[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29743-29746]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13330]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2016-0825]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; United Illuminating Company, Housatonic River
Crossing Project; Milford and Stratford, CT

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is amending a temporary safety zone on the
Housatonic River near Milford and Stratford, CT. Amending the safety
zone is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine
environment from potential hazards created by the United Illuminating
Company Housatonic River Crossing Project. This regulation prohibits
entry of vessels or people into the safety zone unless authorized by
the Captain of the Port Sector Long Island Sound. The safety zone will
only be enforced during cable pulling operations or other instances
which may create a hazard to navigation.

DATES: This rule is effective without actual notice from June 30, 2017
through August 31, 2017. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice
will be used from June 12, 2017 through June 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-
2016-0825 in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open
Docket Folder on the line associated with this rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
contact Petty Officer Katherine Linnick, Prevention Department, U.S.
Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound,

telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

COTP Captain of the Port
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
LIS Long Island Sound
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NAD 83 North American Datum 1983
TFR Temporary final rule

II. Background Information and Regulatory History

    This rulemaking amends a temporary safety zone for certain waters
of the Housatonic River near Milford and Stratford, CT. Corresponding
regulatory history is discussed below.
    On August 25, 2016, United Illuminating Company notified the Coast
Guard that it would conduct a project involving the installation of new
transmission conductors over the Housatonic River near Stratford and
Milford, CT. On March 14, 2017, the Coast Guard published a NPRM
entitled, ``Safety Zone; United Illuminating Company Housatonic River
Crossing Project; Housatonic River; Milford and Stratford, CT'' in the
Federal Register (80 FR 13572). There we stated why we issued the NPRM,
and invited comments on our proposed regulatory action related to this
transmission project. During the comment period that ended April 13,
2017, we received zero comments.
    On May 22, 2017, the Coast Guard published a TFR entitled, ``Safety
Zone; United Illuminating Company Housatonic River Crossing Project;
Housatonic River; Milford and Stratford, CT'' in the Federal Register
(82 FR 23144). This project was schedule to be completed in two phases.
The first phase involving the stringing of optical fiber ground wires
on the North circuit of the project was scheduled to begin on April,
26, 2017 through May 4, 2017. The second phase involves the stringing
of optical fiber ground wires on the South circuit from July 29, 2017
through August 3, 2017.
    On May 10, 2017, United Illuminating Company notified the Coast
Guard that due to foul weather it was behind schedule and was unable to
complete phase one as described in the above-mentioned TFR. The project
is now scheduled to begin on June 12, 2017 and be completed by August
31, 2017. Due to fluctuations in the project's schedule, the safety
zone is being amended to permit enforcement of the safety zone during
re-scheduled cable installation operations or other instances which may
cause a hazard to navigation. The COTP Long Island Sound (LIS) has
determined that the potential hazards associated with the cable
installation project could be a safety concern for anyone within the
work area. The work area is between the eastern and western shores of
the Housatonic River. The southern boundary of the work zone begins at
the Metro-North Rail Bridge and extends north approximately 525 feet
upstream.
    The Coast Guard is amending Sec.  165.T01-0825 without prior notice
and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section 4(a) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing an NPRM with respect to this rule
because doing so would be impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. The late finalization of project details after weather delays
did not give the Coast Guard enough time to publish an NPRM, take
public comments regarding the amendments to Sec.  165.T01-0825, and
issue a new final rule before the rescheduled cable crossing operation
is set to begin. It would be impracticable and contrary to the public
interest to delay promulgating the amendments to this rule as it is
necessary to protect the safety of the public and waterway users.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), and for the same reasons stated in the
preceding paragraph, the Coast Guard finds that good cause exists for
making this rule effective less than 30 days after publication in the
Federal Register.

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule

    The legal basis for this temporary rule is 33 U.S.C. 1231. The COTP
LIS has determined that potential hazards associated with the river
cable crossing project starting on June 12, 2017 and continuing through
August 31, 2017 will be a safety concern for anyone within the work
zone. This rule is needed to protect people and vessels within the
safety zone while the cable crossing project is completed.

IV. Discussion of the Rule

    This rule amends the temporary safety zone in Sec.  165.T01-0825.
The safety zone will cover all navigable waters of the Housatonic River
near Milford and Stratford, CT contained within the following area:
Beginning at a point on land in position at 41[deg]12'17'' N.,
073[deg]06'40'' W. near the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike (I-95)
Bridge; then northeast across the Housatonic River to a point on land
in position at 41[deg]12'20'' N., 073[deg]06'29'' W. near the Governor
John Davis Lodge Turnpike (I-95) Bridge; then northwest along the
shoreline to a point on land in position at 41[deg]12'25'' N.,
073[deg]06'31'' W.; then southwest across the Housatonic River to a
point on land in position at 41[deg]12'22'' N., 073[deg]06'43'' W.;
then southeast along the shoreline back to point of origin (NAD 83).
All positions are approximate. The duration of the zone is intended to
ensure the safety of people and vessels in these navigable waters
during any instance that necessitates a temporary closure of the
Housatonic River at the work site. The safety zone will only be
enforced during cable installation operations or other instances, when
they cause a hazard to navigation. During enforcement periods, no
vessel or person will be permitted to enter the safety zone without
obtaining permission from the COTP or a designated representative.
    The Coast Guard will notify the public and local mariners of this
safety zone through appropriate means, which may include, but are not
limited to, publication in the Federal Register, the Local Notice to
Mariners, and Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF-FM marine channel16
eight hours in advance of any scheduled enforcement period. The
regulatory text we are enforcing appears at the end of this document.

V. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders, and we
discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing
rules, and of promoting flexibility. This rule has not been designated
a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order 12866.
Accordingly, it has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and
Budget.
    This regulatory action determination is based on the size,
location, and duration of the safety zone which will affect a small,
designated area of the Housatonic River for less than one hour

at a time. It also may be enforced temporarily during the cable
installation project if necessitated by an emergency. The Coast Guard
will issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF-FM marine channel 16
about the zone, and the rule allows vessels to seek permission to enter
the zone.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit this
regulated area may be small entities, for the reasons stated in section
V.A above, this rule will not have a significant economic impact on any
vessel owner or operator. Under section 213(a) of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want
to assist small entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would
affect your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction
and you have questions concerning its provisions or options for
compliance, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This rule calls for no new collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and have
determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this rule does not have tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If
you believe this rule has implications for federalism or Indian tribes,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section above.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have made a
determination that this action is one of a category of actions that do
not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment. This temporary rule involves a safety zone enforced for
less than one hour at a time that would prohibit entry within the work
zone during cable installation. It also may be enforced temporarily
during the cable installation project if necessitated by an emergency,
such as equipment falling from the towers into the Housatonic River.
Normally such actions are categorically excluded from further review
under paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2-1 of Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD. A Record of Environmental Consideration (REC) is available
in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or
information that may lead to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this rule.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places, or vessels.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-
1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1.

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2. Revise Sec.  165.T01-0825 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T01-0825  Safety Zone; United Illuminating Company;
Housatonic River Crossing Project; Milford and Stratford, CT.

    (a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All navigable
waters of the Housatonic River near Milford and Stratford, CT contained
within the following area; beginning at a point on land in position at
41[deg]12'17'' N., 073[deg]06'40'' W. near the Governor John Davis
Lodge Turnpike (I-95) Bridge; then northeast across the Housatonic
River to a point on land in position at 41[deg]12'20'' N.,
073[deg]06'29'' W. near the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike (I-95)
Bridge; then northwest along the shoreline to a point on land in
position at 41[deg]12'25'' N., 073[deg]06'31'' W.; then southwest
across the Housatonic River to a point on land in position at
41[deg]12'22'' N., 073[deg]06'43'' W.; then southeast along the
shoreline back to point of origin (NAD 83). All positions are
approximate.

    (b) Effective and enforcement period. This rule will be effective
from 8:00 a.m. on June 12, 2017 to 6:00 p.m. on August 31, 2017, but
will only be enforced during cable installation operations or other
instances which may cause a hazard to navigation, when deemed necessary
by the Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Long Island Sound. The Coast
Guard will issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF-FM marine
channel 16 eight hours in advance to any scheduled period of
enforcement or as soon as practicable in response to an emergency.
    (c) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section: A
``designated representative'' is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant
or petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard who has been designated by the
COTP, Sector Long Island Sound, to act on his or her behalf. The
designated representative may be on an official patrol vessel or may be
on shore and will communicate with vessels via VHF-FM radio or
loudhailer. ``Official patrol vessels'' may consist of any Coast Guard,
Coast Guard Auxiliary, state, or local law enforcement vessels assigned
or approved by the COTP, Sector Long Island Sound. In addition, members
of the Coast Guard Auxiliary may be present to inform vessel operators
of this regulation. A ``work vessel'' is any vessel provided by United
Illuminating Company for the Housatonic River Crossing Project and may
be hailed via VHF channel 13 or 16.
    (d) Regulations. (1) The general regulations contained in Sec.
165.23 apply.
    (2) In accordance with the general regulations in Sec.  165.23,
entry into or movement within this zone is prohibited unless authorized
by the COTP Long Island Sound.
    (3) Operators of vessels desiring to enter or operate within the
safety zone should contact the COTP Long Island Sound at<PHONE_NUMBER>
(Sector Long Island Sound Command Center) or the designated
representative via VHF channel 16 to obtain permission to do so.
Request to enter or operate in the safety zone must be made 24 hours in
advanced of the planned undertaking.
    (4) Mariners are requested to proceed with caution after passing
arrangements have been made. Mariners are requested to cooperate with
the United Illuminating Company work vessels for the safety of all
concerned. The United Illuminating Company work vessels will be
monitoring VHF channels 13 and 16. Mariners are requested to proceed
with extreme caution and operate at their slowest safe speed as to not
cause a wake.
    (5) Any vessel given permission to enter or operate in the safety
zone must comply with all directions given to them by the COTP Long
Island Sound, or the designated on-scene representative.
    (6) Upon being hailed by a U.S. Coast Guard vessel by siren, radio,
flashing light or other means, the operator of the vessel shall proceed
as directed.

    Dated: June 8, 2017.
A.E. Tucci,
Captain, U. S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Long Island Sound.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Notice Rescinding a Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement: High Speed Rail Corridor Las Vegas,
Nevada to Anaheim, California

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice rescinding intent to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS).

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SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that FRA is rescinding the Notice of Intent
(NOI) to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS)
for the California-Nevada Interstate Maglev Project in cooperation with
the project sponsor, the Nevada Department of Transportation. FRA
published the original NOI in the Federal Register on May 20, 2004.
This rescission is due to inactivity of this PEIS process for more than
five years.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stephanie Perez-Arrieta,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, (Mail Stop 20), Washington, DC 20590,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the 1990s and 2000s, the California-
Nevada Super Speed Train Commission (CNSSTC), a public agency chartered
within the State of Nevada, conducted Federally sponsored studies to
examine the feasibility and the environmental impacts of linking the
Las Vegas area with various points in the Los Angeles region using a
magnetic levitation

technology high-speed ground transportation system. During the late
1990s, FRA was implementing the Maglev Deployment Program (Program)
created by Congress in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (Pub. L. 105-178, June 9, 1998). The purpose of the Program was
to demonstrate the feasibility of maglev technology. In addition to a
number of feasibility studies, FRA prepared a PEIS addressing the
potential for significant environmental impact from the Program that
included a Las Vegas-Primm project as one of seven projects analyzed in
the PEIS. The notice of availability for the PEIS was published on May
4, 2001.
    The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2003 (Pub. L.108-7), which provides appropriations
for the FRA and other agencies, included funds specifically to conduct
additional design, engineering and environmental studies concerning the
California-Nevada Interstate Maglev Project under the FRA's Next
Generation High Speed Rail Technology Demonstration Program. On May 20,
2004, FRA issued a notice of intent to prepare a PEIS for the
California-Nevada Interstate Maglev project. FRA intended for this PEIS
to draw on environmental analysis already completed, including the Las
Vegas-Primm project.
    The only activity completed for the PEIS was scoping in 2004. No
further work has been completed on the PEIS since that time. Due to a
lack of activity for more than five years, FRA is issuing this notice
terminating the preparation of the PEIS.

Renee Cooper,
Staff Director, Office of Passenger and Freight Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12532-002]

Pine Creek Mine LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications

September 19, 2008.
    On March 3, 2008, Pine Creek Mine, LLC filed an application,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), to study the
feasibility of the Pine Creek Mine Project to be located on Morgan and
Pine Creeks, in Inyo County, California. The project would be located
within the Inyo National Forest on lands of the U.S. Forest Service.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) The existing Pine Creek
Mine site and 12,000 foot-long, 12 feet by 12 feet access tunnel; (2)
an existing 12' x 12' by 30' thick reinforced concrete plug in the Pine
Creek Mine; (3) a proposed 24'' or 18'' -diameter steel penstock; (4) a
proposed 1,500-kw generating unit; (5) a proposed 2.4 kV 2,500-foot-
long transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project
would have an annual generation of 5.6 gigawatt-hours that would be
sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Fred Springer, Hydropower Policy Advisor,
Troutman Sanders LLP, 401 Ninth Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC
20004-2134,<PHONE_NUMBER>. FERC Contact: Henry Woo,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``eFiling'' link. If unable to be filed electronically,
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-
comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or
printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the Commission's Web site at http:/
/www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
12532) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

November 21, 2006.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC07-19-000.
    Applicants: Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC; Allegheny Energy
Supply Gleason Generation.
    Description: Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC et al. submit an
application for authorization under Section 203 of the Federal Power
Act for the disposition of jurisdictional facilities and request for
expedited consideration.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061117-0062.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 04, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: EC07-20-000.
    Applicants: NEO California Power LLC; NRG Power Marketing Inc.;
Wayzata California Power Holdings, LLC.
    Description: NEO California Power LLC, et al., submit a joint
application for authorization of the disposition of jurisdictional
facilities under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0069.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 04, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: EC07-21-000.
    Applicants: Wachovia Investment Holdings, LLC.
    Description: Babcock & Brown LP et al. submits an Application for
Order Authorizing Disposition of Jurisdictional Facilities under EC07-
21.
    Filed Date: 11/14/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0071.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 05, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: EC07-22-000.
    Applicants: MACH Gen, LLC, Millennium Power Partners, L.P.; New
Athens Generating Company, LLC; New Covert Generating Company, LLC; New
Harquahala Generating, LLC; Satellite Senior Income Fund, LLC; MG Orbit
Group, Ltd.
    Description: MACH Gen, LLC et al. submit an application for order
authorizing upstream disposition of jurisdictional facilities under
Section 203 of the FPA and request for waivers.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0205.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 06, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: EC07-23-000.
    Applicants: San Diego Gas & Electric Company; Otay Mesa Energy
Center, LLC.
    Description: San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Otay Mesa Energy
Center, LLC submit a joint application for authorization under Section
206 of the FPA.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0073.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 06, 2006.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG07-14-000.
    Applicants: Brush Cogeneration Partners.
    Description: Brush Cogeneration Partners submit a notice of self-
certification of exempt wholesale generator status.
    Filed Date: 11/16/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0203.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 07, 2006.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER01-2230-005.
    Applicants: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation; New York Independent
System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Niagara Mohawk Power Corp Grid et al. submit an
amendment of its Joint Refund Report filed 11/2/06.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0068.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 06, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER01-3103-013; ER04-617-002; ER99-3911-005; ER02-
1884-005; ER99-3502-007.
    Applicants: Energy Investors Funds Group, LLC; Project Finance Fund
III, L.P.; United States Power Fund, L.P.;

United States Power Fund II, L.P.; USPF II Institutional Fund, L.P.
    Description: Energy Investors Funds Group, LLC et al. submits
Notice of Change in Status to reflect a change in upstream ownership.
    Filed Date: 11/16/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0199.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 07, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER03-739-001.
    Applicants: El Dorado Irrigation District.
    Description: El Dorado Irrigation District submits an amendment to
its updated market power analysis for Market Based Rate Authorization
filed 9/16/06.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061117-0096.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 06, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1065-004.
    Applicants: Entergy Services Inc.
    Description: Entergy Services, Inc submits a compliance filing,
Transmission Service Criteria pursuant to the Commission's Orders
issued 4/24/06 and 10/18/06.
    Filed Date: 11/16/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0207.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 07, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1497-003; ER05-1497-004.
    Applicants: Dearborn Industrial Generation, LLC.
    Description: Dearborn Industrial Generation, LLC submits a notice
of cancellation of cost-based tariff and Re-Pagination of Reactive
Power Supply Tariff, Original Volume No. 2.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0204.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 06, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-1353-001.
    Applicants: Duke Power Company LLC; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    Description: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC submits its compliance
filing involving a non-conforming long-term Transmission Service
Agreement with North Carolina Municipal Power Agency 1 pursuant to
FERC's 10/10/06 Order.
    Filed Date: 11/09/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0055.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 30, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-33-001.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: NYISO submits a completion Notification of Timing of
Software Fix and Identification of Specific Period For Tariff Waiver
Request.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061115-5041.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 28, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-201-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc.; New England Power Pool
Participants Committee.
    Description: ISO New England, Inc et al. submits Revised Sheet
7118C et al. to FERC Electric Tariff 3, reflecting proposed changes to
the criteria for selecting units in the Regulation market, as specified
in Market Rule 1.
    Filed Date: 11/13/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061116-0047.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 04, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-224-000.
    Applicants: NE Energy Management, LLC.
    Description: NE Energy Management, LLC informs FERC that, as a
result of a name change, it has succeeded to the market-based rate
tariff of ECP Energy LLC etc.
    Filed Date: 11/16/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0056.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 07, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-226-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits adjustments
to transmission service rates under the Interconnection Agreement with
Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
    Filed Date: 11/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0201.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 08, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-227-000.
    Applicants: NE Hydro Generating Company.
    Description: NE Hydro Generating Co informs FERC that as a result
of a name change, it has succeeded to the market-based rated tariff of
Northeast Generation Company.
    Filed Date: 11/16/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0202.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 07, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-228-000; ER01-1147-003.
    Applicants: PECO Energy Company.
    Description: PECO Energy Co submits a modification to its market-
based tariff to remove the market behavior rules, delete the Code of
Conduct and affiliate sales provision re Public Service Enterprise
Group Inc.
    Filed Date: 11/14/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0066.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 05, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-229-000.
    Applicants: San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
    Description: San Diego Gas & Electric Co submits the Restated
Interconnection Facilities Agreement and Restated Interconnection
Agreement with Calpine Corp.
    Filed Date: 11/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0088.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 08, 2006.

    Docket Numbers: ER07-230-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc
submits Facilities Construction Agreement with Invenergy Cannon Falls
LLC and Great River Energy-Transmission.
    Filed Date: 11/17/2006.
    Accession Number: 20061120-0198.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 08, 2006.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. 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. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov.
 To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet

access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's

eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list.
They are also 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 dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call (866)
208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-20187 Filed 11-28-06; 8:45 am]

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