Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 7, 2001 / Notices 13713

(P.L. 92–463), announcement is made of

the following Committee Meeting:

Name of Committee: Army Science Board

(ASB)—Venture Capital.

Date of Meeting: 05–06 March 2001.

Time of Meeting: 0900–1630, 05 March

2001, 0900–1630, 06 March 2001.

Place: Presidential Towers Office Bldg, 9th

floor conference room, 2511 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA 22202–3911.

Agenda: This is the second meeting of The

Army Science Board’s (ASB) Venture Capital

Ad Hoc Study. Briefings will be presented on

Department of Defense initiatives to access

leading edge technologies and on commercial

business strategies for accessing leading edge

technologies. For further information, please

contact LTC John Anzalone, Operations

Research Analyst, (703) 604–7436. If you

plan to attend and require an escort to the 9th

floor conference room, please call Mr. Everett

R. Gooch on (703) 604–7479.

Wayne Joyner,

Program Support Specialist, Army Science

Board.

[FR Doc. 01–5561 Filed 3–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of

Engineers

Availability of the Revised Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Platte West Water Production

Facilities, Douglas and Saunders

Counties, Nebraska

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

National Environmental Policy Act and

implementing regulations, a revised

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) has been prepared to evaluate the

environmental impacts of the

Metropolitan Utilities District’s (MUD’s)

preferred water supply expansion

location (Platte West) as well as other

reasonable alternatives to that location.

The environmental impacts of each of

the five action alternatives, as well as

the ‘‘no action’’ alternative are described

in the DEIS. Public comment on the

DEIS will be accepted by the Corps

through April 13, 2001. A public

workshop will be held from 7 p.m. to 9

p.m. on Wednesday, March 21 in the

Russell Middle School cafeteria at 5304

South 172nd Street, Omaha, Nebraska.

The public is invited to view displays

related to the project and provide

comments to the Corps.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions and comments regarding the

DEIS can be addressed to Becky Latka,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 215

North 17th Street, Omaha, Nebraska

68102–4978, telephone at (402) 221–

4602, or E-Mail

rebecca.j.latka@usace.army.mil

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MUD’s

preferred Platte West alternative is

located in Douglas and Saunders

Counties, and consists of 40 to 46

vertical wells that would withdraw

groundwater to provide additional water

for future growth of the Omaha

metropolitan area. It is anticipated that

the 30-year project could impact

wetland habitat, as well as result in

Platte River depletions. However, the

location of the Platte West site, which

is situated near future growth areas, as

well as the quality and volume of water

available at the site and the relatively

low cost of the water, make the Platte

West site the preference for MUD.

Information on the costs and

environmental impacts of the six

alternatives (which includes the noaction alternative) are detailed in the

DEIS.

Currently, the water supply for the

Omaha metropolitan area consists of the

Florence water treatment plant (67.5%

of total capacity) which gets its water

from the Missouri River, and the Platte

South wellfield (25.5% of total capacity)

which gets water from the groundwater

in the Platte River aquifer. The

remaining water (7% of total capacity)

comes from smaller wellfields in

Millard and Elkhorn. One of the

purposes of the wellfield expansion

project is to diversify the water supply

so Omaha is not as dependent on any

one water source as the city is currently.

This diversification concept or planned

redundancy increases the reliability of

the overall water supply system by

providing a back-up water supply in the

event of an interruption of water supply

or contamination of source water.

The Corps’ role in this process is to

determine whether a Section 404 (Clean

Water Act) permit should be issued,

issued with conditions, or denied. The

Corps is neither a proponent nor

opponent of the project, but is required

through the National Environmental

Policy Act to disclose the impacts of the

project and reasonable alternatives.

An earlier DEIS was released for

public comment in February of 1999.

Numerous public and agency comments

were received at that time. In the

process of addressing these comments,

additional reasonable alternatives were

identified and included in the NEPA

process, which has resulted in the

release of a revised DEIS. The public

may comment on the full range of

alternatives now available. MUD’s

preferred alternative has remained the

same for both DEIS’s, although

estimated Platte River depletions and

estimated wetland impacts have each

decreased slightly from the 1999

proposal. A public hearing to comply

with the Section 404 permit process has

already been held in conjunction with

public meetings in 1999.

If the proposed Platte West alternative

is permitted, land use changes could be

expected in the vicinity of the wellfields

over the next 30 years, and could also

result in impacts to the Two Rivers State

Recreation Area near Venice, Nebraska.

A separate agreement between the

Commission and MUD would allow for

funding for deepening the lakes in

mitigation for the groundwater

reduction.

Additionally, a trust fund consisting

of nearly $1 million will be established,

if the Platte West alternative is

permitted, in order to compensate for

Platte River depletions. The intent is to

use the fund to develop a backwater

area and wetland mitigation site near

LaPlatte, Nebraska. This proposed plan

for mitigation is being coordinated with

various agencies.

Dated: March 7, 2001.

Mark E. Tillotson,

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.

[FR Doc. 01–5535 Filed 3–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–62–U

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of

Engineers

Inland Waterways Users Board;

Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law (92–463) announcement is

made of the next meeting of the Inland

Waterways Users Board. The meeting

will be held on April 11, 2001, in New

Orleans, Louisiana, at the Wyndham

Hotel New Orleans at Canal Place, 100

Rue Iberville (Tel. (504) 566–7006).

Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. and

the meeting is scheduled to adjourn at

1 p.m. The meeting is open to the

public. Any interested person may

attend, appear before, or file statements

with the committee at the time and in

the manner permitted by the committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Norman T. Edwards, Headquarters, U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, CECW–PD,

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20314–1000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–5534 Filed 3–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–92–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. OR01–5–000]

Chevron Products Company v.

Anschutz Ranch East Pipeline, Inc. and

Express Pipeline Partnership; Notice

of Complaint

March 1, 2001.

Take notice that on February 28, 2001,

Chevron Products Company (Chevron)

tendered for filing a complaint against

Anschutz Ranch East Pipeline, Inc.

(Anschutz) and Express Pipeline

Partnership (Express). Chevron states that it is a shipper of

crude oil and sour condensate on a local

tariff filed by Anschutz for the shipment

of crude petroleum and sour condensate

originating at Frontier Station, Utah and

Evanston Station, Wyoming and

terminating in Kimball Junction, Utah.

Chevron states that it is also a shipper

of crude oil on joint tariffs published by

Anschutz and Express for the shipment

of crude petroleum between

International boundary, Canada and Salt

Lake City, Utah. Chevron alleges that

the rates being charged on the Anschutz

local tariff and on the Anschutz portion

or division of the Anschutz/Express

joint tariffs are unjust and unreasonable

and unduly discriminatory and unduly

preferential, and, therefore, in violation

of the Interstate Commerce Act. Chevron

further maintains that the rates charged

on the Express/Anschutz joint tariffs

exceed ceiling price levels. Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or 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 and

385.214). All such motions or protests

must be filed on or before March 20,

2001. Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceeding. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room. This filing may

also be viewed on the Internet at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm

(call 202–208–2222) for assistance.

Answers to the complaint shall also be

due on or before March 20, 2001.

Comments and protests may be filed

electronically via the internet if lieu of

paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)

and the instructions on the

Commission’s web site at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–5526 Filed 3–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP01–92–000]

East Tennessee Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Application

March 1, 2001.

Take notice that on February 23, 2001,

East Tennessee Natural Gas Company

(East Tennessee), Post Office Box 1642,

Houston, Texas, 77251–1642, filed in

Docket No. CP01–92–000 an application

pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural

Gas Act for authorization to install,

construct, own and operate

approximately 2.23 miles of 12-inch

pipeline loop and appurtenant facilities

in Washington County, Virginia;

Loudon County, Tennessee; and Putnam

County, Tennessee. In addition, East

Tennessee proposes to perform seven

pipeline road crossing replacements and

hydrostatic testing in order to increase

the maximum allowable operation

pressure (MAOP) of approximately 17.5

miles of existing 22-inch pipe on its

Line 3107, all as more fully set forth in

the application on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection. The project is collectively

referred to as the ‘‘Gateway Project’’.

This filing may be viewed on the web

at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/htm

(call 202–208–2222 for assistance).

The proposed pipeline loop facilities

will include approximately 2.23 miles

of new 12-inch pipeline extending from

main line valve (MLV) 3310–02, at

milepost (MP) zero on East Tennessee’s

8-inch line 3300 to MP 2.23 at the

Saltville Storage facility interconnect.

East Tennessee proposes to install a

regulator on the Loudon-Lenoir City

lateral at MLV 3218D–102. This

regulator is required to allow gas

deliveries into the Loudon meter station

75–9039, from the north, Line 3100 and

the South Line 3200, operating at

independent and possibly differential

pressures. The Loudon regulator will be

located within the existing rights-ofway.

East Tennessee also proposes to

increase the MAOP on a portion of Line

3107. This increased MAOP is necessary

to provide Etowah and Loudon firm

transportation from the Ridgetop

interconnect with Tennessee Gas Pipe

Line Company to the respective Etowah

and Loudon meter stations. To

accomplish this, East Tennessee

proposes to perform six road crossing

replacements and hydrostatic test on

approximately 12.85 miles of 22-inch

pipe on Line 3107 from MLV 3107–1A

to MLV 3108–1 and also to replace one

road crossing and thereby uprate

approximately 4.56 miles of 22-inch

pipe on Line 3107 from the discharge of

station 3107 to 3107–A. The hydrostatic

testing and pipeline replacement will

allow East Tennessee to increase the

MAOP on these segments from 722 to

766 pounds per square inch gauge

(psig), respectively to 773 psig.

The Gateway Project will allow East

Tennessee to provide firm

transportation service for Etowah Utility

Department (Etowah), Loudon Utilities

Gas Department (Loudon), and Stone

Mountain Energy, LC (Stone Mountain),

collectively referred to as the Gateway

Customers. The proposed Gateway

Project will provide 1,000 dekatherms

(Dth/d) of capacity to Etowah, 3,000

Dth/d to Loudon, and 4,000 Dth/d to

Stone Mountain, for a total of 8,000 Dth/

d of FT–A transportation service

resulting from the proposed Gateway

Project facilities. East Tennessee held an

open season from June 1, 2000, until

June 15, 2000 for a potential expansion

of its system. As a result of its open

season, East Tennessee has provided

precedent agreements and gas

transportation agreements with each

customer, for 100 percent of the

proposed transportation service. In

addition East Tennessee has provided

other data indicating a growing market

for natural gas in East Tennessee’s

market area citing projections from

NERC’s Electricity Supply and Demand

2000 database, among other things.

East Tennessee proposes to provide

service to the Gateway Customers

pursuant to its existing open access Rate

Schedule FT–A. However, East

Tennessee further seeks authorization to

establish an initial Section 7(c) rate for

the service proposed. East Tennessee

states that all construction costs

associated with the proposed facilities

will be paid for through the incremental

rates to be charged the Gateway

Customers.