Mahoning Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 6459-6460 [2011-2483]
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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 all three 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:
Morning Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011.
Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: Holiday Inn, 210 Ludlow
Street, Warren, Pa. 16365.
Phone: (814) 726–3000.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011.
Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: Holiday Inn, 210 Ludlow
Street, Warren, Pa 16365.
Afternoon Scoping Meeting
Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011.
Time: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Salamanca City Central
School District, 50 Iroquois Drive,
Salamanca, NY 14779.
Phone: (716) 945–1790 ext. 3184.
The SD, which outlines the subject
areas to be addressed in the
environmental document, was mailed to
the individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing lists and the
distribution lists for FirstEnergy’s and
the Seneca Nation’s PADs. Copies of the
SD 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
(RSD) may be issued. A RSD may
include any revised process plan and
schedule, as well as a list of issues,
identified through the scoping process.
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Site Visit
The potential applicants and
Commission staff will conduct a site
visit of the project facilities on
Wednesday afternoon, February 23,
2011, starting at 1:30 p.m. All
participants should meet at the Kinzua
Project powerhouse. All participants
will be responsible for providing their
own method of transportation. The time
and location of the site visit is as
follows:
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011.
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Kinzua Project Powerhouse,
Warren, PA 16365.
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Name: Laura Cowan.
Phone: (717) 983–4056.
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 PADs in
preparation for the scoping meetings.
Instructions on how to obtain copies of
the PADs and SD 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13954–000]
Mahoning Hydropower, LLC; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
January 31, 2011.
On December 30, 2010, Mahoning
Hydropower, LLC filed an application
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility
of the Berlin Lake Hydroelectric Project
(Berlin Lake Project or project) to be
located on the Mahoning River, in the
town of Berlin Center, in Portage and
Mahoning counties, Ohio. The sole
purpose of a preliminary permit, if
issued, is to grant the permit holder
priority to file a license application
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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 project
would use Federal lands owned and
managed by the United States Army
Corps of Engineers’ Pittsburg District.
The proposed project would consist of
the following: (1) A 40-foot-long, 30foot-wide concrete powerhouse located
below the existing Berlin Lake Dam
containing one tubular S-Type propeller
turbine-generator unit with a capacity of
1.1 megawatts placed inside the existing
5-foot-wide, 7-foot-tall, 80-foot-long
sluice intake conduit through the
existing eastern pier; (2) a new 12.5kilovolt, 300-foot-long transmission line
connecting the powerhouse to an
existing sub-transmission system to the
east; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The
estimated annual generation of the
Berlin Lake Project would be 6,200
megawatt-hours at a head range of
40–70 feet.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Anthony J.
Marra III, General Manager, 11365
Normandy Lane, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
44023; phone: (440) 804–6627.
FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone:
(202) 502–6211.
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.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36. 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/
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and seven 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’’
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link of Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(P–13954–000) in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting and
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EPA’s Natural Gas STAR Program
Environmental Protection
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is scheduled to expire on 7/31/
2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2004–0082 by one of the following
methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the online instructions for submitting
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• E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–9744.
• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room
3334, 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
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–
0082. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
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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 https://
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 https://
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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:
Jerome Blackman, Office of
Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change
Division, (6207J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202–343–9630; fax
number: 202–343–2342; e-mail address:
Blackman.Jerome@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or
Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2004–0082, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Reading Room is 202–566–1744, and the
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telephone number for the Air and
Radiation Docket is 202–566–1742.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to
obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
What should I consider when I prepare
my comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13954-000]
Mahoning Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
January 31, 2011.
On December 30, 2010, Mahoning Hydropower, LLC filed an application
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power
Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Berlin Lake
Hydroelectric Project (Berlin Lake Project or project) to be located on
the Mahoning River, in the town of Berlin Center, in Portage and
Mahoning counties, Ohio. 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 project would use Federal lands owned
and managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers' Pittsburg
District.
The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A 40-foot-
long, 30-foot-wide concrete powerhouse located below the existing
Berlin Lake Dam containing one tubular S-Type propeller turbine-
generator unit with a capacity of 1.1 megawatts placed inside the
existing 5-foot-wide, 7-foot-tall, 80-foot-long sluice intake conduit
through the existing eastern pier; (2) a new 12.5-kilovolt, 300-foot-
long transmission line connecting the powerhouse to an existing sub-
transmission system to the east; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The
estimated annual generation of the Berlin Lake Project would be 6,200
megawatt-hours at a head range of 40-70 feet.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Anthony J. Marra III, General Manager, 11365
Normandy Lane, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023; phone: (440) 804-6627.
FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone: (202) 502-6211.
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.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven 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''
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link of Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-13954-000) in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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