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requested be issued on or before May 1,
2010.
Questions concerning this application
may be directed to Lisa A. Moore,
General Manager, Rates and Certificates,
Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC at
5400 Westheimer Court, P.O. Box 1642,
Houston, TX 77251–1642, or by calling
(713) 627–4102, or by e-mailing
lamoore@spectraenergy.com.
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
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 with the
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in
the proceeding. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
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consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, 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 November 10, 2009.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12693–002]
Sutton Hydroelectric Company LLC;
Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
October 20, 2009.
On October 1, 2009, the Sutton
Hydroelectric Company LLC filed an
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of
the Federal Power Act, proposing to
study the feasibility of the Sutton
Project, to be located at the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers Sutton Dam, on the
Elk River, in Sutton, Braxton County,
West Virginia.
The proposed project would utilize
the existing U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ Sutton Dam and would
consist of: (1) A proposed powerhouse
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containing 3 generating units with a
total generating capacity of 9.2 MW; (2)
a 10-foot-diameter penstock; (3) a
proposed 1,600-foot-long, 138-kV
transmission line; (4) a tailrace; and (5)
appurtenant facilities. The project
would have an estimated average annual
generation of 38.1 gigawatts-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeffrey M.
Auser, Brookfield Renewable Power,
200 Donald Lynch Boulevard, Suite 300,
Marlborough, MA 01752, phone (508)
251–7716.
FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202)
502–6093.
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
‘‘e-Filing’’ 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 http:
//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–12693) in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, call toll-free
1–866–208–3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–25869 Filed 10–27–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13531–000]
Hydrodynamics, Inc.; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
October 21, 2009.
On July 7, 2009, Hydrodynamics, Inc.
filed an application for a preliminary
permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
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Federal Power Act, proposing to study
the feasibility of the East Rosebud
Hydro Project, which would be located
on East Rosebud Creek, in Carbon
County, Montana. The sole purpose of a
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
the permit holder priority to file a
license application during the permit
term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform
any land disturbing activities or
otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners’
express permission.
The proposed project would consist of
the following: (1) A new 8-foot-high,
100-foot-long concrete diversion dam;
(2) a new 7-foot-wide, 30-foot-long
intake extending from the right side of
the dam; (3) a new 42-inch-diameter,
2.2-mile-long steel penstock; (4) a new
powerhouse containing one generating
unit with an installed capacity of 6
megawatts; (5) a new tailrace
discharging flows into East Rosebud
Creek; (6) a new substation; (7) a new
50-kilovolt, 3.6-mile-long transmission
line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed project would have an average
annual generation of 40 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Ben Singer,
Project Manager, Hydrodynamics, Inc.,
P.O. Box 1136, Bozeman, MT 59771;
phone: (406) 587–5086.
FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, (202)
502–6077.
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 (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp)
under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For a simpler
method of submitting text only
comments, click on ‘‘Quick Comment.’’
For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and eight copies to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, can
be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of Commission’s Web site at:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
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(P–13531) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–25870 Filed 10–27–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Panel Member List for Hydropower
Licensing Study Dispute Resolution;
Notice Requesting Applications for
Panel Member List for Hydropower
Licensing Study Dispute Resolution
October 20, 2009.
This notice requests applications from
those interested in being listed as
potential panel members to assist in the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) study
dispute resolution process for the
integrated licensing process of
hydropower projects.
Background
The Commission’s integrated
licensing process (ILP) regulations
pertaining to hydroelectric licensing
under the Federal Power Act encourages
informal resolution of study
disagreements. In cases where this is not
successful, a formal study dispute
resolution process is available for state
and federal agencies or Indian tribes
with mandatory conditioning
authority.1
The ILP provides that the disputed
study must be submitted to a dispute
resolution panel consisting of a person
from Commission staff, a person from
the agency or Indian tribe referring the
dispute to the Commission, and a third
person selected by the other two
panelists from a pre-established list of
persons with expertise in the disputed
resource area.2 The third panel member
(TPM) will serve without compensation,
except for certain allowable travel
expenses to be borne by the Commission
(31 CFR 301).
The role of the panel members is to
make a finding, with respect to each
disputed study request, on the extent to
which each study criteria set forth in the
regulations is or is not met,3 and why.
The panel will then make a
1 See § 5.14 of the final rule, which may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_06/
18cfr5_06.html.
2 These persons must not be otherwise involved
with the proceeding.
3 See § 5.9 of the final rule.
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recommendation to the Director of the
Office of Energy Projects based on the
panel’s findings.
TPMs can only be selected from a list
of qualified persons (TPM List) that is
developed and maintained by the
Commission. This notice seeks
additional members for the TPM list,
which was originally compiled in 2004.
Current members of the TPM list do not
need to reapply. Each qualified panel
member will be listed by area(s) and
sub-area(s) of technical expertise, for
example Fisheries Resources—instream
flow. The TPM list will be available to
the public on the Commission’s Web
site. All individuals submitting their
applications to the Commission for
consideration must meet the
Commission’s qualifications.
Application Contents
The applicant should describe in
detail his/her qualifications in items 1–
4 listed below.
1. Technical expertise, including
education and experience in each
resource area and sub-area for which the
applicant wishes to be considered:
• Aquatic Resources
Æ water quality
Æ instream flows
Æ fish passage
Æ species specialists
1. bull trout
2. pacific salmon
3. Atlantic salmon and cluepeids
4. bass
5. lamprey
6. sturgeon
Æ macroinvertebrates
Æ threatened and endangered species
Æ general
• Terrestrial Resources
Æ wildlife biology
Æ botany
Æ wetlands ecology
Æ threatened and endangered species
Æ general
• Cultural Resources
Æ architectural history
Æ archeology
Æ Indian tribes
• Recreational Resources
Æ whitewater boating
Æ instream flows
Æ general
• Land use
Æ shoreline management
Æ general
• Aesthetics
Æ noise
Æ dark sky/nighttime artificial
lighting
Æ aesthetic instream flows
Æ general
• Geology
Æ geomorphology
Æ erosion
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13531-000]
Hydrodynamics, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
October 21, 2009.
On July 7, 2009, Hydrodynamics, Inc. filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
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Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the East
Rosebud Hydro Project, which would be located on East Rosebud Creek, in
Carbon County, Montana. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if
issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license
application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform any land disturbing activities
or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the
owners' express permission.
The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A new 8-
foot-high, 100-foot-long concrete diversion dam; (2) a new 7-foot-wide,
30-foot-long intake extending from the right side of the dam; (3) a new
42-inch-diameter, 2.2-mile-long steel penstock; (4) a new powerhouse
containing one generating unit with an installed capacity of 6
megawatts; (5) a new tailrace discharging flows into East Rosebud
Creek; (6) a new substation; (7) a new 50-kilovolt, 3.6-mile-long
transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project
would have an average annual generation of 40 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Ben Singer, Project Manager, Hydrodynamics,
Inc., P.O. Box 1136, Bozeman, MT 59771; phone: (406) 587-5086.
FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, (202) 502-6077.
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
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``eFiling''
link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on
``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-free at (866) 208-3676; or,
for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To
paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-13531) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-25870 Filed 10-27-09; 8:45 am]
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