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other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Procurement Contracts, OMB Control
No. 3038–0031—Extension
The information collection consists of
procurement activities relating to
solicitation, amendments to
solicitations, requests for quotations,
construction contracts, awards of
contracts, performance bonds, and
payment information for individuals
(vendors) or contracts engaged in
providing supplies or services.
The Commission estimates the burden
of this collection of information as
follows:
ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
Annual
number of respondents
Frequency of response
Total annual
responses
Hours per
response
Total hours
182 ..................................................................
Annually ..........................................................
182
2
364
There are no capital costs or operating
and maintenance costs associated with
this collection.
Dated: June 15, 2006.
Eileen A. Donovan,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 06–5661 Filed 6–23–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0150]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review; Small
Disadvantaged Business Procurement
Credit Programs
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance (9000–0150).
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat has submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) a
request to review and approve an
extension and revision of a currently
approved information collection
requirement concerning small business
procurement credit programs. A request
for public comments was published in
the Federal Register at 71 FR 16563 on
April 3, 2006. No comments were
received.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the FAR,
and whether it will have practical
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utility; whether our estimate of
thepublic burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways in which we can
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through the use of appropriate
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
July 26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments including
suggestions for reducing this burden to
the General Services Administration,
FAR Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street,
NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC
20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT≤
Rhonda Cundiff, Contract Policy
Division, GSA, (202) 501–0044.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
This FAR requirement concerning
small disadvantaged procurement credit
programs implements the Department of
Justice proposal to reform affirmative
action in Federal procurement, which
was designed to ensure compliance with
the constitutional standards established
by the Supreme Court. The credits
include price evaluation factor targets
and certifications.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Number of Respondents: 7,900.
Responses Per Respondent: 9.11.
Total Responses: 72,000.
Average Burden Hours Per Response:
2.32.
Total Burden Hours: 167,370.
OBTAINING COPIES OF
PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a
copy of the information collection
documents from the General Services
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR),
Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405,
telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite
OMB Control Number 9000–0150, Small
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Disadvantaged Business Procurement
Credit Programs, in all correspondence.
Dated: June 14, 2006.
Ralph De Stefano,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
Lyle Falls Fish Passage Project
Bonneville Power
Administration (BPA), Department of
Energy (DOE).
AGENCY:
Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and notice of floodplain and wetlands
involvement.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice announces BPA’s
intention to prepare an EIS on proposed
improvements to the Lyle Falls Fishway
in Klickitat County, near Lyle,
Washington. The improvements would
ease fish passage to upstream high
quality habitat in the Klickitat Basin and
improve capabilities to trap and handle
adult fish. The project is designed to
meet state and Federal fish passage
criteria for all salmonid species,
including mid-Columbia steelhead,
which are listed as threatened under the
Endangered Species Act.
This action may involve floodplains
and wetlands located in Klickitat
County, Washington. In accordance
with DOE regulations for compliance
with floodplain and wetlands
environmental review requirements,
BPA will prepare a floodplain and
wetlands assessment and will design
this proposed action in a manner so as
to avoid or minimize potential harm to
or within the affected floodplain and
wetlands. The assessment and a
floodplain statement of findings will be
included in the EIS being prepared for
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the proposed project in accordance with
the National Environmental Policy Act.
DATES: Written comments are due to the
address below no later than: July 26,
2006. Comments may also be made at an
EIS scoping meeting to be held on July
11, 2006 at the address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments and suggestions
on the proposed scope of the Draft EIS,
and requests to be placed on the project
mailing list, may be mailed to
Bonneville Power Administration,
Public Affairs Office—DKC–7, P.O. Box
14428, Portland, OR, 97293–4428. Or,
you may fax them to (503) 230–3285;
submit them on-line at https://
www.bpa.gov/comment; or e-mail them
to comment@bpa.gov. You may also call
us toll-free with your comments at (800)
622–4519. Please reference the Lyle
Falls Fish Passage Project with your
comments.
On Tuesday, July 11, 2006, a scoping
meeting will be held from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. at the Lyle Lions Community
Center, 5th Street and State Highway 14,
Lyle, Washington. At this meeting, we
will provide information about the
project, including maps, and have
members of the project team available to
answer questions. We look forward to
accepting oral and written comments
offered on the project.
We also invite interested parties to
attend a site visit that is planned for 3
p.m., Tuesday, July 11, 2006, to view
the proposed project site. To get to the
project site from State Highway 14 in
the town of Lyle, take Route 142 north
for about two miles, then turn west onto
Fishers Hill Road. Cross the Klickitat
River and follow the road for less than
one-fourth mile. Make a right onto an
unpaved road and proceed about seven
hundred feet. There will be signs
provided to help direct traffic.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Carl
J. Keller, Environmental Project
Manager, Bonneville Power
Administration, KEC–4, P.O. Box 3621,
Portland, Oregon, 97208–3621; toll-free
telephone number (800) 622–4519; fax
number (503) 230–5699; e-mail address
cjkeller@bpa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: BPA is a federal power
marketing agency that markets power
from many of the federal dams in the
Columbia River Basin, and has a duty to
protect, mitigate, and enhance fish
affected by the construction and
operation of those dams. The Yakama
Nation, through the Northwest Power
Planning and Conservation Council, has
proposed that BPA fund the
reconstruction of the existing fish
passage facility as part of those
mitigation responsibilities. The
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proposed project in on the Klickitat
River in Klickitat County, Washington
in T3N, R12E, west half of Section 25
and east half of Section 26. The location
is about two miles upriver of the
confluence of the Klickitat River with
the Columbia River. Currently the Lyle
Falls Fishway does not meet federal and
state fish passage criteria for migrating
adult salmon. Design flows in the
existing fishway result in poor attraction
flows throughout the year, and
significantly reduced attraction flows
during periods of low river discharge
(August—September). During these
periods of low flows the natural falls
become an even greater obstruction to
salmon and steelhead, resulting in
lowered passage above Lyle Falls.
Proposed Action: The proposed action
is to improve and expand the Lyle Falls
Fishway. The project would be designed
to safely and effectively allow adult fish
to move through the existing Lyle Falls
into the upper reaches of the Klickitat
River, and would improve the adult
trapping capabilities at the fishway.
Improvements would include
reconstructing and lengthening the
fishway and trash racks, upgrading the
adult trapping facility, and adding a
Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag
detector and video monitor. The adult
trap would facilitate the collection of
fish for monitoring and broodstock
purposes.
Process to Date: The Yakama Nation
has proposed the project to support its
fish passage and fish conservation
initiatives. At a meeting held in March
2006, the Northwest Power and
Conservation Council recommended
that BPA fund the preparation of an EIS
to focus on fish passage and monitoring
at Lyle Falls.
Alternatives Proposed for
Consideration: BPA has identified two
alternatives for examination in the DEIS.
They are the proposed action, described
above, and no action. We will use the
no-action alternative to explore the
environmental impacts of not improving
the existing ladder and passage facilities
at Lyle Falls. We will also consider in
the Draft EIS other reasonable
alternatives presented to us during the
scoping process.
Public Participation and
Identification of Environmental Issues:
BPA has established a 30-day scoping
period during which interested and
affected landowners, concerned
citizens, tribes, special interest groups,
government agencies, and any other
interested parties are invited to
comment on the scope of the proposed
EIS. Scoping will help BPA ensure that
a full range of issues related to this
proposal is addressed in the EIS, and
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also will help identify significant or
potentially significant impacts that may
result from the proposed project.
Environmental issues identified to date
include potential conflicts with the
Klickitat Wild and Scenic River
designation, use of explosives during
construction, impacts to archaeological
and historic resources, impacts to
threatened and endangered species, and
water quality impacts.
When completed, the Draft EIS will be
circulated for public and agency review
and comment; BPA will hold at least
one public comment meeting for the
Draft EIS. BPA will consider and
respond in the Final EIS to comments
received on the Draft EIS. BPA’s
subsequent decision will be
documented in a publicly available
Record of Decision.
Maps and further information are
available from BPA at the address
above.
Issued in Portland, Oregon, on June 20,
2006.
Stephen J. Wright,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
June 14, 2006.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC06–99–000.
Applicants: Tor Power, LLC; Tyr
Energy, LLC; Lincoln Generating
Facility, LLC; Green Country Energy,
LLC.
Description: Tyr Energy, LLC, Green
Country Energy, LLC et al. submit an
amendment to their application to
provide a description of their
reorganization.
Filed Date: 06/06/2006.
Accession Number: 20060609–0045.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, June 23, 2006.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER02–298–003;
EL05–111–000.
Applicants: Thompson River Co-Gen,
LLC.
Description: Thompson River Co-Gen,
LLC submits its revised updated market
power analysis to include the generation
power market screens.
Filed Date: 05/30/2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
Lyle Falls Fish Passage Project
AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Department of Energy
(DOE).
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) and notice of floodplain and wetlands involvement.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces BPA's intention to prepare an EIS on
proposed improvements to the Lyle Falls Fishway in Klickitat County,
near Lyle, Washington. The improvements would ease fish passage to
upstream high quality habitat in the Klickitat Basin and improve
capabilities to trap and handle adult fish. The project is designed to
meet state and Federal fish passage criteria for all salmonid species,
including mid-Columbia steelhead, which are listed as threatened under
the Endangered Species Act.
This action may involve floodplains and wetlands located in
Klickitat County, Washington. In accordance with DOE regulations for
compliance with floodplain and wetlands environmental review
requirements, BPA will prepare a floodplain and wetlands assessment and
will design this proposed action in a manner so as to avoid or minimize
potential harm to or within the affected floodplain and wetlands. The
assessment and a floodplain statement of findings will be included in
the EIS being prepared for
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the proposed project in accordance with the National Environmental
Policy Act.
DATES: Written comments are due to the address below no later than:
July 26, 2006. Comments may also be made at an EIS scoping meeting to
be held on July 11, 2006 at the address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments and suggestions on the proposed scope of the Draft
EIS, and requests to be placed on the project mailing list, may be
mailed to Bonneville Power Administration, Public Affairs Office--DKC-
7, P.O. Box 14428, Portland, OR, 97293-4428. Or, you may fax them to
(503) 230-3285; submit them on-line at https://www.bpa.gov/comment; or
e-mail them to comment@bpa.gov. You may also call us toll-free with
your comments at (800) 622-4519. Please reference the Lyle Falls Fish
Passage Project with your comments.
On Tuesday, July 11, 2006, a scoping meeting will be held from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lyle Lions Community Center, 5th Street and State
Highway 14, Lyle, Washington. At this meeting, we will provide
information about the project, including maps, and have members of the
project team available to answer questions. We look forward to
accepting oral and written comments offered on the project.
We also invite interested parties to attend a site visit that is
planned for 3 p.m., Tuesday, July 11, 2006, to view the proposed
project site. To get to the project site from State Highway 14 in the
town of Lyle, take Route 142 north for about two miles, then turn west
onto Fishers Hill Road. Cross the Klickitat River and follow the road
for less than one-fourth mile. Make a right onto an unpaved road and
proceed about seven hundred feet. There will be signs provided to help
direct traffic.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Carl J. Keller, Environmental Project
Manager, Bonneville Power Administration, KEC-4, P.O. Box 3621,
Portland, Oregon, 97208-3621; toll-free telephone number (800) 622-
4519; fax number (503) 230-5699; e-mail address cjkeller@bpa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: BPA is a federal power marketing
agency that markets power from many of the federal dams in the Columbia
River Basin, and has a duty to protect, mitigate, and enhance fish
affected by the construction and operation of those dams. The Yakama
Nation, through the Northwest Power Planning and Conservation Council,
has proposed that BPA fund the reconstruction of the existing fish
passage facility as part of those mitigation responsibilities. The
proposed project in on the Klickitat River in Klickitat County,
Washington in T3N, R12E, west half of Section 25 and east half of
Section 26. The location is about two miles upriver of the confluence
of the Klickitat River with the Columbia River. Currently the Lyle
Falls Fishway does not meet federal and state fish passage criteria for
migrating adult salmon. Design flows in the existing fishway result in
poor attraction flows throughout the year, and significantly reduced
attraction flows during periods of low river discharge (August--
September). During these periods of low flows the natural falls become
an even greater obstruction to salmon and steelhead, resulting in
lowered passage above Lyle Falls.
Proposed Action: The proposed action is to improve and expand the
Lyle Falls Fishway. The project would be designed to safely and
effectively allow adult fish to move through the existing Lyle Falls
into the upper reaches of the Klickitat River, and would improve the
adult trapping capabilities at the fishway. Improvements would include
reconstructing and lengthening the fishway and trash racks, upgrading
the adult trapping facility, and adding a Passive Integrated
Transponder (PIT) tag detector and video monitor. The adult trap would
facilitate the collection of fish for monitoring and broodstock
purposes.
Process to Date: The Yakama Nation has proposed the project to
support its fish passage and fish conservation initiatives. At a
meeting held in March 2006, the Northwest Power and Conservation
Council recommended that BPA fund the preparation of an EIS to focus on
fish passage and monitoring at Lyle Falls.
Alternatives Proposed for Consideration: BPA has identified two
alternatives for examination in the DEIS. They are the proposed action,
described above, and no action. We will use the no-action alternative
to explore the environmental impacts of not improving the existing
ladder and passage facilities at Lyle Falls. We will also consider in
the Draft EIS other reasonable alternatives presented to us during the
scoping process.
Public Participation and Identification of Environmental Issues:
BPA has established a 30-day scoping period during which interested and
affected landowners, concerned citizens, tribes, special interest
groups, government agencies, and any other interested parties are
invited to comment on the scope of the proposed EIS. Scoping will help
BPA ensure that a full range of issues related to this proposal is
addressed in the EIS, and also will help identify significant or
potentially significant impacts that may result from the proposed
project. Environmental issues identified to date include potential
conflicts with the Klickitat Wild and Scenic River designation, use of
explosives during construction, impacts to archaeological and historic
resources, impacts to threatened and endangered species, and water
quality impacts.
When completed, the Draft EIS will be circulated for public and
agency review and comment; BPA will hold at least one public comment
meeting for the Draft EIS. BPA will consider and respond in the Final
EIS to comments received on the Draft EIS. BPA's subsequent decision
will be documented in a publicly available Record of Decision.
Maps and further information are available from BPA at the address
above.
Issued in Portland, Oregon, on June 20, 2006.
Stephen J. Wright,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-9999 Filed 6-23-06; 8:45 am]
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