PacifiCorp Energy; Notice of Intent to File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request For Comments On the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests, 24012-24013 [2011-10313]

Download as PDF 24012 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 83 / Friday, April 29, 2011 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 308–005] srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES PacifiCorp Energy; Notice of Intent to File License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request For Comments On the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process. b. Project No.: 308–005. c. Date Filed: February 23, 2011. d. Submitted By: PacifiCorp Energy. e. Name of Project: Wallowa Falls Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the East and West Forks of the Wallowa River and Royal Purple Creek in Wallowa County, Oregon. The project occupies 12.1 acres of federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission’s Regulations. h. Applicant Contact: Russ Howison, Licensing Project Manager, PacifiCorp Energy, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1500, Portland, OR 97232. i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip at (503) 552–2762 or e-mail at matt.cutlip@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 PacifiCorp Energy as the Commission’s non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:39 Apr 28, 2011 Jkt 223001 section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. PacifiCorp Energy filed with the Commission a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule), 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:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email 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 Commission staff’s Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits of the potential application must be filed with the Commission. 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. 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. All filings with the Commission must include on the first page, the project name (Wallowa Falls Hydroelectric Project) and number (P–308–005), and bear the appropriate heading: PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ‘‘Comments on Pre-Application Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ ‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’ ‘‘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 SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by June 23, 2011. 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: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, Time: 10:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Location: Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, 1200 Highland Avenue, Enterprise, OR 97828. Phone: (541) 426–2000. Evening Scoping Meeting Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, 1200 Highland Avenue, Enterprise, OR 97828. Phone: (541) 426–2000. Scoping Document 1 (SD1), 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 SD1 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 Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a E:\FR\FM\29APN1.SGM 29APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 83 / Friday, April 29, 2011 / Notices revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified through the scoping process. Environmental Site Review An environmental site review is typically held in conjunction with the scoping meeting. However, anticipating that access to some project facilities would be limited by adverse weather and access conditions, the licensee hosted a project environmental site review on September 16, 2010. The environmental site review was noticed by the Commission on August 18, 2010, and attended by Commission staff on September 16, 2010. For these reasons, the Commission will not host its own environmental site review in conjunction with its NEPA scoping meeting. 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 SD1 are included in item n. of this document. Meeting Procedures The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed in the public records of the project. Dated: April 22, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–10313 Filed 4–28–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 24013 b. Project Nos.: P–13437–001, P– 13438–001, P–14118–000 and P–14119– 000. c. Dated Filed: March 25, 2011. d. Submitted by: Free Flow Power Corporation (Free Flow Power), on behalf of its subsidiaries FFP Iowa 1, LLC and FFP Iowa 2, LLC. e. Name of Projects: Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 12 Project, P–13438– 001; Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 12—Auxiliary Lock Water Power Project, P–14118–000; Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 13 Project, P— 13437–001; Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 13—Auxiliary Lock Water Power Project, P–14119–000. f. Location: At existing locks and dams owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois (see table below for specific project locations). The projects would occupy United States lands administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [Project Nos. 13437–001, 13438–001, 14118– 000, 14119–000] Free Flow Power Corporation; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process. Project No. Projects County(s)/state(s) P–13438/P–14118 ............. Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 12 Project; Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 12—Auxiliary Lock Water Power Project. Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 13 Project; Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 13—Auxiliary Lock Water Power Project. Jo Daviess, IL, Jackson, IA Hanover, IL, Bellevue, IA. Whiteside, IL, Clinton, IA ... Fulton, IL, Elk River, IA. srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES P–13437/P–14119 ............. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission’s regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating Officer, Free Flow Power, 239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114–2130; (978) 283– 2822; or e-mail at rswaminathan@freeflow-power.com. i. FERC Contact: Lesley Kordella at (202) 502–6406; or e-mail at Lesley.Kordella@ferc.gov. j. Free Flow Power filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on March 25, 2011. Free Flow Power provided public notice of its request on December 23, 27, and 29, 2010. In a letter dated April 20, 2011, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:39 Apr 28, 2011 Jkt 223001 approved Free Flow Power’s request to use the Traditional Licensing Process. k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Illinois and Iowa State Historic Preservation Officers, as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Township name(s) l. With this notice, we are designating Free Flow Power as the Commission’s non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. Free Flow Power filed a PreApplication 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:// E:\FR\FM\29APN1.SGM 29APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 308-005]


PacifiCorp Energy; Notice of Intent to File License Application, 
Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing 
Process, and Scoping; Request For Comments On the Pad and Scoping 
Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project No.: 308-005.
    c. Date Filed: February 23, 2011.
    d. Submitted By: PacifiCorp Energy.
    e. Name of Project: Wallowa Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the East and West Forks of the Wallowa River and 
Royal Purple Creek in Wallowa County, Oregon. The project occupies 12.1 
acres of federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Russ Howison, Licensing Project Manager, 
PacifiCorp Energy, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1500, Portland, OR 97232.
    i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip at (503) 552-2762 or e-mail at 
matt.cutlip@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 PacifiCorp Energy 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. PacifiCorp Energy filed with the Commission a Pre-Application 
Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule), 
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://www.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 
Commission staff's Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. 
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to 
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD 
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and 
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits 
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission. 
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. 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.
    All filings with the Commission must include on the first page, the 
project name (Wallowa Falls Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-308-
005), and bear the appropriate heading: ``Comments on Pre-Application 
Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' ``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' 
``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 SD1, and any agency 
requesting cooperating status must do so by June 23, 2011.
    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: Tuesday, May 24, 2011,
    Time: 10:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
    Location: Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, 1200 Highland Avenue, 
Enterprise, OR 97828.
    Phone: (541) 426-2000.

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
    Time: 7 p.m.
    Location: Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, 1200 Highland Avenue, 
Enterprise, OR 97828.
    Phone: (541) 426-2000.
    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), 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 SD1 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 Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a

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revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, 
identified through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    An environmental site review is typically held in conjunction with 
the scoping meeting. However, anticipating that access to some project 
facilities would be limited by adverse weather and access conditions, 
the licensee hosted a project environmental site review on September 
16, 2010. The environmental site review was noticed by the Commission 
on August 18, 2010, and attended by Commission staff on September 16, 
2010. For these reasons, the Commission will not host its own 
environmental site review in conjunction with its NEPA scoping meeting.

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 SD1 are 
included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed 
in the public records of the project.

    Dated: April 22, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-10313 Filed 4-28-11; 8:45 am]
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