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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.

horsepower (hp) at the compressor

stations would consist of about 45,000

hp of compression. This EA will be used

by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether

the project is in the public convenience

and necessity.

If you are a landowner receiving this

notice, you may be contacted by a

pipeline company representative about

the acquisition of an easement to

construct, operate, and maintain the

proposed facilities. The pipeline

company would seek to negotiate a

mutually acceptable agreement.

However, if the project is approved by

the Commission, that approval conveys

with it the right of eminent domain.

Therefore, if easement negotiations fail

to produce an agreement, the pipeline

company could initiate condemnation

proceedings in accordance with state

law.

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need

To Know?’’ was attached to the project

notice (Vector) provided to landowners.

This fact sheet 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).

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–8189 Filed 12–30–05; 8:45 am]

Summary of the Proposed Project

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP06–29–000; Docket No.

CP98–131–006]

Vector Pipeline, LP; Notice of Intent To

Prepare an Environmental Assessment

for the Proposed Vector Compression

Expansion Project and Request for

Comments on Environmental Issues

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December 22, 2005.

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 Vector Compression Expansion

Project involving construction and

operation of two new compressor

stations by Vector Pipeline, LP (Vector)

in Will County, Illinois and Macomb

County, Michigan.1 The total

1 Vector’s applications in Docket Nos. CP98–131–

006 and CP06–29–000 were filed with the

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Vector is proposing in Docket No.

CP06–29–000 to expand the

transmission capacity of its existing

interstate pipeline system by

constructing two new compressor

stations. Vector seeks authority to

construct and operate:

• 15,000 hp of gas turbine-driven

compression at the new Joliet

Compressor Station in Will County,

Illinois; and

• 30,000 hp of gas turbine-driven

compression at the new Romeo

Compressor Station in Macomb County,

Michigan.

Vector also proposes in Docket No.

CP98–131–006 to amend its existing

Presidential Permit to transport gas

between the United States and Canada

by increasing the maximum capacity

from 1,330 MMcfd to 2,300 MMcfd

through the existing St. Clair River

international border facilities. No

additional border facilities would be

constructed.

Vector indicates that Detroit Edison

Company (Detroit Edison) would

construct a 1,900-foot-long distribution

Commission under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act

and Part 157 of the Commission’s regulations and

section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, respectively.

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line to provide ‘‘3-phase power’’ from

the ‘‘existing DTE Facility’’ to the

Romeo Compressor Station. Vector

indicates that the ‘‘distribution line

would be constructed adjacent to an

existing ITC high voltage electric

transmission line fee strip to minimize

land requirements, potential private

landowner concerns, and environmental

impacts that may be associated with

Detroit Edison’s facilities.’’ Vector

indicates that water services would be

provided by ‘‘Washington Township by

extending the existing water line from

the DTE Facility to the Romeo

Compressor Station site. The water line

would be about 1,900 feet in length and

would be constructed adjacent to the

existing ITC high voltage transmission

line fee strip leading to the Romeo

Compressor Station.’’

The location of the project facilities is

shown in Appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

Construction of the proposed facilities

would require about 20.0 acres and 10.2

acres of land for the Joliet and Romeo

Compressor Stations, respectively.

Following construction, about 4.0 acres

and 4.7 acres would be maintained as

new aboveground facility sites for the

Joliet and Romeo Compressor Stations,

respectively.

The EA Process

The National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to

take into account the environmental

impacts that could result from an action

whenever it considers the issuance of a

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity. NEPA also requires us 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, the Commission staff

requests public comments on the scope

of the issues to address in the EA. All

comments received are considered

during the preparation of the EA. State

and local government representatives

are encouraged to notify their

constituents of this proposed action and

encourage them to comment on their

areas of concern.

2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all

appendices, other than Appendix 1 (maps), are

avaialble on the Commission’s Web site at the

‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commissions’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 last page of

this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to

all those receiving this notice in the mail.

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In the EA we 3 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

• Hazardous waste

• Public safety

We will also evaluate possible

alternatives to the proposed project or

portions of the project, 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.

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

We have already identified issues that

we think deserve attention based on a

preliminary review of the proposed

facilities and the environmental

information provided by Vector. This

preliminary list of issues may be

changed based on your comments and

our analysis.

• Potential noise levels at the noisesensitive areas due to the operation of

the compressor stations

• Conversion of about 3 acres of farm

land to industrial use for the Joliet

Compressor Station

• Potential impacts to Federal listed

species: Indiana bat and prairie leaf

clover

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Public Participation

You can make a difference by

providing us with your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

3 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the

environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects

(OEP).

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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, 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: Magalie R. Salas,

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.

• Reference Docket No. CP06–29–

000.

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before January 23, 2006.

Please note that we are continuing to

experience delays in mail deliveries

from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result,

we will include all comments that we

receive within a reasonable time frame

in our environmental analysis of this

project. However, the Commission

strongly encourages electronic filing of

any comments or interventions or

protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s Web site at

http://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link and the link to the User’s

Guide. Before you can file comments

you will need to create a free account

which can be created on-line.

We may mail the EA for 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

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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 e-mail 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 are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be

used temporarily for project purposes,

or 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, click 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.html.

Finally, public meetings or site visits

will be posted on the Commission’s

calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/

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EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along

with other related information.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–8161 Filed 12–30–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Declaration of Intention and

Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or

Motions to Intervene

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December 22, 2005.

Take notice that the following

application has been filed with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection:

a. Application Type: Declaration of

Intention.

b. Docket No: DI06–1–000.

c. Date Filed: November 23, 2005.

d. Applicant: Ice House Partners, Inc.

e. Name of Project: Ice House Project.

f. Location: The proposed Ice House

Project will be located on the Nashua

River, tributary to Merrimack River, in

the city of Ayer, Middlesex County,

Massachusetts.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1)

of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C.

817(b).

h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Lisa Dowd,

Ice House Partners, Inc., 323 West Main

Street, Ayer, MA 01432; telephone:

(978) 772–3303, fax: (978) 772–3441.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to

Henry Ecton, (202) 502–8768, or E-mail

address: henry.ecton@ferc.gov.

j. Deadline for filing comments,

protests, and/or motions: December 30,

2005.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: Magalie R.

Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Comments, protests, and/or

interventions may be filed electronically

via the Internet in lieu of paper. Any

questions, please contact the Secretary’s

Office. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)

and the instructions on the

Commission’s Web site at http://

www.ferc.gov. Please include the docket

number (DI06–1–000) on any comments,

protests, and/or motions filed.

k. Description of Project: The

proposed run-of-river Ice House Project

would include: (1) An existing 300-footlong, 12-foot-high log and plank dam

with a concrete cap; (2) an

impoundment of 965 acre-feet; (3) two

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(4) a 45-foot-long, 25-foot-wide

powerhouse containing two Canadian

Hydro Components, 1.2 meter-widepropeller-type open flume vertical

turbines, each with a capacity of 135kW; (5) a 300-foot-long transmission

line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The

power would be used to power the

Grady Research x-ray manufacturing

facility. The proposed project will be

connected to an interstate grid, and will

not occupy any tribal or federal lands.

When a Declaration of Intention is

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, the Federal Power Act

requires the Commission to investigate

and determine if the interests of

interstate or foreign commerce would be

affected by the project. The Commission

also determines whether or not the

project: (1) Would be located on a

navigable waterway; (2) would occupy

or affect public lands or reservations of

the United States; (3) would utilize

surplus water or water power from a

government dam; or (4) if applicable,

has involved or would involve any

construction subsequent to 1935 that

may have increased or would increase

the project’s head or generating

capacity, or have otherwise significantly

modified the project’s pre-1935 design

or operation.

l. Locations of the Application: Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may be viewed

on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘Docket#’’

and follow the instructions. For

assistance, please contact FERC Online

Support at

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact

(202) 502–8659.

m. Mailing List: Individuals desiring

to be included on the Commission’s

mailing list should so indicate by

writing to the Secretary of the

Commission.

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene: Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

o. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents: Any filings must bear in all

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capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘PROTESTS’’, AND/OR ‘‘MOTIONS TO

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the

Docket Number of the particular

application to which the filing refers. A

copy of any motion to intervene must

also be served upon each representative

of the Applicant specified in the

particular application.

p. Agency Comments: Federal, state,

and local agencies are invited to file

comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If an agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the Applicant’s representatives.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–8164 Filed 12–30–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[ Project No. 12629–000]

F & B Wood Corp.; Notice of

Application Tendered for Filing With

the Commission, Soliciting Additional

Study Requests, Waiving Three Stage

Consultation, and Establishing an

Expedited Schedule for Relicensing

and Deadline for Submission of Final

Amendments

December 27, 2005.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection.

a. Type of Application: Exemption

From Licensing.

b. Project No.: P–12629–000.

c. Date filed: December 7, 2005.

d. Applicant: F & B Wood Corp.

e. Name of Project: Corriveau

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Swift River, near

the town of Mexico, Oxford County,

Maine. This project does not occupy

Federal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utilities

Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16

U.S.C. 2705, 2708.

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James D.

Sysko, Small Hydro East, 524 Jim’s

Drive, Newry, Maine 04261. (207) 824–

3244.

i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer,

michael.spencer@ferc.gov (202) 502–

6093.

j. Cooperating Agencies: We are

asking Federal, state, and local agencies

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