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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 234 / Wednesday, December 7, 2005 / Notices

4. Prime Power Sales I, LLC.

[Docket No. ER05–982–002]

Take notice that on October 18, 2005,

Prime Power Sales I, LLC (PPSI)

tendered for filing a notice of change in

status regarding the representations the

Commission relied upon in granting

PPSI market-based authority on July 14,

2005. PSSI states that it has changed it

upstream ownership since the July 14

Order was issued.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

on December 7, 2005.

5. Xcel Energy Services Inc.

[Docket No. ER06–172–000]

Take notice that on November 3,

2005, Xcel Energy Services Inc. (XES)

tendered for filing revised tariff sheets

to the Xcel Energy Operating Companies

Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff,

First Revised Volume No. 1. XES states

that these revised tariff sheets are being

submitted on behalf of its operating

companies Northern States Power

Company—Minnesota and Northern

States Power Company—Wisconsin and

Southwestern Public Service Company.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

on December 7, 2005.

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Any person desiring to intervene or to

protest this filing must file in

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).

Protests 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. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a notice of

intervention or motion to intervene, as

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or

protests must be filed on or before the

comment date. On or before the

comment date, it is not necessary to

serve motions to intervene or protests

on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages

electronic submission of protests and

interventions 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 or intervention 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

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document is added to a subscribed

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC

Online service, please e-mail

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call

(202) 502–8659.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–6952 Filed 12–6–05; 8:45 am]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2984–042]

S.D. Warren Company; Notice of

Availability of Final Environmental

Assessment

November 29, 2005.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission)

regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No.

486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy

Projects’ staff has reviewed the

application for new license for the Eel

Weir Project, located at the outlet of

Sebago Lake, and has prepared a final

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the

project. In the final EA, Commission

staff analyzed the potential

environmental effects of relicensing the

project and concludes that issuing a

new license for the project, with

appropriate environmental measures,

would not constitute a major federal

action that would significantly affect the

quality of the human environment.

A copy of the final EA is available for

review in the Public Reference Room or

may 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, contact FERC

Online Support at

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

(202) 502–8659. You may also register

online at http://www.fer.gov/docs-filing/

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances

related to this or any other pending

projects. For assistance, contact FERC

Online Support.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–6940 Filed 12–6–05; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2153–012 California]

United Water Conservation District;

Notice of Availability of Environmental

Assessment

November 28, 2005.

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In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended, and Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission’s (Commission)

regulations (18 CFR Part 380),

Commission staff reviewed the

application for a minor license for the

Santa Felicia Hydroelectric Project and

prepared this environmental assessment

(EA). The project is located on Piru

Creek in Ventura County, California.

The project occupies 174.5 acres of U.S.

land that is administered by the U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Forest

Service (Forest Service) in the Los

Padres and Angeles National Forests.

Specifically, the project licensee,

United Water Conservation District,

requested Commission approval of the

Santa Felicia Project for hydroelectric

generation purposes. In the EA,

Commission staff analyze the probable

environmental effects of relicensing the

project and conclude that approval of

the project, with appropriate staffrecommended environmental measures,

would not constitute a major federal

action significantly affecting the quality

of the human environment.

Copies of the EA are available for

review in Public Reference Room 2–A of

the Commission’s offices at 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC. The 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 website using the

eLibrary link. For assistance with

eLibrary, contact

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call

toll-free at (866) 208–3676; for TTY

contact (202) 502–8659.

Any comments on the EA should be

filed within 45 days of the date of this

notice and should be addressed to

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Please reference ‘‘Santa Felicia

Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No.

2153–012’’ on all comments. Comments

may be filed electronically via the

Internet in lieu of paper. The

Commission strongly encourages

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electronic filings. See 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s Web site under the

‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

Please contact Kenneth Hogan by

telephone at (202)502–8434 or by e-mail

at Kenneth.Hogan@ferc.gov if you have

any questions.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–6931 Filed 12–6–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

which was issued November 22, 2005,

and is available for review and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,

DC 20426. The EA may also be viewed

on the Commission’s Web site at

http://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘elibrary’’

link. Enter the project number (prefaced

by P-) and excluding the last three

digits, in the docket number field to

access the document. For assistance,

contact FERC Online Support at

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

contact (202) 502–8659.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–6932 Filed 12–6–05; 8:45 am]

[Project No. 2246–047]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

Yuba County Water Agency; Notice of

Availability of Environmental

Assessment

November 28, 2005.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission)

regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No.

486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy

Projects has reviewed an application for

an amendment of license for the Yuba

River Development Project (FERC No.

2246) and has prepared an

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the

proposed amendment. The project is

located on the North Yuba River

downstream of Englebright Dam in Yuba

County, California, about 20 miles

northeast of Marysville and about 24

miles upstream from the confluence of

the Yuba and Feather Rivers.

The licensee requests approval to

construct and operate a 3,000 cubic feet

per second (cfs) synchronous flow

bypass system and to revise flow

reduction and fluctuation criteria under

article 33(d) of the license for the

Narrows II development. Currently, the

licensee is only capable of bypassing

650 cfs through the plant, which has a

capacity of 3,400 cfs under full

generation load. The proposed bypass

system will allow the licensee,

especially during emergency shutdown

periods, to be able to minimize flow

fluctuations downstream. The EA

contains Commission staff’s analysis of

the probable environmental impacts of

the proposal and concludes that

approving the licensee’s application

would not constitute a major federal

action significantly affecting the quality

of the human environment.

The EA is attached to a Commission

order titled ‘‘Order Modifying and

Approving Amendment of License,’’

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP06–018–000]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Essex-Middlesex Project;

Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues, and Notice of

Site Visit and Public Scoping Meeting

November 28, 2005.

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 Essex-Middlesex Project involving

construction and operation of facilities

by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

(Tennessee Gas) in Essex and Middlesex

Counties, Massachusetts.1 These

facilities would consist of about 7.8

miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline and

aboveground pig receiver and tie-in

facilities. 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.

If you are a landowner receiving this

notice, you may be contacted by a

pipeline company representative about

the acquisition of an easement to

construct, operate, and maintain the

proposed facilities. The pipeline

company would seek to negotiate a

mutually acceptable agreement.

However, if the project is approved by

the Commission, that approval conveys

1 Tennessee Gas’ 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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with it the right of eminent domain.

Therefore, if easement negotiations fail

to produce an agreement, the pipeline

company could initiate condemnation

proceedings in accordance with state

law.

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need

To Know?’’ was attached to the project

notice Tennessee Gas provided to

landowners. This fact sheet addresses a

number of typically asked questions,

including the use of eminent domain

and how to participate in the

Commission’s proceedings. It is

available for viewing on the FERC

Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov).

Summary of the Proposed Project

Tennessee Gas wants to increase its

ability to receive and transport gas into

the Northeast natural gas pipeline

network by constructing its facilities in

Essex and Middlesex Counties,

Massachusetts to provide up to 82,300

decatherms per day of incremental firm

transportation capacity. Tennessee Gas

would connect its Beverly-Salem Line

270C–100 near Saugus, Massachusetts

to its DOMAC Line 270C–1100 near

Lynnfield, Massachusetts. The proposed

alignment follows New England Power

Company’s (NEPCO) powerline right-ofway. Tennessee Gas seeks authority to

construct and operate:

• 7.8 miles of 24-inch-diameter

pipeline in Essex and Middlesex

Counties, Massachusetts;

• One tie-in facility at the northern

terminus, milepost 7.83;

• One new pig receiver at the north

end, milepost 7.62; and

• One tie-in facility at the southern

terminus, milepost 0.0.

The general location of the project

facilities is shown in Appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

Construction of the proposed facilities

would require about 81 acres of land.

Following construction, about 47 acres

would be maintained as new permanent

pipeline right-of-way. The remaining 34

acres of land would be restored and

allowed to revert to its former use.

Tennessee Gas would use a total

construction right-of-way width of 75 to

100 feet during construction. Following

construction, Tennessee Gas would

2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all

appendices, other than Appendix 1 (maps), are

available on the Commission’s Web site 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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