62660 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 207 / Wednesday, October 27, 2004 / Notices 

1Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 104 FERC ¶61,272 

(2003) (September 11 Order).

2Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 98 FERC ¶ 61,168 at 

61,622 (2002) (February 15 Order), reh’g denied, 99 

FERC ¶ 61,134 (2002).

3Those service agreements were accepted for 

filing by Commission letter order on July 11, 2001.

11. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a 

Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc. 

[Docket Nos. ER05–53–000, ER98–4289–003] 

Take notice that on October 18, 2004, 

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Division 

of MDU Resources Group, Inc. 

(Montana-Dakota) tendered for filing 

with the Commission an updated 

market analysis pursuant to the 

Commission’s Order issued on October 

16, 1998 authorizing market based rate 

authority and revisions to market-based 

tariff. 

Montana-Dakota states that copies of 

the filing have been provided to the 

Montana Consumer Counsel, Montana 

Public Service Commission, North 

Dakota Public Service Commission, 

South Dakota Public Utilities 

Commission, and Wyoming Public 

Service Commission. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on November 8, 2004. 

12. Western Systems Power Pool, Inc. 

[Docket No. ER05–54–000] 

Take notice that on October 18, 2004, 

the Western Systems Power Pool, Inc. 

(WSPP) submitted a request to amend 

the WSPP Agreement to make clerical 

revisions to its membership list and to 

reflect the recent membership of 

Calpine Energy Management, L.P. 

(Calpine). WSPP requests an effective 

date of October 18, 2004. 

WSPP states that copies of this filing 

will be electronically served upon 

WSPP members who have supplied 

email addresses for the Contract 

Committee and Contacts lists. WSPP 

also states that a copy of this filing will 

also be served upon Calpine. WSPP 

further states that this filing also has 

been posted on the WSPP homepage 

(http://www.wspp.org) thereby 

providing notice to all WSPP members. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on November 8, 2004. 

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Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing 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). 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. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant and 

all parties to this proceeding. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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 email notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659.

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL02–77–001] 

Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; Notice of 

Technical Conference 

October 20, 2004. 

Parties are invited to attend a 

technical conference in the abovereferenced Puget Sound Energy, Inc. 

(Puget) proceeding on Tuesday 

November 9, 2004 at 10 a.m. (EST) in a 

room to be designated at the offices of 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

The purpose of the conference is to 

identify the issues raised in this 

proceeding, develop information for use 

by Commission staff in preparing an 

order on Puget’s October 10, 2003 

request for rehearing of the 

Commission’s September 11, 2003 

Order,1 and to facilitate any possible 

settlements in this proceeding. 

Specifically, the parties will discuss, 

among other things, Puget’s request for 

clarification that the Commission’s 

September 11, 2003 Order authorizes 

the following: (1) Puget will provide 

wholesale transmission service over the 

facilities described as transmission 

facilities in its petition for declaratory 

order (Petition) under Puget’s Open 

Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), at 

the rates approved in the Commission’s 

February 15, 2002 order;2 (2) Puget will 

provide ‘‘wholesale distribution’’

service over the facilities described as 

‘‘distribution’’ in its Petition (primarily 

facilities 34.5 kV to 115 kV) at the rates 

and terms of service approved in the 

February 15 Order; (3) Puget will 

provide unbundled retail transmission 

service over the facilities described as 

transmission facilities in Puget’s 

Petition to customers participating in its 

state-approved retail access program, at 

OATT rates, in accordance with the 

service agreements accepted by the 

Commission in Docket No. ER01–2149;3

(4) Puget will provide ‘‘unbundled retail 

distribution service’’ over the facilities 

described as ‘‘distribution’’ in Puget’s 

Petition (primarily facilities 34.5 kV to 

115 kV) to customers participating in its 

state-approved retail access program at 

the rates and terms of service approved 

by the Washington Utilities and 

Transportation Commission (WUTC); 

and (5) Puget will continue to account 

for its transmission and ‘‘local 

distribution’’ facilities as proposed in 

Docket ER02–605; that filing was 

accepted in part in the February 10 

Order.

Questions about the conference 

should be directed to: Sarah H. 

McWane, Office of the General 

Counsel—Markets, Tariffs and Rates, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–8372, 

Sarah.McWane@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E4–2860 Filed 10–26–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7830–5] 

Request for Applications for the 

National Environmental Education 

Advisory Council; Due Date: January 

31, 2005

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Section 9(a) and (b) of the 

National Environmental Education Act 

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of 1990 (Public Law 101–619) mandates 

a National Environmental Education 

Advisory Council. The Advisory 

Council provides advice, consults with, 

and makes recommendations to the 

Administrator of the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

on matters relating to the activities, 

functions, and policies of EPA under the 

Act. EPA is requesting nominations of 

candidates for membership on the 

Council. The Act requires that the 

Council be comprised of eleven (11) 

members appointed by the 

Administrator of EPA. Members 

represent a balance of perspectives, 

professional qualifications, and 

experience.

DATES: Applications to fill all of the 

identified vacancies on the Council for 

2005 must be submitted no later than 

January 31, 2005. The application must 

include the following: 

• Name/address/phone/e-mail of 

applicant; 

• 1–2 page resume (Please detail 

environmental education experience.); 

• Two (2) letters of support for the 

applicant; 

• One (1) page statement by the 

applicant on his/her personal 

perspective on environmental 

education. This must not exceed one (1) 

page. 

Please note that meetings will be held 

subject to availability of funds.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to 

Ginger Potter, Designated Federal 

Official, Office of Environmental 

Education, Office of Public Affairs 

(1704A) U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ginger Potter at the above address, or 

call (202) 564–0453; E-mail address: 

potter.ginger@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act 

specifies that members must represent 

the following: 

• Primary and secondary education 

(one of whom shall be a classroom 

teacher)—two members; 

• Colleges and universities—two 

members; Not-for-profit organizations 

involved in environmental education—

two members; 

• State departments of education and 

natural resources—two members; 

• Business and industry—two 

members; 

• Senior Americans—one member. 

Members are chosen to represent 

various geographic regions of the 

country, and the Council strives for a 

diverse representation. The professional 

backgrounds of Council members 

should include education, science, 

policy, or other appropriate disciplines. 

Each member of the Council shall hold 

office for a one (1) to three (3) year 

period. Members are expected to 

participate in up to two (2) meetings per 

year and monthly or more conference 

calls per year. Members of the Council 

shall receive compensation and 

allowances, including travel expenses, 

at a rate fixed by the Administrator. 

As of January 1, 2005, there will be 

five (5) vacancies on the Advisory 

Council that must be filled: 

• Business and Industry—one 

vacancy (2005–2008); 

• College and University—two 

vacancies (2005–2008); 

• I11sbull State Department of 

Education’one vacancy (2005–2008); 

• Primary and Secondary 

Education—one vacancy (2005–2008); 

EPA particularly seeks candidates 

with demonstrated experience and/or 

knowledge in any of the following 

environmental education issue areas: 

• Integrating environmental 

education into state and local education 

reform and improvement; 

• State, local and tribal level capacity 

building; 

• Cross-sector partnerships; 

leveraging resources for environmental 

education; 

• Design and implementation of 

environmental education research 

• Professional development for 

teachers and other education 

professionals; and 

• Targeting under-represented 

audiences, including low-income and 

multi-cultural audiences, senior 

citizens, and other adults. 

Additional Considerations:

The Council is looking for individuals 

who demonstrate the following: 

• Ability to make the time 

commitment; 

• Strong leadership skills; 

• Strong analytical and writing skills; 

• Ability to stand apart and evaluate 

programs in an unbiased fashion; 

• Team players; 

• Conviction to follow-through and to 

meet deadlines; 

• Ability to review items on short 

notice. 

The Council provides the 

Administrator with advice and 

recommendations on EPA 

implementation of the National 

Environmental Education Act. In 

general, the Act is designed to increase 

public understanding of environmental 

issues and problems, and to improve the 

training of environmental education 

professionals. EPA will achieve these 

goals, in part, by awarding grants and/

or establishing partnerships with other 

Federal agencies, state and local 

education and natural resource 

agencies, not-for-profit organizations, 

universities, and the private sector to 

encourage and support environmental 

education and training programs. The 

Council is also responsible for preparing 

a national biennial report to Congress 

that will describe and assess the extent 

and quality of environmental education, 

discuss major obstacles to improving 

environmental education, and identify 

the skill, education, and training needs 

for environmental professionals.

Dated: October 15, 2004. 

CeCe Kremer, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 

Public Affairs.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7830–7] 

Notice of Meeting of the EPA’s 

Children’s Health Protection Advisory 

Committee (CHPAC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby 

given that the next meeting of the 

Children’s Health Protection Advisory 

Committee (CHPAC) will be held 

October 26–28, 2004 at the Hotel 

Washington, Washington, DC. The 

CHPAC was created to advise the 

Environmental Protection Agency on 

science, regulations, and other issues 

relating to children’s environmental 

health.

DATES: The Science and Regulatory 

Work Groups will meet Tuesday, 

October 26; Plenary sessions will take 

place Wednesday, October 27 and 

Thursday, October 28.

ADDRESSES: Hotel Washington, 515 15th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Joanne Rodman, Office of 

Children’s Health Protection, USEPA, 

MC 1107A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564–

2188, rodman.joanne@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meetings of the CHPAC are open to the 

public. The Science and Regulatory 

Work Groups will meet Tuesday 

October 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 

plenary CHPAC will meet on 

Wednesday, October 27 from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m., with a public comment period