Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 23863-23864 [E5-2188]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 86 / Thursday, May 5, 2005 / Notices create a free account, which can be created by clicking on ‘‘Login to File’’ and then ‘‘New User Account.’’ In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, the Commission invites you to attend a public comment meeting in the project area. Meetings are scheduled as shown below. SCHEDULE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT MEETINGS Date and time Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at 7 p.m. (MST). Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at 7 p.m. (MST). Thursday, June 9, 2005 at 7 p.m. (MST). Location Moffat County Extension Office—CSU 539 Barclay Street, Craig, CO 81625. Desert School 235 Bugas, Wamsutter, WY 82336. Fairfield Center 200 Main Street, Meeker, CO 81641. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend and present oral comments on the draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be prepared. After these comments are reviewed and considered, modifications will be made to the draft EIS and it will be published and distributed as a final EIS. The final EIS will contain responses to timely comments filed on the draft EIS. Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission’s decision. Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on the draft EIS. You must file your request to intervene as specified above.2 You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. The draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. (202) 502–8371. A limited number of copies are available from the FERC’s Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, copies of the draft EIS have been mailed to federal, state, and local agencies; public interest groups; individuals and affected landowners; 2 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. VerDate jul<14>2003 13:10 May 04, 2005 Jkt 205001 libraries; newspapers; and parties to this proceeding. Additional information about the proposed project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits (CP05–54) in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to the eSubscription link on the FERC Internet Web site. Information concerning the involvement of the BLM is available from Tom Hurshman, BLM Project Manager, at (970) 240–5345. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2187 Filed 5–4–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments April 29, 2005. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New major license. b. Project No.: 2170–029. c. Date Filed: April 22, 2005. d. Applicant: Chugach Electric Association. e. Name of Project: Cooper Lake Hydroelectric Project. PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23863 f. Location: On Cooper Lake, approximately 4.8 river miles from the mouth of Cooper Creek in south central Alaska, 55 miles south of Anchorage. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Burke Wick, Chugach Electric Association, 5601 Minnesota Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, 99519. (907) 762–4779. i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502–6091 or david.turner@FERC.gov. j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in item l below. k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: June 21, 2005. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 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 (https:// www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The existing project consists of: (1) The Cooper Lake Dam, a 52-foot-high E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1 23864 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 86 / Thursday, May 5, 2005 / Notices earth-and-rockfilled structure; (2) the 2,620-acre, 5-mile-long Cooper Lake Reservoir; (3) two vertical-shaft Francis turbines with a total capacity of 19.38 megawatts; (4) an intake structure located on Cooper Lake; (5) a tunnel and penstock extending 10,686 feet east from the intake to the powerhouse; a (6) 6.3-mile-long, 69-kV primary transmission line from the powerhouse to Quartz Creek Substation; and 90.4mile-long, 115-kV secondary transmission line from the Quartz Creek Substation to Anchorage. The proposed project includes all of the existing facilities described above, except the 90.4-mile-long, 115-kV transmission line, which are proposed for removal because they no longer serve as a primary project transmission line. A new dam would be constructed on Stetson Creek to divert water into Cooper Lake to provide flow releases for fish habitat improvements in Cooper Creek. o. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is available 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 https://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 Text Telephone (TTY) call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4. q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. The Commission staff proposes to issue one Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and final EA. Staff intends to allow at least 30 days for entities to comment on the EA, and will take into consideration all comments received on the EA before final action is taken on the license application. If any person or organization objects to the staff proposed alternative procedure, they should file comments as stipulated in item l above, briefly explaining the basis for their objection. VerDate jul<14>2003 13:10 May 04, 2005 Jkt 205001 Issue Acceptance Letter—July 2005 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments— August 2005 Scoping Meeting—September 2005 Issue Scoping Document 2—November 2005 Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis—December 2005 Notice of the availability of the EA—June 2006 Ready for Commission’s decision on the application—November 2006 Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2188 Filed 5–4–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of FERC Commissioner and FERC Staff Participation in National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Resource Planning and Procurement Forum April 29, 2005. In the matter of: RM04–7–000; PL04–6– 000; PL04–9–000; EC05–20–000; ER05–263– 000; ER05–264–000; ER05–265–000; ER03– 753–000; ER04–1248–002; ER05–640–000; RT01–2–015, RT01–2–016, and ER03–738– 003; ER05–730–000; ER05–764–000; EL05– 80–000; ER05–807–000; ER03–563–030 and EL04–102–000; EL05–52–000 and EL05–52– 001; EL02–23–003 and EL02–23–006; EL03– 236–001, EL03–236–002, EL03–236–003, EL03–236–004, EL03–236–005, and EL03– 236–006; ER04–457–001, ER04–457–002, and EL05–60–000; ER05–572–000; EL05–84–000; EL05–48–000; EL05–48–001; ER04–1144–002 and ER04–1144–003; EC05–65–000; ER05– 17–001; ER05–410–001; ER03–1272–003, ER03–1272–004, ER03–1272–005, ER03– 1272–006, EL05–22–000, EL05–22–001, and EL05–22–002; Market Based Rates for Public Utilities; Solicitation Processes For Public Utilities; Acquisition and Disposition of Merchant Generation Assets by Public Utilities; PPL Sundance Energy, LLC, PPL EnergyPlus, LLC, and Arizona Public Service Company; Brownsville Power I, L.L.C.; Caledonia Power I, L.L.C.; Cinergy Capital and Trading, Inc.; Entergy Services, Inc.; Union Light, Heat and Power Company; Cinergy Services, Inc.; PJM Interconnection, LLC; ISO New England Inc.; Montana Alberta Tie Ltd.; Southern California Edison Company; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Devon Power, LLC, et al.; Entergy Services, Inc.; Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc.; PJM Interconnection, LLC; PJM Interconnection, LLC; Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation; New York Independent System Operator, Inc.; Neptune Regional Transmission System, LLC v. PJM PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Interconnection, LLC; New York Independent System Operator, Inc.; ITC Holdings Corp. and International Transmission Company; Trans-Elect NTD Path 15, LLC; Southern California Edison Company; Entergy Services, Inc. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hereby gives notice that FERC Commissioners and FERC staff may participate in the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Resource Planning and Procurement Forum noted below. The forum is expected to include discussion of issues relating to transmission infrastructure and to Commission and state coordination with respect to public utility power sales transactions and public utility dispositions of Commissionjurisdictional facilities. That discussion may address matters at issue in the above-captioned proceedings. The participation of FERC Commissioners and FERC staff is part of the Commission’s ongoing outreach efforts. NARUC Resource Planning and Procurement Forum—May 16, 2005, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (c.s.t.); Hyatt Regency O’Hare, 9300 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Rosemont, IL 60018, 847–696– 1234. The NARUC Resource Planning and Procurement Forum is open to the public. For more information, contact Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (202) 502–8368 or sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2190 Filed 5–4–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [Docket No. [FRL–7907–5] Tenth Meeting of the World Trade Center Expert Technical Review Panel To Continue Evaluation on Issues Relating To Impacts of the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The World Trade Center Expert Technical Review Panel (or WTC Expert Panel) will hold its tenth meeting intended to provide for greater input on continuing efforts to monitor the situation for New York residents and workers impacted by the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC). The panel members will help guide the EPA’s use E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 86 (Thursday, May 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23863-23864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2188]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural 
Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final 
Amendments

April 29, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New major license.
    b. Project No.: 2170-029.
    c. Date Filed: April 22, 2005.
    d. Applicant: Chugach Electric Association.
    e. Name of Project: Cooper Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Cooper Lake, approximately 4.8 river miles from the 
mouth of Cooper Creek in south central Alaska, 55 miles south of 
Anchorage.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Burke Wick, Chugach Electric Association, 
5601 Minnesota Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, 99519. (907) 762-4779.
    i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091 or 
david.turner@FERC.gov.
    j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in 
item l below.
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: June 21, 2005.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency 
status 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 
(https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The existing project consists of: (1) The Cooper Lake Dam, a 52-
foot-high

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earth-and-rockfilled structure; (2) the 2,620-acre, 5-mile-long Cooper 
Lake Reservoir; (3) two vertical-shaft Francis turbines with a total 
capacity of 19.38 megawatts; (4) an intake structure located on Cooper 
Lake; (5) a tunnel and penstock extending 10,686 feet east from the 
intake to the powerhouse; a (6) 6.3-mile-long, 69-kV primary 
transmission line from the powerhouse to Quartz Creek Substation; and 
90.4-mile-long, 115-kV secondary transmission line from the Quartz 
Creek Substation to Anchorage.
    The proposed project includes all of the existing facilities 
described above, except the 90.4-mile-long, 115-kV transmission line, 
which are proposed for removal because they no longer serve as a 
primary project transmission line. A new dam would be constructed on 
Stetson Creek to divert water into Cooper Lake to provide flow releases 
for fish habitat improvements in Cooper Creek.
    o. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is 
available 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 https://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 Text Telephone (TTY) call (202) 502-8659. A copy 
is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in 
item h above.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Alaska 
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by section 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. The Commission 
staff proposes to issue one Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than 
issuing a draft and final EA. Staff intends to allow at least 30 days 
for entities to comment on the EA, and will take into consideration all 
comments received on the EA before final action is taken on the license 
application. If any person or organization objects to the staff 
proposed alternative procedure, they should file comments as stipulated 
in item l above, briefly explaining the basis for their objection.

Issue Acceptance Letter--July 2005
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--August 2005
Scoping Meeting--September 2005
Issue Scoping Document 2--November 2005
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis--December 
2005
Notice of the availability of the EA--June 2006
Ready for Commission's decision on the application--November 2006

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2188 Filed 5-4-05; 8:45 am]
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