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Notices. Notice of proposed information collection requests

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BILLING CODE 3710-08-M DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 20, 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory obligations. The Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following:
(1)Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement;
(2)Title;
(3)Summary of the collection;
(4)Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information;
(5)Respondents and frequency of collection; and
(6)Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues:
(1)Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department;
(2)will this information be processed and used in a timely manner;
(3)is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4)how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(5)how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Dated: June 14, 2007. James Hyler, Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team,Regulatory Information Management Services,Office of Management. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services *Type of Review:* Revision. *Title:* Special Education—Institutional Reporting on Regulatory Compliance Related to the Personnel Preparation Program Service Obligation. *Frequency:* On occasion; annually; end of semester. *Affected Public:* Not-for-profit institutions; Individuals or household; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. *Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 7,875. *Burden Hours:* 16,250. *Abstract:* The data collections under this request are governed by Section 304.1-304.32 of the December 9, 1999 regulations that implement section 673(h) of the IDEA amendments of 1997 which requires that individuals who receive a scholarship through the Personnel Development Program funded under the Act subsequently provide special education and related services to children with disabilities for a period of two years for every year for which assistance was received. Scholarship recipients who do not satisfy the requirements of the regulations must repay all or part of the cost of assistance in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. These regulations implement requirements governing among other things, the service obligation for scholars, oversight by grantees, and repayment of scholarship. In order for the Federal government to ensure the goals of the program are achieved, certain data collection, record keeping, and documentation are necessary. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from *http://edicsweb.ed.gov,* by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 3380. When you access the information collection, click on “Download Attachments” to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* or faxed to 202-245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* . Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD)may call the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339. [FR Doc. E7-11859 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests. SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)has been requested by July 19, 2007. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Nicole Cafarella, Desk Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget; 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or faxed to
(202)395-6974. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Director of OMB provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory obligations. The Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the information collection. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following:
(1)Type of review requested, e.g., new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement;
(2)Title;
(3)Summary of the collection;
(4)Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information;
(5)Respondents and frequency of collection; and
(6)Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. ED invites public comment. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues:
(1)Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department;
(2)will this information be processed and used in a timely manner;
(3)is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4)how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(5)how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on respondents, including through the use of information technology. Dated: June 14, 2007. James Hyler, Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team,Regulatory Information Management Services,Office of Management. Office of Postsecondary Education *Type of Review:* New. *Title:* Postsecondary Student Achievement and Institutional Performance Pilot Program. *Abstract:* This is a new Special Focus Competition, administered by the Fund for the Improvement for Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). This competition will support at least one consortium of institutions of higher education, associations, public and private non-profit organizations and/or states to develop methods and implement mechanisms to systematically measure, assess and report student achievement and institutional performance at the postsecondary level. *Additional Information:* Realizing how important the pilot grant is towards future developments, the Department looks to postsecondary institutions for their continuing input in this new endeavor. *Frequency:* Annually *Affected Public:* Businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs *Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:* *Responses:* 5 *Burden Hours:* 150 Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from *http://edicsweb.ed.gov,* by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 3387. When you access the information collection, click on “Download Attachments” to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov* or faxed to 202-245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to *ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.* Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD)may call the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339. [FR Doc. E7-11860 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information; Charter Schools Program (CSP); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY)2007 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA)Numbers: 84.282B and 84.282C. *Dates:* *Applications Available:* June 20, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* August 6, 2007. *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* September 5, 2007. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description *Purpose of Program:* The purpose of the CSP is to increase national understanding of the charter school model and to expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the Nation by providing financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of charter schools, and to evaluate the effects of charter schools, including their effects on students, student academic achievement, staff, and parents. Non-State educational agency (non-SEA) eligible applicants that propose to use grant funds for planning, program design, and implementation must apply under CFDA No. 84.282B. Non-SEA eligible applicants that request funds for dissemination activities must submit their applications under CFDA No. 84.282C. *Priority:* Under these competitions we are particularly interested in applications that address the following priority. *Invitational Priority:* For FY 2007 this priority is an invitational priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1), we do not give an applicant that meets this invitational priority a competitive or absolute preference over other applications. *This priority is:* The applicant proposes to plan, design, and implement, or in the case of a dissemination grant, disseminate information about, a high-quality charter high school in a geographic area in which a large proportion or number of public schools has been identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). *Program Authority:* 20 U.S.C. 7221-7221j. *Applicable Regulations:* The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply only to institutions of higher education. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 99 apply only to educational agencies or institutions. II. Award Information *Type of Award:* Discretionary grants. *Estimated Available Funds:* $3,000,000. *Estimated Range of Awards:* $130,000-$175,000 per year. *Estimated Average Size of Awards:* $150,000 per year. *Estimated Number of Awards:* 20-40. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Project Period:* Up to 36 months under CFDA No. 84.282B. Up to 24 months under CFDA No. 84.282C. Note: Planning and implementation grants awarded by the Secretary to non-SEA eligible applicants will be awarded for a period of up to 36 months, no more than 18 months of which may be used for planning and program design and no more than two years of which may be used for the initial implementation of a charter school. Dissemination grants are awarded for a period of up to two years. III. Eligibility Information 1. *Eligible Applicants:* *Planning and Initial Implementation (CFDA No. 84.282B):* Non-SEA eligible applicants in States with a State statute specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools and in which the SEA elects not to participate in the CSP or does not have an application approved under the CSP. Note: *Eligible applicant* is defined in section 5210(3) of the ESEA. The following States currently have approved applications under the CSP: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. In these States, non-SEA eligible applicants interested in participating in the CSP should contact the SEA for information related to the State's CSP subgrant competition. *Dissemination (CFDA No. 84.282C):* Charter schools, as defined in section 5210(1) of the ESEA. Note: A charter school may apply for funds to carry out dissemination activities, whether or not the charter school previously applied for or received funds under the CSP for planning or implementation, if the charter school has been in operation for at least three consecutive years and has demonstrated overall success, including—
(1)Substantial progress in improving student academic achievement;
(2)High levels of parent satisfaction; and
(3)The management and leadership necessary to overcome initial start-up problems and establish a thriving, financially viable charter school. 2. *Cost Sharing or Matching:* These programs do not require cost sharing or matching. IV. Application and Submission Information *Address to Request Application Package:* Erin Pfeltz, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W255, Washington, DC 20202-5970. Telephone:
(202)205-3525 or by e-mail: *erin.pfeltz@ed.gov.* If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed in this section. 2. *Content and Form of Application Submission:* Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this program. Page Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit the application narrative (Part III) to the equivalent of no more than 50 pages, using the following standards: • A “page” is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. • Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs. • Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch). • Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier, Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font (including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted. The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, the page limit does apply to all of the application narrative section (Part III). Our reviewers will not read any pages of your application that— • Exceed the page limit if you apply these standards; or • Exceed the equivalent of the page limit if you apply other standards. 3. *Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available:* June 20, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* August 6, 2007. Applications for grants under this program must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov. Apply site (Grants.gov). For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer to section IV. 6. *Other Submission Requirements* in this notice. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the application process, the individual's application remains subject to all other requirements and limitations in this notice. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 5, 2007. 4. *Intergovernmental Review:* These competitions are subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for these competitions. 5. *Funding Restrictions: Use of Funds for Post-Award Planning and Design of the Educational Program and Initial Implementation of the Charter School.* A non-SEA eligible applicant receiving a grant under this program may use the grant funds only for—
(a)Post-award planning and design of the educational program, which may include
(i)refinement of the desired educational results and of the methods for measuring progress toward achieving those results; and
(ii)professional development of teachers and other staff who will work in the charter school; and
(b)Initial implementation of the charter school, which may include
(i)informing the community about the school;
(ii)acquiring necessary equipment and educational materials and supplies;
(iii)acquiring or developing curriculum materials; and
(iv)other initial operational costs that cannot be met from State or local sources. *Use of Funds for Dissemination Activities.* A charter school may use these funds to assist other schools in adapting the charter school's program (or certain aspects of the charter school's program), or to disseminate information about the charter school through such activities as—
(a)Assisting other individuals with the planning and start-up of one or more new public schools, including charter schools, that are independent of the assisting charter school and the assisting charter school's developers and that agree to be held to at least as high a level of accountability as the assisting charter school;
(b)Developing partnerships with other public schools, including charter schools, designed to improve student performance in each of the schools participating in the partnership;
(c)Developing curriculum materials, assessments, and other materials that promote increased student achievement and are based on successful practices within the assisting charter school; and
(d)Conducting evaluations and developing materials that document the successful practices of the assisting charter school and that are designed to improve student performance in other schools. We reference additional regulations outlining funding restrictions in the *Applicable Regulations* section in this notice. 6. *Other Submission Requirements:* Applications for grants under this program must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in this section. a. *Electronic Submission of Applications.* Applications for grants under the Charter Schools Program, CFDA Numbers 84.282B and 84.282C, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov. Apply site at *http://www.Grants.gov* . Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in this section under *Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.* You may access the electronic grant application for the Charter Schools Program at: *http://www.Grants.gov* You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.282, not 84.282B or 84.282C). Please note the following: • When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as the hours of operation. • Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application if it is date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. • The amount of time it can take to upload an application will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov. • You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the application package for this program to ensure that you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov at *http://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf* • To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see *http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp* ). These steps include
(1)registering your organization, a multi-part process that includes registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR);
(2)registering yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR); and
(3)getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see *http://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf* ). You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please note that the registration process may take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to allow you to submit successfully an application via Grants.gov. In addition you will need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business days to complete. • You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your application in paper format. • You must submit all documents electronically, including all information you typically provide on the following forms: Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information—Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. Please note that two of these forms—the SF 424 and the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424—have replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal Education Assistance). • You must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified in this paragraph or submit a password-protected file, we will not review that material. • Your electronic application must comply with any page-limit requirements described in this notice. • After you electronically submit your application, you will receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send a second notification to you by e-mail. This second notification indicates that the Department has received your application and has assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique to your application). • We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a later date. *Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues with the Grants.gov System:* If you are experiencing problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it. If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing instructions described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in this notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted. Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system. *Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement:* You qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application through the Grants.gov system because— • You do not have access to the Internet; or • You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to the Grants.gov system; and • No later than two weeks before the application deadline date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. Address and mail or fax your statement to: Erin Pfeltz, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W255, Washington, DC 20202-5970. FAX:
(202)205-5630. Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice. b. *Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.* If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following address: *By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, *Attention:* (CFDA Number 84.282B or 84.282C),400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,Washington, DC 20202-4260. or *By mail through a commercial carrier:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Stop 4260, *Attention:* (CFDA Number 84.282B or 84.282C),7100 Old Landover Road,Landover, MD 20785-1506. Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1)A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2)A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service.
(3)A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier.
(4)Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1)A private metered postmark.
(2)A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service. If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application. Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office. c. *Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.* If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, *Attention* : (CFDA Number 84.282B or 84.282C), 550 12th Street, SW.,Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260. The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. *Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications:* If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department—
(1)You must indicate on the envelope and—if not provided by the Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are submitting your application; and
(2)The Application Control Center will mail to you a notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not receive this notification within 15 business days from the application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at
(202)245-6288. V. Application Review Information *Selection Criteria:* Non-SEA eligible applicants applying for CSP grant funds must address both the statutory application requirements and the selection criteria described in the following paragraphs. Each applicant applying for CSP grant funds may choose to respond to the application requirements in the context of its responses to the selection criteria. The statutory application requirements for all applicants submitting under CFDA Nos. 84.282B and 84.282C are listed in paragraph
(a)in this section. The selection criteria for non-SEA applicants for *Planning, Program Design, and Implementation Grants (CFDA No. 84.282B)* are listed in paragraph
(b)in this section. The selection criteria for non-SEA applicants for *Dissemination Grants (CFDA No. 84.282C)* are listed in paragraph
(c)in this section.
(a)*Application Requirements (CFDA Nos. 84.282B and 84.282C).*
(i)Describe the educational program to be implemented by the proposed charter school, including how the program will enable all students to meet challenging State student academic achievement standards, the grade levels or ages of students to be served, and the curriculum and instructional practices to be used;
(ii)Describe how the charter school will be managed;
(iii)Describe the objectives of the charter school and the methods by which the charter school will determine its progress toward achieving those objectives;
(iv)Describe the administrative relationship between the charter school and the authorized public chartering agency;
(v)Describe how parents and other members of the community will be involved in the planning, program design, and implementation of the charter school;
(vi)Describe how the authorized public chartering agency will provide for continued operation of the charter school once the Federal grant has expired, if that agency determines that the charter school has met its objectives;
(vii)If the charter school desires the Secretary to consider waivers under the authority of the CSP, include a request and justification for waivers of any Federal statutory or regulatory provisions that the applicant believes are necessary for the successful operation of the charter school and a description of any State or local rules, generally applicable to public schools, that will be waived for, or otherwise not apply to, the school;
(viii)Describe how the grant funds will be used, including how these funds will be used in conjunction with other Federal programs administered by the Secretary;
(ix)Describe how students in the community will be informed about the charter school and be given an equal opportunity to attend the charter school;
(x)Describe how a charter school that is considered an LEA under State law, or an LEA in which a charter school is located, will comply with sections 613(a)(5) and 613(e)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and
(xi)If the eligible applicant desires to use grant funds for dissemination activities under section 5202(c)(2)(C) of the ESEA, describe those activities and how those activities will involve charter schools and other public schools, LEAs, developers, and potential developers.
(b)*Selection Criteria (CFDA No. 84.282B).* The following selection criteria are from section 5204 of the ESEA and 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR. The maximum possible score for all the criteria in this section is 130 points. The maximum possible score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses following the criterion. In evaluating an application from a non-SEA eligible applicant for Planning, Program Design, and Implementation, the Secretary considers the following criteria:
(i)The quality of the proposed curriculum and instructional practices (20 points). Note: The Secretary encourages the applicant to describe the educational program to be implemented by the proposed charter school, including how the program will enable all students to meet challenging State student academic achievement standards, the grade levels or ages of students to be served, and the curriculum and instructional practices to be used.
(ii)The degree of flexibility afforded by the SEA and, if applicable, the LEA to the charter school (10 points). Note: The Secretary encourages the applicant to include a description of how the State's law establishes an administrative relationship between the charter school and the authorized public chartering agency and exempts the charter school from significant State or local rules that inhibit the flexible operation and management of public schools. The Secretary also encourages the applicant to include a description of the degree of autonomy the charter school will have over such matters as the charter school's budget, expenditures, daily operation, and personnel in accordance with its State's charter school law.
(iii)The extent of community support for the application (20 points). Note: The Secretary encourages the applicant to describe how parents and other members of the community will be informed about the charter school, and how students will be given an equal opportunity to attend the charter school.
(iv)The ambitiousness of the objectives for the charter school (10 points). Note: The Secretary encourages the applicant to describe the objectives for the charter school and how these grant funds will be used, including how these funds will be used in conjunction with other Federal programs administered by the Secretary, in meeting these objectives.
(v)The quality of the strategy for assessing achievement of those objectives (20 points).
(vi)The likelihood that the charter school will meet those objectives and improve educational results for students during and after the period of Federal financial assistance (10 points).
(vii)The extent to which the proposed project encourages parental involvement (10 points). Note: The Secretary encourages the applicant to describe how parents and other members of the community will be involved in the planning, program design, and implementation of the charter school.
(viii)The quality of the personnel who will carry out the proposed project. In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary considers the qualifications, including relevant training and experience, of the project director; and the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for employment from persons who are members of groups that have traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability (10 points).
(ix)The contribution the charter school will make in assisting educationally disadvantaged and other students to achieve to State academic content standards and State student academic achievement standards (20 points).
(c)*Selection Criteria (CFDA No. 84.282C).* The following selection criteria are from section 5204 of the ESEA and 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR. The maximum possible score for all the criteria in this section is 110 points. The maximum possible score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses following the criterion. In evaluating an application from a non-SEA eligible applicant for a dissemination grant, the Secretary considers the following criteria:
(i)The quality of the proposed dissemination activities and the likelihood that those activities will improve student achievement (30 points). Note: The Secretary encourages the applicant to describe the objectives for the proposed dissemination activities and the methods by which the charter school will determine its progress toward achieving those objectives.
(ii)The extent to which the school has demonstrated overall success, including—
(1)Substantial progress in improving student achievement (10 points);
(2)High levels of parent satisfaction (10 points); and
(3)The management and leadership necessary to overcome initial start-up problems and establish a thriving, financially viable charter school (10 points).
(iii)The extent to which the results of the proposed project will be disseminated in a manner that will enable others to use the information or strategies (20 points).
(iv)The quality of the personnel who will carry out the proposed project. In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary considers the qualifications, including relevant training and experience, of the project director and the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for employment from persons who are members of groups that have traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability (10 points).
(v)The quality of the management plan for the proposed project. In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed project, the Secretary considers the adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing project tasks (20 points). VI. Award Administration Information 1. *Award Notices:* If your application is successful, we will notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notice (GAN). We may notify you informally, also. If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we notify you. 2. *Administrative and National Policy Requirements:* We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the application package and reference these and other requirements in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice. We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also incorporates your approved application as part of your binding commitments under the grant. 3. *Reporting:* At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to *http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html* . 4. *Performance Measures:* The goal of the CSP is to support the creation and development of a large number of high-quality charter schools that are free from State or local rules that inhibit flexible operation, are held accountable for enabling students to reach challenging State performance standards, and are open to all students. The Secretary has set three performance indicators to measure this goal:
(1)The number of States, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, with charter school laws,
(2)the number of charter schools in operation around the Nation, and
(3)the percentage of charter school students who are achieving at or above the proficient level on State examinations in mathematics and reading. Additionally, the Secretary has established the following measure to examine the efficiency of the CSP: Federal cost per student in implementing a successful school (defined as a school in operation for three or more consecutive years). These measures constitute the Department's indicators of success for these programs. Consequently, we advise an applicant for a grant under these programs to give careful consideration to these measures in conceptualizing the approach and evaluation for its proposed project. Each grantee will be required to provide, in its annual performance and final reports, data about its progress in meeting these measures. VII. Agency Contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Pfeltz, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W255, Washington, DC 20202-5970. Telephone:
(202)205-3525 or by e-mail: *erin.pfeltz@ed.gov.* If you use a TDD, call the FRS at, toll-free, at 1-800-877-8339. VIII. Other Information *Alternative Format:* Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an alternative format ( *e.g.* , Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in this notice. *Electronic Access to This Document:* You can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format
(PDF)on the Internet at the following site: *http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.* To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at
(202)512-1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the **Federal Register** . Free Internet access to the official edition of the **Federal Register** and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.* Dated: June 13, 2007. Morgan S. Brown, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement. [FR Doc. E7-11712 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA-212-C] Application To Export Electric Energy; Coral Power, L.L.C. AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of application. SUMMARY: Coral Power, L.L.C. (Coral) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on or before July 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350 (Fax: 202-586-8008). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202-586-9624 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-2793. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy
(DOE)pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require authorization under section 202(e) of the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On June 9, 1999, the Department of Energy
(DOE)issued Order No. EA-212 authorizing Coral to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico as a power marketer for a two-year term. On August 13, 2001, in Order No. EA-212-A, DOE renewed that authorization for a two-year term. On July 8, 2002, Coral filed an application with DOE to amend the existing export authorization contained in Order No. EA-212-A to add a list of authorized export points. On August 26, 2002, in Order No. EA-212-B, DOE renewed that authorization for a five-year term. That authorization will expire on August 26, 2007. On May 31, 2007, Coral filed an application with DOE to renew the export authority contained in Order No. EA-212-B for an additional five-year term and requested expedited treatment of the application so that its authorization will not lapse. Coral does not own or control any transmission or distribution assets, nor does it have a franchised service area. The electric energy which Coral proposes to export to Mexico would be purchased from electric utilities and Federal power marketing agencies within the United States. Coral will arrange for the delivery of exports to Mexico over the international transmission facilities currently owned by San Diego Gas and Electric Company, El Paso Electric Company, Central Power and Light Company, and Comision Federal de Electricidad, the national utility of Mexico. The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of the international transmission facilities to be utilized by Coral has previously been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended. *Procedural Matters:* Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding or to be heard by filing comments or protests to this application should file a petition to intervene, comment or protest at the address provided above in accordance with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each petition and protest should be filed with DOE on or before the date listed above. Comments on the Coral application to export electric energy to Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-212-C. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Robert Reilley, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Coral Power, L.L.C., 909 Fannin, Plaza Level One, Houston, TX 77010 and Jane Barnett, Regulatory analyst, Coral Power, L.L.C., 909 Fannin, Plaza Level One, Houston, TX 77010. A final decision will be made on this application after the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and a determination is made by the DOE that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, for public inspection and copying at the address provided above or by accessing the program's Home Page at *http://www.oe.energy.gov/304.htm.* Issued in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2007. Anthony J. Como, Director, Permitting and Siting Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. E7-11917 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA-210-B] Application To Export Electric Energy; PPL EnergyPlus, LLC AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of application. SUMMARY: PPL EnergyPlus, LLC (PPL EnergyPlus) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on or before July 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350 (FAX 202-586-8008). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202-586-9624 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-2793. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy
(DOE)pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require authorization under section 202(e) of the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On July 19, 1999, the Department of Energy
(DOE)issued Order No. EA-210 authorizing PPL EnergyPlus to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer for a two-year term. On November 13, 2001, in Order No. EA-210-A, DOE renewed that authorization for a five-year term. That Order expired on November 13, 2006. On March 24, 2007, PPL EnergyPlus filed an application with DOE to renew the export authority contained in Order No. EA-210-A for an additional five-year term. PPL EnergyPlus does not own or control any transmission or distribution assets, nor does it have a franchised service area. The electric energy which PPL EnergyPlus proposes to export to Canada would be purchased from electric utilities and Federal power marketing agencies within the United States. PPL EnergyPlus will arrange for the delivery of exports to Canada over the international transmission facilities currently owned by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, International Transmission Co., Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric Power Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power, Inc., Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc., New York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., Northern States Power Company, and Vermont Electric Transmission Co. The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of the international transmission facilities to be utilized by PPL EnergyPlus has previously been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended. *Procedural Matters:* Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding or to be heard by filing comments or protests to this application should file a petition to intervene, comment or protest at the address provided above in accordance with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each petition and protest should be filed with DOE on or before the date listed above. Comments on the PPL EnergyPlus application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-210-B. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Jesse A. Dillon, Esq., Senior Counsel, PPL Services Corporation, Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101 AND Sandra E. Rizzo, Esq., Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, 2000 K Street, NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006. A final decision will be made on this application after the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and a determination is made by the DOE that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, for public inspection and copying at the address provided above or by accessing the program's Home Page at *http://www.oe.energy.gov/304.htm.* Issued in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2007. Anthony J. Como, Director, Permitting and Siting Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. E7-11920 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada Test Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the **Federal Register** . DATES: Wednesday, July 11, 2007—5 p.m. ADDRESSES: 7710 West Cheyenne Avenue, Conference Room #130, Las Vegas, Nevada. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Snyder, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, P.O. Box 98518, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193. Phone:
(702)295-2836; E-mail: *snyderk@nv.doe.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Purpose of the Board:* The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities. *Tentative Agenda:* 1. Briefing on “Operation Clean Desert” 2. Transuranic Waste Update 3. Updates by the Board's working committees *Public Participation:* The meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral presentations pertaining to agenda items should contact Kelly Snyder at the telephone number listed above. The request must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comment will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. *Minutes:* The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying at the U.S. Department of Energy's Freedom of Information Public Reading 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. Minutes will also be available by writing to Kelly Snyder at the address listed above. Issued at Washington, DC on June 14, 2007. Rachel Samuel, Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E7-11913 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP00-445-019] Alliance Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Negotiated Rates June 13, 2007. Take notice that on June 11, 2007, Alliance Pipeline L.P. (Alliance) tendered for filing Seventh Revised Sheet No. 12, as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, proposed to become effective June 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. E7-11868 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP07-394-000] Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Application June 13, 2007. Take notice that on June 4, 2007 Colorado Interstate Gas Company (Colorado), Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80944, filed in Docket No. CP07-394-000, an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), to abandon, in place, two compressor units at CIG's Lakin Compressor Station in Kearny County, Kansas, all as more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call
(202)502-8659 or TTY,
(202)208-3676. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Richard Derryberry, Director, Regulatory Affairs Department, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Post Office Box 1087 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80904, telephone
(719)520-3782 Pursuant to § 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: Complete its environmental assessment
(EA)and place it into the Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of the final environmental impact statement
(FEIS)or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all Federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission's final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 5, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-11874 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06-1-004] Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing June 13, 2007. Take notice that on June 7, 2007, Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC
(FGT)submitted a compliance filing pursuant to the Commission's Letter Order dated May 25, 2007 in the subject docket. FGT requests a May 1, 2007 effective date for the following tariff sheets as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No. 1: Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 206 Substitute Original Sheet No. 206A FGT states that copies of the filing were served on parties on the official service list in the above captioned proceeding. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed 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 28, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-11870 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. EC07-89-001, ER07-887-001] ITC Holdings Corp., ITC Midwest LLC, Interstate Power and Light Company, Midwest Independent Transmission, System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Filing June 13, 2007. Take notice that on June 5, 2007, ITC Holdings Corp., ITC Midwest LLC, Interstate Power and Light Company, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. filed an amendment to their joint application filed with the Commission on May 11, 2007. The amendments apply to Exhibit No. IT-4, Dr. Jonathan Lesser's testimony and page 42 of the joint application. 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 20, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-11865 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-441-001] Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing June 13, 2007. Take notice that on June 11, 2007, Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC (KMIGT) tendered for filing to become part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No. 1-B, the following tariff sheets, to be effective June 3, 2007: Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 34 Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 37A Substitute Original Sheet No. 37B KMIGT states that the purpose of this filing is to comply with the Commission's Letter Order issued on June 1, 2007, in Docket No. RP07-441-000. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of § 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-11876 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-486-000] Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing June 14, 2007. Take notice that on June 12, 2007, Northern Border Pipeline Company (Northern Border) tendered for filing to be part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1; Eighteenth Revised Sheet No. 99A; Eighth Revised Sheet No. 287; Fourth Revised Sheet No. 294; and Fifth Revised Sheet No. 303A, to become effective July 12, 2007. Northern Border states that the purpose of this filing is to revise its tariff to reflect minor housekeeping changes. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of § 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov,* using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,* or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-11949 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-484-000] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Petition for Limited Waiver June 13, 2007. Take notice that on June 8, 2007, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) tendered for filing a petition for a limited waiver of its FERC Gas Tariff in order to allow Greater Minnesota Gas Inc.
(GMG)to extend firm transportation entitlement on a currently effective Firm Throughput Service Agreement despite inadvertently failing to meet the thirty day deadline to execute the Agreement after it was tendered by Northern. 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 19, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-11866 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-483-000] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff June 13, 2007. Take notice that on June 8, 2007, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to be effective July 9, 2007: Second Revised Sheet No. 26 Ninth Revised Sheet No. 101 Third Revised Sheet No. 129 Sixth Revised Sheet No. 135A Twelfth Revised Sheet No. 135D Seventh Revised Sheet No. 136 Seventh Revised Sheet No. 138 Sixth Revised Sheet No. 141 Ninth Revised Sheet No. 142 Fourth Revised Sheet No. 142A Second Revised Sheet No. 142B Eighth Revised Sheet No. 143 18 Revised Sheet No. 144 Eighth Revised Sheet No. 145 Tenth Revised Sheet No. 146 Second Revised Sheet No. 146A Sixth Revised Sheet No. 147 Second Revised Sheet No. 155 First Revised Sheet No. 205A Third Revised Sheet No. 216 Ninth Revised Sheet No. 258 12 Revised Sheet No. 259 1 Revised 2 Revised Sheet No. 260A Sixth Revised Sheet No. 261 Second Revised Sheet No. 262 Northern further states that copies of the filing have been mailed to each of its customers and interested State Commissions. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of 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. E7-11877 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07-485-000] Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff and Filing of Non-Conforming Service Agreement June 13, 2007. Take notice that on June 8, 2007, Northwest Pipeline Corporation (Northwest) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to be effective July 9, 2007: Fourth Revised Sheet No. 301 Fifth Revised Sheet No. 307 Third Revised Sheet No. 315 Sixth Revised Sheet No. 322 Fifth Revised Sheet No. 332 Fourth Revised Sheet No. 337 Fourth Revised Sheet No. 340 First Revised Sheet No. 349-A Third Revised Sheet No. 350 Second Revised Sheet No. 359 Tenth Revised Sheet No. 363 Second Revised Sheet No. 395 Northwest also tendered for filing a non-conforming Rate Schedule TF-1 service agreement with Idaho Power Company. 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. E7-11867 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP97-374-008] Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Negotiated Rates June 13, 2007. Take notice that on June 8, 2007, Northwest Pipeline Corporation (Northwest) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective July 9, 2007: First Revised Sheet No. 400 First Revised Sheet No. 401 Northwest states that a copy of this filing has been served upon Northwest's customers and upon interested state regulatory commissions. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of § 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov.* Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-11869 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06-90-002] WTG Hugoton, LP; Notice of Compliance Filing June 13, 2007. Take notice that on June 1, 2007, WTG Hugoton
(WTG)tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Original Sheet Nos. 0 through 417. WTG states that the filing is being made in compliance with the Commission's April 10, 2007 order in Docket Nos. CP06-89, et al., related to WTG's acquisition of certain public facilities from Northern Natural Gas Company, in order to implement open access service under the terms of the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by 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 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. E7-11875 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL07-68-000] NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation, Complainant, v. ISO New England, Inc., Respondent; Notice of Complaint June 13, 2007. Take notice that on June 11, 2007, NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation (NSTAR) pursuant to sections 206 and 306 of the Federal Power Act and Rule 206 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Commission's regulatons 18 CFR 385.206 (2006), tendered for filing this complaint against ISO New England, Inc. (ISO-NE) disputing the ISO-NE's administration of the Second Amended and Restated Reliability Must Run Agreement between Exelon New Boston, LLC and ISO-NE governing the operation of the New Boston facility. 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 July 11, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-11871 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 June 13, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings *Docket Numbers:* ER06-1545-003. *Applicants:* Southern Company Services, Inc. *Description:* Alabama Power Company *et al.* submit a response to FERC's Staff's Deficiency Letter. *Filed Date:* 05/29/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070613-0094. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 19,2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-544-001. *Applicants:* PacifiCorp. *Description:* PacifiCorp submits its compliance filing pursuant to the Commission 4/10/07 letter order. *Filed Date:* 04/25/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070425-5029. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-974-001. *Applicants:* Wisconsin Electric Power Company. *Description* : Wisconsin Electric Power Company submits an errata its Wholesale Distribution Service Agreement with the City of Norway, Michigan. *Filed Date:* 06/12/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070612-5048. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 03, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1018-000. *Applicants:* SIG Energy, LLLP. *Description:* SIG Energy, LLLP submits a notice of succession informing that it has succeeded to the market-based rate tariff of Susquehanna Energy Products, LLC. *Filed Date:* 06/08/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070612-0192. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 29, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1019-000 ER07-1020-000; ER07-1021-000. *Applicants:* Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. *Description* : Niagara Mohawk Power Corp dba National Grid submits an unexecuted interconnection agreements based on the New York Independent System Operator Standard Large Generator Interconnection Agreement. *Filed Date:* 06/08/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070612-0193. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 29, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1022-000. *Applicants:* Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. *Description:* Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC submits an amendment to its FERC Electric, Fourth Revised Volume 3, to become 6/7/07. *Filed Date:* 06/08/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070612-0191. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 29, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER96-719-017; ER97-2801-017; ER99-2156-011. *Applicants:* PacifiCorp; Cordova Energy Company LLC; MidAmerican Energy Company. *Description:* Cordova Energy Company LLC *et al.* provides a notice of change in status under market-based rate authority pursuant to section 35.27(c) of the Commission's Regulations. *Filed Date:* 06/08/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070612-0218. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 29, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following public utility holding company filings: *Docket Numbers:* PH07-19-000. *Applicants:* Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC. *Description:* Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC submits an Exemption Notification. *Filed Date:* 06/12/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070611-5090. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 03, 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 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. E7-11878 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 June 12, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: *Docket Numbers:* ER01-3001-017. *Applicants:* New York Independent System Operator, Inc. *Description:* New York Independent System Operator, Inc. submits its Summer Compliance Report on Demand Response Programs and New Generation Projects. *Filed Date:* 6/1/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070601-5059. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 22, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER06-1421-000. *Applicants:* The Clearing Corporation. *Description:* The Clearing Corporation submits a Notice of Withdrawal of its 8/29/06 Application for Market Based Rate Authority. *Filed Date:* 6/5/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070608-0005. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-423-002. *Applicants:* South Carolina Electric & Gas Company. *Description:* South Carolina Electric & Gas Company submits its compliance Electric Refund Report. *Filed Date:* 6/8/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070608-5020. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 29, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-613-003. *Applicants:* California Independent System Operator Corporation, Inc. *Description:* California Independent System Operator Corporation submits its Compliance Filing in accordance with FERC's May 8, 2007 Order. *Filed Date:* 6/7/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070611-0074. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-642-001. *Applicants:* Southern Company Services, Inc. *Description:* Southern Company Services, Inc agent for Alabama Power Company et al submits responses to FERC's Staff's Deficiency Letter. *Filed Date:* 5/29/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070531-0092. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 15, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-734-001. *Applicants:* Southwest Power Pool, Inc. *Description:* Southwest Power Pool Inc submits an executed Meter Agent Services Agreement between Kansas Electric Power Cooperative Inc & the Empire District Electric Company. *Filed Date:* 6/7/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070611-0073. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-736-001. *Applicants:* Southwest Power Pool, Inc. *Description:* Southwest Power Pool, Inc submits the executed Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service Agreement with the City of Independence, Missouri. *Filed Date:* 6/7/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070611-0075. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-749-001. *Applicants:* Dyon, LLC. *Description:* Dyon, LLC submits an amendment to its application for market-based rate authority and accompany electric power sales tariff originally submitted on 4/13/07 in compliance with Order 614 et al. *Filed Date:* 6/5/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070607-0202. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 26, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-752-001; ER07-753-001; ER07-754-001; ER07-755-001; ER07-756-001. *Applicants:* Westar Energy, Inc. *Description:* Westar Energy, Inc submits First Revised Sheets 2 of its Supplemental Generation Agreements in compliance with the Commission's 5/22/07 letter order. *Filed Date:* 6/6/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070608-0095. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 27, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-930-001. *Applicants:* AER NY-Gen, LLC. *Description:* AER NY-Gen LLC submits Exhibit A—Substitute Original Sheet 1 to FERC Electric Tariff, Second Revised Volume 1. *Filed Date:* 6/6/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070607-0203. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 27, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-988-000. *Applicants:* ISO New England Inc.; Hydro-Quebec TransEnergie. *Description:* ISO New England, Inc et al submits the Final English-French translated version of the Highgate Interconnection Operators Agreement relating to the Highgate Interconnection Facilities. *Filed Date:* 5/31/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070605-0183. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 21, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1015-000. *Applicants:* Southwest Power Pool, Inc. *Description:* Southwest Power Pool, Inc submits an executed service agreement for firm point-to-point transmission service with Southwest Public Service Co. *Filed Date:* 6/7/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070611-0078. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1016-000. *Applicants:* Southern California Edison Company. *Description:* Southern California Edison Co submits a Letter Agreement with Ocotillo Development LLC. *Filed Date:* 6/7/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070611-0077. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 28, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* ER07-1017-000. *Applicants:* Public Service Company of New Mexico. *Description:* Public Service Co of New Mexico submits an Operation and Maintenance Agreement for Aztec Substation with Western Area Power Administration. *Filed Date:* 6/8/2007. *Accession Number:* 20070611-0076. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 29, 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. E7-11880 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12802-000] Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments June 13, 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.:* 12802-000. c. *Date filed:* May 21, 2007. d. *Applicant:* Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC. e. *Name of Project:* Nantucket Tidal Energy Plant. f. *Location:* The project would be located in Nantucket Sound, between Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard, in Nantucket and Dukes Counties, Massachusetts. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. Roger Bason, Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC, 24 Roxanne Boulevard, Highland, NY 12561, phone
(845)691-4008. 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)One or several devices using the Tidal In-Stream Energy Conversion (TISEC), Lunar Energy, Gorlov Helical Turbine, Marine Current Turbine, or Natural Currents Red Hawk TISEC technology,
(2)anchoring systems,
(3)mooring lines, and
(4)interconnection transmission lines. The project is estimated to have an annual generation of 3 gigawatt-hours per-year, which 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, 385.211, 385.214. 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. E7-11872 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 459-176] Union Electric Company, dba AmerenUE; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests June 13, 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.:* 459-176. c. *Date Filed:* May 31, 2007. d. *Applicant:* Union Electric Company, dba AmerenUE. e. *Name of Project:* Osage Project. f. *Location:* The project is located on the Osage River, in Benton, Camden, Miller, and Morgan Counties, Missouri. The project is located immediately downstream from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Harry S. Truman Dam and occupies 1.6 acres of inundated federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r) and 799 and 801. h. *Applicant Contact:* Mr. Jeff Green, Supervisor, P.O. Box 993, Lake Ozark, MO 65049; phone number
(573)365-9214 or e-mail: *WGreen@ameren.com.* i. *FERC Contact:* Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Steven Naugle at
(202)502-6061 or by e-mail: *steven.naugle@ferc.gov* or Heather Campbell
(202)502-6182 or by e-mail: *heather.campbell@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:* Union Electric Company, dba AmerenUE (AmerenUE), licensee for the Osage Project, has filed an application seeking authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to permit construction of docks at the Atlantis Island condominiums to be located at the 3.5 mile marker of the Osage Arm of the Lake of the Ozark. The application is for 17 docks with 374 slips. 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, 385.211, 385.214. 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. E7-11873 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Notice June 14, 2007. The following notice of meeting is published pursuant to section 3(a) of the government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. L. No. 94-409), 5 U.S.C 552b: Agency Holding Meeting: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Date and Time: June 21, 2007, 10 a.m. Place: Room 2C, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Status: Open. Matters to be Considered: Agenda. * **Note** —Items listed on the agenda may be deleted without further notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone
(202)502-8400. For a recorded message listing items struck from or added to the meeting, call
(202)502-8627. This is a list of matters to be considered by the Commission. It does not include a listing of all documents relevant to the items on the agenda. All public documents, however, may be viewed on line at the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the eLibrary link, or may be examined in the Commission's Public Reference Room. 920th Meeting Regular Meeting June 21, 2007, 10 a.m. Item No. Docket No. Company Administrative A-1 AD02-1-000 Agency Administrative Matters. A-2 AD02-7-000 Customer Matters, Reliability, Security and Market Operations. A-3 AD06-3-000 Energy Market Update. Electric E-1 RM04-7-000 Market Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities. E-2 RM06-10-001 New PURPA Section 210(m) Regulations Applicable to Small Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities. E-3 AD07-7-000, RM07-19-000 Wholesale Competition in Regions with Organized Electric Markets. E-4 ER06-615-003, ER06-615-005 California Independent System Operator Corporation. E-5 ER97-4166-018, ER96-780-007, EL04-124-001, EL05-104-000, ER97-4166-021, ER96-780-010, EL04-124-003, EL05-104-001 Southern Companies Energy Marketing, Inc. and Southern Companies Services, Inc. E-6 ER97-4166-022, ER96-780-012, EL04-124-004 Southern Companies Energy Marketing, L.P. and Southern Companies Services, Inc. E-7 ER07-550-000, ER07-550-001 Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. E-8 ER05-1410-002, EL05-148-002, ER05-1410-003, EL05-148-003 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. E-9 EL07-48-000 Entergy Services, Inc. E-10 OMITTED E-11 EL07-42-000 Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. E-12 EL07-46-000 Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. and Barclays Bank, Plc. E-13 EL00-95-000 *San Diego Gas & Electric Company* v. *Sellers of Energy and Ancillary Services* . EL00-98-000 Investigation of Practices of the California Independent System Operator and the California Power Exchange. EL01-10-000 *Puget Sound Energy, Inc.* v. *Sellers of Energy and/or Capacity* . IN03-10-000 Investigation of Anomalous Bidding Behavior and Practices in Western Markets. PA02-2-000 Fact-Finding Investigation into Possible Manipulation of Electric and Natural Gas Prices PacifiCorp. EL03-163-000, EL03-197-000 PPM Energy, Inc. (f/k/a PacifiCorp Power Marketing, Inc.). ER03-746-000 California Independent System Operator Corporation. E-14 EL00-95-194 *San Diego Gas & Electric Company* v. *Sellers of Energy and Ancillary Services* . EL00-98-178 Investigation of Practices of the California Independent System Operator and the California Power Exchange. IN03-10-026 Investigation of Anomalous Bidding Behavior and Practices in Western Markets. PA02-2-040 Fact-Finding Investigation into Potential Market Manipulation of Electric and Natural Gas Prices. EL03-179-006, IN01-3-004 Williams Energy Services Corporation. AES Southland, Inc. Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Inc. E-15 EL00-95-191 *San Diego Gas & Electric Company* v. *Sellers of Energy and Ancillary Services.* EL00-98-176 Investigation of Practices of the California Independent System Operator and the California Power Exchange EL01-10-021 *Puget Sound Energy, Inc.* v. *Sellers of Energy and/or Capacity.* IN03-10-024 Investigation of Anomalous Bidding Behavior and Practices in Western Markets. PA02-2-038 Fact-Finding Investigation into Possible Manipulation of Electric and Natural Gas Prices. EL03-187-006 El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P. E-16 EL05-15-008 *Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation* v. *Entergy Arkansas, Inc.* E-17 ER07-772-000, ER07-813-000, ER05-1230-001 Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. E-18 ER07-805-000 California Independent System Operator Corporation. E-19 ER07-87-000, ER07-87-001 ISO New England Inc. E-20 EL07-69-000 Western Systems Power Pool Agreement. ER91-195-000 Western Systems Power Pool. E-21 EL05-25-001, EL05-25-002, EL05-25-003 *Tenaska Alabama II Partners, L.P.* v. *Alabama Power Company and Southern Company Services, Inc.* EL05-26-001, EL05-26-002, EL05-26-003 *Tenaska Alabama Partners, L.P.* v. *Alabama Power Company and Southern Company Services, Inc.* EL05-27-001, EL05-27-002, EL05-27-003 *Tenaska Georgia Partners, L.P.* v. *Georgia Power Company and Southern Company Services, Inc.* E-22 ER06-448-001 Southwest Power Pool. E-23 QM07-4-000 American Electric Power Services Corporation. Appalachian Power Company. Columbus Southern Power Company. Indiana Michigan Power Company. Kentucky Power Company. Kingsport Power Company. Ohio Power Company. Wheeling Power Company. E-24 OMITTED E-25 RM07-18-000 Elimination of FERC Form 423. Miscellaneous M-1 RM96-1-027 Standards for Business Practices for Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines. RM05-5-001 Standards for Business Practices for Public Utilities. Gas G-1 RP06-407-000 Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation. G-2 PR07-10-000 Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline, L.P. Hydro H-1 P-9401-065 Mount Hope Waterpower Project, LLP. H-2 P-2785-063, P-10808-036, P-10809-030, P-10810-034 Synex Michigan, LLC. Certificates C-1 RM06-7-001 Revisions to the Blanket Certificate Regulations and Clarification Regarding Rates. C-2 RM07-17-000 Revisions to Landowner Notification and Blanket Certificate Regulations. C-3 CP06-19-001 Windy Hill Gas Storage, LLC. C-4 CP05-18-000 Equitrans, L.P. C-5 CP06-448-000, CP06-448-001 Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America. CP06-449-000, CP06-449-001, CP06-450-000, CP06-450-001, CP06-451-000, CP06-451-001 Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC. A free webcast of this event is available through *http://www.ferc.gov.* Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this event can do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the free webcasts. It also offers access to this event via television in the DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit *http://www.CapitolConnection.org* or contact Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at 703-993-3100. Immediately following the conclusion of the Commission Meeting, a press briefing will be held in the Commission Meeting Room. Members of the public may view this briefing in the designated overflow room. This statement is intended to notify the public that the press briefings that follow Commission meetings may now be viewed remotely at Commission headquarters, but will not be telecast through the Capitol Connection service. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-11954 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8329-3] Workshop To Discuss Policy-Relevant Science To Inform EPA's Integrated Plan for the Review of the Primary Particulate Matter
(PM)National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of workshop. SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing that a workshop entitled “Workshop to Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA's Integrated Plan for the Review of the Primary Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards” is being organized by EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), Office of Research and Development and EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Office of Air and Radiation. The workshop will be held on July 11 through 13, 2007 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The workshop will be open to attendance by interested public observers on a first-come, first-served basis up to the limits of available space. DATES: The workshop will be held on July 11, 12, and 13, 2007. ADDRESSES: The workshops will be held at U.S. EPA, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. An EPA contractor, SAIC, is providing logistical support for the workshop. For further information on the workshops, contact Ms. Kristen Wheeler, SAIC Conference Coordinator, 11251 Roger Bacon Drive, Reston, VA 20190, telephone: 703-318-4535; facsimile: 703-318-4755; e-mail: *wheelerkr@saic.com.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information, registration, and logistics for the workshop should be directed to the SAIC conference coordinator listed in ADDRESSES above. Additional questions regarding the workshop should be directed to Ms. Beth Hassett-Sipple, U.S. EPA, OAQPS, telephone: 919-541-4605; facsimile: 919-541-0237; e-mail: *hassett-sipple.beth@epa.gov* or Dr. Lori White, U.S. EPA, NCEA, telephone: 919-541-3146; facsimile: 919-541-1818; e-mail: *white.lori@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Information About the Workshop The Agency's last review of the particulate matter
(PM)national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) was completed in September 2006 with the promulgation of revisions to some aspects of the PM standards to provide requisite protection of public health and welfare (71 FR 61144). Initiating the next review of these standards at this time is consistent with the Clean Air Act's requirement that the Agency periodically review the latest scientific information and the standards. It is also consistent with the Agency's new NAAQS review process. 1 This workshop will provide an opportunity for external experts as well as EPA staff to highlight significant new and emerging PM research, and to make individual recommendations to the Agency regarding the design and scope of the review for the primary (health-based) PM standards 2 to ensure that it addresses key policy-relevant issues and considers the new science relevant to informing our understanding of these issues. 1 For more information on the NAAQS review process, please see *http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/.* 2 A similar workshop to discuss planning for the review of the secondary (welfare-based) PM NAAQS will be held on July 16, 2007 in Research Triangle Park. Please see announcement elsewhere in today's **Federal Register** . We intend that workshop discussions will build upon three prior publications or events: 3 3 Please see *http://www.epa.gov/air/particlepollution/actions.html* to obtain a copy of the provisional science assessment, the notice of final rulemaking, and other related documents. 1. *Provisional Assessment of Recent Studies on Health Effects of Particulate Matter Exposure.* This assessment, which was completed by EPA's NCEA in July 2006, evaluated studies published too late for inclusion in the final PM criteria document in the last review. 2. *National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter: Final Rule* (71 FR 61144, October 17, 2006). The preamble to the final rule included detailed discussions of policy-relevant issues central to the last review. 3. Materials from the December 2006 workshop entitled, “Interpretation of Epidemiologic Studies of Multi-pollutant Exposure and Health Effects.” The workshop dealt with important issues relevant to this review, such as the interpretation and understanding of criteria air pollutant health effects analyses in population-level epidemiologic studies, with a focus on multi-pollutant exposures (71 FR 67566, November 22, 2006). Workshop participants are encouraged to review each of these documents and/or supporting materials thoroughly before the meeting begins, as they provide important insights into new scientific advances and key policy-relevant questions. Based in large part on the input received during this workshop, EPA intends to develop a draft integrated PM NAAQS review plan that will outline the schedule, process, and approaches for evaluating the relevant scientific information and addressing the key policy-relevant issues to be considered in this review. The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) will be asked to conduct a consultation with the Agency on the draft integrated plan later this year, and the public will have the opportunity to comment on it as well. The final integrated plan will be used to frame each of the major elements of the PM review under the new NAAQS process: an integrated science assessment document, a risk/exposure assessment report, and a policy assessment to be published as an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR). Dated: June 14, 2007. P.W. Preuss, Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. [FR Doc. E7-11957 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8329-1] Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur (NO X /SO X ) Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Workshop AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of workshop. SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing that a workshop entitled “Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur (NO <sup>X</sup> /SO <sup>X</sup> ) Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Workshop” is being organized by EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), Office of Research and Development and EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Office of Air and Radiation. The workshop will be held on July 17, 18 and 19, 2007 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The workshop will be open to attendance by interested public observers on a first-come, first-served basis up to the limits of available space. DATES: The workshop entitled “Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur (NO <sup>X</sup> /SO <sup>X</sup> ) Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Workshop” will be held on July 17, 18, and 19, 2007. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. An EPA contractor, SAIC, is providing logistical support for the workshop. For further information on the workshop, contact Ms. Kristen Wheeler, SAIC Conference Coordinator, 11251 Roger Bacon Drive, Reston, VA 20190, telephone: 703-318-4535; facsimile: 703-318-4755; e-mail: *wheelerkr@saic.com.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information, registration, and logistics for the workshops should be directed to the SAIC Conference Coordinator listed in ADDRESSES above. Additional questions regarding the secondary NO <sup>X</sup> /SO <sup>X</sup> NAAQS workshop should be directed to Dr. Tara Greaver, U.S. EPA, NCEA, telephone: 919-541-2435; facsimile: 919-541-1818; e-mail: *greaver.tara@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Summary of Information About the Workshops The U.S. Clean Air Act requires that EPA carry out periodic reviews of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for major “criteria” air pollutants and to revise the NAAQS for a given pollutant, as appropriate. The Agency is in the process of reviewing the secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for Oxides of Nitrogen (NO <sup>X</sup> ) and Sulfur Oxides (SO <sup>X</sup> ). EPA has recognized the merit of integrating the science assessment for these two pollutants, particularly for ecological and welfare effects, based on the important interrelationships for NO <sup>X</sup> and SO <sup>X</sup> in both their atmospheric chemistry and their effects on the environment. Therefore, EPA is conducting a joint assessment of the secondary NAAQS for NO <sup>X</sup> and SO <sup>X</sup> . As part of the NAAQS reviews, the National Center for Environmental Assessment
(NCEA)within EPA's Office of Research and Development
(ORD)will assess newly available scientific information in Integrated Science Assessment
(ISA)documents (formerly known as Air Quality Criteria Documents) that will be supported by more detailed and comprehensive annexes. The assessments in these documents are intended to provide the scientific bases for the reviews of the NAAQS. EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) will prepare risk and exposure assessment analyses, as appropriate, drawing upon the scientific evidence summarized in the ISA. Subsequently, the EPA expects to prepare a policy assessment, to be published as an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, that will discuss, in part, the findings of the science and risk/exposure assessments related to the adequacy of the standards and describe a range of options for revising or retaining the NAAQS. EPA is holding this workshop to inform the Agency's assessment of the scientific evidence for the review of the secondary NAAQS for NO <sup>X</sup> and SO <sup>X</sup> . The workshop will address various issues involved in the preparation of the draft material for the ISA and annexes. This workshop is planned to help ensure that the ISA provides an up-to-date, state-of-the-art scientific basis for the review of the NAAQS. Workshop discussions will be focused on identifying and integrating scientific evidence that is relevant for future risk and exposure analyses to include in the ISA. This workshop is being held in conjunction with a workshop entitled “Workshop to Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA's Integrated Plan for the Review of the Secondary Particulate Matter
(PM)National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)” (see accompanying Notice of Workshop). Dated: June 14, 2007. Peter W. Preuss, Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. [FR Doc. E7-11960 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8329-2] Workshop To Discuss Policy-Relevant Science To Inform EPA's Integrated Plan for the Review of the Secondary Particulate Matter
(PM)National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of workshop. SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing that a workshop entitled “Workshop to Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA's Integrated Plan for the Review of the Secondary Particulate Matter
(PM)National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)” is being organized by EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), Office of Research and Development and EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Office of Air and Radiation. The workshop will be held on July 16, 2007 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and will be open to attendance by interested public observers on a first-come, first-served basis up to the limits of available space. DATES: The workshop entitled “Workshop to Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA's Integrated Plan for the Review of the Secondary Particulate Matter
(PM)National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)” will be held on July 16, 2007. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. An EPA contractor, SAIC, is providing logistical support for the workshop. For further information on the workshop, contact Ms. Kristen Wheeler, SAIC Conference Coordinator, 11251 Roger Bacon Drive, Reston, VA 20190, telephone: 703-318-4535; facsimile: 703-318-4755; e-mail: *wheelerkr@saic.com.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information, registration, and logistics for the workshops should be directed to the SAIC Conference Coordinator listed in ADDRESSES above. Additional questions regarding the secondary PM NAAQS workshop should be directed to Dr. Paul Wagner, U.S. EPA, NCEA, telephone: 919-541-2255; facsimile: 919-541-0237; e-mail: *wagner.paulf@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Summary of Information About the Workshops The U.S. Clean Air Act requires that EPA carry out periodic reviews of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for major “criteria” air pollutants and to revise the NAAAQS for a given pollutant, as appropriate. The Agency's last review of the PM NAAQS was completed in September 2006 with the promulgation of revisions to some aspects of the PM standards to provide requisite protection of public health and welfare (71 FR 61144, October 17, 2006). Initiating the next review of these standards at this time is consistent with the Clean Air Act's requirement that the Agency periodically review the latest scientific information and the standards. It is also consistent with the Agency's new NAAQS review process. For more information on the NAAQS review process, please see *http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/.* The workshop will provide an opportunity for external experts as well as EPA staff to highlight significant new and emerging research, and to make individual recommendations to the Agency regarding the design and scope of the review for the secondary (welfare-based) PM standards to ensure it addresses key policy-relevant issues and considers the new science relevant to informing our understanding of these issues. A similar workshop to discuss planning for the review of the primary (health-based) PM NAAQS will be held on July 11, 12, and 13, 2007 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Please see the announcement elsewhere in today's **Federal Register** . Based in large part on the input received during the primary and secondary PM workshops, EPA intends to develop a draft integrated PM NAAQS review plan that will outline the schedule, process, and approaches for evaluating the relevant scientific information and addressing the key policy-relevant issues to be considered in this review. The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) will be asked to conduct a consultation with the Agency on the draft integrated plan later this year, and the public will have the opportunity to comment on the draft integrated plan as well. The final integrated plan will be used to frame each of the major elements of the PM review under the new NAAQS process: An integrated science assessment document, a risk/exposure assessment report, and a policy assessment to be published as an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR). Immediately following this workshop, EPA is sponsoring a workshop entitled “Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur (NO <sup>X</sup> /SO <sup>X</sup> ) Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Workshop.” These workshops are being held in close coordination because EPA has recognized that some overlap is likely in the issues discussed and areas of expertise involved in the review of secondary standards for PM, Oxides of Nitrogen (NO <sup>X</sup> ), and Sulfur Oxides (SO <sup>X</sup> ). Dated: June 14, 2007. P.W. Preuss, Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. [FR Doc. E7-11959 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0847; FRL-8123-4] Colorado State Plan for Certification of Applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides; Notice of Approval AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In the **Federal Register** of December 22, 2006, EPA issued a notice announcing its intent to approve an amended Colorado State Plan for the certification of applicators of restricted use pesticides contingent upon Colorado's promulgation of appropriate revised State Rules and Regulations pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Pesticide Applicators' Act by January 1, 2007. In that notice, EPA solicited comments from the public on the proposed action to approve the amended Colorado State Plan. The amended Certification Plan Colorado submitted to EPA contained several statutory, regulatory, and programmatic changes to its current Certification Plan. The proposed amendments provide details for the certification of both private and commercial pesticide applicators and subsequent enforcement of pesticide laws and regulations pursuant to the Colorado Pesticide Applicator's Act. In addition, the amended State Plan adds three new commercial pesticide applicator subcategories. No comments were received in response to that **Federal Register** notice and Colorado promulgated the appropriate revised State Rules and Regulations pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Pesticide Applicators' Act on January 1, 2007. Therefore, EPA hereby approves the amended Colorado State Plan. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peg Perreault, EPA Region 8, Pollution Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxics Program, 8P-P3T, 1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, CO 80202-1129; telephone number:
(303)312-6286; e-mail address: *perreault.peg@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to those involved in agriculture and anyone involved with the distribution and application of pesticides for agricultural purposes. Others involved with pesticides in a non-agricultural setting may also be affected. In addition, it may be of interest to others, such as, those 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 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-2006-0847. 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 Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 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 Action is the Agency Taking? EPA is approving the amended Colorado State Certification Plan. This approval is based upon EPA's review of the Colorado State Plan and finding it in compliance with FIFRA and its implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 171. Further, there were no public comments submitted in response to the earlier **Federal Register** notice (71 FR 77014) (FRL-8102-8) soliciting comments and Colorado promulgated the appropriate revised State Rules and Regulations pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of Colorado Pesticide Applicators' Act. Therefore, the amended Colorado State Certification Plan is hereby approved. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Education, Pests and pesticides. Dated: May 30, 2007. Robert E. Roberts, Regional Administrator, Region 8. [FR Doc. E7-11945 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0501; FRL-8136-5] Chloropicrin,Dazomet, 1,3-Dichloropropene, Metam potassium, Metam sodium, and Methyl bromide; Extension of Comment Periods AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Extension of comment periods. SUMMARY: EPA issued five notices in the **Federal Register** of May 2, 2007, announcing the availability and seeking comments on EPA's revised human health risk assessments for the fumigants chloropicrin, dazomet, 1,3-dichloropropene, metam potassium, metam sodium, and methyl bromide. This notice announces EPA's decision to extend the comment period from July 2, 2007 to September 3, 2007, for the five actions. DATES: Comments, identified by the applicable docket identification number (see the May 2, 2007 notices) must now be received on or before September 3, 2007. ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the **Federal Register** documents of May 2, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The applicable contact persons listed in the **Federal Register** documents of May 2, 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? The Agency included in the notices of May 2, 2007, a list of those who may be potentially affected by this action. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in the **Federal Register** documents of May 2, 2007. B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of this Document? In addition to accessing an electronic copy of this **Federal Register** document through the electronic docket at *http://www.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* . II. What Action is EPA taking? This document extends the public comment periods for the fumigants chloropicrin, dazomet, 1,3-dichloropropene, metam potassium, metam sodium, and methyl bromide established in the **Federal Register** issued on May 2, 2007 (72 FR 24290, FRL-8127-7), (72 FR 24292, FRL-8126-7), (72 FR 24294, FRL-8124-8), (72 FR 24295, FRL-8125-9), and (72 FR 24297, FRL-8125-7). In those documents, EPA announced the availability of the risk assessments and opened 60-day public comment periods. EPA is hereby extending the comment periods, which were set to end on July 2, 2007 to September 3, 2007. III. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? Section 4(g)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, directs that, after submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, the Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredient are eligible for reregistration. Further provisions are made to allow a public comment period. However, the Administrator may extend the comment period if additional time for comment is requested. In this case, Grimmway Farms; Certis U.S.A., L.L.C; Washington Minor Crops Association; Washington State Potato Commission; Amalgamated Sugar Company; Methyl Bromide Industry Task Force; the Idaho Potato Growers Association; and other individuals have requested additional time to develop comments. The Agency believes that an additional 60 days is warranted. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Fumigants, Pesticides and pests. Dated: June 13, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-11796 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0431; FRL-8135-4] Mefluidide Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents for the pesticide mefluidide, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED)for mefluidide through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration decisions. This is Phase 3 of the process. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0431, 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 Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 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 telephone number is
(703)305-5805. *Instructions* : Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0431. 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 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 docket index available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to *http://www.regulations.gov* , select “Advanced Search,” then “Docket Search.” Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the “Submit” button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web site to view the docket index or access available documents. 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 Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 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 telephone number is
(703)305-5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilhelmena Livingston, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 703 308-8025; fax number:
(703)308-8005; e-mail address: * livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may 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. 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. II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking? EPA is releasing for public comment its human health and environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for mefluidide, and soliciting public comment on risk management ideas or proposals. Mefluidide is a plant growth regulator that is applied postemergence when needed. EPA developed the risk assessments and risk characterization for mefluidide through a modified version of its public process for making pesticide reregistration eligibility and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that pesticides meet current standards under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Mefluidide is a plant growth regulator that is applied postemergence when needed. It is used to control ornamental and non-ornamental woody plants, ground cover, hedges trees, turf grasses, grass and broadleaf weeds by inhibiting plant cell division, stem elongation and seed head development. It is also registered for growth control of low maintenance turf on rights-of way, airports, public and industrial sites. Mefluidide products can also be used on residential lawns. EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for interested parties to provide comments and input on the Agency's risk assessments for mefluidide. Such comments and input could address, for example, the availability of additional data to further refine the risk assessments, such as usage/use information for non-agricultural uses, or could address the Agency's risk assessment methodologies and assumptions as applied to this specific pesticide. Through this notice, EPA also is providing an opportunity for interested parties to provide risk management proposals or otherwise comment on risk management for mefluidide. Risks of concern associated with the use of mefluidide are: Acute (listed and non-listed) and chronic risks to mammals and birds, as well as acute (listed and non-listed) risk to terrestrial and semi-aquatic plants from use on ornamental turf. In targeting these risks of concern, the Agency solicits information on effective and practical risk reduction measures. EPA seeks to achieve environmental justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may have atypical, unusually high exposure to mefluidide, compared to the general population. EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public Participation Process, published in the **Federal Register** on May 14, 2004 (69 FR 26819) (FRL-7357-9), explains that in conducting these programs, the Agency is tailoring its public participation process to be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of the issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide. For mefluidide, a modified, 4-Phase process with one comment period and ample opportunity for public consultation seems appropriate in view of its few complex issues. However, if as a result of comments received during this comment period EPA finds that additional issues warranting further discussion are raised, the Agency may lengthen the process and include a second comment period, as needed. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES , and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. Comments will become part of the Agency Docket for mefluidide. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late.” EPA is not required to consider these late comments. B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended directs that, after submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, “the Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredient are eligible for reregistration,” before calling in product-specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering products or taking other “appropriate regulatory action.” List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: June 12, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-11943 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0179; FRL-8133-5] Issuance of Experimental Use Permits AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: EPA has granted experimental use permits
(EUPs)to the following pesticide applicants. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the limitations in the permit. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Reynolds, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703)605-0515; e-mail address: *reynolds.alan@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 conduct or sponsor research on pesticides, 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 action, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . 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-OPP-2007-0179. 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. EUPs EPA has issued the following EUPs: *264-EUP-140* . Extension. Bayer CropScience LP, 2. T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This EUP allows the use of 1,008 pounds of cotton seed containing the following plant incorporated protectant
(PIP)in the amount specified: 0.016 pounds of Cry1Ab protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector pTDL004) in Events T303-3 and T304-40 cotton. This EUP allows the use of this seed on 84 acres of Events T303-3 and T304-40 cotton. Four trial protocols will be conducted, including: • Efficacy testing. • Agronomic evaluation. • Dissemination of pollen evaluation. • Production of sample material for use in regulatory studies. The program is authorized only in the States of Arizona, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. The EUP is effective from March 8, 2007 to May 1, 2008. An exemption from tolerance has been established for residues of the active ingredient in or on all cotton commodities. One comment was received from a private citizen in response to the notice of receipt for this permit application, which was published in the **Federal Register** on January 17, 2007 (72 FR 1993) (FRL-8105-7). The private citizen indicated that she opposed testing under this EUP except in fully enclosed greenhouses, and expressed the viewpoint that the permittee should be required to request permission from neighbors prior to testing. The Agency understands the commenter's concerns. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Agency is tasked with reviewing applications for EUPs for any pesticide, including PIPs, and granting such applications to the extent that the conditions of FIFRA section 5, and the regulations thereunder, have been met (subject to such terms and conditions as the Agency determines are warranted). In this instance, EPA has determined that the relevant statutory and regulatory conditions have been met. In addition, there is nothing in FIFRA or in the Agency's regulations enacted thereunder that compels, and EPA does not otherwise require, a permittee to notify neighbors prior to testing as suggested. Finally, although certain containment provisions were required per the experimental program, the Agency did not require testing to be conducted in fully enclosed greenhouses because such a requirement was not necessary to mitigate risk. *67979-EUP-6* . Issuance. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., P.O. Box 12257, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This EUP allows the use of 62,173 pounds of corn seed containing the following plant incorporated protectants
(PIPs)in the amounts specified: 0.916 pounds of Vip3Aa20 protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector pNOV1300) in Event MIR 162 corn, 0.046 pounds of Cry1Ab protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector pZO1502) in Event Bt11 corn, and 0.013 pounds of mCry3A protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector pZM26) in Event MIR 604 corn. This EUP allows the use of this seed on 536 acres of MIR 162 corn; 220 acres of Bt11 corn; 199 acres of MIR 604 corn; 469 acres of Bt11 x MIR 162 corn; and 468 acres of Bt11 x MIR 162 x MIR 604 corn for 2007-2008. Five trial protocols will be conducted, including: • Breeding and observation. • Insect efficacy. • Agronomic evaluation. • Inbred and hybrid seed production. • Regulatory studies. The program is authorized only in the States of California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from March 21, 2007 to March 31, 2008. Permanent or temporary exemptions from tolerance have been established for residues of the active ingredients in or on all corn commodities. *67979-EUP-7* . Issuance. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., P.O. Box 12257, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This EUP allows the use of 13,483 pounds of cotton seed containing the following plant incorporated protectants
(PIPs)in the amounts specified: 0.010 pounds of Vip3Aa19 protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector pCOT1) in Event COT102 cotton and 0.082 pounds of Cry1Ab protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector pNOV4641) in Event COT67B cotton. This EUP allows the use of this seed on 28 acres of COT102 cotton; 28 acres of COT67B cotton; and 274 acres of COT102 x COT67B cotton. Five trial protocols will be conducted, including: • Breeding and observation. • Insect efficacy. • Agronomic evaluation. • Seed increase. • Product characterization. The program is authorized only in the States of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. The EUP is effective from April 26, 2007 to April 30, 2008. Permanent or temporary exemptions from tolerance have been established for residues of the active ingredients in or on all cotton commodities. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Experimental use permits. Dated: June 6, 2007. Janet L. Andersen, Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-11516 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0404; FRL-8132-3] Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application 73049-EUP-U from Valent BioSciences Corporation requesting an experimental use permit
(EUP)for the biochemical pesticide S-Abscisic Acid; (S)-5-(1-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-4-oxo-1-cyclohex-2-enyl)-3-methyl-penta-(2Z,4E)-dienoic Acid. The Agency has determined that the application may be of regional and national significance. Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency is soliciting comments on this application. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0404, 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-2007-0404. 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 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 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 docket index available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to *http://www.regulations.gov* , select “Advanced Search,” then “Docket Search.” Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the “Submit” button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov website to view the docket index or access available documents. 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: Chris Pfeifer, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703)308-0031; e-mail address: *pfeifer.chris@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to those 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. 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. II. Background Valent BioSciences Corporation, 870 Technology Way, Libertyville, IL 60048, has submitted an EUP application, 70349-EUP-U, for use of the biochemical pesticide S-Abscisic Acid
(ABA)on table and wine grapes. As required with a food use, a “Request for a Temporary Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance” was published in the **Federal Register** on April 30, 2007 (72 FR 21263) (FRL-8124-7). The proposed active ingredient is a well known plant growth regulator, and is expected to enhance fruit coloring. ABA will be applied from two to three weeks before harvest in one or two sprays of 50 to 200 parts per million
(ppm)each in a water volume of 75 to 200 gallons per acre. The application proposes to treat 5,000 acres annually. Shipment/use dates are expected to begin in August of 2008 and to continue until the permit's proposed expiration in August of 2010. Participating states include: California, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. III. What Action is the Agency Taking? Following the review of the Valent Biosciences Corporation application and any comments and data received in response to this notice, EPA will decide whether to issue or deny the EUP request for this EUP program, and if issued, the conditions under which it is to be conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will be announced in the **Federal Register** . IV. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action? The Agency's authority for taking this action is under FIFRA section 5. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Experimental use permits. Dated: June 6, 2007. Janet L. Andersen, Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7-11521 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Aeronautics Science and Technology Subcommittee, Committee on Technology, National Science and Technology Council; Notice of Meeting ACTION: Notice of Meeting—Public Consultation on the National Aeronautics Research and Development Plan and Related Infrastructure Plan. SUMMARY: The Aeronautics Science and Technology Subcommittee
(ASTS)of the National Science and Technology Council's
(NSTC)Committee on Technology will hold a public meeting to discuss development of the National Aeronautics Research and Development (R&D) Plan and the related Aeronautics Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Infrastructure Plan. Executive Order (E.O.) 13419—National Aeronautics Research and Development—signed December 20, 2006, calls for the development of these Plans within one year. The Plans are to be guided by the National Aeronautics R&D Policy that was developed by the NSTC and endorsed by E.O. 13419. *Dates and Addresses:* The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in room 233 of the Duke Energy Center, 525 Elm Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Duke Energy Center information is available at the: *http://www.duke-energycenter.com/700/mapsdirectionsparking.asp* Web site. Registration is required because seating is limited and will be on a first come, first served basis. *Registration Requests:* Registration requests (including your name, address, and phone number) should be submitted to Jon Montgomery, Office of Aerospace and Automotive Industries, Room 4020, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone
(202)482-3353, or e-mail your request to *Jon.Montgomery@mail.doc.gov.* Registration requests should be submitted no later than 4 p.m.
(EST)on Friday, July 6, 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E.O. 13419 and the National Aeronautics R&D Policy call for executive departments and agencies conducting aeronautics R&D to engage industry, academia and other non-Federal stakeholders in support of government planning and performance of aeronautics R&D. At this meeting, ASTS members will discuss the structure and content of the National Aeronautics R&D Plan and related Aeronautics RDT&E Infrastructure Plan. The main purpose of the meeting is to obtain facts and information from individuals on the national aeronautics R&D goals and objectives related to: Mobility; national defense; aviation safety; aviation security; energy and the environment; and, aeronautics research, development, test and evaluation infrastructure. Additional information and links to E.O. 13419 and the National Aeronautics R&D Policy are available by visiting the Office of Science and Technology Policy's NSTC Web site at: *http://www.ostp.gov/nstc/aeroplans* or by calling 202-456-6046. M. David Hodge, Operations Manager, OSTP. [FR Doc. E7-11978 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3170-W7-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget June 6, 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 20, 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., Washington, 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:* 3060-0779. *Title:* Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide for Use of the 220 MHz Band by Private land Mobile Radio Service, PR Docket No. 89-552. *Form No.:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit institutions, and State, local and tribal government. *Number of Respondents:* 2,313 respondents; 2,313 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* 2-20 hours. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion reporting requirement and third party disclosure requirement. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *Total Annual Burden:* 23,433 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $657,500. *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 and third party disclosure requirements) to the OMB after this 60-day comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. This information collection includes rules to govern the future operation and licensing of the 220-222 MHz band (220 MHz service). In establishing this licensing plan, the FCC's goal is to establish a flexible regulatory framework that allows for efficient licensing of the 220 MHz service, eliminates unnecessary regulatory burdens, and enhances the competitive potential of the 220 MHz service in the mobile service marketplace. However, as with any licensing and operational plan for a radio service, a certain number of regulatory and information collection and third party disclosure requirement burdens are necessary to verify licensee compliance with FCC rules. The rule sections that are included in this collection are 47 CFR Sections 90.20, 90.729, 90.769, 90.767, 90.763, 90.771 and 90.743. The various information reporting and third party requirements (verification), and the requirement that licensees coordinate and provide written consent, concurrence or agreement with other licensees, will be used by the Commission to verify licensee compliance with Commission rules and regulation and to ensure that licensees continue to fulfill their statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Such information has been used in the past and will continue to be used to minimize interference, verify that applicants are legally, technically, and financially qualified to hold licenses and to determine compliance with Commission rules. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-11598 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-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.:* 010979-045. *Title:* Caribbean Shipowners Association. *Parties:* Bernuth Lines, Ltd.; CMA CGM, S.A.; Crowley Liner Services, Inc.; Interline Connection, N.V.; Seaboard Marine, Ltd.; Seafreight Line, Ltd.; Tropical Shipping and Construction Co., Ltd.; and Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. *Filing Party:* Joe Espinosa, Agreement Administrator; Caribbean Shipowners Association; 101 NE. Third Avenue, Suite 1500; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1181. *Synopsis:* The amendment would add Sea Star Line Caribbean, LLC as a party to the agreement. *Agreement No.:* 011284-063. *Title:* Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association Agreement. *Parties:* APL Co. Pte. Ltd.; American President Lines, Ltd.; A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S trading under the name of Maersk Line; CMA CGM, S.A.; Atlantic Container Line; Companhia Libra de Navegacao; Compania Libra de Navegacion Uruguay S.A.; Compania Sudamericana de Vapores, S.A.; COSCO Container Lines Company Limited; Crowley Maritime Corporation; Evergreen Line Joint Service Agreement; Hamburg-Sud; Hapag-Lloyd AG; Hapag-Lloyd USA LLC; Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line; Norasia Container Lines Limited; Orient Overseas Container Line Limited; Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.; and Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. *Filing Party:* Jeffrey F. Lawrence, Esq. and Donald J. Kassilke, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. *Synopsis:* The amendment would add China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd. and China Shipping Container Lines (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. as parties to the agreement. *Agreement No.:* 011953-002. *Title:* Florida Shipowners Group Agreement. *Parties:* The member lines of the Caribbean Shipowners Association and the Florida-Bahamas Shipowners and Operators Association. *Filing Party:* Joe Espinosa, Agreement Administrator; Florida Shipowners Group Agreement; 101 NE. Third Avenue, Suite 1500; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1181. *Synopsis:* The amendment makes several membership changes to the underlying constituent agreement parties. Dated: June 15, 2007. By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission. Karen V. Gregory, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-11925 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Revocations The Federal Maritime Commission hereby gives notice that the following Ocean Transportation Intermediary licenses have been revoked pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409) and the regulations of the Commission pertaining to the licensing of Ocean Transportation Intermediaries, 46 C.F.R. Part 515, effective on the corresponding date shown below: *License Number:* 018944N. *Name:* Ampac Transline, Inc. *Address:* 1533 W. 139th Street, Gardena, CA 90249. *Date Revoked:* June 9, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain a valid bond. *License Number:* 011263F. *Name:* Bugatti Freight Int'l
(USA)Inc. *Address:* 150-40 183rd Street, Ste. 208, Jamaica, NY 11413. *Date Revoked:* May 24, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain a valid bond. *License Number:* 006064N. *Name:* Container Management, Inc. *Address:* 3250 NW. North River Drive, Miami, FL 33142. *Date Revoked:* May 20, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain a valid bond. *License Number:* 013305N. *Name:* Etar, Inc. dba Etar Lines. *Address:* 419 S. Hindry Avenue, Inglewood, CA 90301. *Date Revoked:* September 14, 2005. *Reason:* Failed to maintain a valid bond. *License Number:* 017632N. *Name:* Global Logix, Inc. *Address:* 690 Lunt Ave., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. *Date Revoked:* May 30, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain a valid bond. *License Number:* 017501NF. *Name:* Hepta Run, Inc. *Address:* 3400 Rogerdale Rd., Houston, TX 77042. *Date Revoked:* June 2, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain valid bonds. *License Number:* 009704N. *Name:* Hi-Best Air Ocean, Inc. *Address:* 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 930, Los Angeles, CA 90045. *Date Revoked:* May 26, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain a valid bond. *License Number:* 004333F. *Name:* Jose Guillermmo Saavedrea dba Aero-Mar-Terra Forwarding. *Address:* 1027 Main Street, Ste. B, Pasadena, TX 77506. *Date Revoked:* May 20, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain a valid bond. *License Number:* 018890N. *Name:* Kingsmart Express Container, Inc. *Address:* 219 S. Chandler Ave., #E, Monterey Park, CA 91754 *Date Revoked:* June 5, 2007. *Reason:* Surrendered license voluntarily. *License Number:* 003557NF. *Name:* Nexus International Express, Inc. *Address:* 399 W. Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90248 *Date Revoked:* June 1, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain valid bonds. *License Number:* 016898F. *Name:* Transcontinental Freightways, Inc. *Address:* 7007 NW. 30th Street, Miami, FL 33122 *Date Revoked:* May 24, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain a valid bond. *License Number:* 018113F. *Name:* UFO International Freight Forwarder Corporation. *Address:* 15224 West State Street, Westminster, CA 92683. *Date Revoked:* May 19, 2007. *Reason:* Failed to maintain a valid bond. Sandra L. Kusumoto, Director,Bureau of Certification and Licensing. [FR Doc. E7-11923 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuances Notice is hereby given that the following Ocean Transportation Intermediary licenses have been reissued by the Federal Maritime Commission pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409) and the regulations of the Commission pertaining to the licensing of Ocean Transportation Intermediaries, 46 CFR part 515. License No. Name/address Date reissued 002586F CBE USA International Inc., 8451 Market Street,Houston, TX 77029 February 20, 2006. 016290F Delmar Logistics, Inc.,9310 S. La Cienega Blvd.,Inglewood, CA 90301 May 9, 2007. Sandra L. Kusumoto, Director, Bureau of Certification and Licensing. [FR Doc. E7-11937 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Consumer Advisory Council; Solicitation of Nominations for Membership AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Board is inviting the public to nominate qualified individuals for appointment to its Consumer Advisory Council, whose membership represents interests of consumers, communities, and the financial services industry. New members will be selected for three-year terms that will begin in January 2008. The Board expects to announce the selection of new members in early January. DATES: Nominations must be received by August 24, 2007.Nominations not received by August 24 may not be considered. ADDRESSES: Nominations must include a resume for each nominee. Electronic nominations are preferred. The appropriate form can be accessed at: *http://www.federalreserve.gov/forms/cacnominationform.cfm.* If electronic submission is not feasible, the nominations can be mailed (not sent by facsimile) to Sheila Maith, Assistant Director and Community Affairs Officer, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Kerslake, Secretary of the Council, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs,
(202)452-6470, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Consumer Advisory Council was established in 1976 at the direction of the Congress to advise the Federal Reserve Board on the exercise of its duties under the Consumer Credit Protection Act and on other consumer-related matters. The Council by law represents the interests both of consumers and of the financial services industry (15 U.S.C. 1691(b)). Under the Rules of Organization and Procedure of the Consumer Advisory Council (12 CFR 267.3), members serve three-year terms that are staggered to provide the Council with continuity. New members will be selected for terms beginning January 1, 2008, to replace members whose terms expire in December 2007. The Board expects to announce its appointment of new members in early January. Nomination letters should include: • A resume; • Information about past and present positions held by the nominee, dates, and description of responsibilities; • A description of special knowledge, interests, or experience related to community reinvestment, consumer protection regulations, consumer credit, or other consumer financial services; • Full name, title, organization name, organization description for both the nominee and the nominator; • Current address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers for both the nominee and the nominator; and • Positions held in community organizations, and on councils and boards. Individuals may nominate themselves. The Board is interested in candidates who have familiarity with consumer financial services, community reinvestment, and consumer protection regulations, and who are willing to express their views. Candidates do not have to be experts on all levels of consumer financial services or community reinvestment, but they should possess some basic knowledge of the area. They must be able and willing to make the necessary time commitment to participate in conference calls, and prepare for and attend meetings three times a year (usually for two days, including committee meetings). The meetings are held at the Board's offices in Washington, DC. The Board pays travel expenses, lodging, and a nominal honorarium. In making the appointments, the Board will seek to complement the background of continuing Council members in terms of affiliation and geographic representation, and to ensure the representation of women and minority groups. The Board may consider prior years' nominees and does not limit consideration to individuals nominated by the public when making its selection. Council members whose terms end as of December 31, 2007, are: Stella Adams, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, S J Adams Consulting, Durham, North Carolina Faith Anderson, Vice President—Legal & Compliance and General Counsel, American Airlines Federal Credit Union, Fort Worth, Texas Carolyn Carter, Attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, Massachusetts Michael Cook, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas Donald S. Currie, Executive Director, Community Development Corporation of Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas Kurt Eggert, Associate Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Legal Education, Chapman University School of Law, Orange, California Deborah Hickok, Former Vice President, MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., Ooltewah, Tennessee Lisa Sodeika, Senior Vice President—Corporate Affairs, HSBC North America Holdings Inc., Prospect Heights, Illinois Anselmo Villarreal, Executive Director, LaCasa de Esperanza, Inc., Waukesha, Wisconsin Marva E. Williams, Senior Program Officer, Chicago Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Chicago, Illinois Council members whose terms continue through 2008 and 2009 are: Dorothy Bridges, Chief Executive Officer and President, Franklin National Bank of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota Tony T. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer, Uptown Consortium, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio Jason Engel, Vice President & Chief Regulatory Counsel, Experian, Costa Mesa, California Joseph L. Falk, Consultant, Akerman Senterfitt, Miami, Florida Louise J. Gissendaner, Senior Vice President, Director of Community Development, Fifth Third Bank, Cleveland, Ohio Patricia A. Hasson, President, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thomas P. James, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Counsel, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Consumer Fraud Bureau, Chicago, Illinois Sarah Ludwig, Executive Director, Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project, New York, New York Mark K. Metz, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Wachovia Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina Lance Morgan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ho-Chunk, Incorporated, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Winnebago, Nebraska Joshua Peirez, Chief Payment System Integrity Officer, MasterCard Worldwide, Purchase, New York Anna McDonald Rentschler, BSA Officer, Central Bancompany, Jefferson City, Missouri Edna Sawady, Managing Director, Market Innovations, Inc., New York, New York Faith Arnold Schwartz, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management and Public Affairs, Option One Mortgage Corporation, Washington, District of Columbia Edward Sivak, Director of Policy and Evaluation, Enterprise Corporation of the Delta, Jackson, Mississippi H. Cooke Sunoo, Director, Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program, Los Angeles, California Stergios “Terry” Theologides, Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and General Counsel, New Century Financial Corporation, Irvine, California Linda Tinney, Vice President, Community Development West Metro Region Manager, U.S. Bank, Denver, Colorado Luz L. Urrutia, President and Chief Operating Officer, Banuestra Financial Corporation, Roswell, Georgia Alan White, Supervising Attorney, Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 14, 2007. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-11818 Filed 6-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. TIME AND DATE: 12:00 p.m., Monday, June 25, 2007. PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, 20th and C Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Personnel actions (appointments, promotions, assignments, reassignments, and salary actions) involving individual Federal Reserve System employees. 2. Any items carried forward from a previously announced meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office of Board Members at 202-452-2955. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may call 202-452-3206 beginning at approximately 5 p.m. two business days before the meeting for a recorded announcement of bank and bank holding company applications scheduled for the meeting; or you may contact the Board's Web site at *http://www.federalreserve.gov* for an electronic announcement that not only lists applications, but also indicates procedural and other information about the meeting. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 15, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 07-3053 Filed 6-15-07; 4:10 pm]
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