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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on March 20, 2008.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–5829 Filed 3–21–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–5848 Filed 3–21–08; 8:45 am]
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[Project No. 12707–001]
[Docket No. OA07–36–001]
[Docket No. QF08–418–000]
Food Lion 2552 Wilson, NC; Notice of
Filing of Notice of Self-Certification of
Qualifying Status of a Cogeneration
Facility
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March 18, 2008.
Take notice that on March 5, 2008,
Food Lion, LLC, 2110 Executive Drive,
Salisbury, NC 28145 filed with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
a notice of self-certification of a facility
as a qualifying cogeneration facility
pursuant to 18 CFR 292.207(a) of the
Commission’s regulations.
This qualifying cogeneration facility
consists of a 350 kW packaged diesel
engine generator set operating on #2 fuel
oil. This package is set on a concrete
pad. The unit is self-contained,
including all necessary switchgear and
controls. The electricity is generated at
208 V, 3 phase, 60 Hz. The facility is
located at 3711 Peppermill Drive North,
Wilson, NC 27893.
This qualifying facility interconnects
with Wilson Energy’s electric
distribution system. The facility will
provide standby power and occasionally
supplementary power to Food Lion.
A notice of self-certification does not
institute a proceeding regarding
qualifying facility status; a notice of selfcertification provides notice that the
entity making the filing has determined
the Facility meets the applicable criteria
to be a qualifying facility. Any person
seeking to challenge such qualifying
facility status may do so by filing a
motion pursuant to 18 CFR
292.207(d)(iii).
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
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South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company; Notice of Filing
March 14, 2008.
Take notice that on February 28, 2008,
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
filed a compliance filing in response to
the Commission’s January 31, 2008
Order, South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company, 122 FERC ¶ 61,070 (2008).
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
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. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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
docket(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.
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Hook Canyon Energy, LLC; Notice of
Intent to File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document
(PAD), Commencement of Licensing
Proceeding, Scoping, Solicitation of
Comments on the PAD and Scoping
Document, and Identification of Issues
and Associated Study Requests
March 14, 2008.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application for a New
License and Commencing Licensing
Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 12707–001.
c. Dated Filed: September 10, 2007.
d. Submitted by: Hook Canyon
Energy, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Hook Canyon
Pump Storage Project.
f. Location: The project would be
located in Rich County, Utah and Bear
Lake County, Idaho. The project’s upper
reservoir would be constructed in Hook
Canyon on the eastern side of Bear Lake.
Bear Lake would be the project’s lower
reservoir. The proposed project would
not occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Brent
Smith, Symbiotics LLC, P.O. Box 535,
Rigby, ID 83442; (208) 745–0834.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking at
steve.hocking@ferc.gov or (202) 502–
8753.
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 an environmental
document cannot also intervene in that
same proceeding. See, 94 FERC ¶ 61,076
(2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
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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 Historic
Preservation Act, and the implementing
regulations of the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. By letters dated February 13 and 14,
2008, we designated Hook Canyon
Energy, LLC to be the Commission’s
non-federal representative for
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and section 106
of the National Historic Preservation
Act, respectively.
m. Hook Canyon Energy, LLC 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.
n. 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 (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202)
502–8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction using the
contact information in paragraph h.
Register online at https://ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm to be notified via
e-mail of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects
at the Commission. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
o. 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 (an original
and eight copies) must be filed with the
Commission at: 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 (Hook
Canyon Pump Storage Project) and
project number (P–12707–001), and
include the heading ‘‘Comments on PreApplication Document,’’ ‘‘Study
Requests,’’ ‘‘Comments on Scoping
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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 May 13, 2008.
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.
p. As of this time, Commission staff
intend to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for this project.
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 these 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:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008.
Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (MST).
Location: Bear Lake West Restaurant
and Sports Bar, 554 Lewis Loop, Fish
Haven, ID 83287.
Phone: (208) 945–2222.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008.
Time: 7 p.m.–10 p.m (MST).
Location: Oregon Trail Center, 320
North 4th Street, Montpelier, ID 83254.
Phone: (208) 847–3800.
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. 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)
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may be issued. SD2 may include a
revised process plan and schedule, as
well as a list of issues identified through
the scoping process.
Site Visit
Hook Canyon Energy, LLC and
Commission staff will visit the site of
the proposed project on Tuesday, April
8, 2008, from 8 a.m. to about 12 noon.
To attend the site visit, meet at 8 a.m.
at the Bear Lake State Park, Rainbow
Cove Launch Area, which is located on
the eastern side of Bear Lake on Cisco
Beach Road just north of Cisco beach.
All participants are responsible for their
own transportation and access to the
site is limited to four-wheel drive
vehicles only. Lunch will be from about
12 to 1 p.m. All participants should
bring their own bag or box lunch with
them to the site visit.
From 1 p.m. to about 5 p.m., Hook
Canyon Energy, LLC and Commission
staff will tour PacifiCorp’s Lifton pump
station on the north end of Bear Lake,
associated dikes, and possibly Stewart
dam. To attend the tour, meet at 1 p.m.
at the Bear Lake State Park, North Beach
Parking Area which is located on the
eastern side of Bear Lake on Eastshore
Road just north of the Utah/Idaho state
line. Road just north of the Utah/Idaho
state line. All participants are
responsible for their own transportation.
Access to the Lifton pump station and
other PacifiCorp facilities is at
PacifiCorp’s discretion.
The site visit and tour scheduled for
April 8, 2008, is weather dependent. If
the site visit and tour are cancelled,
notice will be placed on the
Commission’s April 8, 2008, calendar,
on its Web site (https://www.ferc.gov).
Please check the Commission’s April 8,
2008, calendar before leaving in the
morning to attend the site visit and tour.
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 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.
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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 SD1 are included in item
n. of this document.
Meeting Procedures
Scoping meetings will be recorded by
a stenographer and will become part of
the Commission’s formal record for this
proceeding.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP05–45–001; CP06–401–001]
TransColorado Gas Transmission
Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare
an Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Love Ranch Relocation
Project and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
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March 18, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the potential environmental
impacts of the Love Ranch Relocation
Project involving the relocation of
previously authorized, but uninstalled,
natural gas transmission system
facilities by TransColorado Gas
Transmission Company (TransColorado)
in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The EA
will be used by the Commission in its
decision-making process to determine
whether the project is in the public
convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies on the project.
Your input will help determine which
issues need to be evaluated in the EA.
Please note that the scoping period will
close on April 18, 2008. Details on how
to submit comments are provided in the
‘‘Public Participation’’ section of this
notice.
This notice is being sent to affected
landowners; federal, state, and local
government agencies; elected officials;
Native American tribes; other interested
parties; and local libraries and
newspapers. State and local government
representatives are asked to notify their
constituents of this proposed project
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and to encourage them to comment on
their areas of concern.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings. It is available for viewing
on the FERC Internet Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
TransColorado proposes to relocate
two compressor units previously
authorized for installation at the
existing Greasewood Compressor
Station to an alternative site about 6
miles west (referred to as the Love
Ranch Compressor Station site). Both
locations are in Rio Blanco County,
Colorado. Specifically, TransColorado
proposes to amend its authorizations for
both the North Expansion Project in
Docket No. CP05–45–000 and the
Blanco-Meeker Expansion Project in
Docket No. CP06–401–000 to relocate a
2,370 horsepower unit and a 3,550
horsepower unit, respectively, to the
Love Ranch Compressor Station site.
TransColorado further seeks authority to
construct and operate a new
interconnect with Rockies Express
Pipeline, LLC (Rockies Express) at the
existing Meeker Compressor Station.
Both compressor units were originally
authorized to allow TransColorado to
deliver up to 300,000 dekatherms per
day (Dth/d) to Williams Energy
Marketing and Trading Company
(Williams) through Wyoming Interstate
Company’s pipeline system. Installation
of the units was deferred to coincide
with an increase in Williams’ contract
quantities beginning January 1, 2008.
TransColorado states that relocating the
compressor units and the new
interconnect would accommodate the
changing market needs of Williams on
the TransColorado pipeline system and
increases the overall delivery flexibility
of the pipeline. Upon installation of the
two compressors at the Love Ranch
Compressor Station site, TransColorado
would be capable of delivering 130,000
Dth/d to WIC at the Greasewood
Compressor Station and 210,000 Dth/d
to Rockies Express via the proposed
interconnect at the Meeker Compressor
Station.
Construction and operation of the
proposed project would affect 7.2 acres,
including the compressor station (6.75
acres), access road (0.25 acre), and the
meter station (0.2 acre). The compressor
station would be located immediately
adjacent to TransColorado’s existing
natural gas transmission pipeline
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system on privately-owned rangeland
that is currently used for grazing.
TransColorado would access the site by
a new 230-foot-long by 50-foot-wide
access road off of Rio Blanco County
Road 5.
The general location of the proposed
facilities is shown in appendix 1.1
The EA Process
We 2 are preparing this EA to comply
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) which requires the
Commission to take into account the
environmental impact that could result
if it authorizes TransColorado’s
proposal. By this notice, we are also
asking federal, state, and local agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special
expertise with respect to environmental
issues to formally cooperate with us in
the preparation of the EA. Agencies that
would like to request cooperating status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided below.
NEPA also requires the FERC to
discover and address concerns the
public may have about proposals. This
process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The
main goal of the scoping process is to
focus the analysis in the EA on the
important environmental issues. By this
Notice of Intent, we are requesting
public comments on the scope of the
issues to address in the EA. All
comments received will be considered
during the preparation of the EA.
The EA will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils
• land use and visual quality
• cultural resources
• vegetation and wildlife (including
threatened and endangered species)
• air quality and noise
• reliability and safety.
We will also evaluate possible
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, where necessary,
and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various
resource areas.
1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all
appendices are available on the Commission’s
website at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)
502–8371. For instructions on connecting to
eLibrary refer to the ‘‘Additional Information’’
section of this notice. Copies of the appendices
were sent to all those receiving this notice in the
mail. Requests for detailed maps of the proposed
facilities should be made directly to TransColorado.
2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
Projects.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12707-001]
Hook Canyon Energy, LLC; Notice of Intent to File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of
Licensing Proceeding, Scoping, Solicitation of Comments on the PAD and
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study
Requests
March 14, 2008.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 12707-001.
c. Dated Filed: September 10, 2007.
d. Submitted by: Hook Canyon Energy, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Hook Canyon Pump Storage Project.
f. Location: The project would be located in Rich County, Utah and
Bear Lake County, Idaho. The project's upper reservoir would be
constructed in Hook Canyon on the eastern side of Bear Lake. Bear Lake
would be the project's lower reservoir. The proposed project would not
occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Brent Smith, Symbiotics LLC, P.O.
Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442; (208) 745-0834.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking at steve.hocking@ferc.gov or (202)
502-8753.
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 an environmental document
cannot also intervene in that same proceeding. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076
(2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S.
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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 Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. By letters dated February 13 and 14, 2008, we designated Hook
Canyon Energy, LLC to be the Commission's non-federal representative
for consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act,
respectively.
m. Hook Canyon Energy, LLC 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.
n. 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 (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction using the contact information in paragraph h.
Register online at https://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified
via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other
pending projects at the Commission. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
o. 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 (an original and eight copies) must be filed
with the Commission at: 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 (Hook Canyon Pump Storage Project) and project number (P-12707-
001), and include 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 May 13, 2008.
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.
p. As of this time, Commission staff intend to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for this project.
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 these 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:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008.
Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (MST).
Location: Bear Lake West Restaurant and Sports Bar, 554 Lewis Loop,
Fish Haven, ID 83287.
Phone: (208) 945-2222.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008.
Time: 7 p.m.-10 p.m (MST).
Location: Oregon Trail Center, 320 North 4th Street, Montpelier, ID
83254.
Phone: (208) 847-3800.
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. 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 may include a
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues
identified through the scoping process.
Site Visit
Hook Canyon Energy, LLC and Commission staff will visit the site of
the proposed project on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, from 8 a.m. to about 12
noon. To attend the site visit, meet at 8 a.m. at the Bear Lake State
Park, Rainbow Cove Launch Area, which is located on the eastern side of
Bear Lake on Cisco Beach Road just north of Cisco beach. All
participants are responsible for their own transportation and access to
the site is limited to four-wheel drive vehicles only. Lunch will be
from about 12 to 1 p.m. All participants should bring their own bag or
box lunch with them to the site visit.
From 1 p.m. to about 5 p.m., Hook Canyon Energy, LLC and Commission
staff will tour PacifiCorp's Lifton pump station on the north end of
Bear Lake, associated dikes, and possibly Stewart dam. To attend the
tour, meet at 1 p.m. at the Bear Lake State Park, North Beach Parking
Area which is located on the eastern side of Bear Lake on Eastshore
Road just north of the Utah/Idaho state line. Road just north of the
Utah/Idaho state line. All participants are responsible for their own
transportation. Access to the Lifton pump station and other PacifiCorp
facilities is at PacifiCorp's discretion.
The site visit and tour scheduled for April 8, 2008, is weather
dependent. If the site visit and tour are cancelled, notice will be
placed on the Commission's April 8, 2008, calendar, on its Web site
(https://www.ferc.gov). Please check the Commission's April 8, 2008,
calendar before leaving in the morning to attend the site visit and
tour.
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.
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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 SD1 are
included in item n. of this document.
Meeting Procedures
Scoping meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become
part of the Commission's formal record for this proceeding.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-5830 Filed 3-21-08; 8:45 am]
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