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m. Locations of the Application: This 

filing is available for review and 

reproduction at the Commission in the 

Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The filing may also be viewed on the 

Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number, here P–9699, in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–

3676 or e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. 

n. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene—Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments filed, but 

only those who file a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

p. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents—Any filings must bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as 

applicable, and the Project Number of 

the particular application to which the 

filing refers. A copy of any motion to 

intervene must also be served upon each 

representative of the Applicant 

specified in the particular application. 

q. Agency Comments—Federal, State, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

Applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E5–5239 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12514–000—Indiana] 

Northern Indiana Public Service 

Company; Norway and Oakdale 

Hydroelectric Project; Notice of 

Meeting To Discuss Project Boundary 

Location 

September 21, 2005. 

a. Date and Time of Meeting: October 

6, 2005 at 2 p.m. (EST). 

b. Place: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (FERC) Headquarters, 888 

1st St, NE., Washington, DC 20426; 

Room 62–22. 

c. FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban at 

(202) 502–6211, or 

sergiu.serban@ferc.gov. 

d. Purpose of Meeting: To discuss the 

location of the project boundary in the 

pending proceeding on the license 

application for the Norway and Oakdale 

Project. A summary of the meeting will 

be placed in the project’s public record. 

e. All local, State, and Federal 

agencies, Indian tribes, and other 

interested parties are invited to 

participate either in person or by phone. 

Please call Sergiu Serban at (202) 502–

6211 by October 4, 2005, to RSVP and 

to receive specific instructions on how 

to participate. 

f. FERC conferences are accessible 

under section 508 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973. For accessibility 

accommodations please send an e-mail 

to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 

(866) 208–3372 (voice) or (202) 208–

1659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208–

2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E5–5269 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RP05–317–000] 

Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice 

of Informal Settlement Conference 

September 16, 2005. 

Take notice that an informal 

settlement conference will be convened 

in this proceeding commencing at 10 

a.m. (EST) on Tuesday, September 27, 

2005, at the offices of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, for 

the purpose of exploring the possible 

settlement of the above-referenced 

docket. 

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR 

385.102(c), or any participant as defined 

by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited to 

attend. Persons wishing to become a 

party must move to intervene and 

receive intervenor status pursuant to the 

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR 

385.214). 

FERC conferences are accessible 

under section 508 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973. For accessibility 

accommodations please send an e-mail 

to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 

1–866–208–3372 (voice) or (202) 208–

1659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208–

2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

For additional information, please 

contact Bill Collins at (202) 502–8248, 

william.collins@ferc.gov or Bob Keegan 

at (202) 502–8158, 

james.keegan@ferc.gov. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E5–5218 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7976–4] 

Office of Research and Development; 

Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and 

Equivalent Methods: Designation of a 

New Equivalent Method for PM10

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of the designation of a 

new equivalent method for monitoring 

ambient air quality. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) has designated, in accordance 

with 40 CFR part 53, a new equivalent 

method for measuring concentrations of 

particulate matter as PM10 in the 

ambient air. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Hunike, Human Exposure and 

Atmospheric Sciences Division (MD–

D205–03), National Exposure Research 

Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711. Phone: 

(919) 541–3737, e-mail: 

Hunike.Elizabeth@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with regulations at 40 CFR 

part 53, the EPA evaluates various 

methods for monitoring the 

concentrations of those ambient air 

pollutants for which EPA has 

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established National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQSs) as set 

forth in 40 CFR part 50. Monitoring 

methods that are determined to meet 

specific requirements for adequacy are 

designated by the EPA as either 

reference methods or equivalent 

methods (as applicable), thereby 

permitting their use under 40 CFR part 

58 by States and other agencies for 

determining attainment of the NAAQSs. 

The EPA hereby announces the 

designation of a new equivalent method 

for measuring concentrations of 

particulate matter as PM10 in ambient 

air. This designation is made under the 

provisions of 40 CFR part 53, as 

amended on July 18, 1997 (62 FR 

38764). 

The new equivalent method for PM10

is an automated method (analyzer) that 

utilizes a measurement principle based 

on sample collection by filtration and 

analysis by beta-ray attenuation. The 

newly designated equivalent method is 

identified as follows: 

EQPM–0905–0156, ‘‘DKK–TOA Models 

FPM–222, FPM–222C, FPM–223, FPM–

223C, DUB–222(S), and DUB–223(S) 

Particulate Monitor’’ for monitoring 

PM10 in Ambient Air (beta attenuation 

monitor), configured for PM10, with 

Firmware Version DUB4–658355, 

Corrected Slope Factor (FACT SLOPE) 

set to 1.232, Corrected Zero Value 

(FACT ZERO) set to 1.8, and with or 

without any of the following options: 

Auto Check and Serial Recorder. 

An application for an equivalent 

method determination for this method 

was received by the EPA on February 

10, 2005. The method is available 

commercially from the applicant, DKK–

TOA Corporation, 29–10, 1-Chome, 

Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 

169–8648, Japan (http:// 

www.toadkk.co.jp/). 

Test analyzers representative of this 

method have been tested by the 

applicant in accordance with the 

applicable test procedures specified in 

40 CFR part 53 (as amended on July 18, 

1997). After reviewing the results of 

those tests and other information 

submitted by the applicant, EPA has 

determined, in accordance with part 53, 

that this method should be designated 

as an equivalent method. The 

information submitted by the applicant 

will be kept on file, either at EPA’s 

National Exposure Research Laboratory, 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

27711 or in an approved archive storage 

facility, and will be available for 

inspection (with advance notice) to the 

extent consistent with 40 CFR part 2 

(EPA’s regulations implementing the 

Freedom of Information Act). 

As a designated reference or 

equivalent method, this method is 

acceptable for use by states and other air 

monitoring agencies under the 

requirements of 40 CFR part 58, 

Ambient Air Quality Surveillance. For 

such purposes, the method must be 

used in strict accordance with the 

operation or instruction manual 

associated with the method and subject 

to any specifications and limitations 

(e.g., configuration or operational 

settings) specified in the applicable 

designation method description (see the 

identification of the method above). 

Users of the method should also note 

that its equivalent method designation 

applies only to 24-hour average PM10

concentration measurements. The DKK–

TOA Model FPM–222 and associated 

model monitors can also provide 

average PM10 concentration 

measurements over other, shorter 

averaging periods. However, such 

shorter average concentration 

measurements may be less precise than 

the 24-hour measurements and are not 

required for use in determining 

attainment under the air quality 

surveillance requirements of part 58 

(although they may be useful for other 

purposes). Use of the method should 

also be in general accordance with the 

guidance and recommendations of 

applicable sections of the ‘‘Quality 

Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution 

Measurement Systems, Volume I,’’ EPA/ 

600/R–94/038a and ‘‘Quality Assurance 

Handbook for Air Pollution 

Measurement Systems, Volume II, Part 

1,’’ EPA–454/R–98–004. Vendor 

modifications of a designated reference 

or equivalent method used for purposes 

of part 58 are permitted only with prior 

approval of the EPA, as provided in part 

53. Provisions concerning modification 

of such methods by users are specified 

under Section 2.8 (Modifications of 

Methods by Users) of Appendix C to 40 

CFR part 58. 

In general, a method designation 

applies to any sampler or analyzer 

which is identical to the sampler or 

analyzer described in the application for 

designation. In some cases, similar 

samplers or analyzers manufactured 

prior to the designation may be 

upgraded or converted (e.g., by minor 

modification or by substitution of the 

approved operation or instruction 

manual) so as to be identical to the 

designated method and thus achieve 

designated status. The manufacturer 

should be consulted to determine the 

feasibility of such upgrading or 

conversion. 

Part 53 requires that sellers of 

designated reference or equivalent 

method analyzers or samplers comply 

with certain conditions. These 

conditions are specified in 40 CFR 53.9 

and are summarized below: 

(a) A copy of the approved operation 

or instruction manual must accompany 

the sampler or analyzer when it is 

delivered to the ultimate purchaser. 

(b) The sampler or analyzer must not 

generate any unreasonable hazard to 

operators or to the environment. 

(c) The sampler or analyzer must 

function within the limits of the 

applicable performance specifications 

given in 40 CFR parts 50 and 53 for at 

least one year after delivery when 

maintained and operated in accordance 

with the operation or instruction 

manual. 

(d) Any sampler or analyzer offered 

for sale as part of a reference or 

equivalent method must bear a label or 

sticker indicating that it has been 

designated as part of a reference or 

equivalent method in accordance with 

part 53 and showing its designated 

method identification number. 

(e) If such an analyzer has two or 

more selectable ranges, the label or 

sticker must be placed in close 

proximity to the range selector and 

indicate which range or ranges have 

been included in the reference or 

equivalent method designation. 

(f) An applicant who offers samplers 

or analyzers for sale as part of a 

reference or equivalent method is 

required to maintain a list of ultimate 

purchasers of such samplers or 

analyzers and to notify them within 30 

days if a reference or equivalent method 

designation applicable to the method 

has been canceled or if adjustment of 

the sampler or analyzer is necessary 

under 40 CFR 53.11(b) to avoid a 

cancellation. 

(g) An applicant who modifies a 

sampler or analyzer previously 

designated as part of a reference or 

equivalent method is not permitted to 

sell the sampler or analyzer (as 

modified) as part of a reference or 

equivalent method (although it may be 

sold without such representation), nor 

to attach a designation label or sticker 

to the sampler or analyzer (as modified) 

under the provisions described above, 

until the applicant has received notice 

under 40 CFR 53.14(c) that the original 

designation or a new designation 

applies to the method as modified, or 

until the applicant has applied for and 

received notice under 40 CFR 53.8(b) of 

a new reference or equivalent method 

determination for the sampler or 

analyzer as modified. 

Aside from occasional breakdowns or 

malfunctions, consistent or repeated 

noncompliance with any of these 

conditions should be reported to: 

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Director, Human Exposure and 

Atmospheric Sciences Division (MD–

E205–01), National Exposure Research 

Laboratory, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711. 

Designation of this new equivalent 

method is intended to assist the States 

in establishing and operating their air 

quality surveillance systems under 40 

CFR part 58. Questions concerning the 

commercial availability or technical 

aspects of the method should be 

directed to the applicant. 

Lawrence W. Reiter, 

Director, National Exposure Research 

Laboratory. 

[FR Doc. 05–19356 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7976–3] 

Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to 

Confidential Business Information 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Intended Transfer of 

Confidential Business Information to 

Contractors and Subcontractors. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) intends to transfer 

confidential business information (CBI) 

collected from the drinking water 

treatment industry, airport deicing 

operations, and other industries to 

Battelle and its subcontractors. Transfer 

of the information will allow the 

contractor and subcontractors to support 

EPA in the planning, development, and 

review of effluent limitations guidelines 

and standards under the Clean Water 

Act (CWA) and the development of 

discharge standards for certain Alaskan 

cruise ship operations. The information 

being transferred was or will be 

collected under the authority of section 

308 of the CWA. Some information 

being transferred from the pulp, paper, 

and paperboard industry was collected 

under the additional authorities of 

section 114 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 

and section 3007 of the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 

Interested persons may submit 

comments on this intended transfer of 

information to the address noted below. 

DATES: Comments on the transfer of data 

are due October 3, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document 

Control Officer, Engineering and 

Analysis Division (4303T), Room 6231S 

EPA West, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control 

Officer, at (202) 566–1044, or via e-mail 

at siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

transferred CBI to various contractors 

and subcontractors over the history of 

the effluent guidelines program. EPA 

determined that this transfer was 

necessary to enable the contractors and 

subcontractors to perform their work in 

supporting EPA in planning, 

developing, and reviewing effluent 

guidelines and standards for certain 

industries. 

Today, EPA is giving notice that it has 

entered into a contract with Battelle, 

number EP–C–05–030, located in 

Columbus, Ohio. The reason for this 

contract is to secure additional 

statistical analysis support for EPA in its 

development, review, implementation, 

and defense of water-related initiatives. 

To obtain assistance in responding to 

this contract, Battelle has entered into 

contracts with the following 

subcontractors: Waterstone 

Environmental Hydrology and 

Engineering, Inc. (located in Boulder, 

Colorado) and Jorge Scientific 

Corporation (Arlington, Virginia). 

All EPA contractor, subcontractor, 

and consultant personnel are bound by 

the requirements and sanctions 

contained in their contracts with EPA 

and in EPA’s confidentiality regulations 

found at 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B. 

Battelle and its subcontractors adhere to 

EPA-approved security plans which 

describe procedures to protect CBI. The 

procedures in these plans are applied to 

CBI previously gathered by EPA for the 

industries identified below and to CBI 

that may be gathered in the future for 

these industries. The security plans 

specify that contractor and 

subcontractor personnel are required to 

sign non-disclosure agreements and are 

briefed on appropriate security 

procedures before they are permitted 

access to CBI. No person is 

automatically granted access to CBI: a 

need to know must exist. 

The information that will be 

transferred to Battelle and its 

subcontractors consists primarily of 

information previously collected by 

EPA to support the development and 

review of effluent limitations guidelines 

and standards under the CWA and the 

development of discharge standards for 

certain Alaskan cruise ship operations. 

In particular, information, including 

CBI, collected for the planning, 

development, and review of effluent 

limitations guidelines and standards for 

the following industries may be 

transferred: Airport deicing; 

aquaculture; concentrated animal 

feeding operations; centralized waste 

treatment; coal mining; drinking water 

treatment; industrial container and 

drum cleaning; industrial laundries; 

industrial waste combustors; iron and 

steel manufacturing; landfills; meat and 

poultry products; metal finishing; metal 

products and machinery; nonferrous 

metals manufacturing; oil and gas 

extraction (including coalbed methane); 

ore mining and dressing; organic 

chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers; 

pesticide chemicals; pharmaceutical 

manufacturing; petroleum refining; 

pulp, paper, and paperboard 

manufacturing; steam electric power 

generation; textile mills; timber 

products processing; tobacco; and 

transportation equipment cleaning. In 

addition, for the development of 

standards for Alaskan cruise ships, EPA 

may transfer information, including CBI, 

about large cruise ships that operate in 

the waters around Alaska. 

EPA also intends to transfer to 

Battelle and its subcontractors all 

information listed in this notice, of the 

type described above (including CBI) 

that may be collected in the future 

under the authority of section 308 of the 

CWA or voluntarily submitted (e.g., in 

comments in response to a Federal 

Register notice), as is necessary to 

enable Battelle and its subcontractors to 

carry out the work required by their 

contracts to support EPA’s effluent 

guidelines planning process, the 

development of effluent limitations 

guidelines and standards, and the 

development of discharge standards for 

cruise ships. 

Dated: September 21, 2005. 

Pamela Barr, 

Acting Director, Office of Science and 

Technology. 

[FR Doc. 05–19355 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7976–1] 

Good Neighbor Environmental Board 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Pub. L. 92463, EPA 

gives notice of a meeting of the Good 

Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB). 

The Board provides advice and 

recommendations to the U.S. President