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would have limited adverse

environmental impact. The final EIS

evaluates alternatives to the proposal,

including system alternatives,

alternative sites for the LNG import

terminal, and pipeline alternatives. The

final EIS also contains our final General

Conformity Determination.

The purpose of the Port Arthur LNG

Project is to allow access to LNG

supplies and thus provide a new, stable

source of between 1.5 and 3.0 billion

cubic feet per day of natural gas to

supplement the diminishing supplies

while utilizing, to the extent practicable,

the existing natural gas pipeline

infrastructure within the Gulf of Mexico

region of the U.S.; and allow natural gas

delivery to markets in the Midwestern

and Northeastern markets by use of

existing interstate natural gas pipeline

systems. Sempra’s proposed facilities

would be constructed in two phases and

would ultimately provide an average of

3.0 billion cubic feet per day of natural

gas to the existing pipeline

infrastructure in Texas and Louisiana,

and to potential other end-users in the

Midwestern and Northeastern natural

gas markets.

The final EIS addresses the potential

environmental effects of the

construction and operation of the

following facilities in Jefferson and

Orange Counties, Texas, and Cameron,

Calcasieu, and Beauregard Parishes,

Louisiana:

• A protected LNG unloading slip

with ship maneuvering area (turning

basin);

• LNG ship unloading system

consisting of two berths each consisting

of four 16-inch unloading arms and one

16-inch vapor return arm, mooring and

breasting dolphins, gangway tower,

firewater monitors, service utilities and

associated valves and piping. LNG

transfer from the ship to the on-shore

storage system would be through two

36-inch-diameter unloading lines, one

per berth. Each berth would be sized for

an unloading rate of 17,500 cubic meters

per hour (m3/hr); although, only one

ship would be unloaded at a time

during Phase I;

• LNG storage system consisting of a

total of six full-containment LNG

storage tanks each with a nominal

capacity of 160,000 cubic meters (m3)

(1,006,000 barrels). Each tank would be

equipped with three can-type, fully

submerged LNG in-tank pumps sized for

2,976 gallons per minute (gpm) each;

• Boil-off gas (BOG) recovery system

consisting of 4 reciprocating BOG

compressors each sized for 13,887

pounds per hour (lb/hr), four integrally

geared return gas blowers, each sized for

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32,228 lb/hr, and one direct-contact

recondenser;

• LNG transfer system to transfer LNG

from the recondenser to the send-out

LNG vaporizers. The transfer system

would consist of 16 pot-mounted LNG

booster pumps (two being spares) each

sized for 1,964 gpm;

• LNG vaporization system consisting

of 12 shell-and-tube LNG vaporizers

(two being spares) each sized for 0.305

Bcf/d. The heat source to the vaporizers

would be heated water;

• Hot water heating system consisting

of 8 gas-fired hot water heaters each

sized for 348 million British thermal

units per hour (MMBtu/hr) and 6

centrifugal hot water circulation pumps

(two being spares) each sized for 11,727

gpm;

• Emergency vent system; LNG spill

containment system; fire water system;

fuel gas, nitrogen, instrument/plant air

and service water utility systems;

various hazard detection, control, and

prevention systems; and cryogenic

piping, electrical, and instrumentation

systems;

• Utilities, buildings and support

facilities; facilities for pig launchers and

receivers; and metering facilities; and

• Approximately 73 miles of 36-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline and

associated ancillary pipeline facilities.

The final EIS has been placed in the

public files of the FERC and is available

for public inspection at: Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Public

Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426. (202) 502–8371.

A limited number of copies of the

final EIS are available from the Public

Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch identified above. In addition,

copies of the final EIS have been mailed

to Federal, state, and local agencies;

elected officials; public interest groups;

individuals and affected landowners

who requested a copy of the final EIS;

and parties to these proceedings.

In accordance with the Council on

Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)

regulations implementing the NEPA, no

agency decision on a proposed action

may be made until 30 days after the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency

publishes a notice of availability of the

final EIS. However, the CEQ regulations

provide an exception to this rule when

an agency decision is subject to a formal

internal appeal process that allows other

agencies or the public to make their

views known. In such cases, the agency

decision may be made at the same time

as the notice of the final EIS is

published, allowing both periods to run

concurrently. Should the Commission

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authorize the proposed Project, it would

be subject to a 30-day rehearing period.

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 at

(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link on

the FERC Internet Web site also

provides access to the texts of formal

documents issued by the Commission,

such as orders, notices, and

rulemakings.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–6843 Filed 5–4–06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2174–012–California]

Southern California Edison; Notice of

Availability of Final Environmental

Assessment

April 27, 2006.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended, and the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission’s (Commission

or FERC) regulations (18 CFR part 380),

Commission staff has reviewed the

application for license for the Portal

Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2174–

012) and has prepared a final

environmental assessment (EA). The

project is located on Camp 61 Creek and

Rancheria Creek in Fresno County,

California.

The final EA contains the staff’s

analysis of the potential environmental

effects of the project and concludes that

licensing the project, with appropriate

environmental protective measures,

would not constitute a major federal

action that would significantly affect the

quality of the human environment.

Before the Commission makes a

licensing decision, it will take into

account all concerns relevant to the

public interest. The final EA will be part

of the record from which the

Commission will make its decision.

Copies of the final EA are available for

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review in Public Reference Room 2–A of

the Commission’s offices at 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC. The final

EA also may be viewed on the

Commission’s Internet Web site (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.

Additional information about the

project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs,

at (202) 502–6088, or on the

Commission’s Web site using the

eLibrary link.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–6826 Filed 5–4–06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Motions To

Intervene, Protests, and Comments

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April 27, 2006.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: 12661–000.

c. Date filed: March 31, 2006.

d. Applicant: Alaska Power &

Telephone Company.

e. Name of Project: Lake 3160

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Lace River, within

the Juneau Borough, Alaska. The

proposed project would occupy lands

with the Tongass National Forest.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)—825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert S.

Grimm, President, Alaska Power &

Telephone Company, P.O. Box 3222,

Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360) 385–

1733 Ext. 120.

i. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis at

(202) 502–8735.

j. Deadline for filing comments,

protests, and motions to intervene: 60

days from the issuance date of this

notice.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all intervenors

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person in the official service list

for the project. Further, if an intervenor

files comments or documents with the

Commission relating to the merits of an

issue that may affect the responsibilities

of a particular resource agency, they

must also serve a copy of the document

on that resource agency.

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k. Description of Project: The

proposed project would consist of: (1)

Either a siphon intake, directional bore

or a 20-foot-high timber buttress dam,

(2) an existing reservoir having a surface

area of 384 acres and a storage capacity

of 7,600 acre-feet with a normal water

surface elevation of 3,160 feet mean sea

level, (3) a proposed 7,600-foot-long, 21inch-diameter penstock, (4) a proposed

powerhouse having a total installed

capacity of 4,000-kilowatts, (5) a

proposed 6-mile-long, 14.4/24.9-kilovolt

transmission line, and (6) appurtenant

facilities. The proposed project would

have an average annual generation of

34.1 gegawatt-hours, which would be

sold to a local utility.

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. 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. Competing Preliminary Permit:

Anyone desiring to file a competing

application for preliminary permit for a

proposed project must submit the

competing application itself, or a notice

of intent to file such an application, to

the Commission on or before the

specified comment date for the

particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36).

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing preliminary permit

application no later than 30 days after

the specified comment date for the

particular application. A competing

preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.

o. Competing Development

Application: Any qualified development

applicant desiring to file a competing

development application must submit to

the Commission, on or before a

specified comment date for the

particular application, either a

competing development application or a

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice of intent to file a development

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application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30(b) and 4.36.

p. Notice of Intent: A notice of intent

must specify the exact name, business

address, and telephone number of the

prospective applicant, and must include

an unequivocal statement of intent to

submit, if such an application may be

filed, either a preliminary permit

application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

q. Proposed Scope of Studies under

Permit: A preliminary permit, if issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental

impacts. Based on the results of these

studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation

of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

r. 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.

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 ‘‘efiling’’ link. The Commission strongly

encourages electronic filing.

s. 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. Any of the above-named

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission’s

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