Village of Morrisville, VT; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding and Scoping, Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests, 37420-37421 [2010-15700]

Download as PDF 37420 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 124 / Tuesday, June 29, 2010 / Notices information collection request covers information necessary to administer and manage DOE’s financial assistance programs. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before July 29, 2010. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period or if you want access to the collection of information, without charge, contact the person listed below as soon as possible. [Project No. 2629–008] DATES: Written comments should be sent to the following: Denise Clarke, Procurement Analyst, MA–612/950 L’Enfant Plaza Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–1615, deniset.clarke@hq.doe.gov. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Clarke at the above address, or by telephone at (202) 287–1748. This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1910–0400 (Renewal); (2) Information Collection Request Title: DOE Financial Assistance Information Clearance; (3) Purpose: This package contains information collections necessary to annually plan, solicit, negotiate, award, administer, and closeout grants and cooperative agreements under the Department’s financial assistance programs; (4) Estimated Number of Respondents 48,860; (5) Estimated Total Burden Hours: 890,537; and (6) Number of Collections: The information collection request contains 16 information and/or recordkeeping requirements. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory Authority: Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act, 31 U.S.C. 6301– 6308. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13). Issued in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2010. Patrick M. Ferraro, Acting Director, Office of Procurement and Assistance Management. [FR Doc. 2010–15728 Filed 6–28–10; 8:45 am] emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES4 BILLING CODE 6450–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:55 Jun 28, 2010 Jkt 220001 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Village of Morrisville, VT; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding and Scoping, Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests June 22, 2010. a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding. b. Project No.: 2629–008. c. Dated Filed: April 26, 2010. d. Submitted By: Village of Morrisville, Vermont. e. Name of Project: Morrisville Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Green and Lamoille Rivers, in Lamoille County, Vermont. The project does not occupy any federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission’s Regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Craig Myotte, Village of Morrisville, Water & Light Department, P.O. Box 460—857 Elmore Street, Morrisville, Vermont, 05661–0460, at (802) 888–6521 or e-mail at cmyotte@mwlvt.com. i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia at (202) 502–6131 or e-mail at stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and (b) the State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by Section 106, National Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. l. With this notice, we are designating the Village of Morrisville, Vermont as PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the Commission’s non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. The Village of Morrisville, Vermont filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s regulations. n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site (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 paragraph h. Register online at https://ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and Scoping Document issued June 22, 2010, as well as study requests. All comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and study requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits of the potential application (original and eight copies) must be filed with the Commission at the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the Commission must include on the first page, the project name (Morrisville Hydroelectric Project) and number (P–2629–008), and bear the heading Comments on Pre-Application Document, Study Requests, Comments on Scoping Document, Request for Cooperating Agency Status, or Communications to and from Commission Staff. Any individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or Scoping Document, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by August 24, 2010. Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and other E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 124 / Tuesday, June 29, 2010 / Notices permissible forms of communications with the Commission 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/docs-filing/ ferconline.asp) under the e-filing link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on ‘‘Quick Comment.’’ p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. Scoping Meetings Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows: Daytime Scoping Meeting Date: Wednesday July 21, 2010. Time: 10 a.m. Location: TEGU Building, 43 Portland Street, Morrisville, Vermont 05661. Phone: Craig Myotte at (802) 888– 6521. emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES4 Evening Scoping Meeting Date: Wednesday July 21, 2010. Time: 7 p.m. Location: TEGU Building, 43 Portland Street, Morrisville, Vermont 05661. Phone: Craig Myotte at (802) 888– 6521. The Scoping Document, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on the Commission’s mailing list. Copies of the Scoping Document will be available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link. Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a revised Scoping Document may be issued which may VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:55 Jun 28, 2010 Jkt 220001 include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified through the scoping process. Site Visit Meeting Objectives At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission’s regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and (5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an environmental document. Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and Scoping Document are included in item n. of this document. Meeting Procedures The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–15700 Filed 6–28–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Frm 00047 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12574–002] The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct a site visit of the project on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, starting at 10 a.m. All participants should meet at Village of Morrisville Water and Light, 857 Elmore Street, Morrisville, VT 05661. Some transportation will be provided by the Village of Morrisville or participants may use their own transportation. Please notify Craig Myotte at 802–888– 6521 by July 16, 2010, if you plan to attend the site visit. PO 00000 37421 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Santiam Water Control District; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms Conditions, and Recommendations June 22, 2010. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing. b. Project No.: 12574–002. c. Date filed: June 18, 2007 and supplemented on July 18, 2007, pursuant to Order Denying Rehearing (119 FERC ¶ 61,159). d. Applicant: Santiam Water Control District. e. Name of Project: Stayton Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Stayton Ditch near the Town of Stayton, Marion County, Oregon. The project would not occupy United States land. g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705 and 2708. h. Applicant Contact: Brent Stevenson, Santiam Water Control District, 284 East Water Street, Stayton OR 97383, (503) 769–2669. i. FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell, (202) 502–8079. j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and conditions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name appears 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. Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1

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[FR Doc No: 2010-15700]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2629-008]


Village of Morrisville, VT; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of 
Licensing Proceeding and Scoping, Request for Comments on the Pad and 
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study 
Requests

June 22, 2010.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
    b. Project No.: 2629-008.
    c. Dated Filed: April 26, 2010.
    d. Submitted By: Village of Morrisville, Vermont.
    e. Name of Project: Morrisville Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Green and Lamoille Rivers, in Lamoille County, 
Vermont. The project does not occupy any federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Craig Myotte, Village of 
Morrisville, Water & Light Department, P.O. Box 460--857 Elmore Street, 
Morrisville, Vermont, 05661-0460, at (802) 888-6521 or e-mail at 
cmyotte@mwlvt.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia at (202) 502-6131 or e-mail at 
stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and (b) the State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by Section 106, National Historical 
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating the Village of Morrisville, 
Vermont as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out 
informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species 
Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. The Village of Morrisville, Vermont filed a Pre-Application 
Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the 
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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 paragraph h.
    Register online at https://ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and 
Scoping Document issued June 22, 2010, as well as study requests. All 
comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and study requests should be 
sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on 
the PAD and Scoping Document, study requests, requests for cooperating 
agency status, and all communications to and from Commission staff 
related to the merits of the potential application (original and eight 
copies) must be filed with the Commission at the following address: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the 
Commission must include on the first page, the project name 
(Morrisville Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-2629-008), and bear 
the heading Comments on Pre-Application Document, Study Requests, 
Comments on Scoping Document, Request for Cooperating Agency Status, or 
Communications to and from Commission Staff. Any individual or entity 
interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or 
Scoping Document, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do 
so by August 24, 2010.
    Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, study requests, requests 
for cooperating agency status, and other

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permissible forms of communications with the Commission 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/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the e-filing link. For a simpler 
method of submitting text only comments, click on ``Quick Comment.''
    p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will 
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or 
EIS is issued by the Commission.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will 
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental 
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for 
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, 
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and 
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the 
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental 
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: Wednesday July 21, 2010.
    Time: 10 a.m.
    Location: TEGU Building, 43 Portland Street, Morrisville, Vermont 
05661.
    Phone: Craig Myotte at (802) 888-6521.

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Wednesday July 21, 2010.
    Time: 7 p.m.
    Location: TEGU Building, 43 Portland Street, Morrisville, Vermont 
05661.
    Phone: Craig Myotte at (802) 888-6521.
    The Scoping Document, which outlines the subject areas to be 
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals 
and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of the Scoping 
Document will be available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on 
the Web at https://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link. Follow the 
directions for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral 
and written comments, a revised Scoping Document may be issued which 
may include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of 
issues, identified through the scoping process.

Site Visit

    The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct a site 
visit of the project on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, starting at 10 a.m. All 
participants should meet at Village of Morrisville Water and Light, 857 
Elmore Street, Morrisville, VT 05661. Some transportation will be 
provided by the Village of Morrisville or participants may use their 
own transportation. Please notify Craig Myotte at 802-888-6521 by July 
16, 2010, if you plan to attend the site visit.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the 
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource 
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and 
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and 
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that 
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's 
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of 
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and 
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or 
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an 
environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues 
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and Scoping 
Document are included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

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

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-15700 Filed 6-28-10; 8:45 am]
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