Eric Jacobson; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site Visit and Soliciting Scoping Comments, 29746-29747 [E8-11508]

Download as PDF 29746 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 100 / Thursday, May 22, 2008 / Notices www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also 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 email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–11410 Filed 5–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 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. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on June 12, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–11505 Filed 5–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. RC08–5–000] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Department of Energy, Portsmouth/ Paducah Project Office; Notice of Filing [Project No.: 733–010] rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES May 16, 2008. Take notice that on May 13, 2008, the Department of Energy Portsmouth/ Paducah Project Office (DOE) submitted a request for appeal of a NERC decision regarding DOE’s registration as a Transmission Owner, Transmission Operator Load Serving Entity and Distribution Provider in the NERC Compliance Registry. 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:03 May 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 Eric Jacobson; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site Visit and Soliciting Scoping Comments May 16, 2008. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Minor License. b. Project No.: 733–010. c. Date Filed: April 9, 2008. d. Applicant: Eric Jacobson. e. Name of Project: Ouray Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project is located on the Uncompahgre River in Ouray County, Colorado. The project occupies lands within the Uncompahgre National Forest managed by the U.S. Forest Service. PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Eric Jacobson, P.O. Box 745, Telluride, CO 81435; (970) 369–4662. i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking, (202) 502–8753 or steve.hocking@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: July 17, 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 at https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. Project Description: The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A 0.48-acre reservoir formed by a masonry gravity dam with an effective structural height of 19.7 feet and a length of 70 feet consisting of a 51-foot-long non-overflow section and a 19-foot-wide overflow spillway, (2) a 6,130-foot-long pressure pipeline, (3) a 32- by 65-foot powerhouse containing three turbine-generating units with a total authorized capacity of 632 kW, and (4) appurtenant facilities. m. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application 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 (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction by contacting the applicant using the contact information in item (h) above. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via e-mail of new filings E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 100 / Thursday, May 22, 2008 / Notices and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. Scoping Process: The Commission intends to prepare a single environmental assessment (EA) for the project (no draft EA would be prepared) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. 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 determining the scope of the environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental assessment. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows: Evening Scoping Meeting Date: June 16, 2008. Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (MST). Place: Ouray Community Center. Address: 320 6th Avenue, Ouray, Colorado 81427. Daytime Scoping Meeting Date: June 17, 2008. Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (MST). Place: Ouray Community Center. Address: 320 6th Avenue, Ouray, Colorado 81427. Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental assessment, 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 (see item m above). Based on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Site Visit We will hold a site visit to the project on Monday, June 16, 2008, from 8 a.m. to about 12 noon. To attend the site visit, meet at 8 a.m. at the valve house parking lot at the Ouray Project in the town of Ouray, Colorado. We will walk about one mile to the project’s dam, then return to the parking lot. We will then drive to the project’s powerhouse VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:03 May 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 in Ouray. All participants are responsible for their own transportation. Note that Commission staff may hold a site visit and/or meeting at the project at a later date to discuss any projectrelated effects to archaeological, historic, or traditional cultural properties. Meeting Objectives At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Summarize the environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (2) solicit from meeting participants all available information, especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issues; (3) encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that should be analyzed in the EA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, the staff’s preliminary views; (4) determine the resource issues to be addressed in the EA; and (5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not require a detailed analysis. Meeting Procedures Scoping meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become part of the Commission’s formal record for this proceeding. Individuals, organizations, and agencies with environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to assist staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the EA. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–11508 Filed 5–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF08–13–000; Docket No. PF08–16–000] Southern Natural Gas Company; Southeast Supply Header, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed South System Expansion III Project and Joint Pipeline Expansion Phase II Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues May 16, 2008. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will address the environmental impacts of the South System Expansion III Project (SSEIII Project) proposed by Southern PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29747 Natural Gas Company (SNG) and the Joint Pipeline Expansion Phase II Project (JPE Phase II Project) proposed by Southeast Supply Header, LLC (SESH); together they are referred to as ‘‘the projects’’. The Commission will use the EA in its decision-making process to determine whether or not to authorize the project. This notice explains the scoping process we 1 will use to gather environmental input from the public and interested agencies on the projects. Your input will help the Commission determine the issues that need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that the scoping period will close on June 16, 2008. Details on how to submit written comments are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted by a pipeline company representative about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed project facilities. Each pipeline company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement for its project. However, if the projects are approved by the Commission, that approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with state law. This notice is being sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. We encourage government representatives to notify their constituents of this planned project and 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?’’ is available for viewing on the FERC Internet Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the FERC’s proceedings. Summary of the Proposed Projects SNG and SESH propose to construct, own, operate, and maintain certain natural gas transportation facilities within the states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The general 1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy Projects. E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 100 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
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[FR Doc No: E8-11508]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No.: 733-010]


Eric Jacobson; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental 
Assessment and Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site Visit and Soliciting 
Scoping Comments

May 16, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 733-010.
    c. Date Filed: April 9, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Eric Jacobson.
    e. Name of Project: Ouray Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Uncompahgre River in 
Ouray County, Colorado. The project occupies lands within the 
Uncompahgre National Forest managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Eric Jacobson, P.O. Box 745, Telluride, CO 
81435; (970) 369-4662.
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking, (202) 502-8753 or 
steve.hocking@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: July 17, 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 at https://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Project Description: The project consists of the following 
existing facilities: (1) A 0.48-acre reservoir formed by a masonry 
gravity dam with an effective structural height of 19.7 feet and a 
length of 70 feet consisting of a 51-foot-long non-overflow section and 
a 19-foot-wide overflow spillway, (2) a 6,130-foot-long pressure 
pipeline, (3) a 32- by 65-foot powerhouse containing three turbine-
generating units with a total authorized capacity of 632 kW, and (4) 
appurtenant facilities.
    m. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application 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 (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction by contacting the 
applicant using the contact information in item (h) above.
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm to be notified via e-mail of new filings

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and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Scoping Process: The Commission intends to prepare a single 
environmental assessment (EA) for the project (no draft EA would be 
prepared) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The 
EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental 
impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.

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 determining the scope of the environmental issues to 
be addressed in the environmental assessment. The times and locations 
of these meetings are as follows:

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: June 16, 2008.
    Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (MST).
    Place: Ouray Community Center.
    Address: 320 6th Avenue, Ouray, Colorado 81427.

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: June 17, 2008.
    Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (MST).
    Place: Ouray Community Center.
    Address: 320 6th Avenue, Ouray, Colorado 81427.
    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be 
addressed in the environmental assessment, 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 (see item m 
above). Based on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 
(SD2) may be issued.

Site Visit

    We will hold a site visit to the project on Monday, June 16, 2008, 
from 8 a.m. to about 12 noon. To attend the site visit, meet at 8 a.m. 
at the valve house parking lot at the Ouray Project in the town of 
Ouray, Colorado. We will walk about one mile to the project's dam, then 
return to the parking lot. We will then drive to the project's 
powerhouse in Ouray. All participants are responsible for their own 
transportation.
    Note that Commission staff may hold a site visit and/or meeting at 
the project at a later date to discuss any project-related effects to 
archaeological, historic, or traditional cultural properties.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Summarize the 
environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (2) 
solicit from meeting participants all available information, especially 
quantifiable data, on the resources at issues; (3) encourage statements 
from experts and the public on issues that should be analyzed in the 
EA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, the 
staff's preliminary views; (4) determine the resource issues to be 
addressed in the EA; and (5) identify those issues that require a 
detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not require a 
detailed analysis.

Meeting Procedures

    Scoping meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become 
part of the Commission's formal record for this proceeding.
    Individuals, organizations, and agencies with environmental 
expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to 
assist staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in 
the EA.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-11508 Filed 5-21-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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