Eagle Crest Energy Company; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project and Notice of Public Meetings, 1149 [2011-49]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 5 / Friday, January 7, 2011 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13123–002—California] Eagle Crest Energy Company; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project and Notice of Public Meetings jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES December 23, 2010. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 13123), located on the site of the inactive Eagle Mountain mine in Riverside County, California, near the town of Desert Center and prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project. The project would occupy 1,059.26 acres of federal lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and 1,162 acres of private land owned by Kaiser Eagle Mountain, LLC. The draft EIS contains staff’s analysis of the applicant’s proposal and the alternatives for a licensee for the Eagle 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 at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission’s website at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (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. All comments must be filed by Monday, February 28, 2011, and should reference Project No. 13123–002. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:30 Jan 06, 2011 Jkt 223001 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 ‘‘eComment.’’ For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. 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. 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 is as follows: Daytime Meeting Date: February 3, 2011. Time: 1 p.m. Place: University of California at Riverside, Palm Desert Graduate Center. Address: 75–080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Room B114/117, Palm Desert, California 92211. Evening Meeting Date: February 3, 2011, Time: 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Place: University of California at Riverside, Palm Desert Graduate Center. Address: 75–080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Room B200, Palm Desert, California 92211. At these meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments and recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meetings 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, please contact Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502– 8434 or at kenneth.hogan@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–49 Filed 1–6–11; 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. PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 1149 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AC11–19–000] T.W. Phillips Pipeline Corp.; Notice of Filing December 30, 2010. Take notice that on December 17, 2010, T.W. Phillips Pipeline Corp. submitted a request for a waiver of the reporting requirement to file the FERC Form 2–A for 2010 and a waiver of the reporting requirement to file the FERC Form 3–Q for the first, second, and third quarters of 2011. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of 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: January 31, 2011. Kimberly Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–39 Filed 1–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2011)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13123-002--California]


Eagle Crest Energy Company; Notice of Availability of the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage 
Hydroelectric Project and Notice of Public Meetings

December 23, 2010.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR 
part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Eagle 
Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 13123), located 
on the site of the inactive Eagle Mountain mine in Riverside County, 
California, near the town of Desert Center and prepared a draft 
environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project. The project would 
occupy 1,059.26 acres of federal lands administered by the U.S. Bureau 
of Land Management and 1,162 acres of private land owned by Kaiser 
Eagle Mountain, LLC.
    The draft EIS contains staff's analysis of the applicant's proposal 
and the alternatives for a licensee for the Eagle 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 at the Commission 
or may be viewed on the Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov, 
using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the 
last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (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.
    All comments must be filed by Monday, February 28, 2011, and should 
reference Project No. 13123-002. Comments 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 ``eComment.'' For assistance, 
please contact FERC Online Support. 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.
    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 is as 
follows:

Daytime Meeting

    Date: February 3, 2011.
    Time: 1 p.m.
    Place: University of California at Riverside, Palm Desert Graduate 
Center.
    Address: 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Room B114/117, Palm Desert, 
California 92211.

Evening Meeting

    Date: February 3, 2011,
    Time: 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
    Place: University of California at Riverside, Palm Desert Graduate 
Center.
    Address: 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Room B200, Palm Desert, 
California 92211.
    At these meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested 
persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments 
and recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meetings 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, please contact Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502-
8434 or at kenneth.hogan@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-49 Filed 1-6-11; 8:45 am]
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