69964 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 222 / Friday, November 18, 2005 / Notices 

north-south and east-west state highway 

and county road rights-of-way enroute 

to NWE’s 230–kV substation. Major 

river crossings include those of the 

Marias approximately 10 miles south of 

Cut Bank, and the Teton, approximately 

14 miles south of Brady, Montana. 

In addition to transmission line routes 

within the above proposed corridors, 

the EA will consider the environmental 

impacts of the ‘‘No Action’’ alternative. 

Under the No Action alternative DOE 

would not issue a Presidential permit 

and DEQ would not issue a Certificate 

of Compliance. DOE and DEQ will also 

consider any additional reasonable 

alternatives that result from comments 

received during the scoping period. 

However, not issuing the Presidential 

permit or Certificate would not 

necessarily imply maintenance of the 

status quo. MATL indicated its 

proposed action is to construct a 

merchant transmission line to improve 

the reliability of both the Alberta and 

Montana power transmission grids and 

to enable the development of new 

power generation projects in Alberta 

and Montana. MATL asserts that the 

proposed transmission facilities would 

enable the development of new wind 

electric generation projects because the 

proposed line route passes through an 

area that has tremendous wind 

generation potential. If the Presidential 

permit and Certificate are not issued 

and this proposed project is not built, 

other transmission facilities may be 

constructed in support of future wind 

development. The No Action 

Alternative will address the 

environmental impacts that are 

reasonably foreseeable to occur if the 

Presidential permit and Certificate are 

not issued. 

Identification of Environmental Issues 

In the EA, DOE and DEQ will examine 

public health and safety effects and 

environmental impacts in the U.S. from 

the proposed transmission facilities. 

The EA will be prepared in accordance 

with the requirements of the Council on 

Environmental Quality NEPA 

Implementing Regulation (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508) and DOE’s NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 

1021). Because the project involves 

action in a floodplain, the EA will 

include a floodplain assessment and 

floodplain statement of findings in 

accordance with DOE regulations for 

compliance with floodplain and 

wetlands environmental review (10 CFR 

part 1022). Tribal governments and 

Federal, State and local agencies with 

special expertise or jurisdiction over the 

proposed project are being invited to 

become cooperating agencies on the EA. 

This notice is to inform agencies and 

the public of the proposed project and 

to solicit comments and suggestions for 

consideration in the preparation of the 

EA. To help the public frame its 

comments, this notice contains a 

preliminary list of potential 

environmental issues in the U.S. that 

DOE and MATL have tentatively 

identified for analysis. These issues 

include: 

1. Impact from development of wind 

generation resources; 

2. Impacts on farming; 

3. Impacts on protected, threatened, 

endangered, or sensitive species of 

animals or plants, or their critical 

habitats; 

4. Impacts on floodplains and 

wetlands; 

5. Impacts on cultural or historic 

resources; 

6. Impacts on human health and 

safety; 

7. Impacts on air, soil, and water; 

8. Visual impacts; and 

9. Socioeconomic impacts, and 

disproportionately high and adverse 

impacts on minority and low-income 

populations. 

Scoping Process 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in the scoping process both 

to refine the environmental issues to be 

analyzed and to identify the reasonable 

range of alternatives. Both oral and 

written comments will be considered 

and given equal weight by DOE and 

DEQ. 

Public scoping meetings will be held 

at the locations, dates, and times 

indicated above under the DATES and 

ADDRESSES sections. The scoping 

meetings will be structured as informal 

open houses. They will provide 

interested parties the opportunity to 

view proposed project exhibits, ask 

questions, and make comments. DOE, 

DEQ, and any cooperating agency 

representatives will be available to 

answer questions and provide 

additional information to attendees. 

DOE and DEQ invite those entities 

with jurisdiction by law or special 

expertise with respect to environmental 

issues to be cooperating agencies on the 

EA, as defined at 40 CFR 1501.6. 

Cooperating agencies have certain 

responsibilities to support the NEPA 

process, as specified at 40 CFR 

1501.6(b). 

Persons submitting comments during 

the scoping process will receive copies 

of the Pre-Approval EA. Persons who do 

not wish to submit comments or 

suggestions at this time but who would 

like to receive a copy of the document 

for review and comment when it is 

issued should notify Mrs. Ellen Russell 

and also Tom Ring at the addresses 

provided above. 

Pre-Approval EA Schedule and 

Availability 

The Pre-Approval EA is scheduled to 

be issued in the spring, 2006, at which 

time its availability will be announced 

in the Federal Register and public 

comments again will be solicited. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

16, 2005. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 05–23002 Filed 11–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Science; Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee. 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: Monday, December 5, 2005, 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, December 6, 

2005, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: American Geophysical 

Union, 2000 Florida Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Thomassen (301–903–9817; 

david.thomassen@science.doe.gov) 

Designated Federal Officer, Biological 

and Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Science, Office of Biological 

and Environmental Research, SC–23/ 

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290. The most 

current information concerning this 

meeting can be found on the Web site: 

http://www.science.doe.gov/ober/berac/ 

announce.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Meeting: To provide advice on a 

continuing basis to the Director, Office 

of Science of the Department of Energy, 

on the many complex scientific and 

technical issues that arise in the 

development and implementation of the 

Biological and Environmental Research 

Program. 

Tentative Agenda: 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 222 / Friday, November 18, 2005 / Notices 69965 

Monday, December 5, and Tuesday, 

December 6, 2005: 

• Comments from Dr. Raymond 

Orbach, Director, Office of Science. 

• Report of Subcommittee on Life 

Sciences COV. 

• Status Reports on BER needed by 

BERAC to review BER’s progress toward 

meeting its long-term performance 

goals. 

• Discussion of BERAC’s review of 

BER’s progress toward meeting its longterm performance goals. 

• Report by Dr. Ari Patrinos, 

Associate Director of Science for 

Biological and Environmental Research. 

• Science talk. 

• New business. 

• Public comment (10 minute rule). 

Public Participation: The day and a 

half meeting is open to the public. If you 

would like to file a written statement 

with the Committee, you may do so 

either before or after the meeting. If you 

would like to make oral statements 

regarding any of the items on the 

agenda, you should contact David 

Thomassen at the address or telephone 

number listed above. You must make 

your request for an oral statement at 

least five business days before the 

meeting. Reasonable provision will be 

made to include the scheduled oral 

statements on the agenda. The 

Chairperson of the Committee will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. Public 

comment will follow the 10-minute 

rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 30 days at the Freedom 

of Information Public Reading Room, 

IE–190, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Issued in Washington, DC on November 14, 

2005. 

Carol Matthews, 

Acting Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22886 Filed 11–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Rocky Flats 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EMSSAB), Rocky Flats. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires 

that public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, December 1, 2005. 

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: College Hill Library, Room 

L–268, Front Range Community College, 

3705 W. 112th Avenue, Westminster, 

Colorado. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Korkia, Executive Director, Rocky Flats 

Citizens Advisory Board, 12101 Airport 

Way, Unit B, Broomfield, CO, 80021; 

telephone (303) 966–7855; fax (303) 

966–7856. 

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: 

1. Discussion of the Rocky Flats 

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility 

Study document. 

2. Discussion of long-term 

surveillance and maintenance needs for 

Rocky Flats. 

3. Other Board business may be 

conducted as necessary. 

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 Ken Korkia at the address or 

telephone number listed above. 

Requests must be received at least five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provisions 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. This notice 

is being published less than 15 days 

before the date of the meeting due to 

programmatic issues. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at the office of the Rocky Flats 

Citizens Advisory Board, 12101 Airport 

Way, Unit B, Broomfield, CO, 80021; 

telephone (303) 966–7855. Hours of 

operations are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday. Minutes will 

also be made available by writing or 

calling Ken Korkia at the address or 

telephone number listed above. Board 

meeting minutes are posted on RFCAB’s 

Web site within one month following 

each meeting at: http://www.rfcab.org/ 

Minutes.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on November 

14, 2005. 

Carol Matthews, 

Acting Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22885 Filed 11–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPP–2005–0257; FRL–7745–2] 

Quality Technology Inc. (QuTech); 

Transfer of Data 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

pesticide related information submitted 

to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) pursuant to the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including 

information that may have been claimed 

as Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) by the submitter, will be tranferred 

to Quality Technology Inc. (QuTech) in 

accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 

2.308(i)(2). QuTech has been awarded 

multiple contracts to perform work for 

OPP, and access to this information will 

enable QuTech to fulfill the obligations 

of the contracts. 

DATES: QuTech will be given access to 

this information on or before November 

23, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Felicia Croom, Acting Information 

Security Officer, Information 

Technology and Resources Management 

Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–786; e-mail 

address:croom.felicia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action applies to the public in 

general. As such, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.