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disposition under the FPA, whichever

comes first. If issuance of a new license

(or other disposition) does not take

place on or before March 1, 2007, notice

is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR

16.18(c), an annual license under

Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed

automatically without further order or

notice by the Commission, unless the

Commission orders otherwise.

If the project is not subject to Section

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given

that Duke Power of Macon and Clay

Counties, North Carolina, is authorized

to continue operation of the Nantahala

Project No. 2692 until such time as the

Commission acts on its application for

subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–3867 Filed 3–16–06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 459]

Union Electric Company; (d/b/a,

AmerenUE); Notice of Authorization for

Continued Project Operation

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March 9, 2006.

On February 24, 2004, Union Electric

Company, (d/b/a, AmerenUE), licensee

for the Osage Hydroelectric Project No.

459, filed an application for a new or

subsequent license pursuant to the

Federal Power Act (FPA) and the

Commission’s regulations thereunder.

Project No. 459 is located on the Osage

River, in Benton, Camden, Miller and

Morgan Counties, central Missouri.

The license for Project No. 459 was

issued for a period ending February 28,

2006. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16

U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the

Commission, at the expiration of a

license term, to issue from year to year

an annual license to the then licensee

under the terms and conditions of the

prior license until a new license is

issued, or the project is otherwise

disposed of as provided in section 15 or

any other applicable section of the FPA.

If the project’s prior license waived the

applicability of section 15 of the FPA,

then, based on section 9(b) of the

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.

558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR

16.21(a), if the licensee of such project

has filed an application for a subsequent

license, the licensee may continue to

operate the project in accordance with

the terms and conditions of the license

after the minor or minor part license

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expires, until the Commission acts on

its application. If the licensee of such a

project has not filed an application for

a subsequent license, then it may be

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b),

to continue project operations until the

Commission issues someone else a

license for the project or otherwise

orders disposition of the project.

If the project is subject to section 15

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that

an annual license for Project No. 459 is

issued to Union Electric Company of

Benton, Camden, Miller and Morgan

Counties, central Missouri, for a period

effective March 1, 2006 through

February 28, 2007, or until the issuance

of a new license for the project or other

disposition under the FPA, whichever

comes first. If issuance of a new license

(or other disposition) does not take

place on or before March 1, 2007, notice

is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR

16.18(c), an annual license under

section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed

automatically without further order or

notice by the Commission, unless the

Commission orders otherwise.

If the project is not subject to section

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given

that Union Electric Company of Benton,

Camden, Miller and Morgan Counties,

central Missouri, is authorized to

continue operation of the Osage Project

No. 459 until such time as the

Commission acts on its application for

subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–3868 Filed 3–16–06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RM01–10–007]

Standards of Conduct for

Transmission Providers; Notice of

Panel Topics; Standards of Conduct

Technical Conference and Workshop

March 10, 2006.

As announced on February 28 and

March 3, 2006, the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission)

will hold a technical conference and

workshop on Standards of Conduct for

Transmission Providers on April 7,

2006, at the Scottsdale Plaza in

Scottsdale, Arizona. The meeting will

begin at 9 a.m. (MST) and conclude at

approximately 4 p.m. All interested

persons are invited to attend.

Prospective attendees and participants

are urged to watch for a further notice

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that will include the selected panelists

who will speak at the conference. The

draft agenda of topics is shown below.

The purpose of the conference and

workshop is to discuss Standards of

Conduct for Transmission Providers

under Order No. 2004.1 It will be held

at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort located at

7200 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale,

Arizona. Hotel rooms can be reserved by

calling 1–800–306–0059 or by visiting

its Web site at http://

www.scottsdaleplaza.com.

Agenda for April 7, 2006 Standards of

Conduct Conference

9–9:45: Introductory Remarks.

9:45–10:45: Industry Panel on

Independent Functioning Requirements.

• Creditworthiness and risk

management functions.

• Application of Standards of

Conduct to employees of holding

company, service company, parent

company or other non-transmission

provider affiliates providing services to

the Transmission Provider.

10:45–11: Break.

11–12: Panel on Integrated Resource

Planning

• Discussion of how companies

currently engage in Integrated Resource

Planning.

• Discussion of concerns or problems

that the industry is encountering in

implementing the Standards of Conduct

while performing Integrated Resource

Planning.

12–1:30: Lunch Break.

1:30–2:30: Industry Panel on

Information Sharing Prohibitions—Do’s

and Don’ts.

• Permissible communications with

affiliated Transmission Providers.

• Communications in nomination/

scheduling/confirmation process.

• Transaction specific

communications with affiliated

shippers.

• Communications between

Transmission Providers and Marketing

or Energy Affiliates during litigation

proceedings/settlement negotiations or

other docketed Commission

proceedings.

2:30–2:45: Break.

2:45–3:45: Staff Panel Responding to

Written Questions.

1 Standards of Conduct for Transmission

Providers, Order No. 2004, FERC Stats. & Regs.,

Regulations Preambles ¶ 31,155 (2003), order on

reh’g, Order No. 2004–A, III FERC Stats. & Regs.

¶ 31,161 (2004), 107 FERC ¶ 61,032 (2004), order on

reh’g, Order No. 2004–B, III FERC Stats. & Regs.

¶ 31,166 (2004), 108 FERC ¶ 61,118 (2004), order on

reh’g, Order No. 2004–C, 109 FERC ¶ 61,325 (2004),

order on reh’g, Order No. 2004–D, 110 FERC

¶ 61,320 (2005), National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., et

al. v. FERC, Nos. 04–1188, et al. (DC Cir. Filed June

9, 2004).

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Staff responding to written questions

or inquiries that have been submitted

before and during conference.

3:45–4: Concluding Remarks.

As included in earlier notices, there is

no registration fee to attend this

conference. However, we request that

those planning to attend the conference

register online on the Commission’s

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/whatsnew/registration/comp–05–06–form.asp

A free audio Web cast of this event is

available through http://www.ferc.gov.

Anyone with Internet access who

desires to listen to this event can do so

by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov’s

Calendar of Events and locating this

event in the Calendar. The event will

contain a link to its Web case. The

Capitol Connection provides technical

support for the Web casts and offers

access to the meeting via phone bridge

for a fee. If you have any questions, visit

http://www.CaptiolConnection.org or

contact Danelle Perkowski or David

Reininger at 703–993–3100.

Transcripts of the meeting will be

immediately available for a fee from Ace

Reporting Company (202–347–3700 or

1–800–336–6646). They will be

available for free on the Commission’s

eLibrary system and on the events

calendar about two weeks after the

conference.

Questions about the conference and

workshop, including requests to

participate, should be directed to:

Demetra Anas, Office of Market

Oversight and Investigations, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

202–502–8178. Demetra.Anas@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

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Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared pursuant to the Environmental

Review Process (ERP), under section

309 of the Clean Air Act and section

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act as amended. Requests for

copies of EPA comments can be directed

to the Office of Federal Activities at

202–564–7167. An explanation of the

ratings assigned to draft environmental

impact statements (EISs) was published

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in the Federal Register dated April 1,

2005 (70 FR 16815).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20050387, ERP No. D–FHW–

E40804–TN, Interstate 69 Segment of

Independent Utility #8, Construction

from TN–385 (Paul Barrett Parkway)

in Millington, TN to I–155/US51 in

Dyersburg, TN, Funding, Shelby,

Tipton, Lauderdale and Dyer

Counties, TN.

Summary: EPA has environmental

concerns about the proposed project

related to impacts on water quality,

aquatic habitat and floodplains in the

affected watersheds. EPA also has

concerns that a new bridge crossing of

the Hatchie River will threaten its

designation as a High Quality Water and

State Scenic River due to excessive

sedimentation, contaminants, altered

flow patterns and habitat fragmentation.

Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050498, ERP No. D–BLM–

J02048–WY, Seminoe Road Natural

Gas Development Project, Proposed

Coalbed Natural Gas Development

and Operation, Carbon County, WY.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns about water

quality impacts (increased salt and total

dissolved solids) and impacts on

vegetation and wildlife. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050534, ERP No. D–AFS–

L65499–WA, The Summit at

Snoqualmie Master Development Plan

(MPD), Proposal to Ensure Long-Term

Economic Viability, Mt. BakerSnoqualmie/Okanogan-Wenatchee

National Forests, King County, WA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns about potential

water quality and wetland impacts, and

requested that additional discussion on

cumulative impacts at the local drainage

level be provided. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050545, ERP No. D–FHW–

K50014–CA, Doyle Drive Project,

South Access to the Golden Gate

Bridge, Propose to Improve Seismic,

Structural, and Traffic Safety, Presido

of San Francisco, San Francisco

County Transportation Authority,

Marin and San Francisco Counties,

CA.

Summary: EPA has environmental

concerns about the proposed project

regarding impacts to cultural and

historic resources, impacts to local

traffic, and construction-related

emissions. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060001, ERP No. D–FHW–

J40172–UT, Syracuse Road 1000 West

to 2000 West, Transportation

Improvements, Funding and U.S.

Army COE Section 404 Permit,

Syracuse City, Davis County, UT.

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Summary: EPA has environmental

concerns about the proposed project

related to the relocation of homes and

businesses due to right-of-way

acquisitions. Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20060008, ERP No. D–FHW–

G40187–LA, East-West Corridor

Highway Component, from I–130 to

Louis Armstrong International

Airport, to Central Business District

(CBD), Jefferson, Orleans and St.

Charles Parishes, LA.

Summary: EPA has no objections to

the proposed project. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20050401, ERP No. DS–SFW–

K99021–00, Southern Sea Otters

(Enhydra lutris nereis) Translocation

Program, New and Updated

Information, San Nicolas Island,

Southern California Bight, CA.

Summary: EPA does not object to

Alternative 3C, the proposed action.

Rating LO.

EIS No. 20060047, ERP No. DS–AFS–

K65283–CA, Empire Vegetation

Management Project, Additional

Information to Clarify Previous

Analysis, Vegetation, Fire/Fuels/Air

Quality, Wildlife, Watershed, and

Botanical Resource/Noxious Weeds,

Mount Hough Ranger District, Plumas

National Forest, Plumas County, CA.

Summary: While EPA does not object

to the proposed action, it requested

clarification on monitoring and adaptive

management commitments and

mitigation of air quality impacts. Rating

LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20060029, ERP No. F–NOA–

L39062–WA, Washington State Forest

Habitat Conservation Plan, Propose

Issuance of Multiple Species

Incidental Take Permit of 4(d) Rules,

NPDES Permit, U.S. Army COE

Section 10 and 404 Permits, WA.

Summary: While EPA does not object

to the proposed action, it requested

clarification of monitoring plans for

streams and trends in the usage

pesticides and their effect on water

quality.

Dated: March 14, 2006.

Robert W. Hargrove,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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