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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time,

Tuesday, November 27, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time,

Monday, November 26, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project Nos. 349–134 and 2407–121]

Alabama Power Company; Notice of

Availability Of Environmental

Assessment

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

November 19, 2007.

[Docket No. PR07–12–002]

Enterprise Texas Pipeline LLC; Notice

of Compliance Filing

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November 19, 2007.

Take notice that on November 13,

2007, Enterprise Texas Pipeline LLC

filed a Report of Refunds in compliance

with the Commission’s letter order

issued on September 4, 2007 in Docket

Nos. PR07–12–000 and PR07–12–001.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing must file in accordance with Rule

211 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.211). Protests to this filing 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.

Such protests must be filed on or before

the date as indicated below. Anyone

filing a protest must serve a copy of that

document on all the parties to the

proceeding.

The Commission encourages

electronic submission of protests in lieu

of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at

http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to

file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest to

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at

http://www.ferc.gov, using the

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for

review in the Commission’s Public

Reference Room in Washington, DC.

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the

Web site that enables subscribers to

receive e-mail notification when a

document is added to a subscribed

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC

Online service, please e-mail

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An environmental assessment (EA) is

available for public review. The EA was

prepared for an application filed by

Alabama Power Company (licensee) on

October 23, 2007, and supplemented on

November 14, 2007, requesting

Commission approval for a droughtbased temporary variance to the Martin

Project (FERC No. 349) rule curve and

associated temporarily modified

minimum flows from the Thurlow

development of the Yates and Thurlow

Project (FERC No. 2407). The projects

are located on the Tallapoosa River in

the counties of Coosa, Elmore and

Tallapoosa, Alabama.

The EA evaluates the environmental

impacts that would result from

approving the licensee’s temporary

variance to the Martin Project rule curve

and associated minimum flow

modification from the Thurlow

Development. The EA finds that

approval of the application would not

constitute a major federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment.

A copy of the EA is available for

review in the Commission’s Public

Reference Room. A copy of the EA may

also be viewed on the Commission’s

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

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket

number (P–349) in the docket number

field to access the document. For

assistance, contact FERC Online

Support at

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,

(202) 502–8659.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP07–444–000]

Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.;

Notice of Technical Conference

November 19, 2007.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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On Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at

9 a.m. (PST), staff of the Office of Energy

Projects will convene an engineering

design and technical conference

regarding the proposed Jordan Cove

LNG import terminal. The conference

will be held at the Red Lion Hotel in

Coos Bay, Oregon. The hotel is located

at 1313 N Bayshore Dr. #1, Coos Bay,

OR 97420. For hotel details call (541)

267–4141.

In view of the nature of critical energy

infrastructure information and security

issues to be explored, the cryogenic

conference will not be open to the

public. Attendance at this conference

will be limited to existing parties to the

proceeding (anyone who has

specifically requested to intervene as a

party) and to representatives of

interested federal, state, and local

agencies. Any person planning to attend

the December 12th cryogenic conference

must register by close of business on

Monday, December 10, 2007.

Registrations may be submitted either

online at http://www.ferc.gov/whatsnew/registration/cryo-conf-form.asp or

by faxing a copy of the form (found at

the referenced online link) to 202–208–

0353. All attendees must sign a nondisclosure statement prior to entering

the conference. Upon arrival at the

hotel, check the reader board in the

hotel lobby for venue. For additional

information regarding the cryogenic

conference, please contact Steven Busch

at 202–502–6353.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. ER07–1372–000, ER07–1372–

001]

Midwest Independent Transmission

System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Staff

Technical Conference

November 19, 2007.

Take notice that on December 6, 2007,

a staff technical conference will be held

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at the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission to discuss the market

power analysis and mitigation measures

set forth in the Midwest Independent

Transmission System Operator, Inc.’s

(Midwest ISO) ancillary services market

proposal. This technical conference was

established in an Order Establishing

Technical Conference in the abovecaptioned dockets, issued November 19,

2007. It will be held in the Commission

Meeting Room at the headquarters of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (EST).

The technical conference will be

divided into two sessions. The first

session will address market power

issues and the second session will

address mitigation issues. The format of

the conference and sessions will be as

follows:

Staff and Midwest ISO Introduction

To Conference: 9–9:15.

First Session: Market Power Issues:

Independent Market Monitor (IMM)

Presentation Addressing Appendix

Questions: 9:15–9:45.

(See attached Appendix to this

Notice)

Questions and Issues From Parties:

9:45–11:30.

Staff Follow-up Questions: 11:30–12.

Lunch: 12–1.

Second Session: Mitigation Issues:

IMM Presentation Addressing

Appendix Questions: 1–1:30.

Questions and Issues From Parties:

1:30–3:15.

Staff Follow-up Questions: 3:15–3:45.

Next Steps; 3:45–4.

The conference is open for the public

to attend. The conference will not be

transcribed and telephone participation

will not be available.

The Commission will accept written

comments on the discussion at this

technical conference no later than 5

p.m. Eastern Time on December 20,

2007, and reply comments no later than

5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 7, 2008.

Commission conferences are

accessible under section 508 of the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For

accessibility accommodations please

send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov

or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice)

or 202–208–1659 (TTY), or send a FAX

to 202–208–2106 with the required

accommodations.

For more information about this

conference, please contact: John Nail,

Office of Energy Market Regulation,

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(202) 502–8209, john.nail @ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

Appendix

The following questions pertain to aspects

of the Midwest ISO proposal that require

further clarification. The Midwest ISO is

requested to provide materials at the

conference addressing these questions and to

be prepared to discuss them. The Midwest

ISO should provide its full and complete

answers to all questions for the record of this

proceeding in its filing of comments.

Questions To Be Discussed in the First

Session

• Provide a market power analysis for the

spring and fall shoulder seasons. Present the

results of the new analysis at the technical

conference.

• The definition of ancillary services submarkets:

• Provide the basis for how the submarkets and reserve zones are defined and

explain the differences between the two.

• Is the IMM market power analysis for

only illustrative purposes or is it intended to

be relied on in this proceeding?

• How will the potential for market power

be evaluated as a result of any zonal

reconfiguration?

• Either submit separate analyses for

spinning and supplemental reserves or

provide an analysis demonstrating that the

two products are substitutes for each other.

Present the results of the analysis at the

technical conference.

• Provide historical data, separately for

each ancillary services product (regulating

reserves, spinning reserves and supplemental

reserves), since the start of the Midwest ISO

energy markets that indicates: (1) The

capacity (in MWs) and number of generator

resources that could provide ancillary

services; and (2) the actual ancillary services

provided, in MW and number of generator

resources. Present the results of the analysis

at the technical conference.

Questions To Be Discussed in the Second

Session

• What is the basis for the IMM’s

conclusion that there will be sufficient

competition to ensure just and reasonable

prices in those hours and locations when

mitigation thresholds are not triggered?

• Explain how reference levels are

determined for suppliers in constrained

areas, such as those identified in the IMM

analysis. In his testimony, the IMM indicates

reference levels are based on competitive

offers. Please provide the basis for this

assertion and explain whether all offers by

suppliers in constrained areas are considered

to be offers made under competitive

conditions. If not, how does the IMM

determine which offers are made under

competitive conditions?

• Is a backstop reference price, such as is

used in the New York Independent System

Operator (NYISO), appropriate for submarkets with only one or two suppliers?

Explain the reasons underlying your

response.

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• Considering the market power

characteristics of the Midwest ISO ancillary

services market and its sub-markets, what are

the pros and cons of conduct/impact

mitigation compared to mitigating offers at a

cost-based rate?

• What method and criteria will the IMM

use to audit and identify any supplier that

withholds power in either the energy or

ancillary services markets, including during

periods of scarcity pricing?

• The Midwest ISO states that variations of

how it intends to mitigate its ancillary

services market are being used by existing

RTOs/ISOs. Explain the similarities and

differences between the Midwest ISO

mitigation proposal and the PJM

Interconnection (PJM) and California

Independent System Operator (CAISO)

ancillary services markets mitigation

programs.

• The Midwest ISO states that there are no

unreasonable barriers to entry that would

compromise the competitiveness of the

Regulating Reserve market. Prospectively,

what will the Midwest ISO do to ensure a

lack of barriers to entry and encourage

suppliers to bid into the congested submarket

areas?

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[EPA–HQ–OA–2007–0933; FRL–8499–6]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Confidential

Financial Disclosure Form for Special

Government Employees Serving on

Federal Advisory Committees at the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;

EPA ICR No. 2260.02, OMB Control No.

2090–0029

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), this document

announces that EPA is planning to

submit a request to renew an existing

approved Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB). This

ICR is scheduled to expire on 2/29/

2008. Before submitting the ICR to OMB

for review and approval, EPA is

soliciting comments on specific aspects

of the proposed information collection

as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OA–2007–0933 by one of the following

methods:

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