Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 3 / Thursday, January 5, 2006 / Notices

Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 3 / Thursday, January 5, 2006 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

on January 13, 2006.

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

3. Xcel Energy Services Inc.

[Docket No. ER06–118–001]

[Docket Nos. EC06–38–000, et al.]

[Docket Nos. EC06–40–000 and ER06–320–

000]

Take notice that on December 23,

2005 Devon Power, Middletown Power,

LLC and Montville Power, LLC

(collectively, Applicants) submitted an

errata to their December 21, 2005, Offer

of Settlement pursuant to section 205 of

the Federal Power Act. Applicants states

the Settlement modifies certain terms of

each proposed Reliability Agreements

that were submitted on November 1,

2005.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 6, 2006.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. et al.;

Electric Rate and Corporate Filings

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 6, 2006.

11. Devon Power, LLC; Middletown

Power, LLC; and Montville Power, LLC

Standard Paragraph

cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES

595

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

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.

Nora E. Donovan,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–8300 Filed 1–4–06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

VerDate Aug<31>2005

17:06 Jan 04, 2006

Jkt 208001

December 28, 2005.

The following filings have been made

with the Commission. The filings are

listed in ascending order within each

docket classification.

1. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

[Docket No. EC06–38–000]

Take notice that on December 12,

2005, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

(GS Group) filed with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission

(Commission) an application pursuant

to Section 203(a)(2) of the Federal

Power Act seeking blanket authorization

for the acquisition, directly or

indirectly, of securities of electric utility

companies, transmitting utilities or of

any holding company over any electric

utility company or transmitting utility,

subject to certain proposed limitations.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 13, 2006.

2. SCANA Corporation, South Carolina

Electric & Gas Company, and South

Carolina Generating Company, Inc.

[Docket Nos. EC06–39–000 and ES06–18–

000]

Take notice that on December 13,

2005, South Carolina Electric & Gas

Company (SCE&G) and South Carolina

Generating Company, Inc. (GENCO)

filed an application seeking authority

pursuant to section 204 and 203 of the

Federal Power Act: (i) For SCE&G and

GENCO to issue up to $700 million and

$100 million, respectively, of short-term

unsecured promissory notes in the form

of bank loans and commercial paper, or

borrowings from the SCANA Utility

Money Pool during the period ending

December 31, 2007, (ii) for SCANA

Corporation (SCANA) to purchase,

acquire or take not more than $700

million of such short-term debt of

SCE&G and not more than $100 million

of such short-term debt of GENCO, for

SCE&G to purchase, acquire or take not

more than $100 million of such shortterm debt of GENCO, and for GENCO to

purchase, acquire or take not more than

$100 million of such short-term debt of

SCE&G; and (iii) for SCANA to make

capital contributions to, and/or acquire

equity securities of, SCE&G and GENCO

in amounts not to exceed $200 million

(as to SCE&G) and $100 million (as to

GENCO).

PO 00000

Frm 00016

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

Take notice that on December 13,

2005, Xcel Energy Services Inc., on

behalf of Southwestern Public Service

Company, submitted pursuant to

sections 203 and 205 of the Federal

Power Act, respectively: (i) An

application for authorization for the sale

of certain jurisdictional electrical

transmission assets located in the states

of Oklahoma and Kansas, and in and

around the city of Texhoma, Texas, to

Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc., an

Oklahoma Electric Cooperative; and (ii)

a request for approval of a proposed rate

schedule for the sale of full

requirements power and energy to TriCounty Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 13, 2006.

4. Aquila, Inc. and Mid-Kansas Electric

Company

[Docket No. EC06–46–000]

Take notice that on December 19,

2005, Aquila, Inc. (Aquila) and MidKansas Electric Company (MKEC) filed

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission an application under

section 203 of the Federal Power Act

seeking approval of a transaction

wherein Aquila will sell its Kansas

Electric Network to MKEC. Aquila and

MKEC seek Commission approval by

April 17, 2006.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 13, 2006.

5. Westar Energy, Inc.; ONEOK Energy

Services Company, L.P.

[Docket No. EC06–48–000]

Take notice that on December 21,

2005, Westar Energy, Inc. and ONEOK

Energy Services Company, L.P.

(collectively, Applicants), filed with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

an application pursuant to section 203

of the Federal Power Act for

authorization for the disposition of

jurisdictional assets related to ONEOK

ESC’s proposed: (1) Sale to Westar

Energy of an approximately 300 MW

single cycle combustion turbine

generating facility and associated

transmission facilities located in Logan

County, Oklahoma; and (2) transfer to

Westar Energy of a wholesale power

sales contract that gives the Oklahoma

Municipal Power Authority the right to

purchase up to 75 MW of the output of

the Facility, all as more fully described

in the Application. The Applicants have

requested confidential treatment of the

E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM

05JAN1

596

Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 3 / Thursday, January 5, 2006 / Notices

asset purchase agreement related to the

proposed transaction and certain

workpapers supporting the Application.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 13, 2006.

6. Atlantic City Electric Company;

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.

10. Granite State Hydropower

Association, Inc. and Vermont

Independent Power Producers Assoc.

[Docket No. EL06–26–000]

Take notice that on December 23,

2005, Atlantic City Electric Company

and Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.

(collectively, Applicants) pursuant to

section 203 of the Federal Power Act,

request authorization for Atlantic to

transfer to DL Holdings or to one or

more of its direct or indirect whollyowned subsidiaries minority undivided

interest in certain facilities associated

with the Keystone Electric Generating

Station and the Conemaugh Electric

Generating Station.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 17, 2006.

Take notice that on December 12,

2005, Granite State Hydropower

Association, Inc. and Vermont

Independent Power Producers

Association (collectively, Petitioners)

tendered for filing a Petition for

Rulemaking seeking Commission action

to promulgate regulations governing the

procedures by which traditional utilities

may seek to eliminate the mandatory

purchase obligation required by the

Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act

of 1978 as permitted by new section

210(m) of PURPA enacted as part of the

Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 31, 2006.

[Docket No. EC06–49–000]

cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 11, 2006.

7. Hardee Power Partners Limited

11. City of Vernon, California

[Docket No. EG06–22–000]

[Docket No. EL06–32–000]

Take notice that on December 15,

2005, Hardee Power Partners Limited

filed with the Commission an

application for redetermination of

exempt wholesale generator status

pursuant to part 365 of the

Commission’s regulations.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 5, 2006.

Take notice that on December 15,

2005, the City of Vernon, California

(Vernon) tendered for filing its revision

to its Transmission Revenue Balancing

Account Adjustment to be effective in

calendar year 2006. Vernon request an

effective date of January 1, 2006.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 5, 2006.

EnergySource, Inc. and Tampa Electric

Co. et al., tender for filing their

acceptance of the mitigation and

conditions imposed in the November 17

Order plus revision to Tampa Electric’s

market-based rate tariffs, FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume Nos. 5 and 6.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 9, 2006.

15. New York Independent System

Operator Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–3001–013]

Take notice that on December 15,

2005, the New York Independent

System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) submits

its sixth Biannual report on Demand

Response Programs and status of new

generation resources in the New York

Control Area.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 5, 2006.

16. North American Energy Credit and

Clearing-Delivery LLC

[No. ER06–326–000]

Take notice that on December 13,

2005, North American Energy Credit

and Clearing-Delivery LLC petition the

Commission for acceptance of Rate

Schedule FERC No. 1, the granting of

certain blanket approvals, including the

authority to sell electricity at marketbased rates; and the waiver of certain

Commission regulations.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 5, 2006.

8. Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC

12. City of Banning, California

[ Docket No. EG06–23–000]

[Docket No. EL06–33–000]

17. Morenci Water & Electric Company

Take notice that on December 20,

2005, Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

(SWW3), filed with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission an application

for determination of exempt wholesale

generator status pursuant to part 365 of

the Commission’s regulations.

SWW3 states that it intends to operate

a 135-MW wind powered generation

facility currently under construction

near Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas.

SWW3 further states that when

completed, the electric energy produced

by the facility will be sold into the

wholesale power market of the Electric

Reliability Council of Texas and is

expected to begin commercial operation

by December 31, 2005.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 11, 2006.

Take notice that on December 16,

2005, the City of Banning, California

(Banning) tendered for filing its third

annual revision to its Transmission

Revenue Balancing Account

Adjustment. Banning request an

effective date of January 1, 2006.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 6, 2006.

[Docket No. OA04–2–000]

9. Elkem Metals Company—Alloy L.P.

14. Tampa Electric Company; TECO

EnergySource, Inc.; Tampa Electric Co.,

et al.

[Docket No. EG06–24–000]

Take notice that on December 20,

2005, Elkem Metals Company—Alloy

L.P. submits for filing its application for

determination of exempt wholesale

generator status.

VerDate Aug<31>2005

17:06 Jan 04, 2006

Jkt 208001

13. City of Pasadena, California

[Docket No. EL06–34–000]

Take notice that on December 21,

2005, the City of Pasadena, California

(Pasadena), tendered for filing its first

annual revision to its Transmission

Revenue Balancing Account

Adjustment. Pasadena request an

effective date as January 1, 2006.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 11, 2006.

[Docket Nos. ER99–2342–008; ER96–1563–

025; EL05–68–002]

Take notice that on December 19,

2005, Tampa Electric Co., TECO

PO 00000

Frm 00017

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

Take notice that on December 13,

2005, Morenci Water & Electric

Company states that it is not a public

utility under section 201(e) of the

Federal Power Act and, thus, not subject

to regulation of filing Form 1 and Form

3–Q and not subject to recordkeeping or

reporting requirements.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on

January 6, 2006.

Standard Paragraph

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

E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM

05JAN1

Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 3 / Thursday, January 5, 2006 / Notices

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 online 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

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call

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

(202) 502–8659.

Nora E. Donovan,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–8301 Filed 1–4–06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2005–0509, FRL–8019–3]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Acid Rain

Program, EPA ICR Number 1633.14,

OMB Control Number 2060–0258

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES

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 June 30,

2006. 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 March 6, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OAR–2005–0509, by one of the

following methods:

VerDate Aug<31>2005

17:06 Jan 04, 2006

Jkt 208001

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the

on-line instructions for submitting

comments.

• Email: a-and-rdocket@epamail.epa.gov.

• Fax: 202–566–1741.

• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center, Environmental

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T,

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

• Hand Delivery: Environmental

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center

(EPA/DC), Room B102, 1301

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20004. Such deliveries are only

accepted during the Docket’s normal

hours of operation, and special

arrangements should be made for

deliveries of boxed information.

Instructions: Direct your comments to

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–2005–0509.

EPA’s policy is that all comments

received will be included in the public

docket without change and may be

made available online at

www.regulations.gov, including any

personal information provided, unless

the comment includes information

claimed to be Confidential Business

Information (CBI) or other information

whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

Do not submit information that you

consider to be CBI or otherwise

protected through www.regulations.gov

or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov

website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’

system, which means EPA will not

know your identity or contact

information unless you provide it in the

body of your comment. If you send an

e-mail comment directly to EPA without

going through www.regulations.gov your

e-mail address will be automatically

captured and included as part of the

comment that is placed in the public

docket and made available on the

Internet. If you submit an electronic

comment, EPA recommends that you

include your name and other contact

information in the body of your

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM

you submit. If EPA cannot read your

comment due to technical difficulties

and cannot contact you for clarification,

EPA may not be able to consider your

comment. Electronic files should avoid

the use of special characters, any form

of encryption, and be free of any defects

or viruses. For additional information

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA

Docket Center homepage at http://

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenon Smith, Clean Air Markets

Division, Office of Air and Radiation,

(6204J), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

PO 00000

Frm 00018

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

597

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: 202–343–9164; fax number:

202–343–2361; email address:

smith.kenon@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

How Can I Access the Docket and/or

Submit Comments?

EPA has established a public docket

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–

HQ–OAR–2005–0509, which is

available for online viewing at

www.regulations.gov, or in person

viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket

in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),

EPA West, Room B102, 1301

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room

is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The telephone number for the

Reading Room is 202–566–1744, and the

telephone number for the Air and

Radiation Docket is 202–566–1742.

Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a

copy of the draft collection of

information, submit or view public

comments, access the index listing of

the contents of the docket, and to access

those documents in the public docket

that are available electronically. Once in

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in

the docket ID number identified in this

document.

What Information Is EPA Particularly

Interested In?

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits

comments and information to enable it

to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the Agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses. In

particular, EPA is requesting comments

from very small businesses (those that

employ less than 25) on examples of

specific additional efforts that EPA

could make to reduce the paperwork

E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM

05JAN1