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May 27, 2008, and should be addressed
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Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Room 1–A, Washington, DC
20426. Please reference the project name
and project number (P–2835) on all
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information, contact Gina Krump at
(202) 502–6704.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 12693–001]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Sutton Hydroelectric Company, LLC;
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 of Issues and Associated
Study Requests
[Docket No. RM07–9–000]
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL05–72–005]
Notice of Inquiry on Adequacy of FERC
Financial Forms; Notice Requesting
Comments
Dynegy Midwest Generation, Inc.;
Notice of Filing
April 8, 2008.
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April 9, 2008.
Take notice that on March 31, 2008,
Dynegy Midwest Generation, Inc.
tendered for filing a refund report
pursuant to Commission’s Order issued
October 12, 2007.
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. Anyone filing a motion
to intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant and
all the parties in this proceeding.
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
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On February 29, 2008, the Association
of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) filed
Supplemental Post-Workshop
Comments (Supplemental Comments) in
the above referenced proceeding, in
which it proposes certain revisions to
FERC Form No. 6, Annual Report of Oil
Pipeline Companies. The Commission is
noticing AOPL’s filing for comment.
In its Supplemental Comments, AOPL
proposes that the Commission further
define the rate base figure in Line 5 of
Page 700 by listing: (1) Net carrier
property in service; (2) net AFUDC; (3)
working capital; (4) net deferred return;
(5) net starting rate base write-up; and
(6) ADIT. AOPL also proposes that the
Commission raise the annual interstate
operating revenue reporting level from
$500,000 to $1,000,000 and exempt all
pipelines below $1,000,000 from filing
the full FERC Form No. 6 (including
Page 700).
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of comments 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
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April 7, 2008.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application for an Original
License and Commencing Licensing
Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 12693–001.
c. Date Filed: February 6, 2008.
d. Submitted By: Sutton Hydroelectric
Company, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Sutton
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Elk River, in
Braxton County, West Virginia. The
project would occupy federal lands
administered by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ken
Kemp, Project Manager, Sutton
Hydroelectric Company LLC, Brookfield
Power, 225 Greenfield Parkway, Suite
201, Liverpool, New York 13088, (315)
413–2769.
i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert,
timothy.konnert@ferc.gov, (202) 502–
6359.
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
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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
Sutton Hydroelectric Company, LLC 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. Sutton Hydroelectric Company,
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. The
Commission issued the Scoping
Document for the proposed Sutton
Project on April 7, 2008.
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 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 setting the
effective date for the commencement of
the licensing proceeding as April 7,
2008, and 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
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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, the project
name (Sutton Project) and number (P–
12693–001), and bear the heading
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application
Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document,’’
‘‘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 June 5, 2008.
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 ‘‘efiling’’ 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 NEPA 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:1
1 Pursuant to § 5.8(b)(3)(VIII) of the Commission’s
regulations, the scoping meeting and site visit is to
be held within 30 days of this notice. However, due
to facility unavailability, the scoping meetings have
been rescheduled for one week later. To the extent
necessary, therefore, § 5.8(b)(3)(VIII) is being
waived. The updated process plan in the
Commission’s scoping document has been modified
accordingly.
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Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Monday, May 12,
2008, 6 p.m. (EST),
Location: Days Hotel Flatwoods, 2000
Sutton Lane, Sutton, WV 26601. (304)
765–5055.
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 13,
2008, 10 a.m. (EST).
Location: Same location.
Sutton Hydroelectric Company, LLC
will also host a site visit at the project
on May 12, 2008, at 2 p.m. to describe
the proposed project. Those wishing to
participate will meet at the upstream
recreation parking lot next to the dam.
The scoping document, which
outlines the issues to be addressed in
the environmental document, has been
mailed to the individuals and entities
on the Commission’s mailing list.
Copies of the scoping document will be
available at the scoping meetings, and
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, a
revised Scoping Document may or may
not be issued.
Scoping Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Present the proposed list of issues to be
addressed in the EA; (2) review and
discuss existing conditions and resource
agency 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 requests by 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
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the formal record of the Commission
proceeding on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF08–2–000]
MarkWest Pioneer, LLC; Supplemental
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Arkoma Connector Pipeline
Project and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
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April 9, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Arkoma Connector Pipeline Project
(Project) which involves the
construction and operation of natural
gas pipeline facilities in Coal, Atoka,
and Bryan Counties, Oklahoma,
proposed by MarkWest Pioneer, LLC
(MarkWest).
On January 18, 2008 the FERC issued
a ‘‘Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Arkoma Connector Pipeline
Project and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues’’ (NOI). The NOI
was published in the Federal Register
and was also mailed to interested
parties, including federal, state and
local officials, agency representatives,
Native American groups; local libraries
and newspapers; and property owners
affected by the proposed facilities. This
Supplemental Notice of Intent (NOI)
discloses that on March 21, 2008,
Markwest filed draft Resource Reports
that identified the addition of various
facilities to the Project, including a new
compressor station, and substantially
modified the proposed pipeline route at
various locations. This NOI is being
issued because the facility additions and
proposed pipeline modifications were
not identified in the original NOI, and
landowners potentially affected by those
facilities were therefore not included on
the environmental mailing list for that
correspondence. Please note that the
scoping period for this NOI will close
on May 12, 2008.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, you may be contacted by a
pipeline company representative about
the acquisition of an easement to
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construct, operate, and maintain the
proposed facilities. MarkWest would
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the project is
approved by the Commission, that
approval conveys with it the right of
eminent domain. Therefore, if easement
negotiations fail to produce an
agreement, MarkWest could initiate
condemnation proceedings in
accordance with State law.
This notice is being sent to previously
unidentified affected landowners;
federal, state, and local government
representatives and 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 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
(www.ferc.gov).
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No. CP07–398–000 as a second delivery
point in addition to MEP;
• Reduces the number of interconnect
meter stations from two to one;
• Identifies two contractor/pipe yards
at MP 0.0 and MP 38.0; and
• Identifies several pipeline route
modifications, primarily in the vicinity
of MPs 9.0, 13.9 to 18.0, 23.2 to 26.5,
27.2 to 30.0, and 33.0.
The locations of the facility additions
and pipeline route modifications are
shown in Appendix 1.1
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed project
would affect a total of about 632 acres.
Following construction, about 319 acres
would be allowed to revert to its
previous conditions. Disturbance
associated with aboveground facilities
would impact about 16 acres of land.
The two compressor stations would
each require about 8 and 7 acres,
respectively, and the interconnect meter
station would require about 1 acre of
disturbance during and after
construction. MarkWest would seek a
90-foot-wide construction right-of-way
for the pipeline, and would maintain a
50-foot-wide permanent right-of-way for
operation of the pipeline.
Summary of the Proposed Project
The EA Process
MarkWest seeks authorization to
construct new pipeline facilities in Coal,
Atoka, and Bryan Counties, Oklahoma.
As originally defined, the Arkoma
Connector Pipeline Project would have
consisted of about 50 miles of 24-inchdiameter pipeline, the 10,000horsepower (hp) Arkoma Connector
Compressor Station and associated
facilities at milepost (MP) 0.0, and two
meter stations. The pipeline project
would have been designed to deliver a
peak day capacity of 300,000 to 350,000
decatherms (Dth) of natural gas from
producers in the Arkoma Basin area of
southeastern Oklahoma to the
Midcontinent Express Pipeline (MEP)
that is currently proposed under Docket
No. CP08–6–000.
This notice:
• Updates the name of the
compressor station at MP 0.0 to the
Origin Compressor Station, and its
compression capacity of the from
10,000-hp to 14,200-hp;
• Identifies the addition of the 5,300hp Mid-Line Compressor Station at MP
24.2 as the preferred site (with two
alternative sites at MP 22.4 and MP
27.3;
• Identifies an increase in peak day
deliverability to 625,000 Dth;
• Identifies Gulf Crossing Pipeline
that is currently proposed under Docket
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 MarkWest’s proposal.
With 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
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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 Web
site 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
last page 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 MarkWest.
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. 12693-001]
Sutton Hydroelectric Company, LLC; 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 of Issues and
Associated Study Requests
April 7, 2008.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
an Original License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 12693-001.
c. Date Filed: February 6, 2008.
d. Submitted By: Sutton Hydroelectric Company, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Sutton Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Elk River, in Braxton County, West Virginia.
The project would occupy federal lands administered by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ken Kemp, Project Manager, Sutton
Hydroelectric Company LLC, Brookfield Power, 225 Greenfield Parkway,
Suite 201, Liverpool, New York 13088, (315) 413-2769.
i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert, timothy.konnert@ferc.gov, (202)
502-6359.
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
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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 Sutton Hydroelectric
Company, LLC 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. Sutton Hydroelectric Company, 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. The
Commission issued the Scoping Document for the proposed Sutton Project
on April 7, 2008.
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 setting the effective date for the
commencement of the licensing proceeding as April 7, 2008, and
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, the project name (Sutton Project) and number (P-12693-
001), and bear the heading ``Comments on Pre-Application Document,''
``Study Requests,'' ``Comments on Scoping Document,'' ``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 June 5, 2008.
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
``efiling'' 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 NEPA 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:\1\
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\1\ Pursuant to Sec. 5.8(b)(3)(VIII) of the Commission's
regulations, the scoping meeting and site visit is to be held within
30 days of this notice. However, due to facility unavailability, the
scoping meetings have been rescheduled for one week later. To the
extent necessary, therefore, Sec. 5.8(b)(3)(VIII) is being waived.
The updated process plan in the Commission's scoping document has
been modified accordingly.
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Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Monday, May 12, 2008, 6 p.m. (EST),
Location: Days Hotel Flatwoods, 2000 Sutton Lane, Sutton, WV 26601.
(304) 765-5055.
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10 a.m. (EST).
Location: Same location.
Sutton Hydroelectric Company, LLC will also host a site visit at
the project on May 12, 2008, at 2 p.m. to describe the proposed
project. Those wishing to participate will meet at the upstream
recreation parking lot next to the dam.
The scoping document, which outlines the issues to be addressed in
the environmental document, has been mailed to the individuals and
entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of the scoping
document will be available at the scoping meetings, and 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, a revised Scoping Document may or may
not be issued.
Scoping Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Present the proposed list
of issues to be addressed in the EA; (2) review and discuss existing
conditions and resource agency 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 requests by 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
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the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-7914 Filed 4-14-08; 8:45 am]
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