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Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

We have identified several issues that

we think deserve attention based on a

preliminary review of the proposed

facilities and the environmental

information provided by Maritimes.

This preliminary list of issues may be

changed based on your comments and

our analysis.

• Geology and Soils.

—Blasting and disposal of excess rock.

• Water Resources.

—Impacts of construction on water

quality.

—Impact of construction on wetlands.

• Fish, Wildlife, and Vegetation.

—Impacts of construction on cold water

fisheries and anadromous fisheries

(including Atlantic salmon).

—Impacts of construction on wildlife

habitat (including deer wintering

areas).

—Disposal of timber and stumps.

• Endangered and Threatened

Species.

—Impacts of construction on Atlantic

salmon, shortnosed sturgeon, and

bald eagles.

—Impacts on essential fish habitat.

• Reliability and Safety.

—Safety and reliability of the

compressor stations and pipeline

loops.

• Air Quality and Noise.

—Impacts of construction and operation

of the pipeline and compressor

stations on residences.

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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 may be addressed in the EIS

and considered by the Commission. You

should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative locations and routes), and

measures to avoid or lessen

environmental impact. The more

specific your comments, the more useful

they may 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; and

• Reference Docket No. PF05–17–000

on the original and both copies.

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• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before January 20, 2006.

Please note that we are continuing to

experience delays in mail deliveries

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

we would 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 ‘‘e-Filing’’ link

and the link to the User’s Guide. Before

you can file comments you should open

a free account which can be created online.

If you do not want to send comments

at this time but still want to remain on

our mailing list, please return the

attached Mailing List Retention Form

(Appendix 3). If you do not return the

form, you will be taken off the mailing

list.

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.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.

Public Scoping Meeting

In addition to or in lieu of sending

written comments, we invite you to

attend the public scoping meetings we

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will conduct in the area. The locations

and times for these meetings are listed

below:

January 9, 2006, 7 p.m., Jeff’s Catering

Brewer, 5 Coffin Avenue, Brewer, ME

04412

January 10, 2006, 7 p.m., Liberty Town

Hall, 7 Waters Street, Liberty, ME

04949

January 11, 2006, 7 p.m., American

Legion Hall, 17 Dunn Street,

Westbrook, ME 04092

January 12, 2006, 7 p.m., Metheun High

School Cafeteria, 1 Ranger Road,

Methuen, MA 01844

The public scoping meetings are

designed to provide state and local

agencies, interested groups, affected

landowners, and the general public with

more detailed information and another

opportunity to offer your comments on

the proposed project. Interested groups

and individuals are encouraged to

attend the meeting and to present

comments on the environmental issues

they believe should be addressed in the

EIS. A transcript of the meetings will be

made so that your comments will be

accurately recorded.

Finally, public meetings will be

posted on the Commission’s calendar

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

EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along

with other related information.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–7903 Filed 12–27–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application for Non-Project

Use of Project Lands and Waters and

Soliciting Comments, Motions To

Intervene, and Protests

December 16, 2005.

Take notice that the following

application has been filed with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection:

a. Application Type: Non-Project Use

of Project Lands and Waters.

b. Project No.: 2067–024.

c. Date Filed: June 2, 2005.

d. Applicant: Oakdale and San

Joaquin Irrigation District.

e. Name of Project: Tulloch Project.

f. Location: Stanislaus River in

Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties,

California.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a) 825(r) and 799

and 801.

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h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Steve Felte,

General Manager, P.O. 1158, Pinecrest,

CA 95364, (209) 785–3838.

i. FERC Contacts: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to Ms.

Shana High at (202) 502–8674.

j. Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: January 17, 2006.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: Ms.

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426.

Please include the project number (P–

2067–024) on any comments or motions

filed. 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 efilings.

k. Description of Proposal: Oakdale

and San Joaquin Irrigation District filed

an application requesting Commission

authorization to transfer fee title of

certain project lands to resolve some

encroachments and solve issues

regarding the use of project lands for

private purposes.

l. Location of the Applications: The

filings are available for review at the

Commission in the Public Reference

Room, located at 888 First Street, NE.,

Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or

may be viewed on the Commission’s

website at http://www.ferc.gov using the

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket

number excluding the last three digits in

the docket number field to access the

document. For assistance, please call

the Helpline at (866) 208–3676 or

contact FERCOnLineSupport@ferc.gov.

For TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.

m. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene: Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

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

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

o. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents: Any filings must bear in all

capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,

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‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project 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

applications. A copy of the applications

may be obtained by agencies directly

from the Applicant. If an agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will be

presumed to have no comments. One

copy of an agency’s comments must also

be sent to the Applicant’s

representatives.

q. Comments, protests and

interventions may be filed electronically

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web

site at http://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–7908 Filed 12–27–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application for Non-Project

Use of Project Lands and Waters and

Soliciting Comments, Motions To

Intervene, and Protests

December 16, 2005.

Take notice that the following

application has been filed with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection:

a. Application Type: Non-Project Use

of Project Lands and Waters.

b. Project No.: 2145–069.

c. Date Filed: December 1, 2005.

d. Applicant: Public Utility District

No. 1 of Chelan County.

e. Name of Project: Rocky Reach

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: The proposed action

would take place near river mile 493 on

the Douglas County (east) shoreline of

the project reservoir. The project is

located on the Columbia River in

Douglas and Chelan Counties,

Washington.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a) 825(r) and 799

and 801.

h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Michelle

Smith, Licensing and Compliance

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Manager; Public Utility District No. 1 of

Chelan County; P.O. Box 1231;

Wenatchee, WA; 98807–1231; (888)

663–8121, Ext. 4180.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to Isis

Johnson at (202) 502–6346, or by e-mail:

Isis.Johnson@ferc.gov.

j. Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: January 17, 2006.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: Ms.

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426.

Please include the project number (P–

2145–069) on any comments or motions

filed. 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 efilings.

k. Description of Request: Public

Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County,

licensee for the Rocky Reach

Hydroelectric Project, has requested

Commission approval to permit Lake

Entiat Lodge Associated (applicant) to

expand the number of docks at the Lake

Entiat Estates Marina (also known as

Sun Cove Marina). The existing marina

can accommodate 62 watercrafts, and

was built in the mid-1960s within three

small adjoining basins connected to the

project reservoir. The applicant

proposes a multi-year development plan

designed to improve the marina for

recreational use by the Lake Entiat

Estates residential community. The

development plan includes: (1) The

installation of 12 new boat slips to

accommodate a total of 24 boats; (2)

dredging of fine sediment accumulation

within the three existing basins; (3)

extending two existing boat ramps; and

(4) the expansion/replacement of certain

existing marina float facilities.

l. Location of the Application: This

filing is available for review at the

Commission or may be viewed on the

Commission’s Web site at http://

www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.

Enter the docket number excluding the

last three digits in the docket number

field to access the document. For

assistance, contact FERC Online

Support at

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

contact (202) 502–8659.

m. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene: Anyone may submit

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