Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2010 / Notices 8053 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

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

(202) 502–8659. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3458 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP10–48–000] 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, 

Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization 

February 16, 2010. 

Take notice that on January 29, 2010, 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. 

(Southern Star), 4700 State Highway 56, 

Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, filed in 

Docket No. CP10–48–000, a prior notice 

request pursuant to sections 157.205, 

157.210, and 157.216 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s 

regulations under the Natural Gas Act 

for authorization to replace a two mile 

section of the 12-inch diameter XT 

pipeline by constructing approximately 

two miles of 20-inch diameter pipeline, 

located in Johnson County, Missouri, all 

as more fully set forth in the 

application, which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. The filing may also be 

viewed on the Web at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Specifically, Southern Star proposes 

to replace two miles of 12-inch diameter 

XT pipeline with two miles of 20-inch 

diameter XM pipeline as a continuation 

of its multi-year plan initiated in 2008 

to replace the remaining miles of 12- 

inch diameter XT pipeline. Southern 

Star estimates the cost of construction to 

be $4,961,000, for which internally 

generated funds will be used. Southern 

Star asserts that after the proposed 

construction is completed, 

approximately two miles of the 12-inch 

diameter XT pipeline will be abandoned 

either in place or by removal at 

landowners’ discretion. Southern Star 

states that the replacement pipeline will 

improve reliability and offer flexibility 

on its system, but does not provide any 

additional firm capacity upstream and 

will continue to be operated at its 

current Maximum Allowable Operating 

Pressure (MAOP) of 570 psi. 

Any questions regarding the 

application should be directed to David 

N. Roberts, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., 

4700 State Highway 56, Owensboro, 

Kentucky 42301, or call (270) 852–4654. 

Any person may, within 60 days after 

the issuance of the instant notice by the 

Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 

of the Commission’s Procedural Rules 

(18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene 

or notice of intervention. Any person 

filing to intervene or the Commission’s 

staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of 

the Commission’s Regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) 

file a protest to the request. If no protest 

is filed within the time allowed 

therefore, the proposed activity shall be 

deemed to be authorized effective the 

day after the time allowed for protest. If 

a protest is filed and not withdrawn 

within 30 days after the time allowed 

for filing a protest, the instant request 

shall be treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of 

the NGA. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests, 

and interventions via the internet in lieu 

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3461 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9115–5; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2009–0816] 

A Framework for Categorizing the 

Relative Vulnerability of Threatened 

and Endangered Species to Climate 

Change 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of extension of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing an 

extension of the original 30-day public 

comment period for the draft document 

titled, ‘‘A Framework for Categorizing 

the Relative Vulnerability of Threatened 

and Endangered Species to Climate 

Change’’ (EPA/600/R–09/011). This 

extension is being granted in response 

to request from interested parties. The 

document was prepared by the National 

Center for Environmental Assessment 

within EPA’s Office of Research and 

Development. This draft document 

describes an evaluative framework that 

may be used to categorize the relative 

vulnerability of species to climate 

change. To illustrate the use of this 

framework, it was applied to six U.S. 

threatened and endangered species: the 

golden-cheeked warbler, the salt marsh 

harvest mouse, the Mount Graham red 

squirrel, the Lahontan cutthroat trout, 

the desert tortoise and the bald eagle. 

An external peer review of this report 

has been completed. The public 

comment period and the external peer 

review are separate processes. The 

public comment period provides an 

opportunity for all interested parties to 

comment on the document. When 

finalizing the draft document, EPA will 

consider any public comments received 

in accordance with this notice. 

EPA released this draft document 

solely for the purpose of predissemination review and comment 

under applicable information quality 

guidelines. This document has not been 

formally disseminated by EPA. It does 

not represent and should not be 

construed to represent any Agency 

policy or determination. 

DATES: The original 30-day public 

comment period began on November 25, 

2009 and closed on December 28, 2009. 

All comments received to date will be 

considered, including those received 

after the close of the original public 

comment period. An additional 30-day 

comment period begins on February 23, 

2010, and ends March 25, 2010. 

Comments should be in writing and 

must be received by EPA by March 25, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: The draft ‘‘A Framework for 

Categorizing the Relative Vulnerability 

of Threatened and Endangered Species 

to Climate Change’’ is available 

primarily via the Internet on the 

National Center for Environmental 

Assessment’s home page under the 

Recent Additions and the Publications 

menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A 

limited number of paper copies are 

available from the Information 

Management Team, NCEA; telephone: 

703–347–8561; facsimile: 703–347– 

8691. If you are requesting a paper copy, 

please provide your name, your mailing 

address, and the document title, ‘‘A 

Framework for Categorizing the Relative 

Vulnerability of Threatened and 

Endangered Species to Climate Change.’’ 

Comments may be submitted 

electronically via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, by mail, by 

facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. 

Please follow the detailed instructions 

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