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Applicants: Mittal Steel USA, Inc.
Description: Application of Mittal
Steel USA, Inc for acceptance of Initial
Rate Schedule, Waiver and Blanket
Authority.
Filed Date: 07/24/2007.
Accession Number: 20070726–0213.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, August 14, 2007.
Docket Numbers: ER07–1196–000.
Applicants: Southern California
Edison Company.
Description: Southern California
Edison Co submits First Revised Sheet
3 et al to FERC Electric Tariff, Second
Revised Volume No. 6, to be effective
7/26/07.
Filed Date: 07/25/2007.
Accession Number: 20070726–0193.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, August 15, 2007.
Docket Numbers: ER07–1197–000.
Applicants: American Electric Power
Service Corp.
Description: American Electric Power
Service Corporation agent for AEP
Operating Companies submits the First
Revised Interconnection & Local
Delivery Service Agreement No. 1249
with Elk Power Company.
Filed Date: 07/25/2007.
Accession Number: 20070727–0050.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, August 15, 2007.
Docket Numbers: ER07–1198–000.
Applicants: PacifiCorp.
Description: PacifiCorp submits a
Facilities Agreement with Brigham City
Light & Power.
Filed Date: 07/25/2007.
Accession Number: 20070727–0048.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, August 15, 2007.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211
and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date. It
is not necessary to separately intervene
again in a subdocket related to a
compliance filing if you have previously
intervened in the same docket. Protests
will be considered by the Commission
in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make
protestants parties to the proceeding.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or
protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. In reference
to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on
or before the comment deadline need
not be served on persons other than the
Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
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interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First St., NE., Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above proceedings
are accessible in the Commission’s
eLibrary system by clicking on the
appropriate link in the above list. They
are also available for review in the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that
enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added
to a subscribed dockets(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online
service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–15087 Filed 8–2–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
(Comments to Draft Environmental
Impact Statement [previously submitted
as Second Supplemental Comments on
Draft EIS by Landowner Intervenors]
and ‘‘photographs from individual
property owners) are acceptable
submittals which will be considered in
the Final Environmental Impact
Statement. However, the remaining four
DVDs (‘‘Elbert, Wilkes, and McDuffie
County USGS Topographic Maps’’,
‘‘Elbert, Wilkes, and McDuffie County
Aerial Photographs’’, ‘‘Eastern and
Western Georgia Digital Elevation
Models’’, and ‘‘GIS, Historical
Documents, and List of Property Owners
and Parcel IDs’’) are hereby rejected for
failure to comply with the
Commission’s Submission Guidelines
for CDs, DVDs, and Other Electronic
Media (Guidelines),1 as outlined below:
• The data files on the DVDs include
files that exceed the 50–MB limit per
file;
• There are 7 unacceptable file types
submitted (constituting over 60 files)
which prohibit both FERC staff and the
public from viewing the DVDs; and
• There are 18 file names which
contain more than one period in the
name (a double file extension).
Accordingly, the four specified DVDs
of Intervenors’ July 12, 2007 submission
to the Commission are hereby rejected
without prejudice to Intervenors’
resubmitting this portion of its filing in
accordance with the Guidelines.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–15076 Filed 8–2–07; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP06–470–000; CP06–471–
000; CP06–472–000; CP06–473–000; CP06–
474–000]
Southern LNG, Inc.; Elba Express
Company, LLC; Southern Natural Gas
Company; Notice Accepting in Part
and Rejecting in Part Landowner
Intervenors’ Additional Filings in
Support of Comments to the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Elba III Project
July 27, 2007.
On July 12, 2007, Latha Anderson, et
al., and certain Landowner Intervenors
(Intervenors) submitted six DVDs in
support of Intervenors’ Comments to the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Elba III Project in the
above referenced dockets.
After receipt of the filing, the staff of
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC or Commission) has
determined that the two of the six DVDs
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Project No. 2850–013; Hampshire
Paper Company; Notice of Intent To
File License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document,
Commencement of Licensing
Proceeding, Scoping Meetings,
Solicitation of Comments on the Pad
and Scoping Document, and
Identification Issues and Associated
Study Requests
July 30, 2007.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application for a New
License and Commencing Licensing
Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 2850–013.
c. Date Filed: May 31, 2007.
1 The Guidelines appear online at: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp.
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d. Submitted by: Hampshire Paper
Company.
e. Name of Project: Emeryville
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Oswegatchie River
in the hamlet of Emeryville, in St.
Lawrence County, New York. No federal
lands are involved.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact:
Michael R. McDonald, Emeryville
Hydroelectric Project, P.O. Box 339,
Gouverneur, NY 13642, (315) 287–1990.
i. FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy,
patrick.murphy@ferc.gov, (202) 502–
8755.
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
Hampshire Paper 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. Hampshire Paper 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 its Scoping
Document on July 30, 2007.
n. A copy of the PAD and the scoping
document 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
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document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, of 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 the scoping
document, as well as study requests. All
comments on the PAD and the scoping
document, and study requests should be
sent to the address above in paragraph
h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and the scoping document, 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,
Emeryville Hydroelectric Project) and
number (P–2850–013), 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 the scoping document,
and any agency requesting cooperating
status must do so by September 28,
2007.
Comments on the PAD and the
scoping document, 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. 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 National
Environmental Policy Act scoping
requirements, irrespective of whether an
EA or EIS is issued by the Commission.
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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 and locations of
these meetings are as follows:
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2007.
Time: 6 p.m. (EST).
Location: Gouverneur Library, 60
Church Street, Gouverneur, New York
13642, (315) 287–0191.
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2007.
Time: 1 p.m. (EST).
Location: Gouverneur Library, 60
Church Street, Gouverneur, New York
13642, (315) 287–0191.
The scoping document, which
outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental
document, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of the
scoping document will be available at
the scoping meetings, or may be viewed
on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov,
using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the
directions for accessing information in
paragraph n. Depending on the extent of
comments received, Scoping Document
2 may or may not be issued.
Site Visit
Hampshire Paper Company will
conduct a site visit of the project at 3
p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2007. All
participants should meet at the
Emeryville Project dam on Route 58N,
in Emeryville, New York. Those wishing
to participate should meet at the
Emeryville Project dam on Route 58N,
in Emeryville, New York. All
participants are responsible for their
own transportation. Anyone with
questions about the site visit should
contact Mr. Michael R. McDonald,
Emeryville Hydroelectric Project, P.O.
Box 339, Gouverneur, NY 13642, (315)
287–1990.
Scoping Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review
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and discuss existing conditions and
resource 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 the appropriateness of 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 PAD in
preparation for the scoping meetings.
Directions on how to obtain a copy of
the PAD and the scoping document are
included in item n of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a
stenographer and will become part of
the formal record of the Commission
proceeding on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–15089 Filed 8–2–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[ER–FRL–6689–6]
Environmental Impact Statements and
Regulations; Availability of EPA
Comments
Availability of EPA comments
prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section
309 of the Clean Air Act and section
102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act as amended. Requests for
copies of EPA comments can be directed
to the Office of Federal Activities at
202–564–7167.
An explanation of the ratings assigned
to draft environmental impact
statements (EISs) was published in FR
dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156).
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Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060514, ERP No. D–NPS–
K65324–CA, Big Lagoon Wetland and
Creek Restoration Project, To Restore
a Functional, Self-Sustaining
Ecosystem, including Wetland,
Riparian, and Aquatic Components,
Golden Gate National Area, Muir
Beach, Marin County, CA.
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Summary: EPA supports the proposed
project goals to restore ecosystem
functions and values and does not
object to this project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070151, ERP No. D–BLM–
K05064–NV, White Pine Energy
Station Project, Construction and
Operation, Coal-fired Electric Power
Generating Plant, White Pine County,
NV.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental objections because of
potential adverse impacts to water
quality, including wetlands, and
requested for additional information to
determine the least environmentally
damaging practicable alternative. In
addition, EPA requests information
about groundwater withdrawal, air
quality, potential mercury emissions,
and mitigation. Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20070153, ERP No. D–BLM–
G65105–NM, Socorro Resource
Management Plan Revision,
Implementation, Socorro and Catron
Counties, NM.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070196, ERP No. D–AFS–
L05240–AK, Angoon Hydroelectric
Project, Construction and Operation,
Special-Use-Authorization, Thayer
Creek, Admiralty Island National
Monument, Tongass National Forest,
AK.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental objections because of the
potential for adverse impacts to water
quality and aquatic resources, including
the potential to exceed water quality
standards, and the lack of a detailed
cumulative impacts analysis. The Final
EIS should provide additional
information regarding environmental
impacts and mitigation. Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20070197, ERP No. DR–AFS–
K65303–CA, Phoenix Project,
Proposes to Use a Combination of
Contract and Forest Service Crew to
Treat Poor Forest Health and High
Fire Hazard Conditions, Develop a
Network Defensible Fuel Profile
Zones (DFPZs), Sierraville Ranger
District, Tahoe National Forest, Sierra
and Nevada Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about impacts
to watershed resources and
recommended coordination with the
California Regional Water Quality
Control Boards, adoption of Alternative
4, and rapid implementation of road
improvements. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20070094, ERP No. F–COE–
K59006–CA, Cajon Third Main Track,
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Construction from Summit to
Keenbrook, Special Use Permit and U.S.
Army COE 404 Permit, San Bernardino
County, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to have
environmental concerns about air
quality and aquatic resources impacts.
EIS No. 20070204, ERP No. F–FRC–
K05062–CA, Oroville Facilities Project,
Issuing a New Federal License to
Continue Hydroelectric Power (FERC
No. 2100), Feather River, Sierra Nevada,
Butte County, CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070237, ERP No. F–BLM–
K65308–00, Surprise Field Office
Project, Resource Management Plan,
Implementation, Cedarville; Modoc
and Lassen, CA and Washoe and
Humboldt Counties, NV.
Summary: EPA continues to have
environmental concerns about water
quality, soil condition, and rangeland
habitat. EPA requested that BLM
focus on relieving grazing pressure in
Category 1 rangelands until these
areas improve. EPA also requested the
closure of OHV route segments
adjacent to waters to improve soil
conditions, habitat, and water quality.
EIS No. 20070244, ERP No. F–FRC–
K03029–00, North Baja Pipeline
Expansion Project, Docket Nos. CP06–
61–000 and CP01–23–000,
Construction and Operation a Natural
Gas Pipeline System, Land Use Plan
Amendment, Right-of-Way Grant,
Temporary Use Permits and U.S.
Army COE Section 10 and 404
Permits, La Paz County, AZ and
Riverside and Imperial Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to have
environmental concerns about the
scope of the air quality analysis,
indirect impacts on air quality, water
resources impacts, and lack of
mitigation for impacts on air quality
and water resources.
EIS No. 20070258, ERP No. F–COE–
F09803–MN, Minnesota Steel Project,
Construction and Operation of an
Open Pit Taconite Mine Facilities,
Concentrator, Pellet Plant, Direct
Reduced Iron Plant and Steel Mill
Project, located west of Nashwauk,
Itasca County, MN.
Summary: While some of EPA’s
previous concerns have been
resolved, EPA continues to have
environmental concerns about
wetland mitigation (in particular, inkind replacement and mitigation
ratios).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Project No. 2850-013; Hampshire Paper Company; Notice of Intent
To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document,
Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, Scoping Meetings, Solicitation of
Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification Issues and
Associated Study Requests
July 30, 2007.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 2850-013.
c. Date Filed: May 31, 2007.
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d. Submitted by: Hampshire Paper Company.
e. Name of Project: Emeryville Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Oswegatchie River in the hamlet of Emeryville,
in St. Lawrence County, New York. No federal lands are involved.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Michael R. McDonald, Emeryville
Hydroelectric Project, P.O. Box 339, Gouverneur, NY 13642, (315) 287-
1990.
i. FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy, patrick.murphy@ferc.gov, (202)
502-8755.
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 Hampshire Paper 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. Hampshire Paper 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 its Scoping Document on July 30, 2007.
n. A copy of the PAD and the scoping document 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, of 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 the
scoping document, as well as study requests. All comments on the PAD
and the scoping document, and study requests should be sent to the
address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD and
the scoping document, 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, Emeryville Hydroelectric Project) and number
(P-2850-013), 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 the scoping
document, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by
September 28, 2007.
Comments on the PAD and the scoping document, 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. 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 National Environmental Policy Act scoping requirements,
irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is issued by the Commission.
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 and locations of these meetings are as follows:
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2007.
Time: 6 p.m. (EST).
Location: Gouverneur Library, 60 Church Street, Gouverneur, New York
13642, (315) 287-0191.
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2007.
Time: 1 p.m. (EST).
Location: Gouverneur Library, 60 Church Street, Gouverneur, New York
13642, (315) 287-0191.
The scoping document, which outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals
and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of the scoping
document will be available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on
the Web at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the
directions for accessing information in paragraph n. Depending on the
extent of comments received, Scoping Document 2 may or may not be
issued.
Site Visit
Hampshire Paper Company will conduct a site visit of the project at
3 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2007. All participants should meet at the
Emeryville Project dam on Route 58N, in Emeryville, New York. Those
wishing to participate should meet at the Emeryville Project dam on
Route 58N, in Emeryville, New York. All participants are responsible
for their own transportation. Anyone with questions about the site
visit should contact Mr. Michael R. McDonald, Emeryville Hydroelectric
Project, P.O. Box 339, Gouverneur, NY 13642, (315) 287-1990.
Scoping Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review
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and discuss existing conditions and resource 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 the
appropriateness of 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 PAD in preparation for the scoping
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and the scoping
document are included in item n of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become
part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-15089 Filed 8-2-07; 8:45 am]
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