Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of a Public Meeting To Receive Environmental Comments on the Alternative Locations for the Massachusetts Compressor Station as Part of the Maritimes Phase IV Project, 14887-14888 [E6-4237]
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385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from
the applicant. A copy of any protest or
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Magalie R. Salas,
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Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Temporary
Variance from Article 401 of the
License.
b. Project No.: 1494–293.
c. Date Filed: March 15, 2006.
d. Applicant: Grand River Dam
Authority.
e. Name of Project: Pensacola.
f. Location: The Project is located on
the Grand (Neosho) River in Craig,
Delaware, Mayes, and Ottawa Counties,
Oklahoma.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert W.
Sullivan, Jr., Assistant General Manager,
Grand River Dam Authority, P.O. Box
409, Vinita, OK 74301–0409. Tel: (918)
256–5545.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on
this notice should be addressed to
Vedula Sarma at (202) 502–6190 or
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or motions: 10 days from the date of
issuance.
k. Description of Filing: Because of the
current drought situation in the basin,
as an emergency measure, Grand River
Dam Authority proposes to temporarily
modify the rule curve set forth in Article
401 of the license by drawing Grand
Lake below elevation 742 feet
(Pensacola Datum) to maintain a
minimum elevation of 614 feet mean sea
level at Lake Hudson. Lake Hudson is a
source for public water supply to the
towns of Locust Grove, Adair, Salina,
and Rural Water District No. 6.
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
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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, .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.
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
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the particular application to which the
filing refers. All documents (original
and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal
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 https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–4252 Filed 3–23–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF05–17–000]
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.;
Notice of a Public Meeting To Receive
Environmental Comments on the
Alternative Locations for the
Massachusetts Compressor Station as
Part of the Maritimes Phase IV Project
March 17, 2006.
On December 16, 2005, the
Commission issued a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement For the Proposed Maritimes
Phase IV Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues and
Notice of Public Scoping Meetings (NOI)
in response to Maritimes & Northeast
Pipeline, L.L.C. (Maritimes) request to
initiate the prefiling process for its
Maritimes Phase IV Project.1
In a January 31, 2006 filing, Maritimes
identified its preferred location for the
Massachusetts Compressor Station along
1 The Maritimes Phase IV Project consists of the
construction of about 146 miles of pipeline loops
in Maine and six new compressor stations in Maine
and Massachusetts. In addition, Maritimes would
modify one existing compressor station and four
existing meter stations in Maine and Massachusetts.
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with six alternative sites. Several of
these alternative sites were developed as
the result of public response to our NOI
and January 12, 2006 scoping meeting in
Methuen, Massachusetts. The locations
of the seven potential sites for the
Massachusetts Compressor Station are
shown in the enclosure.
We are conducting this public
meeting to allow you the opportunity to
express your environmental concerns
about the seven potential sites for the
Massachusetts Compressor Station. We
will use these comments to help us
analyze these seven potential locations
for the Massachusetts Compressor
Station in our Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS). Comments may
be submitted in written form or verbally
at the meeting. Further details on how
to submit written comments are
provided in this notice. In lieu of
sending written comments, we invite
you to attend the following public
comment meeting.
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 5,
2006, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (EST).
Location: Haverhill City Hall, 4
Summer Street, Haverhill,
Massachusetts, Phone: 978–374–2300.
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
environmental comments or concerns
on the location of the Massachusetts
Compressor Station. By becoming a
commentor, your concerns will be
addressed in the EIS and considered by
the Commission. You should focus on
the potential environmental effects of
the construction and operation of the
proposed Massachusetts Compressor
Station and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impact. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. We request that you file
your comments as soon as possible, but
no later than April 14, 2006. Please
carefully follow these instructions to
ensure that your comments are received
in time and properly recorded:
• Send an original and two copies of
your letter to:Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
• Label one copy of your comments
for the attention of Gas Branch 2, DG2E.
• Reference Docket No. PF05–17–000
on the original and both copies.
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before April 14, 2006.
Please note that we are continuing to
experience delays in mail deliveries
from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result,
we will include all comments that we
receive within a reasonable time frame
in our environmental analysis of this
project. However, the Commission
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strongly encourages electronic filing of
any comments in response to this Notice
of Intent. For information on
electronically filing comments, please
see the instructions on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link
and the link to the User’s Guide, as well
as information in 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii). Before you can
submit comments you will need to
create a free account, which can be
created on-line.
In addition, the Commission now
offers a free service called eSubscription
which allows you to keep track of all
formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets. This can reduce the
amount of time you spend researching
proceedings by automatically providing
you with notification of these filings,
document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to https://
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
The public meeting in Haverhill is
designed to provide another opportunity
to offer comments on the proposed
Massachusetts Compressor Station.
Interested groups and individuals are
encouraged to attend the meetings and
to present comments on the
environmental issues they believe
should be addressed in the EIS. A
transcript of the meeting will be
generated so that your comments will be
accurately recorded.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–4237 Filed 3–23–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER06–18–000]
Midwest Independent Transmission
System Operator, Inc.; Notice of
Technical Conference
March 17, 2006.
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission is convening a technical
conference regarding the Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator Inc.’s proposed cost allocation
policy, as it pertains to the degree of
regional cost sharing for reliability
projects at 345 kV and above, pursuant
to the Commission Order issued on
February 3, 2006.1 The conference will
be held on Friday, April 21, 2006 at 10
a.m. (EST) at the Federal Energy
1 Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator Inc., 114 FERC ¶ 61,106 (2006).
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Regulatory Commission, Commission
Meeting Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. A separate
notice will be issued by the Commission
to announce the final agenda of the
conference.
FERC conferences are accessible
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973. For accessibility
accommodations please send an e-mail
to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free
1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208–
1659 (TTY); or send a Fax to 202–208–
2106 with the required
accommodations.
The conference is open for the public
to attend, and registration is not
required. For more information about
the conference, please contact either
Patrick Clarey at (317) 249–5937 or at
patrick.clarey@ferc.gov or Eli Massey at
(202) 502–8494 or at
eli.massey@ferc.gov.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–4235 Filed 3–23–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD06–2–000]
Assessment of Demand Response
Resources
March 15, 2006.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission).
ACTION: Notice of issuance of voluntary
survey.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) section
1252(e)(3),1 the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) is
required to prepare a report, by
appropriate region, that assesses
demand response resources, including
those available from all consumer
classes. To gather information for this
report, a voluntary survey will be issued
to 3,372 respondents to gather
information on advanced metering
(AMI) and demand response (DR) and
time-based rate programs.
DATES: E-Mails and letters will be sent
to the survey respondents by March 16,
2006. Responses should be made by
April 12, 2006. Extensions will be
granted on a case-by-case basis by
contacting the Demand Response Team
(anytime).
1 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109–58,
section 1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594, (2005) (EPAct
section 1252(e)(3)).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF05-17-000]
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of a Public
Meeting To Receive Environmental Comments on the Alternative Locations
for the Massachusetts Compressor Station as Part of the Maritimes Phase
IV Project
March 17, 2006.
On December 16, 2005, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement For the Proposed Maritimes
Phase IV Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues and
Notice of Public Scoping Meetings (NOI) in response to Maritimes &
Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. (Maritimes) request to initiate the
prefiling process for its Maritimes Phase IV Project.\1\
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\1\ The Maritimes Phase IV Project consists of the construction
of about 146 miles of pipeline loops in Maine and six new compressor
stations in Maine and Massachusetts. In addition, Maritimes would
modify one existing compressor station and four existing meter
stations in Maine and Massachusetts.
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In a January 31, 2006 filing, Maritimes identified its preferred
location for the Massachusetts Compressor Station along
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with six alternative sites. Several of these alternative sites were
developed as the result of public response to our NOI and January 12,
2006 scoping meeting in Methuen, Massachusetts. The locations of the
seven potential sites for the Massachusetts Compressor Station are
shown in the enclosure.
We are conducting this public meeting to allow you the opportunity
to express your environmental concerns about the seven potential sites
for the Massachusetts Compressor Station. We will use these comments to
help us analyze these seven potential locations for the Massachusetts
Compressor Station in our Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Comments may be submitted in written form or verbally at the meeting.
Further details on how to submit written comments are provided in this
notice. In lieu of sending written comments, we invite you to attend
the following public comment meeting.
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (EST).
Location: Haverhill City Hall, 4 Summer Street, Haverhill,
Massachusetts, Phone: 978-374-2300.
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
environmental comments or concerns on the location of the Massachusetts
Compressor Station. By becoming a commentor, your concerns will be
addressed in the EIS and considered by the Commission. You should focus
on the potential environmental effects of the construction and
operation of the proposed Massachusetts Compressor Station and measures
to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The more specific your
comments, the more useful they will be. We request that you file your
comments as soon as possible, but no later than April 14, 2006. Please
carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are
received in time and properly recorded:
Send an original and two copies of your letter to:Magalie
R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Label one copy of your comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 2, DG2E.
Reference Docket No. PF05-17-000 on the original and both
copies.
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before April 14, 2006.
Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our
environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments in response to
this Notice of Intent. For information on electronically filing
comments, please see the instructions on the Commission's Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the
User's Guide, as well as information in 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii).
Before you can submit comments you will need to create a free account,
which can be created on-line.
In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
The public meeting in Haverhill is designed to provide another
opportunity to offer comments on the proposed Massachusetts Compressor
Station. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend the
meetings and to present comments on the environmental issues they
believe should be addressed in the EIS. A transcript of the meeting
will be generated so that your comments will be accurately recorded.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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