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last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY (202) 

502–8659. 

The estimated cost of constructing the 

proposed facilities is $1,015,000. 

Any questions regarding the 

application should be directed to 

Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director of 

Certificates and External Affairs, 1111 

South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 

68124, Northern Natural Gas Company, 

phone (402) 398–7103. 

Any person or the Commission’s Staff 

may, within 60 days after the issuance 

of the instant notice by the Commission, 

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice 

of intervention and, pursuant to section 

157.205 of the Commission’s 

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the 

request. If no protest is filed within the 

time allowed therefore, the proposed 

activity shall be deemed to be 

authorized effective the day after the 

time allowed for protest. If a protest is 

filed and not withdrawn within 30 days 

after the time allowed for filing a 

protest, the instant request shall be 

treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of 

the NGA. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file 

electronically should submit an original 

and 14 copies of the protest or 

intervention to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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 e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

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

(202) 502–8659. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–224 Filed 1–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. EG07–80–000; EG07–81–000; 

EG07–82–000; EG07–83–000; EG07–84–000; 

EG07–85–000; EG07–86–000; EG07–87–000; 

EG07–88–000; EG07–89–000; FC07–54–000; 

FC07–55–000; FC07–56–000; FC07–57–000; 

FC07–58–000; FC07–59–000] 

NRG Cedar Bayou Development 

Company, LLC; EnergyCo Cedar 

Bayou 4, LLC; Hackberry Wind, LLC; 

Smoky Hills Wind Farm, LLC; Cloud 

County Wind Farm, LLC; Pioneer 

Prairie Wind Farm I, LLC; Sagebrush 

Power Partners, LLC; Tatanka Wind 

Power, LLC; Snyder Wind Farm, LLC; 

FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC; 

Enbridge Gas New Brunswick Inc.; 

Enbridge Wind Power Inc.; Gazifere 

Inc.; Inuvik Gas Ltd.; NRGreen Power 

Limited Partnership; Wirebury 

Connections Inc.; Notice of 

Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale 

Generator or Foreign Utility Company 

Status 

December 26, 2007. 

Take notice that during the month of 

November 2007, the status of the abovecaptioned entities as Exempt Wholesale 

Generators or Foreign Utility Companies 

became effective by operation of the 

Commission’s regulations. 18 CFR 

366.7(a). 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–240 Filed 1–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP08–29–000] 

Vector Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Intent 

To Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment for the Proposed Athens 

Compressor Expansion Project and 

Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues 

January 3, 2008. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Athens Compressor Expansion 

Project involving construction and 

operation of natural gas transmission 

system facilities by Vector Pipeline L.P. 

(Vector) in Calhoun and Oakland 

County, Michigan and LaPorte County, 

Indiana. The EA will be used by the 

Commission in its decision-making 

process to determine whether the 

project is in the public convenience and 

necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies on the project. 

Your input will help determine which 

issues need to be evaluated in the EA. 

Please note that the scoping period will 

close on February 4, 2008. Details on 

how to submit comments are provided 

in the Public Participation section of 

this notice. 

This notice is being sent to affected 

landowners; federal, state, and local 

government agencies; elected officials; 

Native American tribes; other interested 

parties; and local libraries and 

newspapers. State and local government 

representatives are asked to notify their 

constituents of this proposed project 

and to encourage them to comment on 

their areas of concern. 

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ addresses a number of 

typically asked questions, including the 

use of eminent domain and how to 

participate in the Commission’s 

proceedings. It is available for viewing 

on the FERC Internet Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov). 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

Vector proposes to: 

• Construct the Athens Compressor 

Station, a new 15,000-horsepower 

compressor station along Vector’s 

existing pipeline system in Calhoun 

County, Michigan; and 

• Complete modifications at Vector’s 

existing Springville and Highland 

Compressor Stations, which are located 

along Vector’s existing pipeline system 

in LaPorte County, Indiana and Oakland 

County, Michigan, respectively. 

Vector purchased a 20-acre parcel of 

land for construction of the Athens 

Compressor Station. Approximately 6.3 

acres within the site would be used for 

operation of the compressor station. An 

additional 2.2 acres of land would be 

disturbed by construction of an access 

road to Athens Compressor Station. The 

remainder of the 20 acre site would be 

maintained as a buffer area. 

Construction of the proposed 

modifications at the existing Springville 

and Highland Compressor Stations 

would disturb up to 2 acres of land at 

each station. The land affected by 

construction and operation of the 

modifications would occur within 

previously disturbed areas that are 

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1The appendices referenced in this notice are not 

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all 

appendices are available on the Commission’s 

website at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 

502–8371. For instructions on connecting to 

eLibrary refer to the ‘‘Additional Information’’

section of this notice. Copies of the appendices 

were sent to all those receiving this notice in the 

mail. Requests for detailed maps of the proposed 

facilities should be made directly to Vector. 

2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the 

environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy 

Projects. 

3 Interventions may also be filed electronically via 

the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous 

discussion on filing comments electronically. 

within the existing fence lines of the 

stations. 

The general location of the proposed 

facilities is shown in Appendix 1.1

The EA Process 

We 2 are preparing this EA to comply 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) which requires the 

Commission to take into account the 

environmental impact that could result 

if it authorizes Vector’s proposal. By 

this notice, we are also asking federal, 

state, and local agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues to 

formally cooperate with us in the 

preparation of the EA. Agencies that 

would like to request cooperating status 

should follow the instructions for filing 

comments provided below. 

NEPA also requires the FERC to 

discover and address concerns the 

public may have about proposals. This 

process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The 

main goal of the scoping process is to 

focus the analysis in the EA on the 

important environmental issues. By this 

Notice of Intent, we are requesting 

public comments on the scope of the 

issues to address in the EA. All 

comments received will be considered 

during the preparation of the EA. 

The EA will discuss impacts that 

could occur as a result of the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed project under these general 

headings: 

• Geology and soils 

• Land use and visual quality 

• Cultural resources 

• Vegetation and wildlife (including 

threatened and endangered species) 

• Air quality and noise 

• Reliability and safety 

We will also evaluate possible 

alternatives to the proposed project or 

portions of the project, where necessary, 

and make recommendations on how to 

lessen or avoid impacts on the various 

resource areas. 

Our independent analysis of the 

issues will be in the EA. Depending on 

the comments received during the 

scoping process, the EA may be 

published and mailed to federal, state, 

and local agencies, public interest 

groups, interested individuals, affected 

landowners, newspapers, libraries, and 

the Commission’s official service list for 

this proceeding. A comment period will 

be allotted for review if the EA is 

published. We will consider all 

comments on the EA before we make 

our recommendations to the 

Commission. 

To ensure your comments are 

received and considered, please 

carefully follow the instructions in the 

Public Participation section below. 

Public Participation 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about the project. 

By becoming a commentor, your 

concerns will be addressed in the EA 

and considered by the Commission. You 

should focus on the potential 

environmental effects of the proposal 

and alternatives to the proposal, 

including alternative compressor station 

sites and measures to avoid or lessen 

environmental impact. The more 

specific your comments, the more useful 

they will be. Please carefully follow 

these instructions to ensure that your 

comments are received in time and 

properly recorded: 

• Send an original and two copies of 

your letter to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426; 

• Label one copy of the comments for 

the attention of Gas Branch 1, PJ–11.1; 

• Reference Docket No. CP08–29–

000; and 

• Mail your comments so that they 

will be received in Washington, DC on 

or before February 4, 2008. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic filing of comments. See 18 

Code of Federal Regulations 

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

on the Commission’s Internet Web site 

at http://www.ferc.gov under the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link and the link to the User’s 

Guide. Prepare your submission in the 

same manner as you would if filing on 

paper and save it to a file on your hard 

drive. Before you can file comments you 

will need to create an account by 

clicking on ‘‘Login to File’’ and then 

‘‘New User Account.’’ You will be asked 

to select the type of filing you are 

making. This filing is considered a 

‘‘Comment on Filing.’’

As described above, we may publish 

and distribute the EA for comment. If 

you are interested in receiving an EA for 

review and/or comment, please return 

the Environmental Mailing List Form 

(Appendix 3). If you do not return the 

Environmental Mailing List Form, you 

will be taken off the mailing list. 

Becoming an Intervenor 

In addition to involvement in the EA 

scoping process, you may want to 

become an official party to the 

proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor.’’

Intervenors play a more formal role in 

the process. Among other things, 

intervenors have the right to receive 

copies of case-related Commission 

documents and filings by other 

intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor 

must send one electronic copy (using 

the Commission’s eFiling system) or 14 

paper copies of its filings to the 

Secretary of the Commission and must 

send a copy of its filings to all other 

parties on the Commission’s service list 

for this proceeding. 

If you want to become an intervenor 

you must file a motion to intervene 

according to Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214) (see 

Appendix 2).3 Only intervenors have 

the right to seek rehearing of the 

Commission’s decision. 

Affected landowners and parties with 

environmental concerns may be granted 

intervenor status upon showing good 

cause by stating that they have a clear 

and direct interest in this proceeding 

which would not be adequately 

represented by any other parties. You do 

not need intervenor status to have your 

environmental comments considered. 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC 

Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) 

using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the 

eLibrary link, then on ‘‘General Search’’

and enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the Docket 

Number field. Be sure you have selected 

an appropriate date range. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 

or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for 

TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The 

eLibrary link also provides access to the 

texts of formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission now 

offers a free service called eSubscription 

which allows you to keep track of all 

formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets. This can reduce the 

amount of time you spend researching 


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proceedings by automatically providing 

you with notification of these filings, 

document summaries and direct links to 

the documents. Go to http:// 

www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm. 

Finally, public meetings or site visits 

will be posted on the Commission’s 

calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along 

with other related information. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–222 Filed 1–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER05–849–000] 

California Independent System 

Operator Corporation; Notice of 

Extension of Time 

December 27, 2007. 

On December 26, 2007, the Western 

Power Trading Forum (WPTF) filed a 

request for an extension of time to file 

an answer to the Public Utilities of the 

State of California’s (CPUC) Motion to 

Supplement Request for Rehearing or, in 

the Alternative, to Supplement the 

CPUC’s Response to the Motion For 

Clarification of the California Generators 

filed December 21, 2007, in the abovedocketed proceeding (December 21 

Motion). WPTF states that because of 

the intervening holidays and vacation 

schedules involving WPTF counsel and 

personnel, additional time is needed to 

coordinate and prepare a responsive 

filing. 

Upon consideration, notice is hereby 

given that an extension of time for filing 

answers to the CPUC’s December 21 

Motion is granted and including January 

14, 2008. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–238 Filed 1–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[ Docket Nos. ER08–25–000, ER08–25–001] 

Ocean State Power, Ocean State Power 

II; Notice of Issuance of Order 

December 27, 2007. 

Ocean State Power and Ocean State 

Power II (collectively, Ocean State) filed 

an application for market-based rate 

authority, with an accompanying rate 

tariff. The proposed market-based rate 

schedule provides for the sale of energy, 

capacity and ancillary services at 

market-based rates. Ocean State also 

requested waivers of various 

Commission regulations. In particular, 

Ocean State requested that the 

Commission grant blanket approval 

under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future 

issuances of securities and assumptions 

of liability by Ocean State. 

On December 18, 2007, pursuant to 

delegated authority, the Director, 

Division of Tariffs and Market 

Development-West, granted the requests 

for blanket approval under Part 34 

(Director’s Order). The Director’s Order 

also stated that the Commission would 

publish a separate notice in the Federal 

Register establishing a period of time for 

the filing of protests. Accordingly, any 

person desiring to be heard concerning 

the blanket approvals of issuances of 

securities or assumptions of liability by 

Ocean State, should file a protest with 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, in accordance 

with Rules 211 and 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 

(2004). 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests is January 18, 

2008. 

Absent a request to be heard in 

opposition to such blanket approvals by 

the deadline above, Ocean State is 

authorized to issue securities and 

assume obligations or liabilities as a 

guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise 

in respect of any security of another 

person; provided that such issuance or 

assumption is for some lawful object 

within the corporate purposes of Ocean 

State, compatible with the public 

interest, and is reasonably necessary or 

appropriate for such purposes. 

The Commission reserves the right to 

require a further showing that neither 

public nor private interests will be 

adversely affected by continued 

approvals of Ocean State’s issuance of 

securities or assumptions of liability. 

Copies of the full text of the Director’s 

Order are available from the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. The Order 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 

filed to access the document. 

Comments, protests, and interventions 

may be filed electronically via the 

internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filings. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–237 Filed 1–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. ER08–200–000; ER08–200–

001] 

Waterbury Generation, LLC; Notice of 

Issuance of Order 

December 27, 2007. 

Waterbury Generation, LLC 

(Waterbury) filed an application for 

market-based rate authority, with an 

accompanying market-based rate tariff. 

The proposed market-based rate tariff 

provides for the sale of energy, capacity 

and ancillary services at market-based 

rates. Waterbury also requested waivers 

of various Commission regulations. In 

particular, Waterbury requested that the 

Commission grant blanket approval 

under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future 

issuances of securities and assumptions 

of liability by Waterbury. 

On December 26, 2007, pursuant to 

delegated authority, the Director, 

Division of Tariffs and Market 

Development-West, granted the requests 

for blanket approval under Part 34 

(Director’s Order). The Director’s Order 

also stated that the Commission would 

publish a separate notice in the Federal 

Register establishing a period of time for 

the filing of protests. Accordingly, any 

person desiring to be heard concerning 

the blanket approvals of issuances of 

securities or assumptions of liability by 

Waterbury, should file a protest with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426, in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 

385.214 (2007). 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests is January 28, 

2008. 

Absent a request to be heard in 

opposition to such blanket approvals by 

the deadline above, Waterbury is 

authorized to issue securities and 

assume obligations or liabilities as a 

guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise 

in respect of any security of another 

person; provided that such issuance or 

assumption is for some lawful object 

within the corporate purposes of 

Waterbury, compatible with the public 


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