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Plan. In order to accommodate the

Section 999 requirement to publish all

written comments, the Consortium’s

DAP and the Advisory Committee

reports are appended to the 2007

Annual Plan. No other written

comments were received.

As directed in Section 999, NETL

solicited proposals, and in late 2006,

competitively selected The Research

Partnership to Secure Energy for

America (RPSEA) as the Consortium.

NETL worked closely with RPSEA in

the development of its DAP, which

frames their goals for the first two years

of the program. RPSEA gathered

extensive input through industry

workshops, roadmapping sessions, and

expert opinion to develop its first DAP,

and identified the areas of highest

priority for the investment of $50

million per year.

EPAct identifies three program

elements to be administered by the

Consortium: Ultra-deepwater

architecture and technology,

unconventional natural gas and other

petroleum resources exploration and

production technology, and technology

challenges of small producers.

In the 2007 Annual Plan, the UltraDeepwater Program Element is divided

into theme areas based on four generic

field types that represent the most

challenging field development scenarios

facing deepwater operators. The

Consortium will solicit research and

development (R&D) projects that seek to

develop technologies that will facilitate

development of these field types.

Additionally, there are eight

crosscutting challenges that represent

the areas where new technologies are

needed to advance the pace of ultradeepwater development for all field

types. The Consortium will also solicit

projects that seek to advance

technologies in each of these areas as

components of an integrated system.

The Unconventional Natural Gas and

Other Petroleum Resources Program

Element is divided into three theme

areas that target gas shales, water

management for both coalbed methane

and gas shales, and tight sands. The

2007 Annual Plan focuses on

unconventional natural gas rather than

‘‘other petroleum resources’’ (e.g., shale

oil, oil sands, deep gas) where R&D to

help convert resources into reserves is

needed.

The Small Producers Program

Element targets advancing technologies

for mature fields, which primarily

covers the technology challenges of

managing water production, improving

recovery, and reducing costs. Mature

fields are the domain of small

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producers, and they face these three

challenges on a daily basis.

For each of these program elements, a

number of ‘‘sub-themes’’ have been

developed to help guide the Consortium

through their solicitation process. These

sub-themes and the prioritization

process are provided in greater detail in

Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of the 2007

Annual Plan. The solicitation process

that will be followed to generate the

portfolio of R&D projects to address

these themes is described in Section 2.4.

The NETL Complementary R&D

Program Element has four principal

areas of focus or ‘‘Centers’’:

• Drilling Under Extreme Conditions.

• Environmental Impacts of Oil and

Natural Gas Development.

• Enhanced and Unconventional Oil

Recovery.

• Resource Assessment.

A fifth area of activity will identify

and quantify the benefits that are

expected to accrue as a result of the

annual $50 million funding level

provided under Section 999H(a) of

EPAct, and perform analyses in support

of program planning.

Examples where the NETL R&D

Program Element will complement the

R&D administered by the Consortium

include:

• Within both the Environmental

Impacts of Oil and Gas Development

and the Enhanced and Unconventional

Oil Recovery Centers, there is a

significant focus on oil shale and oil

sands, resource areas that are not part of

the program administered by the

Consortium.

• The Center for Drilling Under

Extreme Conditions will carry out

fundamental research related to the

performance of tools and equipment

under extremely high pressures and

temperatures, work that is related to

development of the deep gas resource,

which is not a target of the consortium

program. Also, this work can support

particular elements of the UltraDeepwater program.

• The Center for Resource

Assessment will develop data and

analytical products that will

complement both the programs for small

producers and the development of

unconventional gas resources. These

products, similar to those produced by

DOE in the past and very popular

within the industry, are not a focus area

for the Consortium.

Continual communication between

NETL and RPSEA will ensure that all

program elements remain

complementary and supportive, and

that duplication of effort is avoided.

Technology transfer for the entire

program will be a continually evolving

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function. Because there are not yet any

active projects, the focus of the 2007

Annual Plan is to release solicitations

and establish R&D projects. Technology

transfer will be an integral part of the

NETL Complementary program. It will

also be part of each Consortiumadministered award, as Section 999C(d)

of EPAct mandates that each award

recipient use 2.5% of their award for

technology transfer. RPSEA and NETL

have been working together to develop

a technology transfer plan that provides

a systematic approach for development

of an integrated technology transfer

program.

Section 999H(a) of EPAct provided

that the Ultra-Deepwater and

Unconventional Natural Gas and Other

Petroleum Research Fund will be

funded at $50-million-per-year for 10

years, with funds generated from

Federal lease royalties, rents, and

bonuses paid by oil and gas companies.

After allocations for program

management by NETL and R&D

administration by RPSEA, the amounts

to be invested in R&D total $44.56

million ($32.06 million per year for

Consortium R&D and $12.5 million per

year for Complementary R&D).

The NETL Strategic Center for Natural

Gas and Oil is responsible for overall

program management. Complementary

R&D will be carried out by NETL’s

Office of Research and Development.

Planning and analysis related to the

program, including benefits assessment

and technology impacts analysis related

to program direction, will be carried out

by NETL’s Office of Systems, Analysis,

and Planning.

Dated: August 1, 2007.

James A. Slutz,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office Oil and

Natural Gas.

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. ER07–1105–000, and ER07–

1105–001]

Cedar Creek Wind Holdings, LLC;

Notice of Issuance of Order

August 8, 2007.

Cedar Creek Wind Holdings, LLC

(Cedar Creek) filed an application for

market-based rate authority, with an

accompanying rate schedule. The

proposed market-based rate schedule

provides for the sale of energy and

capacity at market-based rates. Cedar

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Creek also requested waivers of various

Commission regulations. In particular,

Cedar Creek requested that the

Commission grant blanket approval

under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liability by Cedar Creek.

On August 8, 2007, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Tariffs and Market

Development-West, granted the requests

for blanket approval under Part 34

(Director’s Order). The Director’s Order

also stated that the Commission would

publish a separate notice in the Federal

Register establishing a period of time for

the filing of protests. Accordingly, any

person desiring to be heard concerning

the blanket approvals of issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability by

Cedar Creek, should file a protest with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, in accordance

with Rules 211 and 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214

(2004).

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing protests is September

7, 2007.

Absent a request to be heard in

opposition to such blanket approvals by

the deadline above, Cedar Creek is

authorized to issue securities and

assume obligations or liabilities as a

guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise

in respect of any security of another

person; provided that such issuance or

assumption is for some lawful object

within the corporate purposes of Cedar

Creek, compatible with the public

interest, and is reasonably necessary or

appropriate for such purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approvals of Cedar Creek’s issuance of

securities or assumptions of liability.

Copies of the full text of the Director’s

Order are available from the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426. The Order 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 filed to access the document.

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

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‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission

strongly encourages electronic filings.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

August 9, 2007.

Take notice that the Commission

received the following electric corporate

filings:

Docket Numbers: EC07–120–000.

Applicants: Sempra Energy Trading

Corp.; Sempra Energy Solutions, LLC;

The Royal Bank of Scottland plc.

Description: Joint application for

authorization for disposition of

jurisdictional facilities and request for

expedited action.

Filed Date: 07/30/2007.

Accession Number: 20070802–0095.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

on Monday, August 20, 2007.

Docket Numbers: EC07–123–000.

Applicants: Chandler Wind Partners,

LLC; Foote Creek II, LLC; Foote Creek

IV, LLC; Foote Creek III, LLC; NEVADA

SUN-Peak Limited Partnership; Ridge

Crest Wind Partners, LLC; Caithness 251

Wind, LLC; Caithness VG Wind, LLC;

Caithness Energy, LLC.; ArcLight

Renewco Holdings, LLC.

Description: Chandler Wind Partners,

LLC et al. submits an Application Under

Section 203 of the Federal Power Act to

Dispose of Jurisdictional Facilities.

Filed Date: 08/02/2007.

Accession Number: 20070807–0044.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

on Thursday, August 23, 2007.

Take notice that the Commission

received the following exempt

wholesale generator filings:

Docket Numbers: EG07–76–000.

Applicants: Logan Wind Energy, LLC.

Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale

Generator Status of Logan Wind Energy,

LLC.

Filed Date: 08/06/2007.

Accession Number: 20070806–5028.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

on Monday, August 27, 2007.

Take notice that the Commission

received the following electric rate

filings:

Docket Numbers: ER01–1385–030;

ER01–3155–021; ER04–230–031; EL01–

45–029.

Applicants: New York Independent

System Operator, Inc.

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Description: NYISO filing of eleventh

quarterly combined cycle report.

Filed Date: 06/29/2007.

Accession Number: 20070629–5059.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

on Thursday, August 16, 2007.

Docket Numbers: ER05–6–100; EL04–

135–103; EL02–111–120; EL03–212–116

Applicants: Midwest Independent

Transmission System Operator, Inc.;

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; Ameren

Services Company.

Description: PJM Interconnection,

LLC & PJM Transmission Owners et al.

submits a compliance filing, in

compliance with FERC’s 11/18/04

Order.

Filed Date: 08/01/2007.

Accession Number: 20070807–0046.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

Docket Numbers: ER06–311–005.

Applicants: New York Independent

System Operator, Inc.; New York

Transmission Owners.

Description: New York Independent

System Operator, Inc. & the New York

Transmission Owners submit an errata

to the 7/30/07 filing.

Filed Date: 08/03/2007.

Accession Number: 20070806–0431.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

on Monday, August 20, 2007.

Docket Numbers: ER07–365–003.

Applicants: ISO New England, Inc. &

New England Power Pool.

Description: ISO New England Inc. et

al. submit Market Rule 1 revisions to

provide a process for exports of capacity

across import-constrained Capacity

Zones over tie lines to external regions.

Filed Date: 08/06/2007.

Accession Number: 20070807–0120.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

on Monday, August 27, 2007.

Docket Numbers: ER07–809–001.

Applicants: Florida Power

Corporation.

Description: Florida Power

Corporation dba Progress Energy

Florida, Inc. submits its response to

FERC’s 6/21/07 letter re an amended

Interconnection Agreement with

Seminole Electric Cooperative.

Filed Date: 08/02/2007.

Accession Number: 20070806–0177.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

on Thursday, August 23, 2007.

Docket Numbers: ER07–870–001.

Applicants: Oncor Electric Delivery

Company.

Description: Oncor Electric Delivery

Company submits Rate Schedule 6

under its FERC Electric Tariff, Tenth

Revised Volume 1, for transmission

service to, from and over certain

interconnections.

Filed Date: 08/03/2007.

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