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become a party to the proceeding must

file a motion to intervene pursuant to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedures (18 CFR

385.214). Anyone may intervene in this

proceeding based on this Draft EIS. You

must file your request to intervene as

specified above.1 You do not need

intervenor status to have your

comments considered.

The Draft EIS has been placed in the

public files of the FERC and is available

for public inspection at: Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Public

Reference Room, 888 First Street N.E.,

Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202)

502–8371.

A limited number of copies of the

Draft EIS are available from the Public

Reference Room identified above. In

addition, CD copies of the Draft EIS

have been mailed to affected

landowners; various Federal, State, and

local government agencies; elected

officials; environmental and public

interest groups; Native American tribes;

local libraries and newspapers;

intervenors; and other individuals that

expressed an interest in the proposed

Project. Hard-copies of the Draft EIS

have also been mailed to those who

requested that format during the scoping

and comment periods for the proposed

Project.

Additional information about the

proposed 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).

To access information via the FERC

Web site click on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link

then 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. The ‘‘eLibrary’’

link provides access to the texts of

formal documents issued by the

Commission, such as orders, notices,

and rulemakings. For assistance with

‘‘eLibrary’’, please contact FERC Online

Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov

or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for

TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.

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

these documents. To learn more about

eSubscription and to sign-up for this

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 Ellisburg Replacement Well Project

involving the installation and operation

of two new injection/withdrawal wells

by Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI)

within its Ellisburg Storage Field

located in Potter County, Pennsylvania.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.

This notice announces the opening of

the public comment period that will be

used to gather environmental input from

the public and interested agencies on

the project. Comments are requested by

March 9, 2007.

If you are a landowner receiving this

notice, you may be contacted by a

company representative about the

acquisition of an easement to construct,

operate, and maintain the proposed

facilities. The 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 company could initiate

condemnation proceedings in

accordance with state law.

A brochure 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 Web site at http://

www.ferc.gov. This fact sheet addresses

1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via

the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous

discussion on filing comments electronically.

1 DTI’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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Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E7–2695 Filed 2–15–07; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP07–067–000]

Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of

Intent To Prepare an Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed

Ellisburg Replacement Well Project

and Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

February 9, 2007.

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a number of typically asked questions,

including the use of eminent domain

and how to participate in the

Commission’s proceedings.

Summary of the Proposed Project

DTI seeks authority to install and

operate two new wells, EW–210 and

EW–326, located in its Ellisburg Storage

Field. The new wells would replace two

previously abandoned wells, EW–203

and EW–313. The previous well

abandonments were completed under

DTI’s blanket certificate authorization in

Docket No. CP06–419–000.

The new well EW–210 would be

installed approximately 32 feet

northwest of EW–203, and the new EW–

326 well would be located

approximately 49 feet northeast of EW–

313. In addition, DTI would connect the

new wells to the existing storage

pipeline network by installing

approximately 230 feet of new well

pipeline. The construction and

operation of the new pipeline would be

performed under DTI’s existing blanket

certificate authorization in Docket No.

CP82–537–000. The new wells are

required to maintain the overall

deliverability of the Ellisburg Storage

Field.

The general locations of the new wells

are shown in Appendix 1.2

Land Requirements

Construction of the new wells would

require about 3.31 acres of land and

includes access roads, staging areas and

extra work areas. Each well site would

require approximately 1.62 acres.

Following construction, about 1.26 acres

would be permanently maintained. The

remaining 2.05 acres of land would be

restored and allowed to revert to its

former use.

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

2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all

appendices, other than Appendix 2 (map), are

available on the Commission’s website at the

‘‘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.

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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.

Our 3 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.

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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 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 (including

alternative locations), and measures to

avoid or lessen environmental impact.

The more specific your comments, the

more useful they will be. Please

carefully follow the instructions below

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 3.

• Reference Docket No. CP07–067–

000.

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before March 9, 2007.

The Commission strongly encourages

electronic filing of comments. Please

refer to 18 Code of Federal Regulations

(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. Prepare your submission in the

same manner as you would if filing on

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

environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects

(OEP).

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paper and save it to a file on your hard

drive. Before you can file comments,

you will need to create an account by

clicking on ‘‘Login to File’’ 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.’’

The determination of whether to

distribute the EA for public comment

will be based on the response to this

notice. If you are interested in receiving

a copy of the EA, please return the

Information Request form (Appendix 2).

An effort is being made to send this

notice to all individuals 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.

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 email 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

If you wish to remain on our

environmental mailing list, please

return the Information Request form

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included in Appendix 3. If you do not

return this form, you will be removed

from our 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.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E7–2698 Filed 2–15–07; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 12769–000]

Ice House Partners, Inc.; Notice of

Application Tendered for Filing With

the Commission, Soliciting Additional

Study Requests, and Establishing

Procedual Schedule for Licensing and

Deadline for Submission of Final

Amendments

February 9, 2007.

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–12769–000

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