The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee) in the abovereferenced docket.

The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of Tennessee's proposed Fitchburg Expansion Project (Project). The Project would involve replacing approximately 5.1 miles of 6inchdiameter pipeline with 12inchdiameter pipeline on Tennessee's existing Line 268100 (Fitchburg Lateral) in Worcester County, Massachusetts; installing a pig launcher facility at the beginning of the Fitchburg Lateral in Fram ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-09-E8-12848 Mon, Jun 9 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-09-E8-12849

Take notice that on May 30, 2008, the Maryland Public Service Commission, the Delaware Public Service Commission, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the Public Power Association of New Jersey, the Maryland Office of People's Counsel, the Office of the People's Counsel of the District of Columbia, the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc., Blue Ridge Power Agency, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., Office of the [[Page 32569]]
Ohio Consumers' Counsel, New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate, Division of Rate Counsel, the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate, PJM Industrial Customer Coalition, the American Forest and Paper Association, the Portland Cement Association, the Duquesne Light Company, and the United States Department of Defense and other affected Federal Executive Agencies (collectively, the RPM Buyers) filed a formal complaint against PJM Interconnection L.L.C. (PJM) pursuant to section 206 of the F ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-09-E8-12849 Mon, Jun 9 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-09-E8-12847

North Allegheny Wind, LLC (Allegheny) filed an application for marketbased rate authority, with an accompanying tariff. The proposed marketbased rate tariff provides for the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at marketbased rates. Allegheny also requested waivers of various Commission regulations. In particular, Allegheny requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Allegheny.

On May 13, 2008, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Tariffs and Market DevelopmentWest, 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 Alle ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-09-E8-12847 Mon, Jun 9 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-09-E8-12851

At the request of U.S. Representative Jim Gerlach, representing the 6th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will attend a meeting called by the Congressman to discuss constituents' concerns about the proposed Sentinel Expansion Project.

The meeting will be held on June 16, 2008, beginning at 6:30 p.m. (EDT) at: Great Valley High School, 225 North Phoenixville Pike, Malvern, PA 19355, (610) 8891900.

For additional information regarding this meeting, please contact the Commission's Office of External Affairs at (202) 5028004. Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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