East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Scoping Meeting and Soliciting Scoping Comments for an Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment Using the Alternative Licensing Process, 11912-11913 [E8-4223]

Download as PDF jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 11912 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 44 / Wednesday, March 5, 2008 / Notices particular, Helios requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Helios. On February 26, 2008, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development—West, granted the request for blanket approval under part 34 (Director’s Order). The Director’s Order also stated that the Commission would publish a separate notice in the Federal Register establishing a period of time for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be heard concerning the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by Helios, should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2007). The Commission encourages the electronic submission of protests using the FERC Online link at https:// www.ferc.gov. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is March 27, 2008. Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket approvals by the deadline above, Helios is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of Helios, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes. The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approvals of Helios’ issuance of securities or assumptions of liability. Copies of the full text of the Director’s Order are available from the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also 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 filed to access the document. 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:03 Mar 04, 2008 Jkt 214001 ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–4164 Filed 3–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06–466–000; Docket No. CP06–467–000] Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation: Somerset Gas Gathering of Pennsylvania, L.L.C.; Notice of Meeting February 28, 2008. On March 19, 2008, staff of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP) will hold a meeting on the pending applications in the above referenced dockets. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss various procedural matters and to clarify certain elements of the proposal. Any interested persons may attend. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at 2 p.m. (EST), in Room 62–22 at the Commission Headquarters in Washington, DC. Commission meetings are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1–(866) 208–3676 (voice). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659 or send a FAX to 202– 208–2106 with the required accommodations. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–4225 Filed 3–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12632–000] East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Scoping Meeting and Soliciting Scoping Comments for an Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment Using the Alternative Licensing Process February 28, 2008. a. Type of Application: Alternative Licensing Process. b. Project No.: 12632–000. c. Applicant: East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Cooperative). PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 d. Name of Project: Lake Livingston Hydroelectric Project. e. Location: At the Lake Livingston dam, on the Trinity River, in San Jacinto, Polk, Trinity, and Walker Counties, Texas. No federal lands would be affected. f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). g. Potential Applicant Contact: Edd Hargett, East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., 2905 Westward Drive, P.O. Box 631623, Nacogdoches, TX 75963; (936) 560–9532; e-mail—eddh@gtpower.com. h. FERC Contact: Sarah Florentino, at (202) 502–6863 or sarah.florentino@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: April 25, 2008. 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 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. Scoping comments 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 ‘‘eFiling’’ link. k. The proposed project would use the following existing facilities: (1) The Trinity River Authority’s (TRA) existing 14,400-foot-long (approximate) Lake Livingston dam, having a crest elevation of 145.0 feet mean sea level (msl), and consisting of a basic earth embankment section, outlet works, and spillway; and (2) the 83,000-acre Lake Livingston, with a normal water surface elevation of 131.0 feet msl and gross storage capacity of 1,750,000 acre-feet. The proposed project would consist of the following new facilities: (1) An intake structure and headrace channel approximately 800 feet long; (2) three steel penstocks, about 14 feet in diameter and 450 feet in length; (3) a powerhouse containing three generating units, having a total installed capacity of 24 MW; (4) an approximate 2,000-feet-long tailrace channel; (5) an approximate 2.5-milelong, 138-kilovolt transmission line interconnecting the project with Entergy’s existing Rich substation near E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 44 / Wednesday, March 5, 2008 / Notices Goodrich; and (6) an electric switchyard and other appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 124.030 gigawatt-hours, which the Cooperative would sell at wholesale to its constituent electric cooperatives. l. Scoping Process The Cooperative will use the Commission’s alternative licensing process (ALP). Under the ALP, the Cooperative will prepare an Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment (APEA) and license application for the Lake Livingston Hydroelectric Project. The Cooperative expects to file with the Commission, the APEA and the license application for the Lake Livingston Hydroelectric Project by March 2009. Although the Cooperative’s 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. The purpose of this notice is to inform you of the opportunity to participate in the upcoming scoping meetings identified below, and to solicit your scoping comments. 11913 Scoping Meetings The Cooperative and Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings, one in the daytime and one in the evening, to help us identify the scope of issues to be addressed in the APEA. The daytime scoping meeting will focus on resource agency concerns, while the evening scoping meeting is primarily for public input. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend one or both of the meetings, and to assist the staff in identifying the environmental issues that should be analyzed in the APEA. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows: Daytime meeting Evening meeting Wednesday, March 26, 2008 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. CST jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Community Meeting Room, Livingston-Polk County Chamber of Commerce, 1001 U.S. Hwy 59 Loop North, Livingston, Texas 77351. (936) 327–4929 To help focus discussions, Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the APEA, was mailed to the individuals and entities on the Commission’s mailing list and the Cooperative’s distribution list on February 27, 2008. Copies of the SD1 also will be available at the scoping meetings. SD1 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. 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. Based on all written comments received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 will include a revised list of issues, as determined by the scoping process. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:03 Mar 04, 2008 Jkt 214001 Meeting Objectives At the scoping meetings, the staff will: (1) Summarize the environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the APEA; (2) solicit from the meeting participants all available information, especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue; (3) encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that should be analyzed in the APEA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, the staff’s preliminary views; (4) determine the resource issues to be addressed in the APEA; and (5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not require a detailed analysis. Individuals, organizations, and agencies with environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to assist the Cooperative and Commission staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the APEA. Please review the Cooperative’s Preliminary Application Document (PAD) and SD1 in preparation for the scoping meetings. Instructions on how to obtain copies of the PAD and SD1 are included 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. PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Site Visit The Cooperative and Commission staff will conduct a site visit of the project on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, following the afternoon session of the scoping meeting. The site visit to Lake Livingston dam will take place at TRA’s Lake Livingston project headquarters. The physical address of the project is 5170 S. FM 1988, Livingston, Texas 77351. Access to the dam site is secure, and all individuals wishing to participate in the site visit must register and provide a copy of a photo identification in advance. If you want to attend the site visit, please notify Brian Lawson, the Cooperative’s Project Manager, and send him a faxed or scanned copy of a photo ID not later than March 19, 2008, using the following contact information: Brian Lawson, Project Manager, GDS Associates, Inc., 1850 Parkway Place, Suite 800, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: 770–425–8100, Fax: 770–426–0303, Brian.Lawson@GDSassociates.com. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–4223 Filed 3–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 5, 2008)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12632-000]


East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Scoping Meeting 
and Soliciting Scoping Comments for an Applicant Prepared Environmental 
Assessment Using the Alternative Licensing Process

February 28, 2008.
    a. Type of Application: Alternative Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12632-000.
    c. Applicant: East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Cooperative).
    d. Name of Project: Lake Livingston Hydroelectric Project.
    e. Location: At the Lake Livingston dam, on the Trinity River, in 
San Jacinto, Polk, Trinity, and Walker Counties, Texas. No federal 
lands would be affected.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    g. Potential Applicant Contact: Edd Hargett, East Texas Electric 
Cooperative, Inc., 2905 Westward Drive, P.O. Box 631623, Nacogdoches, 
TX 75963; (936) 560-9532; e-mail_eddh@gtpower.com.
    h. FERC Contact: Sarah Florentino, at (202) 502-6863 or 
sarah.florentino@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: April 25, 2008.
    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 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.
    Scoping comments 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.
    k. The proposed project would use the following existing 
facilities: (1) The Trinity River Authority's (TRA) existing 14,400-
foot-long (approximate) Lake Livingston dam, having a crest elevation 
of 145.0 feet mean sea level (msl), and consisting of a basic earth 
embankment section, outlet works, and spillway; and (2) the 83,000-acre 
Lake Livingston, with a normal water surface elevation of 131.0 feet 
msl and gross storage capacity of 1,750,000 acre-feet. The proposed 
project would consist of the following new facilities: (1) An intake 
structure and headrace channel approximately 800 feet long; (2) three 
steel penstocks, about 14 feet in diameter and 450 feet in length; (3) 
a powerhouse containing three generating units, having a total 
installed capacity of 24 MW; (4) an approximate 2,000-feet-long 
tailrace channel; (5) an approximate 2.5-mile-long, 138-kilovolt 
transmission line interconnecting the project with Entergy's existing 
Rich substation near

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Goodrich; and (6) an electric switchyard and other appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 
124.030 gigawatt-hours, which the Cooperative would sell at wholesale 
to its constituent electric cooperatives.

l. Scoping Process

    The Cooperative will use the Commission's alternative licensing 
process (ALP). Under the ALP, the Cooperative will prepare an Applicant 
Prepared Environmental Assessment (APEA) and license application for 
the Lake Livingston Hydroelectric Project.
    The Cooperative expects to file with the Commission, the APEA and 
the license application for the Lake Livingston Hydroelectric Project 
by March 2009. Although the Cooperative's 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.
    The purpose of this notice is to inform you of the opportunity to 
participate in the upcoming scoping meetings identified below, and to 
solicit your scoping comments.

Scoping Meetings

    The Cooperative and Commission staff will hold two scoping 
meetings, one in the daytime and one in the evening, to help us 
identify the scope of issues to be addressed in the APEA.
    The daytime scoping meeting will focus on resource agency concerns, 
while the evening scoping meeting is primarily for public input. All 
interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to 
attend one or both of the meetings, and to assist the staff in 
identifying the environmental issues that should be analyzed in the 
APEA. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

 
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          Daytime meeting                      Evening meeting
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     Wednesday, March 26, 2008            Wednesday, March 26, 2008
       1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.                  6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    Central Standard Time (CST)                      CST
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                         Community Meeting Room,
               Livingston-Polk County Chamber of Commerce,
                      1001 U.S. Hwy 59 Loop North,
                        Livingston, Texas 77351.
                             (936) 327-4929
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    To help focus discussions, Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines 
the subject areas to be addressed in the APEA, was mailed to the 
individuals and entities on the Commission's mailing list and the 
Cooperative's distribution list on February 27, 2008. Copies of the SD1 
also will be available at the scoping meetings. SD1 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.
    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.
    Based on all written comments received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) 
may be issued. SD2 will include a revised list of issues, as determined 
by the scoping process.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, the staff will: (1) Summarize the 
environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the APEA; 
(2) solicit from the meeting participants all available information, 
especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue; (3) encourage 
statements from experts and the public on issues that should be 
analyzed in the APEA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in 
support of, the staff's preliminary views; (4) determine the resource 
issues to be addressed in the APEA; and (5) identify those issues that 
require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not 
require a detailed analysis.
    Individuals, organizations, and agencies with environmental 
expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to 
assist the Cooperative and Commission staff in defining and clarifying 
the issues to be addressed in the APEA. Please review the Cooperative's 
Preliminary Application Document (PAD) and SD1 in preparation for the 
scoping meetings. Instructions on how to obtain copies of the PAD and 
SD1 are included 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.

Site Visit

    The Cooperative and Commission staff will conduct a site visit of 
the project on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, following the afternoon 
session of the scoping meeting.
    The site visit to Lake Livingston dam will take place at TRA's Lake 
Livingston project headquarters. The physical address of the project is 
5170 S. FM 1988, Livingston, Texas 77351. Access to the dam site is 
secure, and all individuals wishing to participate in the site visit 
must register and provide a copy of a photo identification in advance. 
If you want to attend the site visit, please notify Brian Lawson, the 
Cooperative's Project Manager, and send him a faxed or scanned copy of 
a photo ID not later than March 19, 2008, using the following contact 
information: Brian Lawson, Project Manager, GDS Associates, Inc., 1850 
Parkway Place, Suite 800, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: 770-425-8100, Fax: 
770-426-0303, Brian.Lawson@GDSassociates.com.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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