34338 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 114 / Wednesday, June 14, 2006 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2485–033, Massachusetts] 

Northeast Generation Company; 

Notice of Availability of Environmental 

Assessment 

June 7, 2006. 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, and the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations (18 CFR part 380), 

Commission staff have reviewed the 

application, filed May 12, 2006, by the 

project licensee, Northeast Generation 

Company, for a temporary amendment 

of license for the Northfield Mountain 

Pumped Storage Project. The request is 

for a deviation from required project 

operating limits to allow additional 

operating flexibility this summer. The 

project is located on the east side of the 

Connecticut River, in the towns of 

Northfield and Erving, in Franklin 

County, Massachusetts. 

The proposal would modify the upper 

reservoir’s water surface elevation limits 

from 938 and 1000.5 feet mean sea level 

(msl), to 920 and 1004.5 feet msl, 

respectively, and allow a maximum 

daily generation of 10,465 megawatt 

hours (MWh) under certain ISO–NE 

emergency operating conditions from 

June 3, 2006, through September 30, 

2006. At all other times, the upper 

reservoir would be operated within 

existing limits, and generation would be 

within the existing maximum limit of 

8,475 MWh. The project uses the 

reservoir at the Turners Falls Project 

(FERC No. 1889) on the Connecticut 

River as its lower reservoir, and 

proposes no changes in its operating 

elevations. 

In the environmental assessment (EA), 

Commission staff has analyzed the 

probable environmental effects of the 

proposed amendment and has 

concluded that approval, with the 

addition of staff-recommended 

measures, would not constitute a major 

Federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment. 

A copy of the EA is attached to the 

Commission order titled ‘‘Order 

Granting Temporary Amendment of 

License,’’ issued June 7, 2006, and is 

available at the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room. A copy of the EA may 

also be viewed on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using 

the ‘‘elibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number (P–2485) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, call (202) 502–8222, or (202) 

502–8659 (for TTY). 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E6–9294 Filed 6–13–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8184–1] 

Good Neighbor Environmental Board 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 

EPA gives notice of a meeting of the 

Good Neighbor Environmental Board. 

The Board meets three times each 

calendar year at different locations 

along the U.S.-Mexico border and in 

Washington, DC. It was created by the 

Enterprise for the Americas Initiative 

Act of 1992. An Executive Order 

delegates implementing authority to the 

Administrator of EPA. The Board is 

responsible for providing advice to the 

President and the Congress on 

environmental and infrastructure issues 

and needs within the States contiguous 

to Mexico in order to improve the 

quality of life of persons residing on the 

United States side of the border. The 

statute calls for the Board to have 

representatives from U.S. Government 

agencies; the governments of the States 

of Arizona, California, New Mexico and 

Texas; and private organizations with 

expertise on environmental and 

infrastructure problems along the 

southwest border. The purpose of the 

meeting is to hold a public comment 

session and also to hear presentations 

from local experts on the topic of its 

next report to the President: 

‘‘Environmental Protection and Border 

Security on the U.S. Border with 

Mexico.’’ A copy of the meeting agenda 

will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/ 

ocem/gneb. 

DATES: The Good Neighbor 

Environmental Board will hold its next 

meeting on Tuesday, July 18, from 8:30 

a.m. (registration at 8 a.m.) to 5:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

Gallery 3 at the Omni San Diego Hotel, 

675 L Street, San Diego, California. 

Telephone: 619–231–6664. The meeting 

is open to the public, with limited 

seating on a first-come, first-served 

basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elaine Koerner, Designated Federal 

Officer, koerner.elaine@epa.gov, 202–

233–0069, U.S. EPA, Office of 

Cooperative Environmental 

Management (1601E), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests 

to make brief oral comments or provide 

written statements to the Board should 

be sent to Elaine Koerner, Designated 

Federal Officer, at the contact 

information above. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Elaine 

Koerner at 202–233–0069 or 

koerner.elaine@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Elaine Koerner, preferably at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting, to 

give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: May 16, 2006. 

Elaine Koerner, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–5412 Filed 6–13–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0329; FRL–8059–8] 

Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition 

for the Establishment of an Exemption 

from the Requirement of Regulations 

for Residues of Zucchini Yellows 

Mosaic Virus-Weak Strain (ZYMV-WK) 

in or on Cucurbits 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

initial filing of a pesticide petition 

proposing the establishment of an 

exemption from the requirement of 

regulations for residues of the viruscide 

Zucchini Yellows Mosaic Virus-Weak 

Strain (ZYMV-WK) in or on cucurbits, 

including cucumber, cantaloupe, 

muskmelon, pumpkin, winter and 

summer squash, watermelon, zucchini, 

and other cucurbits. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 14, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0329 and 

pesticide petition number (PP) 6E7050, 

by one of the following methods: 

•Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

•Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 


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