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Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
• Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of Gas Branch 2.
• Reference Docket No. CP07–451–
000.
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before June 4, 2008.
The Commission encourages
electronic filing of comments. See 18
Code of Federal Regulations
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Internet Web site
at https://www.ferc.gov under the link to
‘‘Documents and Filings’’ and ‘‘eFiling.’’
eFiling is a file attachment process and
requires that you prepare your
submission in the same manner as you
would if filing on paper, and save it to
a file on your hard drive. New eFiling
users must first create an account by
clicking on ‘‘Sign up’’ or ‘‘eRegister.’’
You will be asked to select the type of
filing you are making. This filing is
considered a ‘‘Comment on Filing.’’ In
addition, there is a ‘‘Quick Comment’’
option available, which is an easy
method for interested persons to submit
text only comments on a project. The
Quick-Comment User Guide can be
viewed at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling/quick-comment-guide.pdf.
Quick Comment does not require a
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project number(s). Comments submitted
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Environmental Mailing List
An effort is being made to send this
notice to all individuals, organizations,
and government entities interested in
and/or potentially affected by the
proposed project. This includes all
landowners who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be
used temporarily for project purposes,
or who own homes within distances
defined in the Commission’s regulations
of certain aboveground facilities. By this
notice we are also asking governmental
agencies, especially those in Appendix
2, to express their interest in becoming
cooperating agencies for the preparation
of the EA.
If you do not want to send comments
at this time but still want to remain on
our mailing list, please return the
Information Request (Appendix 3). If
you do not return the Information
Request, you will be taken off the
mailing list.
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Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA
scoping process, you may want to
become an official party to the
proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor.’’
Intervenors play a more formal role in
the process. Among other things,
intervenors have the right to receive
copies of case-related Commission
documents and filings by other
intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor
must send one electronic copy (using
the Commission’s eFiling system) or 14
paper copies of its filings to the
Secretary of the Commission and must
send a copy of its filings to all other
parties on the Commission’s service list
for this proceeding.
If you want to become an intervenor
you must file a motion to intervene
according to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Only
intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission’s decision.
The Notice of Application for this
proposed project issued on April 15,
2008 identified the date for the filing of
interventions as April 30, 2008.
However, affected landowners and
parties with environmental concerns
may be granted late intervenor status
upon showing good cause by stating that
they have a clear and direct interest in
this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other
parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your environmental
comments considered.
Availability of Additional Information
Additional information about the
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)
using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, 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. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for
TTY, contact (202)502–8659. The
eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings.
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,
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document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to https://
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Finally, public meetings or site visits
will be posted on the Commission’s
calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12966–001]
Lake Powell Hydroelectric System;
Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application
Document, Commencement of
Licensing Proceeding, and Scoping;
Request for Comments on the Pad and
Scoping Document, and Identification
of Issues and Associated Study
Requests
May 5, 2008.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application for an Original
License and Commencing Licensing
Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 12966–001.
c. Dated Filed: March 3, 2008.
d. Submitted By: Utah Board of
Natural Resources.
e. Name of Project: Lake Powell
Hydroelectric System.
f. Location: On federal, state, and
private lands in Kane, Washington and
Iron counties, Utah; and in Coconino
and Mohave counties, Arizona.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Eric Millis, P.E.,
Utah Division of Water Resources, 1594
W. North Temple, P.O. Box 14620, Salt
Lake City, UT 84118–6201, 801–538–
7235.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at 202–
502–6095 or e-mail at
james.fargo@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 paragraph o
below. Cooperating agencies should
note the Commission’s policy that
agencies that cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
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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 Historic
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
the Utah Board of Water Resources 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. Utah Board of Water Resources
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 1–866–208–3676, or 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 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 (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 (Lake Powell Hydroelectric
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System) and number (P–12966–001),
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 PAD or SD1, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so
by July 3, 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. Our intent is to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for which the planned meetings will
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold three
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
project at the time and place noted
below. 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:
Tuesday, June 10, 2008—5 p.m. to 9
p.m.—Kanab Middle School, 690
Cowboy Way, Kanab, Utah.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008—5 p.m. to
9 p.m.—Dixie Center, 1835 Convention
Center Drive, St. George, Utah.
Thursday, June 12, 2008—5 p.m. to 9
p.m.—Festival Hall Conference Center,
105 North 100 East, Cedar City, Utah.
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)
will be issued. SD2 will include a
revised process plan and schedule, as
well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
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Site Visit
On June 9 and 10, 2008, Commission
staff will visit the site of the proposed
Lake Powell Pipeline. We will view the
proposed pipeline route and possibly
alternative routes that have been
considered for the project. Staff will
tour these proposed project areas by
automobile and on foot. Representatives
of the Utah Board of Natural Resources
will accompany the Commission staff.
Interested parties may attend the site
visit. Those planning to attend must
provide their own transportation. If you
are interested in attending the site visit,
or would like more information about
the visit, please contact Harold Sersland
at (801) 310–0089. Those attending the
site visit on Monday, June 9, should
meet at 8 a.m. at the Sand Hollow
Reservoir State Park entrance pay
station (please bring your own food and
water for the day). The plan on Monday
is tour Sand Hollow Hydro Site 7 and
Hurricane Cliffs Hydro Sites 5 and 6,
and then follow the proposed pipeline
route until south of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, ending at about 5 p.m.
Those taking the site visit on Tuesday,
June 10, should meet at 8 a.m. at the
BLM Interpretive Center in east Kanab
on U.S. 89, (again please bring own food
and water for the day). The trip will
start near the proposed Hydro Site 2 and
end at Glen Canyon National Recreation
Area at Lake Powell around 2 p.m.
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.
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
The meetings will have a
stenographer available to record
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participants’ issues, which will become
part of the formal record of the
Commission proceeding on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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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.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
May 19, 2008.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–10455 Filed 5–9–08; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
[Docket No. PR08–5–002]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
May 5, 2008.
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Consumers Energy Company; Notice
of Refund Report
[EPA–HQ–OEI–2008–0225; FRL–8564–5]
Take notice that on April 29, 2008,
Consumers Energy Company (CECo)
filed a refund report in the abovedocketed proceeding. CECo states that it
did not place the rates proposed in its
November 20, 2007 filing into effect and
has not collected any amounts in excess
of the Settlement rates.
Any person desiring to participate in
this rate proceeding must file a motion
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
and 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 date as
indicated below. Anyone filing an
intervention or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
Anyone filing an intervention or protest
on or before the intervention or protest
date need not 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
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Tribal Capacity:
Determining the Capability to
Participate in the National
Environmental Information Exchange
Network; EPA ICR No. 2299.01, OMB
Control No. 2025—New
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request for a new Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before date July 11, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OEI–2008–0225, by one of the following
methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: forrest.terry@epa.gov.
• Fax: (202) 566–1624.
• Mail: Tribal Capacity: Determining
the capability to participate in the
National Environmental Information
Exchange Network Program,
Environmental Protection Agency, MC
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; Hand Delivery:
EPA Docket Center, EPA West Bldg,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
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special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OEI–2008–
0225. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. The https://
www.regulations.gov Web site is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tribal Capacity: Determining the
Capability To Participate in the National
Environmental Information Exchange
Network Program or William Terry
Forrest of OEI/OIC/IESD/IEPB at MC
2823–T, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–566–0196; fax number:
202–566–1624; e-mail address:
forrest.terry@epa.gov.
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How Can I Access the Docket and/or
Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OEI–2008–0225 Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12966-001]
Lake Powell Hydroelectric System; Notice of Intent To File
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement
of Licensing Proceeding, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad
and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study
Requests
May 5, 2008.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
an Original License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 12966-001.
c. Dated Filed: March 3, 2008.
d. Submitted By: Utah Board of Natural Resources.
e. Name of Project: Lake Powell Hydroelectric System.
f. Location: On federal, state, and private lands in Kane,
Washington and Iron counties, Utah; and in Coconino and Mohave
counties, Arizona.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Eric Millis, P.E., Utah Division of Water
Resources, 1594 W. North Temple, P.O. Box 14620, Salt Lake City, UT
84118-6201, 801-538-7235.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at 202-502-6095 or e-mail at
james.fargo@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 paragraph o
below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that
agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental
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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 Historic
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 the Utah Board of Water
Resources 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. Utah Board of Water Resources 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 1-866-208-3676, or 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 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 (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 (Lake Powell Hydroelectric System) and
number (P-12966-001), 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 PAD
or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by July
3, 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. Our intent is to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for which the planned meetings will satisfy the NEPA scoping
requirements.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold three scoping meetings in the vicinity
of the project at the time and place noted below. 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:
Tuesday, June 10, 2008--5 p.m. to 9 p.m.--Kanab Middle School, 690
Cowboy Way, Kanab, Utah.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008--5 p.m. to 9 p.m.--Dixie Center, 1835
Convention Center Drive, St. George, Utah.
Thursday, June 12, 2008--5 p.m. to 9 p.m.--Festival Hall Conference
Center, 105 North 100 East, Cedar City, Utah.
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) will be issued. SD2 will include a
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues,
identified through the scoping process.
Site Visit
On June 9 and 10, 2008, Commission staff will visit the site of the
proposed Lake Powell Pipeline. We will view the proposed pipeline route
and possibly alternative routes that have been considered for the
project. Staff will tour these proposed project areas by automobile and
on foot. Representatives of the Utah Board of Natural Resources will
accompany the Commission staff.
Interested parties may attend the site visit. Those planning to
attend must provide their own transportation. If you are interested in
attending the site visit, or would like more information about the
visit, please contact Harold Sersland at (801) 310-0089. Those
attending the site visit on Monday, June 9, should meet at 8 a.m. at
the Sand Hollow Reservoir State Park entrance pay station (please bring
your own food and water for the day). The plan on Monday is tour Sand
Hollow Hydro Site 7 and Hurricane Cliffs Hydro Sites 5 and 6, and then
follow the proposed pipeline route until south of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, ending at about 5 p.m.
Those taking the site visit on Tuesday, June 10, should meet at 8
a.m. at the BLM Interpretive Center in east Kanab on U.S. 89, (again
please bring own food and water for the day). The trip will start near
the proposed Hydro Site 2 and end at Glen Canyon National Recreation
Area at Lake Powell around 2 p.m.
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 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
The meetings will have a stenographer available to record
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participants' issues, which will become part of the formal record of
the Commission proceeding on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-10456 Filed 5-9-08; 8:45 am]
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