Eagle Crest Energy Company; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site Visit, 79079-79080 [E8-30564]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 248 / Wednesday, December 24, 2008 / Notices 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 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 Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–30617 Filed 12–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR09–9–000] Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–30560 Filed 12–23–08; 8:45 am] Northwest Natural Gas Company; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES December 17, 2008. Take notice that on December 11, 2008, Northwest Natural Gas Company (NW Natural) filed pursuant to section 9 of the Natural Gas Act and sections 284.224 and 284.123(b)(2) of the Commission’s regulations, a petition requesting that the Commission approve NW Natural’s revised depreciation rates for firm and interruptible storage and related transportation services. NW Natural does not propose to make any changes to its existing maximum rates approved by letter order, dated August 22, 2008, in Docket No. PR08–19–000. 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:45 Dec 23, 2008 Jkt 217001 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 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 Tuesday, December 30, 2008. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project Nos. 13123–000; 12509–001] Eagle Crest Energy Company; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site Visit December 17, 2008. a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File a License Application; PreApplication Document; and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process. b. Project Nos.: 13123–000 and 12509–0011. c. Dated Filed: October 16, 2008. 1 Previously, the project was given FERC Project No. 12509–001. Upon issuance of a new preliminary permit on August 13, 2008, the project was given FERC Project No. 13123–000. PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 79079 d. Submitted By: Eagle Crest Energy Company (Eagle Crest). e. Name of Project: Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Project. f. Location: The Eagle Mountain Project would be located at two depleted mining pits in the Eagle Mountain Mine in Riverside County, California, near the town of Desert Center, California. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission’s Regulations. h. Applicant Contact: Arthur Lowe, Eagle Crest Energy Company, 1 El Paso, Suite 204, Palm Desert, California 92260. i. FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen (202) 502–6105 or e-mail kim.nguyen@ferc.gov. j. Eagle Crest filed Pre-Application Document (PAD) and draft License Application (LA) for the Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Project, including proposed process plan and schedule, with the Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s regulations. k. Copies of the PAD, draft LA, and Scoping Document 1 (SD1) are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site (https://www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. The applicant maintains a project Web site with meeting information https:// www.eaglemountainenergy.net. Register online at https://ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to these or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. l. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on SD1. In addition, all comments on the PAD, draft LA, and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to Commission staff related to the merits of the potential applications (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 relevant to the Eagle Mountain Hydroelectric Project must include on the first page, the project name and number (P–13123– 000), and bear the heading, as appropriate, ‘‘Comments on Scoping E:\FR\FM\24DEN1.SGM 24DEN1 79080 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 248 / Wednesday, December 24, 2008 / Notices Document 1.’’ Any individual or entity interested in commenting on SD1 must do so no later than 60 days from receipt of this notice. Comments on SD1 and other permissible forms of communications with the Commission may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘efiling’’ link. m. At this time, Commission staff intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the project, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. n. Scoping Meetings. We will hold two scoping meetings for each project at the times and places noted below. The daytime meetings will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the evening meetings are primarily for receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, organizations, Indian tribes, and agencies to attend one or all 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: January 16, 2009. Time: 9 a.m. Location: University of California at Riverside, Palm Desert Graduate Center, 75–080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Room B114/117, Palm Desert, California 92211. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Evening Scoping Meeting Date: January 15, 2009. Time: 7 p.m. Location: University of California at Riverside, Palm Desert Graduate Center, 75–080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Room B200, Palm Desert, California 92211. SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental document, has been 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 k. Depending on the extent of comments received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may or may not be issued. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:45 Dec 23, 2008 Jkt 217001 Site Visit The applicant will conduct a site visit of the project on January 15, 2009 at 9 a.m. Those wishing to participate in the site visit should meet at the University of California at Riverside, Palm Desert Graduate Center, 75–080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Room B200, Palm Desert, California. To appropriately accommodate persons interested in attending the site visit, participants should contact Andrea Oliver with Eagle Crest at (760) 346–4900 or e-mail at aoliver@eaglecrestenergy.com by January 8, 2009. Scoping Meeting Objectives At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Present the proposed list of issues to be addressed in the EA; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource agency management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission’s regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and (5) discuss requests by any federal or state agency or Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an environmental document. Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD and draft LA in preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD, draft LA, and SD1 are included in item k of this notice. Scoping Meeting Procedures The scoping meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become part of the formal Commission records for the projects. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–30564 Filed 12–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. PR08–28–000; PR08–28–001] Calpine Texas Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Offer of Settlement and Notice of Shortened Comment Period December 17, 2008. Take notice that on December 10, 2008, Calpine Texas Pipeline, L.P. filed PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement (Settlement) in the abovedocketed proceeding. Included in its filing was a request to shorten the period for filing initial and reply comments in response to the Settlement. Because no protests were filed in this docket and the Commission Staff supports the Settlement, we are shortening the date for filing initial comments to and including December 22, 2008. Reply comments should be filed on or before December 29, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–30616 Filed 12–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004;FRL–8396–3] Access to Confidential Business Information by Guident Technologies Inc. and Science Applications International Corporation AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Guident of Herndon, VA and subcontractor Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of McLean, VA, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI). DATES: Access to the confidential data will occur no sooner than December 31, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov. For technical information contact: Scott M. Sherlock, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–8257; fax number: (202) 564– 8251; e-mail address: [sherlock.scott@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\24DEN1.SGM 24DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E8-30564]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Project Nos. 13123-000; 12509-001]


Eagle Crest Energy Company; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site 
Visit

December 17, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File a License Application; 
Pre-Application Document; and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing 
Process.
    b. Project Nos.: 13123-000 and 12509-001\1\.
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    \1\ Previously, the project was given FERC Project No. 12509-
001. Upon issuance of a new preliminary permit on August 13, 2008, 
the project was given FERC Project No. 13123-000.
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    c. Dated Filed: October 16, 2008.
    d. Submitted By: Eagle Crest Energy Company (Eagle Crest).
    e. Name of Project: Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: The Eagle Mountain Project would be located at two 
depleted mining pits in the Eagle Mountain Mine in Riverside County, 
California, near the town of Desert Center, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Arthur Lowe, Eagle Crest Energy Company, 1 El 
Paso, Suite 204, Palm Desert, California 92260.
    i. FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen (202) 502-6105 or e-mail 
kim.nguyen@ferc.gov.
    j. Eagle Crest filed Pre-Application Document (PAD) and draft 
License Application (LA) for the Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Project, 
including proposed process plan and schedule, with the Commission 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    k. Copies of the PAD, draft LA, and Scoping Document 1 (SD1) are 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site (https://www.ferc.gov), using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last 
three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov 
or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. The 
applicant maintains a project Web site with meeting information https://
www.eaglemountainenergy.net.
    Register online at https://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified 
via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to these or other 
pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    l. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on SD1. In 
addition, all comments on the PAD, draft LA, and SD1, study requests, 
requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to 
Commission staff related to the merits of the potential applications 
(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 relevant to the Eagle Mountain 
Hydroelectric Project must include on the first page, the project name 
and number (P-13123-000), and bear the heading, as appropriate, 
``Comments on Scoping

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Document 1.'' Any individual or entity interested in commenting on SD1 
must do so no later than 60 days from receipt of this notice.
    Comments on SD1 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.
    m. At this time, Commission staff intends to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement for the project, in accordance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act.
    n. Scoping Meetings.
    We will hold two scoping meetings for each project at the times and 
places noted below. The daytime meetings will focus on resource agency, 
Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the 
evening meetings are primarily for receiving input from the public. We 
invite all interested individuals, organizations, Indian tribes, and 
agencies to attend one or all 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: January 16, 2009.
    Time: 9 a.m.
    Location: University of California at Riverside, Palm Desert 
Graduate Center, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Room B114/117, Palm 
Desert, California 92211.

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: January 15, 2009.
    Time: 7 p.m.
    Location: University of California at Riverside, Palm Desert 
Graduate Center, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Room B200, Palm Desert, 
California 92211.
    SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the 
environmental document, has been 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 k. Depending on the extent of 
comments received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may or may not be issued.

Site Visit

    The applicant will conduct a site visit of the project on January 
15, 2009 at 9 a.m. Those wishing to participate in the site visit 
should meet at the University of California at Riverside, Palm Desert 
Graduate Center, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Room B200, Palm Desert, 
California. To appropriately accommodate persons interested in 
attending the site visit, participants should contact Andrea Oliver 
with Eagle Crest at (760) 346-4900 or e-mail at 
aoliver@eaglecrestenergy.com by January 8, 2009.

Scoping Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Present the proposed list 
of issues to be addressed in the EA; (2) review and discuss existing 
conditions and resource agency management objectives; (3) review and 
discuss existing information and identify preliminary information and 
study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan and schedule for 
pre-filing activity that incorporates the time frames provided for in 
Part 5 of the Commission's regulations and, to the extent possible, 
maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal permitting and 
certification processes; and (5) discuss requests by any federal or 
state agency or Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for 
development of an environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues 
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD and draft LA in preparation for 
the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD, 
draft LA, and SD1 are included in item k of this notice.

Scoping Meeting Procedures

    The scoping meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will 
become part of the formal Commission records for the projects.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-30564 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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