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BILLING CODE 3710-08-M DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No. 84.359A/B] Notice Extending Full Application Deadline Date for the Early Reading First

(ERF)Fiscal Year

(FY)2006 Competition AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. SUMMARY: On January 18, 2006, we published in the **Federal Register** (71 FR 2916) a notice inviting applications for the Early Reading First FY 2006 competition. The deadline date for eligible applicants to transmit their full applications for funding under this competition was May 8, 2006. Due to the reopening of the pre-application phase of the ERF FY 2006 competition, we now are extending the deadline date for full applications for the ERF FY 2006 competition to May 31, 2006 for all applicants invited to submit those applications. This notice also clarifies the requirements for the submission of full applications under this competition. The new deadline date for applicants invited to submit full applications is: *Deadline for Transmittal of Full Applications:* May 31, 2006 (by 4:30 p.m., Washington DC time). Full applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov) unless you otherwise qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement. This includes applicants that previously submitted their pre-applications electronically through Grants.gov and applicants that previously submitted their pre-applications in paper format. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application, please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section in this notice. We do not consider a full application that does not comply with the extended full application deadline and submission requirements announced in this notice. *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* The deadline date for Intergovernmental Review under Executive Order 12372 is extended to July 31, 2006. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: a. Electronic Submission Requirements All applicants that are invited to submit a full application for a grant under the ERF program—CFDA Number 84.359B must submit their full applications electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at: *http://www.grants.gov* as specified in the January 18, 2006 **Federal Register** notice inviting applications (71 FR 2916) (Application Notice). This Application Notice is available at the following Web site: *http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2006-1/011806c.html.* We will reject your full application if you submit it in paper format unless you are invited to submit a full application and you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement for the full application as described in section IV.6.a. of the January 18, 2006 Application Notice (71 FR 2916). Those qualification requirements include, in part, that no later than two weeks *before the extended full application deadline date* (14 calendar days) you mail or fax a written statement to the Department as described in that notice explaining the basis for the exception. Applicants that submitted the pre-application in paper format and therefore have not registered previously via Grants.gov must complete all of the steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see *http://www.Grants.gov/GetStarted* ). These steps include

(1)Registering your organization,

(2)registering yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR), and

(3)getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see *http://www.grants.gov/assets/GrantsgovCoBrandBrochure8X11.pdf* ). You also must provide on your full application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please note that the registration process may take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to allow you to submit successfully a full application via Grants.gov. b. Additional Application Information 1. Address to Request Application Package You may obtain an application package via the Internet or from the Education Publications Center (ED Pubs). To obtain an application via the Internet, use the following Web address: *http://www.ed.gov/programs/earlyreading/applicant.html.* To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write or call the Education Publications Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-7827. FAX:

(301)470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734. You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: *http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html* or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: *edpubs@inet.ed.gov* . If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.359A/B. Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format ( *e.g.* , Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in this notice. 2. Content and Form of Full Application Submission All requirements concerning the content of the full application, including page-limit and limited appendices requirements, a competitive preference priority, and the selection criteria, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this competition. Please also refer to the January 18, 2006 Application Notice (71 FR 2916) for further information governing this grant competition. This Application Notice is available at the following Web site: *http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2006-1/011806c.html* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Stewart, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3C136, Washington, DC 20202-6132. Telephone:

(202)260-2533 or by e-mail: *Jill.Stewart@ed.gov* ; or Rebecca Haynes, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3C138, Washington, DC 20202-6132. Telephone:

(202)260-0968 or by e-mail: *Rebecca.Haynes@ed.gov* . If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service

(FRS)at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format ( *e.g.* , Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this section. *Electronic Access to This Document* : You may view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format

(PDF)on the Internet at the following site: *http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister* . To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at

(202)512-1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the **Federal Register** . Free Internet access to the official edition of the **Federal Register** and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html* . Dated: April 12, 2006. Henry L. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. E6-5782 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Environmental Management; Site-Specific Advisory Board; Renewal Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), in accordance with Title 41, Section 102-3.65(a) of the Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board is being renewed for a two-year period beginning May 16, 2006. The Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board will provide advice and recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM). The Board provides the Assistant Secretary for EM with information, advice, and recommendations concerning issues affecting the EM program at various sites. These site-specific issues include clean-up standards and environmental restoration; waste management and disposition; stabilization and disposition of non-stockpile nuclear materials; excess facilities; future land use and long-term stewardship; risk assessment and management; and clean-up science and technology activities. Furthermore, the renewal of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board has been determined to be essential to the conduct of Department of Energy business and to be in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of Energy by law and agreement. The Board will operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and rules and regulations issued in implementation of those Acts. Further information regarding this Advisory Board may be obtained from Ms. Melissa A. Nielson at

(202)586-0356. Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2006. James N. Solit, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E6-5781 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. EA-309] Application To Export Electric Energy; Evergreen Wind Power, LLC AGENCY: Office Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of Application. SUMMARY: Evergreen Wind Power, LLC (Evergreen) has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act. DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted on or before May 18, 2006. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be addressed as follows: Office Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (Mail Code OE-20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350 (FAX 202-586-5860). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202-586-9506 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-2793. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country are regulated and require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act

(FPA)(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On March 20, 2006, the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

(OE)of the Department of Energy

(DOE)received an application from Evergreen to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada. Evergreen is a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Evergreen is indirectly owned and controlled by UPC Wind Partners, LLC. UPS Wind Partners, LLC is involved in the development, ownership, operation, and acquisition of wind generation in the United States. Evergreen has requested that an export authorization be issued with a 10-year term. Evergreen is developing a 28-turbine wind generation facility, the Mars Hill Project, in Aroostook, Maine. The facility will be capable of producing 42 megawatts (MW), with a possible future expansion to 49.5 MW. Evergreen is in the process of negotiating power purchase agreements with several potential buyers; one is a Canadian entity in New Brunswick Province. Evergreen proposes to arrange for the delivery of electric energy to Canada over the existing international transmission facilities owned by Maine Public Service Company. The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of the international transmission facilities to be utilized by Evergreen as more fully described in the application, has previously been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended. *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 DOE on or before the date listed above. Comments on the Evergreen application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-309. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Peter Gish, General Counsel, Evergreen Wind Power, LLC, 100 Wells Avenue, Suite 201, Newton, MA 02459, and David L. Schwartz, Natasha Gianvecchio, Sue Wang, Latham & Watkins LLP, 555 Eleventh Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004. A final decision will be made on this application after the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and a determination is made by DOE that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. 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, scroll down and select “Pending Proceedings.” Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2006. Anthony J. Como, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. E6-5780 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. RP06-280-000 and 001] East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC; Notice of Substitute Appendix C to Cashout Report and Refund Plan April 11, 2006. Take notice that on April 3, 2006, East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC (East Tennessee) tendered for filing a substitute Appendix C to its annual cashout report filed on March 30, 2006, for the November 2004 through October 2005 period in accordance with Rate Schedules LMS-MA, LMS-PA, and PAL. East Tennessee states that copies of the filing were mailed to all affected customers of East Tennessee and interested state commissions, as well as any parties on the official service list in the captioned 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 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 online at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call

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

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-5726 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-177-001 and 002] Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Compliance Filing April 11, 2006. Take notice that on April 3, 2006, replacing the March 30, 2006, filing in Docket No. RP06-177-001, Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. (Iroquois) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, the following revised sheet to be effective five days after the date Iroquois notifies the Commission that it intends to implement Hub Service: Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 60E Alternate Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 60E Original Sheet 60F Iroquois states that it has learned that the revised tariff sheets (Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 60E and Alt. Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 60E) submitted in the March 30, 2006 compliance filing inadvertently contained the subject language in subsection

(b)to section 5 of its General Terms & Conditions rather than subsection

(a)to section 5. Iroquois states that copies of its filing were served on all jurisdictional customers and interested state regulatory agencies and all parties to the proceeding. 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. E6-5733 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 199] South Carolina Public Service Authority; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation April 11, 2006. On November 20, 2000, South Carolina Public Service Authority, licensee for the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project No. 199, filed an application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act

(FPA)and the Commission's regulations. Project No. 199 is located on the Santee and Cooper Rivers, in Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, and Sumter Counties, South Carolina. The license for Project No. 199 was issued for a period ending March 31, 2006. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year to year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project's prior license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project. If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 199 is issued to South Carolina Public Service Authority for a period effective April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before March 1, 2007, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or notice by the Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise. If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that South Carolina Public Service Authority of Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, and Sumter Counties, South Carolina, is authorized to continue operation of the Santee Cooper Project No. 199 until such time as the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license. Magalie Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-5729 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06-114-000] Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application April 11, 2006. Take notice that on April 3, 2006, Southern Natural Gas Company (Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed in Docket No. CP06-114-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, for authorization to abandon in place certain pipeline and appurtenant facilities in Douglas and Fulton County, Georgia, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing 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 field to access the document. For assistance, call

(202)502-8659 or TTY,

(202)208-3676. Southern proposes to abandon in place a small segment of its 20-inch North Main Loop Line commencing at milepost 435.8 to milepost 454.8 located in Douglas and Fulton Counties, Georgia. Southern states that abandonment of the 20 inch North Main Loop segment described in its application will not affect its ability to meet the firm requirements of its firm transportation customers. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Patricia S. Francis, Senior Counsel, Southern Natural Gas Company, P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563 at

(205)325-7696. 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. 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:* May 2, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-5734 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. OR06-7-000] Eighty-Eight Oil LLC, Complainant, v. Tesoro High Plains Pipeline Company, Respondent; Notice of Complaint April 11, 2006. Take notice that on April 10, 2006, pursuant to Rule 206 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures, 18 CFR 385.206 (2005), and the Commission's Rules of Practice Procedure Applicable to Oil Pipelines, 18 CFR 343.1(a), Eighty-Eight Oil LLC (Eighty-Eight) filed a complaint in reference to Tesoro High Plains Pipeline Company's (THPPC) denial of service to Eighty-Eight for the interstate transportation of crude oil under THPPC's FERC Tariff No. 3. Eighty-Eight certifies that copies of the complaint were served on THPPC's counsel. 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 online at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call

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

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on May 1, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-5728 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2503-085—South Carolina] Duke Power, a Division of Duke Energy Corporation; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment April 11, 2006. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed an application for non-project use of project lands and waters at the Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2503), and has prepared an environmental assessment

(EA)for the proposed non-project use. Duke Power is the licensee for the project. The project is located on the Little and Keowee Rivers in Oconee County, South Carolina. In the application, Duke Power requests Commission authorization to lease to the Waterford Communities Owners Association and Crescent Communities S.C., LLC 6.54 acres of project land for a commercial/residential marina. The proposed marina would consist of:

(1)Three cluster docks with eight boat docking locations each, and one cluster dock with six boat docking locations for Waterford Ridge;

(2)one cluster dock with fourteen boat docking locations, and two cluster docks with eight boat docking locations each for Waterford Farms; and

(3)nine cluster docks with ten boat docking locations each for Waterford Pointe. The marina's docks would provide a total of 150 boat docking locations for the residents of the Waterford Communities. The EA contains the Commission staff's analysis of the probable environmental impacts of the proposal, and concludes that approving the licensee's application, with staff's recommended environmental measures, would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA is attached to a Commission order titled “Order Modifying and Approving Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters,” which was issued April 7, 2006, and is available for review and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The EA may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “elibrary” link. Enter the dock number (prefaced by P-), excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at

(866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-5731 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2503-086—South Carolina] Duke Power, a Division of Duke Energy Corporation; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment April 11, 2006. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed an application for non-project use of project lands and waters at the Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2503), and has prepared an environmental assessment

(EA)for the proposed non-project use. The project is located on the Little and Keowee Rivers in Oconee and Pickens Counties, South Carolina. In the application, Duke Power (licensee) requests Commission authorization to lease two parcels of project land to Crescent Communities S.C, LLC, and the Waterside Crossing Owners Association, Inc. (applicants) for the construction and operation of:

(1)Two marinas consisting of a total of 12 cluster docks with 117 total boat slips;

(2)a boat pump-out station; and

(3)an irrigation intake. The proposed facilities would serve the residents of Waterside Crossing subdivision, located on a cove on Lake Keowee in Oconee County, South Carolina. No dredging is proposed for this development. The EA contains the Commission staff's analysis of the probable environmental impacts of the proposal, and concludes that approving the licensee's application, with staff's recommended environmental measures, would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA is attached to a Commission order titled “Order Modifying and Approving Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters,” which was issued April 7, 2006, and is available for review and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The EA may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “elibrary” link. Enter the dock number (prefaced by P-), excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at

(866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact

(202)502-8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-5732 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2150-033] Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Washington; Notice of Intent To Hold Public Meetings for the Baker River Hydroelectric Project April 11, 2006. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for a license for the Baker River Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2150-033), located on the Baker River in Whatcom and Skagit counties, Washington and has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS)for the project. The project occupies 5,207 acres of lands within the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest managed by the U.S. Forest Service. Copies of the draft EIS are available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Branch or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at

(866)208-3676, or for TTY,

(202)502-8659. You are invited to attend one or both public meetings we are holding to receive comments on the draft EIS. The time and location of these meetings are: *Date:* Monday, May 1, 2006. *Time:* 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (pst). *Place:* U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District Office in Seattle, Washington. *Address:* 4735 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle, Washington. *Room:* Galaxy Meeting Room. *Date:* Tuesday, May 2, 2006. *Time:* 6 p.m.-9 p.m. (pst). *Place:* Best Western Cotton Tree Inn. *Address:* 2300 Market Street, Mt. Vernon, Washington. At these meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments and recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meetings will be recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) will become part of the Commission's public record for the project. These meetings are posted on the Commission's calendar located at: *http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsADay.aspx?Date=5/1/2006&CalendarID=0* along with other related information. Whether, or not you attend one of these meetings, you are invited to submit written comments on the draft EIS. Comments should be filed with Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All comments must be filed by May 30, 2006, and should reference Project No. 2150-033. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and instructions on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the e-Library link. The Commission staff will consider comments made on the draft EIS in preparing a final EIS for the project. Before the Commission makes a licensing decision, it will take into account all concerns relevant to the public interest. The final EIS will be part of the record from which the Commission will make its decision. By this notice, we are modifying our processing schedule for Puget's license application. The modified schedule is: Issue Final Environmental Impact Statement: June 2006. Ready for Commission Decision on Application: September 2006. For further information, contact Steve Hocking at

(202)502-8753 or at *steve.hocking@ferc.gov.* Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-5730 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Meeting, Notice of Vote, Explanation of Action Closing Meeting and List of Persons to Attend; Sunshine Act April 13, 2006. The following notice of meeting is published pursuant to section 3(a) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. L. No. 94-409), 5 U.S.C. 552b: Agency Holding Meeting: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Date and Time: April 20, 2006 (Within a relatively short time after the Commission's open meeting on April 20, 2006). Place: Room 2C, Commission Meeting Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Status: Closed. Matters to be Considered: Non-Public Investigations and Inquiries, Enforcement Related Matters, and Security of Regulated Facilities. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Telephone

(202)502-8400. Chairman Kelliher and Commissioners Brownell, and Kelly voted to hold a closed meeting on April 20, 2005. The certification of the General Counsel explaining the action closing the meeting is available for public inspection in the Commission's Public Reference Room at 888 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20426. The Chairman and the Commissioners, their assistants, the Commission's Secretary and her assistant, the General Counsel and members of his staff, and a stenographer are expected to attend the meeting. Other staff members from the Commission's program offices who will advise the Commissioners in the matters discussed will also be present. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. 06-3735 Filed 4-14-06; 11:14 am]

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