FirstLight Hydro Generating Company; City of Norwich Department of Public Utilities; Notice of Intent To File Competing License Applications, Filing of Pre-Application Documents (PADs), Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, Scoping, Solicitation of Study Requests and Comments on the PADs and Scoping Document, 65721-65722 [E7-22822]

Download as PDF mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 225 / Friday, November 23, 2007 / Notices December 11, 2007, Carmichael Community Center, Harry Miller Auditorium, 801 S. Elm St., Searcy, AR. December 12, 2007, Forrest City Civic Center, 1335 N. Washington, Forrest City, AR. December 13, 2007, Billie Professional Building, 115 Spring Street, Lexington, MS. The public comment meetings will be posted on the FERC’s calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ EventsList.aspx. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend and present oral comments on the Draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be prepared. This notice is being mailed to parties who are on the mail list for the Draft EIS. After the comments received are reviewed, any significant new issues are investigated, and modifications are made to the Draft EIS, a Final EIS will be published and distributed by the FERC staff. The Final EIS will contain the staff’s responses to timely comments received on the Draft EIS. Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this Draft EIS. You must file your request to intervene as specified above.1 You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. The Draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. A limited number of copies of the Draft EIS are available from the Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, CD copies of the Draft EIS have been mailed to affected landowners; various Federal, State, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local libraries and newspapers; intervenors; and other individuals that expressed an interest in the proposed Project. Hard copies of the Draft EIS have also been mailed to those who requested that format during the scoping 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:16 Nov 21, 2007 Jkt 214001 and comment periods for the proposed Project. Additional information about the proposed Project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov). To access information via the FERC Web site click on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link then click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. The ‘‘eLibrary’’ link provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. For assistance with ‘‘eLibrary,’’ please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription, which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to these documents. To learn more about eSubscription and to sign up for this service please go to https://www.ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–22839 Filed 11–21–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2662–009; Project No. 12968– 000] FirstLight Hydro Generating Company; City of Norwich Department of Public Utilities; Notice of Intent To File Competing License Applications, Filing of Pre-Application Documents (PADs), Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, Scoping, Solicitation of Study Requests and Comments on the PADs and Scoping Document November 14, 2007. a. Type of Filing: Notices of Intent to File Competing License Applications for a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding. b. Project Nos.: 2662–009 & 12968– 000. c. Date Filed: August 30, 2007. d. Submitted By: Existing licensee— FirstLight Hydro Generating Company PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65721 (FirstLight); and Competitor—City of Norwich Department of Public Utilities (Norwich Public Utilities). e. Name of Project: Scotland Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Shetucket River, in Windham County, Connecticut. The project does not occupy federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission’s Regulations. h. Potential Applicants’ Contacts: For Project No. 2662: John Whitfield, Senior Project Engineer, FirstLight Hydro Generating Company, 20 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103. For Project No. 12968: John F. Bilda, General Manager, Norwich Public Utilties, 16 South Golden Street, Norwich, CT 06360. i. FERC Contact: Sarah Florentino at (202) 502–6863 or e-mail at sarah.florentino@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 the paragraphs 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. By letters dated September 17, 2007, we designated FirstLight and Norwich Public Utilities as the Commission’s nonfederal representatives for carrying out informal consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. FirstLight and Norwich Public Utilities both filed Pre-Application Documents (PADs; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s regulations. n. Copies of both PADs 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 E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 65722 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 225 / Friday, November 23, 2007 / Notices in the docket number field to access the documents. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, of for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Copies are also available for inspection and reproduction at the addresses 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 assistance, contact FERC Online Support. o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the applicants’ PADs and Commission staff’s Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. All comments on the PADs and SD1, and study requests should be sent to the addresses above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PADs and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits of the potential applications (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 (Scotland Hydroelectric Project) and number (‘‘P–2662–009’’ for FirstLight, and/or ‘‘P–12968–000’’ for Norwich Public Utilities), 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 PADs or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by December 31, 2007. Comments on the PADs and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and other permissible forms of communication with the Commission or its staff 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 (https:// www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. p. At this time, Commission staff intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA), in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The meetings outlined below will satisfy the scoping requirements of NEPA. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:16 Nov 21, 2007 Jkt 214001 Scoping Meetings Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of the project at the time and place noted below. The evening meeting is primarily for receiving input from the public, while the daytime meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and nongovernmental organization concerns. 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: Monday, November 19, 2007. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Windham High School, 355 High Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, Phone: (860) 465–2480. Daytime Scoping Meeting: Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2007. Time: 8 a.m. Location: Windham Town Hall, 979 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, Phone: (860) 465–3000. Scoping Document 1 (SD1), 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 on October 30, 2007. Copies of SD1 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. Based on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 will include any revisions to the list of issues outlined in SD1 that are identified during the scoping process, and may include a revised process plan and schedule. Site Visit The potential applicants and Commission staff will conduct a site visit of the project on Monday, November 19, 2007, starting at 1p.m. All participants should meet at the Scotland Project dam, located on Station Road, Windham, CT, 06280. All participants are responsible for their own transportation. Anyone with questions about the site visit should contact Ms. Rosemary Plue at (860) 350–3607. Meeting Objectives At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource management objectives; (3) PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 PADs in preparation for the scoping meetings. Instructions on how to obtain copies of the PADs and SD1 are included in item n, above. 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. E7–22822 Filed 11–21–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12939–000] FFP Project 52, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests November 14, 2007. Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection: a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit. b. Project No.: P–12939–000. c. Date Filed: August 6, 2007. d. Applicant: FFP Project 52, LLC. e. Name of the Project: Gale Light Project. f. Location: The project would be located on the Mississippi River in Scott and Cape Girardeau Counties, Missouri and Alexander County, Illinois. The project uses no dam or impoundment. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. h. Applicants Contact: Mr. Dan Irvin, FFP Project 52, LLC, 69 Bridge Street, Manchester, MA 01944, phone (978) 232–3536. E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 225 (Friday, November 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E7-22822]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2662-009; Project No. 12968-000]


FirstLight Hydro Generating Company; City of Norwich Department 
of Public Utilities; Notice of Intent To File Competing License 
Applications, Filing of Pre-Application Documents (PADs), Commencement 
of Licensing Proceeding, Scoping, Solicitation of Study Requests and 
Comments on the PADs and Scoping Document

November 14, 2007.
    a. Type of Filing: Notices of Intent to File Competing License 
Applications for a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
    b. Project Nos.: 2662-009 & 12968-000.
    c. Date Filed: August 30, 2007.
    d. Submitted By: Existing licensee--FirstLight Hydro Generating 
Company (FirstLight); and Competitor--City of Norwich Department of 
Public Utilities (Norwich Public Utilities).
    e. Name of Project: Scotland Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Shetucket River, in Windham County, 
Connecticut. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicants' Contacts:
    For Project No. 2662: John Whitfield, Senior Project Engineer, 
FirstLight Hydro Generating Company, 20 Church Street, Hartford, CT 
06103.
    For Project No. 12968: John F. Bilda, General Manager, Norwich 
Public Utilties, 16 South Golden Street, Norwich, CT 06360.
    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Florentino at (202) 502-6863 or e-mail at 
sarah.florentino@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 the paragraphs 
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. By letters dated September 17, 2007, we designated FirstLight 
and Norwich Public Utilities as the Commission's nonfederal 
representatives for carrying out informal consultation pursuant to 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. FirstLight and Norwich Public Utilities both filed Pre-
Application Documents (PADs; including a proposed process plan and 
schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the 
Commission's regulations.
    n. Copies of both PADs 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

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in the docket number field to access the documents. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support at FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 
at 1-866-208-3676, of for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Copies are also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the addresses 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 applicants' 
PADs and Commission staff's Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study 
requests. All comments on the PADs and SD1, and study requests should 
be sent to the addresses above in paragraph h. In addition, all 
comments on the PADs and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating 
agency status, and all communications to and from Commission staff 
related to the merits of the potential applications (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 (Scotland 
Hydroelectric Project) and number (``P-2662-009'' for FirstLight, and/
or ``P-12968-000'' for Norwich Public Utilities), 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 PADs or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating 
status must do so by December 31, 2007.
    Comments on the PADs and SD1, study requests, requests for 
cooperating agency status, and other permissible forms of communication 
with the Commission or its staff 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 (https://www.ferc.gov) under 
the ``e-filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic 
filings.
    p. At this time, Commission staff intends to prepare an 
environmental assessment (EA), in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The meetings outlined below will 
satisfy the scoping requirements of NEPA.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the time and place noted below. The evening meeting is 
primarily for receiving input from the public, while the daytime 
meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-
governmental organization concerns. 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: Monday, November 19, 2007.
    Time: 7 p.m.
    Location: Windham High School, 355 High Street, Willimantic, CT 
06226,
    Phone: (860) 465-2480.
    Daytime Scoping Meeting:
    Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2007.
    Time: 8 a.m.
    Location: Windham Town Hall, 979 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 
06226, Phone: (860) 465-3000.

    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), 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 on October 30, 2007. 
Copies of SD1 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. Based 
on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be 
issued. SD2 will include any revisions to the list of issues outlined 
in SD1 that are identified during the scoping process, and may include 
a revised process plan and schedule.

Site Visit

    The potential applicants and Commission staff will conduct a site 
visit of the project on Monday, November 19, 2007, starting at 1p.m. 
All participants should meet at the Scotland Project dam, located on 
Station Road, Windham, CT, 06280. All participants are responsible for 
their own transportation. Anyone with questions about the site visit 
should contact Ms. Rosemary Plue at (860) 350-3607.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the 
issues; (2) review 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 PADs in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Instructions on how to obtain copies of the PADs and SD1 are 
included in item n, above.

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. E7-22822 Filed 11-21-07; 8:45 am]
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