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3 of their 12/20/06 application for 

blanket authorizations to acquire and 

dispose of securities under Section 203 

of the FPA. 

Filed Date: 02/26/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070228–0115. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, March 12, 2007. 

Docket Numbers: EC07–62–000. 

Applicants: AEP Texas Central 

Company. 

Description: American Electric Power 

Service Corp submits a request for 

disclaimer of jurisdiction or, in the 

alternative, application of approvals 

under section 203 of the FPA. 

Filed Date: 02/15/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070223–0174. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Thursday, March 8, 2007. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER07–551–000; 

ER07–551–001. 

Applicants: Idaho Power Company. 

Description: Idaho Power Co submits 

a Restated and Amended Transmission 

Facilities Agreement with PacifiCorp 

and submits a correction on 2/22/07. 

Filed Date: 02/16/2007; 02/22/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070221–0040; 

20070223–0306. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Friday, March 15, 2007. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following exempt 

wholesale generator filings: 

Docket Numbers: EG07–39–000. 

Applicants: Bullard Energy Center, 

LLC. 

Description: Bullard Energy Center, 

LLC submits an EWG Self-Certification. 

Filed Date: 02/27/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070227–5037. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Tuesday, March 20, 2007. 

Docket Numbers: EG07–40–000. 

Applicants: Panoche Energy Center, 

LLC. 

Description: Panoche Energy Center, 

LLC submits an EWG Self-Certification. 

Filed Date: 02/27/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070227–5038. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Tuesday, March 20, 2007. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following foreign utility 

company status filings: 

Docket Numbers: FC07–10–000. 

Applicants: Airtricity Holdings Ltd. 

Description: Airtricity Holdings Ltd 

submits a notice of Self-Certification of 

Foreign Utility Company Status. 

Filed Date: 02/27/2007. 

Accession Number: 20070227–5024. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Tuesday, March 20, 2007. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

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) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. It 

is not necessary to separately intervene 

again in a subdocket related to a 

compliance filing if you have previously 

intervened in the same docket. 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. 

Anyone filing a motion to intervene or 

protest must serve a copy of that 

document on the Applicant. In reference 

to filings initiating a new proceeding, 

interventions or protests submitted on 

or before the comment deadline need 

not be served on persons other than the 

Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above proceedings 

are accessible in the Commission’s 

eLibrary system by clicking on the 

appropriate link in the above list. They 

are also 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 dockets(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. 

[FR Doc. E7–3988 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[FERC Project No. 2426–197] 

California Department of Water 

Resources and the City of Los 

Angeles; Notice of Availability of Draft 

Environmental Assessment 

March 1, 2007. 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission or FERC) 

regulations, 18 CFR Part 380, the Office 

of Energy Projects staff (staff) reviewed 

the application for amendment of 

project license for the California 

Aqueduct Project, located on Piru Creek 

in California and prepared a draft 

environmental assessment (draft EA) for 

the project. In this draft EA, staff 

analyzes the potential environmental 

effects of the proposed minimum flow 

modification and concludes that 

amending the license as proposed with 

staff-additional measures would not 

constitute a major federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment. 

A copy of the draft EA is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room, or it may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘e-Library’’ link. 

Enter the docket number P–2426 

excluding the last three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 

Any comments should be filed by 

April 30, 2007, and should be addressed 

to Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Room 1–A, 

Washington, DC 20426. Please refer to 

‘‘California Aqueduct Project No. 2426–

197,’’ on all comments. Comments may 

be filed electronically via the Internet in 

lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001 

(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

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

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. You may register 

online at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be notified 

via e-mail of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For further information, please 

contact Rebecca Martin by telephone at 


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(202) 502–6012 or by e-mail at 

Rebecca.Martin@ferc.gov. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–3997 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2778–035] 

Idaho Power Company; Notice of 

Availability of Draft Environmental 

Assessment 

February 27, 2007. 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission or FERC) 

regulations contained in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR Part 

380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 F.R. 

47897]), the Office of Energy Projects 

staff (staff) reviewed the application for 

amendment of license for the Shoshone 

Falls Project, located on the Snake 

River, Jerome and Twin Falls Counties, 

Idaho, and prepared a draft 

environmental assessment (DEA) for the 

project. Within the project boundary, 

1.97 acres of lands are owned by the 

U.S. Bureau of Land Management. In 

this DEA, staff analyzes the potential 

environmental effects of the proposed 

amendment of license and concludes 

that the proposal would not constitute 

a major federal action significantly 

affecting the quality of the human 

environment. 

A copy of the DEA is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room, or it may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the e-Library link. 

Enter the docket number (P–2778) in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call (202) 

502–8222 or (202) 502–8659 (for TTY). 

Any comments should be filed by 

March 30, 2007, and should be 

addressed to Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Please reference Shoshone Falls Project 

No. 2778–035, on all comments. For 

further information on this notice, 

please contact Robert Fletcher at (202) 

502–8901, or at robert.fletcher@ferc.gov. 

Comments may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 

CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov under the eFiling link. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–3967 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No.: P–2232–522] 

Duke Energy LLC.; Notice of Intent To 

Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement and Notice of Scoping 

Meetings and Soliciting Scoping 

Comments 

February 28, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application was filed with 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: P–2232–522. 

c. Dates filed: August 29, 2006. 

d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, 

LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Locations: The Catawba-Wateree 

Project is located on the Catawba River 

in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, 

Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, McDowell, and 

Mecklenburg counties, North Carolina, 

and on the Catawba and Wateree Rivers 

in the counties of Chester, Fairfield, 

Kershaw, Lancaster, and York, South 

Carolina. There are no federal lands 

affected by these projects. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contacts: Jeffrey G. 

Lineberger, Catawba-Wateree Hydro 

Relicensing Manager; and E. Mark 

Oakley, Catawba-Wateree Relicensing 

Project Manager, Duke Energy, Mail 

Code EC12Y, P.O. Box 1006, Charlotte, 

NC 28201–1006. 

i. FERC Contacts: Sean Murphy at 

(202) 502–6145 or 

sean.murphy@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing scoping 

comments: April 30, 2007. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person on the official service list 

for the project. Further, if an intervenor 

files comments or documents with the 

Commission relating to the merits of an 

issue that may affect the responsibilities 

of a particular resource agency, they 

must also serve a copy of the document 

on that resource agency. 

Scoping comments may be filed 

electronically via the Internet in lieu of 

paper. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. 

k. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

l. The existing Catawba-Wateree 

Project consists of eleven developments: 

(1) The Bridgewater development 

consists of the following existing 

facilities: (1) The Catawba dam 

consisting of: (a) A 1,650-foot-long, 125- 

foot-high earth embankment; (b) a 305- 

foot-long, 120-foot-high concrete gravity 

ogee spillway; and (c) a 850-foot-long, 

125-foot-high earth embankment; (2) the 

Paddy Creek dam consisting of: a 1,610- 

foot-long, 165-foot-high earth 

embankment; (3) the Linville dam 

consisting of: a 1,325-foot-long, 160- 

foot-high earth embankment; (4) a 430- 

foot-long uncontrolled low overflow 

weir spillway situated between Paddy 

Creek Dam and Linville Dam; (5) a 6,754 

acre reservoir formed by Catawba, 

Paddy Creek, and Linville with a normal 

water surface elevation of 1,200 feet 

above msl; (6) a 900-foot-long concretelined intake tunnel; (7) a powerhouse 

containing two vertical Francis-type 

turbines directly connected to two 

generators, each rated at 10,000 kW, for 

a total installed capacity of 20.0 MW; 

and (8) other appurtenances. 

(2) The Rhodhiss development 

consists of the following existing 

facilities: (1) The Rhodhiss dam 

consisting of: (a) A 119.58-foot-long 

concrete gravity bulkhead; (b) a 800- 

foot-long, 72-foot-high concrete gravity 

ogee spillway; (c) a 122.08-foot-long 

concrete gravity bulkhead with an 

additional 8-foot-high floodwall; and (d) 

a 283.92-foot-long rolled fill earth 

embankment; (2) a 2,724 acre reservoir 

with a normal water surface elevation of 

995.1 feet above msl; (4) a powerhouse 

integral to the dam, situated between 

the bulkhead on the left bank and the 

ogee spillway section, containing three 

vertical Francis-type turbines directly 

connected to three generators, two rated 

at 12,350 kW, one rated at 8,500 kW for 

a total installed capacity of 28.4 MW; 

and (5) other appurtenances. 

(3) The Oxford development consists 

of the following existing facilities: (1) 

The Oxford dam consisting of: (a) A 

74.75-foot-long soil nail wall; (b) a 193- 


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