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to obtain all necessary permits for road construction. In 2040, the lease agreement expires and the developer is obligated to demolish the 300 housing units.

During development of the EIS, the Navy will evaluate the no-action alternative and several alternative road alignments which will provide unimpeded access from the Laurelwood housing area to a State primary or secondary road without adversely impacting NWS Earle security or operational/mission capability.

In addition to the natural and cultural environment located along the various road alignments, the Navy will evaluate the potential impacts to local school systems, base security, community services, and traffic impacts at proposed intersections to state roads. Since NWS Earle was acquired under exclusive federal jurisdiction, police, fire, and rescue services would continue to be provided by the Navy under the proposed action.

The Navy is initiating the scoping process to identify community concerns and local issues to be addressed in this EIS. Navy representatives will be available at the public open-house scoping meeting to receive comments from the public regarding issues of concern. Federal, State, and local agencies and interested individuals are encouraged to take this opportunity to identify concerns that should be addressed during the preparation of the EIS. Agencies and the public are also invited and encouraged to provide written comments on scoping issues in addition to, or in lieu of, comments provided at the open-house meeting. Written comments must be postmarked by December 14, 2007 and should be mailed to: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Attn: Code EV21LR, 6506 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia 23508. Comments can also be submitted no later than December 14, 2007 via the project Web site: http://www.laurelwoodeis.com

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Dated: October 31, 2007.
T.M. Cruz, Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General ’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E7

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**Finding of No Significant Impact: Energy Conservation Program for**  **Commercial Equipment, Distribution Transformers** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Finding of No Significant Impact for Energy Conservation Standards for distribution transformers.

**SUMMARY :**  The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for certain consumer products and commercial equipment. Part C of Title III (42 U.S.C. 6311

– 6317) establishes a program for ‘‘ Certain Industrial Equipment, ’’ which includes distribution transformers. The Department of Energy (DOE) is directed to administer an energy conservation program for this product. Based on an Environmental Assessment (EA), DOE/ EA

– 1565, which is published as part of the Distribution Transformer Technical Support Document (TSD), DOE has determined that the adoption of energy efficiency for liquid-immerseddistribution transformers and mediumvoltage dry-type distribution transformers, as adopted by the Final Rule entitled the ‘‘ Energy Conservation Program for Commercial Equipment: Distribution Transformers Energy Conservation Standards; Final Rule, ’’ published on October 12, 2007 (72 FR 58190), would not be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Therefore, an environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required, and the Department is issuing this Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

**ADDRESSES :**  Copies of the EA and the TSD, as well as the complete docket for the distribution transformer rulemaking can be reviewed at the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L ’ Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC (202) 586

– 2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at the above telephone number for additional information regarding visiting the Resource Room. You may also obtain copies of certain previous rulemaking documents from this proceeding (i.e., Framework Document, advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANOPR), notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR or proposed rule)), draft analyses, public meeting materials, and related test procedure documents from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ’ s Web site at http:// www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ appliance

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_ transformers.html

. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. Antonio Bouza, Project Manager, Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers, Docket No. EE

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586

–4563, e-mail: Antonio.Bouza@ee.doe.gov. For further information regarding the DOE NEPA process contact: Ms. Othalene Lawrence, EERE NEPA Compliance Officer (EE

– 3C), U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585

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**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Description of the Final Rule: The final rule published on October 12, 2007 established an energy conservation standard for liquid-immerseddistribution transformers and mediumvoltage dry-type distribution transformers. 72 FR 58190.

Environmental Impacts: The EA and TSD evaluate the environmental impacts of a range of energy conservation standards for distribution transformers. The results are presented for each TSL that DOE considered in this rulemaking. Each TSL was considered as an alternative action, and the environmental impacts of each alternative are compared to what would be expected to happen if no new standard were adopted, i.e., the ‘‘ no action ’’ alternative.

The main environmental impact is decreased emissions from fossil-fueled electricity generation. All of the minimum efficiency levels that were considered for this commercial product would result in decreased electricity use and, therefore, a reduction in power plant emissions. The adopted energy conservation standard will generally decrease air pollution by decreasing future energy demand. The environmental analysis considers carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) nitrogen oxides (NO X ), mercury (Hg) and sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ).

The results of the analysis show an estimated cumulative reduction of 250 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions for liquid-immersed and medium-voltage dry-type distribution transformers between 2010 and 2038.


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Because emissions of NO X , Hg and SO 2 from power plants are capped by clean air legislation, physical emissions from electricity generation will be only minimally affected by distribution transformers energy conservation standards. The maximum NO X , Hg and SO 2 allowed by law will most likely still be produced, but because these emissions are traded, and if emissions are lowered due to the reduction in power generation, then the cost of emission credits may decrease slightly. Therefore, the EA did not consider changes in power sector emissions because they will be negligible.

Determination: Based upon the EA, DOE has determined that the adoption of the final rule energy conservation standard for distribution transformers would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, within the meaning of NEPA. Therefore, an EIS is not required, and the Department is issuing this FONSI.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1,
2007. Alexander A. Karsner, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. E7

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**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**[Docket No. CP07**

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**Nornew Energy Supply, Inc.; Notice of Compliance Filing** 

November 2, 2007.

Take notice that on October 22, 2007, Nornew Energy Supply, Inc. (NES) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, First Revised Original Sheet No. 1, effective October 26, 2007.

NES tendered for filing its compliance filing consisting of a notice to cancel its FERC Gas Tariff. NES states that upon cancellation of its tariff, NES will be a Hinshaw pipeline, exempt from Commission regulation under the Natural Gas Act and regulated by the New York Public Service Commission.

Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission ’ s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests 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 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

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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time November 8, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7

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**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

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**Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Compliance Filing** 

November 2, 2007.

Take notice that on October 30, 2007, Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P. (Texas Eastern) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, with an effective date of December 1, 2007: Original Sheet No. 35B Sixth Revised Sheet No. 211 Fourth Revised Sheet No. 213 Sixth Revised Sheet No. 501 Sixth Revised Sheet No. 529 Eighth Revised Sheet No. 627

Texas Eastern states that the filing is being made in compliance with the Commission ’ s order issued on June 8, 2007 in Docket No. CP06

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Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission ’ s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests must be filed in on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests 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 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.

Protest Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time November 7, 2007.
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7

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**Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd; Notice of Compliance Filing** 

November 2, 2007.

Take notice that on October 17, 2007, Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd (WIC) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 2, the following tariff sheets, with an effective date of November 17, 2007: Eighteenth Revised Sheet No. 4A Twentieth Revised Sheet No. 4B Seventeenth Revised Sheet No. 4C Ninth Revised Sheet No. 5A Original Sheet No. 5A.01 Eleventh Revised Sheet No. 11 Fourth Revised Sheet No. 11A Eighth Revised Sheet No. 26 Ninth Revised Sheet No. 27 Ninth Revised Sheet No. 28 Sixteenth Revised Sheet No. 38 First Revised Sheet No. 83B