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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call 

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

(202) 502–8659. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5204 Filed 3–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP06–354–000; CP06–401–

000; CP06–423–000] 

Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC; 

TransColorado Gas Transmission 

Company; Questar Overthrust Pipeline 

Company; Notice of Availability of the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Rockies Western Phase Project 

March 16, 2007. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared a final 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the construction and operation of the 

natural gas pipeline facilities proposed 

by Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 

(Rockies Express), TransColorado Gas 

Transmission Company 

(TransColorado), and Questar 

Overthrust Pipeline Company 

(Overthrust) in the above-referenced 

dockets. These individual project 

sponsors have submitted separate and 

distinct proposals to the Commission; 

however, the FERC views the proposed 

facilities as interconnected projects that 

are necessary components of a larger, 

combined natural gas transportation 

system. As such, all three project 

proposals have been included in the 

final EIS, and are collectively referred to 

as the Rockies Western Phase Project (or 

the Project). The Project facilities would 

be located in Colorado, Wyoming, 

Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and New 

Mexico. 

The final EIS was prepared to satisfy 

the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

the Federal Land Management and 

Policy Act. The U.S. Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) and U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (FWS) are federal land 

management agencies with lands 

affected by this proposal and are 

cooperating agencies for the 

development of the EIS. A cooperating 

agency has jurisdiction by law or special 

expertise with respect to potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposal, and is involved in the 

NEPA analysis. The Project would cross 

federal land under the jurisdiction of 

the BLM Rawlins, Kemmerer, and Rock 

Springs Field Offices. Lands 

administered by the FWS would also be 

crossed by the Project. Under section 

185(f) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920, the BLM has the authority to issue 

Right-of-Way Grants for all affected 

federal lands. 

The FERC staff has concluded that if 

the Project is constructed and operated 

in accordance with applicable laws and 

regulations, and each project sponsor’s 

proposed mitigation, and the staffs’

additional mitigation recommendations, 

it would have limited adverse 

environmental impact and would be an 

environmentally acceptable action. 

As currently proposed, the Rockies 

Western Phase Project would consist of 

the construction and operation of 

approximately 795.6 miles of natural gas 

pipeline and a total of 237,320 

horsepower of new compression. 

Following completion of the proposed 

facilities, the Project would transport up 

to 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas 

per day. Specifically, the final EIS 

addresses the potential environmental 

effects of the construction and operation 

of the following natural gas pipeline 

facilities proposed by Rockies Express, 

TransColorado, and Overthrust: 

Rockies Express (REX-West Project) 

• 712.7 miles of 42-inch-diameter 

natural gas pipeline in Wyoming, 

Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and 

Missouri; 

• 5.3 miles of 24-inch-diameter 

pipeline (Echo Springs Lateral) in 

Sweetwater and Carbon Counties, 

Wyoming; 

• Five new compressor stations 

(Cheyenne Compressor Station in Weld 

County, Colorado; Julesburg Compressor 

Station in Sedgwick County, Colorado; 

Echo Springs Compressor Station in 

Sweetwater County, Wyoming; the 

Steele City Compressor Station in Gage 

County, Nebraska; and Turney 

Compressor Station in Clinton County, 

Missouri); 

• Four new compressor units at two 

previously certificated compressor 

stations (Meeker Compressor Station in 

Rio Blanco County, Colorado and 

Wamsutter Compressor Station in 

Sweetwater County, Wyoming); and 

• 8 new meter stations, 41 mainline 

valves, and associated facilities. 

TransColorado (Blanco to Meeker 

Project) 

• 392 feet of discharge line and 478 

feet of suction line, 1,300 feet of 24- 

inch-diameter pipeline, and 60 feet of 

16-inch-diameter pipeline in San Juan 

County, New Mexico; 

• Two new compressor stations 

(Blanco Compression Station in San 

Juan County, New Mexico and the Conn 

Creek Compressor Station in Garfield 

County, Colorado); 

• Modifications at four existing 

compressor stations (Mancos 

Compressor Station in Montezuma 

County, Colorado; Redvale Compressor 

Station in Montrose County, Colorado; 

Whitewater Compressor Station in Mesa 

County, Colorado, and the Greasewood 

Compressor Station in Rio Blanco 

County, Colorado); and 

• One new meter station, one 

mainline valve, and associated facilities. 

Overthrust (Wamsutter Expansion 

Project) 

• 77.2 miles of 36-inch-diameter 

natural gas pipeline in Sweetwater 

County, Wyoming; 

• 0.1 mile of 20-inch-diameter 

pipeline (TL–90 Tie-in); 

• Two new compressor stations in 

Wyoming (Roberson Compressor Station 

in Lincoln County and Rock Springs 

Compressor Station in Sweetwater 

County); and 

• Two new meter stations, three 

mainline valves, and associated 

facilities. 

The final EIS has been placed in the 

public files of the FERC and is available 

for distribution and public inspection 

at: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Public Reference Room, 

888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. 

CD–ROM copies of the final EIS have 

been mailed to federal, state, and local 

agencies; public interest groups; 

individuals and affected landowners 

who requested a copy of the final EIS or 

provided comments during scoping; 

libraries and newspapers in the Project 

area; and parties to this proceeding. 

Hard copy versions of the final EIS were 

mailed to those specifically requesting 

them. A limited number of hard copies 

and CD–ROMs are available from the 

Public Reference Room identified above. 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC 

Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) 

using the eLibrary link. Click on the 

eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’

and enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the Docket 

Number field. Be sure you have selected 

an appropriate date range. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary 

link on the FERC Internet Web site also 


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rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission now 

offers a free service called eSubscription 

which allows you to keep track of all 

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specific dockets. This can reduce the 

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proceedings by automatically providing 

you with notification of these filings, 

document summaries and direct links to 

the documents. Go to the eSubscription 

link on the FERC Internet Web site. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5200 Filed 3–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8290–8] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of Two Public 

Teleconferences and a Meeting of the 

Science Advisory Board Integrated 

Nitrogen Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 

Advisory Board Staff Office announces 

two public teleconferences and a 

meeting of the EPA Science Advisory 

Board Integrated Nitrogen Committee. 

DATES: The teleconference meetings will 

be held on Thursday, April 19, 2007, 

from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and 

on June 8, 2007 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

(Eastern Time). A face-to-face meeting 

will be held on June 20, 2007 from 1 

p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time), 

continuing from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

(Eastern Time) on June 21, and from 

8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 22. 

ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be 

conducted by phone only. The June 20–

22, 2007 face-to-face meeting will be 

held at the SAB Conference Center, 

located at 1025 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wishes to 

obtain the call-in number and access 

code for the teleconferences; attend the 

face-to-face meeting; or receive further 

information concerning the 

teleconferences and meeting may 

contact Ms. Kathleen White, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO). Ms. White may 

be contacted at the EPA Science 

Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; or via 

telephone/voice mail: (202) 343–9878; 

fax: (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at: 

white.kathleen@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EPA SAB 

can be found on the EPA Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB Integrated 

Nitrogen Committee is conducting an 

evaluative study on the need for 

integrated research and control 

management strategies. To begin its 

work, the Committee held a public 

meeting on January 30–31, 2007, to 

develop a work plan for the study. 

Background information on that meeting 

was provided in a Federal Register 

notice (72 FR 1989, January 17, 2007). 

On the April 19, 2007 call the 

Committee will discuss information 

needs on sources, transport, fate, effects, 

impacts and metrics relating to reactive 

nitrogen in the environment; and 

discuss options for meeting those needs 

through the literature, committee work, 

and invited speakers for the face-to-face 

meeting. On the June 8, 2007 call, 

members of the Committee will present 

the information they have developed, 

make recommendations for refining the 

agenda, and conduct other Committee 

business. At the June 20–22, 2007 faceto-face meeting the Committee will 

complete information gathering for the 

first phase of its work, relating to 

sources, transport, fate, effects, impacts 

and metrics relating to reactive nitrogen 

in the environment and make 

appropriate related writing assignments 

for its report. The Committee will also 

begin the second phase of its work 

addressing the relationship of nitrogen 

to ecosystem scale through case studies. 

The Committee may undertake other 

Committee business as needed and time 

allows. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: The 

draft agenda, and other materials for this 

teleconference will be posted on the 

SAB Web site at http://epa.gov/sab/ 

panels/ad_hoc_inr_committee.htm prior 

to the meeting 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written or oral 

information for the Integrated Nitrogen 

Committee to consider during the 

course of their study. Oral Statements: 

In general, individuals or groups 

requesting an oral presentation at a 

public teleconference will be limited to 

three minutes per speaker, with no more 

than a total of 30 minutes for all 

speakers. Interested parties should 

contact Ms. White, DFO, in writing 

(preferably via e-mail), by April 12, 

2007, for the April 19 teleconference, by 

June 1 for the June 8 teleconference, and 

by June 13 for the June 20–22 meeting, 

at the contact information noted above, 

to be placed on the list of public 

speakers for this meeting. Written 

Statements: Written statements should 

be received in the SAB Staff Office by 

the same dates. Written statements 

should be supplied to the DFO in the 

following formats: one hard copy with 

original signature, and one electronic 

copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: 

Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS 

Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text 

files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP 

format). 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Ms. White at 

the phone number or e-mail address 

noted above, preferably at least ten days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

Dated: March 16, 2007. 

Anthony F. Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. E7–5264 Filed 3–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Agency information collection 

activities: Announcement of Board 

approval under delegated authority 

and submission to OMB 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System. 

SUMMARY: Background. 

Notice is hereby given of the final 

approval of proposed information 

collection by the Board of Governors of 

the Federal Reserve System (Board) 

under OMB delegated authority, as per 

5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on 

Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the 

Public). Board–approved collections of 

information are incorporated into the 

official OMB inventory of currently 

approved collections of information. 

Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

Submission, supporting statements and 

approved collection of information 

instrument(s) are placed into OMB’s 

public docket files. The Federal Reserve 

may not conduct or sponsor, and the 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, an information collection that has 

been extended, revised, or implemented 

on or after October 1, 1995, unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 


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