, and staff; fiscal affairs; and any other matters relating to the operation of the NPS as the board considers pertinent. This meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 18, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Wednesday, April 19, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. All written comments regarding the NPS BOA should be received by April 7, 2006, and be directed to President, Naval Postgraduate School (Attn: Jaye Panza), 1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943-5000 or by FAX 831-656-3145. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Naval Postgraduate School, Herrmann Hall, 1 University Circle, Monterey, CA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaye Panza, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943-5000, telephone number 831-656-2514. Dated: March 9, 2006. Eric Mcdonald, Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate Generals Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E6-3979 Filed 3-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. PP-304] Application for Presidential Permit; Generadora del Desierto SA de C.V. AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of Application. SUMMARY: Generadora del Desierto SA de C.V.

(GDD)has applied for a Presidential permit to construct, operate, maintain, and connect an electric transmission line across the U.S. border with Mexico. DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted on or before April 19, 2006. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE-20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202-586-9624 or Michael T. Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-2793. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of facilities at the international border of the United States for the transmission of electric energy between the United States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order

(EO)10485, as amended by EO 12038. On September 23, 2005, GDD, a Mexican corporation and wholly-owned affiliate of North Branch Holding, LLC, filed an application with the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

(OE)of the Department of Energy

(DOE)for a Presidential permit. GDD proposes to construct a double-circuit 500-kilovolt (500-kV) electric transmission line across the U.S.- Mexico international border. The proposed facilities would extend from a new electric power plant to be constructed by GDD approximately one mile south of the U.S.-Mexico border in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico, cross the U.S.-Mexico international border, extend approximately 20 miles, north and connect to the existing Gila Substation owned and operated by Western Area Power Administration (Western). From the Gila Substation, the line would extend an additional four miles north and connect to the existing North Gila Substation owned and operated by Arizona Public Service Company. In a related proceeding, North Branch Resources, LLC (NBR), also a North Branch Holding, LLC affiliate, has applied to Western to connect the proposed international transmission line and the Mexico power plant to Western's transmission system. If the interconnection request is granted by Western and the proposed project proceeds, NBR proposes that Western construct, own, operate, and maintain the new transmission facilities in the U.S. at the expense of NBR. Western is considering this proposal and may ultimately assume those responsibilities. If that were to happen, Western would become a co-applicant for the Presidential permit. Since the restructuring of the electric industry began, resulting in the introduction of different types of competitive entities into the marketplace, DOE has consistently expressed its policy that cross-border trade in electric energy should be subject to the same principles of comparable open access and non-discrimination that apply to transmission in interstate commerce. DOE has stated that policy in export authorizations granted to entities requesting authority to export over international transmission facilities. Specifically, DOE expects transmitting utilities owning border facilities to provide access across the border in accordance with the principles of comparable open access and non-discrimination contained in the FPA and articulated in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(FERC)Order No. 888 (Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open Access Non-Discriminatory Transmission Services by Public utilities; FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,036 (1996)), as amended. In furtherance of this policy, DOE intends to condition any Presidential permit issued in this proceeding on compliance with these open access principles. Procedural Matters Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding or to be heard by filing comments or protests to this application should file a petition to intervene, comment, or protest at the address provided above in accordance with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the FERC's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each petition and protest should be filed with the DOE on or before the date listed above. Additional copies of such petitions to intervene or protests also should be filed directly with: Leonard H. Singer, Esq., Couch White, LLP, 540 Broadway, P.O. Box 22222, Albany, New York, 12201 and Joseph Bojnowski, North Branch Resources, LLC, 6 North Branch Road, Newton, CN, 06470. Before a Presidential permit may be issued or amended, the DOE must determine that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. DOE also must obtain the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense before taking final action on a Presidential permit application. In addition, DOE must consider the environmental impacts of the proposed action (i.e., granting the Presidential permit, with any conditions and limitations, or denying the permit) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). OE and Western propose to prepare a single Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS)to address the environmental impacts of the Federal actions of granting the requested Presidential permit and allowing connection of the international transmission line and Mexico power plant to the Federal transmission system. The EIS will be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Council on Environmental Quality's NEPA Implementing Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) and DOE's NEPA Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021). Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, for public inspection and copying at the address provided above or by accessing the program's Home Page at *http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/electricityregulation/.* Upon reaching the Home page, select “Pending Proceedings.” Issued in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2006. Anthony J. Como, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. E6-3991 Filed 3-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8046-3] Notice of Charter Renewal for the Environmental Financial Advisory Board

(EFAB)AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Charter for the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Financial Advisory Board

(EFAB)will be renewed for an additional two-year period, as a necessary committee which is in the public interest, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. Section 9(c). The purpose of EFAB is to provide advice and recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on issues associated with environmental financing. It is determined that EFAB is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries may be directed to Vanessa Bowie, Environmental Finance Program, U.S. EPA, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 (Mailcode 2731R), Telephone

(202)564-5186, or *bowie.vanessa@epa.gov.* Dated: January 30, 2006. Joseph Dillon, Director, Office of Enterprise, Technology and Innovation. [FR Doc. E6-4002 Filed 3-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8046-4] Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice, request for public comment. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the Patrick Bayou Superfund Site with The Lubrizol Corporation, Occidental Chemical Corporation, and Shell Oil Company on behalf of Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership and Shell Chemical LP. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 9607, the settlement requires the settling parties to pay past response costs incurred through September 30, 2003 (amounting to $211,192.30), plus interest, to the Hazardous Substances Superfund. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue pursuant to sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607. For thirty

(30)days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to this notice and will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 19, 2006. ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and additional background information relating to the settlement are available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Patrice Miller, 6SF-AC, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, or by calling

(214)655-6712. Comments should reference the Patrick Bayou Superfund Site, Deer Park, Texas, and EPA Docket Number 6-03-05, and should be addressed to Patrice Miller at the address listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Foster, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, or call

(214)665-2169. Dated: March 10, 2006. Lawrence E. Starfield, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. [FR Doc. E6-3998 Filed 3-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S. [Public Notice 82] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the U.S. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank, as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The form will be used by customers who originally applied for a multibuyer policy using EIB 92-50. Our customers will be able to submit this form on paper or electronically. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 19, 2006. ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Mr. David Rostker, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB Room 10202, Washington, DC 20503

(202)395-3897. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title and Form Number:* Application for Special Buyer Credit Limit

(SBCL)Under Multi-Buyer Export Credit Insurance Policies. *Form Number:* EIB 92-51. *OMB Number:* None. *Type of Review:* Regular. *Need and Use:* The information requested enables the applicant to provide Ex-Im Bank with the information necessary to obtain legislatively required assurance of repayment and fulfills other statutory requirements. *Affected Public:* The form affects entities involved in the export of U.S. goods & services. *Estimated Annual Respondents:* 2,176. *Estimate time per Respondent:* 1/2 hour. *Estimated Annual Burden:* 1,088. *Frequency of Reporting or Use:* When applying for insurance coverage. Dated: March 14, 2006. Solomon Bush, Agency Clearance Office. BILLING CODE 6690-01-M EN20MR06.000 EN20MR06.001 EN20MR06.002 [FR Doc. 06-2622 Filed 3-17-06; 8:45 am]

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