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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 26
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 26
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
There are 3 announcements in this issue
1. ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Integrated Nitrogen Committee
2. ENERGY, TRANSPORT - ND. DOS. Notice of Receipt of Application for a Presidential Permit To Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United States
3. ENERGY, TRANSPORT - ND. DOE. Application To Amend Presidential Permit; International Transmission Company, d/b/a ITCTransmission
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Integrated Nitrogen Committee
[Federal Register: February 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 26)]
[Notices]
[Page 6623-6624]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8772-2]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Integrated Nitrogen
Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee (INC) to
discuss the committee's draft report.
DATES: The SAB INC will conduct a public teleconference on March 4,
2009. The call will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning the public teleconference may
contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via
telephone at: (202) 343-9981 or e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov.
General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be
found on the EPA Web Site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
[Notices]
[Page 6623-6624]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8772-2]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Integrated Nitrogen
Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee (INC) to
discuss the committee's draft report.
DATES: The SAB INC will conduct a public teleconference on March 4,
2009. The call will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning the public teleconference may
contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via
telephone at: (202) 343-9981 or e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov.
General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be
found on the EPA Web Site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ENERGY, TRANSPORT - ND. DOS. Notice of Receipt of Application for a Presidential Permit To Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United States
[Federal Register: February 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 26)]
[Notices]
[Page 6687-6688]
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6518]
Notice of Receipt of Application for a Presidential Permit To
Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United
States
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has received an
application from Dome Petroleum Corp., a North Dakota corporation
(``Dome Petroleum''), with its principal address at 4101 Winfield Road,
Warrenville, Illinois 60555, and Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC, (``Kinder
Morgan''), a Delaware limited liability company with its principal
office at 500 Dallas Street Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77002, for
Presidential permits, pursuant to Executive Order 13337 of April 30,
2004, to operate and maintain two cross-border pipelines they recently
acquired from Dome Pipeline Corporation (``Dome Pipeline'') to
transport petroleum, petroleum products, and other liquid hydrocarbons
between the United States and Canada, crossing the international
boundary line underneath the Detroit River between Detroit, Michigan
and Windsor, Canada.
A Permit for these pipelines was originally issued to American
Brine, Inc. on October 23, 1957. The permit granted American Brine the
authority to construct, connect, operate, and maintain two pipelines
(collectively, the ``Pipelines'') to carry liquid brine between the
United States and Canada, crossing underneath the Detroit River between
Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Canada. This permit was superseded by a
new permit issued to American Brine on March 13, 1969. Following the
sale of these pipelines to Dome Pipeline in 1972, this superseding
permit was amended to reflect Dome Pipeline as the new owner, and to
permit the pipelines to transport petroleum, petroleum products and
other liquid hydrocarbons.
On March 15, 2007 Dome Petroleum sold Dome Pipeline, its former
subsidiary, to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, a master limited
partnership with its principal office in Houston, Texas. Following the
sale, Dome Pipeline was merged into Kinder Morgan Cochin (``Kinder
Morgan''), a Delaware limited liability company and subsidiary of
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners with its principal office in Houston,
Texas.
Under the terms of the all-stock sale, ownership of the Pipelines
was to be transferred to Dome Petroleum and Kinder Morgan. Dome
Petroleum shall be the sole owner of the pipeline common referred to as
the Eastern Delivery System South Pipeline System
(``EDS Pipeline''), located to the east-southeast of the other
pipeline. Kinder Morgan shall be the sole owner of the pipeline
commonly referred to as the Cochin Pipeline, located to the west-
northwest of the EDS Pipeline. Each party shall be solely responsible
for the maintenance of their pipeline and any liability associated with
that pipeline. All easements, licenses, leases and permits associated
with the Pipelines, except for any Presidential permits issued by the
Department, and all real property formerly owned in fee by Dome
Pipeline, shall be owned jointly by Dome Petroleum and Kinder Morgan as
tenants in common. If approved by the Department, separate individual
Presidential permits will be issued to Dome Petroleum and Kinder Morgan
for their respective pipelines.
According to the application, Dome Petroleum and Kinder Morgan
have, in written correspondence to the Department of State, committed
to abide by the relevant terms and conditions of the permit previously
issued by the Department to Dome Pipeline. Further, Dome Petroleum and
Kinder Morgan have indicated in that correspondence that there have
been no substantial changes in the operations of the EDS and Cochin
pipelines from those originally authorized by the Department and
further stated that the future operation of the pipelines will remain
essentially unchanged from that previously permitted. Therefore, in
accordance with 22 CFR 161.7(b)(3) and the Department's Procedures for
Issuance of a Presidential Permit Where There Has Been a Transfer of
the Underlying Facility, Bridge or Border Crossing for Land
Transportation (70 FR 30990, May 31, 2005), the Department of State
does not intend to conduct an environmental review of the application
unless information is brought to its attention that the transfer
potentially would have a significant impact on the quality of the human
environment.
As required by E.O. 13337, the Department of State is circulating
this application to concerned federal agencies for comment.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit, in duplicate, comments
relative to this proposal on or before March 12, 2009 to J. Brian
Duggan, Office of International Energy and Commodities Policy,
Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. The application and related
documents that are part of the record to be considered by the
Department of State in connection with this application are available
for inspection in the Office of International Energy and Commodities
Policy during normal business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
J. Brian Duggan, Office of International Energy and Commodity
Policy (EB/ESC/IEC/EPC), Department of State, Washington, DC 20520; or
by telephone at (202) 647-1291; or by e-mail at DugganJB@state.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 6687-6688]
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6518]
Notice of Receipt of Application for a Presidential Permit To
Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United
States
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has received an
application from Dome Petroleum Corp., a North Dakota corporation
(``Dome Petroleum''), with its principal address at 4101 Winfield Road,
Warrenville, Illinois 60555, and Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC, (``Kinder
Morgan''), a Delaware limited liability company with its principal
office at 500 Dallas Street Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77002, for
Presidential permits, pursuant to Executive Order 13337 of April 30,
2004, to operate and maintain two cross-border pipelines they recently
acquired from Dome Pipeline Corporation (``Dome Pipeline'') to
transport petroleum, petroleum products, and other liquid hydrocarbons
between the United States and Canada, crossing the international
boundary line underneath the Detroit River between Detroit, Michigan
and Windsor, Canada.
A Permit for these pipelines was originally issued to American
Brine, Inc. on October 23, 1957. The permit granted American Brine the
authority to construct, connect, operate, and maintain two pipelines
(collectively, the ``Pipelines'') to carry liquid brine between the
United States and Canada, crossing underneath the Detroit River between
Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Canada. This permit was superseded by a
new permit issued to American Brine on March 13, 1969. Following the
sale of these pipelines to Dome Pipeline in 1972, this superseding
permit was amended to reflect Dome Pipeline as the new owner, and to
permit the pipelines to transport petroleum, petroleum products and
other liquid hydrocarbons.
On March 15, 2007 Dome Petroleum sold Dome Pipeline, its former
subsidiary, to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, a master limited
partnership with its principal office in Houston, Texas. Following the
sale, Dome Pipeline was merged into Kinder Morgan Cochin (``Kinder
Morgan''), a Delaware limited liability company and subsidiary of
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners with its principal office in Houston,
Texas.
Under the terms of the all-stock sale, ownership of the Pipelines
was to be transferred to Dome Petroleum and Kinder Morgan. Dome
Petroleum shall be the sole owner of the pipeline common referred to as
the Eastern Delivery System South Pipeline System
(``EDS Pipeline''), located to the east-southeast of the other
pipeline. Kinder Morgan shall be the sole owner of the pipeline
commonly referred to as the Cochin Pipeline, located to the west-
northwest of the EDS Pipeline. Each party shall be solely responsible
for the maintenance of their pipeline and any liability associated with
that pipeline. All easements, licenses, leases and permits associated
with the Pipelines, except for any Presidential permits issued by the
Department, and all real property formerly owned in fee by Dome
Pipeline, shall be owned jointly by Dome Petroleum and Kinder Morgan as
tenants in common. If approved by the Department, separate individual
Presidential permits will be issued to Dome Petroleum and Kinder Morgan
for their respective pipelines.
According to the application, Dome Petroleum and Kinder Morgan
have, in written correspondence to the Department of State, committed
to abide by the relevant terms and conditions of the permit previously
issued by the Department to Dome Pipeline. Further, Dome Petroleum and
Kinder Morgan have indicated in that correspondence that there have
been no substantial changes in the operations of the EDS and Cochin
pipelines from those originally authorized by the Department and
further stated that the future operation of the pipelines will remain
essentially unchanged from that previously permitted. Therefore, in
accordance with 22 CFR 161.7(b)(3) and the Department's Procedures for
Issuance of a Presidential Permit Where There Has Been a Transfer of
the Underlying Facility, Bridge or Border Crossing for Land
Transportation (70 FR 30990, May 31, 2005), the Department of State
does not intend to conduct an environmental review of the application
unless information is brought to its attention that the transfer
potentially would have a significant impact on the quality of the human
environment.
As required by E.O. 13337, the Department of State is circulating
this application to concerned federal agencies for comment.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit, in duplicate, comments
relative to this proposal on or before March 12, 2009 to J. Brian
Duggan, Office of International Energy and Commodities Policy,
Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. The application and related
documents that are part of the record to be considered by the
Department of State in connection with this application are available
for inspection in the Office of International Energy and Commodities
Policy during normal business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
J. Brian Duggan, Office of International Energy and Commodity
Policy (EB/ESC/IEC/EPC), Department of State, Washington, DC 20520; or
by telephone at (202) 647-1291; or by e-mail at DugganJB@state.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY, TRANSPORT - ND. DOE. Application To Amend Presidential Permit; International Transmission Company, d/b/a ITCTransmission
[Federal Register: February 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 26)]
[Notices]
[Page 6606-6607]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. PP-230-4]
Application To Amend Presidential Permit; International
Transmission Company, d/b/a ITCTransmission
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: International Transmission Company, d/b/a ITCTransmission
(ITC) has applied for an amendment of a Presidential permit to
construct, operate, maintain and connect electric transmission
facilities across the U.S. international border.
DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted
on or before March 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE-
20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell (Program Office) at 202-
586-9624, or by e-mail to Ellen.Russell@hq.doe.gov, or Michael T.
Skinker (Program Attorney) at 202-586-2793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of facilities at the international border of the United
States for the transmission of electric energy between the United
States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a
Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 10485, as
amended by EO 12038.
On September 26, 2000, DOE issued a Presidential permit to
International Transmission Company (ITC) in Order No. PP-230,
authorizing it to construct, operate, maintain, and connect electric
transmission facilities at the international border of the United
States and Canada. Those facilities are currently authorized by
Presidential Permit No. PP-230-3 and include:
(1) One 230,000-volt (230-kV) transmission line, including one 675-
MVA phase-shifting transformer connecting the Bunce Creek Station,
located in Marysville, Michigan, with Hydro One's Scott Transformer
Station, located in Sarnia, Ontario (identified as the B3N facility);
(2) One 230-kV transmission line connecting the Waterman Station,
located in Detroit, Michigan, with Hydro One's J. Clark Keith
Generating Station, located in Windsor, Ontario (identified as the J5D
facility);
(3) One 345-kV transmission line connecting the St. Clair
Generating Station, located in East China Township, Michigan, with
Hydro One's Lambton Generating Station, located in Moore Township,
Ontario (identified as the L4D facility); and
(4) One 230-kV transmission line connecting the St. Clair
Generating Station with Hydro One's Lambton Generating Station
(identified as the L51D facility).
In March 2003, the phase shifting transformer installed on the B3N
facilities failed. On January 5, 2009, ITC applied to DOE to amend
Presidential Permit PP-230-3 by authorizing it to replace the failed
675-MVA transformer with two 700-MVA phase shifting transformers
connected in series.
Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to become a party to this
proceeding or to be heard by filing comments or protests to this
application should file a petition to intervene, comment or protest at
the address provided above in accordance with Sec. Sec. 385.211 or
385.214 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of
each petition and protest should be filed with DOE on or before the
date listed above.
Additional copies of such petitions to intervene or protest also
should be filed directly with Mr. James Frankowski, ITC Holdings Corp,
27175 Energy Way, Novi, MI 48377 and John R. Staffier, Stuntz, Davis &
Staffier, P.C., 555 Twelfth Street, NW., Suite 630, Washington, DC
20004.
Before a Presidential permit may be granted or amended, DOE must
determine that the proposed action will
not adversely impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power
supply system. In addition, DOE must consider the environmental impacts
of the proposed action (i.e., granting the Presidential permit, with
any conditions and limitations, or denying the permit) pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. DOE also must obtain the
concurrences of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense
before taking final action on a Presidential permit application.
Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above. In
addition, the application may be reviewed or downloaded electronically
at http://www.oe.energy.gov/permits_pending.htm.
[Notices]
[Page 6606-6607]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. PP-230-4]
Application To Amend Presidential Permit; International
Transmission Company, d/b/a ITCTransmission
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: International Transmission Company, d/b/a ITCTransmission
(ITC) has applied for an amendment of a Presidential permit to
construct, operate, maintain and connect electric transmission
facilities across the U.S. international border.
DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted
on or before March 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE-
20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell (Program Office) at 202-
586-9624, or by e-mail to Ellen.Russell@hq.doe.gov, or Michael T.
Skinker (Program Attorney) at 202-586-2793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of facilities at the international border of the United
States for the transmission of electric energy between the United
States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a
Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 10485, as
amended by EO 12038.
On September 26, 2000, DOE issued a Presidential permit to
International Transmission Company (ITC) in Order No. PP-230,
authorizing it to construct, operate, maintain, and connect electric
transmission facilities at the international border of the United
States and Canada. Those facilities are currently authorized by
Presidential Permit No. PP-230-3 and include:
(1) One 230,000-volt (230-kV) transmission line, including one 675-
MVA phase-shifting transformer connecting the Bunce Creek Station,
located in Marysville, Michigan, with Hydro One's Scott Transformer
Station, located in Sarnia, Ontario (identified as the B3N facility);
(2) One 230-kV transmission line connecting the Waterman Station,
located in Detroit, Michigan, with Hydro One's J. Clark Keith
Generating Station, located in Windsor, Ontario (identified as the J5D
facility);
(3) One 345-kV transmission line connecting the St. Clair
Generating Station, located in East China Township, Michigan, with
Hydro One's Lambton Generating Station, located in Moore Township,
Ontario (identified as the L4D facility); and
(4) One 230-kV transmission line connecting the St. Clair
Generating Station with Hydro One's Lambton Generating Station
(identified as the L51D facility).
In March 2003, the phase shifting transformer installed on the B3N
facilities failed. On January 5, 2009, ITC applied to DOE to amend
Presidential Permit PP-230-3 by authorizing it to replace the failed
675-MVA transformer with two 700-MVA phase shifting transformers
connected in series.
Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to become a party to this
proceeding or to be heard by filing comments or protests to this
application should file a petition to intervene, comment or protest at
the address provided above in accordance with Sec. Sec. 385.211 or
385.214 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of
each petition and protest should be filed with DOE on or before the
date listed above.
Additional copies of such petitions to intervene or protest also
should be filed directly with Mr. James Frankowski, ITC Holdings Corp,
27175 Energy Way, Novi, MI 48377 and John R. Staffier, Stuntz, Davis &
Staffier, P.C., 555 Twelfth Street, NW., Suite 630, Washington, DC
20004.
Before a Presidential permit may be granted or amended, DOE must
determine that the proposed action will
not adversely impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power
supply system. In addition, DOE must consider the environmental impacts
of the proposed action (i.e., granting the Presidential permit, with
any conditions and limitations, or denying the permit) pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. DOE also must obtain the
concurrences of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense
before taking final action on a Presidential permit application.
Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above. In
addition, the application may be reviewed or downloaded electronically
at http://www.oe.energy.gov/permits_pending.htm.
