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Bridgeline Holdings, L.P.; Notice of
Compliance Filing
April 15, 2008.
Take notice that on April 2, 2008,
Bridgeline Holdings, L.P. filed a Report
of Refunds in compliance with the
Commission’s letter order issued on
January 28, 2008 in Docket Nos. PR07–
17–000 and PR07–17–001.
Any person desiring to protest this
filing must file in accordance with Rule
211 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.211). Protests to this filing 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.
Such protests must be filed on or before
the date as indicated below. Anyone
filing a protest must serve a copy of that
document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at
https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to
file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest to
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
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https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
April 22, 2008.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Columbia Gas Transmission Company;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Appalachian Expansion
Project—Hamlin Compressor Station
and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
April 15, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the proposed Appalachian Expansion
Project—Hamlin Compressor Station
Project involving construction and
operation of a compressor station and
piping to an existing pipeline by
Columbia Gas Transmission Company
(Columbia) in Lincoln County, West
Virginia. The EA will be used by the
Commission in its decision-making
process to determine whether the
project is in the public convenience and
necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies on the project.
Your input will help determine which
issues need to be evaluated in the EA.
Please note that the scoping period will
close on May 19, 2008. Details on how
to submit comments are provided in the
Public Participation section of this
notice.
This notice is being sent to affected
landowners; federal, state, and local
government agencies; elected officials;
Native American tribes; other interested
parties; and local libraries and
newspapers. State and local government
representatives are asked to notify their
constituents of this proposed project
and to encourage them to comment on
their areas of concern.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings. It is available for viewing
on the FERC Internet Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Columbia proposes to build a
compressor station along its SM116
pipeline, a part of its Appalachian
Pipeline System, to provide additional
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transportation service of natural gas to
its customers in the Mid-Atlantic and
Eastern Markets. Proposed construction
would include:
• One compressor building housing
two 4,735 horsepower natural gas-fired
compressors;
• One auxiliary building, with office
space;
• One truck loading facility with a
used oil storage tank and two sumps
• An emergency generator; and
• Ancillary foundations, pipe
supports, and landscaping that include
fencing and crushed stone ground cover.
The general location of the proposed
facilities is shown in Appendix 1.1
Land Requirements for Construction
The project would be built on a 22acre parcel owned by Columbia and
would affect approximately 6.75 acres
during construction, with 1.63 acres
permanently converted for project use.
Construction of pipeline facilities would
affect approximately 6.07 acres of open
land, 0.58 acres of forested lands, and a
0.10-acre area of County Road 7–2,
which would be within the proposed
facility footprint. The remaining 5.08
acres would be revegetated to prevent
erosion.
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The EA Process
We 2 are preparing this EA to comply
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) which requires the
Commission to take into account the
environmental impact that could result
if it authorizes Columbia’s proposal. By
this notice, we are also asking federal,
state, and local agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues to
formally cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EA. Agencies that
would like to request cooperating status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided below.
NEPA also requires the FERC to
discover and address concerns the
public may have about proposals. This
process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The
main goal of the scoping process is to
focus the analysis in the EA on the
important environmental issues. By this
1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all
appendices are available on the Commission’s Web
site at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commission’s
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For
instructions on connecting to eLibrary refer to the
‘‘Additional Information’’ section of this notice.
Copies of the appendices were sent to all those
receiving this notice in the mail. Requests for
detailed maps of the proposed facilities should be
made directly to Columbia.
2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
Projects.
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Notice of Intent, we are requesting
public comments on the scope of the
issues to address in the EA. All
comments received will be considered
during the preparation of the EA.
The EA will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils;
• Water resources;
• Land use and visual quality;
• Cultural resources;
• Vegetation and wildlife (including
threatened and endangered species);
• Air quality and noise;
• Reliability and safety.
We will also evaluate reasonable
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, where necessary,
and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various
resource areas.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be in the EA. Depending on
the comments received during the
scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to federal, state,
and local agencies, public interest
groups, interested individuals, affected
landowners, newspapers, libraries, and
the Commission’s official service list for
this proceeding. A comment period will
be allotted for review if the EA is
published. We will consider all
comments on the EA before we make
our recommendations to the
Commission.
To ensure your comments are
received and considered, please
carefully follow the instructions in the
Public Participation section below.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project.
By becoming a commentor, your
concerns will be addressed in the EA
and considered by the Commission. You
should focus on the potential
environmental effects of the proposal
and alternatives to the proposal,
including alternative compressor station
sites and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impact. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. 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: Kimberley D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426;
• Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of Gas Branch 3, PJ–11.3;
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• Reference Docket No. CP08–85–
000; and
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before May 19, 2008.
Please note that the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of
any comments, interventions, or
protests to this proceeding. See Title 18
of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Part 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s
Internet Web site at https://www.ferc.gov
under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link and the link to
the User’s Guide. Prepare your
submission in the same manner as you
would if filing on paper and save it to
a file on your hard drive. Before you can
file comments you will need to create an
account by clicking on ‘‘Login to File’’
and then ‘‘New User Account.’’ You will
be asked to select the type of filing you
are making. This filing is considered a
‘‘Comment on Filing.’’ In addition, there
is a ‘‘Quick Comment’’ option available,
which is an easy method for interested
persons to submit text-only comments
on a project. The Quick-Comment User
Guide can be viewed at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/quickcomment-guide.pdf. Quick Comment
does not require a FERC eRegistration
account; however, you will be asked to
provide a valid email address. All
comments submitted under either
eFiling or the Quick Comment option
are placed in the public record for the
specified docket.
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA
scoping process, you may want to
become an official party to the
proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor.’’
Intervenors play a more formal role in
the process. Among other things,
intervenors have the right to receive
copies of case-related Commission
documents and filings by other
intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor
must send one electronic copy (using
the Commission’s eFiling system) or 14
paper copies of its filings to the
Secretary of the Commission and must
send a copy of its filings to all other
parties on the Commission’s service list
for this proceeding.
If you want to become an intervenor
you must file a motion to intervene
according to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214).3 Only
intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission’s decision.
3 Interventions may also be filed electronically via
the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous
discussion on filing comments electronically.
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The Notice of Application for this
proposed project issued on March 13,
2008 identified the date for the filing of
interventions as April 3, 2008. However,
affected landowners and parties with
environmental concerns may be granted
late intervenor status upon showing
good cause by stating that they have a
clear and direct interest in this
proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other
parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your environmental
comments considered.
Additional Information
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC
Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov)
using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the
eLibrary link, then on ‘‘General Search’’
and enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the Docket
Number field. Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The
eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings.
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.
Finally, public meetings or site visits
will be posted on the Commission’s
calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Docket Nos. ER08–333–000; ER08–333–
001]
Las Vegas Cogeneration Limited
Partnership; Notice of Issuance of
Order
April 15, 2008.
Las Vegas Cogeneration Limited
Partnership (Las Vegas) filed an
application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate
schedule. The proposed market-based
rate schedule provides for the sale of
energy, capacity and ancillary services
at market-based rates. Las Vegas also
requested waivers of various
Commission regulations. In particular,
Las Vegas requested that the
Commission grant blanket approval
under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future
issuances of securities and assumptions
of liability by Las Vegas.
On March 4, 2008, pursuant to
delegated authority, the Director,
Division of Tariffs and Market
Development—West, granted the
requests for blanket approval under Part
34 (Director’s Order). The Director’s
Order also stated that the Commission
would publish a separate notice in the
Federal Register establishing a period of
time for the filing of protests.
Accordingly, any person desiring to be
heard concerning the blanket approvals
of issuances of securities or assumptions
of liability by Las Vegas, should file a
protest with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214
(2004). The Commission encourages the
electronic submission of protests using
the FERC Online link at https://
www.ferc.gov.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests is May 14,
2008.
Absent a request to be heard in
opposition to such blanket approvals by
the deadline above, Las Vegas is
authorized to issue securities and
assume obligations or liabilities as a
guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise
in respect of any security of another
person; provided that such issuance or
assumption is for some lawful object
within the corporate purposes of Las
Vegas, compatible with the public
interest, and is reasonably necessary or
appropriate for such purposes.
The Commission reserves the right to
require a further showing that neither
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public nor private interests will be
adversely affected by continued
approvals of Las Vegas’ issuance of
securities or assumptions of liability.
Copies of the full text of the Director’s
Order are available from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. The Order may also be viewed
on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary
link. Enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the docket
number filed to access the document.
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 under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Vision Power Systems, Inc.; Notice of
Issuance of Order
April 15, 2008.
Vision Power Systems, Inc. (Vision
Power) filed an application for marketbased rate authority, with an
accompanying rate schedule. The
proposed market-based rate schedule
provides for the sale of energy, capacity
and ancillary services at market-based
rates. Vision Power also requested
waivers of various Commission
regulations. In particular, Vision Power
requested that the Commission grant
blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34
of all future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability by Vision
Power.
On April 15, 2008, pursuant to
delegated authority, the Director,
Division of Tariffs and Market
Development-West, granted the requests
for blanket approval under part 34
(Director’s Order). The Director’s Order
also stated that the Commission would
publish a separate notice in the Federal
Register establishing a period of time for
the filing of protests. Accordingly, any
person desiring to be heard concerning
the blanket approvals of issuances of
securities or assumptions of liability by
Vision Power, should file a protest with
the Federal Energy Regulatory
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP08-85-000]
Columbia Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Appalachian Expansion
Project--Hamlin Compressor Station and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
April 15, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the proposed Appalachian Expansion
Project--Hamlin Compressor Station Project involving construction and
operation of a compressor station and piping to an existing pipeline by
Columbia Gas Transmission Company (Columbia) in Lincoln County, West
Virginia. The EA will be used by the Commission in its decision-making
process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience
and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies on the project. Your input will help determine which issues
need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that the scoping period
will close on May 19, 2008. Details on how to submit comments are
provided in the Public Participation section of this notice.
This notice is being sent to affected landowners; federal, state,
and local government agencies; elected officials; Native American
tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers.
State and local government representatives are asked to notify their
constituents of this proposed project and to encourage them to comment
on their areas of concern.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' addresses a number
of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and
how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. It is available for
viewing on the FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Columbia proposes to build a compressor station along its SM116
pipeline, a part of its Appalachian Pipeline System, to provide
additional
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transportation service of natural gas to its customers in the Mid-
Atlantic and Eastern Markets. Proposed construction would include:
One compressor building housing two 4,735 horsepower
natural gas-fired compressors;
One auxiliary building, with office space;
One truck loading facility with a used oil storage tank
and two sumps
An emergency generator; and
Ancillary foundations, pipe supports, and landscaping that
include fencing and crushed stone ground cover.
The general location of the proposed facilities is shown in
Appendix 1.\1\
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\1\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all appendices are
available on the Commission's Web site at the ``eLibrary'' link or
from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on
connecting to eLibrary refer to the ``Additional Information''
section of this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail. Requests for detailed maps
of the proposed facilities should be made directly to Columbia.
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Land Requirements for Construction
The project would be built on a 22-acre parcel owned by Columbia
and would affect approximately 6.75 acres during construction, with
1.63 acres permanently converted for project use. Construction of
pipeline facilities would affect approximately 6.07 acres of open land,
0.58 acres of forested lands, and a 0.10-acre area of County Road 7-2,
which would be within the proposed facility footprint. The remaining
5.08 acres would be revegetated to prevent erosion.
The EA Process
We \2\ are preparing this EA to comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which requires the Commission to take
into account the environmental impact that could result if it
authorizes Columbia's proposal. By this notice, we are also asking
federal, state, and local agencies with jurisdiction and/or special
expertise with respect to environmental issues to formally cooperate
with us in the preparation of the EA. Agencies that would like to
request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided below.
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\2\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the FERC's Office of Energy Projects.
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NEPA also requires the FERC to discover and address concerns the
public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as
``scoping.'' The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the
analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this
Notice of Intent, we are requesting public comments on the scope of the
issues to address in the EA. All comments received will be considered
during the preparation of the EA.
The EA will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the proposed project under these general
headings:
Geology and soils;
Water resources;
Land use and visual quality;
Cultural resources;
Vegetation and wildlife (including threatened and
endangered species);
Air quality and noise;
Reliability and safety.
We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, where necessary, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various
resource areas.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be in the EA. Depending
on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to federal, state, and local agencies, public
interest groups, interested individuals, affected landowners,
newspapers, libraries, and the Commission's official service list for
this proceeding. A comment period will be allotted for review if the EA
is published. We will consider all comments on the EA before we make
our recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure your comments are received and considered, please
carefully follow the instructions in the Public Participation section
below.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project. By becoming a commentor, your
concerns will be addressed in the EA and considered by the Commission.
You should focus on the potential environmental effects of the proposal
and alternatives to the proposal, including alternative compressor
station sites and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The
more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. 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:
Kimberley D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 3, PJ-11.3;
Reference Docket No. CP08-85-000; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before May 19, 2008.
Please note that the Commission strongly encourages electronic
filing of any comments, interventions, or protests to this proceeding.
See Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Internet
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the ``eFiling'' link and the link
to the User's Guide. Prepare your submission in the same manner as you
would if filing on paper and save it to a file on your hard drive.
Before you can file comments you will need to create an account by
clicking on ``Login to File'' and then ``New User Account.'' You will
be asked to select the type of filing you are making. This filing is
considered a ``Comment on Filing.'' In addition, there is a ``Quick
Comment'' option available, which is an easy method for interested
persons to submit text-only comments on a project. The Quick-Comment
User Guide can be viewed at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/
quick-comment-guide.pdf. Quick Comment does not require a FERC
eRegistration account; however, you will be asked to provide a valid
email address. All comments submitted under either eFiling or the Quick
Comment option are placed in the public record for the specified
docket.
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an official party to the proceeding known as an
``intervenor.'' Intervenors play a more formal role in the process.
Among other things, intervenors have the right to receive copies of
case-related Commission documents and filings by other intervenors.
Likewise, each intervenor must send one electronic copy (using the
Commission's eFiling system) or 14 paper copies of its filings to the
Secretary of the Commission and must send a copy of its filings to all
other parties on the Commission's service list for this proceeding.
If you want to become an intervenor you must file a motion to
intervene according to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214).\3\ Only intervenors have the right to
seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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\3\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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The Notice of Application for this proposed project issued on March
13, 2008 identified the date for the filing of interventions as April
3, 2008. However, affected landowners and parties with environmental
concerns may be granted late intervenor status upon showing good cause
by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this
proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other
parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your environmental
comments considered.
Additional Information
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the
FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary''
link. Click on the eLibrary link, then on ``General Search'' and enter
the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number
field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
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.
Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventsList.aspx along with other related information.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-8631 Filed 4-21-08; 8:45 am]
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