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Rate 

A recalculated rate will go into effect 

every May 1 based on the above formula 

and updated financial and load data. 

The UGPR will notify the Transmission 

Customer annually of the recalculated 

rate on or before April 1. 

Rate Schedule UGP–NT1; October 1, 2005; 

Supersedes 1998 Schedule 

Upper Great Plains Region Integrated 

System: Annual Transmission Revenue 

Requirement for Network Integration 

Transmission Service 

Effective 

The first day of the first full billing 

period beginning on or after October 1, 

2005, through September 30, 2010, or 

until superseded by another rate 

schedule. 

Applicable 

The Transmission Customer shall 

compensate the Upper Great Plains 

Region (UGPR) each month for Network 

Transmission Service under the 

applicable Network Integration 

Transmission Service Agreement and 

annual revenue requirement outlined 

below. The formula for the annual 

revenue requirement used to calculate 

the charges for this service under this 

schedule was developed and may be 

modified under applicable Federal laws, 

regulations, and policies. 

The UGPR may modify the charges for 

Network Integration Transmission 

Service upon written notice to the 

Transmission Customer. Any change to 

the charges to the Transmission 

Customer for Network Integration 

Transmission Service shall be as set 

forth in a revision to this rate schedule 

promulgated developed under 

applicable Federal laws, regulations, 

and policies and made part of the 

applicable Transmission Customer’s 

Service Agreement. The UGPR shall 

charge the Transmission Customer 

under the revenue requirement then in 

effect. 

Formula Rate 

Monthly Transmission Charge Customer’s Load-Ratio Share = ( Revenue Requirment for IS Transmission Service) × Annual

12 months

Annual Revenue Requirement 

A recalculated annual revenue 

requirement will go into effect every 

May 1 based on updated financial data. 

The UGPR will notify the Transmission 

Customer annually of the recalculated 

annual revenue requirement on or 

before April 1. 

[FR Doc. 05–19039 Filed 9–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6667–7] 

Environmental Impact Statements and 

Regulations; Availability of EPA 

Comments 

Availability of EPA comments 

prepared pursuant to the Environmental 

Review Process (ERP), under section 

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act as amended. Requests for 

copies of EPA comments can be directed 

to the Office of Federal Activities at 

202–564–7167. An explanation of the 

ratings assigned to draft environmental 

impact statements (EISs) was published 

in the Federal Register dated April 1, 

2005 (70 FR 16815). 

Draft EISs 

EIS No. 20050187, ERP No. D–SFW–

F64005–00, Upper Mississippi 

National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

(CCP) Implementation, MN, WI, IL 

and IA. 

Summary: EPA has no objections to 

the Preferred Alternative, and 

recommends that the Final EIS address 

how the plan will be integrated with the 

Upper Mississippi River Navigation 

Ecosystem Sustainability Program. 

Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20050209, ERP No. D–NPS–

J65442–WY, Grand Teton National 

Park Transportation Plan, 

Implementation, Grand Teton 

National Park, Teton County, WY. 

Summart: EPA expressed concerns 

about wetland mitigation and storm 

water impacts. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20050259, ERP No. D–FHW–

C40166–NY, Southtowns Connector/ 

Buffalo Outer Harbor Project, 

Improvements on the NYS Route 5 

Corridor from Buffalo Skyway Bridge 

to NYS Route 179, in the City of 

Buffalo, City of Lackawanna and 

Town of Hamburg, Erie County, NY. 

Summary: EPA expressed concerns 

about assessment of cumulative 

impacts. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20050274, ERP No. D–AFS–

J61107–ND, NE McKenzie Allotment 

Management Plan Revisions, Proposes 

to Continue Livestock Grazing on 28 

Allotments, Dakota Prairie Grasslands 

Land and Resource Management Plan, 

Dakota Prairie Grasslands, McKenzie 

Ranger District, McKenzie County, 

ND. 

Summary: EPA expressed concerns 

about potential water quality impacts 

from sediment, fecal coliform and 

temperature modification in streams 

and other surface waters, and 

recommended reducing water quality 

impacts near aquatic/riparian resources 

by working with permittees and other 

stakeholders, and develop adaptive 

management monitoring. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20050281, ERP No. D–AFS–

K65287–CA, North Fork Eel Grazing 

Allotment Management Project, 

Proposing to Authorize Cattle Grazing 

on Four Allotment, Six Rivers 

National Forest, Mad River Ranger 

District, North Fork Eel River and 

Upper Mad River, Trinity County, CA. 

Summary: EPA has no objection to the 

proposed action. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20050306, ERP No. D–FHW–

H40185–00, U.S. Highway 34, 

Plattsmouth Bridge Study, over the 

Missouri River between U.S. 75 and I–

29, Funding, Coast Guard Permit, U.S. 

Army COE 10 and 404 Permits, Cass 

County, NE and Mills County, IA. 

Summary: EPA expressed concerns 

about potential wetland, floodplain, 

stream, and cumulative impacts. Rating 

EC2. 

EIS No. 20050311, ERP No. D–NPS–

H65025–NE, Niobrara National Scenic 

River General Management Plan, 

Implementation, Brown, Cherry, Keya 

Paha and Rock Counties, NE. 

Summary: EPA has no objection to the 

proposed action. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20050294, ERP No. DR–COE–

K11114–CA, Mare Island Reuse of 

Dredged Material Disposal Ponds as a 

Confirmed Updated Dredged Material 

Disposal Facility, Issuing Section 404 

Permit Clean Water Act and Section 

10 Permit Rivers and Harbor Act, San 

Francisco Bay Area, City of Vallejo, 

Solando County, CA. 

Summary: Many of EPA’s objections 

to the original Draft EIS were addressed 

in this revised document. However, EPA 

continues to have concerns about the 

delegation of responsibility for site 

operations and associated 

environmental safeguards, as well as 

implementation of wetlands restoration 

measures. Rating EC2.FINAL EISs. 


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EIS No. 20050283, ERP No. F–AFS–

K65269–NV, Martin Basin Rangeland 

Project, Authorize Continued 

Livestock Grazing in Eight 

Allotments: Martin Basin, Indian, 

West Side Flat Creek, Buffalo, 

Bradshaw, Buttermilk, Granite Peak 

and Rebel Creek Cattle and Horse 

Allotments, Humboldt-Toiyabe 

National Forest, Santa Rosa Ranger 

District, Humboldt County, NV. 

Summary: EPA has continuing 

concerns due to further resource decline 

and recommended an aggressive 

implementation schedule to reduce 

utilization rates in critical areas, and the 

use of tiered environmental 

documentation for specific Allotment 

Management Plans. 

EIS No. 20050286, ERP No. F–SFW–

B64004–ME, Maine Coastal Islands 

National Wildlife Refuge (formerly 

Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex) Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan, Implementation, 

the Gulf of Maine. 

Summary: EPA continues to have no 

objection to the proposed action. 

EIS No. 20050316, ERP No. F–FAA–

F51050–IL, O’Hare Modernization 

Program, Proposes Major 

Development, Chicago O’Hare 

International Airport, Airport Layout 

Plan (ALP), Federal Funding, U.S. 

Army COE Section 404 Permit, City of 

Chicago, IL. 

Summary: While many EPA’s 

previous concerns have been resolved, 

EPA still has concerns because it is not 

clear that proposed mitigation for noise, 

air quality and water will be adopted 

and included in the Record of Decision. 

EIS No. 20050322, ERP No. F–FRC–

L03012–WA, Capacity Replacement 

Project, Construction and Operation 

of 79.5 miles Pipeline: Modify 5 

Existing Compressor Stations, U.S. 

Army COE 10 and 404 Permits, 

Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, 

Pierce and Thurston Counties, WA. 

Summary: As requested, FERC 

provided additional information on the 

proposed compensatory mitigation plan 

and other critical elements in the final 

EIS. Accordingly, EPA had no 

objections to the proposed action. 

EIS No. 20050327, ERP No. F–AFS–

J65434–CO, County Line Vegetation 

Management Project, Salvaging 

Spruce Beetle Infected Trees and 

Thinning Spruce-Fir Stand, Rio 

Grande National Forest, Conejos Peak 

Ranger District, Conejos County, CO. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

concerns about soil erosion impacts, 

stream water quality impacts, and 

wildlife sensitive species impacts. 

EIS No. 20050330, ERP No. F–AFS–

H65023–00, Black-Tailed Prairie Dog 

Conservation and Management on the 

Nebraska National Forest and 

Associated Units, Implementation, 

Dawes, Sioux Blaine, Cherry, Thomas 

Counties, NE and Custer, Fall River, 

Jackson, Pennington, Jones, Lyman, 

Stanley Counties, SD. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

EIS No. 20050331, ERP No. F–COE–

G39042–TX, PROGRAMMATIC—

Lower Colorado River Basin Study, 

Provide Flood Damage Reduction and 

Ecosystem Restoration, Colorado 

River, TX. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

EIS No. 20050337, ERP No. F–AFS–

K65283–CA, Empire Vegetation 

Management Project, Reducing Fire 

Hazards, Harvesting of Trees Using 

Group-Selection (GS) and Individual 

Trees Selection (ITS) Methods, Mt. 

Hough Ranger District, Plumas 

National Forest, Plumas County, CA. 

Summary: While EPA has no 

objection to the proposed action, EPA 

did request that the ROD include a 

commitment to mitigate impacts to air 

quality and implement resource 

monitoring/adaptive management. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 05–19047 Filed 9–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6667–6] 

Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7167 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of 

Environmental Impact Statements, filed 

09/12/2005, through 09/16/2005, 

pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

EIS No. 20050379, Final EIS, FHW, CA, 

California High-Speed Train System, 

High-Speed Train (HST) System for 

Intercity Travel, Extend from 

Sacramento and the San Francisco 

Bay Area, in the North, through 

Central Valley, to Los Angeles and 

San Diego in the South , Orange 

County, CA, Wait Period Ends: 10/24/ 

2005, Contact: David Valenstein 202–

493–6368 This document is available 

on the Internet at: http:// 

www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov. 

EIS No. 20050380, Final EIS, FHW, NC, 

Fayetteville Outer Loop Corridor 

Study, Transportation Improvement 

Program (TIP) Cape Fear River, 

Cumberland, Hoke and Robeson 

Counties, NC, Wait Period Ends: 10/ 

24/2005, Contact: John F. Sullivan 

919–856–4346. 

EIS No. 20050381, Final EIS, AFS, CA, 

Los Padres National Forest Oil and 

Gas Leasing Management, 

Implementation, Kern, Los Angeles, 

Monterey, Santa Barbara and San Luis 

Obispo Counties, CA, Wait Period 

Ends: 10/24/2005, Contact: Al Hess 

805–646–4348 Ext. 311. 

EIS No. 20050382, Draft EIS, BIA, WI, 

Menominee Casino-Hotel 223-Acre 

Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino 

Project, Implementation, Federal 

Trust, Menominee Indian Tribe of 

Wisconsin (Tribe), in City of Kenosha 

and County of Kenosha, WI, Comment 

Period Ends: 11/21/2005, Contact: 

Herb Nelson 612–725–4510. 

EIS No. 20050383, Draft EIS, AFS, IL, 

Shawnee National Forest Trails 

Designation Project, Phase 1, 

Designation, Construction and 

Maintenance for Trail System within 

Four Watershed: Eagle Creek, Big 

Grand Pierre Creek, Lusk Creek and 

Upper Bay Creek, Hidden Springs 

Ranger District, Gallatin, Hardin, 

Johnson, Pope and Saline Counties, 

IL, Comment Period Ends: 11/07/ 

2005, Contact: Matthew Lechner 618–

253–7114. This document is available 

on the Internet at: http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/shawnee/ 

projects/projects/eis/2005/trails/. 

EIS No. 20050384, Final EIS, COE, DC, 

Washington Aqueduct’s Project, 

Proposed Water Treatment Residuals 

Management Process, NPDES Permit, 

Dalecarlia and McMillan Water 

Treatment Plants, Potomac River, 

Washington, DC, Wait Period Ends: 

10/24/2005 Contact: Thomas P. 

Jacobus 202–764–0031. 

EIS No. 20050385, Draft EIS, COE, VA, 

Craney Island Eastward Expansion, 

Construction of a 580-acre Eastward 

Expansion of the Existing Dredged 

Material Management Area, Port of 

Hampton Roads, Norfolk Harbor and 

Channels, VA , Comment Period 

Ends: 11/07/2005, Contact: Craig 

Seltzer 757–201–7390. 

EIS No. 20050386, Draft EIS, NOA, AK, 

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management Approval of 

Amendments to the State of Alaska’s 

Coastal Management Program, 

Implementation, Funding, AK, 

Comment Period Ends: 11/07/2005, 

Contact: Helen C.P. Bass 301–713–

3155 Ext. 175.