Notices. Notice to Delete Eight Systems of Records
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BILLING CODE 5001-06-C DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE [DoD-2007-OS-0133] Office of the Secretary of Defense; Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD. ACTION: Notice to Delete Eight Systems of Records. SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency is deleting eight systems of records notices to its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This action will be effective without further notice on January 17, 2008 unless comments are received that would result in a contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Privacy Act Officer, Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DP, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Stop 2533, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jody Sinkler at
(703)767-5045. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Logistics Agency notices for systems of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the **Federal Register** and are available from the address above. The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to delete eight systems of records notices from its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The proposed deletions are not within the purview of subsection
(r)of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which requires the submission of new or altered systems reports. December 11, 2007. L.M. Bynum, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. S322.10 DMDC SYSTEM NAME: Defense Manpower Data Center Data Base (January 8, 2007, 72 FR 737). REASON: The Defense Manpower Data Center
(DMDC)no longer receives Privacy Act program support from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DMDC will receive privacy support from the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD)under Administrative Instruction 81. The above system notice was transferred to the OSD's inventory of Privacy Act systems of records as DMDC 01, Defense Manpower Data Center Data Base on October 1, 2007, 72 FR 55752; therefore, DLA is deleting this notice from its Privacy Act systems of records inventory. S322.50 DMDC SYSTEM NAME: Defense Eligibility Records (January 8, 2007, 72 FR 730). REASON: The Defense Manpower Data Center
(DMDC)no longer receives Privacy Act program support from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DMDC will receive privacy support from the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD)under Administrative Instruction 81. The above system notice was transferred to the OSD's inventory of Privacy Act systems of records as DMDC 02, Defense Eligibility Records on October 1, 2007, 72 FR 55757; therefore, DLA is deleting this notice from its Privacy Act systems of records inventory. S322.01 DMDC SYSTEM NAME: Defense Outreach Referral System
(DORS)(June 5, 2006, 71 FR 32327). REASON: The Defense Manpower Data Center
(DMDC)no longer receives Privacy Act program support from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DMDC will receive privacy support from the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD)under Administrative Instruction 81. The above system notice was transferred to the OSD's inventory of Privacy Act systems of records as DMDC 03, Defense Outreach Referral System
(DORS)on October 2, 2007, 72 FR 56066; therefore, DLA is deleting this notice from its Privacy Act systems of records inventory. S322.05 DMDC SYSTEM NAME: Noncombatant Evacuation and Repatriation Data Base (June 5, 2006, 71 FR 32328). REASON: The Defense Manpower Data Center
(DMDC)no longer receives Privacy Act program support from the Defense Logistics Agency(DLA). DMDC will receive privacy support from the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD)under Administrative Instruction 81. The above system notice was transferred to the OSD's inventory of Privacy Act systems of records as DMDC 04, Noncombatant Evacuation and Repatriation Data Base on October 2, 2007, 72 FR 56067; therefore, DLA is deleting this notice from its Privacy Act systems of records inventory. S322.09 DMDC SYSTEM NAME: Joint Duty Assignment Management Information System. (June 5, 2006, 71 FR 32330). REASON: The Defense Manpower Data Center
(DMDC)no longer receives Privacy Act program support from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DMDC will receive privacy support from the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD)under Administrative Instruction 81. The above system notice was transferred to the OSD's inventory of Privacy Act systems of records as DMDC 05, Joint Duty Assignment Management Information System on October 2, 2007, 72 FR 56069; therefore, DLA is deleting this notice from its Privacy Act systems of records inventory. S322.11 DMDC SYSTEM NAME: Federal Creditor Agency Debt Collection Data Base (May 4, 2007, 72 FR 25269). REASON: The Defense Manpower Data Center
(DMDC)no longer receives Privacy Act program support from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DMDC will receive privacy support from the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD)under Administrative Instruction 81. The above system notice was transferred to the OSD's inventory of Privacy Act systems of records as DMDC 06, Federal Creditor Agency Debt Collection Data Base on October 2, 2007, 72 FR 56069; therefore, DLA is deleting this notice from its Privacy Act systems of records inventory. S322.15 DMDC SYSTEM NAME: Defense Incident-Based Reporting System (DIBRS) (May 25, 2007, 72 FR 29308). REASON: The Defense Manpower Data Center
(DMDC)no longer receives Privacy Act program support from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DMDC will receive privacy support from the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD)under Administrative Instruction 81. The above system notice was transferred to the OSD's inventory of Privacy Act systems of records as DMDC 07, Defense Incident-Based Reporting System (DIBRS) on October 2, 72 FR 56062; therefore, DLA is deleting this notice from its Privacy Act systems of records inventory. S322.35 DMDC SYSTEM NAME: Survey and Census Data Base (June 5, 2006, 71 FR 32331). REASON: The Defense Manpower Data Center
(DMDC)no longer receives Privacy Act program support from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DMDC will receive privacy support from the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD)under Administrative Instruction 81. The above system notice was transferred to the OSD's inventory of Privacy Act systems of records as DMDC 08, Survey and Census Data Base on October 2, 2007, 72 FR 56062; therefore, DLA is deleting this notice from its Privacy Act systems of records inventory. [FR Doc. E7-24460 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE [DoD-2007-OS-0134] Office of Secretary of Defense; Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records AGENCY: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, DoD. ACTION: Notice to amend a system of records. SUMMARY: Defense Threat Reduction Agency is amending a system of records notices in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will be effective without further notice on January 17, 2008, unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination. ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Office, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Brenda Carter at
(703)767-1771. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Threat Reduction Agency notices for systems of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the **Federal Register** and are available from the address above. The specific changes to the record systems being amended are set forth below followed by the notice, as amended, published in its entirety. The proposed amendments are not within the purview of subsection
(r)of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which requires the submission of a new or altered system report. Dated: December 11, 2007. L.M. Bynum, Alternative OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. HDTRA 022 SYSTEM NAME: Learning Management System
(LMS)(January 8, 2007, 72 FR 729). CHANGES: CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: Delete “social security number”. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: Delete “E.O. 9397.” RETRIEVABILITY: Delete from entry “Social Security Number.” HDTRA 022 SYSTEM NAME: Learning Management System (LMS). SYSTEM LOCATION: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Policy & Program, Development Division, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Stop 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Defense Threat Reduction Agency
(DTRA)employees and contractor personnel receiving training funded or sponsored by DTRA. Department of Defense military personnel and non-appropriated fund personnel may be included in the system. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: Name, occupational series, grade, and supervisory status; registration, student development curricula, and training data, including start and completion dates, course descriptions, and related data. Where training is required for professional licenses, certification, or recertification, the file may include proficiency data in one or more skill areas. Electronic records may contain computer logon data. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 5 U.S.C. Chapter 41, the Government Employees Training Act; 10 U.S.C. 1701 *et seq.* , Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act; E.O. 11348, Providing for the further training of Government employees, as amended by E.O. 12107, Relating to the Civil Service Commission and labor-management in the Federal Service; and 5 CFR part 410, Office of Personnel Management-Training. PURPOSE(S): Information is used to manage and administer training and development programs; to identify individual training needs; to screen and select candidates for training; and for reporting, forecasting, tracking, monitoring, and assessment purposes. Statistical data, with all personal identifiers removed, are used to compare training completion data among different DTRA activities. Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such uses: In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows: To the Department of Veterans Affairs for inspecting, surveying, auditing, or evaluating apprentice or on-the-job training programs. To the Department of Labor for inspecting, surveying, auditing, or evaluating apprentice training programs and other programs under its jurisdiction. To Federal, state, and local agencies and oversight entities to track, manage, and report on mandatory training requirements and certifications. To public and private sector educational, training, and conferencing entities for participant enrollment, tracking, evaluation, and payment reconciliation purposes. To Federal agencies for screening and selecting candidates for training or developmental programs sponsored by the agency. To Federal oversight agencies for investigating, reviewing, resolving, negotiating, settling, or hearing complaints, grievances, or other matters under its cognizance. The DoD “Blanket Routine Uses” set forth at the beginning of DTRA's compilation of systems of records notices apply to this system. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Records are stored in paper and electronic form. RETRIEVABILITY: Automated records may be retrieved by name, logon identification, or by a combination of these data elements. Manual records are retrieved by employee last name. SAFEGUARDS: Records are maintained in physical and electronic areas accessible only to DTRA personnel who must use the records to perform assigned duties. Physical access is limited through the use of locks, guards, card swipe, and other administrative procedures. The electronic records are deployed on accredited systems with access restricted by the use of login, password, and/or card swipe protocols. The web-based files are accessible only via the Agency's intranet, which is protected in accordance with approved information assurance protocols. Employees are warned through screen log-on protocols and periodic briefings of the consequences of improper access or use of the data on the Agency intranet. In addition, users are trained to lock or shutdown their workstations when leaving the work area. During non-duty hours, records are secured in access-controlled buildings, offices, cabinets or computer systems. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: Training files are destroyed when 5 years old or when superseded, whichever is sooner. Employee agreements, individual training plans, progress reports, and similar records used in intern, upward mobility, career management, and similar developmental training programs are destroyed 1 year after employee has completed the program. SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: Learning Technology Specialist, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Policy & Program Development Division, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Stop 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: Individuals seeking to determine whether records about themselves is contained in this system of records should address written inquiries to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Policy & Program Development Division, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Stop 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201. Current DTRA employees may determine whether information about themselves is contained in subsets to the master file by accessing the system through their assigned DTRA computer or by contacting their immediate supervisor. RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: Individuals seeking access to records about themselves contained in this system of records should address written inquiries to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Policy & Program Development Division, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Stop 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201. Current DTRA employees may gain access to data contained in subsets to the master file by accessing the system through their assigned DTRA computer or by contacting their immediate supervisor. CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: The DTRA rules for accessing records, for contesting contents, and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in 32 CFR part 318, or may be obtained from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Policy & Program Development Division, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Stop 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060. RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: Information is obtained from the record subject. EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: None. [FR Doc. E7-24461 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE [DoD-2007-OS-0135] Office of the Secretary of Defense; Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD. ACTION: Notice to amend a system of records. SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of Defense is amending a system of records notices in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will be effective without further notice on January 17, 2008 unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination. ADDRESSES: Send comments to the OSD Privacy Act Coordinator, Records Management Section, Washington Headquarters Services, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cindy Allard at
(703)588-2386. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of the Secretary of Defense systems of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the **Federal Register** and are available from the address above. The specific changes to the record systems being amended are set forth below followed by the notice, as amended, published in its entirety. The proposed amendments are not within the purview of subsection
(r)of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which requires the submission of a new or altered system report. December 11, 2007. L.M. Bynum, Alternative OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. DWHS P43 System name: Emergency Personnel Locator Records (February 22, 2006, 71 FR 9100). Changes: System Location: Add to the entry “Business Transformation Agency, 1851 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22240-5291.” System manager(s) and address: Add to entry “Chief, Administrative Services, Business Transformation Agency, 1851 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22240-5291.” Notification Procedures: Delete entry and replace with “Individuals seeking to determine whether information about themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Administration & Program Support Directorate (APSD), Attn: COOP Program Manager, Crystal Gateway #1, Suite 940, 1235 South Clark Street, Arlington, VA 22202-3283. For Business Transformation Agency's records: Chief, Administrative Services, Business Transformation Agency, 1851 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22240-5291. Requests should contain individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), office name where they were assigned or affiliated, and address and telephone number applicable to the period during which the records were maintained. Social Security Number
(SSN)is used for positive identification.” Record access procedures: Delete entry and replace with “Individuals seeking access to records about themselves should address written inquiries to the Administration & Program Support Directorate (APSD), Attn: COOP Program Manager, Crystal Gateway #1, Suite 940, 1235 South Clark Street, Arlington, VA 22202-3283. For Business Transformation Agency's records: Chief, Administrative Services, Business Transformation Agency, 1851 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22240-5291. Requests should contain individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), office name where they were assigned or affiliated, and address and telephone number applicable to the period during which the records were maintained. Social Security Number
(SSN)is use for positive identification.” DWHS P43 Emergency Personnel Locator Records System location(s): Segments are maintained within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), The Joint Staff, and all other activities deriving administrative support from Washington Headquarters Services. Washington Headquarters Services, Information Technology Management Directorate, Pentagon Room 1C1065A, Washington, DC 20301-1155. Washington Headquarters Services, Information Technology Management Directorate, Crystal Gateway 3, Suite 1204, 1215 South Clark Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4387. AT&T Internet Data Center (IDC), 480 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472-2805. Qwest, 350 East Cermak Road, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60616-1568. Business Transformation Agency, 1851 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22240-5291. Categories of individuals covered by the system: Civilian employees and military personnel and their dependents, consultants, contractors, with whom the Office of the Secretary of Defense, The Joint Staff, and all other activities deriving administrative support from Washington Headquarters Services
(WHS)conduct official business. Inclusion is at the discretion of the maintaining office. Categories of records in the system: Individual's Social Security Number and/or name, organizational address, home address or unit of assignment, work and home telephone numbers and related information. Emergency personnel rosters, contact listing files, organizational telephone directories, and listings of office personnel. Authority for maintenance of the system: 5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulation; 10 U.S.C. Chapter 2, Secretary of Defense; Executive Order 12656, Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities, November 18, 1988, as amended; Presidential Decision Directive 67, Enduring Constitutional Government and Continuity of Government Operations, October 21, 1998; Federal Preparedness Circular 65, Federal Executive Branch Continuity of Operations, June 15, 2004; Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, Implementation of National Security Policy Direction of Enduring Constitutional Government and Continuity of Operations, February 17, 1999; DoD Directive 3020.26, Defense Continuity Program, September 8, 2004; DoD Directive 3020.36, Assignment of National Security Emergency Preparedness
(NSEP)Responsibilities to DoD Components, November 2, 1988; and DoD Directive 5110.4, Washington Headquarters Services, October 19, 2001. Purpose(s): Records support agency requirements for emergency notification of personnel, establishment of locator listings, and all other official management functions where personnel and organizational point of contact information is required. Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such uses: In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows: The “Blanket Routine Uses” set forth at the beginning of OSD's compilation of systems of records notices apply to this system. Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, and disposing of records in the system: Storage: Paper records are maintained in file folders and electronic storage media. Retrievability: Files are retrieved by Social Security Number
(SSN)and/or name of employee or individual. Safeguards: Facilities where the systems are maintained are locked when not occupied. Paper records are kept in filing cabinets and other storage places which are locked when office is not occupied. Electronic records are on computer terminals in supervised areas using a system with software access control safeguards. Only persons on a need-to-know basis and trained in the handling of information protected by the Privacy Act have access to the system. Access to personal information is further restricted by lock and key in secure containers, and in a computer system with intrusion safeguards. Retention and disposal: Records are retained until information is no longer current and then destroyed. Obsolete paper information is destroyed by tearing into pieces, shredding, pulping, macerating, or burning. Obsolete computer records are erased or overwritten. System manager(s) and address: Office of the Secretary of Defense Privacy Act Officer, OSD Records Management and Privacy Act Branch, Washington Headquarters Services, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155. Chief, Administrative Services, Business Transformation Agency, 1851 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22240-5291. Program Manager, Washington Headquarters Services, Information Technology Management Directorate, Crystal Gateway #1, Suite 940, 1235 South Clark Street, Arlington, VA 22202-3283. Program Manager, Washington Headquarters Services, Information Technology Management Directorate, Crystal Gateway #3, Suite 1204, 1215 South Clark Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4387. Notification procedure: Individuals seeking to determine whether information about themselves is contained in this system should address written inquires to the Administration & Program Support Directorate (APSD), Attn: COOP Program Manager, Crystal Gateway #1, Suite 940, 1235 South Clark Street, Arlington, VA 22202-3283. For Business Transformation Agency's records: Chief, Administrative Services, Business Transformation Agency, 1851 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22240-5291. Requests should contain individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), office name where they were assigned or affiliated, and address and telephone number applicable to the period during which the records were maintained. Social Security Number
(SSN)is used for positive identification. Record access procedures: Individuals seeking access to records about themselves should address written inquiries to the Administration & Program Support Directorate (APSD), Attn: COOP Program Manager, Crystal Gateway #1, Suite 940, 1235 South Clark Street, Arlington, VA 22202-3283. For Business Transformation Agency's records: Chief, Administrative Services, Business Transformation Agency, 1851 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22240-5291. Requests should contain individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), office name where they were assigned or affiliated, and address and telephone number applicable to the period during which the records were maintained. Social Security Number
(SSN)is used for positive identification. Contesting record procedures: The OSD rules for accessing records, for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in OSD Administrative Instruction 81; 32 CFR part 311; or may be obtained from the system manager. Record source categories: Information is obtained from the subject individual and official personnel office documents. Exemptions claimed for the system: None. [FR Doc. E7-24464 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Section 404 Permit Application for the Southern Beltway Transportation Project From I-79 to the Mon/Fayette Expressway, Washington County, PA AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of Availability. SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as a Cooperating Agency, have prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Section 404 Permit Application
(DEIS)for the Southern Beltway Transportation Project from I-79 to the Mon/Fayette Expressway in Washington County, PA. The overall purpose of the project is to provide transportation mobility safety improvements, to relieve congestion, and to support economic development plans in southwestern Pennsylvania. The DEIS assesses the environmental effects of the various alternatives developed to address the project needs. DATES: Comments concerning this DEIS should be submitted by February 8, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Scott A. Hans, Acting Chief, Regulatory Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, Moorhead Federal Building, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4186 or to David P. Willis, Environmental Manager, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, P.O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments regarding the DEIS should be directed to Mr. John S. Weres, Project Manager, at SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc., 1350 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412-392-8750). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. *Authorization:* The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, Regulatory Branch is considering an application from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 700 South Eisenhower Boulevard, P.O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676 under section 404 of the Clean Water Act to construct the Proposed Action. The primary Federal concern is the discharge of fill materials (including permanent inundation) within waters of the United States, and potential impacts on the human environment from such activities. The Corps' decision will be to either issue or deny a Department of the Army permit for the Proposed Action. The DEIS has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c) and Executive Order 11990; and with other appropriate federal laws and regulations, policies, and procedures of the Corps for compliance with those regulations. 2. *Scoping Process:* The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has held a series of Public Plans Displays and Public Meetings in the project area during the past several years, including a series of three meetings in August 2005 to present the alternatives developed in detail in the DEIS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a Notice of Intent
(NOI)in the **Federal Register** on October 23, 2007 (FR Doc. E7-20812). 3. *Public Hearing* . A formal public hearing to receive comments on the DEIS will be held by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission on Thursday, January 24, 2008. The location and time for the public hearing is as follows: • Canon-McMillan Senior High School, Elm Street Extension, Canonsburg, PA 15317. An open house plans presentation will be conducted from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The formal presentation will be conducted at 6 p.m. The public hearing will be announced in the local news media, and separate notice will also be sent to all parties on the project mailing list and to property owners adjacent to the Recommended Preferred Alternative. Participation by all interested individuals, groups or agencies is encouraged. The public review period will conclude on February 8, 2008, more than 45 days after publication of this notice. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will consider concerns expressed on the DEIS, and such issues will be incorporated into the Final EIS as appropriate. Comments, suggestions, and requests to be placed on the mailing list for announcements and for the Final EIS, should also be sent to Mr. Hans or Mr. Willis. 4. *Availability of the Draft EIS:* The Draft EIS and appendices are available for review and downloading from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's project Web site at the following address: *http://www.paturnpike.com/monfaySB/.* Copies of the DEIS are available for public review at local municipal offices and public libraries in the project area. Copies of the technical support data and all documents referenced in the DEIS are available for public review by appointment at the Pittsburgh office of SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc., 1350 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Please contact Mr. John Weres at
(412)392-8750 to set up an appointment. Please note that only qualified individuals will be allowed to review the confidential cultural resources appendices. Additional information on the project and availability of the DEIS can also be found in the Corps' Public notice at the following link: *http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/or/or-f/07-59.pdf.* Scott A. Hans, Acting Chief, Regulatory Branch, Pittsburgh District—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [FR Doc. E7-24446 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710-85-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 17, 2008. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit responses electronically by e-mail to *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov* or via fax to
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(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 IC Clearance Official, 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:
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(FIRS)at 1-800-877-8339. [FR Doc. E7-24454 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Grants for School-Based Student Drug-Testing Programs; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY)2008 *Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA)Number:* 84.184D. *Dates: Applications Available:* December 18, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* March 21, 2008. *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* May 22, 2008. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description *Purpose of Program:* Through the Grants for School-Based Student Drug-Testing Programs, the Department awards grants to local educational agencies
(LEAs)and other public and private entities to develop and implement, or expand, school-based drug-testing programs for students. *Priority:* This priority is from the notice of final eligibility and application requirements, priorities, and selection criteria for this program, published in the **Federal Register** on July 7, 2005 (70 FR 39254). *Absolute Priority:* For FY 2008 and any subsequent year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority. This priority is: *Mandatory Random and Voluntary Student Drug-Testing Programs.* Under this priority, we will provide Federal financial assistance to eligible applicants to develop and implement, or expand, school-based mandatory random or voluntary drug-testing programs for students in one or more grades 6 through 12. Any drug-testing program conducted with funds awarded under this priority must be limited to one or more of the following:
(1)Students who participate in the school's athletic program;
(2)Students who are engaged in competitive, extracurricular, school-sponsored activities; and
(3)A voluntary drug-testing program for students who, along with their parent or guardian, have provided written consent to participate in a random drug-testing program. Applicants that propose voluntary drug testing for students who, along with their parent or guardian, provide written consent must not prohibit students who do not consent from participating in school or extracurricular activities. *Application Requirements:* The following requirements, which are from the notice of final eligibility and application requirements, priorities, and selection criteria published in the **Federal Register** on July 7, 2005 (70 FR 39254), apply to all applications submitted under this program. Note: For this competition, we are only using three of the five requirements established in the notice of final eligibility and application requirements, priorities, and selection criteria published in the **Federal Register** on July 7, 2005 (70 FR 39254).
(1)Applicants may not submit more than one application for an award under this program.
(2)Funds may not be used for the following purposes:
(a)Student drug tests administered under suspicion of drug use;
(b)Incentives for students to participate in programs;
(c)Drug treatment; or
(d)Drug prevention curricula or other prevention programs.
(3)Applicants must:
(a)Identify a target population and demonstrate a significant need for drug testing within the target population;
(b)Explain how the proposed drug-testing program will be part of an existing, comprehensive drug prevention program in the schools to be served;
(c)Provide a comprehensive plan for referring students who are identified as drug users through the testing program to a student assistance program, counseling, or drug treatment if necessary;
(d)Provide a plan to ensure the confidentiality of drug-testing results, including a provision that prohibits the party conducting drug tests from disclosing to school officials any information about a student's use of legal medications;
(e)Limit the cost of site-based evaluations to no more than 10 percent of total funds requested; and
(f)Provide written assurances of the following:
(i)That results of student drug tests will not be disclosed to law enforcement officials;
(ii)That results of student drug tests will be destroyed when the student graduates or otherwise leaves the LEA or private school involved;
(iii)That all positive drug tests will be reviewed by a certified medical review officer;
(iv)That legal counsel has reviewed the proposed program and advised that the program activities do not appear to violate established constitutional principles or State and Federal requirements related to implementing a student drug-testing program; and
(v)That all proposed activities will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131. *Applicable Regulations:*
(a)The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, 99, and 299.
(b)The notice of final eligibility and application requirements, priorities, and selection criteria published in the **Federal Register** on July 7, 2005 (70 FR 39254).
(c)The notice of final eligibility requirement published in the **Federal Register** on December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70369). 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 to institutions of higher education only. II. Award Information *Type of Award:* Discretionary grants. *Estimated Available Funds:* The Administration has requested $17,850,000 for the Grants for School-Based Student Drug-Testing Programs in FY 2008, of which $12,750,000 would be available for new grant awards. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program. Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2008 and in FY 2009 from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition. *Estimated Range of Awards:* $100,000-$200,000. *Estimated Average Size of Awards:* $150,000. *Estimated Number of Awards:* 85. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Project Period:* Up to 36 months. III. Eligibility Information 1. *Eligible Applicants:* LEAs, including charter schools that are considered LEAs under state law, and public and private entities that do not currently have an active grant under the Department of Education's School-Based Student Drug-Testing Programs (CFDA 84.184D). Note: For the purpose of this eligibility requirement, a grant is considered active until the end of the grant's project or funding period, including any extensions of those periods that extend the grantee's authority to obligate funds. This eligibility requirement is from the notice of final eligibility requirement published in the **Federal Register** on December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70369). 2. *Cost Sharing or Matching:* This competition does not require cost sharing or matching. 3. *Other:*
(a)*Participation by Private School Children and Teachers.* Pursuant to section 9501 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1915, as amended (ESEA), an entity that receives a grant under the School-Based Student Drug-Testing Programs is required to provide for the equitable participation of private school children and their teachers or other educational personnel. In order to ensure that grant program activities address the needs of private school children, the grantee must engage in timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate private school officials during the design and development of the program. This consultation must take place before the grantee makes any decision that affects the opportunities of eligible private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel to participate. Administrative direction and control over grant funds must remain with the grantee.
(b)*Maintenance of Effort.* Under section 9521 of the ESEA, LEAs may receive a grant under the School-Based Student Drug-Testing Programs only if the State educational agency finds that either the combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of the agency and the State with respect to the provision of a free public education by the LEA for the preceding fiscal year were not less than 90 percent of the combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the second preceding fiscal year.
(c)*Participation of Faith-based Organizations.* Faith-based organizations are eligible to apply for grants under this competition provided they meet all statutory and regulatory requirements. IV. Application and Submission Information 1. *Address to Request Application Package:* You can obtain an application package via the Internet or from the Education Publications Center (ED Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following address: *http://www.ed.gov/programs/drugtesting/index.html.* To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the following: Education Publications Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, Maryland 20794-1398. Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. Fax: 301-470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call, toll free: 1-877-576-7734. You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: *www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html* or at its e-mail address: *edpubs@inet.ed.gov.* If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this program or competition as follows: CFDA 84.184D. Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the person or team listed under *Alternative Format* in section VIII of this notice. 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 competition. 3. *Submission Dates and Times:* *Applications Available:* December 18, 2007. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* March 21, 2008. Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery, 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:* May 22, 2008. 4. *Intergovernmental Review:* This competition is 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 this competition. 5. *Funding Restrictions:* We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the *Applicable Regulations* section in this notice. 6. *Other Submission Requirements:* Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. a. *Electronic Submission of Applications.* To comply with the President's Management Agenda, we are participating as a partner in the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site. The School-Based Student Drug-Testing Programs competition, CFDA Number 84.184D, is included in this project. We request your participation in Grants.gov. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use 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. You may access the electronic grant application for School-Based Student Drug-Testing Programs 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 84.184, not 84.184D). Please note the following: • Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary. • 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 competition 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 submit your application in paper format. • If you submit your application electronically, 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). • If you submit your application electronically, 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. b. *Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.* If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), 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 84.184D), 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 84.184D), 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 submit your application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or a courier service) 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 84.184D), 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:* The selection criteria for this competition are from the notice of final eligibility and application requirements, *priorities,* and selection criteria published in the **Federal Register** on July 7, 2005 (70 FR 39254), and are listed in the application package. VI. Award Administration Information 1. *Award Notices:* If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notification (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 in this notice. We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the *Applicable Regulations* section in 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 Department has established the following Government Performance and Results Act or 1993
(GPRA)performance measures for the Grants for School-Based Student Drug-Testing Programs: The reduction of the incidence of drug use in the past month and the reduction of the incidence of drug use in the past year. The Secretary has set an overall performance target that calls for the prevalence of past month and past year drug use by students in the target population to decline by five percent annually. These measures constitute the Department's indicator of success for this program. Consequently, applicants for a grant under this program are advised to give careful consideration to these measures in conceptualizing the approach and evaluation for their proposed project. If funded, applicants will be asked to collect and report data in their annual performance and final reports about progress toward these measures. VII. Agency Contacts For Further Information Contact: Sigrid Melus, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., room 3E248, Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone: 202-260-2673, or Kandice Kostic, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., room 3E258, Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone: 202-260-7836 or by e-mail: *OSDFSdrugtesting@ed.gov.* If you use a TDD, call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), 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 persons 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: *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. You can also view this document in text or PDF at the following site: *www.ed.gov/programs/drugtesting/applicant.html.* 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: December 12, 2007. Deborah A. Price, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools. [FR Doc. E7-24518 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP08-30-000; Docket No. PF07-6-000] Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Application December 11, 2007. Take notice that on November 29, 2007, Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG), Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in Docket No. CP08-30-000, an application, pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for a certificate authorizing the construction and operation of a new underground natural gas storage facility in Adams County, Colorado. The proposed Totem Gas Storage Field Project will be comprised of 13 injection and withdrawal wells, a water disposal well, gathering pipelines, observation wells, a dehydration and dew point control plant and a compressor station with approximately 9,400 horsepower. CIG is also proposing to establish new firm, interruptible and balancing rate schedules for inclusion in its FERC Gas Tariff for services from the storage facility. CIG estimates that the new storage facility will have a working gas capacity of 7.0 Bcf, an injection rate of 100 MMcf per day and a withdrawal rate of 200 MMcf per day. CIG's proposal is more fully described as set forth in the application that is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. 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. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Richard Derryberry, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944 at
(719)520-3782 or by fax at
(719)667-7534. 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. On March 15, 2007, the Commission staff granted CIG's request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF07-6-000 to staff activities involving CIG's proposal. Now, as of the filing of CIG's application on November 29, 2007, the Pre-Filing Process for this project has officially concluded. And while the PF Docket Number is now closed, all of the information contained in the Pre-Filing Process will become part of the certificate proceeding. From this time forward, CIG's proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP07-30-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice. All future correspondence should refer to this CP docket number only. *Comment Date:* January 4, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24414 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER08-107-000] FirstEnergy Generation Mansfield Unit 1 Corp.; Notice of Issuance of Order December 11, 2007. FirstEnergy Generation Mansfield Unit 1 Corp. (FEGM Unit 1) filed an application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate schedule. The proposed market-based rate schedule provides for the sale of energy and capacity at market-based rates. FEGM Unit 1 also requested waivers of various Commission regulations. In particular, FEGM Unit 1 requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by FEGM Unit 1. On December 10, 2007, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development-West, granted the requests for blanket approval under Part 34 (Director's Order). The Director's Order also stated that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the **Federal Register** establishing a period of time for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard concerning the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by FEGM Unit 1, should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2004). Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is January 9, 2008. Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket approvals by the deadline above, FEGM Unit 1 is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of FEGM Unit 1, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes. The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approvals of FEGM Unit 1's issuance of securities or assumptions of liability. Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24418 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR08-8-000] Magic Valley Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval December 11, 2007. Take notice that on November 30, 2007, Magic Valley Pipeline, L.P. (Magic Valley) filed a petition for approval of rates for transportation services, pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2) of the Commission's regulations. Magic Valley requests that the Commission approve a maximum monthly reservation charge of $1.1669 per Dth, with a maximum firm commodity charge of $0.00 per Dth, and the equivalent interruptible transportation rate of $0.0384 per Dth. Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must file a motion to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time December 27, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24412 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER07-521-000] New York Independent System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Designation of Certain Commission Personnel as Non-Decisional December 11, 2007. Commission staff member Dr. Harry Singh (Office of Energy Markets Regulation; 202-502-6341; *harry.singh@ferc.gov* ) is assigned to help resolve issues concerning the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.'s (NYISO) proposal for Long-term Firm Transmission Rights (LTTRs), which NYISO submitted in compliance with the Commission's LTTR Final Rule. 1 1 *Long-Term Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets* , Order No. 681, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶31,226 (August 1, 2006), *order on reh'g and clarification* , Order No. 681-A, 117 FERC ¶61,201 (November 16, 2006) (together, LTTR Rule). As “non-decisional” staff, Dr. Singh will not participate in an advisory capacity in the Commission's review of any offer of settlement or settlement agreement or in deliberations concerning the disposition of the NYISO proposal or the order ruling on that proposal. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24417 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. ER08-38-000, ER08-38-001, ER08-38-002] Northern Renewable Energy
(USA)Ltd; Notice of Issuance of Order December 11, 2007. Northern Renewable Energy
(USA)Ltd. (NREL USA) filed an application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate schedule. The proposed market-based rate schedule provides for the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates. NREL USA so requested waivers of various Commission regulations. In particular, NREL USA requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by NREL USA. On December 10, 2007, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development—West, granted the requests for blanket approval under Part 34 (Director's Order). The Director's Order also stated that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the **Federal Register** establishing a period of time for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard concerning the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by NREL USA, should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2004). Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is January 9, 2008. Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket approvals by the deadline above, NREL USA is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of NREL USA, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes. The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approvals of NREL USA's issuance of securities or assumptions of liability. Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24420 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL05-102-006] Southern Company Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing December 11, 2007. Take notice that on December 4, 2007, Southern Company Service, Inc., acting as agent for Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company, and Southern Power Company (Southern Companies) filed an amendment to its November 16, 2007, Notice of Completion and Conformed Compliance Filing. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. 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 December 17, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24416 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER08-298-000] Southern Company Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing December 11, 2007. Take notice that on December 4, 2007, Southern Company Services, Inc., acting as agent for Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company, and Southern Power Company (collectively Southern Companies), filed a section 205 letter to conform the definition of “market information”, as used in Southern Companies' Separation of Functions and Communications Protocol and the Intercompany Interchange Contract, to the definition of that term established by the Commission in Order No. 697, *Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities* , Order No. 697, 119 FERC ¶61,295 (2007). Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at *http://www.ferc.gov* , using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* , or call
(866)208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202)502-8659. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on December 17, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24419 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 December 12, 2007. Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-173. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Company submits amendment to two Rate Schedule FSS and ETS negotiated rate agreements with Wisconsin Gas LLC, to be effective 4/1/08. *Filed Date:* 12/10/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071211-0165. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 24, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-174. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Company submits two Rate Schedule FSS negotiated rate agreements with Tenaska Gas Storage, LLC, to be effective 4/1/08. *Filed Date:* 12/10/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071211-0166. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 24, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-175. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Company submits two Rate Schedule FSS negotiated rate service agreements with Nexen Marketing USA Inc, to be effective 4/1/08. *Filed Date:* 12/10/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071211-0167. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 24, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-176. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Co submits Rate Schedule FTS-1 and FSS negotiated rate service agreements with Chevron USA Inc, to be effective 4/1/08. *Filed Date:* 12/10/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071211-0168. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 24, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-177. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Company submits Rate Schedule FTS-1 negotiated rate agreement with Tenaska Marketing Ventures, to be effective 4/1/08. *Filed Date:* 12/10/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071211-0169. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 24, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-178. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Company submits Rate Schedule FTS-1 and GF-1 negotiated rate service agreements with Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc, to be effective 4/1/08. *Filed Date:* 12/10/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071211-0170. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 24, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-179. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Company submits Rate Schedule FTS-1 and FSS negotiated rate service agreements with the City of Virginia d/b/a Department of Public Utilities, to be effective 4/1/08. *Filed Date:* 12/10/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071211-0171. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 24, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-180. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Company submits an amendment to five ETS negotiated rate agreements with Wisconsin Electric Power Co, to be effective 4/1/08. *Filed Date:* 12/10/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071211-0172. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 24, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP99-301-181. *Applicants:* ANR Pipeline Company. *Description:* ANR Pipeline Co submits an amendment to the FSS & NNS negotiated rate agreements with Wisconsin Electric Power Co. *Filed Date:* 12/10/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071211-0173. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 24, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP07-513-001. *Applicants:* Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC. *Description:* Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC submits Sub Third Revised Sheet 5 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume 1, effective 1/1/08. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071211-0038. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 19, 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. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24455 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 December 11, 2007. Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: *Docket Numbers:* RP05-157-008. *Applicants:* Saltville Gas Storage Company, LLC. *Description:* Saltville Gas Storage Company, LLC submits Original Sheet 20 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1, to become effective 10/1/07 under RP05-157. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071211-0055. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP96-200-184. *Applicants:* CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company. *Description:* CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company submits notification of amendment of a Transportation Service Agreement with BP Energy Company, etc., to become effective 12/1/07. *Filed Date:* 12/04/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071206-0215. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 17, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP97-13-031. *Applicants:* East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC. *Description:* East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC submits Original Sheet 29 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume 1, effective 10/1/07. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0294. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP07-319-002. *Applicants:* Viking Gas Transmission Company. *Description:* Viking Gas Transmission Company submits their Refund Report in compliance with FERC 10/5/07 Order. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0025. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-50-001. *Applicants:* Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP. *Description:* Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP submits Substitute Original Sheet 1422 to FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume 1. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0024. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-107-000. *Applicants:* Midwestern Gas Transmission Company. *Description:* Midwestern Gas Transmission Company submits its cashout report for the September 2006 through the August 2007 period. *Filed Date:* 12/05/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071206-0216. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 17, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-108-000. *Applicants:* Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. *Description:* Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. submits Thirty-Ninth Revised Sheet 28 to FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume 1, effective 12/1/07. *Filed Date:* 12/06/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0109. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 18, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-109-000. *Applicants:* Northern Natural Gas Company. *Description:* Northern Natural Gas Company submits Eighth Revised Sheet 138 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume 1, effective 1/7/08. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0254. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-110-000. *Applicants:* Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation. *Description:* Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation submits Sixth Revised Sheet 1 et al to FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume 1, effective 5/1/08. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071207-0200. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-111-000. *Applicants:* Chandeleur Pipe Line Company. *Description:* Chandeleur Pipe Line Company submits its Twenty-Second Revised Sheet 5 to its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume 1. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0026. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-112-000. *Applicants:* Sabine Pipe Line, LLC. *Description:* Sabine Pipe Line, LLC submits its Ninth Revised Sheet 20 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1, effective 1/1/08. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0027. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. *Docket Numbers:* RP08-113-000. *Applicants:* Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. *Description:* Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC submits Third Revised Sheet 4 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume 1, to be effective 1/7/08. *Filed Date:* 12/07/2007. *Accession Number:* 20071210-0042. *Comment Date:* 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 19, 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. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24457 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP08-14-000] El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Hobbs Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues December 11, 2007. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment
(EA)that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Hobbs Expansion Project involving construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities by El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline Company (El Paso) in Lea County, New Mexico and Winkler County, Texas. The EA will be used by the Commission in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the project. Your input will help determine which issues need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that the scoping period will close on January 11, 2008. Details on how to submit comments are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice. This notice is being sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. State and local government representatives are asked to notify their constituents of this proposed project and to encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled “An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?” addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. It is available for viewing on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ). Summary of the Proposed Project El Paso proposes three components (compression, new pipeline, and piping modifications) to meet the natural gas delivery requirements at the SPS Hobbs Power Plant in Lea County, New Mexico. El Paso proposes to construct, own, and operate: • A natural gas-fired, reciprocating jumper compressor unit totalling 3,550 horsepower (HP), with appurtenances, at it Eunice “C” Compressor Station; • 7.3 miles of 20-inch-diameter pipeline and the new Hobbs Delivery Meter Station; • Pipeline system improvements to include the Maximum Allowable Operation Pressure
(MAOP)up-rate of 5.7 miles of the existing 16-inch-diameter Line No. 30131; and • Plant yard pipe modifications at El Paso's existing Keystone and Eunice “B” Compressor Stations. All work would occur in Lea County, New Mexico except for the work at the Keystone Compressor Station in Winkler County, Texas. El Paso also proposes to abandon in place 1,700 feet of existing Line No. 30131 pipeline in Lea County, New Mexico. The general location of the proposed facilities is shown in Appendix 1. 1 1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not being printed in the **Federal Register** . Copies of all appendices are available on the Commission's website at the “eLibrary” link or from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call
(202)502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary refer to the “Additional Information” section of this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail. Requests for detailed maps of the proposed facilities should be made directly to El Paso. The EA Process We 2 are preparing this EA to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)which requires the Commission to take into account the environmental impact that could result if it authorizes El Paso's proposal. By this notice, we are also asking federal, state, and local agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA. 2 “We,” “us,” and “our” refer to the environmental staff of the FERC's Office of Energy Projects. With this notice, we are asking federal, state, and local agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA. These agencies may choose to participate once they have evaluated the proposal relative to their responsibilities. Additional agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the Public Participation section of this notice. NEPA also requires the FERC to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as “scoping.” The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this Notice of Intent, we are requesting public comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. All comments received are considered during the preparation of the EA. The EA will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the proposed project under these general headings: • Geology and soils. • Land use. • Water resources, fisheries, and wetlands. • Cultural resources. • Vegetation and wildlife. • Air quality and noise. • Endangered and threatened species. We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the project, where necessary, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. Our independent analysis of the issues will be in the EA. Depending on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA may be published and mailed to federal, state, and local agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, affected landowners, newspapers, libraries, and the Commission's official service list for this proceeding. A comment period will be allotted for review if the EA is published. We will consider all comments on the EA before we make our recommendations to the Commission. To ensure your comments are considered, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public Participation section below. Public Participation You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the project. By becoming a commentor, your concerns will be addressed in the EA and considered by the Commission. You should focus on the potential environmental effects of the proposal, alternatives to the proposal including alternative compressor station sites, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded: • Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Kimberley D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426; • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 2, PJ-11.2; • Reference Docket No. CP08-14-000; and • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before January 11, 2008. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments. See 18 Code of Federal Regulations 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Internet Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “eFiling” link and the link to the User's Guide. Prepare your submission in the same manner as you would if filing on paper and save it to a file on your hard drive. Before you can file comments you will need to create an account by clicking on “Login to File” and then “New User Account.” You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making. This filing is considered a “Comment on Filing.” We will mail the EA for public comment. If you are interested in receiving it, please return the Information Request (Appendix 2). If you do not return the Information Request, you will be taken off the mailing list. Becoming an Intervenor In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want to become an official party to the proceeding, or “intervenor”. To become an intervenor you must file a motion to intervene according to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. Motions to Intervene should be electronically submitted using the Commission's eFiling system at *http://www.ferc.gov* . Persons without Internet access should send an original and 14 copies of their motion to the Secretary of the Commission at the address indicated previously. Persons filing Motions to Intervene on or before the comment deadline indicated above must send a copy of the motion to the Applicant. All filings, including late interventions, submitted after the comment deadline must be served on the Applicant and all other intervenors identified on the Commission's service list for this proceeding. Persons on the service list with email addresses may be served electronically; others must be served a hard copy of the filing. Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your environmental comments considered. Environmental Mailing List An effort is being made to send this notice to all individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project. This includes all landowners who own homes within distances defined in the Commission's regulations of certain aboveground facilities. Additional Information Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) using the “eLibrary” link. Click on the eLibrary link, then on “General Search” and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to *http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm* . Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission's calendar located at *http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx* along with other related information. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24413 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP08-8-000] Leaf River Energy Center LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Leaf River Storage Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues December 11, 2007. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment
(EA)that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Leaf River Storage Project involving construction and operation of underground natural gas storage and pipeline header facilities by Leaf River Energy Center LLC (Leaf River) in Smith, Jasper, and Clarke Counties, Mississippi. The EA will be used by the Commission in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the project. Your input will help determine which issues need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that the scoping period will close on January 10, 2008. Details on how to submit comments are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice. This notice is being sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. State and local government representatives are asked to notify their constituents of this proposed project and to encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled “An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?” addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. It is available for viewing on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ). Summary of the Proposed Project Leaf River proposes to: • Construct four storage wells and caverns with a total working gas capacity of 32 billion cubic feet (Bcf); • Install seven 4,800 horsepower gas driven reciprocating compressor units at its proposed compressor station/gas handling facility along with gas dehydration equipment in Smith County, Mississippi; • Drill four water supply wells and four deep injection disposal wells and construct a 16-inch-diameter water supply pipeline and a 16-inch-diameter brine disposal pipeline; • Construct 6.6 miles of dual bi-directional 24-inch-diameter natural gas pipelines called the Dome Lateral; • Construct a single 6.9 mile 24-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline to the west of the junction with the Dome Lateral and 30.4 miles of dual 24-inch-diameter natural gas pipelines to the east of the junction called the West East Lateral which would follow the corridor to be occupied by Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP's proposed Southeast Expansion Project; • Install a fiber optic cable along the header system to transmit signals from the gas handling facility and the interconnect sites; and • Construct four meter and regulator stations and 5 interconnects. The purpose of the project is to provide additional gas storage that will be capable of withdrawing and delivering gas at a rate of up to 2.5 Bcf per day and of receiving and injecting gas at a rate of up to 1.0 Bcf per day. Leaf River proposes that the Project will include a natural gas pipeline header system to interconnections with five interstate gas transmission pipelines. The general location of the proposed facilities is shown in Appendix 1. 1 1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not being printed in the **Federal Register** . Copies of all appendices are available on the Commission's website at the “eLibrary” link or from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call
(202)502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary refer to the “Additional Information” section of this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail. Requests for detailed maps of the proposed facilities should be made directly to Leaf River. The EA Process We 2 are preparing this EA to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)which requires the Commission to take into account the environmental impact that could result if it authorizes Leaf River's proposal. By this notice, we are also asking federal, state, and local agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA. Agencies that would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments provided below. 2 “We,” “us,” and “our” refer to the environmental staff of the FERC's Office of Energy Projects. NEPA also requires the FERC to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as “scoping.” The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this Notice of Intent, we are requesting public comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. All comments received are considered during the preparation of the EA. The EA will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the proposed project under these general headings: • Geology and soils. • Land use and visual quality. • Cultural resources. • Vegetation and wildlife (including threatened and endangered species). • Air quality and noise. • Reliability and safety. We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the project, where necessary, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. Our independent analysis of the issues will be in the EA. Depending on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA may be published and mailed to federal, state, and local agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, affected landowners, newspapers, libraries, and the Commission's official service list for this proceeding. A comment period will be allotted for review if the EA is published. We will consider all comments on the EA before we make our recommendations to the Commission. To ensure your comments are considered, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public Participation section below. Public Participation You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the project. By becoming a commentor, your concerns will be addressed in the EA and considered by the Commission. You should focus on the potential environmental effects of the proposal, alternatives to the proposal including alternative compressor station sites, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded: • Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Kimberley D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426; • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 1, PJ-11.1; • Reference Docket No. CP08-8-000; and • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before January 10, 2008. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments. See 18 Code of Federal Regulations 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Internet Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “eFiling” link and the link to the User's Guide. Prepare your submission in the same manner as you would if filing on paper and save it to a file on your hard drive. Before you can file comments you will need to create an account by clicking on “Login to File” and then “New User Account.” You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making. This filing is considered a “Comment on Filing.” As described above, we may mail the EA for comment. If you are interested in receiving an EA for review and/or comment, please return the Information Request (Appendix 3). If you do not return the Information Request, you will be taken off the mailing list. Becoming an Intervenor In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want to become an official party to the proceeding known as an “intervenor.” Intervenors play a more formal role in the process. Among other things, intervenors have the right to receive copies of case-related Commission documents and filings by other intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor must send one electronic copy (using the Commission's eFiling system) or 14 paper copies of its filings to the Secretary of the Commission and must send a copy of its filings to all other parties on the Commission's service list for this proceeding. If you want to become an intervenor you must file a motion to intervene according to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214) (see Appendix 2). 3 Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. 3 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your environmental comments considered. Additional Information Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site ( *http://www.ferc.gov* ) using the “eLibrary” link. Click on the eLibrary link, then on “General Search” and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at *FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact
(202)502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to *http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm* . Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission's calendar located at *http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx* along with other related information. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24415 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP07-208-000] Rockies Express Pipeline LLC; Notice of Technical Conference December 11, 2007. On December 19, 2007, staff of the Office of Energy Projects
(OEP)will hold a technical conference concerning issues raised by Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (Rockies Express) with two environmental recommendations in the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the REX East Project. In particular, the two environmental recommendations deal with the co-location of the proposed Rockies Express right-of-way with the existing Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company right-of-way and the centering of the Rockies Express pipeline within the permanent right-of-way. The technical conference will be held on Wednesday, December 19 at 10 a.m. (EST), in Room 3M-3 at the Commission Headquarters in Washington, DC. Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an e-mail to *accessibility@ferc.gov* or call toll free 1-866-208-3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with the required accommodations. Information concerning any changes to the above may be obtained from the Commission's Office of External Affairs at
(202)502-8004 or toll free at 1-866-208-FERC (208-3372). Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-24421 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Notice December 13, 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: December 20, 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. 927th—Meeting; Regular Meeting [December 20, 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 RM05-17-001 Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in Transmission Service. RM05-17-002 RM05-25-001 RM05-25-002 E-2 OMITTED E-3 RM07-3-000 Facilities Design, Connections and Maintenance Reliability Standards. E-4 RC07-4-000 Direct Energy Services, LLC. RC07-6-000 Sempra Energy Solutions LLC. RC07-7-000 Strategic Energy, L.L.C. E-5 ER07-1415-000 Xcel Energy Services, Inc. E-6 RM01-8-007 Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric Quarterly Reports. E-7 ER08-91-000 Mississippi Power Company. E-8 ER07-1402-000 Allegheny Generating Company. ER07-1402-001 E-9 OMITTED E-10 ER08-109-000 Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. E-11 ER08-140-000 California Independent System Operator Corporation. E-12 ER07-882-000 PacifiCorp. EL07-84-000 ER07-1392-000 ER08-143-000 ER07-967-000 Pacific Gas and Electric Company. ER08-255-000 ER07-1213-000 ER07-1373-000 California Independent System Operator Corporation. E-13 OMITTED E-14 ER96-2585-006 ER98-6-011. ER99-2387-004. ER02-1470-004. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, New England Power Company, KeySpan-Ravenswood, Inc., KeySpan-Glenwood Energy Center, LLC, KeySpan-Port Jefferson Energy Center, LLC, Granite State Electric Company, Massachusetts Electric Company and Narragansett Electric Company. ER02-1573-004 ER05-1249-004 E-15 ER06-615-003 California Independent System Operator Corporation. ER06-615-005 ER06-615-012 ER07-1257-000 ER02-1656-017 ER02-1656-018 EL05-146-000 Independent Energy Producers Association v. California Independent System Operator Corporation. E-16 OMITTED E-17 OMITTED E-18 EL07-97-000 Chugach Electric Association, Inc. QF99-95-002 Tiqun Energy, Inc. QF07-129-001 EL07-105-000 Matanuska Electric Association. QF07-129-002 E-19 OMITTED E-20 EL05-146-004 Independent Energy Producers Association v. California Independent System Operator Corporation. E-21 OMITTED E-22 ER96-1085-010 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company. EL05-122-000. E-23 ER08-56-000 Avista Corporation. ER08-66-000 NorthWestern Corporation. MISCELLANEOUS M-1 RM08-5-000 Revisions to Forms, Statements and Reporting Requirements for Electric Utilities and Licensees. M-2 RM96-1-028 RM05-5-004. Standards for Business Practices for Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines; Standards for Business Practices for Public Utilities. GAS G-1 RM07-10-000 Transparency Provisions of Section 23 of the Natural Gas Act. G-2 RM08-2-000 Pipeline Posting Requirements under Section 23 of the Natural Gas Act. G-3 IN06-3-003 Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; Energy Transfer Company, ETC Marketing Ltd., Houston Pipeline Company, Oasis Pipeline, L.P., Oasis Pipeline Company Texas, L.P. and ETC Texas Pipeline Ltd., Oasis Division. G-4 RP07-511-000 El Paso Natural Gas Company. G-5 OMITTED G-6 OMITTED G-7 RP05-422-009 El Paso Natural Gas Company. RP05-422-014 RP05-422-015 RP05-422-017 G-8 RP04-249-006 AES Ocean Express LLC v. Florida Gas Transmission Company. CP05-388-002 CP06-1-003 Southern Natural Gas Company. CP06-1-005 Florida Gas Transmission Company. CP06-1-007 CP06-1-008 G-9 RP01-245-016 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. G-10 OR07-21-000 Mobil Pipe Line Company. HYDRO H-1 P-12751-000 Finavera Renewables Ocean Energy, Ltd. H-2 P-2157-000 Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington and the City of Everett, Washington. H-3 P-2197-079 Alcoa Power Generating Inc. H-4 P-2277-005 AmerenUE. H-5 HB131-04-1-001 Bangor Hydro-Electric Company. CERTIFICATES C-1 CP07-406-000 Monroe Gas Storage Company, LLC. CP07-407-000 CP07-408-000 C-2 CP02-25-001 Copiah Storage, LLC. C-3 OMITTED C-4 OMITTED C-5 CP07-128-000 Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, 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 *http://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 Springer 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. E7-24562 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0026, FRL-8507-8] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Water Quality Inventory Reports (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1560.08, OMB Control No. 2040-0071 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)(44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), this document announces that an Information Collection Request
(ICR)has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 17, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0026, to
(1)EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to *OW-Docket@epa.gov,* or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and
(2)OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Mayio, Assessment and Watershed Protection Division, Office of Water, Mail Code: 4503T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-1184; fax number: 202-566-1437; e-mail address: *Mayio.alice@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On July 31, 2007 (72 FR 41749), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0026, which is available for online viewing at *www.regulations.gov,* or in person viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is 202-566-2426. Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at *www.regulations.gov,* to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “docket search,” then key in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing at *www.regulations.gov* as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic docket, go to *www.regulations.gov.* *Title:* National Water Quality Inventory Reports (Renewal). *ICR numbers:* EPA ICR No. 1560.08, OMB Control No. 2040-0071. *ICR Status:* This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2007. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the **Federal Register** when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by publication in the **Federal Register** or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. *Abstract:* Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires States to identify and rank waters which cannot meet water quality standards
(WQS)following the implementation of technology-based controls. Under Section 303(d), States are also required to establish total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for listed waters not meeting standards as a result of pollutant discharges. In developing the Section 303(d) lists, States are required to consider various sources of water-quality related data and information, including the Section 305(b) State water quality reports. The State Section 305(b) reports contain information on the extent of water quality degradation, the pollutants and sources affecting water quality, and State progress in controlling water pollution. EPA's Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
(AWPD)works with its Regional counterparts to review and approve or disapprove State Section 303(d) lists and TMDLs from 56 respondents (the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the five Territories). Section 303(d) specifically requires States to develop lists and TMDLs “from time to time” and EPA to review and approve or disapprove the lists and the TMDLs. EPA also collects State 305(b) reports from 59 respondents (the 50 States, the District of Columbia, five Territories, and 3 River Basin commissions). *Burden Statement:* The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 66,590 hours per year per respondent for the 56 respondents with both 305(b) and 303(d) responsibilities and TMDL development activities. The average reporting burden for the 3 respondents with only 305(b) responsibilities is estimated at 3,659 hours per year. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. *Respondents/Affected Entities:* States, Territories, River Basin Commissions. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 59. *Frequency of Response:* Biennially. *Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:* 3,740,017. *Estimated Total Annual Cost:* $177,837,808, includes no capital or O&M costs. *Changes in the Estimates:* There is no change in hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. Dated: December 12, 2007. Sara Hisel-McCoy, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7-24511 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0298; FRL-8507-9] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Certification of Pesticide Applicators; EPA ICR No. 0155.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0029 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), this document announces that an Information Collection Request
(ICR)has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 17, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0298, to
(1)EPA online using *www.regulations.gov* (our preferred method), by e-mail to *opp.ncic@epa.gov,* or by mail to: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001, and
(2)OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Hogue, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, (7506P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-9072; fax number: 703-305-5884; e-mail address: *hogue.joe@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On June 13, 2007 (72 FR 32640), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0298, which is available for online viewing at *www.regulations.gov* , or in person viewing 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. Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at *www.regulations.gov,* to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “docket search,” then key in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing at *www.regulations.gov* as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic docket, go to *www.regulations.gov.* *Title:* Certification of Pesticide Applicators. *ICR numbers:* EPA ICR No. 0155.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0029. *ICR Status:* This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2007. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the **Federal Register** when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by publication in the **Federal Register** or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. *Abstract:* This ICR is designed to provide EPA with the information necessary to oversee training and certification programs for applicators of restricted use pesticides. In addition, it will provide EPA with information on training activities imposed on registrants of pesticide products which assert claims to inactivate *bacillus anthracis* (anthrax) spores, (referred to as “anthrax-related products”). FIFRA allows the EPA to classify a pesticide as “restricted use” if the pesticide meets certain toxicity or risk criteria. Restricted use pesticides, because of their potential to harm human health or the environment, may be applied only by a certified applicator or by a person under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. A person must meet certain standards of competency to become a certified applicator. States can be delegated the certified applicator program, but it must be approved by the Agency before it can be implemented. In non-participating entities, EPA administers the certification program. Annual reports from the states are used as a monitoring tool to develop overall data on pesticide activities for OMB, Congress, and others; to distribute EPA grant funds to participating states, to target enforcement activities, and to revise certification and training program emphasis and requirements. An application form is used to obtain vital information from persons applying for Federal certification, such as name and address, and to schedule applicators for Federal certification or re-certification in Navajo Indian Country. Dealer records are necessary to ensure that access to restricted use pesticides is limited to certified applicators. A detailed record of each application of a restricted use pesticide is required for certified commercial applicators. Without these records it would often be difficult to successfully enforce against misuse. The information on registrant training for anthrax-related products will help assure that applications of those products are performed safely, effectively and in accordance with the requirements of federal, state and local authorities. Responses to this ICR are mandatory. The authority for this information collection activity is provided under sections 3(d) and 11 of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 171. *Burden Statement:* The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 77.4 hours for annual reports by states on their certification and training programs, 0.17 hours for completion of the EPA application form for certified applicators in federal programs, 3.1 hours for record-keeping of restricted use pesticide applications by commercial applicators, 25 hours for training and examination materials by registrants of anthrax-related products, and 18.5 hours for record-keeping of sale, use, and training of applicators of anthrax-related products, per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. *Respondents/Affected Entities:* Pesticide applicators on farms, commercial services applicators, State/Tribal pesticide lead agencies, pesticide dealers, pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturers. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 421,095. *Frequency of Response:* Annually for State reports; once every 3 years for application for certification/re-certification; on occasion for commercial applicator recordkeeping, and for anthrax-related training materials and recordkeeping. *Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:* 1,309,751. *Estimated Total Annual Labor Cost:* $39,703,211. *Changes in the Estimates:* The total estimated respondent burden for this renewal ICR reflects a net decrease of 1,617 hours related to 2 small program changes and adjustments to the previous estimate. The significant adjustment increase in the number of responses is primarily due to a change in counting the number of responses verses respondents. The first program change is adoption of the private applicator and dealer recordkeeping programs by the State of Colorado. Colorado already administered the commercial applicator program. The second program change pertains to the new training and recordkeeping burdens that are expected to be imposed on registrants of anthrax-related products via registration terms and conditions. Dated: December 12, 2007. Sara Hisel-McCoy, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7-24512 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0094; FRL-8508-2] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pre-Manufacture Review Reporting and Exemption Requirements for New Chemical Substances and Significant New Use Reporting Requirements for Chemical Substances; EPA ICR No. 0574.13, OMB No. 2070-0012 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), this document announces that an Information Collection Request
(ICR)has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 17, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0094 to
(1)EPA online using *www.regulations.gov* (our preferred method), by e-mail to *oppt.ncic@epa.gov* or by mail to: Document Control Office (DCO), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and
(2)OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cunningham, Director, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 7408-M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-554-1404; e-mail address: *TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On May 9, 2007 (72 FR 26353), EPA sought comments on this renewal ICR. EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one non-substantive comment during the comment period. Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0094, which is available for online viewing at *http://www.regulations.gov* , or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket is 202-566-0280. Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at *www.regulations.gov* , to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “docket search,” then key in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing at *www.regulations.gov* as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic docket, go to *www.regulations.gov* . *Title:* Pre-Manufacture Review Reporting and Exemption Requirements for New Chemical Substances and Significant New Use Reporting Requirements for Chemical Substances. *ICR Numbers:* EPA ICR No. 0574.13, OMB No. 2070-0012. *ICR Status:* This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on December 31, 2007. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the **Federal Register** when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by publication in the **Federal Register** or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. *Abstract:* Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA)requires manufacturers and importers of new chemical substances to submit to EPA notice of intent to manufacture or import a new chemical substance 90 days before manufacture or import begins. EPA reviews the information contained in the notice to evaluate the health and environmental effects of the new chemical substance. On the basis of the review, EPA may take further regulatory action under TSCA, if warranted. If EPA takes no action within 90 days, the submitter is free to manufacture or import the new chemical substance without restriction. TSCA section 5 also authorizes EPA to issue Significant New Use Rules (SNURs). EPA uses this authority to take follow-up action on new or existing chemicals that may present an unreasonable risk to human health or the environment if used in a manner that may result in different and/or higher exposures of a chemical to humans or the environment. Once a use is determined to be a significant new use, persons must submit a notice to EPA 90 days before beginning manufacture, processing or importation of a chemical substance for that use. Such a notice allows EPA to receive and review information on such a use and, if necessary, regulate the use before it occurs. Finally, TSCA section 5 also permits applications for exemption from section 5 review under certain circumstances. An applicant must provide information sufficient for EPA to make a determination that the circumstances in question qualify for an exemption. In granting an exemption, EPA may impose appropriate restrictions. This information collection addresses the reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated with TSCA section 5. Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40 CFR parts 700, 720, 721, 723 and 725). Respondents may claim all or part of a notice as CBI. EPA will disclose information that is covered by a CBI claim only to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in 40 CFR part 2. *Burden Statement:* The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 100.3 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. *Respondents/Affected Entities:* Entities potentially affected by this action are companies that manufacture, process or import chemical substances. *Frequency of Collection:* On occasion. *Estimated No. of Respondents:* 443. *Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents:* 154,322 hours. *Estimated Total Annual Labor Costs:* $36,387,880. *Changes in Burden Estimates:* There is a decrease of 9,469 hours (from 163,791 hours to 154,322 hours rounded) in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that currently in the OMB inventory. This decrease reflects EPA's experience with the numbers of submissions since the most recent OMB approval of this collection. The decrease is an adjustment. Dated: December 12, 2007. Sara Hisel-McCoy, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7-24515 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-1175; FRL-8508-3] Board of Scientific Counselors, Global Change Research Program Mid-Cycle Review Meetings—Winter 2008 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meetings. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of three meetings of the Board of Scientific Counselors
(BOSC)Global Mid-Cycle Subcommittee. DATES: The first meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Friday, January 4, 2008, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The second meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Thursday, January 10, 2008, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The third meeting (face-to-face meeting) will be held on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The meetings may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the meetings will be accepted up to 1 business day before each meeting. ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference calls will be by teleconference only—meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the calls from Monica Rodia, whose contact information is listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. The face to face meeting will be held at the M Street Renaissance Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-1175, by one of the following methods: • *http://www.regulations.gov:* Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • *E-mail:* Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to: *ORD.Docket@epa.gov,* Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-1175. • *Fax:* Fax comments to:
(202)566-0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-1175. • *Mail:* Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors, Global Change Research Program Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meetings—Winter 2008 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-1175. • *Hand Delivery or Courier:* Deliver comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-1175. Note: this is not a mailing address. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. *Instructions:* Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-1175. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at *www.regulations.gov,* including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through *www.regulations.gov* or e-mail. The *www.regulations.gov* Web site is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through *www.regulations.gov,* your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at *http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.* *Docket:* All documents in the docket are listed in the *www.regulations.gov* index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in *www.regulations.gov* or in hard copy at the Board of Scientific Counselors, Global Change Research Program Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meetings—Winter 2008 Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is
(202)566-1744, and the telephone number for the ORD Docket is
(202)566-1752. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via mail at: Monica Rodia, Mail Drop 8104-R, Office of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice mail at:
(202)564-8322; via fax at:
(202)565-2925; or via e-mail at: *rodia.monica@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC agenda or making a presentation at any of the meetings may contact Monica Rodia, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of the contact methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. In general, each individual making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes. Proposed agenda items for the meetings include, but are not limited to: *Teleconference #1:* The objectives of the review; an overview of ORD's Global Change research program; a summary of major changes in the Global Change research program since 2005; *Teleconference #2:* A synopsis of the revised Global Multi-Year Plan; subcommittee discussions; and preparation for the face-to-face meeting; *face-to-face meeting:* Subcommittee discussions of the Global Change research program's progress in response to recommendations from its 2005 BOSC review and other activities. The meetings are open to the public. The subcommittee roster and charge can be accessed at: *http://www.epa.gov/osp/bosc/subcomm-gc_mid.htm.* *Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities:* For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Monica Rodia at
(202)564-8322 or *rodia.monica@epa.gov.* To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Monica Rodia, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: December 12, 2007. Jeff Morris, Acting Director, Office of Science Policy. [FR Doc. E7-24514 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting December 11, 2007. Open Commission Meeting, Tuesday, December 18, 2007 The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, which is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC. The Commission is waiving the sunshine period prohibition contained in section 1.1203 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1203, until 5:30 p.m. on Friday, December 14, 2007. Thus, presentations with respect to the items listed below will be permitted until that time. Item No. Bureau Subject 1 Wireless Tele-Communications *Title:* Implementation of section 6002(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993; Annual Report and Analysis of Competitive Market Conditions with Respect to Commercial Mobile Services (WT Docket No. 07-71). *Summary:* The Commission will consider a Twelfth Annual Report and Analysis of Competitive Market Conditions with Respect to Commercial Mobile Services. 2 Wireless Tele-Communications and International *Title:* Establishment of Rules and Policies for the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service in the 2310-2360 MHz Frequency Band; Amendment of Part 27 of the Commission's Rules to Govern the Operation of Wireless Communications Services in the 2.3 GHz Band. *Summary:* The Commission will consider a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking additional comment on the appropriate rules and policies for licensing satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) terrestrial repeaters in the 2320-2345 MHz frequency band, and will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on facilitating the coexistence of SDARS and Wireless Communications Service licensees. 3 Media *Title:* 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review—Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (MB Docket No. 06-121); 2002 Biennial Regulatory Review—Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (MB Docket No. 02-277); Cross-Ownership of Broadcast Stations and Newspapers (MM Docket No. 01-235); Rules and Policies Concerning Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in Local Markets (MM Docket No. 01-317); Definition of Radio Markets (MM Docket No. 00-244); Ways To Further section 257 Mandate and To Build on Earlier Studies (MB Docket No. 04-228); Public Interest Obligations of TV Broadcast Licensees (MM Docket No. 99-360). *Summary:* The Commission will consider a Report and Order concerning its media ownership regulations in accordance with section 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Report and Order also addresses the relevant issues remanded by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in *Prometheus Radio Project, et al.* v. *FCC.* , 373 F.3d 372 (2004), and responds to petitions for reconsideration of the 2002 Biennial Review Order. 4 Media *Title:* Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services; 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review—Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (MB Docket No. 06-121); 2002 Biennial Regulatory Review—Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (MB Docket No. 02-277); Cross-Ownership of Broadcast Stations and Newspapers (MM Docket No. 01-235); Rules and Policies Concerning Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in Local Markets (MM Docket No. 01-317); Definition of Radio Markets (MM Docket No. 00-244); Ways To Further section 257 Mandate and To Build on Earlier Studies (MB Docket No. 04-228). *Summary:* The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning initiatives designed to increase participation in the broadcasting industry by new entrants and small businesses, including minority- and women-owned businesses. 5 Media *Title:* Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertising. *Summary:* The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on trends in embedded advertising and the efficacy of the current sponsorship identification rules with regard to embedded advertising. 6 Media *Title:* Report on Broadcast Localism and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. (MB Docket No. 04-233). *Summary:* The Commission will consider a Report and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking prepared in its Broadcasting Localism proceeding. 7 Media *Title:* The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits (MM Docket No. 92-264); Implementation of section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 (CS Docket No. 98-82); Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (CS Docket No. 96-85); Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests (MM Docket No. 94-150); Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry (MM Docket No. 92-51); Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy (MM Docket No. 87-154). *Summary:* The Commission will consider a Fourth Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking establishing the cable horizontal ownership limit and seeking comment on vertical ownership limits and cable and broadcast attribution rules for purposes of promoting a diverse and competitive market in the acquisition and delivery of multichannel video programming. Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation you will need including as much detail as you can. Also include a way we can contact you if we need more information. Make your request as early as possible; please allow at least 5 days advance notice. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to: *fcc504@fcc.gov* or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office of Media Relations,
(202)418-0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322. Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC's Audio/Video Events web page at *http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio* . For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry the meeting live via the Internet. To purchase these services call
(703)993-3100 or go to *http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu* . Copies of materials adopted at this meeting can be purchased from the FCC's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.
(202)488-5300; Fax
(202)488-5563; TTY
(202)488-5562. These copies are available in paper format and alternative media, including large print/type; digital disk; and audio and video tape. Best Copy and Printing, Inc. may be reached by e-mail at *FCC@BCPIWEB.com* . Federal Communications Commission. William F. Caton, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 07-6098 Filed 12-14-07; 1:01 pm]
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