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Identification of Environmental Issues
When publishing its notice of intent
to prepare an EA on August 4, 2008,
DOE opened a 30-day scoping period
during which the public was invited to
participate in the identification of
potential environmental impacts that
may result from construction of the ESJ
transmission line project and reasonable
alternatives. DOE conducted two
scoping meetings in Jacumba. Nine
issues and concerns were identified as
a result of the scoping opportunity.
These issues and concerns are (1) visual
impacts, (2) avian mortality, (3) impacts
to protected, threatened, endangered, or
sensitive species of animals or plants, or
their critical habitats, (4) impacts to
cultural or historic resources, (6)
impacts to human health and safety, (6)
impacts to air, soil, and water, (7) land
use impacts, (8) impacts of seismic
activity, and (9) impacts from
development of wind generation. In the
EIS DOE will analyze these issues and
others it finds appropriate to address,
such as greenhouse gas emissions and
global climate change and also
intentional destructive acts, such as
terrorism. No additional construction or
routing alternatives were proposed as a
result of the scoping process.
Several commenters in this
proceeding have asked DOE to evaluate
the impacts associated with activities
that will occur inside Mexico (e.g., from
the construction and operation in
Mexico of the wind generators). NEPA
does not require an analysis of
environmental impacts that occur
within another sovereign nation that
result from approved actions by that
nation. The EIS, however, will evaluate
all relevant environmental impacts
within the U.S. related to or caused by
project-related activities in Mexico.
Based on comments received during
the initial EA process, and the potential
for public controversy, DOE has
determined an EIS to be the proper
NEPA compliance document.
EIS Preparation and Schedule
In preparing the Draft EIS, DOE will
consider comments received during the
scoping period. Because of previous
public participation activities, DOE does
not plan to conduct additional scoping
meetings for this EIS. However, any
timely additional written comments
submitted will be considered by DOE in
determining the scope of the EIS.
DOE anticipates issuing a Draft EIS in
the fall of 2009. DOE will provide a
public comment period of at least 45
days from the Environmental Protection
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Agency’s (EPA’s) Notice of Availability
(NOA) of the Draft EIS and will hold at
least one public hearing during the
public comment period.
DOE will include all comments
received on the Draft EIS, and responses
to those comments, in the Final EIS.
DOE will issue a Record of Decision no
sooner than 30 days from EPA’s NOA of
the Final EIS.
Persons who submitted comments
during the scoping process will receive
a copy of the Draft EIS. Other persons
who would like to receive a copy of the
document for review when it is issued
should notify Dr. Jerry Pell at the
address provided above.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 18,
2009.
Patricia A. Hoffman,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12619–002; Project No. 13363–
000; Project No. 13364–000; Project No.
13366–000]
Cascade Creek, LLC; City and Borough
of Wrangell, AK; Petersburg Municipal
Power and Light; City of Angoon, AK;
Notice of Competing Preliminary
Permit Applications Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Comment,
Motions To Intervene, and Competing
Applications
February 18, 2009.
Cascade Creek, LLC (Cascade), City
and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska
(Wrangell), Petersburg Municipal Power
and Light (Petersburg) and the City of
Angoon, Alaska filed applications,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal
Power Act, proposing to study the
feasibility of the Ruth Lake Project, to be
located on Ruth Lake and Delta Creek,
in an unorganized Borough near
Petersburg, Alaska. There are no
existing facilities. The project would be
located in the Tongass National Forest.
All of these applications were filed
electronically and given the filing date
of February 3, 2009, at 8:30 a.m.
The proposed Ruth Lake Projects:
The proposed Ruth Lake Project by
Cascade Creek, LLC for Project No.
12619–002 filed on February 3, 2009 at
8:30 a.m. would consist of: (1) A
proposed 170-foot-high concrete arch
dam at the exit of the natural Ruth Lake;
(2) an existing reservoir having a surface
area of 130 acres and a storage capacity
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of 17,000 acre-feet and normal water
surface elevation of 1,527 feet mean sea
level (msl); (3) a proposed 12,600-footlong, 6 to 12-inch diameter combination
bored tunnel and steel penstock; (4) a
proposed powerhouse containing three
new generating units having an installed
capacity of 20 megawatts; (5) an existing
20-mile-long, 138 kilovolt transmission
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed Ruth Lake Project would have
an average annual generation of 70
gigawatt-hours. Cascade is also
exploring alternatives that would
connect this project to their Cascade
Creek Project, which they have
preliminary permit for FERC No. 12495.
The proposed Ruth Lake Project by
City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska
for Project No. 13363–000 filed on
February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. would
consist of: (1) A proposed 170-foot-high
concrete arch dam at the exit of the
natural Ruth Lake; (2) an existing
reservoir having a surface area of 130
acres and a storage capacity of 17,000
acre-feet and normal water surface
elevation of 1,527 feet mean sea level
(msl); (3) a proposed 12,600-foot-long, 6
to 12-foot diameter combination bored
tunnel and steel penstock; (4) a
proposed powerhouse containing three
new generating units having an installed
capacity of 20 megawatts; (5) an existing
20-mile-long, 138 kilovolt transmission
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed Ruth Lake Project would have
an average annual generation of 70
gigawatt-hours.
The proposed Ruth Lake Project by
Petersburg Municipal Power and Light
for Project No. 13363–000 filed on
February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. would
consist of: (1) A proposed 200-foot-high
concrete faced rockfill dam at the exit of
the natural Ruth Lake; (2) an existing
reservoir having a surface area of 190
acres and a storage capacity of 17,000
acre-feet and normal water surface
elevation of 1,560 feet mean sea level
(msl); (3) a proposed 3,500-foot-long, 10foot diameter tunnel and a 7,800-footlong, 6-foot-diameter steel penstock; (4)
a proposed powerhouse containing
three new generating units having an
installed capacity of 20 megawatts; (5)
would connect directly to their
distribution system; and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed Ruth Lake
Project would have an average annual
generation of 70 gigawatt-hours.
The proposed Ruth Lake Project by
City of Angoon, Alaska for Project No.
13366–000 filed on February 3, 2009 at
8:30 a.m. would consist of: (1) A
proposed 170-foot-high concrete arched
dam at the exit of the natural Ruth Lake;
(2) an existing reservoir having a surface
area of 130 acres and a storage capacity
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of 17,000 acre-feet and normal water
surface elevation of 1,527 feet mean sea
level (msl); (3) a proposed 3,600-footlong, 6 to 12-inch diameter combination
bored tunnel and steel penstock; (4) a
proposed powerhouse containing three
new generating units having an installed
capacity of 20 megawatts; (4) an existing
20-mile-long, 138 kilovolt transmission
line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed Ruth Lake Project would have
an average annual generation of 70
gigawatt-hours.
Applicants Contact: For Cascade
Creek, LLC: Mr. Chris Spears, Cascade
Creek, LLC, 3633 Alderwood Avenue,
Bellingham, WA 98225, (360) 738–9999.
For City and Borough of Wrangell,
Alaska: Mr. Warren Edgley, City and
Borough of Wrangell, Alaska, P.O. Box
531, Wrangell, AK 99929, (907) 874–
2381. For Petersburg Municipal Electric
& Light: Mr. Joe Nelson, Superintendent,
Petersburg Municipal Electric & Light,
P.O. Box 329, 11 South Nordic,
Petersburg, AK 99833, (907) 772–4203.
For the City of Angoon, Alaska: Mayor,
Albert Howard, City of Angoon, Alaska,
P.O. Box 189, Angoon, AK 99820, (907)
788–3653.
FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502–
6062.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Comments, motions to intervene,
notices of intent, and competing
applications may be filed electronically
via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘eFiling’’ link. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit
these types of filings please go to the
Commission’s Web site located at https://
www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp.
More information about this project can
be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(P–12619–002, 13363–000, 13364, or P–
13366) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
call toll-free 1–866–208–3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Docket No. CP09–59–000]
Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice
of Application
February 18, 2009.
Take notice that on February 3, 2009,
as supplemented on February 12, 2009,
Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (Cove
Point) with a principal place of business
at 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, VA,
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission an application under
Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act seeking
authorization to construct, install, own,
operate and maintain a new compressor
to be used to compress boil-off gas from
the vapor system up to pipeline
pressure prior to entering the Cove Point
Pipeline at Dominion’s Cove Point LNG
Terminal located in Calvert County,
Maryland.
Cove Point’s proposal is more fully set
forth in the application which is on file
with the Commission and open to
public inspection. The filing 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
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to
Amanda K. Prestage, Regulatory and
Certificates Analyst II, Dominion
Transmission, Inc., 701 East Cary Street,
Richmond, VA 23219, telephone: (804)
771–4416, fax: (804) 771–4804.
Cove Point says that the purpose of
the boil-off compressor project is to
increase Cove Point’s capability to
compress vapor for send-out through its
natural gas pipeline facilities. This
capability is important during periods of
low send-out from the LNG Terminal.
When LNG is routinely being vaporized
in the normal course of business, boil
off vapor is consumed as fuel to operate
terminal equipment, and does not
accumulate within the plant. However,
when vaporization is not occurring on a
regular basis, boil off can cause
pressures within the LNG storage tanks
to increase.
The boil-off compressor project will
be composed of one 3,500-horsepower
electric motor driven reciprocating
compressor unit and related facilities,
all of which will be constructed within
the existing LNG Terminal site. The
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estimated cost of the boil-off compressor
project facilities is about $ 8 million.
Cove Point anticipates that these costs
will be allocated to LNG import
services, and will be collected in rates
(1) through negotiations in accordance
with the Commission’s Hackberry
policy as codified in EPAct 2005, and/
or (2) through the normal course of
future rate proceedings (such as the next
general rate case that is to be filed not
later than 2011). Cove Point does not
seek to establish an initial rate
applicable to the boil-off compressor
project at this time. Nor is Cove Point
seeking a pre-determination of rolled-in
rate treatment for the costs of this
project. Cove Point says that no changes
to the rates for any existing services are
proposed at this time.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice, the
Commission staff will either: complete
the environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
14 copies of filings made in the
proceeding with the Commission and
must mail a copy to the applicant and
to every other party. Only parties to the
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12619-002; Project No. 13363-000; Project No. 13364-000;
Project No. 13366-000]
Cascade Creek, LLC; City and Borough of Wrangell, AK; Petersburg
Municipal Power and Light; City of Angoon, AK; Notice of Competing
Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comment, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
February 18, 2009.
Cascade Creek, LLC (Cascade), City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska
(Wrangell), Petersburg Municipal Power and Light (Petersburg) and the
City of Angoon, Alaska filed applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of
the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Ruth
Lake Project, to be located on Ruth Lake and Delta Creek, in an
unorganized Borough near Petersburg, Alaska. There are no existing
facilities. The project would be located in the Tongass National
Forest. All of these applications were filed electronically and given
the filing date of February 3, 2009, at 8:30 a.m.
The proposed Ruth Lake Projects:
The proposed Ruth Lake Project by Cascade Creek, LLC for Project
No. 12619-002 filed on February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. would consist of:
(1) A proposed 170-foot-high concrete arch dam at the exit of the
natural Ruth Lake; (2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of
130 acres and a storage capacity of 17,000 acre-feet and normal water
surface elevation of 1,527 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) a proposed
12,600-foot-long, 6 to 12-inch diameter combination bored tunnel and
steel penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse containing three new
generating units having an installed capacity of 20 megawatts; (5) an
existing 20-mile-long, 138 kilovolt transmission line; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The proposed Ruth Lake Project would have an
average annual generation of 70 gigawatt-hours. Cascade is also
exploring alternatives that would connect this project to their Cascade
Creek Project, which they have preliminary permit for FERC No. 12495.
The proposed Ruth Lake Project by City and Borough of Wrangell,
Alaska for Project No. 13363-000 filed on February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m.
would consist of: (1) A proposed 170-foot-high concrete arch dam at the
exit of the natural Ruth Lake; (2) an existing reservoir having a
surface area of 130 acres and a storage capacity of 17,000 acre-feet
and normal water surface elevation of 1,527 feet mean sea level (msl);
(3) a proposed 12,600-foot-long, 6 to 12-foot diameter combination
bored tunnel and steel penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse containing
three new generating units having an installed capacity of 20
megawatts; (5) an existing 20-mile-long, 138 kilovolt transmission
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Ruth Lake Project
would have an average annual generation of 70 gigawatt-hours.
The proposed Ruth Lake Project by Petersburg Municipal Power and
Light for Project No. 13363-000 filed on February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m.
would consist of: (1) A proposed 200-foot-high concrete faced rockfill
dam at the exit of the natural Ruth Lake; (2) an existing reservoir
having a surface area of 190 acres and a storage capacity of 17,000
acre-feet and normal water surface elevation of 1,560 feet mean sea
level (msl); (3) a proposed 3,500-foot-long, 10-foot diameter tunnel
and a 7,800-foot-long, 6-foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) a proposed
powerhouse containing three new generating units having an installed
capacity of 20 megawatts; (5) would connect directly to their
distribution system; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Ruth
Lake Project would have an average annual generation of 70 gigawatt-
hours.
The proposed Ruth Lake Project by City of Angoon, Alaska for
Project No. 13366-000 filed on February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. would
consist of: (1) A proposed 170-foot-high concrete arched dam at the
exit of the natural Ruth Lake; (2) an existing reservoir having a
surface area of 130 acres and a storage capacity
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of 17,000 acre-feet and normal water surface elevation of 1,527 feet
mean sea level (msl); (3) a proposed 3,600-foot-long, 6 to 12-inch
diameter combination bored tunnel and steel penstock; (4) a proposed
powerhouse containing three new generating units having an installed
capacity of 20 megawatts; (4) an existing 20-mile-long, 138 kilovolt
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Ruth
Lake Project would have an average annual generation of 70 gigawatt-
hours.
Applicants Contact: For Cascade Creek, LLC: Mr. Chris Spears,
Cascade Creek, LLC, 3633 Alderwood Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, (360)
738-9999. For City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska: Mr. Warren Edgley,
City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska, P.O. Box 531, Wrangell, AK 99929,
(907) 874-2381. For Petersburg Municipal Electric & Light: Mr. Joe
Nelson, Superintendent, Petersburg Municipal Electric & Light, P.O. Box
329, 11 South Nordic, Petersburg, AK 99833, (907) 772-4203. For the
City of Angoon, Alaska: Mayor, Albert Howard, City of Angoon, Alaska,
P.O. Box 189, Angoon, AK 99820, (907) 788-3653.
FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502-6062.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``eFiling'' link. If unable to be filed electronically,
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to
the Commission's Web site located at https://www.ferc.gov/filing-
comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or
printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the Commission's Web site at http:/
/www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
12619-002, 13363-000, 13364, or P-13366) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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