Great River Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Environmental Site Review and Soliciting Scoping Comments, 7835-7836 [2011-3152]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 29 / Friday, February 11, 2011 / Notices .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, and/or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents—Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, AND/OR ‘‘MOTIONS TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Docket Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. p. Agency Comments—Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency’s comments must also be sent to the Applicant’s representatives. Dated: February 4, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–3153 Filed 2–10–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13637–001] jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Great River Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Environmental Site Review and Soliciting Scoping Comments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Type of Application: Original Major License. b. Project No.: P–13637–001. c. Date filed: July 12, 2010. d. Applicant: Great River Hydropower, LLC. e. Name of Project: Upper Mississippi River Lock & Dam No. 21 Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The proposed project would be located about 100 feet downstream of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lock and Dam No. 21 on the VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:55 Feb 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 Mississippi River in Marion County, Missouri. The proposed project would occupy 5 acres of Federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Arie DeWaal, Mead & Hunt Inc., 6501 Watts Road, Madison, WI 53719; Telephone (608) 273–6380. i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, Telephone (202) 502–8675, or by e-mail at janet.hutzel@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: April 7, 2011. All documents 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. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all interveners 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 intervener 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. k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lock and Dam No. 21, and would consist of the following facilities: (1) A new 796-foot-long by 46-foot-wide by 25-foot-high concrete hydropower structure consisting of 30 turbine bays, located about 100 feet downstream of the existing dam; (2) 30 turbinegenerator units having a total installed capacity of 15 megawatts; (3) two new 48-foot-long by 15-foot-wide by 45-foothigh concrete towers; (4) a new 40-footlong by 30-foot-wide by 20-foot-high control building; (5) a new 120-foot-long by 120-foot-wide substation; (6) a new 1.5-mile-long access road; (7) a new 1.6- PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7835 mile-long, 69-kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. m. A copy of the application 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 (P–13637) excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. 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. n. Scoping Process. The Commission intends to prepare an Environmental assessment (EA) on the project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental effects and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. Scoping Meetings Commission staff will conduct one daytime scoping meeting, one evening meeting, and an Environmental Site Review. The daytime scoping meeting will focus on concerns of the resource agencies, non-governmental organizations, and Indian tribes, while the evening scoping meeting is primarily for public input. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend one or both of the meetings and the environmental site review, and to assist the staff in identifying the scope of the environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EA. The times and locations of these meetings and the Environmental Site Review are as follows: Daytime Scoping Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 2 p.m. CST; Location: City Council Chamber Room, Quincy City Hall, 720 Maine St., Quincy, IL 62301. Evening Scoping Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 6 p.m. CST; Location: City Council Chamber Room, Quincy City Hall, 720 Maine St., Quincy, IL 62301. Copies of the Scoping Document (SD1) outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission’s mailing E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1 7836 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 29 / Friday, February 11, 2011 / Notices FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on February 22, 2011. list. Copies of the SD1 will be available at the scoping meeting or may be viewed on the Web at https:// www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link (see item m above). DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Site Review PJM Power Providers Group v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice of Complaint Date and Time: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 9:30 a.m. CST. Location: The Corp’s Lock and Dam No. 21 observation tower, which can be accessed from the south entrance to the Lock and Dam No. 21. The address is 909 W Lock and Dam Road, Quincy, Illinois. All participants are responsible for providing photo identification to enter the Corps’ facility, and photography and video will be prohibited. Phone number: All participants must contact John Neyens, Klingner & Associates, P.C., 616 N. 24th Street, Quincy, IL 62301, phone 217–223–3670, by February 25, 2011, to attend the Environmental Site Review. Objectives At the scoping meetings, the Commission staff will: (1) Summarize the environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (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 EA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, the staff’s preliminary views; (4) determine the resource issues to be addressed in the EA; and (5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not require a detailed analysis. Procedures jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES The meetings are recorded by a stenographer and become part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project. Individuals; organizations; Indian Tribes; and Federal, State, and local agencies with environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meeting and to assist Commission staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the EA. Dated: February 4, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–3152 Filed 2–10–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:55 Feb 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL11–20–000] Take notice that on February 1, 2011, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act, and Rule 206 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, PJM Power Providers Group (Complainant) filed a formal complaint against PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (Respondent), alleging that the tariffs governing the Respondent’s Reliability Pricing Model are unjust and unreasonable and could be subject to manipulation. The Complainants certifies that copies of the complaint were served on the contacts for the Respondent as listed on the Commission’s list of Corporate Officials and on parties and regulatory agencies the Respondent reasonably expects to be affected by this Complaint. 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, 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. The Respondent’s answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent’s answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: February 4, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–3154 Filed 2–10–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ID–6467–000] Rich, Brian R.; Notice of Filing Take notice that on December 31, 2010, Brian R. Rich submitted for filing, an application for authority to hold interlocking positions, pursuant to part 45 of Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 18 CFR 45.8. 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, 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. E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7835-7836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3152]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13637-001]


Great River Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Scoping Meetings and 
Environmental Site Review and Soliciting Scoping Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-13637-001.
    c. Date filed: July 12, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Great River Hydropower, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Upper Mississippi River Lock & Dam No. 21 
Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located about 100 feet 
downstream of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Lock and Dam No. 21 on 
the Mississippi River in Marion County, Missouri. The proposed project 
would occupy 5 acres of Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Arie DeWaal, Mead & Hunt Inc., 6501 Watts 
Road, Madison, WI 53719; Telephone (608) 273-6380.
    i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, Telephone (202) 502-8675, or by e-
mail at janet.hutzel@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: April 7, 2011.
    All documents 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.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners 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 intervener 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.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers' Lock and Dam No. 21, and would consist of the following 
facilities: (1) A new 796-foot-long by 46-foot-wide by 25-foot-high 
concrete hydropower structure consisting of 30 turbine bays, located 
about 100 feet downstream of the existing dam; (2) 30 turbine-generator 
units having a total installed capacity of 15 megawatts; (3) two new 
48-foot-long by 15-foot-wide by 45-foot-high concrete towers; (4) a new 
40-foot-long by 30-foot-wide by 20-foot-high control building; (5) a 
new 120-foot-long by 120-foot-wide substation; (6) a new 1.5-mile-long 
access road; (7) a new 1.6-mile-long, 69-kilovolt transmission line; 
and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    m. A copy of the application 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 (P-13637) excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection 
and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    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.
    n. Scoping Process.
    The Commission intends to prepare an Environmental assessment (EA) 
on the project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy 
Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative 
environmental effects and reasonable alternatives to the proposed 
action.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will conduct one daytime scoping meeting, one 
evening meeting, and an Environmental Site Review. The daytime scoping 
meeting will focus on concerns of the resource agencies, non-
governmental organizations, and Indian tribes, while the evening 
scoping meeting is primarily for public input. All interested 
individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend one or 
both of the meetings and the environmental site review, and to assist 
the staff in identifying the scope of the environmental issues that 
should be analyzed in the EA. The times and locations of these meetings 
and the Environmental Site Review are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date and Time: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 2 p.m. CST;
    Location: City Council Chamber Room, Quincy City Hall, 720 Maine 
St., Quincy, IL 62301.

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date and Time: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 6 p.m. CST;
    Location: City Council Chamber Room, Quincy City Hall, 720 Maine 
St., Quincy, IL 62301.
    Copies of the Scoping Document (SD1) outlining the subject areas to 
be addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the 
Commission's mailing

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list. Copies of the SD1 will be available at the scoping meeting or may 
be viewed on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link 
(see item m above).

Environmental Site Review

    Date and Time: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 9:30 a.m. CST.
    Location: The Corp's Lock and Dam No. 21 observation tower, which 
can be accessed from the south entrance to the Lock and Dam No. 21. The 
address is 909 W Lock and Dam Road, Quincy, Illinois. All participants 
are responsible for providing photo identification to enter the Corps' 
facility, and photography and video will be prohibited.
    Phone number: All participants must contact John Neyens, Klingner & 
Associates, P.C., 616 N. 24th Street, Quincy, IL 62301, phone 217-223-
3670, by February 25, 2011, to attend the Environmental Site Review.

Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, the Commission staff will: (1) Summarize 
the environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; 
(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 EA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in 
support of, the staff's preliminary views; (4) determine the resource 
issues to be addressed in the EA; 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 are recorded by a stenographer and become part of the 
formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project.
    Individuals; organizations; Indian Tribes; and Federal, State, and 
local agencies with environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged 
to attend the meeting and to assist Commission staff in defining and 
clarifying the issues to be addressed in the EA.

    Dated: February 4, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-3152 Filed 2-10-11; 8:45 am]
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