Idaho Power Company; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Hells Canyon Project, 52098-52099 [E7-17925]

Download as PDF jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 52098 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 176 / Wednesday, September 12, 2007 / Notices Filed Date: 09/04/2007. Accession Number: 20070905–0065. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 25, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–1331–000. Applicants: Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Description: Indianapolis Power & Light Co., submits a letter agreement with Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc., re an extension of Rate Schedule FERC 21. Filed Date: 09/04/2007. Accession Number: 20070905–0069. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 25, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–1332–000. Applicants: Smoky Hills Wind Farm, LLC. Description: Smoky Hills Wind Farm, LLC submits an application for order accepting market-based rate tariff, granting waivers and blanket authority. Filed Date: 09/04/2007. Accession Number: 20070905–0070. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 25, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–1333–000. Applicants: New England Power Company. Description: New England Power Co., submits an amended Large Generator Interconnection Agreement with Dominion Energy Salem Harbor, LLC. Filed Date: 08/31/2007. Accession Number: 20070905–0071. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–1338–000. Applicants: ISO New England Inc. Description: ISO New England Inc., et al. submits revisions to the Forward Capacity Market rules conditionally accepted by FERC on 4/16/07. Filed Date: 08/31/2007. Accession Number: 20070905–0074. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 21, 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:43 Sep 11, 2007 Jkt 211001 or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 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. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Acting Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–17946 Filed 9–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P is located at mile marker 3.5 of the Osage Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks, at the mouth of Jackson Branch Cove. The Osage Project is located in Benton, Camden, Miller, and Morgan Counties, Missouri. In the application, Union Electric Company, dba AmerenUE requests Commission approval to authorize Atlantis Island LLC to construct 17 docks with 374 slips at the Atlantis Island condominiums. The EA contains Commission staff’s analysis of the probable environmental impacts of the proposal and concludes that approving the licensee’s application, with staff’s recommended environmental measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA is attached to a Commission order titled ‘‘Order Modifying and Approving Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters,’’ which was issued August 23, 2007, and is available for review and reproduction at the Commission’s Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The EA may also be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘elibrary’’ link. Enter the project number (prefaced by P-) and 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 (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–17923 Filed 9–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Project No. 459–176] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Union Electric Company, dba AmerenUE; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment August 31, 2007. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed an application for non-project use of project lands and waters at the Osage Project (FERC No. 459) and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed non-project use. The nonproject use of project lands and waters PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [Project No. 1971–079 Idaho/Oregon] Idaho Power Company; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Hells Canyon Project August 31, 2007. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 F.R. 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Hells Canyon Project (FERC No. 1971), located on the Snake River in Washington and Adams E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 176 / Wednesday, September 12, 2007 / Notices Counties, Idaho, and Wallowa and Baker Counties, Oregon, and has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (final EIS) for the project. About 5,270 acres of federal lands administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (Payette and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests and Hells Canyon National Recreational Area) are included within the project boundary. The final EIS contains staff evaluations of the applicant’s proposal and the alternatives for relicensing the Hells Canyon Project. The final EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the license applicant, and Commission staff. A copy of the final EIS is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 1–866–208–3676, public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. The final EIS also may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov under 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. CD versions of the final EIS have been mailed to everone on the mailing list for the project. Copies of the CD, as well as a limited number of paper copies, are available from the Public Reference Room identified 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. For further information, contact Alan Mitchnick at (202) 502–6074, alan.mitchnick@ferc.gov; or Emily Carter at (202) 502–6512, emily.carter@ferc.gov. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–17925 Filed 9–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:43 Sep 11, 2007 Jkt 211001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [P–432–113] Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.; Notice of Application for Temporary Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests August 31, 2007. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Type of Application: Request for temporary variance of reservoir elevation, dissolved oxygen and minimum flow release requirements. b. Project No.: 432–113. c. Date Filed: August 27, 2007. d. Applicant: Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. e. Name of Project: Walters Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Pigeon River, in Haywood County, North Carolina, just upstream of the State of Tennessee. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. h. Applicant Contact: Larry Mann, Progress Energy Carolinas Inc., 179 Tillery Dam Road, Mount Gilead, NC 27306, (910) 439–5211 extension 1202. i. FERC Contact: Andrea Claros, (202) 502–8171; e-mail: andrea.claros@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests: October 1, 2007. Please include the project number (P– 432) on any comments or motions filed. 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. 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. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52099 that resource agency. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. k. Description of Request: Progress Energy Carolinas is requesting a temporary variance of the requirements for lake level, dissolved oxygen and minimum flow. Due to persistent drought conditions in the project area and the need to maintain a minimum reservoir elevation to prevent erosion of dioxin laden lake sediments, Progress Energy requests that it be allowed to reduce flow releases below the minimum flow requirement of 100 cubic feet per second if the Walters Lake reaches an elevation of 2234 feet, and to stop all releases from the powerhouse if Walters Lake reaches elevation 2232 feet. Only flows from Big Creek, the 12 mile bypassed reach of the Pigeon River, and other small tributaries will provide flow. Progress Energy proposes to resume minimum flow releases when Walters Lake is at and above an elevation of 2236 feet. The licensee proposes to limit complete shutdown of flow releases to periods not to exceed 7 days at elevation above 2232 feet. Progress Energy has consulted with Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. These agencies concur with the request. On August 31, 2007, the Commission granted the licensee’s requests, but reserved authority to require changes in project operation based upon comments received from this notice. l. Location of the Application: The filing is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission’s Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426 or by calling (202) 502–8371, or by calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/ docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail or new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1– 866–208–3676 or email ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52098-52099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17925]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1971-079 Idaho/Oregon]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Hells Canyon Project

August 31, 2007.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 F.R. 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the 
Hells Canyon Project (FERC No. 1971), located on the Snake River in 
Washington and Adams

[[Page 52099]]

Counties, Idaho, and Wallowa and Baker Counties, Oregon, and has 
prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (final EIS) for the 
project. About 5,270 acres of federal lands administered by the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management (Payette and Wallowa-Whitman 
National Forests and Hells Canyon National Recreational Area) are 
included within the project boundary.
    The final EIS contains staff evaluations of the applicant's 
proposal and the alternatives for relicensing the Hells Canyon Project. 
The final EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-
governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the 
license applicant, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the final EIS is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, 1-866-208-3676, public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. 
The final EIS also may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http:/
/www.ferc.gov under 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.
    CD versions of the final EIS have been mailed to everone on the 
mailing list for the project. Copies of the CD, as well as a limited 
number of paper copies, are available from the Public Reference Room 
identified above.
    You may also register online at https://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.
    For further information, contact Alan Mitchnick at (202) 502-6074, 
alan.mitchnick@ferc.gov; or Emily Carter at (202) 502-6512, 
emily.carter@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-17925 Filed 9-11-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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