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achieve the established purpose of and

need for the Proposed Action.

Clyde A. Vaughn,

Lieutenant General, GS, Director, Army

National Guard.

[FR Doc. 06–1697 Filed 2–23–06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of

Engineers

Intent To Prepare a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Everglades National Park Seepage

Management Project, Miami-Dade

County, FL

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers (Corps), Jacksonville District,

intends to prepare an integrated Project

Implementation Report/Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (PIR/

DEIS) for the Everglades National Park

(ENP) Seepage Management Project. The

study is a cooperative effort between the

Corps and the South Florida Water

Management District (SFWMD), which

is also a cooperating agency for this

DEIS. The project seeks to reduce

eastward water seepage from the

Everglades system for the benefit of

wetland communities within ENP. The

ENP Seepage Management Project is

comprised of three components that

were recommended as a part of the

Central and Southern Florida (C&SF)

Project Comprehensive Review Study

Feasibility Report and Integrated

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

dated April 1999 (Restudy), and is part

of the Comprehensive Everglades

Restoration Plan (CERP). The project

includes an aboveground recharge area,

a wetland buffer area, relocation and

enhancement of levee L–31N, a

sheetflow delivery system, and other

features located adjacent to ENP in

Miami-Dade County.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, Planning

Division, Environmental Branch, P.O.

Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL, 32232–0019;

Attn: Mr. Ernest Clarke or by telephone

at 904–232–1199 or e-mail at

ernest.clarke@saj02.usace.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

a. Authorization: The authority for

this project is contained within the

Water Resources Development Act

(WRDA) 2000.

b. Study Area: The study area is along

a portion of the L–30 and L–31N canals

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located north of structure G–211, south

of structure S–335, and west of structure

S–380 in Miami-Dade County.

c. Project Scope: The scope includes

conducting a watershed assessment of

the study area and developing

alternative plans for reducing seepage

from ENP. The assessment will refine

project components developed in the

Restudy. The evaluation of the

alternatives and selection of a

recommended plan will be documented

in the PIR/EIS. The alternative plans

will be reviewed under provisions of

appropriate laws and regulations,

including the Endangered Species Act,

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act,

Clean Water Act, and Farmland

Protection Policy Act.

d. Preliminary Alternatives: The ENP

Seepage Management Project includes

three components of the C&SF Restudy:

(1) S–356 Structures, (2) L–31N

Improvements for Seepage Management,

and (3) Bird Drive Recharge Area. The

project described in the Restudy

includes an aboveground recharge area,

a wetland buffer area, relocation and

enhancement of levee-canal L–31N, a

sheetflow delivery system, and other

features located adjacent to ENP in

Miami-Dade County. Further

formulation will determine the

locations, sizes, configurations, and

operations of facilities.

e. Issues: The EIS will address the

following issues: the relation between

this project and related projects

including Modified Water Deliveries to

ENP; impacts to Miami-Dade West

Wellfield and Biscayne Bay, impacts to

aquatic and wetland habitats; water

flows; hazardous and toxic waste; water

quality; flood protection; the impacts of

land acquisition on the tax base;

aesthetics and recreation; fish and

wildlife resources, including protected

species; cultural resources; and other

impacts identified through scoping,

public involvement and interagency

coordination.

f. Scoping: A scoping letter and

multiple public workshops will be used

to invite comments on alternatives and

issues from Federal, State, and local

agencies, affected Indian tribes, and

other interested private organizations

and individuals. Additionally, a scoping

meeting will be held on March 14, 2006

in Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Auditorium,

9300 NW., 41st Street, Miami, FL 33178.

Additional public meetings are

anticipated during the study. The exact

location, dates, and times of future

meetings will be announced in public

notices and local newspapers.

g. DEIS Preparation: The integrated

PIR, including a DEIS, is currently

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estimated for publication in September

2008.

Dated: February 10, 2006.

Marie G. Burns

Chief, Environmental Branch.

[FR Doc. 06–1727 Filed 2–23–06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. IC06–585–000; FERC–585]

Commission Information Collection

Activities, Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Extension

February 14, 2006.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission) is

soliciting public comment on the

specific aspects of the information

collection described below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of

information are due April 21, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of

the proposed collection of information

can be obtained from the Commission’s

Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docsfilings/elibrary.asp) or from the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn:

Michael Miller, Office of the Executive

Director, ED–34, 888 First Street NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. Comments may

be filed either in paper format or

electronically. Those parties filing

electronically do not need to make a

paper filing. For paper filing, the

original and 14 copies of such

comments should be submitted to the

Secretary of the Commission, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426

and refer to Docket No. IC06–585–000.

Documents filed electronically via the

Internet must be prepared in

WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable

Document Format, or ASCII format. To

file the document, access the

Commission’s Web site at http://

www.ferc.gov and click on ‘‘Make an Efiling’’, and then follow the instructions

for each screen. First time users will

have to establish a user name and

password. The Commission will send an

automatic acknowledgement to the

sender’s e-mail address upon receipt of

comments.

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All comments may be viewed, printed

or downloaded remotely via the Internet

through FERC’s homepage using the

eLibrary link. For user assistance,

contact FERCOlineSupport@ferc.gov or

toll-free at (866) 208–3676. or for TTY,

contact (202) 502–8659.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Miller may be reached by

telephone at (202) 502–8415, by fax at

(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at

michael.miller@ferc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

information collected under the

requirements of FERC–585 ‘‘Reporting

of Electric Energy Shortages and

Contingency Plans under PURPA’’

(OMB No. 1902–0138) is used by the

Commission to implement the statutory

provisions of section 206 of the Public

Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1979

(PURPA) Pub. L. 95–617, 92 Stat. 3117.

Section 206 of PURPA amended the

Federal Power Act (FPA) by adding a

new subsection (g) to section 202, under

which the Commission by rule, was to

require each public utility to (1) report

to the Commission and appropriate state

regulatory authorities of any anticipated

shortages of electric energy or capacity

which would affect the utility’s

capability to serve its wholesale

customers; and (2) report to the

Commission and any appropriate state

regulatory authority contingency plan

that would outline what circumstances

might give rise to for such occurrences.

In FERC Order No. 575 (60 FR 4859,

January 25, 1995) the Commission

modified the reporting requirements in

18 CFR 294.101(b) to provide that if a

public utility includes in its rates

schedule provisions that: (a) during

electric energy and capacity shortages it

will treat firm power wholesale

customers without undue

discrimination or preference; and (b) it

will report any modifications to its

contingency plan for accommodating

shortages within 15 days to the

appropriate state regulatory agency and

to the affected wholesale customers,

then the utility need not file with the

Commission an additional statement of

contingency plan for accommodating

such shortages. This revision merely

Number of respondents annually

(1)

changed the reporting mechanism; the

public utility’s contingency plan would

be located in its filed rate rather than in

a separate document.

The Commission uses the information

to evaluate and formulate appropriate

an option for action in the event an

unanticipated shortage is reported and/

or materializes. Without this

information, the Commission and State

agencies would be unable to: (1)

Examine and approve or modify utility

actions, (2) prepare a response to

anticipated disruptions in electric

energy and (3) ensure equitable

treatment of all public utility customers

under the shortage situations. The

Commission implements these filing

requirements in the Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part

294.

Action: The Commission is requesting

a three-year extension of the current

expiration date, with no changes to the

existing collection of data.

Burden Statement: Public reporting

burden for this collection is estimated

as:

Number of responses per

respondent

(2)

Average burden hours per

response

(3)

Total annual

burden hours

(1)×(2)×(3)

1

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Estimated cost burden to respondents

is $27,704. (511 hours/2080 hours per

year times $112,767 per year average per

employee = $ 27,704). The cost per

respondent is $3,958.

The reporting burden includes the

total time, effort, or financial resources

expended to generate, maintain, retain,

disclose, or provide the information

including: (1) Reviewing instructions;

(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and

utilizing technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating,

verifying, processing, maintaining,

disclosing and providing information;

(3) adjusting the existing ways to

comply with any previously applicable

instructions and requirements; (4)

training personnel to respond to a

collection of information; (5) searching

data sources; (6) completing and

reviewing the collection of information;

and (7) transmitting, or otherwise

disclosing the information.

The estimate of cost for respondents

is based upon salaries for professional

and clerical support, as well as direct

and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs

include all costs directly attributable to

providing this information, such as

administrative costs and the cost for

information technology. Indirect or

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overhead costs are costs incurred by an

organization in support of its mission.

These costs apply to activities which

benefit the whole organization rather

than any one particular function or

activity.

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the Commission,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of

the agency’s estimate of the burden of

the proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (3)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

the use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology

e.g. permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–2624 Filed 2–23–06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. PH06–3–000]

AGL Resources Inc.; Notice of Petition

for Exemption From the Requirements

of the Public Utility Holding Company

Act of 2005

February 14, 2006.

Take notice that on February 8, 2006,

AGL Resources Inc. filed a petition

seeking, pursuant to 18 CFR 366.4(b)(1),

exemption from the requirements of the

Public Utility Holding Company Act of

2005 pursuant to 18 CFR 366.3(a) or 18

CFR 366.3(b).

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 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, pursuant to 18 CFR

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