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interested parties; local libraries and

newspapers; and the FERC’s official

service list for this proceeding. A 30-day

comment period will be allotted for

review of the EA. We will consider all

comments submitted on the EA in any

Commission Order that is issued for the

project.

We are currently involved in

discussions with other jurisdictional

agencies to identify their issues and

concerns. These agencies include the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land

Management, Divisions of Wildlife and

Water Resources of the Utah Department

of Natural Resources, Division of Water

Quality of the Utah Department of

Environmental Quality, and the Utah

State Historic Preservation Office. By

this notice, we are asking these and

other 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.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by

providing us with your specific

comments or concerns about the

proposals. Your comments should focus

on the potential environmental effects,

reasonable alternatives and measures to

avoid or lessen environmental impact.

The more specific your comments, the

more useful they will be. To ensure that

your comments are timely and properly

recorded, please mail your comments so

that they will be received in

Washington, DC, on or before May 12,

2006, and carefully follow these

instructions:

• 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 3, DG2E;

and

• Reference Docket No. PF06–18–000

on the original and both copies.

Please note that the Commission

encourages electronic filing of

comments. See Title 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

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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.’’

When Questar submits its application

for authorization to construct and

operate the Southern System Expansion

Project II, the Commission will publish

a Notice of Application in the Federal

Register and will establish a deadline

for interested persons to intervene in the

proceeding. Because the Commission’s

Pre-filing Process occurs before an

application to begin a proceeding is

officially filed, petitions to intervene

during this process are premature and

will not be accepted by the Commission.

Environmental Mailing List

If you wish to remain on the

environmental mailing list, please

return the Mailing List Retention Form

included in Appendix 2. If you do not

return this form, you will be taken off

our mailing list.

Availability of Additional Information

Additional information about the

project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs

at 1–866–208 FERC (3372) or on the

FERC Internet Web site (http://

www.ferc.gov). Using the ‘‘eLibrary’’

link, select ‘‘General Search’’ from the

eLibrary menu, enter the selected date

range and ‘‘Docket Number’’ (i.e., PF06–

18–000), and follow the instructions.

Searches may also be done using the

phrase ‘‘Southern System Expansion

Project II’’ in the ‘‘Text Search’’ field.

For assistance with access to eLibrary,

the helpline can be reached at 1–866–

208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or at

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The

eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web

site also provides access to the texts of

formal documents issued by the

Commission, such as orders, notices,

and rule makings.

In addition, the FERC now offers a

free service called eSubscription that

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. To register for this service,

go to http://www.ferc.gov/

esubscribenow.htm.

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. Finally,

Questar has established an Internet Web

site for its project at (http://

www.questarssxpii.com). The Web site

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includes a project overview, contact

information, regulatory overview, and

construction procedures.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–5558 Filed 4–13–06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[FERC Docket No. PF06–15–000 and BLM

Reference No. 2880/UTU–82750 and WYW–

67229]

Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.;

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Assessment And

Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment

for the Proposed Kanda Lateral and

Mainline Expansion Project, Request

for Comments on Environmental

Issues, Notice of Public Scoping

Meetings, and Notice of Site Visit

April 7, 2006.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd’s.

(WIC) planned Kanda Lateral and

Mainline Expansion Project located in

Uintah and Daggett Counties, Utah and

Sweetwater County, Wyoming. This

notice explains the scoping process that

will be used to gather input from the

public and interested agencies on the

project. Your input will help the

Commission staff determine which

issues need to be evaluated in the EA.

Please note that the scoping period for

the project will close on May 19, 2006.

In lieu of or in addition to sending

written comments, you are invited to

attend the public scoping meetings that

have been scheduled in the project area.

These meetings are scheduled for April

24, 2006 in Rock Springs, Wyoming and

April 25, 2006 in Vernal, Utah. Further

instructions on how to submit written

comments and additional details of the

public scoping meetings are provided in

the public participation section of this

notice.

The FERC will be the lead federal

agency for the preparation of the EA.

The document will satisfy the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and

will be used by the FERC to consider the

environmental impacts that could result

if it issues WIC a Certificate of Public

Convenience and Necessity under

section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.

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The U.S. Department of the Interior,

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is

participating as a cooperating agency in

the preparation of the EA because the

project would cross Federal land under

the jurisdiction of the Vernal Field

Office in Utah and the Rock Springs

Field Office in Wyoming.

Under section 185(f) of the Mineral

Leasing Act of 1920, the BLM has the

authority to issue Right-of-Way Grants

for all affected federal lands. This would

be in accordance with Title 43 Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 2800

and 2880, subsequent 2800 and 2880

Manuals, and Handbook 2801–1. As a

cooperating agency, the BLM would

adopt the EA to meet its NEPA

responsibilities in considering WIC’s

application for a Right-of-Way Grant

and obtain a Temporary Use Permit for

the portion of the project on federal

land. The BLM will also use the EA to

consider amending the Green River

Resource Management Plan (RMP).

Additional discussion of the BLM’s plan

amendment process is presented later in

this notice.

With this notice, the staffs of the

FERC and BLM (Agency Staffs) are

asking other Federal, State, local, and

tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or

special expertise with respect to

environmental issues/impacts to

participate as cooperating agencies in

the preparation of the EA. These

agencies may choose to participate once

they have evaluated WIC’s proposal

relative to their responsibilities.

Agencies that would like to request

cooperating status should follow the

instructions for filing comments

described later in this notice.

This notice is being sent to affected

landowners; Federal, state, and local

government agencies and elected

officials; environmental and public

interest groups; Native American tribes;

other interested parties; and local

libraries and newspapers. The Agency

Staffs encourage government

representatives to notify their

constituents of this planned project and

encourage them to comment on their

areas of concern.

If you are a landowner receiving this

notice, you may be contacted by a WIC

representative about the acquisition of

an easement to construct, operate, and

maintain the proposed facilities. WIC

would seek to negotiate a mutually

acceptable agreement. If the project is

approved by the Commission, that

approval conveys with it the right of

eminent domain. Therefore, in the event

easement negotiations fail to produce an

agreement, WIC could initiate

condemnation proceedings in

accordance with state law.

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A fact sheet prepared by the FERC

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas

Facility on My land? What Do I Need to

Know?’’ is available for viewing on the

FERC Internet Web site (http://

www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses

a number of typically asked questions,

including the use of eminent domain

and how to participate in the FERC’s

proceedings.

Summary of the Proposed Project

The Kanda Lateral 1 would be

comprised of about 124.5 miles of 20- or

24-inch-diameter pipeline beginning at

the new Kerr-McGee Interconnect/Meter

Station located in Uintah County, Utah.

The pipeline would extend in a

northerly direction through Daggett

County, Utah and interconnect with

WIC’s mainline at the proposed Kanda

Interconnect/Meter Station in

Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Along

the pipeline route, WIC would

interconnect with two interstate

pipelines, at the new Northwest

Pipeline Interconnect/Meter Station and

at the Clay Basin Storage Field

Interconnect/Meter Station. In addition,

WIC would construct various block

valves and pig 2 launcher and receiver

facilities. The Kanda Lateral pipeline

facilities would be designed to deliver

up to 225,000,000 Dth/d (decatherms

per day) of gas into WIC’s mainline. The

majority of the pipeline route would

parallel an existing Questar/Mapco

Pipeline corridor. As part of the

Mainline Expansion, WIC would install

two compressor units totaling 12,824

horsepower at the existing Colorado

Interstate Gas Company’s Wamsutter

Compressor Station located in

Sweetwater County, Wyoming. A map

depicting WIC’s proposed facilities is

provided in Appendix 1.3

WIC anticipates filing an application

with the FERC in August 2006. If the

Commission authorizes its project, WIC

plans to begin construction in June 2007

to give it the opportunity to place the

facilities in service by the fall of 2007.

The majority (70 percent) of WIC’s

proposed project would be on BLM

lands.

1 A lateral pipeline is a pipeline which branches

away from the central or primary part of the

pipeline system.

2 A pig is an internal tool that can be used to

clean and dry a pipeline and/or to inspect it for

damage or corrosion.

3 The appendices referenced in this notice are not

eing printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available on the Commission’s Web site (excluding

the map) at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the

Commission’s Public Reference Room or call (202)

502–8371. For instructions on connecting to

‘‘eLibrary’’ refer to the end of this notice. Copies of

the appendices were sent to all those receiving this

notice in the mail.

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Land Requirements

Construction of WIC’s proposed

pipeline and aboveground facilities

would require about 2,219.6 acres of

land, including the nominal

construction right-of-way, temporary

extra workspaces, pipe and contractor

yards, staging areas, access roads, and

aboveground facilities. Following

construction, about 766.5 acres would

be retained by WIC for operation of the

pipeline and aboveground facilities. The

remaining 1,453.1 acres would be

restored and allowed to revert to its

former use.

WIC is proposing an 85-foot-wide

nominal construction right-of-way

between milepost (MP) 0.0 and MP 82.4

and a 100-foot-wide nominal

construction right-of-way between MP

82.4 and MP 124.5; with proposed

temporary extra workspaces at sitespecific locations to accommodate for

rugged and steep terrain, side sloping,

road, wetland, waterbody, and foreign

pipeline crossings. Also, WIC proposes

a 20-foot wide, ungraded area adjacent

to the construction right-of-way to be

used for placement of cut brush and

limbs that are to be returned to the rightof-way after the pipe is installed. WIC

would retain a 50-foot-wide permanent

right-of-way for the pipeline.

The interconnect/meter stations

would require about 0.7 acre each of

land for operation, with additional

temporary extra workspaces for

construction. The Kerr-McGee Station

site would house measuring and

communication facilities, a pig

launcher, and block valve. The

Northwest Station site would house

measuring and communication

facilities. The Clay Basin Station site

would house measuring and

communication facilities, a pig launcher

and receiver, and block valve. The

Kanda Station would house measuring

and communication facilities, a pig

receiver, and block valve.

The block valves, that are not

enclosed within a meter station site,

would be located within a 45-foot by 75foot (0.07 acre) fenced enclosure within

the limits of the permanent right-of-way.

The two compressor units would be

installed within the existing Wamsutter

Compressor Station fenced property and

would not require additional land.

The EA Process

NEPA requires the FERC 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. The

BLM is required to consider the

environmental impacts from a project

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that requires BLM Right-of-Way Grants

and/or Temporary Use Permits. The EA

will give the Agency Staffs the

information needed to do that.

Although no formal application has

yet been filed with the FERC, the

Agency Staffs have begun the

environmental review of the project in

accordance with the FERC’s Pre-Filing

Process. The purpose of the Pre-Filing

Process is to seek public and agency

input early in the project planning

phase and encourage involvement by

interested stakeholders to allow for the

early identification and resolution of

environmental issues/impacts. The

Agency Staffs will work with all

interested stakeholders to identify and

attempt to address issues/impacts before

WIC files its application with the FERC.

The Agency Staffs have already

started to meet with WIC, jurisdictional

agencies, and other interested

stakeholders to discuss the project and

identify issues/impacts and concerns.

On April 4, 5, and 6, 2006, the Agency

Staffs participated in public open

houses sponsored by WIC in the project

area to explain the environmental

review process to interested

stakeholders and take comments about

the project. On April 6, 2006, the

Agency Staffs conducted an interagency

scoping meeting in the project area to

solicit comments and concerns from

agencies having jurisdiction over the

project. By this notice, the Agency Staffs

are formally announcing the preparation

of the EA and requesting agency and

public comments to help focus the

analysis in the EA on the potentially

significant environmental issues/

impacts related to the proposed action.

The Agency Staffs’ independent

analysis of the issues/impacts will be

included in the EA. The EA will also

include possible alternatives to the

proposed project or portions of the

project, and we will make

recommendations on how to lessen or

avoid impacts on the various resource

areas of concern. Depending on the

comments received during the scoping

process, the EA may be published and

mailed to federal, state, and local

government agencies and elected

officials; environmental and public

interest groups; other interested parties;

affected landowners; Native American

tribes; newspapers and local libraries;

and the Commission’s official service

list for this proceeding. A 30-day

comment period will be allotted for

review of the EA. We will consider all

comments submitted on the EA in any

Commission Order that is issued for the

project.

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The BLM’s Plan Amendment Process

The BLM will also use the EA to

consider amending the Green River

RMP. Publication of this notice formally

initiates the plan amendment process

and begins the scoping process. There

are potential alternative routes that

cross BLM-administered lands currently

excluded to rights-of-way. The EA will

consider reasonable alternatives

including those that would cross these

excluded areas. Therefore, for the

proposed project, the EA will be used by

the BLM to consider amending the

current Green River RMP (August 1997),

which would be necessary for any

pipeline construction within the

excluded areas.

BLM regulations in Title 43 CFR part

1600 and the NEPA process detailed in

the Council on Environmental Quality

regulations in Title 40 CFR parts 1500–

1508 guide preparation of plan

amendments. The process is tailored to

the anticipated level of public interest

and potential for significant impacts.

Plan amendments (see Title 43 CFR

1610.5–5) change one or more of the

terms, conditions, or decisions of an

approved land use plan. These

decisions may include those relating to

desired outcomes; measures to achieve

desired outcomes, including resource

restrictions; or land tenure decisions.

Plan amendments are required to

consider any proposal or action that

does not conform to the plan.

An applicant may request that the

BLM amend the land use plan to allow

an otherwise non-conforming proposal.

The amendment and any

implementation actions (i.e., granting

the right-of-way and temporary use

permit) may be considered together.

Separate decisions will be issued for the

right-of-way and, if necessary, the plan

amendment.

Additional information regarding the

plan amendment process can be found

in the BLM’s Land Use Planning

Handbook (http://www.blm.gov/nhp/

200/wo210/landuse_hb.pdf).

Planning criteria guide development

of the plan amendment by helping

define the decision space (or the

‘‘sideboards’’) of the planning effort;

they are based on applicable laws,

Director and State Director guidance,

and the results of public and

governmental participation (43 CFR

1610.4–2).

Planning criteria include but are not

limited to the following:

• The plan amendment will be

completed in compliance with the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act (FLPMA), NEPA, and all other

relevant Federal laws, Executive orders,

and management policies of the BLM.

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• Where existing planning decisions

are still valid, those decisions may

remain unchanged and be incorporated

into the amendment.

• The plan amendment will recognize

valid existing rights.

• Native American Tribal

consultations will be conducted in

accordance with policy and Tribal

concerns will be given due

consideration.

• Maintaining the relevant and

important values of the Greater Red

Creek Area of Critical Environmental

Concern (ACEC).

• Wyoming BLM Mitigation

Guidelines.

• Standards for Healthy Rangelands.

• Criteria for Areas of Critical

Environmental Concern.

• Criteria for interim management of

Wilderness Study Areas.

Criteria for alternative formulation

include:

• Intensive management of cultural

and historic resources, including rock

art occurrences, historic trails, and

Native American respected places.

• Providing for various types and

levels of vegetation uses, including

wildlife habitat, watershed protection,

and livestock grazing.

• Providing for authorizing rights-ofway, off-highway vehicle (OHV) use,

and other activities that may result in

surface disturbance.

• Modification of right-of-way

concentration areas, exclusion areas,

and avoidance areas to provide for

development needs and protection of

resource values.

• Providing varying protection levels

for unique and nonrenewable

geological, cultural, paleontological, and

recreational values.

• Management options for protecting

or enhancing wetlands and riparian

areas.

• Providing varying protection levels

and for enhancement of habitat for

sensitive or important wildlife and plant

species, including protection of key elk

and deer habitat and Colorado River

Cutthroat trout habitat.

Effects criteria to identify and analyze

environmental consequences include:

• Effects of surface disturbing land

uses and other disruptive human

activities on air quality, visual

resources, cultural resources,

recreational opportunities, watershed,

and wildlife resources.

• Effects caused by OHV use or

restrictions on OHV use.

• Effects of fencing on wildlife

movement and migration.

• Effects of all types of land and

resource uses on the vegetation

resource.

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• Economic impacts of land use

restrictions on economic sectors that are

heavily dependent on the use of public

lands and resources.

Criteria for selection of a potential

plan amendment: Answers to the

following questions will be used to

guide selection of the potential

amendment.

• Does/Do the alternatives meet

guidelines for reduction of

sedimentation and salinity, as stated in

water quality plans of the State of

Wyoming and the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA), and Colorado

River Salinity Control Act?

• What levels of land use restrictions

are needed to provide adequate

protection of resource values?

• Do the alternatives retain

reasonable accessibility of public lands

for purposes of public access, public

land use, and resource development?

• Are the alternatives consistent with

plans, programs, and policies of other

Federal agencies, state and local

governments, and Indian tribes?

• Are the alternatives consistent with

the objectives established in the Green

River RMP?

• Are relevant and important values

of the Greater Red Creek ACEC

maintained?

• Are sensitive species being

protected or their habitat enhanced?

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Currently Identified Environmental

Issues/Impacts

The EA will discuss impacts that

could occur as a result of the

construction and operation of the

proposed project. The Agency Staffs

have already identified issues/impacts

that deserve attention based on a

preliminary review of the proposed

facilities, the environmental information

provided by WIC, and comments

received to date. This preliminary list of

issues/impacts may be changed based

on your comments and the additional

analysis of the Agency Staffs.

• Geology and Soils:

—Assessment of potential geological

hazards.

—Desert construction and erosion

control.

—Right-of-way restoration and

revegetation in an arid environment.

—Evaluation of noxious weed control.

—Need for a rock disposal plan.

—Construction in steep terrain,

including blasting.

• Water Resources:

—Impact of dry crossings of irrigation

canals and drains.

—Impact of open-cut crossings of dry

washes.

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—Impact on wetland hydrology and

assessment of wetland mitigation

options.

—Effect of pipeline crossings on

perennial and intermittent

waterbodies.

• Fish, Wildlife, and Vegetation

—Effect on sensitive fisheries.

—Effect on wildlife resources and their

habitat.

—Effect on riparian vegetation.

• Special Status Species:

—Potential effect on federally listed or

proposed species.

—Potential effect on state-listed

sensitive species.

—BLM sensitive species.

• Cultural Resources:

—Effect on historic and prehistoric

sites.

—Native American and tribal concerns.

• Land Use, Recreation and Special

Interest Areas, and Visual Resources:

—Evaluation of the current right-of-way

concentration area through the

Greater Red Creek ACEC.

—Visual impacts.

Public Participation

You are encouraged to become

involved in this process and provide

your specific comments or concerns

about WIC’s proposal. Your comments

should focus on the potential

environmental effects, reasonable

alternatives, and measures to avoid or

lessen environmental impacts. The more

specific your comments, the more useful

they will be. To expedite the Agency

Staffs’ receipt and consideration of your

comments, electronic submission of

comments is strongly encouraged. See

Title 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the FERC Internet Web

site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the

eFiling link and the link to the User’s

Guide. Before you can submit comments

you will need to create a free account by

clicking on ‘‘Sign-up’’ under ‘‘New

User’’. You will be asked to select the

type of submission you are making. This

type of submission is considered

‘‘Comment on Filing’’. Comments

submitted electronically must be

submitted by May 19, 2006.

If you wish to mail comments, please

mail your comments so that they will be

received in Washington, DC on or before

May 19, 2006 and carefully follow these

instructions:

• 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 1; DG2E;

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• Reference Docket No. PF06–15–000

on the original and both copies.

The public scoping meetings are

designed to provide another opportunity

to offer comments on the proposed

project. Interested groups and

individuals are encouraged to attend the

meetings and to present comments on

the environmental issues/impacts they

believe should be addressed in the EA.

A transcript of the meetings will be

generated so that your comments will be

accurately recorded. Meetings will begin

at 7 p.m. (m.d.t.), and are scheduled as

follows:

Date

Monday, April 24,

2006.

Tuesday, April 25,

2006.

Location

Holiday Inn, 1675

Sunset Drive, Rock

Springs, WY

82901, (307) 382–

9200.

Western Park—Convention Center, 300

East 200 South,

Vernal, UT 84078,

(435) 789–7396.

Site Visit

On April 25 and 26, 2006, the Agency

Staffs will conduct a site visit of the

planned Kanda Lateral and Mainline

Expansion Project.

We will view the proposed route and

variations that are being considered for

the planned pipeline. Agency Staffs will

travel during this visit by automobile

and on foot. Representatives of WIC will

accompany the Agency Staffs.

All interested parties may attend the

site visit on both days. Those planning

to attend must provide their own

transportation. If you are interested in

attending the site visits, please meet us

at 9 a.m.on April 25 in the parking lot

of the Holiday Inn, 1675 Sunset Drive,

Rock Springs, WY for the Wyoming

portion of the project, and at 9 a.m.on

April 26 in the parking lot of the Best

Western Antlers, 423 West Main,

Vernal, UT for the Utah portion of the

project.

For additional information, please

contact the Commission’s Office of

External Affairs at 1–866–208–FERC

(3372).

Environmental Mailing List

If you received this notice, you are on

the environmental mailing list for this

project and will continue to receive

project updates including the EA. If you

want your contact information corrected

or you do not want to remain on our

mailing list, please return the Correct or

Remove From Mailing List Form

included as Appendix 2.

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Availability of Additional Information

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Additional information about the

project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs

at 1–866–208 FERC (3372) 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 on the FERC Internet Web site also

provides access to the texts of formal

documents issued by the Commission,

such as orders, notices, and rule

makings.

In addition, the FERC now offers a

free service called eSubscription that

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. To register for this service,

go to the eSubscription link on the

FERC Internet Web site.

Information concerning the proposed

land use plan amendment and the

involvement of the BLM in the EA and

plan amendment process may be

obtained from Mark Mackiewicz, PMP,

Project Manager, at (435) 636–3616.

Finally, WIC will be setting up a

publicly available Web site for its

project. The Web site will include a

description of the project, responses to

frequently asked questions, and other

appropriate project-related information.

WIC will continually update its Web

site with information about the project.

WIC has designated the following

individual as the single point of contact

for stakeholder communication for this

project: Mr. David R. Anderson,

Manager, Land Department, Wyoming

Interstate Company, Ltd., Two North

Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs,

Colorado 80903, Telephone 1–877–598–

5263, e-mail:

david.r.anderson@elpaso.com.

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

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Notice of Intent To File License

Application and Filing of PreApplication Document

April 7, 2006.

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to

File License Application.

b. Project No.: 2211–002.

c. Dated Filed: March 31, 2006.

d. Submitted by: PSI Energy.

e. Name of Project: Markland

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Ohio River, in

Switzerland County, Indiana. The

project occupies about 1 acre of United

States lands administered by the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers.

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the

Commission’s regulations.

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Frank

Weider, PSI Energy, 139 East Fourth

Street, Cincinnati, OH 45201; (513) 287–

3132; e-mail—

frank.weider@cinergy.com.

i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman at

(202) 502–6077; or e-mail at

dianne.rodman@ferc.gov.

j. PSI Energy filed its request to use

the Traditional Licensing Process on

July 1, 2005. The Director of the Office

of Energy Projects approved PSI

Energy’s request to use the Traditional

Licensing Process on December 1, 2005.

k. With this notice, we are initiating

informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service under section

7 of the Endangered Species Act and the

joint agency regulations thereunder at

50 CFR part 402; and (b) the Indiana

State Historic Preservation Officer, as

required by section 106, National

Historical Preservation Act, and the

implementing regulations of the

Advisory Council on Historic

Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.

l. With this notice, we are designating

PSI Energy as the Commission’s nonFederal representative for carrying out

informal consultation, pursuant to

section 7 of the Endangered Species Act

and section 106 of the National Historic

Preservation Act.

m. PSI Energy filed a Pre-Application

Document (PAD; including a proposed

process plan and schedule) with the

Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of

the Commission’s regulations.

n. A copy of the PAD is available for

review at the Commission in the Public

Reference Room or may be viewed on

the Commission’s Web site (http://

www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’

link. Enter the docket number,

excluding the last three digits in the

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docket number field to access the

document. For assistance, contact FERC

Online Support at

FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll

free at 1–866–208–3676, of for TTY,

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available

for inspection and reproduction at the

address in paragraph h.

Register online at http://ferc.gov/

esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related

to this or other pending projects. For

assistance, contact FERC Online

Support.

o. With this notice, we are soliciting

comments on the PAD. All comments

on the PAD should be sent to the

address above in paragraph h. In

addition, all comments on the PAD and

all communications to and from

Commission staff related to the merits of

the potential application must be filed

with the Commission (original and eight

copies) at the following address:

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

All filings with the Commission must

include the project name and number,

and bear the heading ‘‘Comments on

Pre-Application Document,’’ or

‘‘Communications to and from

Commission Staff.’’ Any individual or

entity interested in commenting on the

PAD must do so by June 5, 2006.

Comments on the PAD and other

permissible forms of communications

with the Commission may be filed

electronically via the Internet in lieu of

paper. The Commission strongly

encourages electronic filings. See 18

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web

site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘efiling’’ link.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

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