Notices. Agency information collection activities: proposed collection; comment request

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BILLING CODE 4000-01-M DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Information Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Agency information collection activities: proposed collection; comment request. SUMMARY: The EIA is soliciting comments on the proposed reinstatement, and three-year approval to the Form RW-859, “Nuclear Fuel Data Survey.” The previous version of the Form RW-859 survey was discontinued on February 28, 2005.

DATES: Comments must be filed by August 14, 2006. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jim Finucane. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by fax (202-287-1934) or e-mail *jim.finucane@eia.doe.gov* is recommended. The mailing address is Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, EI-52, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0650.

Alternatively, Jim Finucane may be contacted by telephone at 202-287-1966. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of any forms and instructions should be directed to Jim Finucane at the address listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background II. Current Actions III. Request for Comments I. Background The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-275, 15 U.S.C. 761 *et seq.* ) and the DOE Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95-91, 42 U.S.C. 7101 *et seq.* ) require the EIA to carry out a centralized, comprehensive, and unified energy information program.

This program collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates information on energy resource reserves, production, demand, technology, and related economic and statistical information. This information is used to assess the adequacy of energy resources to meet near and longer term domestic demands. The EIA, as part of its effort to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35), provides the general public and other Federal agencies with opportunities to comment on collections of energy information conducted by or in conjunction with the EIA.

Any comments received help the EIA to prepare data requests that maximize the utility of the information collected, and to assess the impact of collection requirements on the public. Also, the EIA will later seek approval by the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)under Section 3507(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This data collection will provide the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) of DOE with detailed information concerning the spent nuclear fuel generated by the respondents (commercial utility generators of spent nuclear fuel within the U.S. are respondents to this survey). The DOE will take possession of this spent fuel and will need this data to properly design the spent fuel repository (spent fuel receiving systems, spent fuel handling systems, etc.), which will be the final disposal site for the spent fuel and high-level radioactive waste materials. II. Current Actions EIA will be requesting a reinstatement with revisions and a three-year approval of its form RW-859, “Nuclear Fuel Data Survey.” As in previous surveys, all data will be collected once. Only changes in the specific previously reported data elements will require updating. The current Form RW-859 redesign effort and associated changes has several fundamental goals and objectives: —Maintain the fidelity of collection of the information required by OCRWM, by continuing to collect quality data on reactors, historical spent fuel discharges, projections of spent fuel discharges, pool capacities and inventories, and special fuel and non-fuel forms relevant to OCRWM needs; —Simplify the process of data collection and validation, by enhancing the ability of respondents to provide data through electronic data transfer in any available format (spreadsheet, database, etc.); —Minimize the impacts of changes to the supporting database and associated software by maintaining the look and feel of previous systems and by providing incremental improvements without the need for outside programming support; and —Enhance internal reports to improve the quality of submitted data by enhancing existing procedures through the use of internal reporting tools to standardize and automate data quality and consistency checks. The major changes to the Form RW-859 survey include the following: The EIA is proposing to modify the structure of the Form RW-859 survey form to organize the data into separate utility, reactor, discharged fuel, storage facility, non-fuel, and comments schedules. The seven sections from the 2002 version of the survey would be replaced with the six schedules. The redesign increases the visibility of storage facilities as individual entities. The collection of all discharged fuel data in a single survey section thus consolidates all basic fuel data (enrichment, weight, burnup, discharge date) for all fuel, including special forms to ensure consistent, non-repetitive data. This would involve the inclusion of data on special fuel forms (consolidated fuel, fuel in canisters, fuel rods, fuel pieces) as a supplement to the basic fuel data survey section, rather than being collected in separate sections as in previous surveys. The revised form eliminates the collection of duplicative information. Previous surveys collected contact information separately for each reactor; the new survey methodology collects and stores information once for an individual that may report for multiple reactors or storage facilities. The survey instructions have been clarified and modified in response to comments made by respondents on previous surveys. The Appendices to the survey form have been updated. Included as an Appendix are updated tables incorporating new fuel types and a revised simplified methodology for classifying fuel types. Fuel type codes from previous surveys have not changed, so there is no need for a revision to previously submitted data. The DOE last collected the Form RW-859 survey containing data as of December 31, 2002. Current respondents will be provided with this 2002 survey data to update. A three-year clearance is being requested for this survey since no definitive plans have been made on when the next Form RW-859 survey will be collected. Respondents will be notified prior to the next data collection. III. Request for Comments Prospective respondents and other interested parties should comment on the actions discussed in item II. The following guidelines are provided to assist in the preparation of comments. General Issues A. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency and does the information have practical utility? Practical utility is defined as the actual usefulness of information to or for an agency, taking into account its accuracy, adequacy, reliability, timeliness, and the agency's ability to process the information it collects. B. What enhancements can be made to the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected? As a Potential Respondent to the Request for Information A. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information to be collected? B. Are the instructions and definitions clear and sufficient? If not, which instructions need clarification? C. Can the information be submitted by the due date? D. Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 40 hours per response. The estimated burden includes the total time necessary to provide the requested information. In your opinion, how accurate is this estimate? E. The agency estimates that the only cost to a respondent is for the time it will take to complete the collection. Will a respondent incur any start-up costs for reporting, or any recurring annual costs for operation, maintenance, and purchase of services associated with the information collection? F. What additional actions could be taken to minimize the burden of this collection of information? Such actions may involve the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. G. Does any other Federal, State, or local agency collect similar information? If so, specify the agency, the data element(s), and the methods of collection. As a Potential User of the Information To Be Collected A. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information disseminated? B. Is the information useful at the levels of detail to be collected? C. For what purpose(s) would the information be used? Be specific. D. Are there alternate sources for the information and are they useful? If so, what are their weaknesses and/or strengths? Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the form. They also will become a matter of public record. Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Issued in Washington, DC, June 7, 2006. Jay H. Casselberry, Agency Clearance Officer, Energy Information Administration. [FR Doc. E6-9264 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Information Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Agency information collection activities: submission for OMB review; comment request. SUMMARY: The EIA has submitted the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management's Appendix C—Delivery Commitment Schedule, NWPA-830G Appendix G—Standard Remittance and Advice for Payment for Fees, and Annex A and Annex B to Appendix G—Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and a three-year extension under section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ). DATES: Comments must be filed by July 14, 2006. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within that period, you should contact the OMB Desk Officer for DOE listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Send comments to John Asalone, OMB Desk Officer for DOE, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by fax at 202-395-7285 or e-mail to *John_A._Asalone@omb.eop.gov* is recommended. The mailing address is 726 Jackson Place, NW., Washington, DC 20503. The OMB DOE Desk Officer may be telephoned at

(202)395-4650. A copy of your comments should also be provided to EIA's Statistics and Methods Group at the address below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Grace Sutherland. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by fax (202-287-1705) or e-mail ( *grace.sutherland@eia.doe.gov* ) is also recommended. The mailing address is Statistics and Methods Group (EI-70), Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0670. Ms. Sutherland may be contacted by telephone at

(202)287-1712. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This section contains the following information about the energy information collection submitted to OMB for review:

(1)The collection numbers and title;

(2)the sponsor ( *i.e.* , the Department of Energy component);

(3)the current OMB docket number (if applicable);

(4)the type of request ( *i.e.* , new, revision, extension, or reinstatement);

(5)response obligation ( *i.e.* , mandatory, voluntary, or required to obtain or retain benefits);

(6)a description of the need for and proposed use of the information;

(7)a categorical description of the likely respondents; and

(8)an estimate of the total annual reporting burden ( *i.e.* , the estimated number of likely respondents times the proposed frequency of response per year times the average hours per response). 1. Appendix C—Delivery Commitment Schedule, NWPA—830G Appendix G—Standard Remittance and Advice for Payment for Fees, and Annex A and Annex B to Appendix G—Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees. 2. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM). 3. OMB Number 1901-0260. 4. Three-year extension. 5. Mandatory. 6. NWPA-830C “Delivery Commitment Schedule,” is designed for contract holders to designate the facility where DOE will accept their fuel, the number of assemblies to be accepted, and the mode of transportation to ship the assemblies. The information collected will be used to determine the Federal waste management system configuration. NWPA-830G (and Annex A and Annex B of schedule G) “Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees,” is designed to serve as the source document for entries into DOE accounting records to transmit data from Purchasers to the DOE concerning payment into the Nuclear Waste Fund of their fees for spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste disposal. 7. Business or other for-profit. 8. 2,532 hours. Please refer to the supporting statement as well as the proposed forms and instructions for more information about the purpose, who must report, when to report, where to submit, the elements to be reported, detailed instructions, provisions for confidentiality, and uses (including possible nonstatistical uses) of the information. For instructions on obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* , at 3507(h)(1)). Issued in Washington, DC, June 7, 2006. Jay H. Casselberry, Agency Clearance Officer, Energy Information Administration. [FR Doc. E6-9265 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL06-75-000] Alcoa Inc.; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order June 7, 2006. Take notice that on June 1, 2006, Aloca Inc. filed a petition seeking pursuant to 18 CFR 365.207(a), exemption from the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 pursuant to 18 CFR 366.3(b)(1), 366.3(d) and 366.4(b)(3). 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

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

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 3, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-9291 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. OA06-5-000] Alcoa Power Generating Inc. Long Sault Division; Notice of Request for Waiver or Exemption June 7, 2006. Take notice that on May 25, 2006, Alcoa Power Generating Inc.—Long Sault Division filed a motion requesting partial waiver or exemption from the requirements of Order No. 889. 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

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

(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on June 26, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-9293 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-383-000] Alliance Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff June 7, 2006. Take notice that on June 1, 2006, Alliance Pipeline L.P. (Alliance) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective June 22, 2006: Second Revised Sheet No. 2 Original Sheet No. 277B Original Sheet No. 277C Original Sheet No. 277D Alliance states that it is submitting the proposed tariff sheets to implement a mechanism for awarding capacity that becomes available on its system to interested shippers. 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. E6-9296 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP06-351-000, CP06-367-000, and CP06-368-000] Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Application June 7, 2006. Take notice that on May 26, 2006, Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC (Bluewater), 1333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77210, filed in Docket Nos. CP06-351-000, CP06-367-000, CP06-368-000 an application pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, for authorization to own and operate in interstate commerce an existing natural gas storage facility located in St. Clair and Macomb County, Michigan 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 Website 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 toll-free

(866)208-3676 or for TTY

(202)502-8659. Specifically, Bluewater seeks a certificate of public convenience and necessity to own and operate an existing high deliverability gas storage facility. Bluewater also requests a blanket certificated pursuant to subpart G of 18 CFR part 284 that will permit Bluewater to provide open-access firm and interruptible natural gas storage services on behalf of others with pre-granted abandonment of such services; a blanket certificate pursuant to subpart F of 18 CFR part 157 that will permit Bluewater to construct, acquire, operate, and abandon certain facilities following the construction of the proposed project; authorization to provide the proposed storage services at market based rates; and approval of a *pro forma* FERC Gas Tariff. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to James F. Bowe, Jr., Dewey Ballantine LLP, 1775 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20006-4605, or call

(202)429-1444. 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 ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) site under the “e-Filing” link. *Comment Date:* June 28, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-9290 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP06-384-000] Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff June 7, 2006. Take notice that on June 2, 2006, Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. (Guardian) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets proposed to become effective July 5, 2006: Fifth Revised Sheet No. 105 First Revised Sheet No. 376 Fifth Revised Sheet No. 396 Guardian states that the purpose of this filing is to update Guardian's tariff to reflect a change in the name of the operator of Guardian from Northern Plains Natural Gas Company, LLC to ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C. Guardian also is proposing a minor housekeeping change to Exhibit A to the Rate Schedule PAL Service Agreement. 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. E6-9297 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP96-320-069] Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Compliance Filing June 7, 2006. Take notice that on May 30, 2006, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective June 30, 2006: Fourth Revised Sheet No. 1 Sheet Nos. 4021-4029 Original Sheet No. 4030 Original Sheet No. 4031 Sheet Nos. 4032-4099 Gulf South states that copies of the filing were served on parties on the official service list in the above-captioned 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. E6-9289 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP00-260-016] Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing June 7, 2006. Take notice that on May 30, 2006, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed on Appendix A to the filing, to become effective on the dates set forth on the respective tariff sheets in accordance with Article II of the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement. 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. E6-9295 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP03-33-003] Wyckoff Gas Storage Company LLC; Notice of Application June 7, 2006. On June 2, 2006, Wyckoff Gas Storage Company, LLC, (Wyckoff), Two Warren Place, 6120 Yale Avenue, Suite 700, Tulsa, OK 74136-4216, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act

(NGA)and parts 157 of the Commission's regulations, filed an abbreviated application to amend its certificates of public convenience and necessity issued on October 6, 2003 (105 FERC ¶ 61,027), and amended on April 11, 2006 (115 FERC ¶ 61,207) to:

(1)Move the surface location of four of the jurisdictional injection/withdrawal wells to a site on property recently acquired in fee by Wyckoff,

(2)modify the design of the dehydration unit at the field to incorporate the most updated technology,

(3)install a water line adjacent to approved Chace lateral for possible future use; and

(4)install fiber optic cable adjacent to each of its new pipelines to provide communications capability at the field. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “e-Library” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or call toll-free,

(866)208-3676, or for TTY,

(202)502-8659. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to T.W. Cook, Wyckoff Gas Storage Company, LLC, Two Warren Place, 6120 Yale Avenue, Suite 700, Tulsa, OK 74136,

(918)524-8503. 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 in the proceeding with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission's final order. 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:* June 14, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-9298 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice Reminding Public Utilities Required by Federal Power Act Section 305(C) to File FERC-566 (Twenty Largest Purchasers) of Need To Make This Filing June 7, 2006. Take notice that public utilities required by Federal Power Act section 305(c), 16 U.S.C. 825(c) (2000), and by the Commission's regulations, 18 CFR 46.3 (2005), to file FERC-566, “A Public Utility's Twenty Largest Purchasers,” are reminded of the need to timely make such filings. Public utilities that are required to make such filings and that did not do so by January 31, 2006 should do so immediately. The annual FERC-566, a listing by public utilities of the names and addresses of the utility's top twenty largest purchasers of electric energy, measured in kilowatt hours sold (for purposes other than resale) during any of the three preceding calendar years, was due on or before January 31, 2006 pursuant to 18 CFR 46.3 (2005). Public utilities that did not timely submit FERC-566 should submit FERC-566 immediately. More information on this filing can be found on the Commission's Web site: *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/hard-fil.asp#566.* If you require further information on the FERC-566, contact Pat Morris at

(202)502-8730. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-9292 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2485-033, Massachusetts] Northeast Generation Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment June 7, 2006. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations (18 CFR part 380), Commission staff have reviewed the application, filed May 12, 2006, by the project licensee, Northeast Generation Company, for a temporary amendment of license for the Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Project. The request is for a deviation from required project operating limits to allow additional operating flexibility this summer. The project is located on the east side of the Connecticut River, in the towns of Northfield and Erving, in Franklin County, Massachusetts. The proposal would modify the upper reservoir's water surface elevation limits from 938 and 1000.5 feet mean sea level (msl), to 920 and 1004.5 feet msl, respectively, and allow a maximum daily generation of 10,465 megawatt hours

(MWh)under certain ISO-NE emergency operating conditions from June 3, 2006, through September 30, 2006. At all other times, the upper reservoir would be operated within existing limits, and generation would be within the existing maximum limit of 8,475 MWh. The project uses the reservoir at the Turners Falls Project (FERC No. 1889) on the Connecticut River as its lower reservoir, and proposes no changes in its operating elevations. In the environmental assessment (EA), Commission staff has analyzed the probable environmental effects of the proposed amendment and has concluded that approval, with the addition of staff-recommended measures, would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. A copy of the EA is attached to the Commission order titled “Order Granting Temporary Amendment of License,” issued June 7, 2006, and is available at the Commission's Public Reference Room. A copy of the EA may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “elibrary” link. Enter the docket number (P-2485) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call

(202)502-8222, or

(202)502-8659 (for TTY). Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-9294 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8184-1] Good Neighbor Environmental Board AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board. The Board meets three times each calendar year at different locations along the U.S.-Mexico border and in Washington, DC. It was created by the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act of 1992. An Executive Order delegates implementing authority to the Administrator of EPA. The Board is responsible for providing advice to the President and the Congress on environmental and infrastructure issues and needs within the States contiguous to Mexico in order to improve the quality of life of persons residing on the United States side of the border. The statute calls for the Board to have representatives from U.S. Government agencies; the governments of the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas; and private organizations with expertise on environmental and infrastructure problems along the southwest border. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a public comment session and also to hear presentations from local experts on the topic of its next report to the President: “Environmental Protection and Border Security on the U.S. Border with Mexico.” A copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at *http://www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb.* DATES: The Good Neighbor Environmental Board will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, July 18, from 8:30 a.m. (registration at 8 a.m.) to 5:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Gallery 3 at the Omni San Diego Hotel, 675 L Street, San Diego, California. Telephone: 619-231-6664. The meeting is open to the public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Koerner, Designated Federal Officer, *koerner.elaine@epa.gov* , 202-233-0069, U.S. EPA, Office of Cooperative Environmental Management (1601E), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make brief oral comments or provide written statements to the Board should be sent to Elaine Koerner, Designated Federal Officer, at the contact information above. *Meeting Access:* For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Elaine Koerner at 202-233-0069 or *koerner.elaine@epa.gov.* To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Elaine Koerner, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: May 16, 2006. Elaine Koerner, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. 06-5412 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am]

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