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First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
All filings with the Commission must
include on the first page, the project
name (Yuba-Bear Project) and number
(P–2266–096), 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 August 11, 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 CF
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.
We anticipate preparing a multi-project
EIS that would also consider the
proposed relicensing of Pacific Gas &
Electric Company’s Drum-Spaulding
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2310–
173) and Rollins Transmission Line
Project (FERC No. 2784–003). Because
these three projects are located in the
same watersheds and have the same
license expiration dates, NID and PG&E
have decided, to the extent practical, to
cooperate and coordinate on their
relicensing efforts. The scoping
meetings and site visits discussed below
will address all three projects.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
project at the times and places 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:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 24,
2008, 9 a.m.
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Location: Auburn Holiday Inn Hotel,
120 Grass Valley Highway, Auburn, CA.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 24,
2008, 7 p.m.
Location: Gold Miners Inn Holiday
Inn Express Hotel, 121 Bank Street,
Grass Valley, CA.
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 on May 22,
2008. 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 the list of issues identified
through the scoping process.
Site Visit
The licensees and Commission staff
will visit the project facilities on
Tuesday, June 17, Wednesday, June 18,
and Thursday, June 19, 2008, starting at
8 a.m. and ending at or about 5 a.m.
Participants should meet by the start
time as follows: (1) On June 17at the
Discovery Trail in Bear Valley; (2) on
June 18 at the Alta Service Center; and
(3) on June 19 at Halsey Forebay.
Participants are responsible for their
own transportation; four-wheel-drive
vehicles are recommended. Anyone
interested in attending the site visit
should contact Mr. James Lynch at (916)
564–4214.
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.
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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 be recorded by a
stenographer and will become part of
the formal record of the Commission
proceeding on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–13537 Filed 6–16–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2784–003]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company;
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
June 10, 2008.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To
File License Application for a New
License and Commencing Licensing
Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 2784–003.
c. Dated Filed: April 11, 2008.
d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas and
Electric Company (PG&E).
e. Name of Project: Rollins
Transmission Line Project.
f. Location: The Rollins Transmission
Line Project is located in Nevada and
Placer counties, California, near the
Bear River and the town of Colfax. The
project consists of consists of a single
circuit wood pole line extending from
the Rollins Powerhouse switchyard
approximately 3,800 feet to PG&E’s
Drum-Grass Valley-Weimar
transmission line. The project is within
a 40-foot-wide corridor. The project also
includes an access road that is 1,867 feet
in length, with project widths between
20 and 60 feet. The project occupies a
total of 5.38 acres, all of which is under
private ownership.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Forrest
Sullivan, Senior Project Manager,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 5555
Florin Perkins Road, Rm. 100,
Sacramento, CA 95826, (916) 386–5580,
frs3@pge.com.
i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at 202–
502–8902 or e-mail
john.mudre@ferc.gov.
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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
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
Pacific Gas and Electric Company 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. Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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, 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 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
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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 (Rollins Transmission Line
Project) and number (P–2784–003), and
bear the heading ‘‘Comments on PreApplication 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 August 11, 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.
We anticipate preparing a multi-project
EIS that would also consider the
proposed relicensing of Nevada
Irrigation District’s Yuba-Bear Project
(FERC No. 2266–096) and Pacific Gas &
Electric Company’s Drum-Spaulding
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2310–
173). Because these three projects are
located in the same watersheds and
have the same license expiration dates,
NID and PG&E have decided, to the
extent practical, to cooperate and
coordinate on their relicensing efforts.
The scoping meetings and site visits
discussed below will address all three
projects.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
project at the times and places 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,
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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 and Time: Tuesday, June 24,
2008, 9 a.m.
Location: Auburn Holiday Inn Hotel,
120 Grass Valley Highway, Auburn,
California.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 24,
2008, 7 p.m.
Location: Gold Miners Inn Holiday
Inn Express Hotel, 121 Bank Street,
Grass Valley, California.
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 on May 22,
2008. 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 the list of issues identified
through the scoping process.
Site Visit
The licensees and Commission staff
will visit the project facilities on
Tuesday, June 17, Wednesday, June 18,
and Thursday, June 19, 2008, starting at
8 a.m. and ending at or about 5 p.m.
Participants should meet by the start
time as follows: (1) On June 17 at the
Discovery Trail in Bear Valley; (2) on
June 18 at the Alta Service Center; and
(3) on June 19 at Halsey Forebay.
Participants are responsible for their
own transportation; four-wheel-drive
vehicles are recommended. Anyone
interested in attending the site visit
should contact Mr. James Lynch at (916)
564–4214.
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
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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 be recorded by a
stenographer and will become part of
the formal record of the Commission
proceeding on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–13531 Filed 6–16–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2310–173]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company;
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
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June 10, 2008.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application for a New
License and Commencing Licensing
Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 2310–173.
c. Dated Filed: April 11, 2008.
d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas and
Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Drum Spaulding
Project.
f. Location: The Drum-Spaulding
Project is located on the west slope of
the Sierra Nevada, on the South Yuba
River, Bear River, North Fork of the
North Fork of the American River and
tributaries to the Sacramento River
basin, in Nevada and Placer counties,
California. A large portion of the project
is located on federal-owned lands
managed by the Forest Service as part of
the Tahoe National Forest. Small
portions of the project occupy lands
managed by the Bureau of Land
Management and the Bureau of
Reclamation.
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The Project consists of 10
developments: Spaulding No. 3;
Spaulding No. 1 and No. 2; Drum No.
1 and No. 2; Dutch Flat No. 1; Halsey;
Wise; Newcastle; Deer Creek; Alta; and
Wise No. 2. In the 10 developments
there are 29 reservoirs with a combined
gross storage capacity of 154,388 acrefeet of water; 6 major water conduits; 12
powerhouses with a combined
authorized installed capacity of 192.5
megawatts, 7 transmission lines; and
appurtenant facilities and structures,
including recreation facilities.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations
h. Applicant Contact: Steve Peirano,
Relicensing Project Manager, Pacific Gas
and Electric Company, 245 Market
Street, Room 1103, P.O. Box 770000,
San Francisco, CA 94177–0001, (415)
973–4481, or e-mail slp2@pge.com.
i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202)
502–8902 or e-mail
john.mudre@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
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
Pacific Gas and Electric Company 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. Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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
PO 00000
Frm 00039
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
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 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 (Drum-Spaulding Project) and
number (P–2310–173), 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 August 11, 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.
We anticipate preparing a multi-project
EIS that would also consider the
proposed relicensing of Nevada
Irrigation District’s Yuba-Bear Project
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2784-003]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; 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
June 10, 2008.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 2784-003.
c. Dated Filed: April 11, 2008.
d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
e. Name of Project: Rollins Transmission Line Project.
f. Location: The Rollins Transmission Line Project is located in
Nevada and Placer counties, California, near the Bear River and the
town of Colfax. The project consists of consists of a single circuit
wood pole line extending from the Rollins Powerhouse switchyard
approximately 3,800 feet to PG&E's Drum-Grass Valley-Weimar
transmission line. The project is within a 40-foot-wide corridor. The
project also includes an access road that is 1,867 feet in length, with
project widths between 20 and 60 feet. The project occupies a total of
5.38 acres, all of which is under private ownership.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Forrest Sullivan, Senior Project Manager,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 5555 Florin Perkins Road, Rm. 100,
Sacramento, CA 95826, (916) 386-5580, frs3@pge.com.
i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at 202-502-8902 or e-mail
john.mudre@ferc.gov.
[[Page 34283]]
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
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 Pacific Gas and Electric
Company 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. Pacific Gas and Electric Company 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, 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 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 (Rollins Transmission Line Project)
and number (P-2784-003), 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
August 11, 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. We anticipate preparing a multi-project EIS that would
also consider the proposed relicensing of Nevada Irrigation District's
Yuba-Bear Project (FERC No. 2266-096) and Pacific Gas & Electric
Company's Drum-Spaulding Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2310-173).
Because these three projects are located in the same watersheds and
have the same license expiration dates, NID and PG&E have decided, to
the extent practical, to cooperate and coordinate on their relicensing
efforts. The scoping meetings and site visits discussed below will
address all three projects.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of
the project at the times and places 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:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 9 a.m.
Location: Auburn Holiday Inn Hotel, 120 Grass Valley Highway,
Auburn, California.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 7 p.m.
Location: Gold Miners Inn Holiday Inn Express Hotel, 121 Bank
Street, Grass Valley, California.
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 on May 22, 2008. 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 the list of
issues identified through the scoping process.
Site Visit
The licensees and Commission staff will visit the project
facilities on Tuesday, June 17, Wednesday, June 18, and Thursday, June
19, 2008, starting at 8 a.m. and ending at or about 5 p.m. Participants
should meet by the start time as follows: (1) On June 17 at the
Discovery Trail in Bear Valley; (2) on June 18 at the Alta Service
Center; and (3) on June 19 at Halsey Forebay. Participants are
responsible for their own transportation; four-wheel-drive vehicles are
recommended. Anyone interested in attending the site visit should
contact Mr. James Lynch at (916) 564-4214.
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
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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 be recorded by a stenographer and will become
part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-13531 Filed 6-16-08; 8:45 am]
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