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Download as PDF 358 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2010 / Notices call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–31355 Filed 1–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with PROPOSALS December 23, 2009. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER10–433–000. Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation. Description: Change of condition informational filing of California Independent System Operator Corporation. Filed Date: 12/15/2009. Accession Number: 20091215–5152. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 05, 2010. Docket Numbers: ER10–452–000. Applicants: EWO Marketing, LP. Description: EWO Marketing, LP submits Notices of Termination canceling several service agreements etc. pursuant to the requirements set forth in Order No 614. Filed Date: 12/18/2009. Accession Number: 20091222–0051. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 08, 2010. Docket Numbers: ER10–454–000. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc submits the unexecuted Interim Large Generator Interconnection Agreement with Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company et al. Filed Date: 12/18/2009. Accession Number: 20091222–0056. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, January 04, 2010. Take notice that the Commission received the following public utility holding company filings: Docket Numbers: PH10–3–000. Applicants: Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Description: Brookfield Asset Management Inc. et al., Notice of Material Change in Facts—FERC–65–A. Filed Date: 12/22/2009. Accession Number: 20091222–5210. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric reliability filings: VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:41 Jan 04, 2010 Jkt 220001 Docket Numbers: RD10–6–000. Applicants: North American Electric Reliability Corp. Description: Petition of the North American Electric Reliability Corp for Approval of VSLs to Critical Infrastructure Protection Version 2 Reliability Standards CIP–002–2 through CIP–009–2 and VRFs for CIP– 003–2 and CIP–006–2. Filed Date: 12/18/2009. Accession Number: 20091218–5236. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 08, 2010. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings 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) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. 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. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also 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- PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–31203 Filed 1–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP09–161–000] Bison Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Bison Pipeline Project December 29, 2009. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Bison Pipeline Project proposed by Bison Pipeline, L.L.C. (Bison) in the above-referenced docket. Bison requests authorization to construct and operate pipeline facilities to deliver approximately 477 million cubic feet per day of natural gas from the Powder River Basin in northeast Wyoming, through southeastern Montana and southwestern North Dakota, to the Northern Border pipeline system. Through the existing Northern Border pipeline, the natural gas would be shipped to markets in the Midwestern United States (primarily Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois). The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the Bison Pipeline Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project would have some adverse environmental impact; however, we believe that environmental impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels if the proposed Project is constructed and operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, Bison’s proposed mitigation, and additional measures recommended in the EIS. The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) participated as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. The BLM would present their own conclusions and recommendations E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM 05JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2010 / Notices in their Record of Decision, and would adopt this EIS per 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1506.3 if, after an independent review of the document, they conclude that their permitting requirements have been satisfied. The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the following project facilities: • Approximately 301.2 miles of 30inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline; • One new compressor station totaling 4,700 horsepower of compression: the Hettinger Compressor Station located in Hettinger County, North Dakota; • Two new meter stations; • Nineteen mainline valves; and • Three pig 1 launcher and pig receiver facilities. Dependent upon Commission approval, Bison proposes to complete construction and begin operating the proposed Project in November 2010. The final EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for public viewing on the FERC’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov. A limited number of copies are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. Copies of the EIS have been mailed to federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; Native American tribes and regional organizations; local libraries and newspapers; parties to this proceeding; and other interested parties. Hard copy versions of the EIS were mailed to those specifically requesting them; all others received a CD–ROM version. srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with PROPOSALS Questions? Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at 1–866–208–FERC (3372) or on the FERC Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘general Search’’ and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP09–161). 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; for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, 1A ‘‘pig’’ is a mechanical device used to clean or inspect the pipeline. VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:41 Jan 04, 2010 Jkt 220001 such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–31319 Filed 1–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No AD10–2–000] Guidance on Simultaneous Transmission Import Limit Studies; Notice Allowing Post-Technical Conference Comments December 29, 2009. On December 16, 2009, Commission staff convened a technical conference in the above-referenced proceeding.1 The purpose of the technical conference was to provide guidance for performing Simultaneous Transmission Import Limit (SIL) studies. All interested persons are invited to file written comments no later than January 22, 2010 that relate to the issues that were the subject of the technical conference. For further information please contact Joseph Cholka at (202) 502–8876 or by e-mail at joseph.cholka@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–31331 Filed 1–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 Carolina Power & Light Company, 128 FERC ¶ 61,039, order on clarification, 129 FERC ¶ 61,152 (2009). PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 359 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER10–468–000] Google Energy LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization December 29, 2009. This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Google Energy LLC’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file 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 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is January 19, 2010. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also 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 E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM 05JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 358-359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31319]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-161-000]


Bison Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Bison Pipeline Project

December 29, 2009.

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for the Bison Pipeline Project proposed by Bison Pipeline, L.L.C. 
(Bison) in the above-referenced docket. Bison requests authorization to 
construct and operate pipeline facilities to deliver approximately 477 
million cubic feet per day of natural gas from the Powder River Basin 
in northeast Wyoming, through southeastern Montana and southwestern 
North Dakota, to the Northern Border pipeline system. Through the 
existing Northern Border pipeline, the natural gas would be shipped to 
markets in the Midwestern United States (primarily Iowa, Minnesota, 
Wisconsin, and Illinois).
    The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Bison Pipeline Project in accordance 
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project 
would have some adverse environmental impact; however, we believe that 
environmental impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels 
if the proposed Project is constructed and operated in accordance with 
applicable laws and regulations, Bison's proposed mitigation, and 
additional measures recommended in the EIS.
    The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) participated as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the 
EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise 
with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and 
participate in the NEPA analysis. The BLM would present their own 
conclusions and recommendations

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in their Record of Decision, and would adopt this EIS per 40 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) 1506.3 if, after an independent review of the 
document, they conclude that their permitting requirements have been 
satisfied.
    The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following project facilities:
     Approximately 301.2 miles of 30-inch-diameter natural gas 
transmission pipeline;
     One new compressor station totaling 4,700 horsepower of 
compression: the Hettinger Compressor Station located in Hettinger 
County, North Dakota;
     Two new meter stations;
     Nineteen mainline valves; and
     Three pig \1\ launcher and pig receiver facilities.
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    \1\ A ``pig'' is a mechanical device used to clean or inspect 
the pipeline.
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    Dependent upon Commission approval, Bison proposes to complete 
construction and begin operating the proposed Project in November 2010.
    The final EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and 
is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov. A limited number of copies are available for distribution 
and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public 
Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, 
(202) 502-8371.
    Copies of the EIS have been mailed to federal, state, and local 
government agencies; elected officials; Native American tribes and 
regional organizations; local libraries and newspapers; parties to this 
proceeding; and other interested parties. Hard copy versions of the EIS 
were mailed to those specifically requesting them; all others received 
a CD-ROM version.

Questions?

    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC (3372) or on 
the FERC Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click 
on the eLibrary link, click on ``general Search'' and enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field 
(i.e., CP09-161). 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; 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 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-31319 Filed 1-4-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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