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Western will continue to provide
annual rates to the BCP Contractors by
October 1 of each year using the same
ratesetting formula. The rates are
reviewed annually and adjusted upward
or downward to assure sufficient
revenues exist to achieve payment of all
costs and financial obligations
associated with the project. Each fiscal
year, Western prepares a PRS to update
actual revenues and expenses and
include future estimates of annual
revenues and expenses for the BCP,
including interest and capitalized costs.
Western’s BCP electric service
ratesetting formula set forth in Rate
Order No. WAPA–70 was approved on
April 19, 1996, in Docket No. EF96–
5091–000 at 75 FERC ¶ 62,050, for the
period beginning November 1, 1995,
and ending September 30, 2000. Rate
Order No. WAPA–94, extending the
existing ratesetting formula beginning
on October 1, 2000, and ending
September 30, 2005, was approved on
July 31, 2001, in Docket No. EF00–
5092–000 at 96 FERC ¶ 61,171. Rate
Order No. WAPA–120, extending the
existing ratesetting formula for another
five-year period beginning on October 1,
2005, and ending September 30, 2010,
was approved on June 22, 2006, in
Docket No. EF05–5091–000 at 115 FERC
¶ 61,362. The BCP ratesetting formula
includes a base charge, an energy rate,
and a capacity rate. The ratesetting
formula was used to determine the BCP
FY 2007 Base Charge and Rates.
Western proposes the FY 2007 base
charge of $67,509,136, the energy rate of
8.51 mills/kWh, and the capacity rate of
$1.63/kWmonth be approved on a final
basis.
Consistent with procedures set forth
in 10 CFR part 903 and 18 CFR part 300,
Western held a consultation and
comment period. The notice of the
proposed FY 2007 Rates for electric
service was published in the Federal
Register on March 2, 2006 (71 FR
10664).
Under Delegation Order Nos. 00–
037.00 and 00–001.00B, and in
compliance with 10 CFR part 903 and
18 CFR part 300, I hereby approve the
FY 2007 Rates for BCP Electric Service
on a final basis under Rate Schedule
BCP–F7, through September 30, 2007.
Dated: August 10, 2006.
Clay Sell,
Deputy Secretary.
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Environmental Impact Statements and
Regulations; Availability of EPA
Comments
Availability of EPA comments
prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section
309 of the Clean Air Act and Section
102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act as amended. Requests for
copies of EPA comments can be directed
to the Office of Federal Activities at
202–564–7167. An explanation of the
ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published
in FR dated April 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060069, ERP No. D–FHW–
K40260–CA, Interstate 5/Cosumnes
River Boulevard Interchange Project,
Extension of Cosumnes River
Boulevard from Franklin Boulevard to
Freeport Boulevard with an
Interchange at Interstate 5, South of
the Pocket/Meadowview Road
Interchange and North of the Laguna
Boulevard Interchange, City of
Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060162, ERP No. D–FHW–
G40189–00, TIER 1—DEIS TransTexas Corridor—35 (TTC–35) System,
Improvement to International,
Interstate and Intrastate Movement of
Goods and People, Oklahoma-Mexico/
Gulf Coast Element.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about air
quality and water quality impacts.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060192, ERP No. D–AFS–
L65511–ID, Myrtle Creek Healthy
Forest Restoration Act Project,
Proposes Aquatic and Vegetation
Improvement Treatments, Panhandle
National Forests, Bonners Ferry
Ranger District, City of Bonners Ferry,
Boundary County, ID.
Summary: EPA does not object to
proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060200, ERP No. D–COE–
F39140–00, PROGRAMMATIC—Ohio
River Mainstem System Study,
System Investment Plan (SIP) for
Maintaining Safe, Environmentally
Sustainable and Reliable Navigation
on the Ohio River, IL, IN, OH, KY, PA
and WV.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about how
implementation of the System
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Investment Plan would influence the
ecological future of the Ohio River
System, and requested additional
information regarding adaptive
management, institutional
arrangements, environmental justice,
cumulative impact analysis, mitigation,
and water quality. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060238, ERP No. D–NRS–
H34031–00, West Tarkio Creek
Watershed Plan, Construction of a
Multiple-Purpose Structure for Rural
Water Supply, Recreational
Opportunities and Agricultural
Pollution Control, Page, Montgomery
and Fremont Counties, IA and
Atchison County, MO.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project, but recommended that
the Final EIS provide additional
clarification on several issues, including
the range of reasonable alternatives and
cumulative impacts. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060266, ERP No. D–FTA–
G40190–TX, North Corridor Fixed
Guideway Project, Propose Transit
Improvements from University of
Houston (UH)-Downtown Station to
Northline Mall, Harris County, TX.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060007, ERP No. DS–COE–
B32009–MA, Boston Harbor Inner
Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project,
Updated Information, Boston Harbor,
Mystic River and Chelsea River, MA.
Summary: EPA requested additional
information concerning impacts to
winter flounder spawning and
anadromous fish migration and
measures that could be taken to avoid
those impacts. EPA also made
suggestions concerning water quality
monitoring during project
implementation and offered to
participate in a workgroup to develop
an appropriately scaled sampling effort.
Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060226, ERP No. F–FHW–
K40249–CA, Lincoln Bypass
Construction, South of Industrial
Boulevard to North of Riosa Road,
Funding and US Army COE Section
404 Permit, Issuance, Placer County,
CA.
Summary: EPA continues to have
environmental concerns about the
proposed project because of potential
impacts to aquatic resources,
recommends that FHWA clarify the full
extent.
EIS No. 20060244, ERP No. F–IBR–
K65285–CA, San Luis Drainage
Feature Re-evaluation Project, Provide
Agricultural Drainage Service to the
San Luis Unit, Several Counties, CA.
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Summary: EPA was supportive of the
selection of the Drainage Impaired Land
Retirement Alternative, but expressed
environmental concerns about treatment
methods to remove selenium from
drainage water and potential impacts to
air quality. EPA requested additional
analysis and monitoring commitments
prior to implementation of any
alternative and expressed continued
objections if an out of valley alternative.
EIS No. 20060259, ERP No. F–BLM–
J02042–UT, Uinta Basin Natural Gas
Project, Proposal to Produce and
Transport Natural Gas in the Atchee
Wash Oil and Gas Production Region,
Resource Development Group, Rightof-Way Grant, U.S. COE Section 404
Permit and Endangered Species Act
Permit, Uintah County, UT.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060263, ERP No. F–BIA–
F65058–MI, Nottawaseppi Huron
Band of Potawatomi Indians (the
Tribe), Proposes Fee-to-Trust Transfer
and Casino Project, Calhoun County,
MI.
Summary: EPA’s previous concerns
have been resolved; therefore, EPA does
not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060332, ERP No. FC–NOA–
E86002–00, Amendment 26 to the
Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery
Management Plan, Proposed
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)
Program to Reduce Overcapacity in
the Commercial Red Snapper Fishery.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action.
EIS No. 20060228, ERP No. FS–COE–
B32009–MA, Boston Harbor Inner
Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project,
Updated Information, Boston Harbor,
Mystic River and Chelsea River, MA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project.
Dated: August 22, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
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Filed 08/14/2006 Through 08/17/2006
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
EIS No. 20060344, Final EIS, AFS, AZ,
Deep Lake Allotment Project,
Proposes to Re-authorize Grazing,
Mormon Lake Ranger District,
Coconino National District, Coconino
County, AZ , Wait Period Ends: 09/
25/2006, Contact: Katherine Sanchez
Meador 928–526–0866.
EIS No. 20060345, Draft EIS, AFS, WA,
Buckhorn Access Project, To Utilize
the Marias Creek Route to Construct
and Reconstruct Roads, Funding,
NPDES Permit and U.S. Army COE
Section 404 Permit, Okanogan and
Wenatchee National Forests, Tonasket
Ranger District, Okanogan County,
WA, Comment Period Ends: 10/10/
2006, Contact: Jan Flatten 509–826–
3277.
EIS No. 20060346, Final EIS, SFW, CA,
San Diego Bay National Wildlife
Refuge Comprehensive Conservation
Plan, Implementation, Sweetwater
Marsh and South San Diego Bay
Units, San Diego County, CA, Wait
Period Ends: 09/25/2006, Contact:
Victoria Touchstone 760–431–9440
Ext. 349.
EIS No. 20060347, Draft EIS, BLM, ID,
Cottonwood Resource Management
Plan, Implementation, Latah,
Clearwater, Nez Perce, Lewis, Idaho
and Adams Counties, ID, Comment
Period Ends: 11/22/2006, Contact:
Chuck Dillon 208–962–3686.
EIS No. 20060348, Draft EIS, NPS, MN,
Disposition of Bureau of Mines
Property, Twin Cities Research Center
Main Campus, Implementation,
Hennepin County, MN, Comment
Period Ends: 10/09/2006, Contact:
Kim M. Berns 651–290–3030 Ext. 244.
EIS No. 20060349, Draft EIS, DOE, FL,
Orlando Gasification Project (DOE/
EIS–0383) To Provide Cost-Shared
Funding for Construction and
Operation of Facilities at Orlando
Utilities Commission’s Station Energy
Center near Orlando, FL, Comment
Period Ends: 10/10/2006, Contact:
Richard A. Hargis 412–386–6065.
EIS No. 20060350, Final EIS, BLM, AK,
Ring of Fire Resource Management
Plan, Implementation, Alaska
Peninsula, Kodiak Island and
Aleutian Islands, AK, Wait Period
Ends: 09/25/2006, Contact: Robert
Lloyd 907–267–1246.
EIS No. 20060351, Final EIS, FRC, 00,
Carthage to Perryville Project,
Construction and Operation of a
Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities,
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission,
Located in various counties and
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parishes in eastern Texas and
northern Louisiana, Wait Period Ends:
09/25/2006, Contact: Todd Selmak 1–
866–208–3372.
Dated: August 22, 2006.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office
of Federal Activities.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
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(SAB) Staff Office announces a public
telephone conference of the Chartered
Board to review three draft SAB Panel
Reports.
DATES: The SAB will meet via telephone
conference on September 21, 2006, and
if necessary continue on September 22,
2006, to review three SAB draft reports:
(1) Review of 2005 Agency Draft entitled
Expansion and Upgrade of the RadNet
Air Monitoring Network, Vol. 1&2,
Concept and Plan; (2) SAB Advisory on
EPA’s Second Generation Model; and
(3) Peer Review of the ‘‘All-Ages Lead
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meeting will begin at 1 p.m. and end at
4 p.m. (Eastern Time) on September 21,
2006. If additional time is needed to
complete any of these reviews, the
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(Eastern Time), Friday, September 22,
2006.
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Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and
Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended.
Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of
Federal Activities at 202-564-7167. An explanation of the ratings
assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published
in FR dated April 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060069, ERP No. D-FHW-K40260-CA, Interstate 5/Cosumnes River
Boulevard Interchange Project, Extension of Cosumnes River Boulevard
from Franklin Boulevard to Freeport Boulevard with an Interchange at
Interstate 5, South of the Pocket/Meadowview Road Interchange and North
of the Laguna Boulevard Interchange, City of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, CA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060162, ERP No. D-FHW-G40189-00, TIER 1--DEIS Trans-Texas
Corridor--35 (TTC-35) System, Improvement to International, Interstate
and Intrastate Movement of Goods and People, Oklahoma-Mexico/Gulf Coast
Element.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality and
water quality impacts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060192, ERP No. D-AFS-L65511-ID, Myrtle Creek Healthy Forest
Restoration Act Project, Proposes Aquatic and Vegetation Improvement
Treatments, Panhandle National Forests, Bonners Ferry Ranger District,
City of Bonners Ferry, Boundary County, ID.
Summary: EPA does not object to proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060200, ERP No. D-COE-F39140-00, PROGRAMMATIC--Ohio River
Mainstem System Study, System Investment Plan (SIP) for Maintaining
Safe, Environmentally Sustainable and Reliable Navigation on the Ohio
River, IL, IN, OH, KY, PA and WV.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about how
implementation of the System Investment Plan would influence the
ecological future of the Ohio River System, and requested additional
information regarding adaptive management, institutional arrangements,
environmental justice, cumulative impact analysis, mitigation, and
water quality. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060238, ERP No. D-NRS-H34031-00, West Tarkio Creek Watershed
Plan, Construction of a Multiple-Purpose Structure for Rural Water
Supply, Recreational Opportunities and Agricultural Pollution Control,
Page, Montgomery and Fremont Counties, IA and Atchison County, MO.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project, but
recommended that the Final EIS provide additional clarification on
several issues, including the range of reasonable alternatives and
cumulative impacts. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060266, ERP No. D-FTA-G40190-TX, North Corridor Fixed
Guideway Project, Propose Transit Improvements from University of
Houston (UH)-Downtown Station to Northline Mall, Harris County, TX.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060007, ERP No. DS-COE-B32009-MA, Boston Harbor Inner Harbor
Maintenance Dredging Project, Updated Information, Boston Harbor,
Mystic River and Chelsea River, MA.
Summary: EPA requested additional information concerning impacts to
winter flounder spawning and anadromous fish migration and measures
that could be taken to avoid those impacts. EPA also made suggestions
concerning water quality monitoring during project implementation and
offered to participate in a workgroup to develop an appropriately
scaled sampling effort. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060226, ERP No. F-FHW-K40249-CA, Lincoln Bypass Construction,
South of Industrial Boulevard to North of Riosa Road, Funding and US
Army COE Section 404 Permit, Issuance, Placer County, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the
proposed project because of potential impacts to aquatic resources,
recommends that FHWA clarify the full extent.
EIS No. 20060244, ERP No. F-IBR-K65285-CA, San Luis Drainage Feature
Re-evaluation Project, Provide Agricultural Drainage Service to the San
Luis Unit, Several Counties, CA.
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Summary: EPA was supportive of the selection of the Drainage
Impaired Land Retirement Alternative, but expressed environmental
concerns about treatment methods to remove selenium from drainage water
and potential impacts to air quality. EPA requested additional analysis
and monitoring commitments prior to implementation of any alternative
and expressed continued objections if an out of valley alternative.
EIS No. 20060259, ERP No. F-BLM-J02042-UT, Uinta Basin Natural Gas
Project, Proposal to Produce and Transport Natural Gas in the Atchee
Wash Oil and Gas Production Region, Resource Development Group, Right-
of-Way Grant, U.S. COE Section 404 Permit and Endangered Species Act
Permit, Uintah County, UT.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060263, ERP No. F-BIA-F65058-MI, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of
Potawatomi Indians (the Tribe), Proposes Fee-to-Trust Transfer and
Casino Project, Calhoun County, MI.
Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060332, ERP No. FC-NOA-E86002-00, Amendment 26 to the Gulf of
Mexico Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan, Proposed Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) Program to Reduce Overcapacity in the Commercial Red
Snapper Fishery.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060228, ERP No. FS-COE-B32009-MA, Boston Harbor Inner Harbor
Maintenance Dredging Project, Updated Information, Boston Harbor,
Mystic River and Chelsea River, MA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
Dated: August 22, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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