Ketchikan Public Utilities; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment, 39690-39691 [E8-15701]

Download as PDF jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 39690 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 133 / Thursday, July 10, 2008 / Notices Docket Numbers: RP99–301–210. Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company. Description: ANR Pipeline Company submits an amendment to one Rate Schedule FSS negotiated rate agreement between ANR and Tenaska Marketing Ventures. Filed Date: 07/01/2008. Accession Number: 20080702–0222. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 14, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP99–301–211. Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company. Description: ANR Pipeline Company submits an amendment to one Rate Schedule FTS–1 negotiated rate agreement between ANR and Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. Filed Date: 07/01/2008. Accession Number: 20080702–0221. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 14, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–432–000. Applicants: MIGC LLC. Description: MIGC LLC submits First Revised Sheet 2 et al to FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume 1, to be effective 4/1/08. Filed Date: 07/01/2008. Accession Number: 20080702–0265. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 14, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–433–000. Applicants: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company. Description: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co submits Sixty-Sixth Revised Sheet 7 et al to FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume 1, to be effective 4/1/ 08. Filed Date: 07/01/2008. Accession Number: 20080702–0264. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 14, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–434–000. Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission LP. Description: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP submits TwentySeventh Revised Sheet 25 et al to FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh Revised Volume 1 and First Revised Volume 2, to be effective 8/1/08. Filed Date: 07/01/2008. Accession Number: 20080702–0266. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 14, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–435–000. Applicants: Dominion Transmission, Inc. Description: Report of Annual Overrun/Penalty Revenue Distribution of Dominion Transmission, Inc. Filed Date: 07/01/2008. Accession Number: 20080701–5126. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 14, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–438–000. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:58 Jul 09, 2008 Jkt 214001 Applicants: WTG Hugoton, LP. Description: WTG Hugoton, LP submits Original Volume 1 et al effective 8/1/08. Filed Date: 07/01/2008. Accession Number: 20080702–0300. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 14, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–439–000. Applicants: Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Company. Description: Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Company submits Third Revised Sheet 6 to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1. Filed Date: 07/01/2008. Accession Number: 20080703–0066. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 14, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–440–000. Applicants: Questar Pipeline Company. Description: Questar Pipeline Company submits Forty-Fourth Revised Sheet 5 to FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume 1 and Forty-Sixth Revised Sheet 8 to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 3, effective 8/1/08 under RP08–440. Filed Date: 07/02/2008. Accession Number: 20080703–0067. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 14, 2008. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings 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) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. 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. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// 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. PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 email 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. E8–15612 Filed 7–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 11841–002 Alaska] Ketchikan Public Utilities; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment July 2, 2008. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission or FERC) regulations, 18 CFR Part 380, Commission staff has reviewed the application for an original license for the proposed Whitman Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 11841– 002) and has prepared a final environmental assessment (final EA) for the project. The project would be located on Whitman Creek, approximately 4 miles east of the City of Ketchikan, Alaska. The project would occupy 155.8 acres of lands of the United States, 155 acres administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and 0.8 acres administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. On February 8, 2008, Ketchikan Public Utilities (KPU) filed a multi-party Settlement Agreement. In addition to KPU, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water, Water Resources Section, and the Southern Southeast Regional E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 133 / Thursday, July 10, 2008 / Notices Aquaculture Association were signatories to the Settlement Agreement. The final EA contains the staff’s analysis of the potential environmental effects of the proposed project and concludes that licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. Copies of the final EA are available for review in Public Reference Room 2–A of the Commission’s offices at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. The final EA may also be viewed on the Commission’s Internet 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. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (202) 502–6088, or on the Commission’s Web site using the eLibrary link. For assistance with eLibrary, contact FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676; for TTY contact (202) 502–8659. For further information, contact Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502–8434 or by e-mail at kenneth.hogan@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–15701 Filed 7–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Upper Peninsula Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES July 2, 2008. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed Upper Peninsula Power Company’s proposed shoreline management plan for the Cataract Hydroelectric Project, located on the Middle Branch of the Escanaba River in Marquette County, Michigan, and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA). A copy of the EA is on file with the Commission and is available for public inspection. The EA may also be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the 16:58 Jul 09, 2008 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–15700 Filed 7–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06–5–009] Empire Pipeline, Inc. and Empire State Pipeline; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Amended Empire Connector Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues July 2, 2008. [Project No. 10854–080–MI] VerDate Aug<31>2005 ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number (P–10854) 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 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Any comments on the EA should be filed by August 1, 2008, and should be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1–A, Washington, DC 20426. Please reference the project name and project number (P–10854) on all comments. Comments may be filed electronically via 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 under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For further information, contact Jon Cofrancesco at (202) 502–8951. Jkt 214001 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 amended portion of the Empire Connector Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Empire Pipeline, Inc. (EPI) and Empire State Pipeline (Empire), a subsidiary of National Fuel Gas Company, in Ontario County, New York.1 These amended facilities would consist of about 1 mile of 24-inchdiameter pipeline. This EA will be used by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted by a 1 EPI and Empire’s application was filed with the Commission under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission’s regulations. PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39691 pipeline company representative about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The pipeline company 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, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with state law. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’ was attached to the project notice EPI provided to landowners. This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission’s proceedings. It is available for viewing on the FERC Internet Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov). Summary of the Proposed Project EPI and Empire’s Empire Connector Project (project) which expands Empire’s pipeline system in New York was approved by the FERC on December 21, 2006, and is a part of the Northeast07 Project (NE–07 Project) 2 and is currently under construction. Through its recent easement negotiations about the crossing of the New York State Thruway (Thruway) with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Empire learned that a portion of the approved route between approximate mileposts (MPs) 4.0 and 4.8 along Crowley Road lies within the NYSDOT property and is part of the Thruway easement. The NYSDOT’s policy prohibiting lateral occupancy of limited access highways by utilities (other than communication utilities) applies to this location. Empire has developed the proposed alternative pipeline route to avoid construction within the easement. Empire seeks authority to construct and operate: • About 1 mile of 24-inch-diameter pipeline between MPs 3.8 and 4.8 of the project. The location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix 1.2 Land Requirements for Construction Construction of the proposed facilities would require about 11.0 acres of land. Following construction, about 5.3 acres would be maintained within the 2 The notice of availability for the final supplemental environmental impact statement for the NE–07 Project was issued October 13, 2006. It will be incorporated by reference into the EA for this amendment project. E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 133 (Thursday, July 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39690-39691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15701]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11841-002 Alaska]


Ketchikan Public Utilities; Notice of Availability of Final 
Environmental Assessment

July 2, 2008.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission 
or FERC) regulations, 18 CFR Part 380, Commission staff has reviewed 
the application for an original license for the proposed Whitman Lake 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 11841-002) and has prepared a final 
environmental assessment (final EA) for the project. The project would 
be located on Whitman Creek, approximately 4 miles east of the City of 
Ketchikan, Alaska. The project would occupy 155.8 acres of lands of the 
United States, 155 acres administered by the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service and 0.8 acres administered by the U.S. 
Bureau of Land Management.
    On February 8, 2008, Ketchikan Public Utilities (KPU) filed a 
multi-party Settlement Agreement. In addition to KPU, the Alaska 
Department of Fish and Game, the Alaska Department of Natural 
Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water, Water Resources Section, 
and the Southern Southeast Regional

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Aquaculture Association were signatories to the Settlement Agreement.
    The final EA contains the staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental effects of the proposed project and concludes that 
licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective 
measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would 
significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
    Copies of the final EA are available for review in Public Reference 
Room 2-A of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC. The final EA may also be viewed on the Commission's 
Internet 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. Additional information about the 
project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, 
at (202) 502-6088, or on the Commission's Web site using the eLibrary 
link. For assistance with eLibrary, contact FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 
or toll-free at (866) 208-3676; for TTY contact (202) 502-8659.
    For further information, contact Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502-8434 or 
by e-mail at kenneth.hogan@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-15701 Filed 7-9-08; 8:45 am]
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