Summary: The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is extending the scoping period for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Operation of a Biosafety Level 3 Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Dates: The scoping period for the EIS is

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : National Nuclear Security Administration

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is amending its regulations to update the accounting requirements for public utilities and licensees, including independent system operators and regional transmission organizations (collectively referred to as RTOs). The Commission is also amending its financial reporting requirements for the

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Transportation Department

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is proposing to amend its regulations to establish criteria for obtaining marketbased rates for storage services offered under part 284. First, the Commission is proposing to modify its marketpower analysis to better reflect the competitive alternatives to storage. Second, pursuant to Title

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 16, 2005.

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

a. Application Type: NonProject Use of Project Lands and Waters.

b. Project No.: 271083.

c. Date filed: October 24, 2005.

d. Applicant: Entergy Arkansas, Inc.

e. Name of Project:

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 19, 2005.

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

Docket Numbers: ER00826004; ER00828004; ER98421015; ER98 4055012; ER011337007; ER04288001; ER02177008; ER031212006; ER011820006; ER962506008.

Applicants: Brownsville Power I, L.L.C.; Caledonia Power I, L.L.C., CinCap IV, LLC; CinCap V, LLC;

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 16, 2005.

Liberty Power New York LLC (Liberty Power New York) and Liberty Power District of Columbia LLC (Liberty Power District) filed application for marketbased rate authority, with accompanying rate tariffs. The proposed rate tariffs provide for the sales of capacity and energy at marketbased rates. Liberty Power New York and

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 20, 2005.

Take notice that on December 12, 2005, Alliance Pipeline L.P. (Alliance) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Second Substitute Third Revised Sheet No. 277, proposed to become effective September 1, 2005.

Alliance states that the referenced sheet is being filed in compliance with the

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 19, 2005.

Take notice that on December 14, 2005, the State of Alaska filed a formal complaint against the TAPS Carriers pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 1 et seq. (1994), and 18 CFR 385.206(a), 385.207, 385.211 and 385.214 (2003) alleging that the TAPS Carriers impermissibly included imprudently incurred costs in their 2004, 2005 and 2006

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EMSSAB), Hanford. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Energy Department

December 16, 2005.

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

a. Type of Application: NewMajor License.

b. Project No.: 2085000.

c. Date Filed: November 29, 2005.

d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.

e. Name of Project: Mammoth

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 20, 2005.

Take notice that on December 14, 2005, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee) tendered for filing with the Commission its Statement of Refunds Report (Refund Report), which reflects refunds owed to shippers for Tennessee's collection of the GSR interruptible transportation surcharge.

Tennessee states that the Refund

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 20, 2005.

Take notice that on December 19, 2005, the City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Hearland Consumers Power District (City/Heartland) filed a Complaint against Northern States
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Power Company (Minnesota), Xcel Energy Services, Inc. (Xcel), and the Midwest Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO), for their alleged

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 20, 2005.

Take notice that on December 15, 2005, East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC (East Tennessee) filed for authorization to terminate negotiated rates applicable to East Tennessee's FTA service agreements with Eastman Chemical Company (Eastman) and AFG Industries, Inc. (AFG), effective November 1, 2005.

East Tennessee states that

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 20, 2005.

Take notice that on December 15, 2005, Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed on Appendix A to the filing, bearing a proposed effective date of January 14, 2006.

Any person desiring to intervene or to

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 20, 2005.

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

Docket Number: ER02971000.

Applicant: DTE East China, LLC.

Description: DTE East China, LLC withdraws their petition for blanket authorizations, certain waivers, and order approving market based rate tariff filed on 2/6/02.

Filed

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 19, 2005.

Take notice that on December 8, 2005, Trunkline Gas Company, LLC (Trunkline), P.O. Box 4967, Houston, Texas 772104967, filed an application in Docket No. CP0635000, pursuant to section 7(b) and (c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 of the Commission's regulations, for authorization to abandon an existing 2,000

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 16, 2005.

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

a. Application Type: Nonproject use of Project Lands.

b. Project No.: 2232503.

c. Date Filed: November 21, 2005.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 16, 2005.

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

a. Application Type: NonProject Use of Project Lands and Waters.

b. Project No.: 2145069.

c. Date Filed: December 1, 2005.

d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County.

e. Name

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 20, 2005.

On December 5, 2005, Osage River Flood Control Association, Inc. filed a formal complaint against Union Electric Company, doing business as AmerenUE, licensee of the Osage Hydroelectric Project No. 459. The project is located on the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The pleading generally alleges that Osage River Flood Control

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 19, 2005.

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 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for a subsequent license for the 1.0megawatt Macomb Project, located on the Salmon River, in

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 21, 2005.

Take notice that on December 13, 2005, Entergy Louisiana, Inc. (ELI) submitted a Petition for Declaratory Order in which ELI has requested a determination that the payment of dividends by Entergy Louisiana, LLC out of Membership Interest accounts after it completes a corporate restructuring on or about December 31, 2005 will

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing and Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

December 20, 2005.

Take notice that on December 15, 2005, CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company (CEGT) tendered for filing and approval an amended negotiated rate and nonconforming agreement between CEGT and Kiowa Power Partners, LLC to be effective February 1, 2006.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 16, 2005.

Take notice that on December 12, 2005, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas), 3800 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application under section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act to abandon by sale to Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL) certain supply

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 21, 2005.

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

a. Application Type: Amendment of License.

b. Project No.: 7161053.

c. Date Filed: October 14, 2005.

d. Applicant: Douglas County, Oregon.

e. Name of Project: Galesville Project.

f.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

December 20, 2005.

The following filings have been made with the Commission. The filings are listed in ascending order within each docket
classification.
1. Entergy Services, Inc. et al.

[Docket Nos. EC0642000; ES0620000]

Take notice that on December 16, 2005, Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy Services) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Federal Energy Regulatory Commission