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4 Interventions may also be filed electronically via 

the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous 

discussion on filing comments electronically.

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.’’

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, see Appendix 2).4 Only 

intervenors have the right to seek 

rehearing of the Commission’s decision.

Affected landowners and parties with 

environmental concerns may be granted 

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. 

Environmental Mailing List 

An effort is being made to send this 

notice to all individuals, organizations, 

and government entities interested in 

and/or potentially affected by the 

proposed project. This includes all 

landowners who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be 

used temporarily for project purposes, 

or who own homes within distances 

defined in the Commission’s regulations 

of certain aboveground facilities. 

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 (http://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. Be sure you have selected 

an appropriate date range. For 

assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary 

helpline can be reached at 1–866–208–

3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 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 http://

www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RM05–1–000] 

Regulations Governing the Conduct of 

Open Seasons for Alaska Natural Gas 

Transportation Projects; Supplemental 

Notice of Technical Conference and 

Agenda 

November 29, 2004. 

Take notice that as previously 

announced on October 26, 2004, the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

will host a technical conference in this 

proceeding on December 3, 2004 in 

Anchorage, Alaska. The Commission 

has initiated a rulemaking to establish 

regulations governing the conduct of 

open seasons for capacity on any Alaska 

natural gas transportation projects. 

These regulations are required by 

section 103(e) of the Alaska Natural Gas 

Pipeline Act of 2004, enacted into law 

on October 13, 2004. 

The Commission’s Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NOPR) was issued in the 

above referenced Docket on November 

15, 2004. The NOPR contains a 

preamble explaining the background of 

the proposed rule, several specific 

questions about issues related to the 

proposed rule, and specific proposed 

regulatory text. Written comments on 

the NOPR are required to be submitted 

by December 17, 2004. The Commission 

must issue regulations within 120 days 

of enactment of the Act, that is, by 

February 10, 2005. The Commission is 

now providing its agenda for the 

technical conference. All interested 

parties and the public are invited to 

attend. 

Conference Information 

Date: December 3, 2004. 

Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Alaska time 

(2 p.m. to 8 p.m. eastern standard time). 

Location: Municipality of Anchorage, 

Loussac Library, Assembly Chambers, 

3600 Denali Street, Anchorage, Alaska 

99503. 

Summary of Proposed Regulations 

The full text of the Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking is available through the 

Commission’s eLibrary under Docket 

No. RM05–1. The proposed regulations 

first set forth the purpose and 

applicability of the proposed rules and 

certain definitions. That purpose is to 

prescribe rules for the conduct of any 

open season on any Alaska natural gas 

transportation project. Any applicant for 

a proposed Alaska natural gas 

transportation project must include a 

showing in its application to construct 

a project that it has conducted an open 

season for capacity allocation that fully 

complies with the requirements of the 

rules. 

The proposed rule requires that a 

public notice of an open season be 

issued by the project sponsor at least 30 

days prior to the commencement of the 

open season through methods including 

postings on Internet Web sites, press 

releases, direct mail solicitations, and 

other advertising. Next, the proposed 

rule lists the information about a 

proposed project that any notice of open 

season for an Alaska natural gas 

transportation project must contain. The 

proposed rule states that an open season 

for an Alaska natural gas transportation 

project must remain open for a period 

of at least 90 days. Finally, the proposed 

rule requires that capacity allocated as 

a result of any open season shall be 

awarded without undue discrimination 

or preference of any kind. 

Technical Conference Agenda 

The Agenda for the technical 

conference is attached. In order to more 

efficiently use the limited time 

available, there will only be oral 

presentations at this conference; no 

power point presentations or use of 

other visual aids are being considered. 

Speakers should limit their prepared 

remarks to 10 minutes or less and be 

prepared to discuss the issues listed 

below with the Commission and their 

fellow panelists. 

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The Commission will first receive 

comments from a panel of Alaska 

Elected Officials. Then the Commission 

Staff will present a short summary of 

the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. 

Next the Commission will hear 

comments from panels representing 

Potential Project Sponsors, Potential 

Project Shippers, and Other Agencies or 

Affected Enterprises. Lastly, the 

Technical Conference will close with an 

Open Forum featuring responses or 

questions based on previous panels and 

any additional points of view. 

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

includes five questions which the 

Commission expects will be addressed 

in detail in each interested party’s 

written comments submitted by 

December 17th. However, as a guide to 

the discussions at the technical 

conference, panelists should be 

prepared to discuss the following 

general topics regarding the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking:

• Explain how the proposed rule 

meets or does not meet the requirements 

of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act. 

• When should FERC oversight of 

capacity allocation activities of potential 

project sponsors begin? What capacity 

allocation activities happen before an 

open season under the rule is 

undertaken? 

• Are there certain capacity allocation 

issues/factors that are specific to the 

type of project sponsor, whether 

producer owned or independent 

pipeline owned; in-state shipper/user or 

lower-48 market shipper; producer/

marketers or end-users; down-stream 

transporter, upstream gathering/

processing, local utility regulators? 

• Should potential project sponsors 

be required to conduct and release 

results of Alaska market need studies 

before capacity is allocated? Should 

potential project sponsors be required to 

conduct and release results of Alaska 

infrastructure studies before capacity is 

allocated? 

Further Information 

Transcripts of the conference will be 

immediately available from Ace 

Reporting Company (202–347–3700 or 

1–800–336–6646) for a fee. They will be 

available for the public on the 

Commission’s eLibrary system seven 

calendar days after FERC receives the 

transcript. For information about this 

proceeding, interested persons may go 

to the Commission’s Web site, http://

www.ferc.gov, and search under the 

docket number for this proceeding, 

Docket No. RM05–1. Materials for the 

conference will also be posted on the 

Commission’s monthly calendar page 

for this event. Also, materials already 

provided to the Commission Staff by 

certain interested parties have already 

been placed in the record of this 

proceeding and are available 

electronically through the Commission’s 

eLibrary under Docket No. RM05–1. 

Additionally, Capitol Connection 

offers the opportunity for remote 

listening of the conference via the 

Internet or a Phone Bridge Connection 

for a fee. Interested persons should 

make arrangements as soon as possible 

by visiting the Capitol Connection Web 

site at http://

www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu and 

clicking on ‘‘FERC.’’ If you have any 

questions contact David Reininger or 

Julia Morelli at the Capitol Connection 

(703–993–3100). 

Any questions or comments about this 

technical conference may be directed to: 

Edwin Holden, 202–502–8089, 

Edwin.Holden@ferc.gov or Richard 

Foley, 202–502–8955, 

Richard.Foley@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary.

Technical Conference on Regulations 

Governing the Conduct of Open Seasons for 

Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects 

Agenda 

10 a.m. Opening Remarks—Pat Wood, III, 

Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC); 

Nora Mead Brownell, Commissioner, 

FERC; 

Joseph T. Kelliher, Commissioner, FERC; 

Suedeen G. Kelly, Commissioner, FERC. 

10:15 a.m. Panel I—Alaska Elected Officials. 

Introductions: Pat Wood, III, Chairman, 

FERC. 

• Alaska Governor Frank H. Murkowski. 

• Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski. 

• Alaska State Senate President Gene 

Therriault. 

• Alaska State Representative Ralph 

Samuels. 

11:30 a.m. Overview of the Proposed Rule for 

Regulations Governing the Conduct of 

Open Seasons for Alaska Natural Gas 

Transportation Projects Introduction: 

Robert Cupina, Deputy Director, Office of 

Energy Projects, FERC. 

Edwin Holden, Staff Counsel, FERC. 

11:50 a.m. Panel 2—Comments on Proposed 

Rules by Potential Project Sponsors; 

Moderator, Robert Cupina.

Panelists:

• Tony Palmer, Vice President, 

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.; 

• Richard Guerrant, Vice President, 

ExxonMobil Gas; 

• Ken Konrad, Senior Vice President, BP 

Exploration Alaska Inc.; 

• Joe Marushack, Vice President, ANS Gas 

Development, ConocoPhillips Alaska; 

• Ron Brintnell, Director of Business 

Development, Enbridge Energy 

Company, Inc.; 

• Tom Irwin, Commissioner, Alaska Dept. 

of Natural Resources. 

1:15 p.m. Panel 3—Comments on Proposed 

Rules by Potential Project Shippers; 

Moderator, Robert Cupina.

Panelists:

• Dave Anderson, Vice President 

International, Anadarko Petroleum 

Corporation and Mark Hanley, Manager 

Public Affairs/Alaska, Anadarko 

Petroleum Corporation; 

• Tony Izzo, President, Enstar Natural Gas 

Company; 

• Rick Mott, Vice President, Exploration 

and Land, ConocoPhillips Alaska; 

• Bill Corbus, Commissioner, Alaska 

Department of Revenue. 

2:15 p.m. Panel 4—Comments on Proposed 

Rules by Other Agencies, Affected 

Enterprises or General Public; 

Moderator, Robert Cupina.

Panelists:

• Harold Heinze, Chief Executive, Alaska 

Natural Gas Development Authority 

(ANGDA); 

• Jeff Walker, Regional Supervisor Field 

Operations, Department of the Interior 

Minerals Management Service; 

• Colleen McCarthy, Deputy State Director, 

Energy, Bureau of Land Management; 

• David Houseknecht, Research Geologist, 

U.S. Geological Survey (traditional 

reserves); 

• Timothy Collett, Geologist, U.S. 

Geological Survey (hydrate resources). 

3:15 p.m. Open Forum—Moderator: Robert 

Cupina. 

• Responses/questions to previous 

discussions. 

• Additional points of view. 

4 p.m. Closing Remarks/Adjourn; 

Commissioners/Robert Cupina.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

[OPP–2004–0395; FRL–7688–9]

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; 

Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: There will be a 2-day meeting 

of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory 

Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and 

review human health issues associated 

with the Cry34Ab1 protein.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 1–2, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 

approximately 5 p.m, eastern time.

Comments: For the deadlines for the 

submission of requests to present oral 

comments and the submission of 

written comments, see Unit I.E. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Nominations: Nominations of 

scientific experts to serve as ad hoc