Appalachian Power Company, Virginia; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project and Announcing Intention To Hold Public Meeting, 14978-14979 [E9-7443]

Download as PDF mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 14978 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 62 / Thursday, April 2, 2009 / Notices Docket Numbers: ER08–1178–003; EL08–88–004. Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation. Description: California Independent System Operator Corporation submits Attachment A- Exceptional Dispatch Amendment Compliance Filing. Filed Date: 03/23/2009. Accession Number: 20090324–0295. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, April 13, 2009. Docket Numbers: ER09–380–001. Applicants: PacifiCorp Description: PacifiCorp submits its Transmission Interconnection Agreement. Filed Date: 03/05/2009. Accession Number: 20090305–0175. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, April 06, 2009. Docket Numbers: ER09–583–001. Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC. Description: ITC Midwest LLC submits the cover sheet to the Agreement redesignated as required under the Midwest ISO’s Fourth Revised Volume. Filed Date: 03/25/2009. Accession Number: 20090326–0027. 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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 dockets(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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–7348 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2210–169] Appalachian Power Company, Virginia; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project and Announcing Intention To Hold Public Meeting March 27, 2009. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project (FERC No. 2210), located on the headwaters of the Roanoke River in Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, and Pittsylvania counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Commission staff has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project. The draft EIS contains staff’s evaluation of the applicant’s proposal and the alternatives for relicensing the Smith Mountain Project. The draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the license applicant, and Commission staff. A copy of the draft EIS is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed on the Commission’s web site at https://www.ferc.gov, under the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 62 / Thursday, April 2, 2009 / Notices mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 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. 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 should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC, 20426. All comments must be filed by May 11, 2009, and should reference Project No. 2210–169. Comments 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 instructions on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link. Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified above.1 You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. In addition to, or in lieu of, sending written comments, you are invited to attend a public meeting that will be held to receive comments on the draft EIS. The time and location of the meeting will be announced in a subsequent notice. At this meeting, resource agency personnel and other interested persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments, as well as recommendations, regarding the draft EIS. The meeting will be recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) will become part of the Commission’s public record for the project. This meeting is posted on the Commission’s calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ EventsList.aspx along with other related information. For further information, contact Allan Creamer at (202) 502–8365, or via e-mail at allan.creamer@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–7443 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:43 Apr 01, 2009 Jkt 217001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP08–36–000] Chestnut Ridge, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed JCT Storage Project March 27, 2009. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Chestnut Ridge LLC in the abovereferenced docket. The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of Chestnut Ridge LLC’s proposed JCT Storage Project. Chestnut Ridge proposes to convert an existing, diminished natural gas production field—the West Summit Field, which extends from Fayette County, Pennsylvania into Preston and Monongalia Counties, West Virginia— into a gas storage facility with up to 25 billion cubic feet of working gas capacity and up to 500,000 dekatherms per day of injection and withdrawal capacity. Proposed construction would include: • Recompletion/drilling of up to 25 injection/withdrawal or observation wells, 14 of which would be new wells and 11 existing wells; • Construction of approximately 14 miles of gathering laterals from individual wells to a new compressor station; • Construction of an approximate 25,000 horsepower compressor station; • Construction of a 1,900 foot 24-inch diameter pipeline header connecting to a Columbia Gas pipeline; • Construction of a 21.5-mile 24-inch diameter pipeline header connecting to the Dominion Transmission, Inc./Texas Eastern interstate pipeline; • Construction of a 1.5 mile, 138kilovolt radial transmission line to connect to the Junction Compressor Station with a switchyard and a switching and metering station; and, • Construction of appurtenant facilities consisting of tap valves, pig launchers and receivers, meter and PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14979 regulator stations, separation and control systems, and access roads. The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state, and local agencies; public interest groups; interested individuals; newspapers and libraries in the project area; Native America groups; and parties to this proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To ensure consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we receive your comments before the date specified below. You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the JCT Storage Project. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before April 26, 2009. For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the project docket number CP08–36–000 with your submission. The docket number can be found on the front of this notice. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at 202–502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick Comment feature, which is located on the Commission’s internet Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. A Quick Comment is an easy method for interested persons to submit text-only comments on a project; (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission’s internet Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. eFiling involves preparing your submission in the same manner as you would if filing on paper, and then saving the file on your computer’s hard drive. You will attach that file as your submission. New eFiling users must first create an E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 62 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14978-14979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7443]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2210-169]


Appalachian Power Company, Virginia; Notice of Availability of 
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Smith Mountain Pumped 
Storage Project and Announcing Intention To Hold Public Meeting

March 27, 2009.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the 
Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project (FERC No. 2210), located on the 
headwaters of the Roanoke River in Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, and 
Pittsylvania counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Commission staff 
has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 
project.
    The draft EIS contains staff's evaluation of the applicant's 
proposal and the alternatives for relicensing the Smith Mountain 
Project. The draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, 
non-governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the 
license applicant, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the draft EIS is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed on the 
Commission's web site at https://www.ferc.gov, under the eLibrary link. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket

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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.
    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 should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC, 
20426. All comments must be filed by May 11, 2009, and should reference 
Project No. 2210-169. Comments 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 instructions on 
the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary 
link.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified 
above.\1\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    In addition to, or in lieu of, sending written comments, you are 
invited to attend a public meeting that will be held to receive 
comments on the draft EIS. The time and location of the meeting will be 
announced in a subsequent notice.
    At this meeting, resource agency personnel and other interested 
persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments, 
as well as recommendations, regarding the draft EIS. The meeting will 
be recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and 
written) will become part of the Commission's public record for the 
project. This meeting is posted on the Commission's calendar located at 
https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other 
related information.
    For further information, contact Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365, 
or via e-mail at allan.creamer@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-7443 Filed 4-1-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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