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application for preliminary permit for a 

proposed project must submit the 

competing application itself, or a notice 

of intent to file such an application, to 

the Commission on or before the 

specified comment date for the 

particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). 

Submission of a timely notice of intent 

allows an interested person to file the 

competing preliminary permit 

application no later than 30 days after 

the specified comment date for the 

particular application. A competing 

preliminary permit application must 

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36. 

o. Competing Development 

Application—Any qualified 

development applicant desiring to file a 

competing development application 

must submit to the Commission, on or 

before a specified comment date for the 

particular application, either a 

competing development application or a 

notice of intent to file such an 

application. Submission of a timely 

notice of intent to file a development 

application allows an interested person 

to file the competing application no 

later than 120 days after the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. A competing license 

application must conform with 18 CFR 

4.30(b) and 4.36. 

p. Notice of Intent—A notice of intent 

must specify the exact name, business 

address, and telephone number of the 

prospective applicant, and must include 

an unequivocal statement of intent to 

submit, if such an application may be 

filed, either a preliminary permit 

application or a development 

application (specify which type of 

application). A notice of intent must be 

served on the applicant(s) named in this 

public notice. 

q. Proposed Scope of Studies under 

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued, 

does not authorize construction. The 

term of the proposed preliminary permit 

would be 36 months. The work 

proposed under the preliminary permit 

would include economic analysis, 

preparation of preliminary engineering 

plans, and a study of environmental 

impacts. Based on the results of these 

studies, the Applicant would decide 

whether to proceed with the preparation 

of a development application to 

construct and operate the project. 

r. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene—Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments filed, but 

only those who file a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

Comments, protests and interventions 

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 under ‘‘efiling’’ link. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing. 

s. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents—Any filings must bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, 

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’ OR 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as 

applicable, and the Project Number of 

the particular application to which the 

filing refers. Any of the above-named 

documents must be filed by providing 

the original and the number of copies 

provided by the Commission’s 

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

A copy of any motion to intervene must 

also be served upon each representative 

of the Applicant specified in the 

particular application. 

t. Agency Comments—Federal, State, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

Applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. TS07–5–000] 

Neptune Regional Transmission 

System; Notice of Request for 

Exemption 

May 17, 2007. 

Take notice that on May 10, 2007, 

Neptune Regional Transmission System 

filed a request for exemption from 

standards of conduct, pursuant to Part 

358 of the Commission’s regulations and 

Order No. 2004. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing 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). 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. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. On 

or before the comment date, it is not 

necessary to serve motions to intervene 

or protests on persons other than the 

Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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 

docket(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. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on June 11, 2007. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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