Copper Valley Electric Association; Notice of Scoping Meeting and Soliciting Scoping Comments for an Oirginal Application for License, 22775-22776 [2010-10061]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 83 / Friday, April 30, 2010 / Notices questions and comments to the OFAs for response. Anyone with questions pertaining to the technical conference or this notice should contact W. Doug Foster at (202) 502–6118 (via e-mail at doug.foster@ferc.gov), or Fannie Kingsberry at (202) 502–6108 (via e-mail at fannie.kingsberry@ferc.gov). Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–10059 Filed 4–29–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13124–000] Copper Valley Electric Association; Notice of Scoping Meeting and Soliciting Scoping Comments for an Oirginal Application for License wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 April 23, 2010. a. Type of Application: Original License Application. b. Project No.: 13124–000. c. Applicant: Copper Valley Electric Association. d. Name of Project: Allison Lake Project. e. Location: on the south side of Port Valdez, on the shore opposite from the community of Valdez, Alaska, near the Alyeska Marine Terminal and the terminus of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) in Township 9 South, Range 6 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska. f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). g. Applicant Contact: Robert A. Wilkinson, CEO, Copper Valley Electric Association, P.O. Box 45, Mile 187 Glenn Highway, Glennallen, Alaska 99588, 907–822–3211, allisonlake@cvea.org. h. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, phone at (202) 502–6032; e-mail at gaylord.hoisington@ferc.gov. i. Deadline for filing scoping comments: July 12, 2010. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:41 Apr 29, 2010 Jkt 220001 of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. Scoping 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 the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. j. The proposed project would consist of: (1) A 70-foot high, 17-foot-wide rockfilled embankment dam; (2) a 12,500acre-foot storage reservoir; (3) 9,700foot-long, 33-inch-diameter-steel pipeline; (4) a 40-foot-high, 40-foot wide powerhouse; (5) a 4,000 kilowatt horizontal pelton turbine; (6) a 150-footlong tailrace channel; (7) a switchyard; (8) 2.5-mile-long transmission line; and (9) all appurtenant structures. k. Scoping Process: Copper Valley Electric Association (Copper Valley) has requested use of the Commission’s alternative licensing procedures (ALP). To date, the Commission has not acted upon that request. Under the ALP, Copper Valley will prepare a Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment (PDEA) and license application for the Allison Lake Project. Copper Valley expects to file, with the Commission, the PDEA and the license application for the Allison Lake Project by July 30, 2010. Although Copper Valley’s intent is to prepare a PDEA, there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will satisfy the scoping requirements, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. The purpose of this notice is to inform you of the opportunity to participate in the upcoming scoping meetings identified below, and to solicit your scoping comments. Scoping Meetings Copper Valley and the Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings, one in the daytime and one in the evening, to help us identify the scope of issues to be addressed in the PDEA. The daytime scoping meeting will focus on resource agency concerns, while the evening scoping meeting is primarily for public input. All interested agencies, Indian tribes, individuals, and organizations are invited to attend one or both of the meetings, and to assist staff in identifying the environmental issues that should be analyzed in the PDEA. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows: PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22775 Daytime Meeting Monday, May 10, 2010, 10 a.m.– Noon, Carr Gottstein Academic Building, Veco Board Room, 4101 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508. Note: Parking is available to the east of the building. Evening Meeting Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 7 p.m. (Alaska time zone), Valdez Civic Center, 110 Clifton, Valdez, AK. To help focus discussions, Scoping Document 1 (SD1) was mailed on April 23, 2010, outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the license to the parties on the mailing list. Copies of the SD1 also will be available at the scoping meetings. SD1 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. 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. Based on all written comments received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 will include a revised list of issues, based on the scoping meetings. Objectives At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Summarize the environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the NEPA analysis; (2) solicit from the meeting participants all available information, especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue; (3) encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that should be analyzed in the PDEA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, staff’s preliminary views; (4) determine the resource issues to be addressed in the PDEA; and (5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not require a detailed analysis. Procedures The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding for the project. E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1 22776 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 83 / Friday, April 30, 2010 / Notices Individuals, organizations, agencies, and Indian tribes with environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to assist Copper Valley and Commission staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the PDEA. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–10061 Filed 4–29–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER10–1064–000] 511 Plaza Energy, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 April 22, 2010. This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of 511 Plaza Energy, LLCs application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is May 12, 2010. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:41 Apr 29, 2010 Jkt 220001 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also 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 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. 2010–10060 Filed 4–29–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0895, FRL–9144–1] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Engine Emission Defect Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports; EPA ICR No. 0282.15, OMB Control No. 2060–0048 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. 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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the Docket ID numbers provided for each item in the text, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. • Fax: (202) 566–9744. • Mail: Air Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. • Hand Delivery: Docket Center, (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to the Docket ID Numbers identified for each item in the text. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mail Code 6403J, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343–9264; fax number: 202–343–2804; e-mail address: reyes-morales.nydia@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: How can I access the docket and/or submit comments? 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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13124-000]


Copper Valley Electric Association; Notice of Scoping Meeting and 
Soliciting Scoping Comments for an Oirginal Application for License

April 23, 2010.
    a. Type of Application: Original License Application.
    b. Project No.: 13124-000.
    c. Applicant: Copper Valley Electric Association.
    d. Name of Project: Allison Lake Project.
    e. Location: on the south side of Port Valdez, on the shore 
opposite from the community of Valdez, Alaska, near the Alyeska Marine 
Terminal and the terminus of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) in 
Township 9 South, Range 6 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    g. Applicant Contact: Robert A. Wilkinson, CEO, Copper Valley 
Electric Association, P.O. Box 45, Mile 187 Glenn Highway, Glennallen, 
Alaska 99588, 907-822-3211, allisonlake@cvea.org.
    h. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, phone at (202) 502-6032; e-
mail at gaylord.hoisington@ferc.gov.
    i. Deadline for filing scoping comments: July 12, 2010.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    Scoping 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 the instructions on the Commission's 
Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    j. The proposed project would consist of: (1) A 70-foot high, 17-
foot-wide rock-filled embankment dam; (2) a 12,500-acre-foot storage 
reservoir; (3) 9,700-foot-long, 33-inch-diameter-steel pipeline; (4) a 
40-foot-high, 40-foot wide powerhouse; (5) a 4,000 kilowatt horizontal 
pelton turbine; (6) a 150-foot-long tailrace channel; (7) a switchyard; 
(8) 2.5-mile-long transmission line; and (9) all appurtenant 
structures.
    k. Scoping Process: Copper Valley Electric Association (Copper 
Valley) has requested use of the Commission's alternative licensing 
procedures (ALP). To date, the Commission has not acted upon that 
request. Under the ALP, Copper Valley will prepare a Preliminary Draft 
Environmental Assessment (PDEA) and license application for the Allison 
Lake Project.
    Copper Valley expects to file, with the Commission, the PDEA and 
the license application for the Allison Lake Project by July 30, 2010. 
Although Copper Valley's intent is to prepare a PDEA, there is the 
possibility that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be 
required. Nevertheless, this meeting will satisfy the scoping 
requirements, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is issued by the 
Commission.
    The purpose of this notice is to inform you of the opportunity to 
participate in the upcoming scoping meetings identified below, and to 
solicit your scoping comments.

Scoping Meetings

    Copper Valley and the Commission staff will hold two scoping 
meetings, one in the daytime and one in the evening, to help us 
identify the scope of issues to be addressed in the PDEA.
    The daytime scoping meeting will focus on resource agency concerns, 
while the evening scoping meeting is primarily for public input. All 
interested agencies, Indian tribes, individuals, and organizations are 
invited to attend one or both of the meetings, and to assist staff in 
identifying the environmental issues that should be analyzed in the 
PDEA. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Meeting

    Monday, May 10, 2010, 10 a.m.-Noon, Carr Gottstein Academic 
Building, Veco Board Room, 4101 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508.

    Note:  Parking is available to the east of the building.

Evening Meeting

    Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 7 p.m. (Alaska time zone), Valdez Civic 
Center, 110 Clifton, Valdez, AK.
    To help focus discussions, Scoping Document 1 (SD1) was mailed on 
April 23, 2010, outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the 
license to the parties on the mailing list. Copies of the SD1 also will 
be available at the scoping meetings. SD1 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.
    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.
    Based on all written comments received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) 
may be issued. SD2 will include a revised list of issues, based on the 
scoping meetings.

Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Summarize the 
environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the NEPA 
analysis; (2) solicit from the meeting participants all available 
information, especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue; 
(3) encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that 
should be analyzed in the PDEA, including viewpoints in opposition to, 
or in support of, staff's preliminary views; (4) determine the resource 
issues to be addressed in the PDEA; and (5) identify those issues that 
require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not 
require a detailed analysis.

Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become 
part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding for the project.

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    Individuals, organizations, agencies, and Indian tribes with 
environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the 
meetings and to assist Copper Valley and Commission staff in defining 
and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the PDEA.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-10061 Filed 4-29-10; 8:45 am]
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