[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26483-26484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6864]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability


Public Scoping Meeting on Study of Energy Rights-of-Way on Tribal 
Lands

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 
Department of Energy; Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, 
Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of May 15, 2006, Deadline for Submitting Information and 
Comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Department of Energy 
(``DOE'') and Department of the Interior (``DOI'') (collectively 
referred to as the ``Departments'') have set May 15, 2006, as the 
deadline for submission of information and comments regarding the study 
being conducted pursuant to section 1813 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005. The Departments invite the public to provide any information 
relevant to the topics being studied pursuant to section 1813 by May 
15, 2006. The Departments encourage the public to submit information 
electronically to the email address given below.

DATES: All submissions are due May 15, 2006, to the contact listed 
below in the ADDRESSES section.

ADDRESSES: Please send written information and comments by regular mail 
to Attention: Section 1813 ROW Study, Office of Indian Energy and 
Economic Development, 1849 C St., NW., Mail Stop 2749-MIB, Washington, 
DC, 20240 or by e-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Darryl Francois, Office of Indian 
Energy and Economic Development, 1849 C St., NW., Mail Stop 2749-MIB, 
Washington, DC, 20240. He can also be reached by telephone at (202) 
219-0740 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Please contact Mr. 
David Meyer via mail at, Department of Energy, Office of Electricity 
Delivery and Energy Reliability, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, via phone at (202)586-3118, or via e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1813 of Energy Policy Act of 2005 
requires the Secretaries of the Departments of the Interior and Energy 
(the ``Secretaries'') to jointly conduct a study of energy rights-of-
way on tribal land. Specifically, section 1813 requires the Secretaries 
submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study, including:
    (1) An analysis of historic rates of compensation paid for energy 
rights-of-way on tribal land;
    (2) Recommendations for appropriate standards and procedures for 
determining fair and appropriate compensation to Indian tribes for 
grants, expansions, and renewals for energy rights-of-way on tribal 
land;
    (3) An assessment of the tribal self-determination and sovereignty 
interests implicated by applications for the grant, expansion, or 
renewal of energy rights-of-way on tribal land; and
    (4) An analysis of relevant national energy transportation policies 
relating to grants, expansions, and renewals of energy rights-of-way on 
tribal land.
    At meetings in March and April, the Departments sought the public's 
input

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on information related to the historic rates of compensation paid for 
energy rights-of-way on tribal land that are important for the 
Departments to consider in the study. While the Departments are making 
good progress in this regard, we continue to seek factual information 
from the public to support specific case studies that members of the 
public regard as relevant to one or more elements of the study.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2006.
Kevin M. Kolevar,
Director, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. 
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. E6-6864 Filed 5-4-06; 8:45 am]
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