50304 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 165 / Friday, August 26, 2005 / Notices 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EMSSAB) Chairs. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of these meetings be announced 

in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, September 22, 2005—

8:15 a.m.—5:15 p.m. 

Friday, September 23, 2005—8:30 

a.m.—12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Ameritel Inns, 645 Lindsay 

Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, (208) 

523–1400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay 

Vivari, Program Management Specialist 

(EM–30.1), Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–5143.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the EMSSAB is to make 

recommendations to DOE and its 

regulators in the areas of environmental 

restoration, waste management, and 

related activities. 

Tentative Agenda:

Thursday, September 22, 2005. 

8:15 a.m. Welcome and Overview. 

David Kipping, Idaho National 

Laboratory (INL) CAB Chair, and 

Richard Provencher, Idaho Operations 

Assistant Manager for EM, to welcome 

participants; Melissa Nielson, Director 

of Internal/External Coordination and 

Doug Frost, Designated Federal Officer, 

to open meeting; and Wendy Green 

Lowe, Facilitator, to review meeting 

objectives, agenda, and ground rules. 

8:45 a.m. Round Robin 1: Top Waste 

Disposition Issues for Each SiteSpecific Advisory Board (SSAB). 

Each Board has five minutes, followed 

by 30 minutes for questions and 

answers, and discussion. 

10 a.m. Break. 

10:15 a.m. Low-Level Waste (LLW) 

and Mixed Low-Level Waste 

(MLLW). 

Disposition Strategies. 

Briefing by Christine Gelles, Director 

of Commercial Disposition Options, on 

EM’s complex-wide LLW and MLLW 

disposition strategies, followed by a 

discussion with the Chairs. 

11:45 a.m. Public Comment Period. 

12 p.m. Lunch. 

1 p.m. Transuranic (TRU) and HighLevel Waste (HLW) Issues. 

Briefing by Frank Marcinowski, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Logistics 

and Waste Disposition, on TRU and 

HLW disposition issues, including 

planned documents and schedules, 

followed by a discussion with the 

Chairs. 

2:30 p.m. Break. 

2:45 p.m. Communications Protocol 

for Waste Disposition Information. 

Brief overview of protocol for 

communications between DOEHeadquarters, Boards and sites. 

3 p.m. Waste Disposition Issues. 

Facilitated discussion among the 

Chairs related to waste disposition 

presentations and their reactions and 

concerns. Facilitated discussion 

regarding the potential for developing a 

joint product related to this topic. 

4:45 p.m. Public Comment Period. 

5 p.m. Review of Day One 

Discussions; Overview of Day Two. 

Facilitated discussion of reactions to 

the information presented and an 

overview of the second day’s activities. 

Friday, September 23, 2005. 

8:30 a.m. Opening. 

Welcome and Overview of Day Two 

Discussions. 

8:45 a.m. Round Robin 2: Top Three 

Issues for Each SSAB. 

Each Board has five minutes, followed 

by 15 minutes for questions and 

answers, and discussion. 

9:45 a.m. Break. 

10 a.m. Waste Disposition Issues 

(continued). 

Facilitated follow-up discussions 

related to joint SSAB product (if 

necessary and appropriate). 

10:30 a.m. Stewardship Activities at 

INL. 

A presentation by members of the INL 

CAB on Stewardship Activities at INL, 

followed by a discussion with the 

Chairs. 

11 a.m. SSAB Organizational Issues. 

A discussion regarding the timing and 

location of the next Chairs meeting and 

whether the SSAB will pursue holding 

a possible workshop. 

11:15 a.m. DOE Organizational 

Update. 

Brief overview of recent 

developments in the budget and 

organization at Headquarters. 

11:30 a.m. Public Comment Period. 

11:45 a.m. Meeting Wrap-Up. 

David Kipping, INL CAB Chair, 

Closing Remarks. 

12 p.m. Adjourn.

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Jay Vivari at the address above 

or by telephone at (202) 586–5143. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes of this meeting will 

be available for public review and 

copying at the U.S. Department of 

Energy Freedom of Information Public 

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday except 

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be 

available by calling Jay Vivari at (202) 

586–5143.

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 22, 

2005. 

Carol Matthews, 

Acting Advisory Committee Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–16998 Filed 8–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge 

Reservation

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EMSSAB), Oak Ridge 

Reservation. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register.

DATES: Wednesday, September 14, 2005, 

6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: DOE Information Center, 

475 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, 

Tennessee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat 

Halsey, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Oak Ridge 

Operations Office, PO Box 2001, EM–90, 

Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 576–

4025; Fax (865) 576–5333 or e-mail: 

halseypj@oro.doe.gov or check the Web 

site at http://www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/

ssab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE in the areas of environmental 

restoration, waste management, and 

related activities. 

Tentative Agenda: Overview of Risk 

Assessment Process. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

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who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to the agenda item should 

contact Pat Halsey at the address or 

telephone number listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes of this meeting will 

be available for public review and 

copying at the Department of Energy’s 

Information Center at 475 Oak Ridge 

Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN between 8 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, or by writing to Pat Halsey, 

Department of Energy Oak Ridge 

Operations Office, PO Box 2001, EM–90, 

Oak Ridge, TN 37831, or by calling her 

at (865) 576–4025.

Issued at Washington, DC on August 22, 

2005. 

Carol Matthews, 

Acting Advisory Committee Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–16999 Filed 8–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL05–143–000] 

Alliant Energy Corporate Services, 

Inc.; Notice of Filing 

August 22, 2005. 

Take notice that on August 12, 2005, 

Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc. 

(AECS) on behalf of Interstate Power 

and Light Company and Wisconsin 

Power and Light Company, 

(collectively, Petitioners) submitted a 

petition for issuance of a declaratory 

order. 

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, 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 and 

all the parties in this proceeding. 

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 email notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

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

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on 

September 12, 2005.

Linda Mitry, 

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–4694 Filed 8–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. ER05–968–000 and ER05–968–

001] 

Basin Creek Equity Partners, L.L.C.; 

Notice of Issuance of Order 

August 19, 2005. 

Basin Creek Equity Partners, L.L.C. 

(Basin Creek) filed an application for 

market-based rate authority, with an 

accompanying rate tariff. The proposed 

rate tariff provides for the sales of 

capacity, energy and ancillary at marketbased rates. Basin Creek also requested 

waiver of various Commission 

regulations. In particular, Basin Creek 

requested that the Commission grant 

blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 

of all future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability by Basin Creek. 

On August 18, 2005, the Commission 

granted the request for blanket approval 

under part 34, subject to the following: 

Any person desiring to be heard or to 

protest the blanket approval of issuance 

of securities or assumptions of liability 

by Basin Creek should file a motion to 

intervene or protest with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 

(2004). 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing motions to intervene 

or protests is September 19, 2005. 

Absent a request to be heard in 

opposition by the deadline above, Basin 

Creek is authorized to issue securities 

and assume obligations or liabilities as 

a guarantor, indorser, surety, or 

otherwise in respect of any security of 

another person; provided that such 

issuance or assumption is for some 

lawful object within the corporate 

purposes of Basin Creek, compatible 

with the public interest, and is 

reasonably necessary or appropriate for 

such purposes. 

The Commission reserves the right to 

require a further showing that neither 

public nor private interests will be 

adversely affected by continued 

approval of Basin Creek issuances of 

securities or assumptions of liability. 

Copies of the full text of the Director’s 

Order are available from the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. The Order may also be viewed 

on the Commission’s Web site at

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

link. Enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the docket 

number filed to access the document. 

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 the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filings.

Linda Mitry, 

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–4665 Filed 8–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. NJ05–5–000] 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative; 

Notice of Filing 

August 22, 2005. 

Take notice that on August 15, 2005, 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative 

tendered for filing revised tariff sheets 

to its non-jurisdictional open access 

transmission reciprocity tariff, FERC 

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1 in 

compliance with Order No. 2003–C. 

Basin requests an effective date of July 

18, 2005.