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National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor Designation Orders

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Energy (DOE) is granting rehearing to all timelyfiled requests for rehearing by parties to the proceedings for designating the MidAtlantic Area National Electric Transmission Corridor (Docket No. 2007OE01) and the Southwest Area National Electric Transmission Corridor (Docket No. 2007OE02) for the limited purpose of further consideration of the requests.

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

November 30, 2007.

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879) the Office of Energy Projects has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for an application filed by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (licensee) on January 16, 2007, requesting Commission approval of a nonproject use of project lands. The licensee requests permission to grant to The Point at Lake Glenville (The Point) a lease for 0.55 acre of project land and permission to install a private cluster dock with a capacity of 10 watercraft at the Westfork Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2686). The project is located on the West Fork of the Tuckasegee River near the town of Cashiers in Jackson County, North Carolina. The project does not occupy any federal lands.

The EA evaluates the environmental impacts that would result from approving the licensee's proposal to grant The Point a lease and permission to repl

Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene,

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

November 30, 2007.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Request for Temporary Variance of Minimum Flow Requirement.

b. Project No.: 618170.

c. Date Filed: November 26, 2007.

d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company.

e. Name of Project: Jordan Dam.

f. Location: On the Coosa River, in Elmore, Chilton, and Coosa Counties, Alabama.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a825r.

h. Applicant Contact: Barry Lovett, Alabama Power Company, 600 N.18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291, (205) 2571258.

i. FERC Contact: Peter Yarrington, peter.yarrington@ferc.gov, (202) 5026129.

j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests: December 17, 2007.

All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Com

FFP Project 29, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

November 30, 2007.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.

b. Project No.: 12918000.

c. Date filed: August 6, 2007.

d. Applicant: FFP Project 29, LLC.

e. Name of Project: Sara Bend Project.

f. Location: The project would be located in a section of the Mississippi River in West Feliciana Parish and Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. The project uses no dam or impoundment.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)825(r).

h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Daniel Irvin, FFP Project 29, LLC, 69 Bridge Street, Manchester, MA 01944, phone (978) 2323536, and Ms. Maureen Winters, Project Manager, Devine Tarbell & Associates, 970 Baxter Boulevard, Portland, ME 04103, phone (207) 7754495.

i. FERC Contact: Kelly Houff, (202) 5026393.

j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene: 60 days from the issuance da

FFP Project 39, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

November 30, 2007.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.

b. Project No.: 12925000.

c. Date filed: August 6, 2007.

d. Applicant: FFP Project 39, LLC.

e. Name of Project: Malone Field Light Project.

f. Location: The project would be located in a section of the Mississippi River in Bolivar County, Mississippi and Desha County, Arkansas. The project uses no dam or impoundment.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)825(r).

h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Daniel Irvin, FFP Project 39, LLC, 69 Bridge Street, Manchester, MA 01944, phone (978) 2323536, and Ms. Maureen Winters, Project Manager, Devine Tarbell & Associates, 970 Baxter Boulevard, Portland, ME 04103, phone (207) 7754495.

i. FERC Contact: Kelly Houff, (202) 5026393.

j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene: 60 days from the issua

FFP Project 38, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

November 30, 2007.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.

b. Project No.: 12926000.

c. Date filed: August 6, 2007.

d. Applicant: FFP Project 38, LLC.

e. Name of Project: Walker Bend Project.

f. Location: The project would be located in a section of the Mississippi River in Washington County, Mississippi and Chicot County, Arkansas. The project uses no dam or impoundment.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)825(r).

h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Daniel Irvin, FFP Project 38, LLC, 69 Bridge Street, Manchester, MA 01944, phone (978) 2323536, and Ms. Maureen Winters, Project Manager, Devine Tarbell & Associates, 970 Baxter Boulevard, Portland, ME 04103, phone (207) 7754495.

i. FERC Contact: Kelly Houff, (202) 5026393.

j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene: 60 days from the issuance

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene,

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

November 30, 2007.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.

b. Project No.: 13049000.

c. Date filed: October 5, 2007.

d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

e. Name of Project: Rock Creek Dam Streamflow Incremental Generation Project

f. Location: The project would be located in the North Fork Feather River upstream of Lake Oroville, near the towns of Belden, Tobin, and Storrie, in Plumas County, California.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Alan Soneda, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, MS N11E, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 941770001, phone (415)9734054.

i. FERC Contact: Sonali Dohale, (202) 5026444.

j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.

The Commission's R

Town of Massena; Notice of Dispute Resolution Panel Meeting and Technical Conference

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

November 30, 2007.

On November 26, 2007, Commission staff, in response to the filing of a notice of study dispute by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on November 8, 2007, convened two three person Dispute Resolution Panels pursuant to 18 CFR 5.14(d).

The Panels will hold a twosession technical conference at the times and place noted below. The morning session (Session 1) will address study disputes regarding impacts related to floodplain, ice management, municipal combined sewer overflows and infrastructure. The afternoon session (Session 2) will address study disputes regarding sampling for sturgeon movement and spawning and the Phase II ASTM environmental site assessment. The focus of the technical session is for the disputing agency, applicant, and Commission to provide the Panels with additional information necessary to evaluate the disputed studies. All local, state, and federal agencies, Indian tribes, and other interested parties are invited to attend the

Second Notice of Technical Conference

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

November 30, 2007.
Interconnection Queuing Practices Docket No. AD082000
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Midwest Independent Transmission Docket No. ER071375000
System Operator.
Midwest Independent Transmission Docket No. ER07970000
System Operator.
Southwest Power Pool............. Docket No. ER071311000
PacifiCorp....................... Docket No. OA0754000
United States Department of Docket No. NJ082000
Energy Bonneville Power

Administration.

As announced in the ``Notice of Technical Conference'' issued on November 2, 2007, a technical conference will be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. (EST) (changed from the starting and closing times listed in the previous notice), in the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commissioners will be attending this conference.

The Commission issued Order No. 2003 to standardize the agreements and procedures related to the interco

Notice of FERC Staff Attendance at Southwest Power Pool Independent Coordinator of Transmission (ICT) Stakeholders

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

December 3, 2007.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that members of its staff may attend the meeting noted below. Their attendance is part of the Commission's ongoing outreach efforts. ICT Stakeholders Policy Committee Meeting

December 11, 2007 (9 a.m.3 p.m. CST), Crowne Plaza Houston North Greenspoint, 425 N. Sam Houston Pkwy East, Houston, TX 77060, 281445 9000.

The discussions may address matters at issue in the following proceedings:
Docket No. EL0752..................... Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER08160.................... Entergy Services, Inc. Docket No. ER08161.................... Entergy Services, Inc. Docket No. ER08162.................... Entergy Services, Inc. Docket No. ER071385................... Entergy Services, Inc. Docket No. ER0831..................... Entergy Services, Inc. Docket No. OA0732....................

Combined Notice of Filings 1

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

December 3, 2007.

Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Docket Numbers: RP9728021.

Applicants: Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.

Description: Wyoming Interstate Co, Ltd submits 3rd Revised Sheet 103 to FERC Gas Tariff, 2nd Revised Volume 2 for acceptance.

Filed Date: 11/29/2007.

Accession Number: 200711300137.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 11, 2007.

Docket Numbers: RP97255078.

Applicants: TransColorado Gas Transmission Company

Description: TransColorado Gas Transmission Company submits Seventeenth Revised Sheet 21 et. al. to FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume 1.

Filed Date: 11/21/2007.

Accession Number: 200711300134

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 10, 2007.

Docket Numbers: RP99176145.

Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America.

Description: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of Ame

Notice of Membership of Performance Review Board for Senior Executives (PRB)

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

November 29, 2007.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby provides notice of the membership of its Performance Review Board (PRB) for the Commission's Senior Executive Service (SES) members. The function of this board is to make recommendations relating to the performance of senior executives in the Commission. This action is undertaken in accordance with Title 5, U.S.C., Section 4314(c)(4). The Commission's PRB will add the following member:
Cynthia A. Marlette.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 671701P

Allegheny Generating Company; Notice of Compliance Filing

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

November 30, 2007.

Take notice that on November 29, 2007, Allegheny Generating Company tendered for filing a supplement to Exhibit B of its application as requested by the Commission on November 14, 2007.

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 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 notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant and all the parties in this proceeding.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'

Notice of Institution of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

December 3, 2007.
Ameren Services Company Northern Docket No. EL0786000.
Indiana Public Service Company
v. Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator,
Inc.
Great Lakes Utilities Indiana Docket No. EL0788000.
Municipal Power Agency Missouri
Joint Municipal Electric Utility
Commission Prairie Power, Inc
Southern Minnesota Municipal
Power Agency Wisconsin Public
Power Inc. v. Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Wabash Valley Power Association, Docket No. EL0792000.
Inc. v. Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator,

Inc..

On November 28, 2007, the Commission issued an order that instituted a proceeding in the abovereferenced dockets, pursuant to Section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) 16 U.S.C. 824e, to review evidence and to establish a just and reasonable Revenue Sufficiency Guarantee cost allocation methodology for market participants under the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.'s Open Access Transmission and Energy Marke

ISO New England, Inc.; Notice of Filing

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

November 30, 2007.

Take notice that on November 28, 2007, ISO New England Inc. tendered for filing responses to the Commission's deficiency letter issued on November 16, 2007.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at

NorthPoint Energy Solutions, Inc.; Notice of Filing

Fri, Dec 7 2007 11:00:00 GMT

November 30, 2007.

Take notice that on November 28, 2007, NorthPoint Energy Solutions, Inc. tendered for filing an amendment to their October 22, 2007 amended marketbased rate tariff filing.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at