71810 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 237 / Friday, December 10, 2004 / Notices 

on the Midwest ISO’s Web site at

http://www.midwestiso.org under the 

heading ‘‘Filings to FERC’’ for other 

interested parties in this matter. The 

Midwest ISO also states that it will 

provide hard copies to any interested 

parties upon request. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on 

December 20, 2004. 

6. California Independent System 

Operator Corporation 

[Docket No. ER04–835–005] 

Take notice that on November 29, 

2004, the California Independent 

System Operator Corporation (ISO) 

submitted a filing in compliance with 

the Commission’s order issued October 

29, 2004, in Docket No. ER04–835–004, 

109 FERC ¶ 61,097. 

The ISO states that this filing has been 

served upon all parties on the official 

service list for Docket No. ER04–835–

004. In addition, the ISO states that it 

has posted this filing on the ISO home 

page. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on 

December 20, 2004. 

7. New England Power Pool 

[Docket No. ER05–267–000] 

Take notice that on November 30, 

2004, the New England Power Pool 

(NEPOOL) Participants Committee 

submitted the One Hundred Ninth 

Agreement Amending New England 

Power Pool Agreement (109th 

Agreement) which amends Schedule 11 

of the NEPOOL Tariff to add ‘‘Mirant, 

Kendall Repowering Project’’ to the List 

of Category B Generating Projects. 

NEPOOL requests an effective date of 

February 1, 2005. 

The NEPOOL Participants Committee 

states that copies of these materials were 

sent to the NEPOOL Participants and 

the New England State governors and 

regulatory commissions. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on 

December 21, 2004. 

8. Midwest Independent Transmission 

System Operator, Inc. 

[Docket No. TS05–7–000] 

Take notice that, on November 24, 

2004, the Midwest Independent 

Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

(‘‘Midwest ISO’’) tendered for filing a 

Request for Waiver of Standards of 

Conduct and For Expedited Action. 

In its submission, the Midwest ISO 

requests a temporary, partial waiver of 

its Standards of Conduct to enable 

market participants to take part in the 

Midwest ISO’s internal operator training 

in preparation for the commencement of 

Day 2 operations. The Midwest ISO 

requests expedited treatment for its 

Request for Waiver and that the 

Commission’s standard notice and 

comment period be shortened. 

To the extent necessary, the Midwest 

ISO has also requested waiver of the 

service requirements set forth in 18 CFR 

385.2010. The Midwest ISO has 

electronically served a copy of this 

filing, with attachments, upon all 

Midwest ISO Members, Member 

representatives of Transmission Owners 

and Non-Transmission Owners, the 

Midwest ISO Advisory Committee 

participants, as well as all state 

commissions within the region. In 

addition, the filing has been 

electronically posted on the Midwest 

ISO’s website at http://

www.midwestiso.org under the heading 

‘‘Filings to FERC’’ for other interested 

parties in this matter. The Midwest ISO 

will provide hard copies to any 

interested parties upon request. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on 

December 9, 2004. 

Standard Paragraph 

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 e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6658–5] 

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 2, 2004 (69 FR 17403). 

Draft EISs 

ERP No. D–AFS–L65468–00 Rating 

EC2, Pacific Northwest Region Invasive 

Plant Program, Preventing and 

Managing Invasive Plants, 

Implementation, OR, WA, Including 

Portions of Del Norte and Siskiyou 

Counties, CA and Portions of Nez Perce, 

Salmon, Idaho and Adam Counties, ID. 

Summary: EPA supports the 

management and eradication of invasive 

species. However, EPA expressed 

concerns with the level of prevention 

measures to curb the spread of invasives 

and the use of herbicides in the 

preferred alternative. 

ERP No. D–BLM–L65462–AK Rating 

EO2, Northeast National Petroleum 

Reserve Alaska Amended Integrated 

Activity Plan, To Amend 1998 

Northeast Petroleum Reserve, To 

Consider Opening Portions of the BLMAdministrated Lands, North Slope 

Borough, AK. 

Summary: EPA has environmental 

objections to the Preferred Alternative, 

because of potentially significant 

adverse impacts to fish and caribou 

calving and inset-relief areas and 

mitigation corridors in the Teshekpuk 

Lake Special Area. EPA recommends 

that the selected alternatives retain the 

current leasing acreage and surface 

activity restrictions described in 

Alternative A and include revised 

stipulations and mitigation measures 

that would provide adequate 

environmental protections for the 

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Planning Area, including lands within 

the Teshekpuk Lake and Colville River 

Special Areas. EPA is also concerned 

that the Preferred Alternative could 

have disproportionate adverse effects on 

minority populations in Alaska, and 

recommends the BLM address this 

while completing the Final EIS by 

working with the Tribes and residents 

in affected communities especially 

regarding cultural and subsistence 

needs. 

ERP No. D–COE–H11005–NB Rating 

LO, Cornhusker Army Ammunition 

Plant (CHAAP) Land Disposal Industrial 

Tracts, Proposed Disposal and Reuse of 

Tracts 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 47, 61, 62, Hall 

County, NE. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed project. 

ERP No. D–FHW–C53005–NJ Rating 

EC2, Cross Harbor Freight Movement 

Project, Improve the Movements of 

Goods Throughout Northern New Jersey 

and Southern New York, Funding, 

Kings, Richmond, Queens, New York 

Counties, NJ.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns 

regarding an intermodal facility, the 

impacts to air quality and wetlands, and 

cumulative effects. 

ERP No. D–IBR–K39088–CA Rating 

EC2, Sacramento River Settlement 

Contractors (SRSC), To Renew the 

Settlement Contractors Long-Term 

Contract Renewal for 145 Contractors, 

Central Valley Project (CVP), 

Sacramento River, Shasta, Tehama, 

Butte, Glenn, Colusa, Sutter, Yolo, 

Sacramento, Portion of Placer and 

Solano Counties, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed concerns 

with the disclosure of environmental 

impacts as a result of the project and the 

direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts 

to water quality due to over allocation 

of existing water supplies. 

Final EISs 

ERP No. F–AFS–J65396–WY,

Wyoming Range Allotment Complex, To 

Determine Whether or not to Allow 

Domestic Sheep Grazing, Bridger-Teton 

National Forest, Big Piney, Greys River 

and Jackson Ranger Districts, Sublette, 

Lincoln and Teton Counties, WY. 

Summary: EPA expressed continuing 

concerns regarding soil loss, and 

impacts to water quality and native 

trout habitat in the project area. 

ERP No. F–COE–E39064–FL,

Programmatic EIS—Florida Keys Water 

Quality Improvements Program, To 

Implement Wastewater and Stormwater 

Improvements, South Florida Water 

Management District, Monroe County, 

FL. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed project. However, EPA 

suggested extending the comment 

period several weeks to accommodate 

citizens whose property was damaged in 

recent hurricanes. 

ERP No. F–COE–L32012–AK,

Unalaska Navigation Improvements 

Project, Construction of Harbor on 

Amaknak Island in Aleutian Island 

Chain, Locally known as ‘‘Little South 

America, Integrated Feasibility Report, 

Aleutian Island, AK. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

ERP No. F–FTA–C40163–NY, Fulton 

Street Transit Center, Construction and 

Operation, To Improve Access to and 

from Lower Manhattan to Serve 12 

NYCT Subway Lines, Metropolitan 

Transportation Authority (MIA), MTA 

New York City Transit (NYCT), New 

York, NY. 

Summary: The Final EIS addresses all 

of EPA’s concerns.

Dated: December 7, 2004. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6658–4] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7167 or http://www.epa.gov/

compliance/nepa.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements 

Filed November 29, 2004 Through 

December 3, 2004 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 040553, DRAFT EIS, FRC, RI, 

KeySpan Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 

Facility Upgrade Project, Construction 

and Operation, and Algonquin Gas 

Transmission Project, Proposal for 

Site, Construct and Operate a New 

Natural Gas Pipeline, Coast Guard 

Permit, U.S. Army COE Section 10 

and 404 Permits, Providence County, 

RI and New England, Comment 

Period Ends: January 24, 2005, 

Contact: Thomas Russo (866) 208–

3372. 

EIS No. 040554, DRAFT EIS, FHW, CO, 

Programmatic -I–70 Mountain 

Corridor Tier 1 Project, from 

Glenwood Springs and C–470 

Proposes to Increase Capacity, 

Improve Accessibility and Mobility, 

and Decrease Congestion, Colorado, 

Garfield, Eagle, Summit, Clear Creek 

and Jefferson Counties, CO, Comment 

Period Ends: March 10, 2005, Contact: 

Jean Wallace (720) 963–3015. 

EIS No. 040555, DRAFT EIS, NPS, TX, 

Big Thicket National Preserve Oil and 

Gas Management Plan, 

Implementation, Hardin, Jefferson, 

Orange, Liberty, Tyler, Jasper and 

Polk Counties, TX, Comment Period 

Ends: February 8, 2005, Contact: 

Linda Dansby (505) 988–6095. 

EIS No. 040556, FINAL EIS, FHW, MN, 

IA, Trunk Highway 60 Reconstruction 

Project, Improvements from 1.8 miles 

south of the Minnesota-Iowa Border 

(120th Street) to I–90 north of the City 

of Worthington, Funding, U.S. Army 

COE Section 404 and NPDES Permits 

Issuance, Nobles County, MN and 

Osceola County, IA, Wait Period 

Ends: January 10, 2005, Contact: 

Cheryl Martin (651) 291–6120.

EIS No. 040557, DRAFT EIS, AFS, AK, 

Tuxekan Island Timber Sale(s) 

Project, Harvesting Timber, Coast 

Guard Bridge Permit and U.S. Army 

COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, 

Tongass National Forest, Thorne Bay 

Ranger District, Thorne Bay, AK, 

Comment Period Ends: January 24, 

2005, Contact: Forrest Cole (907) 225–

6215. 

EIS No. 040558, FINAL EIS, AFS, KY, 

TN, Land Between the Lakes National 

Recreation Area, Proposes to Revise 

TVA’s 1994 Natural Resources 

Management Plan, to Develop an 

Land Management Resource Plan or 

Area Plan, Gold Pond, Trigg and Lyon 

Counties, KY and Stewart County, 

TN, Wait Period Ends: January 10, 

2005, Contact: Robert T. Jacobs (404) 

347–4177. This document is available 

on the Internet at: http://www.lbl.org.

EIS No. 040559, DRAFT EIS, FHW, TN, 

TN–397 (Mack Hatcher Parkway 

Extension) Construction from US–31 

(TN–6, Columbia Avenue) South of 

Franklin to US–341 (TN–106, 

Hillsboro Road) North of Franklin, 

Williamson County and the City of 

Franklin, TN, Comment Period Ends: 

February 17, 2005, Contact: Brian 

Brasher (615) 781–5763. 

EIS No. 040560, FINAL EIS, AFS, MT, 

West Side Reservoir Post-Fire Project, 

Proposed Implementation of Timber 

Salvage and Access Management 

Treatments, Flathead National Forest, 

Hungry Horse and Spotted Bear 

Ranger Districts, Flathead County, 

MT, Wait Period Ends: January 10, 

2005, Contact: Bryan Donner (406) 

863–5408. 

EIS No. 040561, DRAFT EIS, NRC, CT, 

GENERIC —License Renewal of 

Nuclear Plants for the Millstone 

Power Station, Units 2 and 3, 

Supplement 22 to NUREG–1437,