Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions; City of Ottumwa, IA, 41737-41738 [E7-14757]
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Kimberly D. Bose,
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For further information, please
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12606–000; Project No. 2545–
091]
Post Falls Hydroelectric Project
Spokane River Developments Project,
Avista Corporation Spokane, WA;
Notice of Availability of the Final
Enivironmental Impact Statement for
the Spokane River Developments and
Post Falls Hydroelectric Projects
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July 20, 2007.
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC)
regulations contained in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR part
380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897])
the Office of Energy Projects staff (staff)
reviewed the applications for New
Major Licenses for the Spokane River
Hydroelectric Project and Post Falls
Project. Staff prepared a final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
for the projects which are located on the
Spokane River, Washington.
The FEIS contains staff’s analysis of
the potential environmental effects of
the projects and concludes that
licensing the projects, with staff’s
recommended measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment. Copies of the FEIS
have been sent to federal, state, and
local agencies; public interest groups;
and individuals on the Commission’s
mailing list.
A copy of the FEIS is available for
review at the Commission’s Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at: https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘e-Library’’ link.
Enter the docket number (P–2545) or
(P–12606), to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at:
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–2376, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
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Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions;
City of Ottumwa, IA
July 24, 2007.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric license application has
been filed with the Commission and is
available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: P–925–010.
c. Date Filed: April 26, 2006.
d. Applicant: City of Ottumwa, Iowa.
e. Name of Project: Ottumwa
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Des Moines River
in the City of Ottumwa, Wapello
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: Tim Konnert, (202)
502–6359 or timothy.konnert@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice;
reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, 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 whose name appears 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.
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Comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions, and prescriptions may
be filed electronically via the Internet in
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings. See 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 has been accepted,
and is ready for environmental analysis
at this time.
l. The existing Ottumwa Project
consists of: (1) A 18-foot-high dam with
a 641-foot-long spillway section
equipped with eight tainter gates and
one bascule gate; (2) a reservoir with a
normal water surface elevation of 638.5
feet msl; (3) a powerhouse integral to
the dam containing three generating
units with a combined installed
capacity of 3,250 kW; (4) two 100-footlong 2.4 kV generator leads routed
underground to transformers in the
nearby substation; and (5) appurtenant
facilities. The applicant estimates that
the average annual generation would be
10,261,920 kilowatt hours.
m. 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.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY
COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS’’, ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS’’, or
‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS’’; (2) set forth in the
heading the name of the applicant and
the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the
filing; and (4) otherwise comply with
the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from
the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed on the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b), and 385.2010.
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You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscribenow.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. Procedural schedule: The
Commission staff proposes to issue an
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. The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule, but revisions
to the schedule may be made as
appropriate:
Issue Notice of availability of the EA:
November 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.
o. A license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[P–12778–000]
Fall Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent
To File License Application, Filing of
Pre-Application Document,
Commencement of Licensing
Proceeding, Scoping, Solicitation of
Comments on the Pad and Scoping
Document, and Identification Issues
and Associated Study Requests
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a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application for a New
License and Commencing Licensing
Proceeding.
b. Project No.: P–12778–000.
c. Dated Filed: February 16, 2007 and
amended May 18, 2007.
d. Submitted By: Fall Creek Hydro,
LLC (Fall Creek Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Fall Creek Dam
Hydroelectric Project.
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f. Location: On Fall Creek, in Lane
County, Oregon. The project will be
located within the Willamette National
Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Brent Smith,
President, Northwest Power Services,
Inc., P.O. Box 535, Rigby, Idaho 83442.
i. FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen at (202)
502–6105 or e-mail at
kim.nguyen@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 n
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. Fall Creek Hydro filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including
a proposed process plan and schedule)
with the Commission, pursuant to 18
CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s
regulations. Fall Creek Hydro also filed
an addendum to the PAD pursuant to
the Commission’s Additional
Information request dated February 28,
2007.
m. A copy of the PAD is 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
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Support.
n. With this notice, we are soliciting
comments on the PAD and Scoping
Document 1 (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 and from
Commission staff related to the merits of
the potential application (original and
eight copies) must be filed with the
Commission at the following address:
Kimberly D. Bose, 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 (Fall Creek Dam Hydroelectric
Project) and number (P–12778–000),
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 September 17, 2007.
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.
o. Although our current intent is to
prepare an environmental assessment
(EA), there is the possibility that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be required. Nevertheless, this
meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping
requirements, irrespective of whether an
EA or EIS is issued by the Commission.
p. Scoping Meetings: Commission
staff will hold two scoping meetings in
the vicinity of the project at the time
and place 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 925-010]
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and
Prescriptions; City of Ottumwa, IA
July 24, 2007.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric license application
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public
inspection.
a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: P-925-010.
c. Date Filed: April 26, 2006.
d. Applicant: City of Ottumwa, Iowa.
e. Name of Project: Ottumwa Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Des Moines River in the City of Ottumwa,
Wapello 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: Tim Konnert, (202) 502-6359 or
timothy.konnert@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, 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 whose name appears 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.
Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 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 has been accepted, and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing Ottumwa Project consists of: (1) A 18-foot-high dam
with a 641-foot-long spillway section equipped with eight tainter gates
and one bascule gate; (2) a reservoir with a normal water surface
elevation of 638.5 feet msl; (3) a powerhouse integral to the dam
containing three generating units with a combined installed capacity of
3,250 kW; (4) two 100-foot-long 2.4 kV generator leads routed
underground to transformers in the nearby substation; and (5)
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the average annual
generation would be 10,261,920 kilowatt hours.
m. 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 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.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS'', ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS'', or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
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You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscribenow.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. Procedural schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue an
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. The
application will be processed according to the following schedule, but
revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate:
Issue Notice of availability of the EA: November 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.
o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-14757 Filed 7-30-07; 8:45 am]
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