The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP. GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Title: Livestock Slaughter.

OMB Control Number: 0535-0005.

Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue current official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production. General authority for data collection activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. This statue specifies the “The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all information concerning agriculture which he can obtain * * * by the collection of statistics * * * and shall distribute them among agriculturists”. Information from federally and non-federally inspected slaughter plants are used to estimate total red meat production.

Need and Use of the Information: NASS will use a survey to collect information on the number of head slaughtered plus live and dressed weights of cattle, calves, hogs and sheep. Accurate and timely livestock estimates provide USDA and the livestock industry with basic data to project future meat supplies and producer prices. Agricultural economists in both the public and private sectors use this information in economic analysis and research.

Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.

Number of Respondents: 1,600.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Weekly, Monthly.

Total Burden Hours: 550.

The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Project Period: Up to 60 months.

Purpose of Program: The AT Act authorizes support for activities that increase the availability of, funding for, access to, provision of, and training about assistive technology (AT) devices and AT services. The AT Act authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to States to support comprehensive statewide AT programs (Statewide AT Programs) that improve access to and the acquisition of AT devices and services for individuals with disabilities and their families. The AT Act also authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to protection and advocacy systems in order to enable these systems to assist in the acquisition, use, or maintenance of AT devices and services (PAAT). Under section 6 of the AT Act, the Secretary is authorized to provide grants to support national activities to improve the administration of the AT Act, such as the provision of training and technical assistance to entities funded under the AT Act to improve the effectiveness of their programs and to entities not funded under the AT Act to improve awareness of and access to AT. Other national activities include data collection and assistance and a National Public Internet Site. In addition, a provision in section 4 of the AT Act authorizes grants to States for Alternative Financing Programs (AFPs) in accordance with title III of the AT Act, as in effect before the enactment of the amendments in 2004, to pay for the Federal share of the cost of establishing, or expanding, and administering one or more alternative financing mechanisms to allow individuals with disabilities and their families to purchase AT devices and services. Title III, section 306, of the AT Act, as in effect prior to the enactment of the amendments of 2004, requires that information and technical assistance be provided to AFPs. Under section 308(b) of the AT Act, as in effect prior to the enactment of the amendments of 2004, the Secretary reserves funds from any appropriation for title III for this purpose. In years when those funds are appropriated, additional funds for technical assistance to AFPs will be available.

Priority: We are establishing this priority for the FY 2005 grant competition only, in accordance with section 437(d)(1) of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA).

Absolute Priority: For FY 2005 this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority.

This priority is:

National Assistive Technology Training and Technical Assistance Program (National AT TA Program)

This priority is for a project to provide technical assistance and training to entities funded under the AT Act and entities not funded under the AT Act to improve the effectiveness of activities supported under the AT Act.

If the applicant chooses to award subgrants or subcontracts to carry out activities required under this priority, the applicant's proposal must reflect clearly how the applicant will collaborate with any entities to which the applicant will provide a subgrant or subcontract in order to ensure that activities conducted by those entities meet the requirements of this priority and are consistent with the applicant's proposal. The project must—

(1) Address State-specific information requests concerning AT from entities funded under the AT Act and public entities not funded under the AT Act, including—

(a) Requests for information on effective approaches to Federal-State coordination of programs for individuals with disabilities, related to improving funding for or access to AT devices and AT services for individuals with disabilities of all ages;

(b) Requests for state-of-the-art, or model, Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and organizational structures, that facilitate, and overcome barriers to, funding for, and access to, AT devices and AT services;

(c) Requests for information on effective approaches to developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining activities described in sections 4 and 5 of the AT Act and related to improving funding for or access to AT devices and AT services for individuals with disabilities of all ages, and requests for assistance in developing corrective action plans;

(d) Requests for examples of policies, practices, procedures, regulations, or judicial decisions that have enhanced or may enhance access to funding for AT devices and AT services for individuals with disabilities;

(e) Requests for information on effective approaches to the development of consumer-controlled systems that increase access to, funding for, and awareness of, AT devices and AT services; and

(f) Other requests for training and technical assistance from entities funded under the AT Act and public and private entities not funded under the AT Act;

(2) Assist targeted individuals and entities by disseminating information about—

(a) Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and organizational structures, that facilitate, and overcome barriers to, funding for, and access to, AT devices and AT services, to promote fuller independence, productivity, and inclusion in society for individuals with disabilities of all ages; and

(b) Technical assistance activities undertaken under paragraph (1) of this priority;

(3) Provide State-specific, regional, and national training and technical assistance concerning AT to entities funded under the AT Act and to public and private entities not funded under the AT Act, including—

(a) Annually providing a forum for exchanging information concerning, and promoting program and policy improvements in, required activities of the Statewide AT Programs, AFPs, and PAAT programs;

(b) Facilitating onsite and electronic information sharing using state-of-the-art Internet technologies such as real-time online discussions, multipoint video conferencing, and Web-based audio/video broadcasts, on emerging topics that affect Statewide AT Programs, AFPs, and PAAT programs;

(c) Convening experts from Statewide AT Programs, AFPs, PAAT programs, representatives of organizations representing individuals with disabilities and their families, representatives of Federal agencies, researchers in AT, and AT developers and venders to discuss and make recommendations with regard to national emerging issues of importance to individuals with AT needs;

(d) Sharing information on evidence-based and promising practices among Statewide AT Programs, AFPs, and PAAT programs;

(e) Maintaining an accessible Web site that includes links to Statewide AT Programs, AFPs, PAAT programs, appropriate Federal departments and agencies, the National Public Internet Site funded under section 6 of the AT Act, and private associations;

(f) Developing a national toll-free number that links callers from any State with the Statewide AT Program, AFP, and PAAT program in their State;

(g) Assisting Statewide AT Programs to reduce the costs of AT through the development or use of existing model cooperative volume-purchasing mechanisms;

(h) Assisting Statewide AT Programs, AFPs, and PAAT programs to reduce the duplication of their activities;

(i) Providing access to experts in the areas of banking, microlending, and finance for entities funded under the AT Act and other entities not funded under the AT Act;

(j) Assisting Statewide AT Programs in achieving the measurable goals required by section 4(d)(3) of the AT Act;

(k) Facilitating collaboration at the National and State level among Statewide AT Programs, AFPs, PAATs, and other entities involved in AT; and

(l) Facilitating consumer involvement in Statewide AT Programs, AFPs, and PAATs at the national and State level;

(4) Collaborate with other projects funded under section 6 of the AT Act;

(5) Conduct outreach to and collaborate with relevant Federal, State, and local programs and projects that increase access to AT, including programs that increase access to AT in education, employment, community living, and telecommunications and information technology;

(6) Provide to the Secretary the data and information necessary to improve the administration of the AT Act and to evaluate the project's progress in accordance with the performance measures in section VI. 4. Performance Measures of this notice;

(7) Include plans for designing and providing training and technical assistance with the input of—

(a) Directors of Statewide AT Programs;

(b) Directors of AFPs;

(c) Directors of PAAT programs;

(d) Individuals with disabilities who use AT and understand the barriers to the acquisition of that technology and AT services;

(e) Family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives of individuals with disabilities who use AT;

(f) Relevant employees from Federal departments and agencies, other than the Department of Education;

(g) Representatives of businesses; and

(h) Venders and public and private researchers and developers; and

(8) Include plans for evaluating the effectiveness of the technical assistance and training program in accordance with the performance measures in section VI. 4. Performance Measures of this notice.

Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally offers interested parties the opportunity to comment on proposed priorities. Ordinarily, this practice would have applied to the absolute priority for the National AT TA Program. Section 437(d)(1) of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1)), however, allows the Secretary to exempt from rulemaking requirements regulations governing the first grant competition under a new or substantially revised program authority. This is the first grant competition for this program under section 6 of the AT Act and therefore qualifies for this exemption. In order to ensure timely grant awards, the Secretary has decided to forego public comment on the proposed absolute priority under section 437(d)(1). This absolute priority will apply to the FY 2005 grant competition only.

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

Type of Award: Cooperative agreement.

Estimated Available Funds: $640,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

Project Period: Up to 60 months.

1. Eligible Applicants: Public or private nonprofit or for-profit organizations, including institutions of higher education, that have (directly or through grant or contract) (1) experience and expertise in administering programs, including developing, implementing, and administering the required and discretionary activities described in sections 4 and 5 of the AT Act; (2) experience and expertise in providing technical assistance; and (3) documented experience in and knowledge about banking, finance, and microlending. This means that an eligible entity can demonstrate its experience and expertise on its own or through proposed subgrants or subcontracts with other entities that demonstrate the relevant experience and expertise.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost sharing or matching.

1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734.

You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov .

If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.224B-1.

Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format ( e.g. , Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5075, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone: (202) 245-7363. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this competition.

Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 75 pages, using the following standards:

• A “page” is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.

• Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.

• Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch).

The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III.

Our reviewers will not read any pages of your application that—

• Exceed the page limit if you apply these standards; or

• Exceed the equivalent of the page limit if you apply other standards.

3. Submission Dates and Times:

Applications Available: July 19, 2005.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 18, 2005.

Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants system, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission Requirements in this notice.

We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 29, 2005.

4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this competition.

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.

6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery.

a. Electronic Submission of Applications.

If you choose to submit your application to us electronically, you must use e-Application available through the Department's e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov.

While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.

Please note the following:

• Your participation in e-Application is voluntary.

• You must complete the electronic submission of your grant application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The e-Application system will not accept an application for this competition after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application process.

• The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m. Monday until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. Thursday until midnight Saturday, Washington, DC time. Please note that the system is unavailable on Sundays, and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, DC time, for maintenance. Any modifications to these hours are posted on the e-Grants Web site.

• You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you submit your application in paper format.

• You must submit all documents electronically, including the Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424), Budget Information—Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications.

• Any narrative sections of your application must be attached as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format.

• Your electronic application must comply with any page limit requirements described in this notice.

• Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may wish to print a copy of it for your records.

• After you electronically submit your application, you will receive an automatic acknowledgment that will include a PR/Award number (an identifying number unique to your application).

• Within three working days after submitting your electronic application, fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the Application Control Center after following these steps:

(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.

(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the hard-copy signature page of the ED 424.

(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at (202) 245-6272.

• We may request that you provide us original signatures on other forms at a later date. Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because the e-Application system is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of one business day in order to transmit your application electronically, by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this extension if—

(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have initiated an electronic application for this competition; and

(2)(a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date; or

(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.

We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the system is down and therefore the application deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all registered users who have initiated an e-Application.

Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of the Department's e-Application system. If the e-Application system is available, and, for any reason, you are unable to submit your application electronically or you do not receive an automatic acknowledgment of your submission, you may submit your application in paper format by mail or hand delivery in accordance with the instructions in this notice.

b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.

If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following address:

By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:

or

By mail through a commercial carrier:

Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,

(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service,

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier, or

(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.

If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:

(1) A private metered postmark, or

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application.

c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.

If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:

The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department:

(1) You must indicate on the envelope and—if not provided by the Department—in Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number—and suffix letter, if any—of the competition under which you are submitting your application.

(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.

Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition are from 34 CFR 75.210 and are provided in the application package.

1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.

If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we notify you.

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the application package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.

We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also incorporates your approved application as part of your binding commitments under the grant.

3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.

4. Performance Measures: The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal departments and agencies to improve the effectiveness of their programs by engaging in strategic planning, setting outcome-related goals for programs, and measuring program results against those goals. The goal of the National AT TA Program is to provide support to entities funded under the AT Act that improves the effectiveness of their programs and support to entities not funded under the AT Act to improve awareness of and access to assistive technology. In order to assess the success of the grantee in meeting these goals, in addition to other information the grantee's annual performance report must include (1) a description of State-specific and national technical assistance and training provided to support the improvement of Statewide AT Programs, PAAT programs, and AFPs, and the result of that technical assistance or training as evidenced by changes in the operation of Statewide AT Programs, PAAT programs, or AFPs or other relevant and identifiable changes; (2) a description of collaboration between the grantee and other entities involved in AT, and the result of that collaboration as evidenced by changes in the operation of the grantee or other entities, or other relevant and identifiable changes; (3) a description of the collaboration between the grantee and any entities to which the grantee provides a subcontract or subgrant, and the result of that collaboration as evidenced by improved delivery of technical assistance and training and improved collaboration between entities funded under the AT Act at the national and State level or other relevant and identifiable improvements; and (4) a description of how the technical assistance and training needs of entities funded under the AT Act and entities not funded under the AT Act are identified and met, and the result of meeting those needs as evidenced by resolution of State-specific and national issues or other relevant and identifiable outcomes.

Take notice that the above-referenced pipelines filed revised tariff sheets to comply with the Commission's Order No. 587-S, Final Rule, in Docket No. RM96-1-026 issued May 9, 2005, 111 FERC ¶ 61,203 (2005). The revised tariff sheets are to be effective September 1, 2005.

In Order No. 587-S, the Commission, among other things, amended 18 CFR 284.12 of its regulations incorporate by reference the most recent version, Version 1.7 of the standards promulgated by the Wholesale Gas Quadrant (WGQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB). The Commission also incorporated by reference the standards ratified by NAESB on June 25, 2004, to implement Order No. 2004, the standards ratified by NAESB on May 3, 2005, to implement Order No. 2004-A, and the standards to implement gas quality reporting requirements ratified by NAESB on October 20, 2004. In Order No. 587-S, the Commission required pipelines to file revised tariff sheets to reflect the changed standards by July 1, 2005, with an effective date of September 1, 2005.

Due to the large number of pipelines that have filed to comply with Order No. 587-S, the Commission is issuing this single notice of the filings included in the caption.

Any person desiring to become a party in any of the listed dockets must file a separate motion to intervene in each docket for which they wish party status.

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 and 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 date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link and is 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 docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

Intervention and Protest Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 18, 2005.

Take notice that on July 7, 2005, CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company (CEGT) tendered for filing and approval certain negotiated rate agreements between CEGT and CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.,d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Oklahoma Gas. CEGT states that it has entered into an amended agreement and one new agreement to provide service to this shipper to be effective August 1, 2005.

CEGT also has submitted the following tariff sheets to be included as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1, to be effective August 1, 2005:

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 and 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 in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov . Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov , using the “eLibrary” link and is 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov , or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

Take notice that on July 8, 2005, Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (Cove Point) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheet, to become effective August 8, 2005:

Cove Point states that the purpose of this filing is to revise section 10, release and assignment of service rights, of the general terms and conditions (GT&C) of Cove Point's tariff to provide Cove Point with the right to terminate a replacement customer's capacity release transaction in the event the releasing customer's contract is terminated.

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 and 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 in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link and is 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

Take notice that on July 8, 2005, Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective August 8, 2005:

DTI states that the purpose of this filing is to revise Section 23, Capacity Release, of the general terms and conditions (GT&C) of DTI's tariff to provide DTI with the right to terminate a replacement customer's capacity release transaction in the event the releasing customer's contract is terminated.

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 and 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 in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link and is 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 docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

Take notice that the above-referenced pipelines filed revised tariff sheets in accordance with the Commission's Order No. 587-S, Final Rule, in Docket No. RM96-1-026 issued May 9, 2005, 111 FERC ¶ 61,203 (2005). The revised tariff sheets are to be effective September 1, 2005.

The above-referenced pipelines explains that in Order No. 587-S, the Commission, among other things, amended 18 CFR 284.12 of its regulations incorporate by reference the most recent version, Version 1.7 of the standards promulgated by the Wholesale Gas Quadrant (WGQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB). The pipelines further note that the Commission also incorporated by reference the standards ratified by NAESB on June 25, 2004, to implement Order No. 2004, the standards ratified by NAESB on May 3, 2005, to implement Order No. 2004-A, and the standards to implement gas quality reporting requirements ratified by NAESB on October 20, 2004. The pipelines further state that in Order No. 587-S, the Commission required pipelines to file revised tariff sheets to reflect the changed standards by July 1, 2005, with an effective date of September 1, 2005.

Any person desiring to become a party in any of the listed dockets must file a separate motion to intervene in each docket for which they wish party status.

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 and 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 date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov , using the “eLibrary” link and is 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 docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov , or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 21, 2005.

Take notice that on July 7, 2005, Midwestern Gas Transmission Company (Midwestern) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets to become effective August 6, 2005:

Midwestern states that it is proposing to make minor housekeeping changes to its Tariff.

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 and 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 in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link and is 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

Take notice that, on June 6, 2005, Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. (MSCG), on behalf of itself and its affiliates South Eastern Electric Development Corporation, South Eastern Generating Corporation, Naniwa Energy LLC, Power Contract Finance, L.L.C., Power Contract Financing II, L.L.C., Power Contract Financing II, Inc., MS Retail Development Corp., and Utility Contract Funding II, LLC, submitted an amendment to its March 24, 2005 compliance filing in the above-captioned proceedings.

MSCG states that copies of the filing were served on parties on the official service lists in the above-captioned proceedings.

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 Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

The filing in the above proceeding is accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system. It is 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 docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. on June 13, 2005.

Take notice that on July 5, 2005, Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, filed an abbreviated application, pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, for an Order Permitting and Approving Abandonment of certain natural gas storage facilities in Fallon County, Montana. The application is on file with the Commission and open for public inspection. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.

Williston Basin requests authorization for the abandonment of three existing natural gas storage injection/withdrawal wells in the Baker Storage Field, Fallon County, Montana. The proposed wells to be abandoned are Well Nos. 136, 195, and 287. Williston Basin states that these wells are old and have been shut-in. Williston Basin believes the abandonment will have no effect on the certificated maximum deliverability of 114,815 Mcf per day of the Baker Storage Field. In conjunction with the proposed abandonment, Williston Basin will also abandon the field meter station associated with Well No. 195 and a total of approximately 0.8 miles of field storage line associated with the three wells. The abandonment of the meter station and storage field lines will be performed pursuant to Williston Basin's blanket certificate authorized under Docket Nos. CP82-487-000, et al .

Any questions regarding the application are to be directed to Keith A. Tiggelaar, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company, P.O. Box 5601, Bismarck, North Dakota 58506-5601; phone number (701) 530-1560.

Any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the below listed comment date, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding.

Motions to intervene, protests and comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper, see 18 CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on August 3, 2005.

Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings

Docket Numbers: ER01-3001-012.

Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Description: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.'s Bi-Annual Compliance report under ER01-3001 regarding status of demand response programs and the addition of new generation resources.

Filed Date: 06/02/2005.

Accession Number: 20050602-5005.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 23, 2005.

Docket Numbers: ER05-1064-000.

Applicants: Celerity Energy of New Mexico, LLC.

Description: Celerity Energy of New Mexico LLC submits a Notice of Cancellation of its market based rate tariff currently on file designated as FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1 under ER05-1064.

Filed Date: 06/02/2005.

Accession Number: 20050606-0050.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 13, 2005.

Docket Numbers: ER05-1066-000.

Applicants: Nevada Power Company.

Description: Nevada Power Company submits an executed Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service Retail Access Transmission Service designated as Service Agreement 05-00393 and a Network Operating Agreement designated as Service Agreement No. 05-00392 under Sierra Pacific Resources Operating Companies' FERC Electric Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, effective 6/1/05.

Filed Date: 06/02/2005.

Accession Number: 20050606-0162.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 23, 2005.

Docket Numbers: ER05-1067-000.

Applicants: Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative, Inc.

Description: Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative, Inc. submits its annual information filing setting forth updated approved costs for member-owned generation resources for 2005 under ER05-1067.

Filed Date: 06/02/2005.

Accession Number: 20050606-0163.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 23, 2005.

Docket Numbers: ER05-1068-000.

Applicants: Nevada Power Company.

Description: Nevada Power Company submits a notice of cancellation of a Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service Retail Access Transmission Service designated Agreement 04-00201 and the related Network Operating Agreement designated Agreement No. 04-00202 which were filed with the Commission by Nevada Power on June 4, 2004 in Docket No. ER04-909-000.

Filed Date: 06/02/2005.

Accession Number: 20050606-0157.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 23, 2005.

Docket Numbers: ER05-1069-000.

Applicants: Nevada Power Company.

Description: Nevada Power submits a Notice of Cancellation of a Service Agreement for Network Integration Transmission Service Retail Access Transmission Service designated as Service Agreement No. 04-00722 and a Network Operating Agreement designated as Agreement No. 04-0073 which were filed by Nevada Power on December 15, 2004 in Docket No. ER05-334-000.

Filed Date: 06/02/2005.

Accession Number: 20050606-0158.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 23, 2005.

Docket Numbers: ER05-722-001.

Applicants: Carolina Power & Light Company.

Description: Carolina Power & Light Power Company d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. submits its refund report in compliance with FERC's 5/20/05 letter order under ER05-722.

Filed Date: 06/02/2005.

Accession Number: 20050606-0049.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 23, 2005.

Docket Numbers: ER05-429-002.

Applicants: Pacificorp.

Description: PacifiCorp submits Restated and Amended Transmission Agreement with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. in compliance with FERC's 3/1/05 letter order under ER05-429.

Filed Date: 06/01/2005.

Accession Number: 20050606-0051.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 22, 2005.

Docket Numbers: ER05-791-001.

Applicants: El Segundo Power, LLC.

Description: El Segundo Power, LLC submits response to the interventions & comments filed by the California System Operator Corporation dated April 27, 2005 and supplemental protest dated May 9, 2005 and also submits Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 129 under its Rate Schedule FERC No. 2

Filed Date: 05/27/2005.

Accession Number: 20050531-0112.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 17, 2005.

Docket Numbers: ER05-737-001.

Applicants: Commerce Energy Inc.

Description: Commerce Energy Inc submits its triennial market power review in support of its market based rate authority under ER05-737.

Filed Date: 05/31/2005.

Accession Number: 20050602-0039.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 21, 2005.

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 and 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlinSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects' staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for Appalachian Power Company's application requesting Commission approval of a shoreline management plan for the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project, FERC No. 2210. This project is located on the Roanoke River, in Bedford, Pittsylvania, Franklin, and Campbell Counties, Virginia.

The EA contains the staff's analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the proposal and concludes that approval of the proposal would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

A copy of the EA is attached to a Commission Order entitled “Order Modifying and Approving Shoreline Management Plan” issued on July 5, 2005 (See 112 FERC ¶ 61,026) which is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or it may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number (prefaced by P-) and excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.

For Further Information Contact: Heather Campbell at (202) 502-6182.

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects' staff has reviewed the application for new license for the Eel Weir Project, located at the outlet of Sebago Lake, and has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project. In the draft EA, Commission staff analyzed the potential environmental effects of relicensing the project and concludes that issuing a new license for the project, with appropriate environmental measures, would not constitute a major Federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment.

Copies of the draft EA are available for review in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. You may register online at http://www.fer.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or any other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Any comments should be filed within 45 days from the date of this notice and should be addressed to Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please affix Project No. 2984-042 to all comments. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet, in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-filing” link. For further information, please contact Allan Creamer by telephone at (202) 502-8365 or by e-mail at allan.creamer@ferc.gov.

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

a. Application Type: Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters.

b. Project No: 2232-491.

c. Date Filed: June 7, 2004.

d. Applicant: Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy Corporation.

e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree Project.

f. Location: This project is located on the Catawba and Wateree Rivers, in nine counties in North Carolina (Burke, Alexander, McDowell, Iredell, Caldwell, Lincoln, Catawba, Gaston, and Mecklenburg Counties) and five counties in South Carolina (York, Chester, Lancaster, Fairfield and Kershaw Counties). This project does not occupy any Tribal or Federal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a), 825(r) and 799 and 801.

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Joe Hall, Lake Management Representative; Duke Energy Corporation; P.O. Box 1006; Charlotte, NC. 28201-1006; (704) 382-8576.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Brian Romanek at (202) 502-6175 or by e-mail: Brian.Romanek@ferc.gov.

j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: August 15, 2005.

All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Ms. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-2232-491) on any comments or motions filed. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the “e-Filing” link. The Commission strongly encourages e-filings.

k. Description of Request: Duke Power, licensee for the Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project, has requested Commission authorization to allow Southpointe Homeowners Association, Inc. (Southpointe) to modify plans for a marina approved by “Order Approving Non-Project Use of Project Lands”, issued February 10, 1999. Southpointe proposes to modify the marina design and reduce the number of boat slips from the approved 132 to 93. Southpointe proposes to also install 1,440 linear feet of rip rap along the shoreline.

l. Location of the Application: This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.

m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions To Intervene—Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application.

o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents—Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS”, “PROTEST”, OR “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application.

p. Agency Comments—Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described applications. A copy of the applications may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

a. Type of Filings: Notice of Intent to File License Applications for New Licenses; Pre-Application Documents; Commencement of Licensing Proceedings.

b. Project Nos.: 400-043 and 12589-000.

c. Dated Filed: May 20, 2005.

d. Submitted By: Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo)

e. Name of Projects: Tacoma Hydroelectric Project No. 12589 and Ames Hydroelectric Project No. 400.

f. Locations: The Tacoma Hydroelectric Project is located on Cascade Creek, Little Cascade Creek, Elbert Creek, and the Animas River in La Plata and San Juan Counties, Colorado. The Tacoma Project occupies lands of the San Juan National Forest.

The Ames Hydroelectric Project is located on the Lake Fork, Howards Fork, and South Fork of the San Miguel River, in San Miguel County, Colorado. The Ames Project occupies lands of the Uncompahgre National Forest.

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's Regulations.

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Alfred Hughes, Supervisor, Hydro West, Xcel Energy, P.O. Box 8098, Durango, Colorado 81301 (970) 247-8363.

i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091 or via e-mail at david.turner@ferc.gov.

j. PSCo filed Pre-Application Documents (PADs) for the Tacoma and Ames Projects, including proposed process plans and schedules, with the Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations. PSCo is seeking a separate license for each development; both are currently licensed under the Tacoma-Ames Project No. 400.

k. Copies of the PADs and Scoping Document 1 (SD1) are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site ( http://www.ferc.gov ), using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.

Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to these or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

l. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on SD1. All comments on SD1 should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PADs and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to Commission staff related to the merits of the potential applications (original and eight copies) must be filed with the Commission at the following address: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the Commission relevant to the Tacoma Hydroelectric Project must include on the first page, the project name, (Tacoma Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-12589-000), and bear the heading, as appropriate, “Comments on Scoping Document 1.” All filings with the Commission relevant to the Ames Project must include on the first page, the project name (Ames Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-400-043) on the first page, and the appropriate heading as noted above. Any individual or entity interested in commenting on SD1 must do so by September 20, 2005.

Comments on SD1 and other permissible forms of communications with the Commission may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site ( http://www.ferc.gov ) under the “e-filing” link.

m. At this time, Commission staff intends to prepare a single Environmental Assessment for the project, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.

We will hold two scoping meetings for each project at the times and places noted below. The daytime meetings will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the evening meetings are primarily for receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, organizations, Indian tribes, and agencies to attend one or all of the meetings, and to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Date and Time: August 9, 2005, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (MST).

Location: Doubletree Hotel Durango, 501 Camino del Rio, Durango, Colorado.

Date and Time: August 10, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (MST).

Location: Doubletree Hotel Durango, 501 Camino del Rio, Durango, Colorado.

Date and Time: August 11, 2005, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (MST).

Location: Telluride Conference Center, 580 Mountain Village Boulevard, Telluride, Colorado.

Date and Time: August 12, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (MST).

Location: Telluride Conference Center, 580 Mountain Village Boulevard, Telluride, Colorado.

For Directions: Contact Alfred Hughes at (970) 247-8363.

SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental document, has been mailed to the individuals and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link. Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph k. Depending on the extent of comments received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may or may not be issued.

A site visit will be held for each project. Those interested in participating in either the Tacoma or Ames project site visits must notify Alfred Hughes of their intent at 970-247-8363 by August 1, 2005. All participants attending either site visit should be prepared to provide their own transportation. Anyone with questions about the site visits (or for directions) should contact Alfred Hughes. Details for each site visit are provided below.

The Tacoma Project site visit will be held on August 9, 2005. All persons interested in seeing the Tacoma Project should meet at the Electra Sporting Club House parking lot on Electra Lake at 12 p.m. Due to access constraints, we will not be touring the powerhouse. Contact Alfred Hughes to inquire about separate tours of the powerhouse.

The Ames Project site visit will be held on August 11, 2005. All persons interested in seeing the Ames Project should meet at the project recreation facilities on Trout Lake, immediately off of State Highway 145 at 8:30 a.m.

At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Present the proposed list of issues to be addressed in the EA; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource agency management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and (5) discuss requests by any federal or state agency or Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an environmental document.

Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the Pre-Application Document in preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in item k of this notice.

The scoping meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become part of the formal Commission records for the projects.

n. A notice of intent to file license applications, filing PADs, solicitation of comments on the PAD and SD1, solicitation of study requests, and commencement of proceedings will be issued by July 20, 2005, setting the date for filing comments on the PAD and study requests in accordance with Commission regulations and the proposed process plan.

The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than August 2, 2005.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Tracy Basinger, Director, Regional and Community Bank Group) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105-1579:

1. Marianne Boyd Johnson , Las Vegas, Nevada; to acquire approximately 22.4 percent of the voting shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation, Las Vegas, Nevada, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of BankWest of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, Torrey Pines Bank, San Diego, California, and Alliance Bank of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona.

This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc. 05-13519) published on pages 39775-39776 for the issue for Monday, July 11, 2005.

Under the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis heading, the entry for Charles Hardcastle, Bowling Green, Kentucky, is revised to read as follows:

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034:

1. Charles Anderson Hardcastle , Bowling Green, Kentucky, individually and as a member of the Hardcastle Control Group, which also includes Carolyn Hardcastle, Bowling Green, Kentucky; Colleen Hardcastle, Oakland, New Jersey; Cheryl Anderson; Patrick Anderson; Laura Anderson; and Erin Anderson; all of Lexington, Kentucky; to acquire voting shares of Citizens First Corporation, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and thereby indirectly acquire Citizens First Bank, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Comments on this application must be received by July 25, 2005.

In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), announcement is made of a Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) meeting.

A Special Emphasis Panel is a group of experts in fields related to health care research who are invited by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and agree to be available, to conduct on an as needed basis, scientific reviews of applications for AHRQ support. Individual members of the Panel do not attend regularly-scheduled meetings and do not serve for fixed terms or a long period of time. Rather, they are asked to participate in particular review meetings which require their type of expertise.

Substantial segments of the upcoming SEP meeting listed below will be closed to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2 and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Dissertation grant application, “The Economics of Mother's Milk Feedings in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit” is to be reviewed and discussed at this meeting. These discussions are likely to reveal personal information concerning individuals associated with the application. This information is exempt from mandatory disclosure under the above-cited statutes.

Agenda items for this meeting are subject to change as priorities dictate.

This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the July 19 meeting, due to the time constraints of reviews and funding cycles.

In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2) announcement is made of a Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) meeting.

A Special Emphasis Panel is a group of experts in fields related to health care research who are invited by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and agree to be available, to conduct on an as needed basis, scientific reviews of applications for AHRQ support. Individual members of the Panel do not attend regularly-scheduled meetings and do not serve for fixed terms or a long period of time. Rather, they are asked to participate in particular review meetings which require their type of expertise.

Substantial segments of the upcoming SEP meeting listed below will be closed to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2 and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Grant applications for the Announcement of Availability of Funds for Grants for Family Planning Service Delivery Improvement Research are to be reviewed and discussed at this meeting. This program is sponsored by the Office of Population Affairs. These discussions are likely to reveal personal information concerning individuals associated with the applications. This information is exempt from mandatory disclosure under the above-cited statutes.

Agenda items for this meeting are subject to change as priorities dictate.

Background: There are over 6000 known single gene disorders, including over 1650 with identified genes. Single gene disorders occur in about one in 300 births, and account for 13 percent of in-patients in pediatric hospital and three to five percent of pediatric deaths. The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) seeks to ensure the optimal outcome of people with disabling or potential disabling pediatric single gene conditions and their families, by developing surveillance systems that meet challenges of single gene disorders, improving screening and diagnosis, and improving services to patients and families. Genetic disorders raise different issues for health care providers and families than do non-genetic disorders because genetic disorders have implications for other family members, and raise psychosocial issues (such as guilt, blame and stigmatization). Lessons learned from public health activities in single gene disorders can be applied to complex disorders as their etiologies become elucidated.

This cooperative agreement will fund the development of a national resource network for single gene disorders. Initial funding will support projects related to Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy (DBMD) and Fragile X syndrome (FXS). The proposed National Network will have the capacity to expand to other single gene disorders.

Purpose: The purpose of the program is to develop, implement, and evaluate a Network for Single Gene Disorders, focusing specifically on DBMD and FXS. This program addresses the “Healthy People 2010” focus areas of Disability and Secondary Conditions; Mental Health and Mental Health Disorders; and Maternal, Infant, and Child Health.”.

Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one (or more) of the following performance goal(s) for the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD): Prevent birth defects and developmental disabilities, and improve the health and quality of life of Americans with disabilities.

This announcement is only for non-research activities supported by CDC/ATSDR. If research is proposed, the application will not be reviewed. For the definition of research, please see the CDC Web site at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/ads/opspoll1.htm.

Activities:

Applicants may apply for funding under part A and/or part B. Please note that if applicants choose to apply for both part A and part B, applicants may submit consolidated applications addressing the requirements of both part A and part B under one application.

Awardee activities for part A of this program are as follows:

• Increase access to accurate and scientifically valid information on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of DBMD for end users including families, educators, health professionals, allied health caregivers, and the general public. The awardee will specifically assemble and/or develop informational materials that: (1) Reflect expert opinion, evidence-based knowledge and current clinical practice, and (2) respond to the needs of individuals and families affected by DBMD. These informational materials will be disseminated to the target populations.

• Assess current educational and outreach materials related to DBMD targeted at families with DBMD and the general public. Develop and/or modify, implement and evaluate educational materials for families with DBMD and the general public, including information on the etiology, clinical course, treatment options, and available services (including services supported by Health Resources and Services Administration, the Administration for Children and Families/Administration on Developmental Disabilities, and other DHHS-supported efforts that target families of children with disabilities). Content of materials includes issues specific to single gene disorders, such as genetic counseling.

• Assess current educational and outreach materials related to DBMD targeted at health care providers. Develop and/or modify, implement and evaluate educational materials for providers and students, focusing on recognition, diagnosis, referral and treatment. Content of materials includes current diagnostic and treatment standards or guidelines; and issues specific to single gene disorders, such as genetic counseling.

• Disseminate the information on DBMD widely within the targeted group including families, educators, health professionals, allied health caregivers, and the general public. This may be new or existing materials in a variety of formats including written, video, CD, and World Wide Web. Ensure the dissemination plan for the materials is developed, methods for reaching under-served and minority communities are described and justified; and accurate information about diagnosis and treatment of DBMD is available to various stakeholders, i.e. , practitioners, families, teachers, and other caregivers.

• Coordinate educational activities with other community-based and community-wide providers and organizations that offer services or direct education messages to U.S. residents that have DBMD and their providers.

• Hire and train staff as necessary to implement education and outreach activities for DBMD.

• Increase opportunities for regular and ongoing DBMD training and education available to persons within the targeted audiences.

• Identify core competencies about DBMD for medical and allied health students.

• Evaluate the core competencies for appropriateness and validity based on needs of the audiences and on scientific research.

• Develop methods to ensure that materials and resources for DBMD education and training are easily accessible.

• Coordinate activities with other awardees.

Awardee activities for part B of this program are as follows:

• Increase access to accurate and scientifically valid information on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of FXS for end users including health professionals, allied health caregivers, and students. The awardee will specifically assemble and/or develop informational materials that: (1) reflect expert opinion, evidence-based knowledge and current clinical practice; and (2) respond to the needs of individuals and families affected by FXS. These informational materials will be disseminated to the target populations.

• Assess current educational and outreach materials related to FXS targeted at health care providers. Develop and/or modify, implement and evaluate educational materials for providers and students, focusing on recognition, diagnosis, referral and treatment. Content of materials includes current diagnostic and treatment standards or guidelines; and issues specific to single gene disorders, such as genetic counseling.

• Disseminate the information on FXS widely within the targeted group including health professionals, allied health caregivers, and students. This may be new or existing materials in a variety of formats including written, video, CD and World Wide Web. Ensure the dissemination plan for the materials is developed, methods for reaching under-served and minority communities are described and justified, and accurate information about diagnosis and treatment of FXS is available to various stakeholders, i.e., practitioners, teachers, and other caregivers.

• Coordinate educational activities with other community-based and community-wide providers and organizations that offer services or direct education messages to U.S. residents who have FXS and their providers.

• Hire and train staff as necessary to implement education and outreach activities for FXS.

• Increase opportunities for regular and ongoing FXS training and education available to persons within the targeted audiences.

• Identify core competencies about FXS for medical and allied health students.

• Evaluate the core competencies for appropriateness and validity based on needs of the audiences and on scientific research.

• Develop methods to ensure that materials and resources for FXS education and training are easily accessible.

• Coordinate activities with other awardees.

In a cooperative agreement, CDC staff is substantially involved in the program activities, above and beyond routine grant monitoring. CDC Activities for this program are as follows:

• Assist recipients in monitoring program evaluation/performance; setting and meeting objectives; implementing methods, and complying with cooperative agreement requirements and other funding issues, through various methods including telephone consultation, site visits, and site visit reports.

• Assist recipients in coordination of activities where possible.

• Assist recipients in coordination of activities with those of related partner organizations, including HRSA maternal and child health, Community Health Centers and OPA family planning.

• Assist recipients in developing and maintaining working relationships with stakeholder organizations.

• Provide technical assistance in assessing and prioritizing training and educational needs and in planning, implementing, and evaluating training and educational activities.

• Provide technical assistance in developing and evaluating innovative curriculum approaches, instructional strategies, and materials.

Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement. CDC involvement in this program is listed in the Activities Section above.

Fiscal Year Funds: 2005.

Approximate Total Funding: $600,000 (This amount is an estimate, and is subject to availability of funds.)

Approximate Number of Awards: One.

Approximate Average Award: $600,000 (This amount is for the first 12-month budget period, and includes both direct and indirect costs).

Floor of Award Range: $500,000.

Ceiling of Award Range: $600,000 (This ceiling is for the first 12-month budget period.)

Anticipated Award Date: August 30, 2005.

Budget Period Length: 12 months.

Project Period Length: Five years.

Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement. CDC involvement in this program is listed in the Activities Section above.

Fiscal Year Funds: 2005.

Approximate Total Funding: $250,000 (This amount is an estimate, and is subject to availability of funds.)

Approximate Number of Awards: One.

Approximate Average Award: $250,000 (This amount is for the first 12-month budget period, and includes both direct and indirect costs).

Floor of Award Range: $200,000.

Ceiling of Award Range: $250,000 (This ceiling is for the first 12-month budget period.)

Anticipated Award Date: August 30, 2005.

Budget Period Length: 12 months.

Project Period Length: Five years. Throughout the project period, CDC's commitment to continuation of awards will be conditioned on the availability of funds, evidence of satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required reports), and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal Government.

Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:

• Public nonprofit organizations

• Private nonprofit organizations

• For profit organizations

• Small, minority, women-owned businesses

• Universities

• Colleges

• Research institutions

• Hospitals

• Community-based organizations

• Faith-based organizations

• Federally recognized Indian tribal governments

• Indian tribes

• Indian tribal organizations

• State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau)

• Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States)

A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application. If applying as a bona fide agent of a State or local government, a letter from the State or local government as documentation of the status is required. Place this documentation behind the first page of the application form.

Matching funds are not required for this program.

A successful applicant must be an organization with a national scope of operations.

If a funding amount greater than the ceiling of the award range is requested, the application will be considered non-responsive and will not be entered into the review process. The applicant will be notified that the application did not meet the submission requirements.

Special Requirements:

If the application is incomplete or non-responsive to the special requirements listed in this section, it will not be entered into the review process. The applicant will be notified that the application did not meet submission requirements.

• Late applications will be considered non-responsive. See section “IV.3. Submission Dates and Times” for more information on deadlines.

• Assistance will be provided only to a well-established non-profit organization with experience in: (1) Assisting parents and families of people with genetic disorders; (2) conducting a national medical and public education agenda that focuses on producing valuable literature for families with genetic disorders, health care providers, and allied health caregivers; and (3) communicating research findings effectively to national, regional, state and local level media outlets in coordination with partners.

To apply for this funding opportunity use application form PHS 5161-1.

Electronic Submission:

CDC strongly encourages the applicant to submit the application electronically by utilizing the forms and instructions posted for this announcement on http://www.Grants.gov , the official Federal agency wide E-grant Web site. Only applicants who apply on-line are permitted to forego paper copy submission of all application forms. Application forms and instructions are available on the CDC web site, at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm .

Paper Submission:

Application forms and instructions are available on the CDC Web site, at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm .

If access to the Internet is not available, or if there is difficulty accessing the forms on-line, contact the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (PGO-TIM) staff at: 770-488-2700. Application forms can be mailed.

Your LOI must be written in the following format:

• Maximum number of pages: Two

• Font size: 12-point unreduced

• Single spaced

• Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches

• Page margin size: One inch

• Printed only on one side of the page

• Written in English, avoid jargon

Your LOI must contain the following information:

• Name

• Address

• Telephone number

• Principal Investigator

• Number and title of this program announcement

• Intent to apply under part A and/or part B of this announcement

• Names of other key personnel

• Designations of collaborating institutions and entities

• Recruitment approach

• Expected Outcomes

Application: A project narrative must be submitted with the application forms. The narrative must be submitted in the following format:

• Maximum number of pages: 25 for part A or part B, 30 for parts A and B combined. If your narrative exceeds the page limit, only the first pages which are within the page limit will be reviewed.

• Font size: 12 point unreduced

• Double spaced

• Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches

• Page margin size: One inch

• Printed only on one side of page

• Held together only by rubber bands or metal clips; not bound in any other way.

The narrative should address activities to be conducted over the entire project period, and must include the following items in the order listed:

• A demonstrated understanding of the problem of single gene disorders including DBMD and/or FXS and the justification of the need for establishment of the Single Gene Disorders Resource Network.

• A description of the goals and specific objectives of the project in time-framed, measurable terms.

• A detailed plan describing the approach to be taken in implementing the project and the methods by which the objectives will be achieved and evaluated, including their sequence. A comprehensive evaluation plan must be outlined.

• A description of the specific products to be developed and/or disseminated through the project.

• A description of the cooperative agreement's principal investigator's role and responsibilities.

• A description of all the project staff, regardless of their funding source. It should include their title, qualifications, experience, percentage of time each will devote to the project, as well as that portion of their salary to be paid by the cooperative agreement.

• A description of relationships with voluntary health organizations and other organizations that offer services or direct education messages to U.S. residents that have single gene disorders including DBMD and/or FXS and their providers dedicated; and a description of a plan to involve these organizations in the development, implementation and evaluation of this project.

• A detailed first year's budget for the cooperative agreement with future annual projections. Awards will be made for a project period of up to five years. (Budget justification is not included in narrative page limit).

Additional information may be included in the application appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the narrative page limit. This additional information includes:

• Curricula Vitae

• Letters of Support

The agency or organization is required to have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or cooperative agreement from the Federal government. The DUNS number is a nine-digit identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities. Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a DUNS number, access http://www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1-866-705-5711.

For more information, see the CDC Web site at: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grantmain.htm. If the application form does not have a DUNS number field, please write the DUNS number at the top of the first page of the application, and/or include the DUNS number in the application cover letter.

Additional requirements that may require submittal of additional documentation with the application are listed in section “VI.2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements.”

Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline Date: July 29, 2005.

CDC requests that you send a LOI if you intend to apply for this program. The LOI will be used to gauge the level of interest in this program, and to allow CDC to plan the application review.

Application Deadline Date: August 18, 2005.

Explanation of Deadlines: Applications must be received in the CDC Procurement and Grants Office by 4 p.m. eastern time on the deadline date.

Applications may be submitted electronically at http://www.grants.gov. Applications completed on-line through Grants.gov are considered formally submitted when the applicant organization's Authorizing Official electronically submits the application to http://www.grants.gov. Electronic applications will be considered as having met the deadline if the application has been submitted electronically by the applicant organization's Authorizing Official to Grants.gov on or before the deadline date and time.

If submittal of the application is done electronically through Grants.gov ( http://www.grants.gov ), the application will be electronically time/date stamped, which will serve as receipt of submission. Applicants will receive an e-mail notice of receipt when CDC receives the application.

If submittal of the application is by the United States Postal Service or commercial delivery service, the applicant must ensure that the carrier will be able to guarantee delivery by the closing date and time. If CDC receives the submission after the closing date due to: (1) carrier error, when the carrier accepted the package with a guarantee for delivery by the closing date and time, or (2) significant weather delays or natural disasters, the applicant will be given the opportunity to submit documentation of the carrier's guarantee. If the documentation verifies a carrier problem, CDC will consider the submission as having been received by the deadline.

If a hard copy application is submitted, CDC will not notify the applicant upon receipt of the submission. If questions arise on the receipt of the application, the applicant should first contact the carrier. If the applicant still has questions, contact the PGO-TIM staff at (770) 488-2700. The applicant should wait two to three days after the submission deadline before calling. This will allow time for submissions to be processed and logged.

This announcement is the definitive guide on application content, submission address, and deadline. It supersedes information provided in the application instructions. If the submission does not meet the deadline above, it will not be eligible for review, and will be discarded. The applicant will be notified the application did not meet the submission requirements.

Executive Order 12372 does not apply to this program.

Restrictions, which must be taken into account while writing your budget, are as follows:

• Funds may not be used for research.

• Reimbursement of pre-award costs is not allowed.

If requesting indirect costs in the budget, a copy of the indirect cost rate agreement is required. If the indirect cost rate is a provisional rate, the agreement should be less than 12 months of age.

Guidance for completing your budget can be found on the CDC Web site, at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/budgetguide.htm.

LOI Submission Address: Submit your LOI by express mail, delivery service, fax, or e-mail to: Michael Brown, Project Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Human Development and Disability, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E-88, Atlanta, GA 30333; Telephone: 404-498-3006; E-mail: MABrown@cdc.gov.

Application Submission Address:

Electronic Submission:

CDC strongly encourages applicants to submit applications electronically at http://www.Grants.gov. The application package can be downloaded from http://www.Grants.gov. Applicants are able to complete it off-line, and then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov Web site. E-mail submissions will not be accepted. If the applicant has technical difficulties in Grants.gov, costumer service can be reached by E-mail at http://www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport or by phone at 1-800-518-4726 (1-800-518-GRANTS). The Customer Support Center is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday.

CDC recommends that submittal of the application to Grants.gov should be early to resolve any unanticipated difficulties prior to the deadline. Applicants may also submit a back-up paper submission of the application. Any such paper submission must be received in accordance with the requirements for timely submission detailed in Section IV.3. of the grant announcement. The paper submission must be clearly marked: “BACK-UP FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION.” The paper submission must conform to all requirements for non-electronic submissions. If both electronic and back-up paper submissions are received by the deadline, the electronic version will be considered the official submission.

It is strongly recommended that the applicant submit the grant application using Microsoft Office products ( e.g., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, etc.). If the applicant does not have access to Microsoft Office products, a PDF file may be submitted. Directions for creating PDF files can be found on the Grants.gov Web site. Use of file formats other than Microsoft Office or PDF may result in the file being unreadable by staff.

OR

Paper Submission:

Applicants should submit the original and two hard copies of the application by mail or express delivery service to: Technical Information Management [RFA# AA092], CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.

Applicants are required to provide measures of effectiveness that will demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified objectives of the cooperative agreement. Measures of effectiveness must relate to the performance goals stated in the “Purpose” section of this announcement. Measures must be objective and quantitative, and must measure the intended outcome. These measures of effectiveness must be submitted with the application and will be an element of evaluation.

The application will be evaluated against the following criteria:

1. Capacity to Conduct Project Activities and Begin Project Operations in a Timely Fashion (30%)

The extent to which the applicant has provided information to support its ability to conduct the activities of the cooperative agreement, including documentation of previous relevant experience; documentation of institutional support for the project; demonstrated ability to identify qualified personnel to fill key positions and begin project activities in a timely fashion; and the ability to identify adequate office space for the project as well as facilities for conducting training/educational sessions. The extent to which the organization has with experience in: (1) Assisting parents and families of people with genetic disorders (2) conducting a national medical and public education agenda that focuses on producing valuable literature for families with genetic disorders, health care providers, and allied health caregivers (3) communicating research findings effectively to national, regional, state and local level media outlets in coordination with partners.

2. Applicant's Understanding of the Problem (20%)

The extent to which the applicant demonstrates an understanding of the resource needs related to single gene disorders, including DBMD and/or FXS, and the importance of educating medical and allied health students and practitioners about these conditions.

3. Goals and Objectives (20%)

The extent to which the project goals are clearly stated and the objectives are specific, measurable, and time-phased. Also, the extent to which a plan is presented for evaluating the objectives.

4. Collaboration with Voluntary Health and Related Organizations (15%)

The extent to which the applicant has provided a full and comprehensive description of partnerships with voluntary health organizations and other organizations that offer services or direct education messages to U.S. residents that have genetic disorders including DBMD and/or FXS and their providers; and a description of a plan to involve these organizations in the development, implementation and evaluation of this project.

5. Plan of Operation (15%)

The extent to which the applicant has provided a full and comprehensive description of the project they propose to undertake and a plan for how it will be accomplished. The applicant must also describe the methods by which the objectives will be achieved and evaluated.

6. Budget Justification and Adequacy of Facilities (not scored)

The budget will be evaluated for the extent to which it is reasonable, clearly justified, and consistent with the intended use of the cooperative agreement funds. The applicant shall describe and indicate the availability of facilities and equipment necessary to carry out this project.

7. Human Subjects Review (not scored)

Does the application adequately address the requirements of Title 45 CFR Part 46 for the protection of human subjects?

Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) staff, and for responsiveness by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD). Incomplete applications and applications that are non-responsive to the eligibility criteria will not advance through the review process. Applicants will be notified that their application did not meet submission requirements.

An objective review panel will evaluate complete and responsive applications according to the criteria listed in the “V.1. Criteria” section above. The objective review panel will consist of CDC employees outside of the funding division, who will be randomly assigned applications to review and score. Applications will be funded in order by score and rank determined by the review panel. Applicants that apply under both part A and part B will receive separate scores for each part. CDC will provide justification for any decision to fund out of rank order. Subsequent to the formal review of all competitive applications, a second level of review will be conducted by senior CDC program staff. This review will not revisit the scientific merit of the applications, but will evaluate the overall budget implications of the applications against funding ceilings; they may not make recommendations as to the final ordering of the top ranked applications for part A and part B, and they may not actually change the ranking order (or scores). It is possible that the second level of review may recommend funding the highest ranked proposal under part A (or part B) and also funding that same organization under its application for the other part of the announcement. That could occur in the event that an organization with the highest ranking in one part ranks among the highest three applicants in the other part. This would be done to take into account economies of scale and establish the capacity to conduct non-redundant programs to best meet the purposes of this announcement. In such a case, the total approved budget may be less than the sum of the two applications due to staff time commitment duplications and other considerations.

August 31,2005 for a September 30, 2005 project start date.

Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Award (NoA) from the CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NoA shall be the only binding, authorizing document between the recipient and CDC. The NGA will be signed by an authorized Grants Management Officer, and mailed to the recipient fiscal officer identified in the application.

Unsuccessful applicants will receive notification of the results of the application review by mail.

Successful applicants must comply with the administrative requirements outlined in 45 CFR part 74 and part 92 as Appropriate. The following additional requirements apply to this project:

• AR-9—Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements

• AR-10—Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements

• AR-11—Healthy People 2010

• AR-12—Lobbying Restrictions

Additional information on these requirements can be found on the CDC Web site at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm .

For more information on the Code of Federal Regulations, see the National Archives and Records Administration at the following Internet address: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html .

An additional Certifications form from the PHS5161-1 application needs to be included in the Grants.gov electronic submission only. Applicants should refer to http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PHS5161-1-Certificates.pdf . Once the applicant has filled out the form, it should be attached to the Grants.gov submission as Other Attachments Form.

The applicant must provide CDC with an original, plus two hard copies of the following reports:

1. Interim progress report, due no less than 90 days before the end of the budget period. The progress report will serve as your non-competing continuation application, and must contain the following elements:

a. Current Budget Period Activities Objectives.

b. Current Budget Period Financial Progress.

c. New Budget Period Program Proposed Activity Objectives.

d. Budget.

e. Measures of Effectiveness.

f. Additional Requested Information.

2. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of the budget period.

3. Final financial and performance reports, no more than 90 days after the end of the project period.

These reports must be mailed to the Grants Management or Contract Specialist listed in the “Agency Contacts” section of this announcement.

We encourage inquiries concerning this announcement.

For general questions, contact: Technical Information Management Section, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341; Telephone: 770-488-2700.

For program technical assistance, contact: Michael Brown, Project Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Human Development and Disability, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop E-88, Atlanta, GA 30333; Telephone: 404-498-3006; E-mail: MABrown@cdc.gov .

For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact: Mildred Garner, Grants Management Officer, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341; Telephone: (770) 488-2745; E-mail: mqg4@cdc.gov .

This and other CDC funding opportunity announcements can be found on the CDC Web site, Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov . Click on “Funding” then “Grants and Cooperative Agreements.”

In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting:

Pursuant to Pub. L. 92-463, notice is hereby given of the meeting of the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) National Advisory Council in August 2005.

A portion of the meeting will be open and will include a roll call, general announcements, Director's and Administrator's Reports, as well as presentations and discussions about Mental Health System Transformation.

Attendance by the public will be limited to space available. Public comments are welcome. Please communicate with the individual listed below as contact to make arrangements to comment or to request special accommodations for persons with disabilities.

The meeting also will include the review, discussion, and evaluation of grant applications. Therefore a portion of the meeting will be closed to the public as determined by the Administrator, SAMHSA, in accordance with Title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and 5 U.S.C. App. 2, Section 10(d).

Substantive program information and a roster of Council members may be obtained by accessing the SAMHSA Advisory Committee Web site ( http://www.samhsa.gov ) or by communicating with the contact whose name and telephone number are listed below. A summary of the meeting and the transcript for the open session will also be available on the SAMHSA Advisory Committee Web site as soon as possible after the meeting.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2005 at 70 FR 25842, allowed for a 60-day public comment period. The USCIS received several comments and recommendations from the public regarding improvements to this information collection. We have taken them under consideration for the 2006 revisions to this form.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 18, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques, or other forms of information technology, e.g. , permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Naturalization.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-400. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. The USCIS uses the information collected to determine eligibility for naturalization.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 700,000 responses at 6 hours and 8 minutes (6.13) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 4,291,000 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529; (202) 272-8377.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2005, at 70 FR 25841, allowed for a 60-day public comment period. The USCIS did not receive any comments on this information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until [August 18, 2005.] This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques, or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overviews of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Transfer of Petition for Naturalization.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-455. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The form will be used by the applicant to request transfer of his or her petition to another court in accordance with section 405 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The USCIS will also use this information to make recommendations to the court.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100 responses at 10 minutes (.166 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 17 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20529; 202-272-8377.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The USCIS published a notice in the Federal Register on May 16, 2005 at 70 FR 25840. The notice allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period on the extension of a currently approved information collection. No public comments were received on this information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 18, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Notice of Immigration Pilot Program.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency Form Number (File No. OMB-05); U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. This collection of information is used by the USCIS to determine participants in the Pilot Immigration Program provided for by section 610 of the Appropriations Act. The USCIS will select regional center(s) that are responsible for promoting economic growth in a geographical area.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 50 responses at 40 hours per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 2,000 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20529; 202-272-8377.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2005 at 70 FR 25842, allowed for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received by the USCIS on this proposed information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 18, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques, or other forms of information technology, e.g. , permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings under Section 336.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-336. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. The form will be used by applicants for naturalization to pursue the only venue available to them in the appeal process.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of times estimated for an average respondent to respond: 7,669 responses at 165 minutes (2.75 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 21,090 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529; (202) 272-8377.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for the information collection listed below. This information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2005 at 70 FR 25843, allowed for a 60-day public comment period. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) did not receive any comments from the public on this information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until; August 19, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR part 1320.10.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques, or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of currently approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application by Refugee for Waiver of Ground of Excludability.

Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-602. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. This form is used by the USCIS to determine eligibility for waiver.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 25,000 responses at 15 minutes (.25) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 625 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please contact Mr. Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20529; 202-272-8377.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2005 at 70 FR 25840, allowed for a 60-day public comment period. The USCIS did not receive any comments on this information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until [August 18, 2005.] This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Supplementary Statement for Graduate Medical Trainees.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-644, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: individuals or Households. This information collection will be used by foreign exchange visitors who are seeking an extension of stay in order to complete a program of graduate education and training.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 3,000 responses at 5 minutes (.083 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 249 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20529; 202-272-8377.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2005 at 70 FR 25841, allowed for a 60-day public comment period. The USCIS did not receive any comments on this information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 18, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Guidelines for Producing Master Exhibits for Asylum Applications.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency Form Number (File No. OMB-04), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Not-for-Profit Institutions. Master Exhibits area means by which credible information on country conditions related to asylum applications are made available to Asylum and Immigration Officers for use in adjudicating cases.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 20 responses at 80 hours per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 1,600 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529; 202-272-8377.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2005 at 70 FR 25839, allowed for a 60-day public comment period. The ICE did not receive any comments on this information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 18, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of currently approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Data Relating to Beneficiary of Private Bill.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form G-79A. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. This information is needed to report on Private Bills to Congress when requested.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100 responses at 1 hour per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 100 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529; 202-272-8377. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published this notice on behalf of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2005 at 70 FR 25839, allowed for a 60-day public comment period. The ICE did not receive any comments on this information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until [August 18, 2005]. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency Form Number (File No. OMB-06), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, local or tribal governments. This collection of information is needed for the States and localities to submit claims for reimbursement in connection with immigration emergencies.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 10 responses at 30 hours per response.

(6) an estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 300 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529; (202) 272-8377. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published this notice on behalf of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.

Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register .

The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

• Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g. , permitting electronic submission of responses.

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection.

Title: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979.

OMB Number: 1220-0109.

Type of Response: Reporting.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: Biennially.

Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services): $0.

Description: The information obtained in this survey will be used by the Department of Labor, other government agencies, academic researchers, the news media, and the general public to understand the employment experiences and life-cycle transitions of men and women born in the years 1957 to 1964 and living in the United States when the survey began in 1979.

General wage determination decisions of the Secretary of Labor are issued in accordance with applicable law and are based on the information obtained by the Department of Labor from its study of local wage conditions and data made available from other sources. They specify the basic hourly wage rates and fringe benefits which are determined to be prevailing for the described classes of laborers and mechanics employed on construction projects of a similar character and in the localities specified therein.

The determinations in these decisions of prevailing rates and fringe benefits have been made in accordance with 29 CFR part 1, by authority of the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931, as amended (46 Stat. 1494, as amended, 40 U.S.C. 276a) and of other Federal statutes referred to in 29 CFR part 1, Appendix, as well as such additional statutes as may from time to time be enacted containing provisions for the payment of wages determined to be prevailing by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act. The prevailing rates and fringe benefits determined in these decisions shall, in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing statutes, constitute the minimum wages payable on Federal and federally assisted construction projects to laborers and mechanics of the specified classes engaged on contract work of the character and in the localities described therein.

Good cause is hereby found for not utilizing notice and public comment procedure thereon prior to the issuance of these determinations as prescribed in 5 U.S.C. 553 and not providing for delay in the effective date as prescribed in that section, because the necessity to issue current construction industry wage determinations frequently and in large volume causes procedures to be impractical and contrary to the public interest.

General wage determination decisions, and modifications and supersedeas decisions thereto, contain no expiration dates and are effective from the date of notice in the Federal Register , or on the date written notice is received by the agency, whichever is earlier. These decisions are to be used in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR parts 1 and 5. Accordingly, the applicable decision, together with any modifications issued, must be made a part of every contract for performance of the described work within the geographic area indicated as required by an applicable Federal prevailing wage law and 29 CFR part 5. The wage rates and fringe benefits notice of which is published herein, and which are contained in the Government Printing Office (GPO) document entitled “General Wage Determinations Issued Under The Davis-Bacon And Related Acts,” shall be the minimum paid by contractors and subcontractors to laborers and mechanics.

Any person, organization, or governmental agency having an interest in the rates determined as prevailing is encouraged to submit wage rate and fringe benefit information for consideration by the Department. Further information and self-explanatory forms for the purpose of submitting this data may be obtained by writing to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, Division of Wage Determinations, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-3014, Washington, DC 20210.

The number of decisions listed to the Government Printing Office document entitled “General Wage Determinations Issued Under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts” being modified are listed by Volume and State. Date of publication in the Federal Register are in parentheses following the decision being modified.

General wage determinations issued under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts, including those noted above, may be found in the Government Printing Office (GPO) document entitled “General Wage Determinations Issued Under the Davis-Bacon And Related Acts”. This publication is available at each of the 50 Regional Government Depository Libraries and many of the 1,400 Government Depository Libraries across the country.

General wage determinations issued under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts are available electronically at no cost on the Government Printing Office site at http://www.access.gpo.gov/davisbacon. They are also available electronically by subscription to the Davis-Bacon Online Service ( http://davisbacon.fedworld.gov ) of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce at 1-800-363-2068. This subscription offers value-added features such as electronic delivery of modified wage decisions directly to the user's desktop, the ability to access prior wage decisions issued during the year, extensive Help desk Support, etc.

Hard-copy subscriptions may be purchased from: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. (202) 512-1800.

When ordering hard-copy subscription(s), be sure to specify the State(s) of interest, since sbuscritions may be ordered for any or all of the six separate volumes, arranged by State. Subscriptions include an annual edition (issued in January or February) which includes all current general wage determinations for the States covered by each volume. Throughout the remainder of the year, regular weekly updates will be distributed to subscribers.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering modifying previous approvals, granted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 20.2002 (previously 10 CFR 20.302(a)), for on-site disposal of slightly contaminated material at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee), as requested by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee). Vermont Yankee is located in Windham County, Vermont. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.

The proposed action would modify the previously-granted approvals for on-site disposal of slightly contaminated material to increase the current approved annual volume limit of 28.3 cubic meters of soil/sand to a new annual volume limit of 150 cubic meters of soil/sand. In addition, the licensee has requested a one-time approval for on-site disposal of the current backlog inventory of approximately 528 cubic meters of soil/sand.

The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's application dated October 4, 2004, as supplemented on January 17, 2005.

The proposed action is needed to dispose of slightly contaminated soil/sand on-site. Current restrictions on the annual volume of slightly contaminated soil/sand that can be disposed on-site, coupled with several plant facility projects in recent years, have resulted in the accumulation of a backlog of slightly contaminated earthen material that is awaiting disposal by land spreading on previously-approved on-site disposal areas. The current approved annual volume limit of 28.3 cubic meters of soil/sand for disposal was based on licensee estimates of soil and sand collected from road and walkway sweepings inside the Protected Area following each year's winter cleanup (i.e., the current annual limit does not account for future site excavation and construction activities).

The NRC has completed its safety evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that the proposed action will be bounded by the conditions for the on-site disposals previously reviewed and approved by the NRC. The staff's safety evaluation will be provided as an enclosure to the letter to the licensee approving the proposed action.

The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability or consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types of effluents that may be released off-site. There is no significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. The licensee will continue to use the designated and approved areas of its property for disposal. Determination of the radiological dose impact of the new material to be disposed has been made based on the same dose assessment models and pathway assumptions used in previously-approved applications for Vermont Yankee. The NRC staff's review of the proposed action concluded that the bounding dose conditions for the previously-approved materials will not be exceeded. The maximum dose from the radionuclides in the material was determined to be less than 1 millirem per year to the maximally exposed individual and less than 5 millirem per year to an inadvertent intruder.

With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action (i.e., the “no-action” alternative). The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar. If the proposed action is denied, the licensee may be required to ship the material to an off-site low-level radioactive waste disposal facility. The costs associated with off-site disposal greatly exceed the cost of on-site disposal with no significant benefit to the environment.

The action does not involve the use of any different resources than those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for Vermont Yankee.

On April 25, 2005, the staff consulted with the Vermont State official, William Sherman, of the Department of Public Service, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.

On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.

For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the licensee's letter dated October 4, 2004, as supplemented by letter dated January 17, 2005. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly-available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.

There are no meetings scheduled for the week of August 1, 2005.

There are no meetings scheduled for the week of August 8, 2005.

There are no meetings scheduled for the week of August 22, 2005.

The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. To verify the status of meetings call (recording)—(301) 415-1292. Contact person for more information: David Gamberoni, (301) 415-1651.

Pursuant to section 189a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or NRC staff) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person.

This biweekly notice includes all notices of amendments issued, or proposed to be issued from June 24 to July 7, 2005. The last biweekly notice was published on July 5, 2005 (70 FR 38712).

The Commission has made a proposed determination that the following amendment requests involve no significant hazards consideration. Under the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. The basis for this proposed determination for each amendment request is shown below.

The Commission is seeking public comments on this proposed determination. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination. Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, the licensee may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility operating license and any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written request for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene.

Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendment until the expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60-day period provided that its final determination is that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. In addition, the Commission may issue the amendment prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period should circumstances change during the 30-day comment period such that failure to act in a timely way would result, for example in derating or shutdown of the facility. Should the Commission take action prior to the expiration of either the comment period or the notice period, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice of issuance. Should the Commission make a final No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take this action will occur very infrequently.

Written comments may be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and should cite the publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice. Written comments may also be delivered to Room 6D22, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Federal workdays. Copies of written comments received may be examined at the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File Area O1F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. The filing of requests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene is discussed below.

Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, the licensee may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility operating license and any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written request for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene. Requests for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's “Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings” in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is available at the Commission's PDR, located at One White Flint North, Public File Area 01F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System's (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. If a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed within 60 days, the Commission or a presiding officer designated by the Commission or by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, will rule on the request and/or petition; and the Secretary or the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of a hearing or an appropriate order.

As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding. The petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following general requirements: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the requestor or petitioner; (2) the nature of the requestor's/petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the requestor's/petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the proceeding on the requestor's/petitioner's interest. The petition must also set forth the specific contentions which the petitioner/requestor seeks to have litigated at the proceeding.

Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the petitioner/requestor shall provide a brief explanation of the bases for the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert opinion which support the contention and on which the petitioner/requestor intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The petitioner/requestor must also provide references to those specific sources and documents of which the petitioner is aware and on which the petitioner/requestor intends to rely to establish those facts or expert opinion. The petition must include sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on a material issue of law or fact. Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendment under consideration. The contention must be one which, if proven, would entitle the petitioner/requestor to relief. A petitioner/requestor who fails to satisfy these requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.

Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing.

If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration. The final determination will serve to decide when the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it immediately effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing held would take place after issuance of the amendment. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves a significant hazards consideration, any hearing held would take place before the issuance of any amendment.

A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene must be filed by: (1) First class mail addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; (2) courier, express mail, and expedited delivery services: Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; (3) E-mail addressed to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, HearingDocket@nrc.gov; or (4) facsimile transmission addressed to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff at (301) 415-1101, verification number is (301) 415-1966. A copy of the request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene should also be sent to the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and it is requested that copies be transmitted either by means of facsimile transmission to (301) 415-3725 or by email to OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov. A copy of the request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene should also be sent to the attorney for the licensee.

Nontimely requests and/or petitions and contentions will not be entertained absent a determination by the Commission or the presiding officer of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board that the petition, request and/or the contentions should be granted based on a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.309(a)(1)(I)-(viii).

For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment which is available for public inspection at the Commission's PDR, located at One White Flint North, Public File Area 01F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible from the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the PDR Reference staff at 1 (800) 397-4209, (301) 415-4737 or by email to pdr@nrc.gov.

Date of amendment request: May 27, 2005.

Description of amendment request: The proposed amendment would revise technical specifications (TS) testing frequency for the surveillance requirement (SR) in TS 3.1.4, “Control Rod Scram Times.” Specifically, the proposed change would revise the frequency for SR 3.1.4.2, “Control Rod Scram Time Testing,” from “120 days cumulative operation in MODE 1” to “200 days cumulative operation in MODE 1.”

The NRC staff issued a notice of availability of a model no significant hazards consideration (NSHC) determination for referencing in licensing amendment applications in the Federal Register on August 23, 2004 (69 FR 51864). The licensee affirmed the applicability of the model NSHC determination in its application dated May 27, 2005. Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), an analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration is presented below:

The NRC staff proposes to determine that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.

Attorney for licensee: David G. Pettinari, Legal Department, 688 WCB, Detroit Edison Company, 2000 2nd Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279.

NRC Section Chief: L. Raghavan.

Date of amendment request: February 25, 2005.

Description of amendment request: The proposed change would modify the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2 Technical Specification (TS) Surveillance Requirement for trisodium phosphate (TSP) to remove the granularity term and chemical detail. In addition, the proposed change will increase the allowed outage time from 48 to 72 hours. Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration, which is presented below:

The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.

Attorney for licensee: Lillian M. Cuoco, Senior Nuclear Counsel, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT 06385.

NRC Section Chief: Darrell J. Roberts.

Date of amendment request: April 27, 2005

Description of amendment request: The proposed amendment would revise the Technical Specifications (TSs) related to the safety-related battery systems. The revision is based on TS Task Force (TSTF) Change Traveler TSTF-360, Revision 1, “Direct Current (DC) Electrical Rewrite,” and would revise TSs for inoperable battery chargers, provide alternative testing criteria for battery charger testing, and revise TSs for battery cell monitoring. Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration, which is presented below:

The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.

Attorney for licensee: Mr. John Fulton, Assistant General Counsel, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601.

NRC Section Chief: Richard J. Laufer.

Date of amendment request: June 15, 2005.

Description of amendment request: Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), plans to transition to Westinghouse SVEA-96 Optima2 fuel at Dresden Nuclear Power Station (DNPS) and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS) beginning with the QCNPS Unit 2 refueling outage in March 2006. Specifically, EGC requests approval of revisions to Technical Specifications (TSs) Section 3.1.4, “Control Rod Scram Times,” TS Section 4.2.1, sbull I11“Fuel Assemblies,” and TS Section 5.6.5, “Core Operating Limits Report (COLR),” to support this transition. The core reload analyses using the new Westinghouse analytical methods for the affected units may result in the need for additional TS changes to support the transition to SVEA-96 Optima2 fuel, such as a change to the safety limit minimum critical power ratio. These changes, if any, will be submitted to the NRC in a separate license amendment request.

Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration, which is presented below:

The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.

Attorney for licensee: Mr. Thomas S. O'Neill, Associate General Counsel, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.

NRC Section Chief: Gene Y. Suh.

Date of amendment request: April 4, 2005.

Description of amendment request: In order to support the steam generator replacement project (SGRP), the proposed amendment would temporarily revise the Operating License to allow the licensee to operate with one of the two recently installed 18-inch diameter penetrations through the Shield Building dome to be opened while the unit is in Modes 1-4. Either of the Shield Building penetrations will be allowed to be opened for a combined total of up to 5 hours a day, 6 days a week while in Modes 1-4 during the portion of the ongoing Cycle 7 operation between receipt of NRC approval and Mode 5 at the start of the Cycle 7 refueling outage. The technical specifications will revert to the pre-amendment requirements prior to entering Mode 4 during startup from the Cycle 7 outage, since work activities related to the SGRP will permanently eliminate these penetrations.

Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration, which is presented below:

The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.

Attorney for licensee: General Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, ET 11A, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902.

NRC Section Chief: Michael L. Marshall, Jr.

During the period since publication of the last biweekly notice, the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has determined for each of these amendments that the application complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.

Notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility operating license, proposed no significant hazards consideration determination, and opportunity for a hearing in connection with these actions was published in the Federal Register as indicated.

Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for these amendments. If the Commission has prepared an environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in 10 CFR 51.12(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment, it is so indicated.

For further details with respect to the action see (1) the applications for amendment, (2) the amendment, and (3) the Commission's related letter, Safety Evaluation and/or Environmental Assessment as indicated. All of these items are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File Area 01F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the PDR Reference staff at 1 (800) 397-4209, (301) 415-4737 or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.

Date of application for amendments: February 4, 2004.

Brief description of amendments: The amendments revise Technical Specification 3.7.1, “Main Steam Safety Valves (MSSVs),” to permit operation in Mode 3 with five to eight inoperable MSSVs (two to five operable MSSVs) per steam generator, increase the Completion Time to reduce the variable overpower trip setpoint when one to four MSSVs per steam generator are inoperable, and make associated editorial changes.

Date of issuance: July 7, 2005.

Effective date: July 7, 2005, and shall be implemented within 90 days of the date of issuance.

Amendment Nos.: Unit 1-155, Unit 2-155, Unit 3 -155.

Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74: The amendments revise the Technical Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal Register : July 6, 2004 (69 FR 40671).

The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated July 7, 2005.

No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.

Date of application for amendments: July 20, 2004.

Brief description of amendments: The amendments correct references in TS 5.6.7 and TS Table 3.3.10-1, and delete reference to hydrogen analyzers in TS 3.8.1, which were removed from the TSs by Amendment Nos. 262 and 239, for Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, on March 2, 2004.

Date of issuance: July 5, 2005.

Effective date: As of the date of issuance to be implemented within 30 days.

Amendment Nos.: 274 and 251.

Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-53 and DPR-69: Amendments revised the Technical Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal Register : January 4, 2005 (70 FR 400).

The Commission's related evaluation of these amendments is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated July 5, 2005.

No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.

Date of amendment request: May 17, 2005.

Description of amendment request: The amendments replace the existing requirement of Technical Specification 3.4.5, “RCS [Reactor Coolant System] Leakage Detection Instrumentation,” Required Action D.1, to enter Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.0.3 if required leakage detection systems are inoperable with the requirement to be in Mode 3 within 12 hours and Mode 4 within 36 hours.

Date of issuance: June 28, 2005.

Effective date: June 28, 2005.

Amendment Nos.: 237 and 265.

Facility Operating License Nos. 50-325 and 50-324: Amendments revise the technical specifications.

Public comments requested as to proposed no significant hazards consideration (NSHC): Yes (70 FR 34161 dated June 13, 2005). The notice provided an opportunity to submit comments on the Commission's proposed NSHC determination. No comments have been received. The notice also provided an opportunity to request a hearing by August 12, 2005, but indicated that if the Commission makes a final NSHC determination, any such hearing would take place after issuance of the amendment.

The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment, finding of exigent circumstances, state consultation, and final NSHC determination are contained in a safety evaluation dated June 28, 2005.

Attorney for licensee: David T. Conley, Associate General Counsel II—Legal Department, Progress Energy Service Company, LLC, Post Office Box 1551, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602.

NRC Section Chief: Michael L. Marshall.

Date of application for amendment: October 15, 2004.

Brief description of amendment: This amendment revises Technical Specifications by extending the inspection interval for reactor coolant pump flywheels to 20 years.

Date of issuance: June 21, 2005.

Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 90 days from the date of issuance.

Amendment No.: 119.

Facility Operating License No. NPF-63.: Amendment revises the Technical Specifications

Date of initial notice in Federal Register: March 1, 2005 (70 FR 9988).

The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated June 21, 2005.

No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.

Date of application for amendments: September 8, 2004, as supplemented May 23, 2005.

Brief description of amendments: These amendments delete the Technical Specifications associated with hydrogen recombiners and hydrogen monitors.

Date of issuance: June 29, 2005.

Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented by December 31, 2005.

Amendment Nos.: 287 and 224.

Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-65 and NPF-49: The amendments revised the Technical Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal Register: February 1, 2005 (70 FR 5238). The May 23, 2005 supplement provided clarifying information that did not change the scope of the proposed amendments as described in the original notice of proposed action published in the Federal Register , and did not change the initial proposed no significant hazards consideration determination.

The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated June 29, 2005.

No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.

Date of application for amendment: May 21, 2003, as supplemented on July 23, 2003, and March 31, 2005.

Brief description of amendment: The amendment changes the Technical Specifications (TSs) to extend the surveillance test interval for the reactor protection system (RPS) intermediate range monitor (IRM) functional tests from weekly to 31 days. In addition, the amendment adds instrument check and calibration requirements for the RPS IRM—High Flux function.

Date of Issuance: July 7, 2005.

Effective date: As of the date of issuance, and shall be implemented within 60 days.

Amendment No.: 225.

Facility Operating License No. DPR-28: Amendment revised the TSs.

Date of initial notice in Federal Register: July 8, 2003 (68 FR 40713). The supplements contained clarifying information only, and did not change the initial no significant hazards consideration determination or expand the scope of the initial Federal Register notice.

The Commission's related evaluation of this amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated July 7, 2005.

No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.

Date of application for amendments: September 26, 2003, as supplemented December 8, 2004.

Brief description of amendments: These amendments approve modifications to the Fire Protection Program. Specifically, the modifications involve converting the existing automatic carbon dioxide fire suppression systems installed in each of the four emergency diesel generator rooms and the cable spreading room to manual actuation.

Date of issuance: June 24, 2005.

Effective date: As of the date of issuance, to be implemented following completion of fire protection system modifications.

Amendments Nos.: 255 and 258.

Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56: The amendments approve modifications to the Fire Protection Program.

Date of initial notice in Federal Register: December 9, 2003 (68 FR 68669). The December 8, 2004, letter provided clarifying information that did not change the initial proposed no significant hazards consideration determination or expand the application beyond the scope of the original Federal Register notice.

The Commission's related evaluation of the amendments is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated June 24, 2005.

No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.

Date of application for amendment: October 29, 2004.

Brief description of amendment: The amendment revises Technical Specification 3.1.8, “Scram Discharge Volume (SDV) Vent and Drain Valves,” for the condition of having one or more SDV vent or drain lines with one valve inoperable.

Date of issuance: June 23, 2005.

Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 90 days.

Amendment No.: 259.

Facility Operating License No. DPR-49: The amendment revised the Technical Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal Register: February 1, 2005 (70 FR 5247).

The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated June 23, 2005.

No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.

Date of application for amendment: December 19, 2003, as supplemented February 18, and March 17, 2004.

Brief description of amendment: The amendment conforms the license to reflect the transfer of Operating License No. DPR-43 to Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc., as approved by order of the Commission dated June 10, 2004.

Date of issuance: July 5, 2005.

Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 60 days.

Amendment No.: 185.

Facility Operating License No. DPR-43: Amendment revised the Operating License.

Date of initial notice in Federal Register: January 20, 2004 (69 FR 2734). The supplements dated February 18, and March 17, 2004, were within the scope of the initial application as originally noticed.

The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated June 10, 2004.

Date of application for amendment: December 20, 2004.

Brief description of amendment: The amendment revises the sampling and testing requirements in Technical Specification 5.5.12, “Diesel Fuel Oil Testing Program,” which verify the acceptability of new diesel fuel oil for use, prior to addition to the storage tanks, and to stored fuel oil.

Date of issuance: July 7, 2005.

Effective date: As of the date of issuance to be implemented within 90 days.

Amendment No.: 91.

Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-18: Amendment revised the Technical Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal Register: April 12, 2005 (70 FR 19117).

The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated July 7, 2005.

No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.

Date of application for amendments: May 27, 2005, as supplemented by letters dated June 7, June 24, and July 1, 2005.

Brief description of amendments: The amendments revise Technical Specification 3.3.7, “DG-Undervoltage Start,” by changing Surveillance Requirement 3.3.7.3.a to lower the allowable values for dropout and pickup of the degraded voltage function.

Date of issuance: July 1, 2005.

Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days from the date of issuance.

Amendment Nos.: 196 and 187

Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-10 and NPF-15: The amendments revised the Technical Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal Register: June 14, 2005 (70 FR 34506). The supplemental letters dated June 7, June 24, and July 1, 2005, provided additional information that clarified the application, did not expand the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change the NRC staff's original proposed no significant hazards consideration determination.

The Commission's related evaluation of the amendments is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated July 1, 2005.

No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.

Date of amendments request: May 17, 2005, as supplemented June 13, 2005.

Brief Description of amendments: The amendments revise the Technical Specification Section 3.7, “Plant Systems,” and Section 4.0, “Design Features,” to establish cask storage area boron concentration limits and to restrict the minimum burnup of spent fuel assemblies associated with spent fuel cask loading operations.

Date of issuance: June 29, 2005.

Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days.

Amendment Nos.: 169 and 161.

Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-2 and NPF-8: Amendments revise the Technical Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal Register: May 25, 2005 (70 FR 30148). The supplement dated June 13, 2005, provided additional information that clarified the application, did not expand the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change the staff's original proposed no significant hazards consideration determination as published in the Federal Register .

The Commission's related evaluation of the amendments is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated June 29, 2005.

No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. The NRC staff made a final determination that the amendment involves no significant hazards considerations.

Date of application for amendments: October 26, 2004

Brief description of amendments: The amendments modify TS requirements to adopt the provisions of Industry/TS Task Force (TSTF) change TSTF-359, “Increased Flexibility in Mode Restraints.”

Date of issuance: June 24, 2005.

Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 60 days.

Amendment Nos.: 137 and 116.

Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-68 and NPF-81: Amendments revised the Technical Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal Register: January 18, 2005 (70 FR 2898).

The Commission's related evaluation of the amendments is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated June 24, 2005.

No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.

Date of application for amendment: July 8, 2004, as supplemented on April 15, 2005.

Brief description of amendment: This amendment removes the requirement to maintain an automatic transfer capability for the power supply to the Low Pressure Coolant Injection inboard injection and recirculation pump discharge valves. The amendment also deletes references to Reactor Motor Operator Valve Boards D and E from the Technical Specifications.

Date of issuance: June 20, 2005.

Effective date: The amendment is effective as of the date of issuance.

Amendment No.: 254.

Facility Operating License No. DPR-33: Amendment revised the Technical Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal Register: November 9, 2004 (69 FR 64990). The April 15, 2005, letter provided clarifying information that was within the scope of the initial notice and did not change the initial proposed no significant hazards consideration determination.

The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated June 20, 2005.

No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.

On October 12, 2004, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (“CBOE” or “Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”)  1 and Rule 19b-4 thereunder, 2 a proposed rule change to initiate a one-year pilot program that would allow the Exchange to list and trade option series that expire one week after being opened (“Short Term Option Series”). The Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 with the Commission on January 21, 2005. 3 The amended proposal was published for comment in the Federal Register on February 16, 2005. 4 The Commission received one comment letter regarding the proposal. 5 The Exchange filed Amendment No. 2 with the Commission on April 26, 2005. 6 This notice and order requests comment on Amendment No. 2 and approves the proposal, as amended, on an accelerated basis.

CBOE proposes to amend its rules to establish a pilot program to list and trade Short Term Option Series, which would expire one week after the date on which a series is opened. Under the proposal, the Exchange could select up to five approved option classes  7 on which Short Term Option Series could be opened. A series could be opened on any Friday that is a business day and would expire at the close of business on the next Friday that is a business day. If a Friday were not a business day, the series could be opened (or would expire) on the first business day immediately prior to that Friday.

Under the pilot program, the Exchange also could list and trade Short Term Option Series on any option class that is selected by another exchange that employs a similar pilot program. Limiting the number of such option classes would ensure that the addition of new series through the pilot program would have only a negligible impact on the Exchange's and the Options Price Reporting Authority's (“OPRA”) quoting capacity. Also, limiting the term of the pilot program to a period of one year would allow the Exchange and the Commission to determine whether the Short Term Option Series program should be extended, expanded, and/or made permanent.

As originally proposed, all Short Term Option Series would be P.M.-settled. However, in Amendment No. 2, CBOE revised the proposal so that a Short Term Option Series would be settled in the same manner as the monthly expiration series in the same class. If the monthly option contract for a particular class were A.M.-settled, as most index options are, 8 the Short Term Option Series for that class also would be A.M.-settled; if the monthly option contract for a particular class were P.M.-settled, as most non-index options are, the Short Term Option Series for that class also would be P.M.-settled. Similarly, Short Term Option Series for a particular class would be physically settled or cash-settled in the same manner as the monthly option contract in that class. The Exchange usually would open five Short Term Option Series for each expiration date in that class. The strike price of each Short Term Option Series would be fixed at a price per share, with at least two strike prices above and two strike prices below the value of the underlying stock or calculated index value at about the time that the Short Term Option Series is opened. CBOE would not open a Short Term Option Series in the same week that the corresponding monthly option series is expiring, because the monthly option series in its last week before expiration is functionally equivalent to the Short Term Option Series. The interval between strike prices on Short Term Option Series would be the same as with the corresponding monthly option series. CBOE would aggregate a Short Term Option Series with its corresponding monthly option series for purposes of the Exchange's rules on position limits.

The Exchange represented that it has the system capacity to adequately handle the new option series contemplated by this proposal. The Exchange provided to the Commission information in a confidential submission to support that representation.

CBOE proposed that the pilot program extend one year from the date of this approval.

After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposal, as amended, is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange. 9 In particular, the Commission believes that the proposal is consistent with the requirements of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act, 10 which requires, among other things, that the rules of a national securities exchange be designed to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest.

The Commission believes that listing and trading Short Term Option Series, under the terms described in CBOE's proposal, will further the public interest by offering investors new means of managing their risk exposures and carrying out their investment objectives. The Commission also believes that the pilot program strikes a reasonable balance between the Exchange's desire to offer a wider array of investment opportunities and the need to avoid unnecessary proliferation of option series that could compromise options quotation capacity. The Commission expects CBOE to monitor the trading and quotation volume associated with the additional option series created under the pilot program and the effect of these additional series on the capacity of the Exchange's, OPRA's, and vendors' systems.

The Commission received one comment letter on the proposed rule change. 11 The commenter questioned the appropriateness of P.M. settlement for Short Term Option Series on indexes, given the Commission's historical concern that P.M.-settled index options have the potential to increase volatility in the underlying equity market.

The Commission shares the commenter's concern. In Amendment No. 2, CBOE revised its proposal so that all Short Term Option Series will be settled in the same manner as the corresponding monthly expiration series in the same class. Consequently, the majority of Short Term Option Series on indexes will be A.M.-settled, as are the majority of regular index options. The Commission believes that this amendment adequately addresses any concerns regarding settlement time.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, 12 the Commission finds good cause for approving the amended proposal prior to the thirtieth day after the publication of Amendment No. 2 in the Federal Register . Amendment No. 2 proposes that Short Term Option Series listed on currently approved option classes will settle in the same manner ( i.e. , with respect to A.M. or P.M. settlement and cash or physical settlement) as do their corresponding monthly expiration series in the same option class. The Commission finds good cause to accelerate approval of the amended proposal because CBOE's approach to settlement times for the new Short Term Option Series is consistent with prior Commission guidance regarding options settlement times generally.

Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning Amendment No. 2, including whether it is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

• Use the Commission's Internet comment form ( http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml ); or

• Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov . Please include File Number SR-CBOE-2004-63 on the subject line.

• Send paper comments in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, Station Place, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-9303.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2004-63. This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's Internet Web site ( http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml ). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2004-63 and should be submitted on or before August 9, 2005.

For the foregoing reasons, the Commission finds that the proposed rule change, as amended, is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

It is therefore ordered , pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, 13 that the proposed rule change (File No. SR-CBOE-2004-63), as amended, is approved, and that Amendment No. 2 thereto is approved on an accelerated basis, as a pilot program, through July 12, 2006.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”)  1 and Rule 19b-4 thereunder, 2 notice is hereby given that on June 10, 2005, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (“CBOE” or “Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. On July 1, 2005, CBOE submitted Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change. 3 The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as amended, from interested persons.

The Exchange proposes to amend its rules relating to Designated Primary Market Makers (“DPMs”). The text of the proposed rule change, as amended, is below. Proposed new language is in italics; deletions are in brackets.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”)  1 and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,  2 notice is hereby given that on June 29, 2005, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (“CBOE” or “Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the CBOE. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. In addition, the Commission is granting accelerated approval of the proposed rule change.

The CBOE proposes to modify the Designated Primary Market-Maker (“DPM”) participation entitlement for orders specifying a Preferred DPM. Proposed new language is in italics; proposed deletions are in [brackets].