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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] 

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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. 

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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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provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the public comment 

period, contact the Office of 

Environmental Information Docket; 

telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 

202–566–1753; or e-mail: 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

For technical information and all 

other questions, contact Susan Julius, 

NCEA; telephone: 703–347–8619; 

facsimile: 703–347–8694; or e-mail: 

julius.susan@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About the Project/ 

Document 

The document, ‘‘A Framework for 

Categorizing the Relative Vulnerability 

of Threatened and Endangered Species 

to Climate Change’’ describes an 

evaluative framework that may be used 

to categorize the relative vulnerability of 

species to climate change. Four modules 

compose this framework: Module 1 

categorizes baseline vulnerability to 

extinction or major population 

reduction by scoring those elements of 

the species’ life history, demographics, 

and conservation status that influence 

the likelihood of its survival or 

extinction (excluding climatic changes); 

Module 2 scores the likely vulnerability 

of a species to future climate change, 

including the species’ potential 

physiological, behavioral, demographic, 

and ecological responses to climate 

change; Module 3 combines the results 

of Modules 1 and 2 into a matrix to 

produce an overall score of the species’ 

vulnerability to climate change, which 

maps to an adjectival category, such as 

‘‘critically vulnerable,’’ ‘‘highly 

vulnerable,’’ ‘‘less vulnerable,’’ and ‘‘least 

vulnerable;’’ Module 4 is a qualitative 

determination of uncertainty of overall 

vulnerability (high, medium, and low) 

based on evaluations of uncertainty 

done in each of the first 3 modules. 

To illustrate the use of this 

framework, it was applied to six U.S. 

threatened and endangered species. 

Based on the framework, four of those 

species were categorized as ‘‘critically 

vulnerable:’’ the golden-cheeked warbler 

(Dendroica chrysoparia), the salt marsh 

harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys 

raviventris), the Mount Graham red 

squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 

grahamensis), and the Lahontan 

cutthroat trout (Oncorhyncus clarki 

henshawi). The desert tortoise 

(Gopherus agassizii) was characterized 

as ‘‘highly vulnerable’’ and the bald 

eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was 

categorized as ‘‘less vulnerable.’’ 

Certainty scores in Module 4 ranged 

between medium and high and reflect 

the amount and quality of information 

available. 

This framework was developed by 

EPA’s Global Change Research Program 

and is offered as one of a number of 

potential approaches for prioritizing 

those species most vulnerable to climate 

change. It is not intended to serve as a 

tool for determining whether a species 

is endangered or threatened under the 

Section 4 listing process of the 

Endangered Species Act. 

EPA’s Global Change Research is an 

assessment-oriented program committed 

to developing frameworks and tools to 

assist decision-makers in evaluating the 

impacts of climate change to air quality, 

water quality and ecosystems. 

II. How To Submit Technical Comments 

to the Docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov 

Submit your comments, identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD 2009– 

0816, by one of the following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–1753. 

• Mail: Office of Environmental 

Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 

2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. The phone 

number is 202–566–1752. 

• Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is 

located in the EPA Headquarters Docket 

Center, Room 3334 EPA West Building, 

1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center’s Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is 202–566–1744. 

Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the docket’s normal hours of 

operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

If you provide comments by mail or 

hand delivery, please submit three 

copies of the comments. For 

attachments, provide an index, number 

pages consecutively with the comments, 

and submit an unbound original and 

three copies. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2009– 

0816. Please ensure that your comments 

are submitted within the specified 

comment period. Comments received 

after the closing date will be marked 

‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if 

time permits. It is EPA’s policy to 

include all comments it receives in the 

public docket without change and to 

make the comments available online at 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided, 

unless a comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: Documents in the docket are 

listed in the http://www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other materials, such as 

copyrighted material, are publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters 

Docket Center. 

Dated: February 1, 2010. 

Rebecca Clark, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

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