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C–3. 

Docket# CP05–353–001, El Paso Natural 

Gas Company 

C–4. 

Omitted 

C–5. 

Docket# CP05–55–000, Northern Natural 

Gas Company 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

The Capitol Connection offers the 

opportunity for remote listening and 

viewing of the meeting. It is available 

for a fee, live over the Internet, via CBand Satellite. Persons interested in 

receiving the broadcast, or who need 

information on making arrangements 

should contact David Reininger or Julia 

Morelli at the Capitol Connection (703) 

993–3100 as soon as possible or visit the 

Capitol Connection Web site at http:// 

www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu and 

click on ‘‘FERC’’. 

Immediately following the conclusion 

of the Commission Meeting, a press 

briefing will be held in Hearing Room 

2. Members of the public may view this 

briefing in the Commission Meeting 

overflow room. This statement is 

intended to notify the public that the 

press briefings that follow Commission 

meetings may now be viewed remotely 

at Commission headquarters, but will 

not be telecast through the Capitol 

Connection service. 

[FR Doc. 05–18299 Filed 9–9–05; 3:57 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6717–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Meeting, Notice of Vote, 

Explanation of Action Closing Meeting 

and List of Persons To Attend 

September 8, 2005. 

The following notice of meeting is 

published pursuant to Section 3(a) of 

the Government in the Sunshine Act 

(Pub. L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b: 

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission. 

DATE AND TIME: September 15, 2005 

(within a relatively short time after the 

Commission’s open meeting on 

September 15, 2005). 

PLACE: 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Non-Public 

Investigations and Inquiries, 

Enforcement Related Matters, and 

Security of Regulated Facilities. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Telephone 

(202) 502–8400. 

Chairman Kelliher and 

Commissioners Brownell and Kelly 

voted to hold a closed meeting on 

September 15, 2005. The certification of 

the General Counsel explaining the 

action closing the meeting is available 

for public inspection in the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room at 

888 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The Chairman and the 

Commissioners, their assistants, the 

Commission’s Secretary and her 

assistant, the General Counsel and 

members of her staff, and a stenographer 

are expected to attend the meeting. 

Other staff members from the 

Commission’s program offices who will 

advise the Commissioners in the matters 

discussed will also be present. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–18300 Filed 9–9–05; 3:57 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. EY05–14–001; RM01–10–000] 

Standards of Conduct for 

Transmission Providers; Notice 

Waiving Record Keeping 

Requirements 

September 7, 2005. 

Due to the emergency conditions in 

the Gulf Coast area of the United States 

created by Hurricane Katrina, on August 

31, 2005, the Commission issued a 

Notice Granting Extension Of Time To 

Comply With Posting And Other 

Requirements. That Notice, among other 

things, allowed affected transmission 

providers to delay, until September 30, 

2005, compliance with the requirement 

of section 358.4(a)(2) of the 

Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR 

358.4(a)(2)(2005), to report to the 

Commission and post on the OASIS or 

Internet website, as applicable, each 

emergency that resulted in any 

deviation from the standards of conduct. 

Due to the extreme nature of the 

emergency, the Commission will also 

waive, until September 16, 2005, the 

requirement to record and retain a 

record of each deviation of the 

standards of conduct. The Commission 

will consider extending the waiver if it 

continues to be needed after that date. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E5–4989 Filed 9–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[SFUND–2004–0014, FRL–7968–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; The 2005 National 

Survey of Local Emergency Planning 

Committees, EPA ICR Number 1903.02, 

OMB Control Number 2050–0162 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that EPA is planning to submit a 

proposed Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This is 

a request for a continuing collection. 

The prior collection for the 1999 

National Survey of Local Emergency 

Planning Committees expired on June 

30, 2002. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 14, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number SFUND–

2004–0014, to EPA online using 

EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email to superfund.docket@epa.gov, or 

by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Superfund Docket, Mailcode 5202T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Jennings, Office of Emergency 

Management (OEM), OSWER, Mailcode 

5104A, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–7998; fax number: 

(202) 564–8222; e-mail address: 

jennings.kim@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

established a public docket for this ICR 

under Docket ID number SFUND–2004–

0014, which is available for public 

viewing at the Superfund Docket in the 

EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA 

West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution 

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Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA 

Docket Center Public Reading Room is 

open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the Superfund 

Docket is (202) 566–0276. An electronic 

version of the public docket is available 

through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at 

http://www.epas.gov/edocket. Use 

EDOCKET to obtain a copy of the draft 

collection of information, to submit to 

view public comments, to access the 

index listing of the contents of the 

public docket, and to access those 

documents in the public docket that are 

available electronically. Once in the 

system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the 

docket ID number identified above. 

Any comments related to this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA within 60 

days of this notice. EPA’s policy is that 

public comments, whether submitted 

electronically or in paper, will be made 

available for public viewing in 

EDOCKET as EPA receives them and 

without change, unless the comment 

contains copyrighted material, 

confidential business information (CBI), 

or other information whose public 

disclosure is restricted by statute. When 

EPA identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, 

including the copyrighted material, will 

be available in the public docket. 

Although identified as an item in the 

official docket, information claimed as 

CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise 

restricted by statute, is not included in 

the official public docket, and will not 

be available for public viewing in 

EDOCKET. For further information 

about the electronic docket, see EPA’s 

Federal Register notice describing the 

electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 

31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov/ 

edocket. 

Affected entitles: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are those which 

hold a leadership position on Local 

Emergency Planning Committees 

(LEPCs). It is anticipated that the 

majority of respondents will be LEPC 

chairs. 

Title: National Survey of Local 

Emergency Planning Committees. 

Abstract: The Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Emergency 

Response (OEM) proposes to conduct a 

nationwide survey of Local Emergency 

Planning Committees (LEPCs). The 

information will be used to assess the 

general progress, status, and activity 

level of LEPCs. This collection also 

addresses reporting requirements under 

the Government Performance and 

Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, which 

stipulates that agencies focus on 

evaluating their program activities in 

terms of outputs and outcomes. This 

ICR is necessary to evaluate whether 

OEM is successfully providing national 

leadership and assistance to local 

communities in preparing for and 

preventing chemical emergencies. 

The Emergency Planning and 

Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 

(EPCRA) introduced a fundamental 

change in the regulation of chemical 

facilities and the prevention of and 

preparedness for chemical accidents. 

This law seeks to improve emergency 

preparedness and reduce the risk of 

chemical accidents by providing 

information to citizens about chemical 

hazards in their community. EPCRA is 

premised on the concept that the more 

informed local citizens are, the more 

involved they will become in 

prevention and preparedness activities. 

For this ‘‘informational regulation’’ to be 

effective, the public must receive 

accurate and reliable information that is 

easy to understand and practical to use. 

EPCRA mandates the creation of 

LEPCs as a means for local government, 

law enforcement, health officials, and 

emergency responders to work with 

chemical facilities, the media and 

community groups to develop formal 

plans for responding to chemical 

emergencies. 

LEPC activities include: Receiving 

chemical hazards data from facilities in 

their community and providing this 

information to the local public; 

developing local emergency response 

plans, which are annually reviewed, 

tested, and updated; serving as a point 

of contact for discussing and sharing 

information about hazardous 

substances, emergency planning, and 

health and environmental risk; and 

notifying the public of LEPC activities 

and other pertinent information. 

In general, LEPCs provide local 

citizens an opportunity to participate 

actively in understanding chemical 

hazards, planning for emergency 

response and reducing the risk of 

chemical emergencies. To be judged 

effective, LEPCs must be compliant with 

the requirements of EPCRA and actively 

carry out these responsibilities. LEPC’s 

level of satisfaction with the 

information, guidance, and support they 

receive will heavily influence their 

ability to fulfill their duties. The 2005 

National Survey of LEPCs will collect 

information to evaluate the status and 

activity level of these planning bodies 

and their satisfaction with OEM 

products and services. 

This proposed information collection 

builds upon previous assessments 

conducted by OEM. In 1999, a 

nationwide survey of LEPCs revealed 

various strengths and weaknesses 

among LEPCs. Since that time, no 

systematic nationwide measurement of 

the progress of LEPCs has been 

conducted. Over the past five years, 

local emergency planning has evolved, 

most notably, in the amount of 

information that is now available to 

assist LEPCs in preparing for and 

preventing chemical emergencies. In 

June 1999, this information expanded 

further with the addition of facility 

specific chemical hazards data and risk 

management plans made available 

under amendments to the Clean Air Act 

in 1990 (section 112(r)—the Risk 

Management Program Rule for the 

prevention of chemical accidents). 

The primary goals of this research are 

to: (1) Track the progress of LEPCs by 

updating the 1999 baseline data on a 

series of key performance indicators; 

and (2) probe current LEPC practices 

and preferences regarding several 

important sets of issues, including: 

communications with local citizens, 

proactive accident prevention efforts, 

and the effectiveness of selected OEM 

products and services. 

The EPA would like to solicit 

comments to: 

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(iv) minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Burden Statement: OEM estimates 

that there will be 3,300 respondents to 

this information collection and each 

respondent will spend 15 minutes 

completing and submitting an on-line 

response form, for a total response of 

825 hours. Based on an average hourly 

rate of $30.06 (an average hourly rate, 

including benefits, of both private and 

state employees), the survey developers 

expect that the average per-respondent 

cost for the pilot survey will be $7.51 

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and the corresponding one-time total 

cost to all respondents will be $24,800. 

Since this information collection is 

voluntary and does not involve any 

special equipment, respondents will not 

incur any capital or operation and 

maintenance (O&M) costs. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose 

or provide information to or for a federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; develop, acquire, 

install, and utilize technology and 

systems for the purposes of collecting, 

validating, and verifying information, 

processing and maintaining 

information, and disclosing and 

providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements; train personnel to be able 

to respond to a collection of 

information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information. 

Dated: September 2, 2005. 

Deborah Y. Dietrich, 

Director, Office of Emergency Management. 

[FR Doc. 05–18091 Filed 9–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7968–8] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification To Convene Workgroups 

of Experts for Rapid Consultative 

Advice on Scientific and Technical 

Issues From Hurricane Katrina 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces its 

intent to convene workgroups of experts 

drawn from the U.S. EPA SAB, the 

Clean Air Scientific Advisory 

Committee, and the Advisory Council 

on Clean Air Compliance Analysis 

(chartered advisory committees), their 

standing committees, subcommittees, 

and advisory panels to provide rapid 

consultative advice on scientific and 

technical issues in the aftermath of 

Hurricane Katrina. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain information about the rapid 

consultative advice process and projects 

may contact Dr. Anthony F. 

Maciorowski, Associate Director for 

Science, Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office, by telephone at (202) 343–9983; 

by e-mail at 

maciorowski.anthony@epa.gov; or by 

mail at the U.S. EPA, Science Advisory 

Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB 

was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to 

provide independent scientific and 

technical advice, consultation, and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on a technical basis for 

Agency positions and regulations. The 

SAB anticipates that the scope and scale 

of environmental destruction in 

Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama 

will lead EPA Program Offices and 

Regions to request advice on an array of 

scientific and technical issues. Rapid 

consultative advice from nationally 

recognized scientists and engineers will 

assist the Agency in developing and 

implementing timely and scientifically 

appropriate responses to Hurricane 

Katrina induced destruction and 

contamination along the Gulf Coast. 

To expedite the development of 

advice on Hurricane Katrina related 

issues, the SAB Staff Office will 

convene workgroups of technical 

experts drawn from the U.S. EPA SAB, 

the Clean Air Scientific Advisory 

Committee, the Advisory Council on 

Clean Air Compliance Analysis 

(chartered advisory committees), their 

standing committees, subcommittees, 

and advisory panels. Workgroup 

members will be invited to serve based 

on their scientific and technical 

expertise, knowledge, and experience; 

availability and willingness to serve; 

absence of financial conflicts of interest; 

and scientific credibility and 

impartiality. Due to critical mission and 

schedule requirements, there is 

insufficient time to provide the full 15 

days notice in the Federal Register prior 

to advisory committee meetings, 

pursuant to the final rule on Federal 

Advisory Committee Management 

codified at 41 CFR 102–3.150. 

Therefore, information on the 

workgroup consultations will be posted 

on the SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab as they are available. 

Dated: September 8, 2005. 

Vanessa Vu, 

Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 05–18227 Filed 9–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OAR–2003–0032; FRL–7965–4] 

Interim Guidance on Control of Volatile 

Organic Compounds in Ozone State 

Implementation Plans 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of interim guidance on 

SIP development. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) encourages States to 

consider recent scientific information 

on the photochemical reactivity of 

volatile organic compounds (VOC) in 

the development of State 

implementation plans (SIPs) designed to 

meet the national ambient air quality 

standard (NAAQS) for ozone. This 

interim guidance summarizes recent 

scientific findings, provides examples of 

innovative applications of reactivity 

information in the development of VOC 

control measures, and clarifies the 

relationship between innovative 

reactivity-based policies and EPA’s 

current definition of VOC. This interim 

guidance does not change any existing 

rules. 

DATES: This interim guidance is 

effective on September 13, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. OAR–2003–0032. All documents in 

the docket are listed in the EDOCKET 

index at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information may not be publicly 

available, i.e., Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically in 

EDOCKET or in hard copy at the Docket 

ID No. OAR–2003–0032, EPA/DC, EPA 

West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Air Docket is (202) 566–

1742. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William L. Johnson, Office of Air 

Quality Planning and Standards, Air 

Quality Strategies and Standards 

Division, Mail code C539–02, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone 

(919) 541–5245.; fax number: (919) 541–