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BILLING CODE 3710-08-M DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Meeting of the Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: The Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel (ORRAP) will meet to discuss National Ocean Research Leadership Council (NORLC) and Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource Management Integration (ICOSRMI) activities. All sessions of the meeting will remain open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, June 28, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. In order to maintain the meeting time schedule, members of the public will be limited in their time to speak to the Panel. Members of the public should submit their comments one week in advance of the meeting to the meeting Point of Contact. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Consortium for Ocean Research and Engineering, 1201 New York Ave., Suite 420, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. James E. Eckman, Office of Naval Research, 875 North Randolph Street, Suite 1425, Arlington, VA 22203-1995, *telephone:* 703-696-4590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of open meeting is provided in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The meeting will include discussions on ocean research to applications, ocean observing, professional certification programs, and other current issues in the ocean science and resource management communities.
Dated: June 1, 2007. L.R. Almand, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Administrative Law, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E7-10862 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION A Framework for Developing High-Quality English Language Proficiency Standards and Assessments AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of public meetings and request for recommendations on a framework for developing high-quality English language proficiency standards and assessments (Framework).
SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education (Secretary) seeks recommendations on developing a Framework for States to consider in examining the quality of their standards and assessments for English language proficiency
(ELP)under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). The Framework, once developed, will be provided to States for their use in evaluating their ELP standards and assessments. The Framework also will help States identify their technical assistance needs related to ELP standards and assessments and, therefore, help the U.S. Department of Education (Department) provide States with the assistance they need to implement the Title III standards and assessment requirements effectively. DATES: We must receive your recommendations on or before 5 p.m., Eastern time, on August 1, 2007. ADDRESSES: Address all recommendations to the Office of the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 7W308, Washington, DC 20202-6132. If you prefer to send your recommendations through the Internet, use the following e-mail address: *LEP.Partnership@ed.gov.* You must use the term “Framework for Title III” in the subject line of your electronic message. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hanna Skandera. *Telephone:*
(202)401-0831. 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 contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Addressing the needs of the Nation's more than 4.6 million (and growing) population of limited English proficient
(LEP)students is central to meeting the goals of NCLB. Improving instruction and closing the achievement gap for LEP students start with high-quality standards and assessments. We must be able to measure what LEP students know and do not know, in terms of core subject matter and the acquisition of English language skills, in order to address their academic needs. The focus on both core subject matter (e.g., reading/language arts, math, and science) and the acquisition of English language skills requires coordination and collaboration between the Title I and Title III programs. Therefore, we invite and encourage recommendations from not only technical experts in standards, assessment, and language development, but also parents, teachers, administrators, researchers, and others with experience and expertise in Title I or Title III programs. Section 3113 of the ESEA requires each State educational agency
(SEA)to submit a plan to the Secretary describing how the agency will establish standards and objectives for raising the level of English proficiency that are derived from the four recognized domains of speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and that are aligned with the achievement of the challenging academic content and student academic achievement standards for all students that States have adopted pursuant to section 1111(b)(1) of Title I of the ESEA. Further, under section 1111(b)(7) of Title I, each State plan must demonstrate that local educational agencies
(LEAs)in the State provide an annual assessment of the English proficiency (measuring students' oral language, reading, and writing skills in English) of all LEP students in their schools. Finally, section 3122(a)(3)(A)(ii) of Title III requires that increases in the number or percentage of children attaining English proficiency be determined using a valid and reliable assessment of English proficiency. The Department expects the Framework to be informed by States' experiences in developing standards and assessments in the academic content areas, as well as their work related to English language acquisition. In addition, the Department recognizes that there are professional standards for the technical quality of assessments, as well as accepted methodologies for developing standards and evaluating the alignment of standards with assessments. Such experiences and knowledge can, and should, inform the development of ELP standards and assessments under Title III. However, in developing their ELP standards and assessments, States have raised additional questions, such as on the level of English proficiency that is necessary to learn academic content; the differences between the skills necessary for speaking English and the skills necessary for reading and writing English; and the relationship of ELP standards and assessments to the standards and assessments developed under Title I. To address these issues and to support the States in their work to improve English language proficiency and the academic achievement of LEP students, the Department initiated the LEP Partnership. The LEP Partnership includes States, the National Council of La Raza, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the Comprehensive Center on Assessment and Accountability, and the National Clearinghouse on English Language Acquisition. For more information about the LEP Partnership, please see *http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/lep-partnership.* Through the LEP Partnership, the Department has pledged to provide technical assistance and support to States on various strategies for appropriately assessing LEP students. At the second meeting of the LEP Partnership in Washington, DC in October 2006, Department officials asked States to identify areas in which they needed technical assistance. States agreed that they needed assistance from the Department on how they should evaluate their ELP standards and the technical quality of their ELP assessments, as well as how they should demonstrate the alignment of their ELP standards with their ELP assessments. Many States also asked about the statutory language in Title III that requires States to demonstrate that their ELP standards and assessments are aligned with achievement of their State's challenging academic content and achievement standards under Title I, and how they should demonstrate this alignment. Some States specifically asked whether a single assessment could be used to assess a student's English language proficiency and achievement of content in reading/language arts. Invitation To Submit Recommendations We invite you to submit recommendations on a Framework for States to use in examining their ELP standards and assessments under Title III to ensure that they are of high quality and promote effective instruction to raise the level of English proficiency and academic achievement of LEP students. Specifically, we invite you to submit recommendations in response to the following four questions that are based on the statutory language in Title III. The Department anticipates that, within each of these questions, there will be numerous specific and technical issues you will want to address. 1. What are the critical elements that States should examine to ensure that their ELP standards promote effective instruction to raise LEP students' level of English proficiency? (Section 3113(b)(2)) 2. What are the critical elements that States should examine to ensure that their ELP assessments provide a valid and reliable assessment of English language proficiency? (Section 3122(a)(3)(A)(ii)) 3. What are the critical elements that States should examine to ensure that their ELP standards are aligned with their ELP assessments? (Sections 3113(b)(2) and (3)(D) and 3122(a)(3)(A)(ii)). 4. What are strategies that States can use to ensure that their ELP standards are aligned with the achievement of challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards they have adopted under Title I? (Section 3113(b)(2)). To ensure that your recommendations are considered in the development of the Framework, we urge you to identify clearly the specific question that each recommendation addresses and to arrange your recommendations in the order listed above. We encourage you to make your recommendations as specific as possible. Please also include, with your recommendations, a description of your involvement in LEP issues. During and after the period for submitting recommendations, you may inspect all recommendations about the Framework at the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 7W308, Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday of each week except Federal holidays. Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities in Reviewing the Recommendations On request, we will supply an appropriate aid, such as a reader or print magnifier, to an individual with a disability who needs assistance to review the recommendations. If you want to schedule an appointment for this type of aid, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . Announcement of Public Meetings We also will be holding a series of meetings to seek recommendations for developing the Framework. The meetings will occur on the following dates at the times and locations indicated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007, in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, 2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2007, in Washington, DC at the Wyndham Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW., from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 26, 2007, in Washington, DC at the Capitol Hilton, 1001 16th Street, NW., from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Each meeting will begin with a roundtable discussion, with experts who have been invited by the Department to participate in a discussion, focused on the four questions listed above. These experts will be from State Departments of Education, LEAs, universities, and non-governmental organizations and have knowledge and expertise in the following areas: Assessment development (both content assessments under Title I and language acquisition assessments under Title III); standards development; assessment and instruction of LEP students; Title III requirements; Title I requirements; and English language development. Staff from the Department's comprehensive technical assistance centers will facilitate the roundtable discussions. During the final 90 minutes of each meeting, we will provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the discussion or to provide additional recommendations. Individuals interested in giving testimony during the public session of the meetings to address one or more of the four questions will be allowed three to five minutes to make their statements. We request that you submit three written copies and an electronic file (CD or diskette) of your statement at the meeting. Please include your name and contact information on the written and electronic files. If you are interested in giving testimony during the public session of a meeting, please register at the LEP Partnership Web site, *LEP.Partnership@ed.gov,* at least one week before the public meeting. We will process registrations on a first-come, first-served basis. Persons who are unable to register to present testimony during the meeting are encouraged to submit written recommendations. Written recommendations will be accepted at the meeting site or via e-mail at the addresses listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities at the Public Meetings The meeting sites will be accessible to individuals with disabilities and sign language interpreters will be available. If you need an auxiliary aid or service other than a sign language interpreter to participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service such as oral, cued speech, or tactile interpreter; assisted listening device; or materials in alternate format), notify the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least two weeks before the scheduled meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a request we receive after this date, we may not be able to make available the requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to arrange it. Electronic Access to This Document You may review this document, as well as all other Department of Education documents 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: June 1, 2007. Raymond Simon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10919 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Fossil Energy; Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. This notice announces a meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat.770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the **Federal Register** . DATES: Thursday, June 21, 2007, 8:30 a.m.—Registration. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert or Bill Hochheiser, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. *Phone:* 202-586-5600. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Purpose of the Committee:* The purpose of the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee is to provide advice on development and implementation of programs related to ultra-deepwater natural gas and other petroleum resources to the Secretary of Energy; provide comments and recommendations and priorities for the Department of Energy Annual Plan per requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Subtitle J, Section 999. *Tentative Agenda:* 8:30 a.m.-9 a.m. Registration. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Welcome & Introductions, Opening Remarks by the Designated Federal Officer, Overview of Draft Annual Plan, presentation on the DOE Traditional Oil and Gas Program, Section 999 Planning Process and draft annual plan including the National Energy Technology Laboratory Complimentary Plan, overview of the RPSEA Ultra-Deep Water proposed plan, and overview of Section 999D Advisory Committees 12 p.m.-1 p.m. Lunch. 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Facilitated Discussions. 4:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Public Comments. 5 p.m. Adjourn. *Public Participation:* The meeting is open to the public. The Designated Federal Officer, Chairman of the Committee, and a Facilitator will lead the meeting for the orderly conduct of business. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Elena Melchert or Bill Hochheiser at the address or telephone number listed above. You must make your request for an oral statement at least five business days prior to the meeting, and reasonable provisions will be made to include the presentation on the agenda. Public comment will follow the 10 minute rule. *Minutes:* The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying within 60 days at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, Room 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20585, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. Issued at Washington, DC, on June 1, 2007. Rachel M. Samuel, Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E7-10912 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Fossil Energy; Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. This notice announces a meeting of the Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat.770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the **Federal Register** . DATES: Friday, June 22, 2007, 8:30 a.m.—Registration. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: Sheraton Crystal City Hotel Arlington, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert or Bill Hochheiser, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone: 202-586-5600. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Purpose of the Committee:* The purpose of the Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee is to provide advice on development and implementation of programs related to onshore unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources to the Secretary of Energy; and provide comments and recommendations and priorities for the Department of Energy Annual Plan per requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Subtitle J, Section 999. *Tentative Agenda:* 8:30 a.m.-9 a.m. Registration. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Welcome & Introductions, Opening Remarks by the Designated Federal Officer, Overview of Draft Annual Plan, presentation on the DOE Traditional Oil and Gas Program, Section 999 Planning Process and draft annual plan including the National Energy Technology Laboratory Complimentary Plan, overview of the RPSEA Unconventional Resources Technology proposed plan, and overview of Section 999D Advisory Committees. 12 p.m.-1 p.m. Lunch. 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Facilitated Discussions. 4:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Public Comments. 5 p.m. Adjourn. *Public Participation:* The meeting is open to the public. The Designated Federal Officer, Chairman of the Committee, and a Facilitator will lead the meeting for the orderly conduct of business. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Elena Melchert or Bill Hochheiser at the address or telephone number listed above. You must make your request for an oral statement at least five business days prior to the meeting, and reasonable provisions will be made to include the presentation on the agenda. Public comment will follow the 10 minute rule. *Minutes:* The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying within 60 days at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, Room 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. Issued at Washington, DC, on June 1, 2007. Rachel M. Samuel, Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E7-10910 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC07-515-000; FERC-515] Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension May 30, 2007. AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described below. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due August 9, 2007. ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed collection of information can be obtained from the Commission's Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/elibrary.asp* ) or from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director, ED-34, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those parties filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper filing, the original and 14 copies of such comments should be submitted to the Secretary of the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to Docket No. IC07-515-000. Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To file the document, access the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* and click on “Make an e-Filing” and then follow the instructions for each screen. First time users will have to establish a user name and password. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt of comments. All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the Internet through FERC's homepage using the eLibrary link. For user assistance, contact *FERConlinesupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at
(866)208-3676 or for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by telephone at
(202)502-8415, by fax at
(202)273-0873, and by e-mail at *michael.miller@ferc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the requirements of FERC-515 “Hydropower Licensing: Declaration of Intention” (OMB No. 1902-0079) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Part I, Sections 23(b) of the Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 817. Section 23(b) authorized the Commission to make a determination as to whether it has jurisdiction over a proposed hydroelectric project. Section 23(b) also requires that any person intending to construct project works on a navigable commerce clause water must file a declaration of their intention with the Commission. If the Commission finds the proposed project will have an impact on “interstate or foreign commerce”, then the person intending to construct the project must obtain a Commission license or exemption before starting construction. Such sites are generally on streams defined as U.S. navigation waters, and over which the Commission has jurisdiction under its authority to regulate foreign and interstate commerce. The information is collected in the form of a written application, declaring the applicant's intent and used by Commission staff to research the jurisdictional aspects of the project. This research includes examining maps and land ownership records to establish whether or not there is Federal jurisdiction over the lands and waters affected by the project. A finding of non-jurisdictional by the Commission eliminates a substantial paperwork burden for the applicant who might otherwise have to file for a license or exemption application. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR)under 18 CFR part 24. *Action:* The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of data. *Burden Statement:* Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated as: Number of respondents annually
(1)Number of responses per respondent
(2)Average burden hours per response
(3)Total annual burden hours (1)×(2)×(3) 10 1 80 hours 800 hours. The estimated total cost to respondents is $46,976 (800 hours divided by 2,080 hours per employee per year times $122,137 per year average salary per employee. The cost per respondent = $4,698. The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the information including:
(1)Reviewing instructions;
(2)developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining, disclosing and providing information;
(3)adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4)training personnel to respond to a collection of information;
(5)searching data sources;
(6)completing and reviewing the collection of information; and
(7)transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the information. The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than any one particular function or activity. Comments are invited on:
(1)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3)ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology *e.g.* permitting electronic submission of responses. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10811 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC07-511-000; FERC-511] Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension May 30, 2007. AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described below. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due August 9, 2007. ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed collection of information can be obtained from the Commission's Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/elibrary.asp* ) or from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director, ED-34, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those parties filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper filing, the original and 14 copies of such comments should be submitted to the Secretary of the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to Docket No. IC07-511-000. Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To file the document, access the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* and click on “Make an e-Filing” and then follow the instructions for each screen. First time users will have to establish a user name and password. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt of comments. All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the Internet through FERC's homepage using the eLibrary link. For user assistance, contact *FERConlinesupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at
(866)208-3676 or for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by telephone at
(202)502-8415, by fax at
(202)273-0873, and by e-mail at *michael.miller@ferc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the requirements of FERC-511 “Application for Transfer of License” (OMB No. 1902-0069) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of section 4(e) and 8 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA)(16 U.S.C. 792-828c.). Section 4(e) authorizes the Commission to issue licenses for the construction, operation and maintenance of reservoirs, powerhouses and transmissions lines or other facilities necessary for development and improvement of navigation and for the development, transmission, and utilization of power from bodies of water Congress has jurisdiction over. Section 8 of the FPA provides that the voluntary transfer of any license can only be made with the written approval of the Commission. Any successor to the licensee may assign the rights of the original licensee but is subject to all of the conditions of the license. The information filed with the Commission is a mandatory requirement contained in the format of a written application for transfer of license, executed jointly by the parties of the proposed transfer. The transfer of a license may be occasioned by the sale or merger of a licensed hydroelectric project. It is used by the Commission's staff to determine the qualifications of the proposed transferee to hold the license, and to prepare the transfer of the license order. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR)under 18 CFR part 9. *Action:* The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of data. *Burden Statement:* Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated as: Number of respondents annually
(1)Number of responses per respondent
(2)Average burden hours per response
(3)Total annual burden hours (1)×(2)×(3) 23 1 40 920 hours Estimated cost burden to respondents is $54,022. (920 hours/2080 hours per year times $122,137 per year average per employee = $ 54,022.). The cost per respondent is $2,348.00. The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the information including:
(1)Reviewing instructions;
(2)developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining, disclosing and providing information;
(3)adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4)training personnel to respond to a collection of information;
(5)searching data sources;
(6)completing and reviewing the collection of information; and
(7)transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the information. The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than any one particular function or activity. Comments are invited on:
(1)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3)ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology *e.g.* permitting electronic submission of responses. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10812 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER07-460-000] Dillon Wind, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order May 30, 2007. Dillon Wind, LLC (Dillon) filed an application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying tariff. The proposed market-based rate tariff provides for the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates. Dillon also requested waivers of various Commission regulations. In particular, Dillon requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Dillon. On May 30, 2007, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development—West, granted the requests for blanket approval under part 34 (Director's Order). The Director's Order also stated that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the **Federal Register** establishing a period of time for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard concerning the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by Dillon should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2004). Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is June 29, 2007. Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket approvals by the deadline above, Dillon is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of Dillon, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes. The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approvals of Dillon's issuance of securities or assumptions of liability. Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10816 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP04-119-006] Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Annual Report May 30, 2007. Take notice that on May 4, 2007, Dominion Transmission, Inc.
(DTI)tendered for filing its annual report of operational sales of gas pursuant to Section 42.D of the General Terms and Conditions of its FERC Gas Tariff and Section 154.502 of its regulations of the Commission. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on June 5, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10805 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR07-13-000] Enterprise Alabama Intrastate, LLC; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval May 31, 2007. Take notice that on May 21, 2007, Enterprise Alabama Intrastate, LLC
(EAI)filed a petition for rate approval for NGPA section 311 maximum transportation rates equal to 62.01 cents per MMBtu, pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2) of the Commission's regulations, with a proposed effective date of June 1, 2007. Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must file a motion to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time June 14, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10839 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER07-808-000] EPIC Merchant Energy CA, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order May 30, 2007. EPIC Merchant Energy LLC
(EPIC)filed an application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying tariff. The proposed market-based rate tariff provides for the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates. EPIC also requested waivers of various Commission regulations. In particular, EPIC requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by EPIC. On May 30, 2007, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development—West, granted the requests for blanket approval under part 34 (Director's Order). The Director's Order also stated that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the **Federal Register** establishing a period of time for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard concerning the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by EPIC should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2004). Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is June 29, 2007. Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket approvals by the deadline above, EPCI is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of EPIC, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes. The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approvals of EPIC's issuance of securities or assumptions of liability. Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10815 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-464-000] High Island Offshore System L.L.C.; Notice of Tariff Filing May 31, 2007. Take notice that on May 25, 2007, High Island Offshore System L.L.C.
(HIOS)tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, Fourth Revised Sheet No. 1 and Second Revised Sheet No. 12, effective January 1, 2007. 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10843 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. RP07-357-002; CP05-92-005] Liberty Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing May 31, 2007. Take notice that on May 24, 2007, Liberty Gas Storage LLC (Liberty) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, First Revised Sheet No. 155 and Original Sheet No. 155A, effective May 7, 2007. 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10838 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. ER05-6-096; EL04-135-099; EL02-111-116; EL03-212-112] Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.; Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., PJM Interconnection, LLC; Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., PJM Interconnection, LLC; Ameren Services Company; Notice of Filing May 31, 2007. Take notice that on May 15, 2007, the PJM Transmission Owners, acting through the Consolidated Transmission Owners Agreement, PJM Rate Schedule No. 42, jointly filed revised Attachments R and X of the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff, pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act. 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 6, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10845 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM06-16-003] North American Electric, Reliability Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing May 31, 2007. Take notice that on May 15, 2007, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation submitted filing in compliance with Order No. 693 issued May 16, 2007. 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 14, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10832 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM05-30-000] Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the Establishment, Approval and Enforcement of Electric Reliability Standards; Notice of Availability of Filing May 31, 2007. Take notice that, on May 29, 2007, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation
(NERC)filed with the Commission its 2007 Summer Reliability Assessment report for the time period of June 2007 through September 2007. Section 39.11 of the Commission's regulations provides that the Electric Reliability Organization
(ERO)shall conduct assessments of, among other things, the adequacy of the Bulk-Power System in North America and report its findings to the Commission, the Secretary of Energy, each Regional Entity, and each Regional Advisory Body annually or more frequently if so ordered by the Commission. This assessment is filed under Docket No. RM05-30-000 and 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. 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10841 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL05-121-004] PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice of Filing May 31, 2007. Take notice that on May 21, 2007, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
(PJM)filed a compliance filing amending Schedule 12 of FERC Electric Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1, pursuant to Opinion No. 494. *PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.* Opinion No. 494, 119 FERC ¶ 61,063 (2007). Also on May 29, 2007, PJM filed a supplement to this filing. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on June 11, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10835 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-465-000] Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Company; Notice of Annual Fuel Reimbursement Report May 31, 2007. Take notice that on May 25, 2007, Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Company (Southern Trails) tendered for filing its annual fuel reimbursement report pursuant to Section 30 to the General Terms and Conditions of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. Southern Trails states that copies of the filing have been served upon its customers and the Public Service Commission's of Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time June 7, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10844 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP07-383-000] Rockies Express Pipeline LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization May 31, 2007. Take notice that on May 17, 2007, Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (Rockies Express), Post Office Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304, filed in Docket No. CP07-383-000, an application pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.208 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(NGA)as amended, to construct and operate certain gas supply facilities in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, under Rockies Express' blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP04-413-000, CP04-414-000, and CP04-415-000, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to the public for inspection. Rockies Express proposes to construct and operate gas supply facilities consisting of:
(1)Approximately 2.60 miles of 16-inch diameter lateral pipeline extending from an interconnection with the existing gathering facilities of Lost Creek Gathering Company, L.L.C., to Rockies Express' mainline;
(2)measurement facilities; and
(3)compression. The proposed facilities would transport, compress, and deliver into Rockies Express' mainline up to 150,000 Dekatherm
(Dth)equivalent of processed natural gas. Rockies Express estimates that it would cost $15, 156,027 to construct the proposed Sweetwater County facilities. Rockies Express would finance the proposed construction with internally generated funds. Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Skip George, Manager of Regulatory, Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304, or telephone 303-914-4969. This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number filed to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERC *OnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or call toll-free at
(866)206-3676, or, for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages intervenors to file electronically. Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10836 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. EL05-102-003] Southern Company Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing May 31, 2007. Take notice that on May 18, 2007, Southern Company Services, Inc. acting as agent for Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company and Southern Power Company filed a revised compliance filing, pursuant to ordering paragraph
(A)of the Commission's April 19, 2007 Order. *Southern Company Services, Inc.,* 119 FERC ¶ 61,065 (2007). 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 15, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10842 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No.CP07-389-000] Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application May 30, 2007. Take notice that on May 22, 2007, Southern Natural Gas Company (Southern), 1900 Fifth Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, filed in Docket No. CP07-389-000, an application pursuant to section 7
(b)of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA)and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, for authorization to abandon by sale to STL Pipeline, LLC (STL), certain transmission pipelines and related appurtenant facilities located in federal waters offshore Texas. Southern also requests a determination that the facilities to be abandoned will be considered non-jurisdictional facilities under Section 1(b) of the NGA upon the closing of the sale, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. 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. Southern seeks Commission authorization of its proposed abandonment by sale to STL of 5.98 miles of 10.75-inch transmission pipelines and appurtenant facilities in the Matagorda Island area in federal waters offshore Texas (Matagorda Island Facilities). Also included in the sale to STL is 2.02 miles of 6.625-inch pipeline (Matagorda 657 Line) that will be abandoned by sale pursuant to Southern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-406-000. Southern states that the proposed abandonment by sale to STL will not affect the capacity of Southern's pipeline system or impact the availability of gas supplies on its system. These facilities do not currently provide firm transportation services, only interruptible. Southern states that the customers obtaining interruptible transportation
(IT)from these facilities during the past 12 months have consented to the proposed abandonment by sale. Southern also requested in its application, a determination from the Commission that both the Matagorda Island Facilities and the Matagorda 657 Line will be non-jurisdictional gathering facilities under 1(b) of the NGA upon closing of the sale to STL. Southern states that the Matagorda Island Facilities and the Matagorda 657 Line meet the standards set forth by the “Primary Function Test” established in *Farmland Industries Inc.,* 23 FERC ¶ 61,063
(1983)and the “Modified Primary Function” Test established in *Amerada Hess Corporation,* 52 FERC ¶ 61,268 (1990). Any questions regarding this application should be directed to John C. Griffin, Senior Counsel, Post Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, at
(205)325-7133. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission's final order. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)
(iii)and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* The Commission strongly encourages intervenors to file electronically. 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. *Comment Date:* June 20, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10814 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-396-001] Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing May 31, 2007. Take notice that on May 23, 2007, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, effective May 9, 2007: Substitute Ninth Revised Sheet No. 324 Substitute Fifth Revised Sheet No. 324A 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10840 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ES07-31-000] Trans Bay Cable LLD; Notice of Filing May 29, 2007. Take notice that on May 25, 2007, Trans Bay Cable LLC tendered for filing amendments to the Application Under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for Authority to Issue Securities. 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 4, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10817 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL07-65-000] Bonneville Power Administration Complainant, v. Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Hermiston Power Partnership, Chehalis Power Generating, L.P., PPM Energy, Inc. TransAlta Centralia Generation, L.L.C., Respondents.; Notice of Complaint May 31, 2007. Take notice that on May 30, 2007, the Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville) filed a formal complaint against Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Hermiston Power Partnership, Chehalis Power Generating, L.P., PPM Energy, Inc., and TransAlta Centralia Generation, L.L.C. (Respondents) pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act and Rule 206 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 18 CFR 385.206 (2006), requesting that the Commission issue an order reducing to zero the rates Respondents may charge Bonneville for Reactive Power Service, effective October 1, 2007. Bonneville certified that copies of the complaint were served on the contacts for Respondents as listed on the Commission's list of Corporate Officials. 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. The Respondent's answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on June 19, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10834 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings # 1 May 30, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: *Docket Numbers:* EC06-15-001; EC06-78-001; EC07-37-001; EC06-147-001. *Applicants:* Entegra Power Group LLC; Gila River Power, L.P.; Union Power Partners, L.P.; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated; Merrill Lynch; Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Entegra Holdings LLC; Entegra TC LLC. *Description:* Application by Entegra Power Group, LLC et al for order amending blanket authorizations for certain future transfers & acquisitions of equity interests under Section 203. *Filed Date:* 5/15/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-0006. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EC07-94-000. *Applicants:* Forked River Power LLC. *Description:* Forked River Power LLC submits an application for its proposed acquisition of the Forked River Generating Station with related assets and real property from Jersey Central Power & Light Co. *Filed Date:* 5/21/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-0116. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EC07-95-000. *Applicants:* UBS Americas Inc.; UBS International Infrastructure Fund; UBS AG; Northern Star Generation LLC; AIG Global Investment Corp.; Front Range Power Company, LLC; Vandolah Power Company, LLC. *Description:* UBS Americas Inc et al submit a Joint Application for authorization for disposition of jurisdictional assets pursuant to section 203 of the FPA. *Filed Date:* 5/21/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-0087. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EC07-96-000. *Applicants:* Eagle Energy Partners I, LP; Lehman Brothers Commodity Services Inc. *Description:* Eagle Energy Partners I, LP et al submit an application under Section 203 for authorization of disposition of jurisdictional facilities resulting from Lehman's proposed acquisition of all ownership interest in Eagle. *Filed Date:* 5/21/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-0181. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* EC07-97-000. *Applicants:* Ecofin Holdings Limited; Ecofin Limited; Ecofin, Inc.; Ecofin Fund Management Limited; Ecofin General Partner Limited; Ecofin Water & Power Opportunities Plc; Ecofin Global Utilities Hedge Fund Limit; Ecofin Global Utilities Hedge Fund LP; Ecofin Global Utilities Master Fund Limited; Ecofin Special Situations Utilities Fund; Ecofin Special Situations Utilities Fund; Ecofin Special Situations Utilities Master; HFR HE Ecofin Master Trust. *Description:* Ecofin Holdings Limited et al submit its request for blanket authorization to acquire securities under Section 203 of the FPA. *Filed Date:* 5/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070529-0241. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 14, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: *Docket Numbers:* EG07-56-000. *Applicants:* Tiverton Power LLC and Rumford Power LLC. *Description:* Tiverton Power LLC and Rumford Power LLC notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status as the Proposed Owners of the Tiverton and Rumford Generating Facilities. *Filed Date:* 5/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-5068. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 14, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER99-1761-002. *Applicants:* AES Eastern Energy, LP. *Description:* AES Eastern Energy, LP submits a notice of Non-Material Change in Status Regarding Market-Based Rate Authority. *Filed Date:* 5/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-5010. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER01-1266-008; ER01-1270-010; ER01-1267-010; ER01-1278-010; ER01-1268-009; ER01-1271-009; ER01-1272-008; ER01-1269-008; ER01-1273-009; ER01-1277-008; ER02-1213-007; ER06-406-001. *Applicants:* Mirant California, LLC; Mirant Delta, LLC; Mirant Canal, LLC; Mirant Kendall, LLC; Mirant Potrero, LLC; Mirant Bowline, LLC; Mirant Lovett, LLC; Mirant Chalk Point, LLC; Mirant Mid-Atlantic, LLC; Mirant Potomac River, LLC; Mirant Energy Trading, LLC; Mirant Power Purchase, LLC. *Description:* Mirant Entities submits Notice of a Non-Material Change in Status to reflect certain departures from the facts the Commission relied upon in granting market-based rate authority. *Filed Date:* 5/22/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-0120. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 12, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER05-1178-010; ER05-1191-010. *Applicants:* Gila River Power, L.P.; Union Power Partners, L.P. *Description:* Gila River Power, L.P. et al submits notice of non-material change in status relating to their upstream ownership structure. *Filed Date:* 5/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070529-0244. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-456-011; ER06-954-007; ER06-1271-006; ER07-424-002. *Applicants:* PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. *Description:* PJM Interconnection, LLC submits amendments to Schedule 12—Appendix to reflect the allocation of cost responsibility on a region-wide basis etc, in compliance with FERC's 4/19/07 Order. *Filed Date:* 5/21/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-0038. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-335-001; ER07-335-000. *Applicants:* E.ON U.S., LLC. *Description:* E.ON U.S., LLC submits a motion to withdraw Service Agreement Filing. *Filed Date:* 5/16/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070516-5085. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-569-001. *Applicants:* California Independent System Operator Corporation. *Description:* California Independent System Operator Corp submits its Compliance Filing re Load Scheduling Amendment to the ISO Tariff in accordance with FERC's April 24, 2007 Order. *Filed Date:* 5/23/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070525-0074. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 13, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-577-002. *Applicants:* The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. *Description:* Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc submits supplemental information pursuant to FERC's 4/20/07 Deficiency Letter. *Filed Date:* 5/22/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-0119. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 12, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-577-003. *Applicants:* Midwest Independent Transmission System. *Description:* Endeavor Power Partners, LLC submits responses to FERC's Data Requests, 4/20/06 deficiency letter. *Filed Date:* 5/21/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-0118. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-613-001. *Applicants:* California Independent System Operator Corporation. *Description:* California Independent System Operator Corp submits its Compliance Filing in accordance with FERC's May 8 Order. *Filed Date:* 5/23/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070525-0076. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 13, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-876-001. *Applicants:* Chevron Coalinga Energy Company; Texaco Natural Gas Inc. *Description:* Chevron Coalinga Energy Co submits an amendment to the 5/9/07 filing of a notice succession and tariff filing to renumber and re-date the redline and clean tariff sheets. *Filed Date:* 5/23/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070525-0077. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 13, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-877-001. *Applicants:* WSPP Inc. *Description:* Grays Harbor Energy LLC requests that FERC accept an amendment to WSPP, Inc's Agreement to include them as a participant. *Filed Date:* 5/23/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070525-0075. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 13, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-919-000. *Applicants:* Mint Farm Energy Center LLC. *Description:* Mint Farm Energy Center LLC submits an application for Market-Based Rate Authority and Associated Waivers and Blanket Approvals. *Filed Date:* 5/21/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-0059. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 11, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-920-000. *Applicants:* Entergy Services, Inc. *Description:* Entergy Services, Inc agent for Entergy Operating Companies submits an executed Second Revised Network Integration Transmission Service Agreement etc with the City of Ruston, Louisiana. *Filed Date:* 5/22/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-0081. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 12, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-923-000. *Applicants:* California Independent System Operator Corporation. *Description:* California Independent System Operator Corp submits an executed Metered Subsystem Agreement with the City of Riverside, CA and a notice of termination for Service Agreements 424 and 636. *Filed Date:* 5/18/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070524-0061. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 8, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-930-000. *Applicants:* AER NY-Gen, LLC. *Description:* AER NY-Gen, LLC submits a revised Market-Based Rate Tariff to reflect a name change etc. *Filed Date:* 5/23/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070525-0067. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 13, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-931-000. *Applicants:* Oncor Electric Delivery Company. *Description:* Oncor Electric Delivery Co submits First Revised Sheet 37 et al to FERC Electric Tariff, Tenth Revised Volume 1 to be effective 4/26/07. *Filed Date:* 5/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070525-0066. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-932-000. *Applicants:* Oncor Electric Delivery Company. *Description:* Oncor Electric Delivery Co submits First Revised Sheet 34 to FERC Electric Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume 2 to be effective 4/26/07. *Filed Date:* 5/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070525-0065. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-933-000. *Applicants:* Nevada Power Company. *Description:* Nevada Power Co submits three Notices of Cancellation of FERC Rate Schedule 91, 94 and 95. *Filed Date:* 5/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070525-0064. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-934-000. *Applicants:* The Detroit Edison Company. *Description:* The Detroit Edison Co submits Second Revised Sheet 23 et al to FERC Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume 5 to be effective 6/1/07. *Filed Date:* 5/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070525-0063. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-935-000. *Applicants:* Entergy Services, Inc. *Description:* Entergy Services Inc proposes to amend its Available Flowgate Capacity Process Manual to implement a new process for determining generation dispatch levels in power flow models used to calculate AFC values. *Filed Date:* 5/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070529-0246. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-936-000; ER07-958-000. *Applicants:* Tiverton Power LLC and Rumford Power LLC. *Description:* Tiverton Power, LLC and Rumford Power, LLC submits their application requesting authorization to sell power at market-based rates. *Filed Date:* 5/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070529-0245. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-937-000. *Applicants:* PacifiCorp. *Description:* PacifiCorp submits the Transmission Interconnection Agreement dated 5/18/07 with Flowell Electric Association. *Filed Date:* 5/24/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070529-0240. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 14, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-939-000. *Applicants:* Columbia Utilities Power, LLC. *Description:* Columbia Utilities Power, LLC submits a Petition for Acceptance of Initial Tariff, Waivers and Blanket Authority, FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1. *Filed Date:* 5/25/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070530-0121. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 15, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-940-000. Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.; PJM Interconnection, LLC. *Description:* PJM Interconnection, LLC and Midwest Independent System Operator, Inc submits their revised Congestion Management Process of their Joint Operating Agreement and request waiver of FERC's notice requirements etc. *Filed Date:* 5/25/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070530-0120. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 8, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-941-000. *Applicants:* Pacific Gas and Electric Company. *Description:* Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits notice of termination of the revised Service Agreement for Wholesale Distribution Service and Letter Agreement with Modesto Irrigation District. *Filed Date:* 5/25/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070530-0135. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 15, 2007. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at *http://www.ferc.gov.* To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10819 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 May 31, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER07-502-001. *Applicants:* PacifiCorp. *Description:* Refund Report of PacifiCorp. *Filed Date:* 5/30/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070530-5036. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-586-001. *Applicants:* Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. *Description:* Response of Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. to Director. *Filed Date:* 5/18/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070518-5027. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 8, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following public utility holding company filings: *Docket Numbers:* PH07-17-000. *Applicants:* DQE Holdings LLC. *Description:* FERC Form 65 B—Waiver Notification of DQE Holdings LLC. *Filed Date:* 5/30/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070530-5059. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at *http://www.ferc.gov.* To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10820 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2503-110—South Carolina] Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment May 30, 2007. 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 a proposed, comprehensive shoreline management plan
(SMP)for Lake Keowee, a reservoir of the Keowee-Toxaway Project (FERC No. 2503), and has prepared an environmental assessment
(EA)for the proposal. The project's Lake Keowee is located on the Keowee and Little Rivers in Pickens and Oconee Counties, South Carolina. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, the project licensee, filed the proposed SMP to address increased interest in residential development along the Keowee reservoir shoreline, including future requests for multi-slip marina facilities. The proposed plan, itself, does not propose the construction of facilities or any ground-disturbing activities at Lake Keowee, but only serves as a management tool for the licensee to manage the reservoir and the adjoining shoreline. The EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the proposal and concludes that approval of the proposed SMP, as modified by staff recommended 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 Shoreline Management Plan,” which was issued May 25, 2007, 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 project number (prefaced by P- and 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10810 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12751-000; Washington] Finavera Renewables Ocean Energy, Ltd.; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment May 31, 2007. 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 an original license for the Makah Bay Offshore Wave Energy Pilot Project to be located in part in Makah Bay of the Pacific Ocean in Clallam County, Washington and in part on the Makah Indian Reservation near Neah Bay, Washington, and has prepared an Environmental Assessment
(EA)for the project. The EA contains the staff's analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the project and concludes that licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. A copy of the EA 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 “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 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
(202)502-8659. You may also register online at *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp* to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this notice and should be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please affix Project No. 12751-000 to all comments. Comments may be electronically filed via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. 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. For further information, contact Nicholas Jayjack at
(202)502-6073. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10833 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12710-002] Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point Reservation; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments May 30, 2007. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. *Type of Application:* Preliminary Permit. b. *Project No.:* 12710-002. c. *Date Filed:* May 9, 2007. d. *Applicant:* Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point Reservation. e. *Name of Project:* Passamaquoddy Tribe Hydrokinetic Energy Project. f. *Location:* The project will be located in the Western Passage off of Pleasant Point and Kendall Head, in Washington County, Maine. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)—825(r). h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. Steve Crawford, Environmental Director, Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Tribe, Salkom Road, Route 190, P.O. Box 343, Perry, ME 04667, phone (207)-853-2600. i. *FERC Contact:* Chris Yeakel,
(202)502-8132. j. *Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene:* 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person in the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. *Description of Project:* The proposed project would consist of:
(1)55 Underwater Electric Kite
(UEK)units 10 feet-tall, 18 feet-wide, and 16 feet-long consisting of,
(2)two counter-rotating runners,
(3)a fish/bird/mammal protection screen and deterrent system, and
(4)a proposed transmission line. The Passamaquoddy Tribe's project would have an average annual generation of 29.25 gigawatt-hours and would be sold to a local utility. l. *Locations of Applications:* A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
(202)502-8371. 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 toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* . For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. *Competing Preliminary Permit:* Anyone desiring to file a competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date for the particular application ( *see* 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36. o. *Competing Development Application:* Any qualified development applicant desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular application, either a competing development application or a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent to file a development application allows an interested person to file the competing application no later than 120 days after the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36. p. *Notice of Intent:* A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a development application (specify which type of application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice. q. *Proposed Scope of Studies Under Permit:* A preliminary permit, if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to construct and operate the project. r. *Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene:* Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; *See* 18 CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site under “e-filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. s. *Filing and Service of Responsive Documents:* Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS”, “PROTEST”, “COMPETING APPLICATION” or “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. t. *Agency Comments:* Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10804 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2851-014] Cellu Tissue Corporation; Notice of Intent to File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, Scoping Meetings, Solicitation of Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification Issues and Associated Study Requests May 30, 2007. a. *Type of Filing:* Notice of Intent to File License Application for a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding. b. *Project No.:* 2851-014. c. *Dated Filed:* April 13, 2007. d. *Submitted By:* Cellu Tissue Corporation. e. *Name of Project:* Natural Dam Hydroelectric Project. f. *Location:* On the Oswegatchie River in town of Gouverneur, in St. Lawrence County, New York. No Federal lands are involved. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's Regulations. h. *Potential Applicant Contact:* Nicholas Barr, Cellu Tissue Corp., Natural Dam Mill, 4921 Route 58N, P.O. Box 98, Gouverneur, NY 13642,
(315)287-7190. i. *FERC Contact:* Michael Spencer, *michael.spencer@ferc.gov,*
(202)502-6093. j. We are asking Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in paragraph o below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. *See,* 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a)The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and
(b)the State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by Section 106, National Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. l. With this notice, we are designating Cellu Tissue Corporation as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. Cellu Tissue Corporation filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations. The Commission issued Scoping Document on May 29, 2007. n. A copy of the PAD and the scoping document are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site ( *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, contact FERC Online Support at *FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, of for TTY,
(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h. Register online at *http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm* to be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. o. With this notice, we are setting the effective date for the commencement of licensing proceeding to be June 12, 2007, and soliciting comments on the PAD and the scoping document, as well as study requests. All comments on the PAD and the scoping document, and study requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD and the scoping document, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits of the potential application (original and eight copies) must be filed with the Commission at the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the Commission must include on the first page, Natural Dam Project) and number (P-2851-014), and bear the heading “Comments on Pre-Application Document,” “Study Requests,” “Comments on Scoping Document 1,” “Request for Cooperating Agency Status,” or “Communications to and from Commission Staff.” Any individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or the scoping document, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by August 11, 2007. Comments on the PAD and the scoping document, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and other permissible forms of communications with the Commission 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 the instructions on the Commission's Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) under the “e-filing” link. p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. Scoping Meetings Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows: Evening Scoping Meeting *Date:* Tuesday, June 26, 2007. *Time:* 6 p.m. *Location:* Cellu Tissue Corporation, Natural Dam Mill, 4921 Route 58N, Gouverneur, NY 13642, Phone:
(315)287-7190. Daytime Scoping Meeting *Date:* Wednesday, June 27, 2007. *Time:* 10 a.m. *Location:* Cellu Tissue Corporation, Natural Dam Mill, 4921 Route 58N, Gouverneur, NY 13642, Phone:
(315)287-7190. The scoping document, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of the scoping document will be available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the Web at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link. Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph n. Depending on the extent of comments received, Scoping Document 2 may or may not be issued. Site Visit Cellu Tissue Corporation will conduct a site visit of the project at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, 2007. All participants should meet at the Cellu Tissue Corporation Natural Dam Mill, 4921 Route 58N, Gouverneur, New York 13642. All participants are responsible for their own transportation. Anyone with questions about the site visit should contact Mr. Nicholas Barr of Cellu Tissue Corporation at
(315)287-7190 on or before June 26, 2007. Scoping Meeting Objectives At the scoping meetings, staff will:
(1)Initiate scoping of the issues;
(2)review and discuss existing conditions and resource management objectives;
(3)review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary information and study needs;
(4)review and discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and
(5)discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an environmental document. Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and the scoping document are included in item n of this document. Meeting Procedures The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10806 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 199-205] South Carolina Public Service Authority; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments May 30, 2007. Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. *Type of Application:* Settlement Agreement. b. *Project Nos.:* P-199-205. c. *Date filed:* May 24, 2007. d. *Applicant:* South Carolina Public Service Authority (SCPSA). e. *Name of Project:* Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project. f. *Location:* On the Santee and Cooper Rivers in Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, and Sumter Counties in South Carolina, about 50 miles north of Charleston and 60 miles southeast of Columbia, South Carolina. The project does not affect federal lands. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602. h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Dulude, P.E., South Carolina Public Service Authority, One Riverwood Plaza, P.O. Box 2946101, Moncks Corner, SC 29461-2901;
(843)761-4046. i. *FERC Contact:* Monte TerHaar at *monte.terhaar@ferc.gov* , or
(202)502-6035. j. *Deadline for filing comments:* June 18, 2007. Reply comments due July 3, 2007. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. 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 the instructions on the Commission's Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) under the “e-Filing” link. k. SCPSA filed a settlement on behalf of itself, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). The purpose of the settlement agreement is to resolve, among the signatories, issues associated with issuance of a new license for the project, including diadromous fish passage and management, as well as instream flows for the Santee River. Major issues covered in the settlement include:
(1)FWS's revised section 18 fishway prescription;
(2)withdrawal of FWS's preliminary section 4(e) conditions;
(3)minimum flow releases from the Santee Dam to the Santee River, including establishment of a technical advisory committee;
(4)development of a low flow operating protocol; and
(5)twelve measures to address waterfowl management and recreation boating at the Santee National Wildlife Refuge. l. A copy of the settlement agreement 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 “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 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. You may also register online at *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp* to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10807 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12796-000, Project No. 12797-000, Project No. 12801-000] City of Wadsworth, OH, Rathgar Development Associates, LLC, Kentucky Municipal Power Agency; Notice of Competing Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests May 30, 2007. Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection: a. *Type of Applications:* Preliminary Permit (Competing). b. *Applicants, Project Numbers, and Dates Filed:* City of Wadsworth, Ohio, filed the application for Project No. 12796-000 on April 24, 2007. Rathgar Development Associates, LLC filed the application for Project No.12797-000 on April 26, 2007. Kentucky Municipal Power Agency filed the application for Project No.12801-000 on May 18, 2007. c. *Name of the project is Robert C. Byrd Dam Project.* The project would be located on the Ohio River in Mason County, West Virginia, and Gallia County, Ohio. It would use the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' existing Robert C. Byrd Dam. d. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r. e. *Applicants Contacts:* For the City of Wadsworth, Ohio: Mr. Phillip E. Meier, Chief Information Officer, American Municipal Power—Ohio, 2600 Airport Road, Columbus, OH 43219,
(614)416-8135. Rathgar Development Associates, LLC: Mr. Paul V. Nolan, Esquire, 5515 North 17th Street, Arlington, VA 22205,
(703)534-5509. For the Kentucky Municipal Power Agency: Francis E. Francis, Esquire, Spiegel and McDiarmid, 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, DC 20036,
(202)879-4000. f. *FERC Contact:* Robert Bell,
(202)502-6062. g. *Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene:* 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; *see* 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include the project number (P-12796-000, P-12797-000, or P-12801-000) on any comments or motions filed. The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person in the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. h. *Description of Projects:* The project proposed by the City of Wadsworth, Ohio, would utilize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' existing Robert C. Byrd Dam and consist of:
(1)A proposed intake structure,
(2)a proposed powerhouse containing two generating units with a total installed capacity of 48 megawatts,
(3)a proposed 138 kV transmission line, and
(4)appurtenant facilities. The City of Wadsworth's, project would have an average annual generation of 247 gigawatt-hours. The project proposed by Rathgar Development Associates, LLC would utilize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Robert C. Byrd Dam and consist of:
(1)A proposed intake structure,
(2)a proposed powerhouse containing eight generating units with a total installed capacity of 46 megawatts,
(4)a proposed 8,200-foot-long, 138-kV transmission line, and
(5)appurtenant facilities. Rathgar Development Associates, LLC's project would have an average annual generation of 220 gigawatt-hours. The project proposed by the Kentucky Municipal Power Agency would utilize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Robert C. Byrd Dam and consist of:
(1)A proposed intake structure,
(2)a proposed powerhouse containing two generating units with a total installed capacity of 44 megawatts,
(3)a proposed 1.7-mile-long, 138 kV transmission line, and
(4)appurtenant facilities. The Kentucky Municipal Power Agency's project would have an average annual generation of 212 gigawatt-hours. i. The filings are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail *FERCONLINESUPPORT@FERC.GOV* . For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item e above. j. *Competing Preliminary Permit:* Anyone desiring to file a competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date for the particular application ( *see* 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36. k. *Competing Development Application:* Any qualified development applicant desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular application, either a competing development application or a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent to file a development application allows an interested person to file the competing application no later than 120 days after the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36. l. *Notice of Intent:* A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a development application (specify which type of application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice. m. *Proposed Scope of Studies Under Permit:* A preliminary permit, if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to construct and operate the project. n. *Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene:* Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. *Filing and Service of Responsive Documents:* Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION”, “COMPETING APPLICATION”, “PROTEST”, and “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any notice of intent, competing application or motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. p. *Agency Comments:* Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10808 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2503-116] Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests May 30, 2007. Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. *Application Type:* Non-project Use of Project Lands and Waters. b. *Project No:* 2503-116. c. *Date Filed:* May 18, 2007. d. *Applicant:* Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. e. *Name of Project:* Keowee-Toxaway Project (Keowee Development). f. *Location:* Lake Keowee is located in Pickens and Oconee County, South Carolina. This project does not occupy any tribal or Federal lands. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a) 825(r) and 799 and 801. h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. Joe Hall, Manager Lake Service; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; P.O. Box 1006; Charlotte, NC 28201-1006; 704-382-8576. i. *FERC Contact:* Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Isis Johnson at
(202)502-6346 or by e-mail: *Isis.Johnson@ferc.gov* . j. *Deadline for filing comments and or motions:* June 29, 2007. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426. The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name appears on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. k. *Description of Application:* Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke), licensee for the Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project, has filed an application seeking authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to lease to Keowee Falls Investment Group, LLC (Keowee Falls), 10.50 acres of project land located on Lake Keowee in Oconee County, South Carolina for access to the reservoir and the development of certain facilities that would serve the residents of Cliffs at Keowee Falls South Subdivision. Keowee Falls proposes to develop residential marina facilities at thirteen lease areas throughout the site, consisting of a total 32 cluster docks with a total of 324 boat dock locations, two courtesy docks, and two access ramps. One of the proposed boat dock locations would be used to load and unload a water taxi. The proposal also includes 7,503 linear feet of riprap shoreline stabilization throughout the lease areas. l. *Location of the Application:* This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also register online at *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp* to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at
(866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h)above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. *Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene:* Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “PROTEST”, or “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. p. *Agency Comments:* Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives. q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. *See,* 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “e-Filing” link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10809 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2244-016] Energy Northwest; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests May 31, 2007. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. *Application Type:* Amendment of License to construct a permanent tailrace barrier. b. *Project No.:* P-2244-016. c. *Date Filed:* April 9, 2007. d. *Applicant:* Energy Northwest. e. *Name of Project:* Packwood Lake Project. f. *Location:* The project is located in Lewis County, Washington, and within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r. h. *Applicant Contact:* Ms. Laura Schinnell, Energy Northwest, P.O. Box 968, Mail Drop 1030, Richland, WA 99342-0968. i. *FERC Contact:* Diana Shannon, Telephone
(202)502-8887, and e-mail: *Diana Shannon@ferc.gov* . j. *Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protest:* July 2, 2007. *All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:* The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name appears on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervener files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. k. *Description of Request:* Energy Northwest proposes to install a permanent tailrace barrier within the existing tailrace canal for the purpose of preventing fish, both resident and anadromous, from traveling up the project tailrace and stilling basin. Such delays in migration could result in delayed spawning or pre-spawning mortality. Construction is planned for October 2007. The licensee has consulted with federal and state resource agencies in the barrier's design and in developing its proposal. l. *Locations of the Application:* A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
(202)502-8371. 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. You may also register online at *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp* to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* for TTY, call
(202)502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h)above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. *Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene:* Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “PROTEST”, or “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. p. *Agency Comments:* Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives. q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “e-Filing” link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10837 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM98-1-000] Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice May 30, 2007. This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications. Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication. Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v). The following is a list of off-the-record communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at
(866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. Exempt Docket number Date received Presenter or requester 1. CP07-8-001 5-23-07 Dean Thiel. 2. ER07-744-000 5-14-07 Hon. John E. Baldacci. 3. ER07-744-000 5-09-07 Michael H. Michaud. 4. Project No. 2216-000 5-15-07 Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton. 5. Project No. 2216-000 5-25-07 Hon. Charles E. Schumer. 6. Project 2576-083 5-16-07 Hon. Richard Blumenthal. 7. Project No. 12571-000 5-17-07 Mary Jane Parks. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10813 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8322-1] External Peer Review of Draft Final Report: “Comparison of the Alternative Asbestos Control Method and the NESHAP Method for Demolition of Asbestos-Containing Buildings” AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of external peer review panel meeting. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)is announcing an external peer review panel meeting to review the draft Final Report for the Alternative Asbestos Control Method
(AACM)Demonstration Project. EPA will use comments and recommendations from the expert panel meeting to finalize the draft report. The U.S. EPA conducted a controlled demonstration to evaluate the AACM alongside the current National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) method in a remote, secure location at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. To facilitate side-by-side comparison, the demonstration used two similar structures with asbestos-containing materials. Additional information about this research project, including a description of the AACM and the project schedule, is available at *http://epa.gov/region6/6xa/asbestos.htm.* DATES: A public comment period for the draft Final Report is currently open and will last until June 14, 2007. Members of the public may submit comments to *Regulations.gov* (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below). The peer review panel meeting will begin on June 20, 2007, at approximately 11:15 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. on June 21, 2007. Members of the public may attend the peer review panel meeting. Time will be set aside on the morning of June 20, 2007 for registered attendees who wish to make oral comments (for more information refer to the instructions for registration below). ADDRESSES: Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), an EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, will convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer review panel meeting to review this draft report. The external peer review panel meeting will be held at EPA's Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC) located at 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH. Observers may attend the peer review panel meeting by registering online at the Web site, *https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/region6/register.htm* or by calling ERG's conference line between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. EDT at
(781)674-7374 or toll free at 800-803-2833, or by faxing a registration request to
(781)674-2906 (include full address and contact information). Pre-registration is strongly recommended as space is limited, and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for online pre-registration is June 13, 2007. If space allows, telephone and fax registrations will continue to be accepted after this date, including on-site registration. Time will be set aside to hear comments from observers, and individuals will be limited to a maximum of five minutes during the morning of the first day of the meeting. Please sign up for a time slot on the registration page, or if registering via telephone, inform ERG that you wish to make comments during the comment period. Public comments submitted to *Regulations.gov* by June 14, 2007 will be provided to the external peer review panel prior to the meeting. The draft Final Report is available via the Internet at *http://epa.gov/region6/6xa/asbestos.htm* or *http://www.regulations.gov* under docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0362. Copies are not available from ERG and copies will not be available onsite. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding registration and logistics for the external peer review panel meeting should be directed to ERG, 110 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421-3136; *telephone:*
(781)674-7374 or toll free at 800-803-2833; or by faxing a registration request to facsimile:
(781)674-2906; e-mail *meetings@erg.com.* If you have questions about the draft Final Report, contact Stephen Watkins, Office of Research and Development, Mail Code 8104-R, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; *telephone number:*
(202)564-3744; *fax number:*
(202)565-2925, *E-mail: watkins.stephen@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0362 on the Internet at *http://www.regulations.gov.* The public docket contains the draft Final Report and a list of charge questions that have been submitted to the external peer reviewers. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0362 by one of the following methods: • *www.regulations.gov:* Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail: ORD Docket@epa.gov.* • *Mail:* ORD Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. • *Hand Delivery:* EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0362. Deliveries are only accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. *Instructions:* Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0362. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at *www.regulations.gov,* including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through *www.regulations.gov* or e-mail. The *www.regulations.gov* Web site is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA, without going through *www.regulations.gov,* your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. *Docket:* All documents in the docket are listed in the *www.regulations.gov* index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in *www.regulations.gov* or in hard copy at the ORD Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is
(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for the ORD Docket is
(202)566-1752. Dated: May 30, 2007. Jeffery Morris, Acting Director, Office of Science Policy. [FR Doc. E7-10888 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0403; FRL-8322-7] Human Studies Review Board; Notice of Public Meeting AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA or Agency) Office of the Science Advisor
(OSA)announces a public meeting of the Human Studies Review Board
(HSRB)to advise the Agency on EPA's scientific and ethical reviews of human subjects' research. DATES: The public meeting will be held from June 27-June 29, 2007 approximately from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time. *Location:* Environmental Protection Agency, Conference Center—Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. *Meeting Access:* Seating at the meeting will be on a first-come basis. To request accommodation of a disability please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 10 business days prior to the meeting, to allow EPA as much time as possible to process your request. *Procedures for Providing Public Input:* Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral comments for the HSRB to consider during the advisory process. Additional information concerning submission of relevant written or oral comments is provided in Unit I.D. of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes further information should contact Paul Lewis, EPA, Office of the Science Advisor, (8105R), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202)564-8381; fax:
(202)564 2070; e-mail addresses: *lewis.paul@epa.gov.* General information concerning the EPA HSRB can be found on the EPA Web site at *http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/.* ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0403, by one of the following methods: *Internet: http://www.regulations.gov:* Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. *E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.* *Mail:* Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), ORD Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. *Hand Delivery:* The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA West Building, located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington DC. The hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Please call
(202)566-1744 or e-mail the ORD Docket at *ord.docket@epa.gov* for instructions. Updates to Public Reading Room access are available on the Web site ( *http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm* ). *Instructions:* Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0403. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at *http://www.regulations.gov* , including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through *http://www.regulations.gov* or e-mail. The *http://www.regulations.gov* Web site is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA, without going through *http://www.regulations.gov* , your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Public Meeting A. Does This Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to persons who conduct or assess human studies, especially studies on substances regulated by EPA or to persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of This Document and Other Related Information? In addition to using regulations.gov, you may access this **Federal Register** document electronically through the EPA Internet under the “ **Federal Register** ” listings at *http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.* Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the *http://www.regulations.gov* index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in *http://www.regulations.gov* or in hard copy at the ORD Docket, EPA/DC, Public Reading Room. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA West Building, located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The hours of operation are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM EST, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Please call
(202)566-1744 or email the ORD Docket at *ord.docket@epa.gov* for instructions. Updates to Public Reading Room access are available on the Web site ( *http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm)* . EPA's position paper(s), charge/questions to the HSRB, and the meeting agenda will be available by early June 2007. In addition, the Agency may provide additional background documents as the materials become available. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and certain other related documents that might be available electronically, from the regulations.gov Web site and the HSRB Internet Home Page at *http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/.* For questions on document availability or if you do not have access to the Internet, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . C. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments: a. Explain your views as clearly as possible. b. Describe any assumptions that you used. c. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used that support your views. d. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. e. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and **Federal Register** citation. D. How May I Participate in This Meeting? You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions in this section. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0403 in the subject line on the first page of your request. a. *Oral comments.* Requests to present oral comments will be accepted up to June 20, 2007. To the extent that time permits, interested persons who have not pre-registered may be permitted by the Chair of the HSRB to present oral comments at the meeting. Each individual or group wishing to make brief oral comments to the HSRB is strongly advised to submit their request (preferably via email) to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than noon, Eastern Time, June 20, 2007 in order to be included on the meeting agenda and to provide sufficient time for the HSRB Chair and HSRB Designated Federal Officer
(DFO)to review the agenda to provide an appropriate public comment period. The request should identify the name of the individual making the presentation, the organization (if any) the individual will represent, and any requirements for audiovisual equipment (e.g. overhead projector, LCD projector, chalkboard). Oral comments before the HSRB are limited to five minutes per individual or organization. Please note that this limit applies to the cumulative time used by all individuals appearing either as part of, or on behalf of an organization. While it is our intent to hear a full range of oral comments on the science and ethics issues under discussion, it is not our intent to permit organizations to expand these time limitations by having numerous individuals sign up separately to speak on their behalf. If additional time is available, there may be flexibility in time for public comments. Each speaker should bring 25 copies of his or her comments and presentation slides for distribution to the HSRB at the meeting. b. *Written comments.* Although you may submit written comments at any time, for the HSRB to have the best opportunity to review and consider your comments as it deliberates on its report, you should submit your comments at least five business days prior to the beginning of the meeting. If you submit comments after this date, those comments will be provided to the Board members, but you should recognize that the Board members may not have adequate time to consider those comments prior to making a decision. Thus, if you plan to submit written comments, the Agency strongly encourages you to submit such comments no later than noon, Eastern Time, June 20, 2007. You should submit your comments using the instructions in Unit I.C. of this notice. In addition, the Agency also requests that person(s) submitting comments directly to the docket also provide a copy of their comments to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . There is no limit on the length of written comments for consideration by the HSRB. E. Background a. *Topics for Discussion.* The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA)5 U.S.C. App.2 section 9. The HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations to EPA on issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of human subjects research. The major objectives of the HSRB are to provide advice and recommendations on:
(a)Research proposals and protocols;
(b)reports of completed research with human subjects; and
(c)how to strengthen EPA's programs for protection of human subjects of research. The HSRB reports to the EPA Administrator through EPA's Science Advisor. The June 27-29, 2007 meeting of the Human Studies Review Board will address scientific and ethical issues surrounding: • A research proposal from Carroll-Loye Biological Research to evaluate the efficacy of two conditionally registered products containing picaridin in repelling mosquitoes in the field. • A research proposal from Insect Control & Research, Inc. to evaluate the efficacy of two unregistered products containing picaridin in repelling mosquitoes in the field. • A completed study measuring the effects on human subjects of acute inhalation exposure to acrolein. Acrolein is an active ingredient used in biocides in agricultural and industrial water supply systems and is currently undergoing reregistration. • Three completed clinical studies of the efficacy and side effects of 4-aminopyridine when used as a therapeutic agent to treat neurological symptoms in patients with either spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis. 4-aminopyridine is an active ingredient used in bird repellents that is currently undergoing reregistration. • Extensive background materials concerning research to quantify the level of exposure received by people who mix, load, and apply pesticides. These materials, which were prepared by the Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force and by the Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Task Force, generally explain the scope of the research programs being proposed by the Task Forces and describe the general scientific framework for conducting the research. In addition, each Task Force has provided Standard Operating Procedures which will guide the conduct of the studies. The Board may also be reviewing draft HSRB reports for subsequent Board approval. Finally, the Board may also discuss planning for future HSRB meetings. b. *Meeting Minutes and Reports.* Minutes of the meeting, summarizing the matters discussed and recommendations, if any, made by the advisory committee regarding such matters will be released within 90 calendar days of the meeting. Such minutes will be available at *http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/* and *http://www.regulations.gov.* In addition, information concerning a Board meeting report, if applicable, can be found at *http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/* or from the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . Dated: May 31, 2007. Kevin Teichman, Acting EPA Science Advisor. [FR Doc. E7-10859 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-1004; FRL-8113-5] Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Antimicrobial Pesticide Products With Anthrax-Related Claims AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing the availability of, and seeking public comment on, a draft Pesticide Registration Notice entitled, “Guidance for Antimicrobial Pesticide Products With Anthrax-Related Claims.” PR notices are issued by the Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP)to inform pesticide registrants and other interested persons about important policies, procedures, and registration related decisions. This particular notice would, once final, provide guidance to prospective applicants of antimicrobial products that make labeling claims to inactivate Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) spores (hereafter referred to as “anthrax-related products”). DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 4, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-1004, by one of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal* : *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *Mail* : Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. • *Delivery* : OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is
(703)305-5805. *Instructions* : Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-1004. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at *http://www.regulations.gov* , including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-mail. The Federal regulations.gov website is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. *Docket* : All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is
(703)305-5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Kempter, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703)305-5448; fax number:
(703)308-6467; e-mail address: *kempter.carlton@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me This action is directed to the public in general. Although this action may be of particular interest to those persons who are required to register pesticides and federal, state, and local government agencies and private institutions or organizations who are interested in bio-decontamination chemicals. Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the information in this notice, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. *Submitting CBI* . Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. *Tips for preparing your comments* . When submitting comments, remember to: i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, **Federal Register** date and page number). ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR)part or section number. iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. *Docket.* EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification
(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-1004. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP)Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket facility telephone number is
(703)305-5805. 2. *Electronic access* . You may access this **Federal Register** document electronically through the EPA Internet under the “ **Federal Register** ” listings at *http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr* . II. What Guidance Does this PR Notice Provide? This draft PR Notice provides guidance to the registrant concerning antimicrobial products that make labeling claims to “inactivate Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) spores” (hereafter referred to as “anthrax-related products”). In summary, this notice specifies that in order for a product to qualify for a claim of inactivating anthrax spores, an anthrax-related product should be: 1. Supported by specific sporicidal efficacy studies that are acceptable to EPA; and 2. Subject to specific terms and conditions of registration that limit the use of these products to certain trained persons. Prospective applicants are encouraged to follow the guidance in this notice and consult with EPA prior to applying for registration or amendment of a product when seeking such a claim. This guidance should help the United States be better prepared to respond to the intentional, accidental or natural introduction of anthrax spores by helping to assure that anthrax-related products bear appropriate labeling and are effective when used as directed. In October 2001, when several letters containing Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) spores were introduced into the U.S. Postal Service mail system causing extensive contamination to dozens of buildings, no antimicrobial products were specifically registered for inactivating this particular pathogen. Since that time, the EPA has conducted extensive research and coordinated across the federal government to determine which efficacy test methods would be appropriate for demonstrating the effectiveness of antimicrobial products for inactivating B. anthracis spores. Guidance on acceptable efficacy test methods will be made available in a separate document. EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs has also developed guidance on the terms and conditions of registration for the labeling of these products. EPA intends to limit the use of these products to certain groups of trained persons. This notice is aimed primarily at applicants and registrants, but may also be of interest to other federal, state, and local government agencies, academic institutions, and other interested parties. III. Do PR Notices Contain Binding Requirements? The PR Notice discussed in this notice is intended to provide guidance to EPA personnel and to pesticide registrants. While the requirements in the statutes and Agency regulations are binding on EPA and the applicants, this PR Notice is not binding on pesticide registrants, and EPA may depart from the guidance where circumstances warrant and without prior notice. Likewise, pesticide registrants may assert that the guidance is not appropriate generally or not applicable to a specific pesticide or situation. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Decontamination. Dated: May 21, 2007. Debra Edwards, Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-10694 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). *Dates and Place:* June 25, 2007, Arlington, VA. The meeting will be held in Room 1235 of the National Science Foundation at 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. Note that due to security requirements at the National Science Foundation, anyone planning to attend must pre-register no later than close of business on Thursday, June 21, 2007 by going to the PCAST Web site at: *http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html* or by calling 703-536-4996. *Type of Meeting:* Open. Further details on the meeting agenda will be posted on the PCAST web site given above. *Proposed Schedule and Agenda:* The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to meet in open session on Monday, June 25, 2007, at approximately 9 a.m. The PCAST subcommittee on nanotechnology has convened a group of experts from academia, industry, and non-governmental organizations to provide an overview of nanotechnology applications and implications. The PCAST subcommittee is tentatively scheduled to hear presentations on applications of nanotechnology, with specific examples of nanotechnology-based innovation and commercialization across a range of products and industries. The PCAST also is tentatively scheduled to hear presentations on the environmental, health, and safety implications of nanotechnology from a range of perspectives. The presentations are intended to inform, in part, the Council's review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative and assessment of progress towards realizing the benefits of nanotechnology advances. This session will end at approximately 5 p.m. Additional information and the final agenda will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: *http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.* *Public Comments:* There will be time allocated for the public to speak on the above agenda items. This public comment time is designed for substantive commentary on PCAST's work topics, not for business marketing purposes. Please submit a request for the opportunity to make a public comment five
(5)days in advance of the meeting. The time for public comments will be limited to no more than 5 minutes per person. Written comments are also welcome at any time following the meeting. Please notify Celia Merzbacher, PCAST Executive Director, at
(202)456-7116, or fax your request/comments to
(202)456-6021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding time, place and agenda, please call Celia Merzbacher at
(202)456-7116, prior to 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 21, 2007. Information will also be available at the PCAST Web site at: *http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.* Please note that public seating for this meeting is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology was established by Executive Order 13226, on September 30, 2001. The purpose of PCAST is to advise the President on matters of science and technology policy, and to assist the President's National Science and Technology Council in securing private sector participation in its activities. The Council members are distinguished individuals appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors. The PCAST is co-chaired by Dr. John H. Marburger, III, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and by E. Floyd Kvamme, a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Celia Merzbacher, PCAST Executive Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy. [FR Doc. E7-10822 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3170-W4-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested May 29, 2007. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)of 1995, Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information, subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning
(a)whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility;
(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;
(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and
(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)comments should be submitted on or before August 6, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: You may submit all Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)comments by e-mail or U.S. post mail. To submit you comments by e-mail, send them to *PRA@fcc.gov.* To submit your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 and Jasmeet Seehra, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)Desk Officer, Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or via Internet at *Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov* or via fax
(202)395-5167. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection(s), send an e-mail to *PRA@fcc.gov* or contact Cathy Williams at 202-418-2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-1089. *Title:* Emergency Access Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM)and Internet-Protocol
(IP)Relay/ Video Relay Service
(VRS)Fraud Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM); VRS Interoperability FNPRM, CG Docket No. 03-123. *Form No.:* Not applicable. *Type of Review:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities; State, Local or Tribal Government. *Number of Respondents:* 8—(6 of which provides VRS and IP Relay service; 2 of which provides VRS). *Estimated Time per Response:* 4 to 1,000 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Annual reporting requirement; One-time reporting requirement; On occasion reporting requirement; Recordkeeping requirement; Monthly reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 34,688 hours. *Total Annual Costs:* None. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* An assurance of confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personally identifiable information
(PII)from individuals. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* No impact(s). *Needs and Uses:* **Note:** The Commission is revising information collection 3060-1089 to consolidate/merge the information collection requirements of 3060-1091 into this collection per the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB)request. Presently, the Commission concludes that these two proposed information collections are similar because these collections involve same respondents and contain similar data of identifiable information in order:
(1)To facilitate 911 emergency calls;
(2)to improve interoperability for VRS and IP Relay services; and
(3)to curtail misuse of VRS and IP Relay services. The Commission does not collect this information. The Commission requires respondents to collect this information. Once OMB approval is received for the consolidated/merged information collection requirements, the Commission will eliminate OMB information collection No. 3060-1091. On November 30 2005, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( *NPRM* ), CG Docket No. 03-123, which addressed the issue of access to emergency services for Internet-based forms of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), namely VRS and IP Relay Service. The Commission sought to adopt means to ensure that such calls promptly reach the appropriate emergency service provider. By doing so, the *NPRM* sought comment on various issues:
(1)Whether the Commission should require VRS and IP Relay service providers to establish a registration process in which VRS and IP Relay service users provide, in advance, the primary location from which they will be making VRS or IP Relay service calls (the Registered Location), so that a communication assistant
(CA)can identify the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP)to contact;
(2)should VRS and IP Relay providers be required to register their customers and obtain a Registered Location from their customers so that they will be able to make the outbound call to the appropriate PSAP;
(3)whether there are other means by which VRS and IP Relay service providers may obtain Registered Location information, for example, by linking the serial number of the customer VRS or IP Relay service terminal or equipment to their registered location;
(4)any privacy considerations that might be raised by requiring VRS and IP Relay service users to provide location information as a prerequisite to using these services;
(5)whether, assuming some type of location registration requirement is adopted, the Commission should require specific information or place limits on the scope of information that providers should be able to obtain;
(6)whether the Commission should require VRS and IP Relay providers to provide appropriate warning labels for installation on customer premises equipment
(CPE)used in connection with VRS and IP Relay services;
(7)whether the Commission should require VRS and IP Relay providers to obtain and keep a record of affirmative acknowledgement by every subscriber of having received and understood the advisory that E911 service may not be available through VRS and IP Relay or may be in some way limited by comparison to traditional E911 service; and
(8)how the Commission may ensure that providers have updated location information, and the respective obligations of the providers and the consumers in this regard. On May 8, 2006, the Commission released the *Misuse of IP Relay Service and VRS Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* , ( *IP Relay Fraud FNPRM* ), CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 06-58 which contained the following information collection requirements involving user registration, *e.g.* , callers register to use VRS and IP Relay and provide their requisite information as necessary: The *IP Relay Fraud FNPRM* sought comment on:
(1)Whether IP Relay and VRS providers should be required to implement user registration system in which users provide certain information to their providers, in advance, as a means of curbing illegitimate IP Relay and VRS calls;
(2)what information should be required of the user;
(3)whether there are steps that could be taken, or technology implemented, to prevent the wrongful use of registration information; and
(4)whether the Commission should require VRS and IP Relay providers to maintain records of apparently illegitimate calls that were terminated by the providers. On May 9, 2006, the Commission released the *VRS Interoperability Declaratory Ruling and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* ( *Interoperability FNPRM* ), In the Matter of Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, FCC 06-57. In the *Interoperability FNPRM* , the Commission sought comment on the feasibility of establishing a single, open, and global database of proxy numbers for VRS users that would be available to all service providers, so that a hearing person can call a VRS user through any VRS provider, and without having first to ascertain the VRS user's current IP address. The Commission also sought comment on nature of the proxy numbers that might be used and how they might be administered. The Commission sought comment on the role of the Commission in creating and maintaining the database. In the *Interoperability FNPRM* , the Commission recognized:
(a)That when a hearing person contacts a VRS user by calling a VRS provider, the calling party has to know in advance the IP address of the VRS user so that the calling party can give that address to the VRS CA
(b)that because most consumers' IP addresses are dynamic, the VRS consumer may not know the IP address of his or her VRS equipment at a particular time;
(c)that some VRS providers have created their own database of “proxy” or “alias” numbers that associate with the IP address of their customers, even if a particular person's IP address is dynamic and changes;
(d)that databases are maintained by the service provider and, generally, are not shared with other service providers; and
(e)that a person desiring to call a VRS consumer via the consumer's proxy number can only use the services of the VRS provider that generates the number. The *Interoperability FNPRM* contained the following information collection requirements involving an open, global database of VRS proxy numbers. The *Interoperability FNPRM* sought comment on:
(1)Whether VRS providers should be required to provide information to populate an open, global database of VRS proxy numbers and to keep the information current;
(2)whether the Interstate TRS Fund administrator, a separate entity, or a consortium of service providers should be responsible for the maintenance and operation of an open, global database of VRS proxy numbers;
(3)whether Deaf and hard of hearing individuals using video broadband communication need uniform and static end-point numbers should be linked to the North American Numbering Plan
(NANP)that would remain consistent across all VRS providers so that they can contact one another and be contacted to the same extent that Public Switched Telephone Network
(PSTN)and VoIP users are able to identify and call one another;
(4)whether participation by service providers should be mandatory so that all VRS users can receive incoming calls. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10897 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget May 24, 2007. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning
(a)whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility;
(b)the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate;
(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and
(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)comments should be submitted on or before August 6, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Jasmeet K. Seehra, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503,
(202)395-3123, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at *Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov* and to *Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov* , Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-B441, 445 12th Street, SW., DC 20554 or an e-mail to *PRA@fcc.gov.* If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this information collection after the 60 day comment period, you may do so by visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: *http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at *Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: *3060-0984* . *Title:* Section 90.35(b)(2), Industrial/Business Pool and Section 90.175(b)(1), Frequency Coordinator Requirements. *Form No.:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit and state, local or tribal government. *Number of Respondents:* 6,949 respondents; 6,949 responses. *Estimated Time Per Response:* 1 hour. *Frequency of Response:* One-time reporting requirement and third party disclosure requirement. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 6,949 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* N/A. *Privacy Act Impact Assessment:* N/A. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* There is no need for confidentiality. *Needs and Uses:* The Commission will submit this extension (no change in the reporting requirements or third party disclosure requirements) to the OMB after this 60 day comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. Sections 90.35 and 90.175 require third party disclosure requirements by applicants proposing to operate a land mobile radio station. If they have service contours that overlap an existing land mobile station they are required to obtain written concurrence from the frequency coordinator associated with the industry for which the existing station license was issued, or the written concurrence of the licensee of the existing station. These requirements will be used by Commission personnel in evaluating the applicant's need for such frequencies and to minimize the interference potential to other stations operating on the proposed frequencies. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10971 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [Report No. 2815] Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding May 24, 2007. Petitions for Reconsideration have been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding listed in this Public Notice and published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e). The full text of these documents is available for viewing and copying in Room CY-B402, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC or may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.
(BCPI)(1-800-378-3160). Oppositions to these petitions must be filed by June 21, 2007. See Section 1.4(b)(1) of the Commission's rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)). Replies to an opposition must be filed within 10 days after the time for filing oppositions have expired. *Subject:* In the Matter of Section 68.4(a) of the Commission's Rules Governing Hearing Aid-Compatible Telephones (WT Docket No. 01-309). Petitions for Waiver of Section 20.19 of the Commission's Rules. *Number of Petitions Filed:* 6. *Subject:* In the Matter of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Coal Run, Kentucky and Clinchco, Virginia) (MB Docket No. 04-319). *Number of Petitions Filed:* 1. *Subject:* In the Matter of Universal Service Contribution Methodology (WC Docket No. 06-122). Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (CC Docket No. 96-45). *Number of Petitions Filed:* 1. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10720 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [Report No. 2817] Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding May 30, 2007. A Petition for Reconsideration has been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding listed in this Public Notice and published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e). The full text of this document is available for viewing and copying in Room CY-B402, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC or may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.
(BCPI)(1-800-378-3160). Oppositions to this petition must be filed by June 21, 2007. See Section 1.4(b)(1) of the Commission's rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)). Replies to an opposition must be filed within 10 days after the time for filing oppositions have expired. *Subject:* In the Matter of Implementation of Sections 309(j) and 337 of Commissions Act of 1934 as Amended (WT Docket No. 99-87). Promotion of Spectrum Efficient Technologies on Certain Part 90 Frequencies (RM-9332). *Number of Petitions Filed:* 1. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10900 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission. ACTION: Final notice of submission for OMB review. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Maritime Commission hereby gives notice that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for an extension of the existing collection requirements under 46 CFR 515—Licensing, Financial Responsibility Requirements and General Duties for Ocean Transportation Intermediaries and Related Forms. The FMC has requested an extension of an existing collection as listed below. DATES: Written comments on this final notice must be submitted on or before July 6, 2007. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Federal Maritime Commission, 725-17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, *OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV* or fax
(202)395-5806, and to Peter J. King, Director, Office of Administration, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20573, (Telephone:
(202)523-5800), * administration@fmc.gov* . Please reference the information collection's title and OMB number in your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain additional information, copies of the information collection and instructions, or copies of any comments received, contact Jane Gregory, Management Analyst, Office of Administration, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20573, (Telephone:
(202)523-5800), *jgregory@fmc.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice that FMC would be submitting this request was published in the **Federal Register** on March 26, 2007, allowing for a 60-day comment period. No comments were received. The FMC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Information Collection Open for Comment *Title:* 46 CFR 515—Licensing, Financial Responsibility Requirements and General Duties for Ocean Transportation Intermediaries and Related Forms. *OMB Approval Number:* 3072-0018 (Expires July 31, 2007). *Abstract:* Section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (the “Act”), 46 U.S.C. 40901-40904 (2006), as modified by Public Law 105-258 (The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998) and Section 424 of Public Law 105-383 (The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998), provides that no person in the United States may act as an ocean transportation intermediary
(OTI)unless that person holds a license issued by the Commission. The Commission shall issue an OTI license to any person that the Commission determines to be qualified by experience and character to act as an OTI. Further, no person may act as an OTI unless that person furnishes a bond, proof of insurance or other surety in a form and amount determined by the Commission to ensure financial responsibility. The Commission has implemented the provisions of section 19 in regulations contained in 46 CFR 515, including financial responsibility forms FMC-48, FMC-67, FMC-68, and FMC-69, Optional Rider Forms FMC-48A and FMC-69A, and its related license application form, FMC-18. *Current Actions:* There are no changes to this information collection, and it is being submitted for extension purposes only. *Type of Review:* Extension. *Needs and Uses:* The Commission uses information obtained under this part and through Form FMC-18 to determine the qualifications of OTIs and their compliance with shipping statutes and regulations and to enable the Commission to discharge its duties under the Act by ensuring that OTIs maintain acceptable evidence of financial responsibility. If the collection of information were not conducted, there would be no basis upon which the Commission could determine if applicants are qualified for licensing. *Frequency:* This information is collected when applicants apply for a license or when existing licensees change certain information in their application forms. *Type of Respondents:* The respondents are persons desiring to obtain a license to act as an OTI. Under the Act, OTIs may be either an ocean freight forwarder, a non-vessel-operating common carrier, or both. *Number of Annual Respondents:* The Commission estimates a potential annual respondent universe of 4,765 entities. *Estimated Time per Response:* The time per response for completing Application Form FMC-18 averages 2 hours. The time to complete a financial responsibility form averages 20 minutes. *Total Annual Burden:* The Commission estimates the total annual person-hour burden at 3,596 person-hours. Bryant L. VanBrakle, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10898 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Notice of Agreements Filed The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within ten days of the date this notice appears in the **Federal Register** . Copies of agreements are available through the Commission's Office of Agreements (202-523-5793 or *tradeanalysis@fmc.gov* ). *Agreement No.:* 011741-011. *Title:* U.S. Pacific Coast-Oceania Agreement. *Parties:* A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; Hamburg-Süd; and Hapag-Lloyd AG. *Filing Party:* Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. *Synopsis:* The amendment changes the structure of the services operated under the agreement, deletes obsolete language, and provides for a new minimum duration of the agreement. *Agreement No.:* 011794-007. *Title:* COSCON/KL/YMUK/Hanjin/Senator Worldwide Slot Allocation & Sailing Agreement. *Parties:* COSCO Container Lines Company, Limited; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Yangming
(UK)Ltd.; Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; and Senator Lines GmbH. *Filing Party:* Robert B. Yoshitomi, Esq.; Nixon Peabody LLP; 555 West Fifth Street, 46th Floor; Los Angeles, CA 90013. *Synopsis:* The amendment revises the vessel contributions and fleet capacities for K-Line and Yangming under the agreement. The parties request expedited review. By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission. Dated: June 1, 2007. Bryant L. VanBrakle, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10896 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants Notice is hereby given that the following applicants have filed with the Federal Maritime Commission an application for license as a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier and Ocean Freight Forwarder-Ocean Transportation Intermediary pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 as amended (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409 and 46 CFR part 515). Persons knowing of any reason why the following applicants should not receive a license are requested to contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573. Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Ocean Transportation Intermediary Applicants CNF International, Inc., 550 E. Carson Plaza Drive, #112, Carson, CA 90746. *Officers:* Paul Wang Lee, President (Qualifying Individual), Mi Ran Lee, Secretary. Evangel Shipping, Inc., 10408 Daines Drive, Temple City, CA 91780. *Officer:* Xiujuan Lai, CEO (Qualifying Individual). Champ International Shipping, Inc., 900 Kaighns Avenue, Camden, NJ 08104. *Officer:* Roy Barrington Hibbert, President (Qualifying Individual). Cargois Inc., 2700 Coyle Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. *Officers:* Souck-Sin Lee, Treasurer (Qualifying Individual), Jong Han Kwon, President. Best Shipping Ever, Inc., 734 Grand Avenue, Unit C, Ridgefield, NJ 07657. *Officer:* Young S. Kim, President, (Qualifying Individual). Golden Sea USA Inc., 155-06 So. Conduit Ave., Suite 200, Jamaica, NY 11434. *Officers:* Zhang, Shen, Vice President, (Qualifying Individual), Xia Fang, President. Dyna Logistics Inc., 2415 S. Sequoia Drive, Compton, CA 90220. *Officers:* Alfie Chi-Yang, Director (Qualifying Individual), Michelle Yang, Director/Secretary. Siboney Shipping LLC, 10943 NW 122 Street, Medley, FL 33178. *Officer:* Kaye Graham, Owner (Qualifying Individual). Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier and Ocean Freight Forwarder Transportation Intermediary Applicants AHC Logistics Cargo Consultant, Inc., 11591 NW 50th Terrace, Doral, FL 33178. *Officers:* Alberto Jose Hernandez Crassus, President (Qualifying Individual), Amy Aracely Vega, Vice President. Express International Cargo, Corp., dba Express Ocean Services, 7220 NW 36 Street, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33166. *Officer:* Carlos Adolfo Marzol, President (Qualifying Individual). Salviati and Santori Enterprises Inc., 10 East Merrick Road, Suite 200, Valley Stream, NY 11580, *Officers:* Richard Cazan-Cassini, Exec. Vice Pres. (Qualifying Individual), Francesco Santori, President. IPPCO Global Services, Inc., 14589 Industry Circle, La Mirada, CA 90637. *Officers:* John W. Gample, III, Secretary (Qualifying Individual), Dina T. Gample, President. Advanced Maritime Transports, Inc. dba AMT, 16800 Greenspoint Park Drive, Suite 170N, Houston, TX 77030. *Officers:* William E. Netzinger, III, President (Qualifying Individual), Alain Vedrines, Director. Dated: June 1, 2007. Bryant L. VanBrakle, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-10899 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry; The Health Department Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific Counselors, CDC, National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): Teleconference Meeting *Notice of Cancellation:* This notice was published in the **Federal Register** on May 4, 2007, Volume 72, Number 86, page 25318. The meeting previously scheduled to convene on June 4, 2007 has been cancelled. *Contact Person for More Information:* Shirley D. Little, Committee Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop E-28, Atlanta, GA 30303; telephone 404/498-0615, fax 404/498-0059; E-mail: *slittle@cdc.gov.* The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign **Federal Register** notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: May 30, 2007. Elaine L. Baker, Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E7-10880 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2000E-1253] Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; RAPLON AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)has determined the regulatory review period for RAPLON and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the Director of Patents and Trademarks, Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that human drug product. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and petitions to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Friedman, Office of Regulatory Policy (HFD-007), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-594-2041. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-417) and the Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act (Public Law 100-670) generally provide that a patent may be extended for a period of up to 5 years so long as the patented item (human drug product, animal drug product, medical device, food additive, or color additive) was subject to regulatory review by FDA before the item was marketed. Under these acts, a product's regulatory review period forms the basis for determining the amount of extension an applicant may receive. A regulatory review period consists of two periods of time: A testing phase and an approval phase. For human drug products, the testing phase begins when the exemption to permit the clinical investigations of the drug becomes effective and runs until the approval phase begins. The approval phase starts with the initial submission of an application to market the human drug product and continues until FDA grants permission to market the drug product. Although only a portion of a regulatory review period may count toward the actual amount of extension that the Director of Patents and Trademarks may award (for example, half the testing phase must be subtracted as well as any time that may have occurred before the patent was issued), FDA's determination of the length of a regulatory review period for a human drug product will include all of the testing phase and approval phase as specified in 35 U.S.C. 156(g)(1)(B). FDA recently approved for marketing the human drug product RAPLON (Rapacuronium Bromide). RAPLON is indicated as an adjunct to general anesthesia to facilitate tracheal intubation, and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgical procedures. Subsequent to this approval, the Patent and Trademark Office received a patent term restoration application for RAPLON (U.S. Patent No. 5,418,226) from Akzo Nobel N.V., and the Patent and Trademark Office requested FDA's assistance in determining this patent's eligibility for patent term restoration. In a letter dated April 26, 2000, FDA advised the Patent and Trademark Office that this human drug product had undergone a regulatory review period and that the approval of RAPLON represented the first permitted commercial marketing or use of the product. Shortly thereafter, the Patent and Trademark Office requested that FDA determine the product's regulatory review period. FDA has determined that the applicable regulatory review period for RAPLON is 1,724 days. Of this time, 1,304 days occurred during the testing phase of the regulatory review period, while 420 days occurred during the approval phase. These periods of time were derived from the following dates: 1. *The date an exemption under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) became effective* : November 30, 1994. The applicant claims October 31, 1994, as the date the investigational new drug application
(IND)became effective. However, FDA records indicate that the IND effective date was November 30, 1994, which was 30 days after FDA receipt of the IND. 2. *The date the application was initially submitted with respect to the human drug product under section 505(b) of the act* : June 25, 1998. FDA has verified the applicant's claim that the new drug application
(NDA)for RAPLON (NDA 20-984) was initially submitted on June 25, 1998. 3. *The date the application was approved* : August 18, 1999. FDA has verified the applicant's claim that NDA 20-984 was approved on August 18, 1999. This determination of the regulatory review period establishes the maximum potential length of a patent extension. However, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office applies several statutory limitations in its calculations of the actual period for patent extension. In its application for patent extension, this applicant seeks 126 days of patent term extension. Anyone with knowledge that any of the dates as published are incorrect may submit to the Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES ) written or electronic comments and ask for a redetermination by August 6, 2007. Furthermore, any interested person may petition FDA for a determination regarding whether the applicant for extension acted with due diligence during the regulatory review period by December 3, 2007. To meet its burden, the petition must contain sufficient facts to merit an FDA investigation. (See H. Rept. 857, part 1, 98th Cong., 2d sess., pp. 41-42, 1984.) Petitions should be in the format specified in 21 CFR 10.30. Comments and petitions should be submitted to the Division of Dockets Management. Three copies of any mailed information are to be submitted, except that individuals may submit one copy. Comments are to be identified with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document.Comments and petitions may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Dated: May 7, 2007. Jane A. Axelrad, Associate Director for Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. [FR Doc. E7-10853 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2007N-0215] Joint Meeting of the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will be open to the public. *Name of Committees* : Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee. *General Function of the Committees* : To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues. *Date and Time* : The meeting will be held on July 30, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Addresses* : Electronic comments should be submitted to *http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments* . Select “2007N-0215—Thiazolidinedione” and follow the prompts to submit your statement. Written comments should be submitted to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, by close of business on July 23, 2007. All comments will be posted without change, including any personal information provided. Comments received on or before July 23, 2007, will be provided to the committee before the meeting. *Location* : Holiday Inn Gaithersburg, Two Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg, MD 20879. The hotel telephone number is 301-948-8900. *Contact Person* : Cathy A. Miller, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-21), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane (for express delivery, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1099), Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-7001, FAX: 301-827-6776, e-mail: *Cathy.Miller1@fda.hhs.gov* , or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), codes 3014512536 and 3014512535. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. A notice in the **Federal Register** about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the agency's Web site and call the appropriate advisory committee hot line/phone line to learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting. *Agenda* : The Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committees will meet in joint session to discuss the cardiovascular ischemic/thrombotic risks of the thiazolidinediones, with focus on rosiglitazone, as presented by FDA and GlaxoSmithKline. FDA intends to make background material available to the public no later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the background material will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is available at *http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/acmenu.htm* , click on the year 2007 and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link. *Procedure* : Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before July 6, 2007. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation on or before June 28, 2007. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding their request to speak by June 29, 2007. Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets. FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact John Lauttman, 301-827-7001, at least 7 days in advance of the meeting. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2). Dated: May 31, 2007. Randall W. Lutter, Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning. [FR Doc. E7-10850 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Center for Research Resources; Notice of Closed Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. *Name of Committee:* National Center for Research Resources Special Emphasis Panel, Comparative Medicine SEP. *Date:* June 12, 2007. *Time:* 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. *Agenda:* To review and evaluate grant applications. *Place:* National Institutes of Health, One Democracy Plaza, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call). *Contact Person:* Mohan Viswanathan, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, National Center for Research Resources, or National Institutes of Health, 6705 Democracy Blvd., 1 Democracy Plaza, Rom 1084, MSC 4874, Bethesda, MD 20892-4874, 301-435-0829, *viswanathanm@ncrr.nih.gov.* This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine, 93.333, Clinical Research; 93.371, Biomedical Technology; 93.389, Research Infrastructure, 93.306, 93.333, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: May 30, 2007. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 07-2794 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am]
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- Protests other than under Rule 208 (Rule 211).§ 385.211
- Filings and Other Submissions.§ 385.2001
- Protests, interventions, and comments.§ 154.210
- Intervention (Rule 214).§ 385.214
- Notice procedure.§ 157.205
- Interventions and protests.§ 157.10
- Complaints (Rule 206).§ 385.206
- Competing applications: deadlines for filing; notices of intent; comparisons of plans of development.§ 4.36
- Applicability and definitions.§ 4.30
- Method of notice; dates established in notice (Rule 210).§ 385.210
- Participants in the Section 106 process.§ 800.2
- Pre-application document.§ 5.6
- Submission of settlement offers (Rule 602).§ 385.602
- Rules governing off-the-record communications (Rule 2201).§ 385.2201
- Service (Rule 2010).§ 385.2010
- Citizen petition.§ 10.30
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- 18 CFR 5
- 16 USC 791a-825r
- 40 CFR 1501.6
- 40 CFR 2
- 47 CFR 1.429(e)
- 47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)
- 46 CFR 515
- 46 USC 40901-40904
- Pub. L. 105-258
- Pub. L. 105-383
- Pub. L. 98-417
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