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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: September
15, 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 Chili Bar Project
consists of: (1) A 120-foot-high concrete
gravity dam; (2) a 110-acre reservoir
with a useable storage of 1,339 acre-feet;
(3) a powerhouse with one 7-MW unit
and (4) appurtenant facilities. The
applicant estimates that the total
average annual generation would be
33,500 megawatt hours. All generated
power is utilized within the applicant’s
electric utility system.
o. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
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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 tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
You may also register online at http:/
/www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
p. With this notice, we are initiating
consultation with the California State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as
required by (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.
Issue Acceptance/Deficiency Letter and
request additional information, if needed,
November 2005.
Issue Scoping Document for comments,
December 2005.
Notice of application is ready for
environmental analysis, April 2006.
Notice of the availability of the draft EIS,
December 2006.
Notice of the availability of the final FEIS,
June 2007.
Ready for Commission’s decision on the
application, August 2007.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2170–029–AK]
Chugach Electric Association; Notice
of Scoping Meetings and Site Visit and
Soliciting Scoping Comments
July 28, 2005.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
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with 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 on the Kenai Peninsula, 55 air
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. Deadline for filing scoping
comments: October 10, 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
and Procedure 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.
Scoping 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 (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
k. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing project consists of: (1)
The Cooper Lake Dam, a 52-foot-high
earth-and-rockfilled structure; (2) the
2,910-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; (6)
a 6.3-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line
from the powerhouse to Quartz Creek
Substation; and 90.4-mile-long, 115-kV
transmission line from the Quartz Creek
Substation to Anchorage.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
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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 P–2170, 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 tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
You may also register online at http:
//www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Scoping Process: The Commission
intends to prepare an Environmental
assessment (EA) on the project in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act. The EA will
consider both site-specific and
cumulative environmental impacts and
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action.
Scoping Meetings
FERC staff will conduct two scoping
meetings and one site visit. All
Interested agencies, Indian tribes, NGOs,
and individuals are invited to attend
one or both of the Scoping meetings and
to assist the staff in identifying the
scope of environmental issues to be
analyzed in an Environmental
Assessment. Those who plan to attend
the Site Visit must notify Chugach
Electric of their planned attendance.
Cooper Landing Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Tuesday, September
6, 2005, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (AKT).
Location: Cooper Landing Community
Club, 18511 Bean Creek Road, Cooper
Landing, Alaska 99575. (907) 595–1712.
The Community Club is located
approximately 2 hours south of
Anchorage off the Sterling Highway at
milepost 47.7 (Cooper Landing). Turn
north on Bean Creek Road.
Site Visit of Project
Date and Time: Wednesday,
September 7, 2005, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
(AKT).
Location: Cooper Lake Power House,
Cooper Landing, Alaska.
RSVP: By August 22, 2005, Ms. May
Clark, Relicensing Secretary, Chugach
Electric, 907–762–4547 or
may_clark@chugachelectric.com.
The Power House is located
approximately 2 hours south of
Anchorage off the Sterling Highway at
milepost 48.0 (Cooper Landing). After
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crossing over the Kenai River Bridge,
turn south (left) on Snug Harbor Road
and travel eleven miles to the Power
House.
Anchorage Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Thursday, September
8, 2005, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (AKT).
Location: Hawthorn Suites, 1110 West
8th Ave, Anchorage, Alaska. 907–222–
5005.
Copies of the Scoping Document
(SD1) outlining the subject areas to be
addressed in the EA were distributed to
the parties on the Commission’s mailing
list. Copies of the SD1 will be available
at the scoping meeting or may be
viewed on the Web at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link
(see item m above).
Objectives
At the scoping meetings, the staff will:
(1) Summarize the environmental issues
tentatively identified for analysis in the
EA; (2) solicit from the meeting
participants all available information,
especially quantifiable data, on the
resources at issue; (3) encourage
statements from experts and the public
on issues that should be analyzed in the
EA, including viewpoints in opposition
to, or in support of, the staff’s
preliminary views; (4) determine the
resource issues to be addressed in the
EA; and (5) identify those issues that
require a detailed analysis, as well as
those issues that do not require a
detailed analysis.
Procedures
The meetings are recorded by a
stenographer and become part of the
formal record of the Commission
proceeding on the project.
Individuals, organizations, and
agencies with environmental expertise
and concerns are encouraged to attend
the meeting and to assist the staff in
defining and clarifying the issues to be
addressed in the EA.
Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Application for Transfer of
License, and Soliciting Comments,
Motions To Intervene, and Protests
July 28, 2005.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
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with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Partial transfer of
license.
b. Project No.: 2309–013.
c. Date Filed: July 15, 2005.
d. Applicants: PSEG Fossil LLC (PSEG
Fossil); Jersey Central Power & Light
Company (JCP&L); Exelon Generation
Company, LLC (Exelon Generation).
e. Name and Location of Project: The
Yards Creek Hydroelectric Project is a
pumped storage project located on
Yards Creek in Warren County, New
Jersey.
f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
g. Applicants’ Contact: Gary A.
Morgans, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, 1330
Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20036, (202) 429–6234.
h. FERC Contact: James Hunter at
(202) 502–6086.
i. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and motions to intervene:
August 29, 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.
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 electronic filings.
Please include the Project Number on
any comments or motions filed.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing a document with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person in 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 documents
on that resource agency.
j. Description of Application: The
Applicants seek Commission approval
of a partial transfer the license from
PSEG Fossil to Exelon Generation.
JCP&L would remain as co-licensee.
k. 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 (P–2309) in the
docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, call toll-free
1–866–208–3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2170-029-AK]
Chugach Electric Association; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site
Visit and Soliciting Scoping Comments
July 28, 2005.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with 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 on the Kenai Peninsula,
55 air 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. Deadline for filing scoping comments: October 10, 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 and Procedure 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.
Scoping 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 (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The existing project consists of: (1) The Cooper Lake Dam, a 52-
foot-high earth-and-rockfilled structure; (2) the 2,910-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; (6) a 6.3-mile-long, 69-kV
transmission line from the powerhouse to Quartz Creek Substation; and
90.4-mile-long, 115-kV transmission line from the Quartz Creek
Substation to Anchorage.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission
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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 P-2170, 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 item h above.
You may also register online at http: //www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. Scoping Process: The Commission intends to prepare an
Environmental assessment (EA) on the project in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-
specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable
alternatives to the proposed action.
Scoping Meetings
FERC staff will conduct two scoping meetings and one site visit.
All Interested agencies, Indian tribes, NGOs, and individuals are
invited to attend one or both of the Scoping meetings and to assist the
staff in identifying the scope of environmental issues to be analyzed
in an Environmental Assessment. Those who plan to attend the Site Visit
must notify Chugach Electric of their planned attendance.
Cooper Landing Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 6, 2005, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (AKT).
Location: Cooper Landing Community Club, 18511 Bean Creek Road,
Cooper Landing, Alaska 99575. (907) 595-1712.
The Community Club is located approximately 2 hours south of
Anchorage off the Sterling Highway at milepost 47.7 (Cooper Landing).
Turn north on Bean Creek Road.
Site Visit of Project
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 7, 2005, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
(AKT).
Location: Cooper Lake Power House, Cooper Landing, Alaska.
RSVP: By August 22, 2005, Ms. May Clark, Relicensing Secretary,
Chugach Electric, 907-762-4547 or may_clark@chugachelectric.com.
The Power House is located approximately 2 hours south of Anchorage
off the Sterling Highway at milepost 48.0 (Cooper Landing). After
crossing over the Kenai River Bridge, turn south (left) on Snug Harbor
Road and travel eleven miles to the Power House.
Anchorage Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Thursday, September 8, 2005, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (AKT).
Location: Hawthorn Suites, 1110 West 8th Ave, Anchorage, Alaska.
907-222-5005.
Copies of the Scoping Document (SD1) outlining the subject areas to
be addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the
Commission's mailing list. Copies of the SD1 will be available at the
scoping meeting or may be viewed on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov
using the ``eLibrary'' link (see item m above).
Objectives
At the scoping meetings, the staff will: (1) Summarize the
environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (2)
solicit from the meeting participants all available information,
especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue; (3) encourage
statements from experts and the public on issues that should be
analyzed in the EA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in
support of, the staff's preliminary views; (4) determine the resource
issues to be addressed in the EA; and (5) identify those issues that
require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not
require a detailed analysis.
Procedures
The meetings are recorded by a stenographer and become part of the
formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project.
Individuals, organizations, and agencies with environmental
expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meeting and to
assist the staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed
in the EA.
Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
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