Pine Creek Mine LLC; 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, 30931-30932 [2011-13155]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 103 / Friday, May 27, 2011 / Notices technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Dated: May 20, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–13152 Filed 5–26–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12532–001] jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Pine Creek Mine LLC; 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.: 12532–001. c. Dated Filed: March 31, 2011. d. Submitted By: Pine Creek Mine LLC. e. Name of Project: Pine Creek Mine Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: Inside the Pine Creek Mine adjacent to Morgan and Pine Creeks in Inyo County California. The project is located under lands under the jurisdiction of the National Forest Service. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission’s Regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jeff Francis, Pine Creek Mine LLC, (714) 719–2681, e-mail at jfrancis@pacifica.com. i. FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell at (202) 502–8079 e-mail at joseph.hassell@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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:25 May 26, 2011 Jkt 223001 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 Pine Creek Mine LLC 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. Pine Creek Mine LLC 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’s staff 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 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30931 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 (Pine Creek Hydroelectric Project) and number (P–12532–001), 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 July 21, 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 June 21, 2011. Time: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (PDT). Location: City of Bishop Administration Building, Council Room, 377 West Line Lane, Bishop, California 93514. Phone: (760) 873–4873. Evening Scoping Meeting Date: Tuesday June 21, 2011. Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location: City of Bishop Administration Building, Council Room, 377 West Line Lane, Bishop, California 93514. E:\FR\FM\27MYN1.SGM 27MYN1 30932 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 103 / Friday, May 27, 2011 / Notices Phone: (760) 873–4873. 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 revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified through the scoping process. Environmental Site Review The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an Environmental Site Review of the project on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, starting at 9:30 a.m. All participants should meet at the City of Bishop Administration building, located at 377 West Line Lane, Bishop, California. All participants are responsible for their own transportation. Anyone with questions about the site visit should contact the site review coordinator of Pine Creek Mine LLC Power at avocet@clearnet.com or at (714) 719– 2681 on or before June 17, 2011. jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:25 May 26, 2011 Jkt 223001 Dated: May 20, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 13, 2011. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings [FR Doc. 2011–13155 Filed 5–26–11; 8:45 am] must file in accordance with Rules 211 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It Federal Energy Regulatory is not necessary to separately intervene Commission again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously Combined Notice of Filings #2 intervened in the same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission Take notice that the Commission in determining the appropriate action to received the following electric rate be taken, but will not serve to make filings: protestants parties to the proceeding. Docket Numbers: ER11–2048–004. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or Applicants: New York Independent protest must serve a copy of that System Operator, Inc. document on the Applicant. In reference Description: New York Independent to filings initiating a new proceeding, System Operator, Inc. submits tariff interventions or protests submitted on filing per 35: Amendment to May 12, or before the comment deadline need 2011 compliance filing to be effective not be served on persons other than the 5/31/2011. Applicant. Filed Date: 05/23/2011. As it relates to any qualifying facility Accession Number: 20110523–5088. filings, the notices of self-certification Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time [or self-recertification] listed above, do on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. not institute a proceeding regarding Docket Numbers: ER11–3617–000. qualifying facility status. A notice of Applicants: PacifiCorp. self-certification [or self-recertification] Description: PacifiCorp submits tariff simply provides notification that the filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: Logan City entity making the filing has determined Interconnection Agreement to be the facility named in the notice meets effective 7/23/2011. the applicable criteria to be a qualifying Filed Date: 05/23/2011. facility. Intervention and/or protest do Accession Number: 20110523–5034. not lie in dockets that are qualifying Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time facility self-certifications or selfon Monday, June 13, 2011. recertifications. Any person seeking to Docket Numbers: ER11–3619–000. challenge such qualifying facility status Applicants: Hess Corporation. may do so by filing a motion pursuant Description: Hess Corporation submits to 18 CFR 292.207(d)(iii). Intervention tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: Notice of and protests may be filed in response to Succession to be effective 8/1/2011. notices of qualifying facility dockets Filed Date: 05/23/2011. other than self-certifications and selfAccession Number: 20110523–5076. recertifications. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time The Commission encourages on Monday, June 13, 2011. electronic submission of protests and Docket Numbers: ER11–3620–000. interventions in lieu of paper, using the Applicants: Lyonsdale Biomass LLC. FERC Online links at https:// Description: Lyonsdale Biomass LLC www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic submits tariff filing per 35.12: Baseline service, persons with Internet access MBR Application Filing to be effective who will eFile a document and/or be 5/24/2011. listed as a contact for an intervenor Filed Date: 05/23/2011. must create and validate an Accession Number: 20110523–5085. eRegistration account using the Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time eRegistration link. Select the eFiling on Monday, June 13, 2011. link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Docket Numbers: ER11–3621–000. Persons unable to file electronically Applicants: PJM Interconnection, should submit an original and 14 copies L.L.C. of the intervention or protest to the Description: PJM Interconnection, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, L.L.C. submits tariff filing per 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 35.13(a)(2)(iii: Queue No. W3–130; Original Service Agreement No. 2925 to 20426. The filings in the above proceedings be effective 4/27/2011. are accessible in the Commission’s Filed Date: 05/23/2011. eLibrary system by clicking on the Accession Number: 20110523–5104. PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27MYN1.SGM 27MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30931-30932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13155]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12532-001]


Pine Creek Mine LLC; 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.: 12532-001.
    c. Dated Filed: March 31, 2011.
    d. Submitted By: Pine Creek Mine LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Pine Creek Mine Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Inside the Pine Creek Mine adjacent to Morgan and Pine 
Creeks in Inyo County California. The project is located under lands 
under the jurisdiction of the National Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jeff Francis, Pine Creek Mine LLC, 
(714) 719-2681, e-mail at jfrancis@pacifica.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell at (202) 502-8079 e-mail at 
joseph.hassell@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 Pine Creek Mine LLC 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. Pine Creek Mine LLC 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's staff 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 (Pine Creek Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-12532-
001), 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 July 21, 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 June 21, 2011.
    Time: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (PDT).
    Location: City of Bishop Administration Building, Council Room, 377 
West Line Lane, Bishop, California 93514.
    Phone: (760) 873-4873.

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Tuesday June 21, 2011.
    Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    Location: City of Bishop Administration Building, Council Room, 377 
West Line Lane, Bishop, California 93514.

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    Phone: (760) 873-4873.
    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 
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, 
identified through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an 
Environmental Site Review of the project on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 
starting at 9:30 a.m. All participants should meet at the City of 
Bishop Administration building, located at 377 West Line Lane, Bishop, 
California. All participants are responsible for their own 
transportation. Anyone with questions about the site visit should 
contact the site review coordinator of Pine Creek Mine LLC Power at 
avocet@clearnet.com or at (714) 719-2681 on or before June 17, 2011.

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: May 20, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-13155 Filed 5-26-11; 8:45 am]
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