Green Island Power Authority; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 11925-11926 [E9-6071]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 53 / Friday, March 20, 2009 / Notices any commitment or obligation from DOE. Under no circumstances does this Request for Expressions of Interest seek to award a contract for services under the Federal Acquisition Regulations or a financial assistance agreement under Part 600 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. DOE does not intend to formally respond to information submitted in response to this Request for Expressions of Interest. The cost for the preparation and submittal of a response to the Request for Expressions of Interest is the sole responsibility of the interested party. Issued in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2009. Inos R. Triay, Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management. [FR Doc. E9–6136 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6540–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13–023] Green Island Power Authority; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments March 12, 2009. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New major license. b. Project No.: 13–023. c. Date Filed: March 2, 2009. d. Applicant: Green Island Power Authority. e. Name of Project: Green Island Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on the Hudson River in Albany County, New York. The project would occupy Federal land managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Agent Contact: James A. Besha, President, Albany Engineering Corporation, 5 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205; (518) 456–7712. i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502–6041. j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. k. Project Description: The existing Green Island Project utilizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Green Island-Troy lock and dam that consists of: (1) A dam with a main spillway with a fixed crest elevation of 14.33 feet mean sea level (msl); and (2) an auxiliary spillway with a crest elevation of 16.33 feet msl. The Green Island Project consists of: (1) 2-foot-high pneumatic flashboards along the top of the main spillway with a crest elevation of 16.33 feet msl; (2) a 700-acre impoundment with a normal water surface elevation of 16.33 feet msl; (3) a bulkhead and forebay structure located downstream and at the west end of the Corps dam; (4) a powerhouse containing four 1.5 megawatt (MW) generating units with a total installed capacity of 6.0 MW; (5) a 34.5 kilovolt underground transmission cable; and (6) appurtenant facilities. Green Island Power Authority proposes to: (1) Lower the existing main 11925 spillway to a crest elevation of 12.5 feet msl, and install new hydraulically operated crest gates with a maximum crest gate elevation of 18.5 feet msl; (2) install a new trash boom extending across and upstream of the forebay; (3) construct a new bulkhead structure equipped with a new 300-foot-wide, 300-foot-long fish protection system screen; and (4) expand the existing powerhouse to the east and west and install four new 6.0 MW generating units, and replace the four existing generating units with four new 6.0 MW generating units with a total installed capacity of 48 MW. l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application 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 Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. 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. n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Notice of Acceptance and Ready for Environmental Analysis .................................................................................................. Filing interventions, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions .................. Notice of availability of the EA ................................................................................................................................................... Filing comments on EA .............................................................................................................................................................. Filing modified terms and conditions ......................................................................................................................................... May 1, 2009. June 30, 2009. October 28, 2009. November 27, 2009. January 26, 2010. o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–6071 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:32 Mar 19, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1 11926 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 53 / Friday, March 20, 2009 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13387–000] Liberty University, Inc., Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Click-on general search and enter the docket number (P–13387) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–6072 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE March 12, 2009. On March 6, 2009, Liberty University, Inc., filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Scott’s Mill Project No. 13387 to be located on the James River in Amherst and Bedford Counties, Virginia. The proposed project would consist of: (1) The existing 15-foot-high, 925foot-long Scott’s Mill dam; (2) an existing 316-acre reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of 511 feet mean sea level; (3) a new powerhouse containing 4 generating units with a total installed capacity of 4.8 MW; (4) a new 70 to 500-foot-long underground transmission cable; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation is 10,500 MWh. Applicant Contact: Lee Beaumont, Assistant to the Chancellor, 1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, VA 24502 (434) 592–3315. FERC Contact: Tom Dean (202) 502– 6041. Competing Application: This application competes with Project No. 13302–000 filed October 14, 2008. The deadline to file a competing application or notice of intent ended February 6, 2009. Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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/filingcomments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or printed on VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:32 Mar 19, 2009 Jkt 217001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP09–76–000; PF06–34–000] Questar Overthrust Pipeline Company; Notice of Application March 12, 2009. Take notice that on March 5, 2009, Questar Overthrust Pipeline Company (Overthrust), 180 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, filed an application to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) seeking authority to expand its interstate natural-gas transmission system by constructing and operating two new compressor packages. One compressor package will be located at a new Compressor Station called Point of Rocks and the other compressor package will be installed in a vacant bay in an existing building at the existing Rock Springs Compressor Station. The proposed Point of Rocks station and the Rock Springs station are both located within Sweetwater County, Wyoming, all as more fully set forth in the application. This 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, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Overthrust explains that the proposed new pipeline facilities, known as the Overthrust Compression Expansion Project (Compression Expansion), will enable it to transport an additional 300,000 Dth/d of natural gas from receipt points at Opal, Wyoming, to the existing interconnect with REX near Wamsutter, Wyoming. It is further explained that Overthrust has PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 negotiated a Transportation Service Agreement with Encana Marketing (USA) Inc. that has subscribed for the entire 300,000 Dth/d of incremental capacity created by the project. Overthrust states that by letter dated October 9, 2008, in Docket No. PF06– 34–000, the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects granted Overthrust’s September 26, 2008, request to utilize the Commission’s Pre-Filing Process for the planned Compression Expansion. Overthrust has also submitted an applicant-prepared Draft Environmental Assessment that was prepared during the Pre-Filing Process that was included with this application. Any questions regarding Overthrust’s proposal in this application should be Directed to L. Bradley Burton, Manager, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Questar Pipeline Company, 180 East 100 South, P.O. Box 45360, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145, telephone: (801) 324–2459 or email: brad.burton@questar.com or Tad M. Taylor, Division Counsel, Questar Pipeline Company, 180 East 100 South, P.O. Box 45360, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145, telephone: (801) 324–5531. On October 9, 2008, the Commission staff granted Overthrust’s request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF06–34–000 to staff activities involving the project. Now, as of the filing of this application on March 5, 2009, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP09–76– 000, as noted in the caption of this notice. 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 its 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 E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 53 (Friday, March 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11925-11926]
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[FR Doc No: E9-6071]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13-023]


Green Island Power Authority; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

March 12, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New major license.
    b. Project No.: 13-023.
    c. Date Filed: March 2, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Green Island Power Authority.
    e. Name of Project: Green Island Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Hudson River in 
Albany County, New York. The project would occupy Federal land managed 
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Agent Contact: James A. Besha, President, Albany Engineering 
Corporation, 5 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205; (518) 456-7712.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Project Description: The existing Green Island Project utilizes 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Green Island-Troy lock and dam 
that consists of: (1) A dam with a main spillway with a fixed crest 
elevation of 14.33 feet mean sea level (msl); and (2) an auxiliary 
spillway with a crest elevation of 16.33 feet msl.
    The Green Island Project consists of: (1) 2-foot-high pneumatic 
flashboards along the top of the main spillway with a crest elevation 
of 16.33 feet msl; (2) a 700-acre impoundment with a normal water 
surface elevation of 16.33 feet msl; (3) a bulkhead and forebay 
structure located downstream and at the west end of the Corps dam; (4) 
a powerhouse containing four 1.5 megawatt (MW) generating units with a 
total installed capacity of 6.0 MW; (5) a 34.5 kilovolt underground 
transmission cable; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    Green Island Power Authority proposes to: (1) Lower the existing 
main spillway to a crest elevation of 12.5 feet msl, and install new 
hydraulically operated crest gates with a maximum crest gate elevation 
of 18.5 feet msl; (2) install a new trash boom extending across and 
upstream of the forebay; (3) construct a new bulkhead structure 
equipped with a new 300-foot-wide, 300-foot-long fish protection system 
screen; and (4) expand the existing powerhouse to the east and west and 
install four new 6.0 MW generating units, and replace the four existing 
generating units with four new 6.0 MW generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 48 MW.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application 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 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 item 
(h) above.
    m. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
may be made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance and Ready for     May 1, 2009.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing interventions, comments,        June 30, 2009.
 recommendations, preliminary terms
 and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Notice of availability of the EA.....  October 28, 2009.
Filing comments on EA................  November 27, 2009.
Filing modified terms and conditions.  January 26, 2010.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-6071 Filed 3-19-09; 8:45 am]
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