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generated so that your comments will be

accurately recorded.

Once AES and Mid-Atlantic Express

formally file their application with the

Commission, you may want to become

an ‘‘intervenor,’’ which is an official

party to the proceeding. Intervenors

play a more formal role in the process

and are able to file briefs, appear at

hearings, and be heard by the courts if

they choose to appeal the Commission’s

final ruling. An intervenor formally

participates in a Commission

proceeding by filing a request to

intervene. Instructions for becoming an

intervenor are included in the User’s

Guide under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the

Commission’s Web site. Please note that

you may not request intervenor status at

this time. You must wait until a formal

application is filed with the

Commission.

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Environmental Mailing List

If you wish to remain on the

environmental mailing list, please

return the attached Mailing List

Retention Form (Appendix 3 of this

NOI). If you do not return this form, we

will remove your name from our

mailing list.

To reduce printing and mailing costs,

the draft and final EIS will be issued in

both compact disk (CD–ROM) and hard

copy formats. The FERC strongly

encourages the use of CD–ROM format

in its publication of large documents.

Thus, all recipients will automatically

receive the EIS on CD–ROM. If you wish

to receive a paper copy of the draft EIS

instead of a CD–ROM, you must

indicate that choice on the return

mailer.

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.’’

Click on the eLibrary link, select

‘‘General Search’’ and enter the project

docket number excluding the last three

digits (i.e., PF06–22) in the ‘‘Docket

Number’’ field. Be sure you have

selected an appropriate date range. For

assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary

helpline can be reached at 1–866–208–

3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or by e-mail

at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The

eLibrary link on the FERC Internet

website 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

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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, AES has established an

Internet Web site for this project at

http://www.AESsparrowspointLNG.com.

The Web site includes a project

overview, status, answers to frequently

asked questions, and links to related

documents. You can also request

additional information by calling AES

directly at (866) 640–9080.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP03–12–001]

Egan Hub Storage, LLC; Notice of

Intent To Prepare an Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed Egan

Horsepower Reconfiguration Project

and Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

May 18, 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

the Egan Horsepower Reconfiguration

Project involving construction and

operation of facilities by Egan Hub

Storage, LLC (Egan Hub). The project

would include an additional 3,080

horsepower (hp) and about 2,700 feet of

suction and discharge piping at the Egan

Gas Storage Facility in Evangeline,

Acadia Parish, Louisiana.1 This EA will

be used by the Commission in its

decision-making 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

1 Egan Hub’s application was filed with the

Commission under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act

and part 157 of the Commission’s regulations.

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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 Egan Hub 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).

Summary of the Proposed Project

Egan Hub proposes to:

1. Install two 13,330-hp turbine

compressors in lieu of the three

certificated not-yet-installed 7,860-hp

reciprocating compressors;

2. Install seven catalytic converters on

seven existing reciprocating

compressors; and

3. Install 1,200 feet of 24-inch

diameter suction piping and 1,500 feet

of 20-inch diameter of discharge piping

and associated appurtenant facilities.

Egan Hub also requests authorization

to extend the construction period for the

three storage caverns and associated

facilities to October 1, 2009.

Egan Hub indicates that the project

would not increase the maximum

operating capacity of the three storage

caverns (31.5 Bcf of certificated

maximum aggregate operating capacity).

In support of its proposal, Egan Hub

indicates that the increase of 3,080 hp

would allow Egan Hub to increase the

maximum daily injection capability

from 0.8 Bcf to 1.3 Bcf and the

maximum daily withdrawal capability

from 1.5 Bcf to 2.5 Bcf.

Egan Hub requests authorization on or

before August 1, 2006 to begin

construction by November 1, 2006.

Egan Hub indicates that it would

‘‘install minor non-jurisdictional

facilities comprised of 500 feet of new

below-ground powerline and a 480 volt

transformer.’’

The location of the project facilities is

shown in Appendix 1.2

2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all

appendices, other than Appendix 1 (map), are

available on the Commission’s Web site at the

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Land Requirements for Construction

Egan Hub indicates that no additional

property or right-of-way would be

required. Construction of the proposed

facilities would be within the existing

fenced line of the Egan Gas Storage

Facility.

The EA Process

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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.

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

• Cultural resources

• Vegetation and wildlife

• Water resources, fisheries, and

wetlands

• Endangered and threatened species

• Air quality and noise

• 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

‘‘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 last page of

this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to

all those receiving this notice in the mail.

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

environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects

(OEP).

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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 identified noise near

residences as an issue that we think

deserves attention based on a

preliminary review of the proposed

facilities and the environmental

information provided by Egan Hub.

Additional issues may be identified

based on your comments and our

analysis.

Also, we have made a preliminary

decision to not address the impacts of

the nonjurisdictional facilities. We will

briefly describe their location and status

in the EA.

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/

EIS 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. CP03–12–

001.

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before June 19, 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

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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

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.

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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 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.

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

Appendix 1—Information Request

[Docket No. CP03–12–001]

b Please keep my name on the mailing list

for the Egan Horsepower Reconfiguration

Project.

Name llllllllllllllllll

Agency lllllllllllllllll

Address

llllllllllllllll

City llllllllllllllllll

State llllllllllllllllll

Zip Code llllllllllllllll

b Please send me a paper copy of the

environmental document instead of a CD.

FROM lllllllllllllllll

lllllllllllllllllllll

lllllllllllllllllllll

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ATTN: OEP—Gas 2, PJ—11.2, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,

NE., Washington, DC 20426.

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Notice of Application for Temporary

Amendment of License and Soliciting

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and

Protests

May 16, 2006.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Request for

authorization for a temporary for a

temporary change in water surface

elevation limits for the upper reservoir

and an increase in the maximum daily

generation limit under certain

emergency conditions as determined by

ISO New England Inc. during the period

June 3, through September 30, 2006, for

dealing with potential capacity and

energy shortages during the summer.

b. Project No.: 2485–033.

c. Date Filed: May 12, 2006.

d. Applicant: Northeast Generation

Company (NGC).

e. Name of Project: Northfield

Mountain Pumped Storage

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: The project is located on

the east side of the Connecticut River,

in the towns of Northfield and Erving,

in Franklin County, Massachusetts. The

project does not utilize federal or tribal

lands.

g. Filed pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.201.

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. William J.

Nadeau, Vice President and Chief

Operating Officer, Northeast Generation

Services Company, 273 Dividend Road,

Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067, (860)

665–5315 with copies of all

correspondence and communications to:

Mr. John Howard, Station Manager,

Northfield Mountain Station, 99

Millers Falls Road, Northfield,

Massachusetts 01360, (413) 659–4489;

and

Ms. Catherine E. Shively, Senior

Counsel, Public, Notrheast Utilities

Service Company, P.O. Box 330,

Manchester, New Hampshire 03105,

(603) 634–2326.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on

Vedula Sarma (202) 502–6190, or

vedula.sarma@ferc.gov.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene, protests, comments: June 1,

2006.

k. Description of Proposed Action:

NGC seeks temporary authorization to

modify the upper reservoir’s upper and

lower water service elevation limits

from 1000.5 and 938 feet, to 1004.5 and

920 feet, respectively, only under

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certain ISO–NE emergency operating

conditions from June 3, through

September 30, 2006. According to NGC

approval of changes in the water surface

elevations would result in an increase in

the maximum daily generation from

8,475 megawatthours (MWh) to 10,645

MWh. NGC states that it will not

commence operations under the

temporary amendment until the latter of

June 3 or until data collected at Cabot

Station, Turners Falls Project indicate

that the Atlantic Salmon smolt

migration has ended and guide net has

been removed.

l. Locations of Applications: A copy of

the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission in the Public Reference

Room, located at 888 First Street, NE.,

Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by

calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may

also be viewed on the Commission’s

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket

number excluding the last three digits in

the docket number field to access the

document. You may also register online

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances

related to this or other pending projects.

For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–

3676 or e-mail

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY,

call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also

available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item (h)

above.

m. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

n. 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’’,

‘‘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 (P–2485–028). All

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