Duke Power Company LLC; Dillsboro Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Proposed Restricted Service List for a Memorandum of Agreement for Managing Properties Included in or Eligible for Inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, 29331-29332 [E6-7696]

Download as PDF cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 98 / Monday, May 22, 2006 / Notices County, Iowa. The project does not occupy Federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Richard Wilcox, Ottumwa Water and Hydro, 230 Turner Drive, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501, (641) 684– 4606. i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert, (202) 502–6359 or timothy.konnert@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 § 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 26, 2006. 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 ‘‘eFiling’’ link. m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The existing Ottumwa Project consists of: (1) An 18-foot-high dam with a 641-foot-long spillway section equipped with eight Taintor gates and VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:16 May 19, 2006 Jkt 208001 one bascule gate; (2) a 125-acre reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of 638.5 feet msl; (3) a powerhouse integral to the dam containing three generating units, unit 1 and unit 3 each rated at 1,000 kW and unit 2 rated at 1,250 kW; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the average annual generation would be 10,261,920 kilowatt hours using the three generating units with a combined capacity of 3,250 kW. 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 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 https://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 Iowa 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 rather than issue a draft and final EA. Comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, prescriptions, and reply comments, if any, will be addressed in an EA. Staff intents to give 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. Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter: June 2006. Issue Scoping Document: July 2006. Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis: September 2006. Notice of the availability of the EA: March 2007. Ready for Commission’s decision on the application: May 2007. PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29331 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. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–7700 Filed 5–19–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2602–007—North Carolina] Duke Power Company LLC; Dillsboro Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Proposed Restricted Service List for a Memorandum of Agreement for Managing Properties Included in or Eligible for Inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places May 12, 2006. Rule 2010 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure provides that, to eliminate unnecessary expense or improve administrative efficiency, the Secretary may establish a restricted service list for a particular phase or issue in a proceeding.1 The restricted service list should contain the names of persons on the service list who, in the judgment of the decisional authority establishing the list, are active participants with respect to the phase or issue in the proceeding for which the list is established. The Commission staff is consulting with the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer (hereinafter, SHPO) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (hereinafter, Council) pursuant to the Council’s regulations, 36 CFR part 800, implementing section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 470 f), to prepare and execute a memorandum of agreement for managing properties included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places at the Dillsboro Hydroelectric Project No. 2602–007 (SHPO Reference Number ER03–0341). The memorandum of agreement, when executed by the Commission and the SHPO would satisfy the Commission’s section 106 responsibilities for all individual undertakings carried out in accordance with the surrender of a license. The Commission’s responsibilities pursuant to section 106 for the Dillsboro Project 1 18 CFR 385.2010. E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1 cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES 29332 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 98 / Monday, May 22, 2006 / Notices would be fulfilled through the execution of a memorandum of agreement for the project (36 CFR 800.6[c]), which the Commission proposes to draft in consultation with certain parties listed below. The executed memorandum of agreement for the project would be incorporated into any Order approving the surrender of a license for the project. The memorandum of agreement would be effective until the conditions of the surrender are completed. Once the conditions of the surrender are complete, the stipulations of the memorandum of agreement would no longer be enforced. Duke Power Company LLC, as licensee for Project No. 2602, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have expressed an interest in these proceedings and are invited to participate in consultations to develop the memorandum of agreement. For purposes of commenting on the memorandum of agreement, we propose to restrict the service list for the aforementioned project as follows: Don Klima or Representative, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, The Old Post Office Building, Suite 803, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. Jennifer Huff or Representative, Duke Power, P.O. Box 1006, Mail Code EC12Y, Charlotte, NC 28201–1006. Renee Gledhill-Earley, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699– 4617. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Attention: Tyler Howe, Qualla Boundary, P.O. Box 455, Cherokee, NC 28719. Any person on the official service list for the above-captioned proceeding may request inclusion on the restricted service list, or may request that a restricted service list not be established, by filing a motion to that effect within 15 days of this notice date. In a request for inclusion, please identify the reason(s) why there is an interest to be included. Also please identify any concerns about historic properties, including Traditional Cultural Properties. If historic properties are to be identified within the motion, please use a separate page, and label it NONPUBLIC Information. An original and 8 copies of any such motion must be filed with Magalie Salas, the Secretary of the Commission (888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426) and must be served on each person whose name appears on the official service list. Please put the project name ‘‘Dillsboro Project’’ and number ‘‘P–2602–007’’ on the front cover of any motion. If no such motions VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:00 May 19, 2006 Jkt 208001 are filed, the restricted service list will be effective at the end of the 15 day period. Otherwise, a further notice will be issued ruling on any motion or motions filed within the 15 day period. Magalie Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–7696 Filed 5–19–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos. 2686–032 and 2601–007— North Carolina] Duke Power Company LLC; West Fork and Bryson Hydroelectric Projects; Notice of Proposed Restricted Service List for a Programmatic Agreement for Managing Properties Included in or Eligible for Inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places May 12, 2006. Rule 2010 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure provides that, to eliminate unnecessary expense or improve administrative efficiency, the Secretary may establish a restricted service list for a particular phase or issue in a proceeding.1 The restricted service list should contain the names of persons on the service list who, in the judgment of the decisional authority establishing the list, are active participants with respect to the phase or issue in the proceeding for which the list is established. The Commission staff is consulting with the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer (hereinafter, SHPO) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (hereinafter, Council) pursuant to the Council’s regulations, 36 CFR part 800, implementing section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 470 f), to prepare and execute two programmatic agreements for managing properties included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places at the West Fork Hydroelectric Project No. 2686–032 (SHPO Reference Number ER03–2382) and at the Bryson Hydroelectric Project No. 2601–007 (SHPO Reference Number ER03–0340). The programmatic agreements, when executed by the Commission and the SHPO would satisfy the Commission’s section 106 responsibilities for all individual undertakings carried out in accordance with each license until each 1 18 PO 00000 CFR 385.2010. Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 license expires or is terminated (36 CFR 800.13[e]). The Commission’s responsibilities pursuant to section 106 for the West Fork and Bryson Projects would be fulfilled through the execution of a programmatic agreement for each project, which the Commission proposes to draft in consultation with certain parties listed below. The executed programmatic agreement for each project would be incorporated into any Order issuing a license for the respective project. Duke Power Company LLC, as licensee for Project Nos. 2686 and 2601, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have expressed an interest in these proceedings and are invited to participate in consultations to develop the programmatic agreements. For purposes of commenting on the programmatic agreement, we propose to restrict the service list for the aforementioned project as follows: Don Klima or Representative, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, The Old Post Office Building, Suite 803, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. Jennifer Huff or Representative, Duke Power, P.O. Box 1006, Mail Code EC12Y, Charlotte, NC 28201–1006. Renee Gledhill-Earley, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699– 4617. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Attention: Tyler Howe, Qualla Boundary, P.O. Box 455, Cherokee, NC 28719. Any person on the official service list for the above-captioned proceeding may request inclusion on the restricted service list, or may request that a restricted service list not be established, by filing a motion to that effect within 15 days of this notice date. In a request for inclusion, please identify the reason(s) why there is an interest to be included. Also please identify any concerns about historic properties, including Traditional Cultural Properties. If historic properties are to be identified within the motion, please use a separate page, and label it NON– PUBLIC Information. An original and 8 copies of any such motion must be filed with Magalie Salas, the Secretary of the Commission (888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426) and must be served on each person whose name appears on the official service list. Please put the project names ‘‘West Fork Project’’ and ‘‘Bryson Project’’ and numbers ‘‘P– 2686–032’’ and ‘‘P–2601–007’’ on the front cover of any motion. If no such motions are filed, the restricted service list will be effective at the end of the 15 E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 98 (Monday, May 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29331-29332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7696]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2602-007--North Carolina]


Duke Power Company LLC; Dillsboro Hydroelectric Project; Notice 
of Proposed Restricted Service List for a Memorandum of Agreement for 
Managing Properties Included in or Eligible for Inclusion in the 
National Register of Historic Places

May 12, 2006.
    Rule 2010 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
(Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure provides that, to 
eliminate unnecessary expense or improve administrative efficiency, the 
Secretary may establish a restricted service list for a particular 
phase or issue in a proceeding.\1\ The restricted service list should 
contain the names of persons on the service list who, in the judgment 
of the decisional authority establishing the list, are active 
participants with respect to the phase or issue in the proceeding for 
which the list is established.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 385.2010.
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    The Commission staff is consulting with the North Carolina State 
Historic Preservation Officer (hereinafter, SHPO) and the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation (hereinafter, Council) pursuant to the 
Council's regulations, 36 CFR part 800, implementing section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 470 f), to 
prepare and execute a memorandum of agreement for managing properties 
included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of 
Historic Places at the Dillsboro Hydroelectric Project No. 2602-007 
(SHPO Reference Number ER03-0341).
    The memorandum of agreement, when executed by the Commission and 
the SHPO would satisfy the Commission's section 106 responsibilities 
for all individual undertakings carried out in accordance with the 
surrender of a license. The Commission's responsibilities pursuant to 
section 106 for the Dillsboro Project

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would be fulfilled through the execution of a memorandum of agreement 
for the project (36 CFR 800.6[c]), which the Commission proposes to 
draft in consultation with certain parties listed below. The executed 
memorandum of agreement for the project would be incorporated into any 
Order approving the surrender of a license for the project. The 
memorandum of agreement would be effective until the conditions of the 
surrender are completed. Once the conditions of the surrender are 
complete, the stipulations of the memorandum of agreement would no 
longer be enforced.
    Duke Power Company LLC, as licensee for Project No. 2602, and the 
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have expressed an interest in these 
proceedings and are invited to participate in consultations to develop 
the memorandum of agreement.
    For purposes of commenting on the memorandum of agreement, we 
propose to restrict the service list for the aforementioned project as 
follows:
    Don Klima or Representative, Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation, The Old Post Office Building, Suite 803, 1100 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
    Jennifer Huff or Representative, Duke Power, P.O. Box 1006, Mail 
Code EC12Y, Charlotte, NC 28201-1006.
    Renee Gledhill-Earley, North Carolina Department of Cultural 
Resources, 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4617.
    Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Attention: Tyler Howe, Qualla 
Boundary, P.O. Box 455, Cherokee, NC 28719.
    Any person on the official service list for the above-captioned 
proceeding may request inclusion on the restricted service list, or may 
request that a restricted service list not be established, by filing a 
motion to that effect within 15 days of this notice date. In a request 
for inclusion, please identify the reason(s) why there is an interest 
to be included. Also please identify any concerns about historic 
properties, including Traditional Cultural Properties. If historic 
properties are to be identified within the motion, please use a 
separate page, and label it NON-PUBLIC Information.
    An original and 8 copies of any such motion must be filed with 
Magalie Salas, the Secretary of the Commission (888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426) and must be served on each person whose name 
appears on the official service list. Please put the project name 
``Dillsboro Project'' and number ``P-2602-007'' on the front cover of 
any motion. If no such motions are filed, the restricted service list 
will be effective at the end of the 15 day period. Otherwise, a further 
notice will be issued ruling on any motion or motions filed within the 
15 day period.

Magalie Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-7696 Filed 5-19-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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