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The filings in the above proceedings 

are accessible in the Commission’s 

eLibrary system by clicking on the 

appropriate link in the above list. They 

are also 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 email FERCOnlinSupport@ferc.gov. or 

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

call (202) 502–8659. 

Linda Mitry, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E5–4705 Filed 8–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2710–035–ME] 

PPL Maine, LLC; Notice of Availability 

of Environmental Assessment 

August 19, 2005. 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR part 

380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the 

Office of Energy Projects has reviewed 

the application for a new license for the 

Orono Hydroelectric Project, located on 

the Stillwater Branch of the Penobscot 

River, in Penobscot County, Maine, and 

has prepared an Environmental 

Assessment (EA). In the EA, 

Commission staff analyze the potential 

environmental effects of relicensing the 

project and conclude that issuing a new 

license for the project, with appropriate 

environmental measures, would not 

constitute a major federal action that 

would significantly affect the quality of 

the human environment. 

A copy of the EA is on file with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection. The EA 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 field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 

Any comments should be filed within 

30 days from the issuance date of this 

notice, and should be addressed to the 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Room 1–A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Please affix ‘‘Orono Project No. 2710’’ to 

all comments. Comments may be filed 

electronically via Internet in lieu of 

paper. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For further 

information, contact Patrick Murphy 

(202) 502–8755. 

Linda Mitry, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E5–4703 Filed 8–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Southwestern Power Administration 

Robert D. Willis Power Rate 

AGENCY: Southwestern Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of public review and 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Administrator, 

Southwestern Power Administration 

(Southwestern), has prepared Current 

and Revised 2005 Power Repayment 

Studies that show the need for an 

increase in annual revenues to meet cost 

recovery criteria. Such increased 

revenues are required primarily due to 

significant increases in expected U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers’ generation 

investment and increases in operations 

and maintenance expenses at the 

project. The Administrator has 

developed a proposed Robert D. Willis 

rate schedule, which is supported by a 

power repayment study, to recover the 

required revenues. Beginning January 1, 

2006, the proposed rates would increase 

annual revenues approximately 43.1 

percent from $452,952 to $648,096. 

DATES: The consultation and comment 

period will begin on the date of 

publication of this Federal Register 

notice and will end October 28, 2005. 

1. Public Information Forum—

September 13, 2005, 1 p.m. central time, 

Tulsa, OK. 

2. Public Comment Forum—October 

13, 2005, 1 p.m. central time, Tulsa, OK. 

ADDRESSES: If forums are requested, 

they will be held in Southwestern’s 

offices, Room 1402, Williams Center 

Tower I, One West Third Street, Tulsa, 

Oklahoma 74103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Corporate 

Operations, Southwestern Power 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa, 

Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595–6696, 

gene.reeves@swpa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of Energy was created by an 

Act of the U.S. Congress, Department of 

Energy Organization Act, Pub. L. 95–91, 

dated August 4, 1977. Southwestern’s 

power marketing activities were 

transferred from the Department of the 

Interior to the Department of Energy, 

effective October 1, 1977. Guidelines for 

preparation of power repayment studies 

are included in DOE Order No. RA 

6120.2 entitled Power Marketing 

Administration Financial Reporting. 

Procedures for Public Participation in 

Power and Transmission Rate 

Adjustments of the Power Marketing 

Administrations are found at Title 10, 

part 903, Subpart A of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR part 903). 

Procedures for the confirmation and 

approval of rates for the Federal Power 

Marketing Administrations are found at 

title 18, part 300, Subpart L of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (18 CFR part 

300). 

Southwestern markets power from 24 

multi-purpose reservoir projects, with 

hydroelectric power facilities 

constructed and operated by the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers. These projects 

are located in the states of Arkansas, 

Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

Southwestern’s marketing area includes 

these States plus Kansas and Louisiana. 

The costs associated with the 

hydropower facilities of 22 of the 24 

projects are repaid via revenues 

received under the Integrated System 

rates, as are Southwestern’s 

transmission facilities that consist of 

1,380 miles of high-voltage transmission 

lines, 24 substations, and 46 microwave 

and VHF radio sites. Costs associated 

with the Robert D. Willis and Sam 

Rayburn Dams, two projects that are 

isolated hydraulically, electrically, and 

financially from the Integrated System 

are repaid by separate rate schedules. 

Following Department of Energy 

guidelines, the Administrator, 

Southwestern, prepared a Current 

Power Repayment study using the 

existing Robert D. Willis rate. The Study 

indicates that Southwestern’s legal 

requirement to repay the investment in 

the power generating facility for power 

and energy marketed by Southwestern 

will not be met without an increase in 

revenues. The need for increased 

revenues is due to expected increases in 

generation investment and operations 

and maintenance power-related 

expenses. The Revised Power 

Repayment Study shows that an 

increase in annual revenue of $195,144 

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(a 43.1 percent increase), beginning 

January 1, 2006, is needed to satisfy 

repayment criteria. 

Opportunity is presented for 

Southwestern customers and other 

interested parties to receive copies of 

the Robert D. Willis Power Repayment 

Studies and the proposed rate schedule. 

If you desire a copy of the Robert D. 

Willis Power Repayment Data Package 

with the proposed Rate Schedule, 

submit your request to Mr. Forrest E. 

Reeves, Assistant Administrator, Office 

of Corporate Operations, Southwestern 

Power Administration, One West Third 

Street, Tulsa, OK 74103, (918) 595–6696 

or via e-mail to swparates@swpa.gov. 

A Public Information Forum is 

scheduled to be held on September 13, 

2005, to explain to customers and 

interested parties the proposed rate and 

supporting studies. The proceeding will 

be transcribed, if held. A chairman, who 

will be responsible for orderly 

procedure, will conduct the Forum. 

Questions concerning the rate, studies, 

and information presented at the Forum 

will be answered, to the extent possible, 

at the Forum. Questions not answered at 

the Forum will be answered in writing. 

However, questions involving 

voluminous data contained in 

Southwestern’s records may best be 

answered by consultation and review of 

pertinent records at Southwestern’s 

offices. 

Persons interested in attending the 

Public Information Forum should 

indicate in writing by letter, e-mail, or 

facsimile transmission (918–595–6656) 

by September 6, 2005, their intent to 

appear at such Forum. Should no one 

indicate an intent to attend by the 

above-cited deadline, no such Forum 

will be held. 

A Public Comment Forum is 

scheduled to be held on October 13, 

2005, at which interested persons may 

submit written comments or make oral 

presentations of their views and 

comments related to the rate proposal. 

The proceeding will be transcribed, if 

held. A chairman, who will be 

responsible for orderly procedure, will 

conduct the Forum. Southwestern’s 

representatives will be present, and they 

and the chairman may ask questions of 

the speakers. 

Persons interested in attending the 

Public Comment Forum should indicate 

in writing by letter, email, or facsimile 

transmission (918–595–6656) by 

October 3, 2005, their intent to appear 

at such Forum. Should no one indicate 

their intent to attend by the above-cited 

deadline, no such Forum will be held. 

Persons interested in speaking at the 

Forum should submit requests in 

writing by October 3, 2005, to the 

Administrator, Southwestern, indicating 

their intent to appear at such Forum, so 

that a list of speakers can be developed. 

The chairman may allow others to speak 

if time permits. 

A transcript of each Forum will be 

made. Copies of the transcripts may be 

obtained directly from the transcribing 

service for a fee. Copies of the 

transcripts may be obtained directly 

from the transcribing service for a fee. 

Copies of all documents introduced will 

also be available from the transcribing 

service for a fee. 

Written comments on the proposed 

Robert D. Willis Rate are due on or 

before October 28, 2005. Five copies of 

the written comments, together with a 

diskette in MS Word or Corel Word 

Perfect, should be submitted to Forrest 

E. Reeves, Assistant Administrator, 

Southwestern Power Administration, 

U.S. Department of Energy, One West 

Third Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103. 

Following review of the oral and 

written comments and the information 

gathered during the course of the 

proceedings, the Administrator will 

submit the final Robert D. Willis Rate 

Proposal, and Power Repayment Studies 

in support of the proposed rate to the 

Deputy Secretary of Energy for 

confirmation and approval on an 

interim basis, and subsequently to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC) for confirmation and approval 

on a final basis. The FERC will allow 

the public an opportunity to provide 

written comments on the proposed rate 

increase before making a final decision. 

Dated: August 15, 2005. 

Michael A. Deihl, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 05–17104 Filed 8–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Southwestern Power Administration 

Sam Rayburn Dam Power Rate 

AGENCY: Southwestern Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of public review and 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Administrator, 

Southwestern Power Administration 

(Southwestern), has prepared Current 

and Revised 2005 Power Repayment 

Studies that show the need for an 

increase in annual revenues to meet cost 

recovery criteria. Such increased 

revenues are required due to significant 

increases in expected U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers’ generation investment and 

slight increases in operations and 

maintenance expenses at the project. 

The Administrator has developed a 

proposed Sam Rayburn Dam rate 

schedule, which is supported by a 

power repayment study, to recover the 

required revenues. Beginning January 1, 

2006, the proposed rate would increase 

annual revenues 12 percent from 

$2,513,724 to $2,816,064. 

DATES: The consultation and comment 

period will begin on the date of 

publication of this Federal Register 

notice and will end November 28, 2005. 

1. Public Information Forum—

September 13, 2005, 9 a.m. central time, 

Tulsa, OK. 

2. Public Comment Forum—October 

13, 2005, 9 a.m. central time, Tulsa, OK. 

ADDRESSES: If forums are requested, 

they will be held in Southwestern’s 

offices, Williams Center Tower I, One 

West Third Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 

74103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Corporate 

Operations, Southwestern Power 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa, 

Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595–6696, 

gene.reeves@swpa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of Energy was created by an 

Act of the U.S. Congress, in the 

Department of Energy Organization Act, 

Pub. L. 95–91, dated August 4, 1977. 

Southwestern’s power marketing 

activities were transferred from the 

Department of the Interior to the 

Department of Energy, effective October 

1, 1977. Guidelines for preparation of 

power repayment studies are included 

in DOE Order No. RA 6120.2 entitled 

Power Marketing Administration 

Financial Reporting. Procedures for 

Public Participation in Power and 

Transmission Rate Adjustments of the 

Power Marketing Administrations are 

found at Title 10, part 903, Subpart A 

of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 

CFR part 903). Procedures for the 

confirmation and approval of rates for 

the Federal Power Marketing 

Administrations are found at title 18, 

part 300, Subpart L of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (18 CFR part 300). 

Southwestern markets power from 24 

multi-purpose reservoir projects, with 

hydroelectric power facilities 

constructed and operated by the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers. These projects 

are located in the states of Arkansas, 

Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

Southwestern’s marketing area includes 

these States as well as Kansas and 

Louisiana. The costs associated with the 

hydropower facilities of 22 of the 24