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Magalie R. Salas,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12484–000]
Metro Hydroelectric Company; Notice
of Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document,
Commencement of Licensing
Proceeding, Scoping Meetings and
Study Request Workshop, Solicitation
of Comments on the Pad and Scoping
Document, and Identification of Issues
and Associated Study Requests
July 1, 2005.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To
File License Application for an Original
License and Pre-Application Document;
Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 12484–000.
c. Date Filed: May 5, 2005.
d. Submitted by: Metro Hydroelectric
Company (MHC).
e. Name of Project: Metro
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed Metro
Hydroelectric Project would be located
on the Cuyahoga River in Summit
County, Ohio. The project would not
affect Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: M.
Clifford Phillips, Metro Hydroelectric
Company, LLC, 150 North Miller Road,
Suite 450 C, Fairlawn, Ohio 44333,
(330) 869–8451.
i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert
(202) 502–6359 or via e-mail at
timothy.konnert@ferc.gov.
j. 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 paragraph o
below. Cooperating agencies should
note the Commission’s policy that
agencies that cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See, 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
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Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR
part 402 and (b) the State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by
section 106, National Historical
Preservation Act, and the implementing
regulations of the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
Metro Hydroelectric Company as the
Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act and section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. Metro Hydroelectric Company
filed a Pre-Application Document
(PAD), including a proposed process
plan and schedule with the
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of
the Commission’s regulations. The
Commission issued Scoping Document
1 on July 1, 2005.
n. Copies of the PAD 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 (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 TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in paragraph h.
Register online at https://ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related
to this or other pending projects. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting
comments on the PAD and SD1 as well
as study requests. All comments on the
PAD and SD1, and study requests
should be sent to the address above in
paragraph h. In addition, all comments
on the PAD and SD1, study requests,
requests for cooperating agency status,
and all communications to Commission
staff related to the merits of the
potential application (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 must
include on the first page, the project
name (Metro Hydroelectric Project) and
number (P–12484–000), and bear the
heading ‘‘Comments on Pre-Application
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Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and
from Commission Staff.’’ Any
individual or entity interested in
submitting study requests, commenting
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so
by August 27, 2005.
Comments on the PAD and SD1,
study requests, requests for cooperating
agency status, 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 (https://
www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link.
p. At this time, Commission staff
intends to prepare a single
Environmental Assessment for the
project, in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act.
Scoping Meetings
We will hold two scoping meetings at
the times and places noted below. The
daytime meeting will focus on resource
agency, Indian tribes, and nongovernmental organization concerns,
while the evening meeting is primarily
for receiving input from the public. We
invite all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to attend
one or both 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:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 27,
2005, 9:30 a.m. (EST).
Location: Sheraton Suites Akron/
Cuyahoga Falls, 1989 Front Street,
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 27,
2005, 6:30 p.m. (EST).
Location: Sheraton Suites Akron/
Cuyahoga Falls, 1989 Front Street,
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
For Directions: Please call Clifford
Phillips at (330) 869–8451.
Scoping Document 1 (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 https://www.ferc.gov, using the
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‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph
n. Depending on the extent of comments
received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2)
may or may not be issued.
Site Visit
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–3608 Filed 7–7–05; 8:45 am]
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MHC will conduct a tour of the
proposed project on Tuesday, July 26,
2005, starting at 1:30 p.m. All
participants interested in attending
should meet at the north parking lot for
the Gorge Metro Park on Front Street.
Anyone in need of directions should
contact Mr. Clifford Phillips of MHC at
(330) 869–8451.
Scoping Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Present a 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 prefiling 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 PreApplication Document in preparation
for the scoping meetings. Directions on
how to obtain a copy of the PAD and
SD1 are included in item n. of this
document.
Scoping Meeting Procedures
The scoping meetings will be
recorded by a stenographer and will
become part of the formal Commission
record on the project.
Study Request and Process Plan
Workshop
To assist parties in the development
of their study requests (pertaining to
format and the study criteria outlined in
the Commission’s regulation 18 CFR
5.8), and further development of the
project’s process plan, MHC will be
hosting a workshop on July 26, 2005, at
the Sheraton Suites Akron/Cuyahoga
Falls, 1989 Front Street, Cuyahoga Falls,
Ohio. The workshop will begin at 9 a.m.
(EST). For directions, please contact
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8451.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OA–2005–0001, FRL–7926–8]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Economic
Valuation of Avoiding Exposure to
Arsenic in Drinking Water, EPA ICR
Number 2191.01
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces
that EPA is planning to submit a
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This is
a request for a new collection. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number OA–
2005–0001, to EPA online using
EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email to oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information Docket, Mail
Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kelly Maguire, Office of Policy,
Economics and Innovation, National
Center for Environmental Economics,
Mail Code 1809T, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 566–2273; fax
number: (202) 566–2339; e-mail address:
maguire.kelly@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
established a public docket for this ICR
under Docket ID number OA–2005–
0001, which is available for public
viewing at the Office of Environmental
Information Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
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Center Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and
the telephone number for the Office of
Environmental Information Docket is
(202) 566–1752. An electronic version of
the public docket is available through
EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at https://
www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to
obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the public docket, and to
access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically.
Once in the system, select Asearch,’’
then key in the docket ID number
identified above.
Any comments related to this ICR
should be submitted to EPA within 60
days of this notice. EPA’s policy is that
public comments, whether submitted
electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing in
EDOCKET as EPA receives them and
without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or
other information whose public
disclosure is restricted by statute. When
EPA identifies a comment containing
copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the
version of the comment that is placed in
EDOCKET. The entire printed comment,
including the copyrighted material, will
be available in the public docket.
Although identified as an item in the
official docket, information claimed as
CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise
restricted by statute, is not included in
the official public docket, and will not
be available for public viewing in
EDOCKET. For further information
about the electronic docket, see EPA’s
Federal Register notice describing the
electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May
31, 2002), or go to https://www.epa.gov./
edocket.
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are households in
the State of Maine.
Title: Economic Valuation of
Avoiding Exposure to Arsenic in
Drinking Water.
Abstract: The purpose of this
information collection request is to
conduct 4 focus groups of no more than
nine individuals and to conduct a
survey of 2,000 households in the State
of Maine regarding their willingness to
pay to avoid exposure to arsenic in
drinking water. Groundwater is an
important source of drinking water in
the United States. In Maine about half
of the population depends on private
wells for drinking water and about
three-quarters of these wells are drilled
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[FR Doc No: E5-3608]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12484-000]
Metro Hydroelectric Company; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of
Licensing Proceeding, Scoping Meetings and Study Request Workshop,
Solicitation of Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and
Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
July 1, 2005.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To File License Application for
an Original License and Pre-Application Document; Commencing Licensing
Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 12484-000.
c. Date Filed: May 5, 2005.
d. Submitted by: Metro Hydroelectric Company (MHC).
e. Name of Project: Metro Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed Metro Hydroelectric Project would be
located on the Cuyahoga River in Summit County, Ohio. The project would
not affect Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: M. Clifford Phillips, Metro
Hydroelectric Company, LLC, 150 North Miller Road, Suite 450 C,
Fairlawn, Ohio 44333, (330) 869-8451.
i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert (202) 502-6359 or via e-mail at
timothy.konnert@ferc.gov.
j. 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 paragraph o
below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that
agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402 and (b) the State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating Metro Hydroelectric Company
as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out
informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species
Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Metro Hydroelectric Company filed a Pre-Application Document
(PAD), including a proposed process plan and schedule with the
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations. The
Commission issued Scoping Document 1 on July 1, 2005.
n. Copies of the PAD 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 (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 TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in
paragraph h.
Register online at https://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified
via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and SD1
as well as study requests. All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study
requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In
addition, all comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for
cooperating agency status, and all communications to Commission staff
related to the merits of the potential application (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 must include on the first page, the project name (Metro
Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-12484-000), and bear the heading
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,''
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests,
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating
status must do so by August 27, 2005.
Comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for
cooperating agency status, 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 (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-
filing'' link.
p. At this time, Commission staff intends to prepare a single
Environmental Assessment for the project, in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act.
Scoping Meetings
We will hold two scoping meetings at the times and places noted
below. The daytime meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian
tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the evening
meeting is primarily for receiving input from the public. We invite all
interested individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or
both 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:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 9:30 a.m. (EST).
Location: Sheraton Suites Akron/Cuyahoga Falls, 1989 Front Street,
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 6:30 p.m. (EST).
Location: Sheraton Suites Akron/Cuyahoga Falls, 1989 Front Street,
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
For Directions: Please call Clifford Phillips at (330) 869-8451.
Scoping Document 1 (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 https://www.ferc.gov, using the
[[Page 39506]]
``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for accessing information in
paragraph n. Depending on the extent of comments received, a Scoping
Document 2 (SD2) may or may not be issued.
Site Visit
MHC will conduct a tour of the proposed project on Tuesday, July
26, 2005, starting at 1:30 p.m. All participants interested in
attending should meet at the north parking lot for the Gorge Metro Park
on Front Street. Anyone in need of directions should contact Mr.
Clifford Phillips of MHC at (330) 869-8451.
Scoping Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Present a 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 n. of this document.
Scoping Meeting Procedures
The scoping meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will
become part of the formal Commission record on the project.
Study Request and Process Plan Workshop
To assist parties in the development of their study requests
(pertaining to format and the study criteria outlined in the
Commission's regulation 18 CFR 5.8), and further development of the
project's process plan, MHC will be hosting a workshop on July 26,
2005, at the Sheraton Suites Akron/Cuyahoga Falls, 1989 Front Street,
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. (EST). For
directions, please contact Clifford Phillips of MHC at (330) 869-8451.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-3608 Filed 7-7-05; 8:45 am]
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