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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.

Dated: October 31, 2007.

T.M. Cruz,

Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps,

U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. E7-22039 Filed 11-8-07; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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-immersed

distribution 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

63563

meeting materials, and related test

procedure documents from the Office of

Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy's Web site at http://

www. e ere. en ergy. go v/buildings/

appliance-standards/commercial /

distribution-transformers.h tml.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Antonio Bouza, Project Manager, Energy

Conservation Standards for Distribution

Transformers, Docket No. EE-RM/STD00-550, U.S. Department of Energy,

Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy, Building Technologies Program,

EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202)

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-

0119, (202) 586-8596.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of the Final Rule: The

final rule published on October 12, 2007

established an energy conservation

standard for liquid-immersed

distribution 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 (CO2) nitrogen oxides

(NOx), mercury (Hg) and sulfur dioxide

(SO2).

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 NOx, Hg and SO2

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 NOx, Hg and

SO2 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. E7-22004 Filed 11-8-07; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP07-393-001]

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://wcvw. 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

November 8, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E7-22020 Filed 11-8-07; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP06-115-003]

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. CP06-115-000.

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. E7-22018 Filed 11-8-07; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP07-14-002]

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

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