Merced Irrigation District; 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, 1210-1211 [E9-256]
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Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia,
and issued an Environmental
Assessment (EA) on December 11, 2008.
In the EA, Commission staff analyze the
potential environmental effects of
relicensing the project and conclude
that issuing a subsequent license for the
project, with appropriate environmental
measures, would not constitute a major
federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment.
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 ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access documents. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659.
You may also register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Comments on the EA should be filed
within 30 days from the issuance date
of this notice, and should be addressed
to the Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Room 1–A, Washington, DC
20426. Please affix King Mill Project No.
9988–015 to 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 Sarah Florentino at
(202) 502–6863.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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18 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
18 CFR Part 45 (2008), and Commission
Order No. 664 (2005).
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
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 January 23, 2009.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2179–042]
Merced Irrigation District; 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
January 5, 2009.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application for a New
License and Commencing Licensing
Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 2179–042.
c. Dated Filed: January 5, 2009.
d. Submitted By: Merced Irrigation
District.
e. Name of Project: Merced River
Hydroelectric.
f. Location: On the Merced River in
Mariposa County, California, about 23
miles northeast of the City of Merced.
The project occupies 2,941.84 acres of
United States lands under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land
Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr.
Dan Pope, General Manager, Merced
Irrigation District, P.O. Box 2288,
Merced, CA 95344, Attn. Dan Pope.
i. FERC Contact: Matt Buhyoff at (202)
502–6824 or e-mail at
matt.buhyoff@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.
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l. With this notice, we are designating
Merced Irrigation District 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. Merced Irrigation District 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 (Merced River Hydroelectric
Project) and number (P–2179–042), 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 March 3, 2009.
Comments on the PAD and SD1,
study requests, requests for cooperating
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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. Although our current intent is to
prepare an environmental assessment
(EA), there is the possibility that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be required. Nevertheless, this
meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping
requirements, irrespective of whether an
EA or EIS is issued by the Commission.
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 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: Wednesday, January 28, 2009.
Time: 10 a.m. (PST).
Location: Merced County Farm
Bureau, 646 South Highway 59, Merced,
CA 95340.
Phone: (209) 722–3814.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009.
Time: 6:30 p.m. (PST).
Location: Merced County Farm
Bureau, 646 South Highway 59, Merced,
CA 95340.
Phone: (209) 722–3814.
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)
may be issued. SD2 may 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
The potential applicant and
Commission staff will conduct a site
visit of the proposed project on
Thursday, January 29, 2009, starting at
10 a.m. All participants should meet at
Merced Irrigation District Project
Headquarters located at 9188 Village
Drive, Snelling, CA. All participants are
responsible for their own transportation.
Anyone with questions about the site
visit should contact Mr. Randy Anthony
on or before Wednesday, January 14th at
(209) 378–2422 or by e-mail at
ranthony@mercedid.org; or Barb Deibler
at (209) 378–2421 ext. 244 or by e-mail
at bdeibler@mercedid.org.
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 be recorded by a
stenographer and will become part of
the formal record of the Commission
proceeding on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2179-042]
Merced Irrigation District; 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
January 5, 2009.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 2179-042.
c. Dated Filed: January 5, 2009.
d. Submitted By: Merced Irrigation District.
e. Name of Project: Merced River Hydroelectric.
f. Location: On the Merced River in Mariposa County, California,
about 23 miles northeast of the City of Merced. The project occupies
2,941.84 acres of United States lands under the jurisdiction of the
Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Dan Pope, General Manager,
Merced Irrigation District, P.O. Box 2288, Merced, CA 95344, Attn. Dan
Pope.
i. FERC Contact: Matt Buhyoff at (202) 502-6824 or e-mail at
matt.buhyoff@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.
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l. With this notice, we are designating Merced Irrigation District
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. Merced Irrigation District 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 (Merced River Hydroelectric Project)
and number (P-2179-042), 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
March 3, 2009.
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. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or
EIS is issued by the Commission.
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 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: Wednesday, January 28, 2009.
Time: 10 a.m. (PST).
Location: Merced County Farm Bureau, 646 South Highway 59, Merced,
CA 95340.
Phone: (209) 722-3814.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009.
Time: 6:30 p.m. (PST).
Location: Merced County Farm Bureau, 646 South Highway 59, Merced,
CA 95340.
Phone: (209) 722-3814.
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) may be issued. SD2 may include a
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues,
identified through the scoping process.
Site Visit
The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct a site
visit of the proposed project on Thursday, January 29, 2009, starting
at 10 a.m. All participants should meet at Merced Irrigation District
Project Headquarters located at 9188 Village Drive, Snelling, CA. All
participants are responsible for their own transportation. Anyone with
questions about the site visit should contact Mr. Randy Anthony on or
before Wednesday, January 14th at (209) 378-2422 or by e-mail at
ranthony@mercedid.org; or Barb Deibler at (209) 378-2421 ext. 244 or by
e-mail at bdeibler@mercedid.org.
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 be recorded by a stenographer and will become
part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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