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disposal of government personal

property.

(5) Respondents: 176.

(6) Estimated Number of Burden

Hours: 3,960.

Statutory Authority: Department of Energy

Organization Act, Public Law 95–91.

Issued in Washington, DC on June 28,

2006.

Sharon A. Evelin,

Director, Records Management Division,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Availability of the Draft

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Infrastructure Improvements

for the Yucca Mountain Project,

Nevada

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

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ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability, and the opportunity for

public review and comment, of a draft

environmental assessment (EA) (DOE/

EA–1566) that examines the impacts of

a proposal by the Department of Energy

(DOE) to repair, replace, or improve

certain facilities, structures, roads, and

utilities (collectively referred to as

infrastructure) for the Yucca Mountain

Project. The proposed action would

enhance safety at the project and enable

DOE to safely continue ongoing

operations, scientific testing, and

maintenance until such time as the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission decides

whether to authorize construction of a

repository.

DATES: Comments should be submitted

to DOE no later than August 7, 2006.

DOE will consider comments submitted

after this date to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments, or requests for

copies of the draft EA, should be sent to

Dr. Jane Summerson, EA Document

Manager, United States Department of

Energy, 1551 Hillshire Drive, Las Vegas,

NV 89134. Requests for copies of the

draft EA may also be made by calling 1–

800–225–6972. The draft EA and

electronic comment forms are available

at http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov.

Comments may also be faxed to 1–800–

967–0739.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Jane Summerson, EA Document

Manager, at the above address or at 1–

800–225–6972.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed action is to repair, replace, or

improve certain infrastructure at Yucca

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Mountain over a two-year period to

enhance safety at the project and to

enable DOE to continue safely

conducting operations, scientific testing,

and routine maintenance until such

time as the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) decides whether to

authorize construction of a repository.

For purposes of analysis in this EA,

DOE assumes this period could be up to

10 years in duration. This EA does not,

however, consider or include any

actions beyond an NRC decision on

construction authorization. The main

elements of the proposed action are as

follows:

• Construct up to 33 miles of new and

replacement roads (with two options for

an access road)

• Construct up to 20.6 miles of new

138 kV power lines (with two options

for a main power line)

• Develop a Central Operations Area

consisting of six support buildings to

replace existing infrastructure that is

nearing or, in some instances, has

exceeded its expected design and

operational life

• Site, repair, and construct other

facilities and structures for the Yucca

Mountain Project

Under both the proposed action and

the no-action alternative, ongoing

operations, scientific testing, and

routine maintenance would continue to

be considered.

Some portions of the roads evaluated

in this EA cross or run parallel to

floodplains. Therefore, this EA includes

a floodplain and wetlands assessment in

compliance with DOE Floodplain and

Wetland Environmental Review

Requirements (10 CFR Part 1022).

DOE will consider comments received

(see DATES and ADDRESSES, above) in

finalizing the EA. Based on the final EA,

DOE will determine whether to prepare

an environmental impact statement or

issue a finding of no significant impact

if appropriate for the proposed action.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 29,

2006.

Edward F. Sproat, III,

Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste

Management.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER06–963–001]

Central Maine Power Company; Notice

of Amendment To Filing

June 21, 2006.

On June 8, 2006, Central Maine Power

filed an answer to a protest providing

additional information in support of its

request recover Regional Transmission

Organization formation costs in its

transmission rates. This additional

information constitutes an amendment

to Central Maine Power’s pending filing

in Docket No. ER06–963–000.

Comment Due Date: 5 p.m. Eastern

Time, June 30, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application for Surrender of

License and Soliciting Comments,

Motions To Intervene, and Protests

June 21, 2006.

Take notice that the following

application has been filed with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection:

a. Application Type: Surrender of

License.

b. Project No.: 2642–013.

c. Date Filed: April 3, 2006.

d. Applicant: Garkane Energy

Cooperative, Inc.

e. Name of Project: Glen Canyon-Paria

Transmission Line Project.

f. Location: The project is located in

Kane County, Utah, and Coconino

County, Arizona. The project occupies

lands of the United States managed by

the Bureau of Reclamation and the

National Park Service.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a—825r.

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mike

Avant, Engineering Manager, Garkane

Energy Cooperative, Inc., 1802 South

175 East, Kanab, Utah 84741, (435)644–

5026, Fax (435)644–8120.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to Ms.

Patricia W. Gillis at (202) 502–8735.

j. Deadline for filing comments,

motions to intervene, and protests: 30

days from the issuance date of this

notice.

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k. Description of Request: In a July 13,

2000 order, the Commission made a

finding that the subject transmission

line is not required to be licensed. The

Commission stated in that order that the

license will remain in effect until its

expiration date or until the license is

surrendered. In the current proceeding,

the licensee filed an application to

surrender its transmission line license,

and included in its filing information

about obtained individual rights of way

for the continued operation of the line.

l. Locations of the Application: A

copy of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

located at 888 First Street, NE., Room

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202) 502–8371. Information about this

filing may also be viewed on the

Commission’s website 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. You may

also register online at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

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

related to this or other pending projects.

For assistance, call 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. 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, 385.211,

385.214. 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.

o. 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. All documents (original

and eight copies) should be filed with:

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal

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Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426.

A copy of any motion to intervene must

also be served upon each representative

of the Applicant specified in the

particular application.

p. Agency Comments: Federal, state,

and local agencies are invited to file

comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If an agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the Applicant’s representatives.

q. 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 at http://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP06–378–000]

Minnesota Energy Resources

Corporation; Notice of Filing

June 21, 2006.

Take notice that on May 31, 2006,

Minnesota Energy Resources

Corporation (MERC) filed an application

pursuant to 18 CFR 284.224 and

284.123(b)(2) of the Commission’s

regulations, for a limited jurisdiction

blanket certificate authorizing it to

engage in non-discriminatory sales and/

or transportation of natural gas subject

to the jurisdiction of the Commission

through intrastate facilities in the state

of Minnesota and for approval of the

rates for such service. This certificate is

needed so that MERC can sell and

transport to Aquila, Inc. (Aquila) a local

distribution company with a service

territory in Iowa. Gas transported and

sold to Aquila will be delivered to 11

small and residential customers in

Silver Lake, Iowa. The annual sales to

Aquila will be approximately 11,000

therms. In order to permit MERC to

close on its purchase of the Minnesota

facilities and initiate service thereunder,

MERC requests expedited Commission

approval of the certificate application

and rate proposal on or before July 1,

2006 as described in its application

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which is on file with the Commission

and open for public inspection.

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 and

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

date as indicated below. Anyone filing

an intervention or protest must serve a

copy of that document on the Applicant.

Anyone filing an intervention or protest

on or before the intervention or protest

date need not 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.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

June 26, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Filings

June 21, 2006.

Take notice that the Commission

received the following electric corporate

filings:

Docket Numbers: EC06–131–000.

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