Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Placer Vineyards Project, Corps Permit Application Number 199900737, 12599-12600 [07-1287]
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Port Canaveral include making no
further improvements to the project (no
action alternative), deepening ocean
access and interior channels to
accommodate larger vessels; deepening
the turning circles in the west and
middle turning basins to accommodate
larger vessels; increasing the diameter of
the west turning basin to accommodate
new larger cruise ships; deepening the
widener to accommodate larger cruise
ships; and widening interior channels to
accommodate larger cruise ships.
e. Issues. The Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will consider impacts
on marine resources, protected species,
water quality, fish and wildlife
resources, cultural resources, essential
fish habitat, socio-economics resources,
coastal processes, aesthetics and
recreation, and other impacts identified
through scoping, public involvement,
and agency coordination.
f. Scoping Process. Based on early
coordination, the local sponsor
determined that an EIS was needed.
Scoping meetings were held by the local
sponsor with Federal agencies.
Additional agency meetings will be held
in the coming months. All parties are
invited to participate in the scoping
process by identifying any additional
concerns on issues, studies needed,
alternatives, procedures, and other
matters related to the scoping process.
At this time, there are no plans for a
public scoping meeting.
g. Public Involvement. We invite the
participation of affected Federal, state
and local agencies, affected Indian
tribes, and other interested private
organizations and parties.
h. Coordination. The proposed action
is being coordinated with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service under Section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act, with the
FWS under the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act, and with the State
Historic Preservation Officer.
i. Other Environmental Review and
Consultation. The proposed action
would involve evaluation for
compliance with guidelines pursuant to
Section 404(b) of the Clean Water Act;
application (to the State of Florida) for
Water Quality Certification pursuant to
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act;
certification of state lands, easements,
and rights of way; Essential Fish Habitat
with National Marine Fisheries Service;
and determination of Coastal Zone
Management Act consistency.
j. Agency Role. The non-Federal
sponsor (Canaveral Port Authority) will
provide extensive information and
assistance on the resources to be
impacted, mitigation measures, and
alternatives. The corps will provide
coordination of the EIS process.
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k. DEIS Preparation. It is estimated
that the DEIS will be available to the
public on or about January 2008.
Dated: March 7, 2007.
Stuart J. Appelbaum,
Chief, Planning Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Proposed
Placer Vineyards Project, Corps Permit
Application Number 199900737
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Placer Vineyards Specific
Plan Property Group proposes to
construct a mixed-use master planned
community with residential,
employment, commercial, open space,
recreational and public/quasi-public
land uses. The Plan provides for 14,132
homes in a variety of housing types,
styles, and densities. At full Plan buildout, projected to occur over a 20- to 30year time period, Placer Vineyards will
have a population of approximately
33,000 people, 42 acres of employment
centers, 140 acres of retail commercial
centers and approximately 930 acres of
new parks and open space. This project,
as proposed, would result in impacts to
approximately 102.7 acres of waters of
the United States, including 8.5 acres of
temporary impacts to water and
wetlands.
DATES: Two scoping meetings will be
held on March 28, 2007. The first
meeting will be conducted from 3 p.m.
to 5 p.m., and the second will be
conducted from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Placer County Community
Development Resource Center, Planning
Commission Hearing Room, 3091
County Center Drive (corner of Bell
Road and Richardson), Auburn, CA
95603.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed action
and the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement can be answered by Tom
Cavanaugh, (916) 557–5261, e-mail:
thomas.j.cavanaugh@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
applicants have applied for a
Department of the Army permit under
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act to
construct a large-scale mixed-use
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development project. As part of the
Section 404(b)(1) application process,
the development of an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) is required. No
project alternatives have been defined to
date. The proposed project and the
alternatives to its proposed size, design
and location will be developed through
the EIS process.
Although wetland delineations have
been conducted for each of the
participating properties, some have not
yet been verified. Based upon the best
currently available information,
approximately 156.1 acres of waters of
the United States have been delineated
within the participating properties. Of
the 156.1 acres mapped on site, the
applicants propose to result in impacts
to approximately 61.3 acres of waters of
the United States and to avoid
approximately 60.1 acres of waters of
the United States for construction of the
project (not including infrastructure).
For development of the infrastructure
elements, the applicants propose to
affect an estimated 41.4 acres of waters
of the United States. Thus, the
combined total proposed impacts to
waters of the United States for all
elements of this comprehensive permit
application would affect 102.7 acres.
The Placer Vineyards Plan Area is
bounded on the north by Baseline Road,
on the south by the Sacramento/Placer
County line, on the west by the Sutter/
Placer County line and Pleasant Grove
Road, and on the east by Dry Creek and
Walerga Road. East to west, the Specific
Plan area spans approximately 6 miles.
North to south, at its widest point, it
spans approximately 2 miles.
The Corps’ public involvement
program includes several opportunities
to provide oral and written comments.
Affected Federal, state, local agencies,
Indian tribes and other interested
private organizations and parties are
invited to participate. Significant issues
to be analyzed in depth in the EIS
include, loss of waters to the United
States, including vernal pools and other
wetlands; cultural resources; threatened
and endangered species; surface water
and groundwater; water quality; socioeconomic effects, and aesthetics.
The Corps will initiate formal
consultation with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and the National
Marine Fisheries Service under Section
7 of the Endangered Species Act for two
federally threatened and endangered
species that may be affected by this
project. In addition, the Corps will be
consulting with the State Historic
Preservation Officer under Section 106
of the National Historic Preservation Act
regarding potential impacts to sites
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listed or eligible for listing on the
National Register of Historic Places.
The estimated date when the EIS will
be made available to the public is
December 2008.
Dated: March 7, 2007.
James A. Porter,
Lt. Col., Corps of Engineers, Deputy District
Engineer.
[FR Doc. 07–1287 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC07–549B–000; FERC–549B]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
March 12, 2007.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) is
soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due May 22, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of
the proposed collection of information
can be obtained from the Commission’s
Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling.asp) or from the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn:
Michael Miller, Office of the Executive
Director, ED–34, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Comments may
be filed either in paper format or
electronically. Those parties filing
electronically do not need to make a
paper filing. For paper filing, the
original and 14 copies of such
comments should be submitted to the
Secretary of the Commission, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426
and refer to Docket No. IC07–549B–000.
Documents filed electronically via the
Internet must be prepared in
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable
Document Format, or ASCII format. To
file the document, access the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov, go to the tab labeled
Documents and Filing, choose eFiling
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from the drop-down list and follow the
instructions given. First time users will
need to establish a user name and
password. The Commission will send an
automatic acknowledgement to the
sender’s e-mail address upon receipt of
comments.
All comments may be viewed, printed
or downloaded remotely via the Internet
through the Commission’s homepage
using the eLibrary link. For user
assistance, contact
FERConlinesupport@ferc.gov or toll-free
at (866) 208–3676 or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502–8415, by fax at
(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–549B ‘‘Gas
Pipeline Rates: Capacity Information’’
(OMB No. 1902–0169) includes both the
Index of Customers Report under 18
CFR 284.13(c) and capacity reporting
requirements under 18 CFR 284.13(b)
and 284.13(d). This information is used
by the Commission to implement the
statutory provisions of sections 4, 5, and
16 of the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717c–717o, PL
75–688, 52 Stat. 822 and 830 and Title
III of the NGPA, 15 U.S.C. 3301–3432,
PL. 95–621.
Capacity Reports
On April 4, 1992, in Order No. 636,
the Commission established a capacity
release mechanism under which
shippers could release firm
transportation and storage capacity on
either a short or long term basis to other
shippers wanting to obtain capacity.
Pipelines posted available firm and
interruptible capacity information on
their electronic bulletin boards (EBBs)
to inform potential shippers. On
September 11, 1992, in Order No. 636–
A, the Commission determined, through
staff audits, that the efficiency of the
capacity release mechanism could be
enhanced by standardizing the content
and format of capacity release
information and the methods by which
shippers access this information, posted
to EBBs.
On April 4, 1995, through Order 577
(RM95–5–000), the Commission
amended § 284.243(h) of its regulations
to allow shippers the ability to release
capacity without having to comply with
the Commission’s advance posting and
bidding requirements.
To create greater substitution between
different forms of capacity and to
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enhance competition across the pipeline
grid, on February 25, 2000, in Order No.
637, the Commission revised its
capacity release regulations regarding
scheduling, segmentation and flexible
point rights, penalties, and reporting
requirements. This resulted in more
reliable capacity information
availability and price data that shippers
needed to make informed decisions in a
competitive market as well as to
improve shipper’s and the
Commission’s availability to monitor
marketplace behavior.
Index of Customers
In Order 581, issued September 28,
1995, the Commission established the
Index of Customers (IOC) information
requirement. The Index of Customers
had two functions, first, for analyzing
capacity held on pipelines and second,
for providing capacity information to
the market. The Index of Customers
information aides the capacity release
system by enabling shippers to identify
and locate those holding capacity rights
that the shippers may want to acquire.
The information was required to be
posted on the pipeline’s EBB and filed
on electronic media with the
Commission. This first Index contained,
for all firm customers under contract as
of the first day of the calendar quarter,
the full legal name of the shipper, the
rate schedule number for which service
is contracted, the contract effective and
expiration dates, and the contract
quantities.
In Order 637, the Commission
required the following additional
information: the receipt and delivery
points held under contract and the
zones or segments in which the capacity
is held; the common transaction point
codes; the contract number; a shipper
identification number, such as DUNS;
an indication whether the contract
includes negotiated rates; the names of
any agents or asset managers that
control capacity in a pipeline rate zone;
and any affiliate relationship between
the pipeline and the holder of capacity.
The Index is now provided through a
quarterly filing on electronic media to
the Commission and is posted on
pipelines’ Internet Web sites.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date, with no changes to the
existing collection of data.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
as:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the
Proposed Placer Vineyards Project, Corps Permit Application Number
199900737
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Placer Vineyards Specific Plan Property Group proposes to
construct a mixed-use master planned community with residential,
employment, commercial, open space, recreational and public/quasi-
public land uses. The Plan provides for 14,132 homes in a variety of
housing types, styles, and densities. At full Plan build-out, projected
to occur over a 20- to 30-year time period, Placer Vineyards will have
a population of approximately 33,000 people, 42 acres of employment
centers, 140 acres of retail commercial centers and approximately 930
acres of new parks and open space. This project, as proposed, would
result in impacts to approximately 102.7 acres of waters of the United
States, including 8.5 acres of temporary impacts to water and wetlands.
DATES: Two scoping meetings will be held on March 28, 2007. The first
meeting will be conducted from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and the second will be
conducted from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Placer County Community
Development Resource Center, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 3091
County Center Drive (corner of Bell Road and Richardson), Auburn, CA
95603.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement can be answered by Tom
Cavanaugh, (916) 557-5261, e-mail: thomas.j.cavanaugh@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicants have applied for a Department
of the Army permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act to
construct a large-scale mixed-use development project. As part of the
Section 404(b)(1) application process, the development of an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required. No project
alternatives have been defined to date. The proposed project and the
alternatives to its proposed size, design and location will be
developed through the EIS process.
Although wetland delineations have been conducted for each of the
participating properties, some have not yet been verified. Based upon
the best currently available information, approximately 156.1 acres of
waters of the United States have been delineated within the
participating properties. Of the 156.1 acres mapped on site, the
applicants propose to result in impacts to approximately 61.3 acres of
waters of the United States and to avoid approximately 60.1 acres of
waters of the United States for construction of the project (not
including infrastructure). For development of the infrastructure
elements, the applicants propose to affect an estimated 41.4 acres of
waters of the United States. Thus, the combined total proposed impacts
to waters of the United States for all elements of this comprehensive
permit application would affect 102.7 acres.
The Placer Vineyards Plan Area is bounded on the north by Baseline
Road, on the south by the Sacramento/Placer County line, on the west by
the Sutter/Placer County line and Pleasant Grove Road, and on the east
by Dry Creek and Walerga Road. East to west, the Specific Plan area
spans approximately 6 miles. North to south, at its widest point, it
spans approximately 2 miles.
The Corps' public involvement program includes several
opportunities to provide oral and written comments. Affected Federal,
state, local agencies, Indian tribes and other interested private
organizations and parties are invited to participate. Significant
issues to be analyzed in depth in the EIS include, loss of waters to
the United States, including vernal pools and other wetlands; cultural
resources; threatened and endangered species; surface water and
groundwater; water quality; socio-economic effects, and aesthetics.
The Corps will initiate formal consultation with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service under
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act for two federally threatened
and endangered species that may be affected by this project. In
addition, the Corps will be consulting with the State Historic
Preservation Officer under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act regarding potential impacts to sites
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listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic
Places.
The estimated date when the EIS will be made available to the
public is December 2008.
Dated: March 7, 2007.
James A. Porter,
Lt. Col., Corps of Engineers, Deputy District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 07-1287 Filed 3-15-07; 8:45 am]
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