Sabine River Authority of Texas and Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions and Notice of Offer of Settlement, 52711-52713 [2012-21439]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 739–033]
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Appalachian Power; Notice of
Temporary Variance of License and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Temporary
Variance of License.
b. Project No: 739–033.
c. Date Filed: August 7, 2012.
d. Applicant: Appalachian Power.
e. Name of Project: Claytor
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on
the New River in the Pulaski County,
Virginia.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a—825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Teresa Rogers,
Appalachian Power, PO Box 2021,
Roanoke, VA 24022, (540)-985–2441,
tprogers@aep.com.
i. FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney,
(202) 502–6778,
christopher.chaney@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests:
September 24, 2012
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 at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and
seven copies should be mailed to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. 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. Please include the
project number (P–739–033) on any
comments or motions filed.
k. Description of Application: The
licensee requests a temporary variance
to allow for a non-emergency
impoundment drawdown that will
begin at 8 a.m. on November 7, 2012.
The drawdown will proceed at a rate of
1.0 foot per day for three days until the
impoundment is at an elevation of 1843
feet, or three feet below its normal
elevation of 1846 feet. The
impoundment will then be held at an
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elevation of 1843 feet until the evening
of November 18, 2012, when reservoir
refilling will begin. The target date to
complete reservoir refilling is November
21, 2012.
l. Locations of the Application: A
copy of the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
located at 888 First Street, NE., Room
2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field (P–739) to
access the document. 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, call 1–
866–208–3676 or email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY,
call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h)
above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .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, 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 filing must (1) Bear in
all capital letters the title
‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as
applicable; (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the
project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or
protests must set forth their evidentiary
basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All
comments, motions to intervene, or
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protests should relate to project works
which are the subject of the amendment
application. Agencies may obtain copies
of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular
application. 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. A copy of all
other filings in reference to this
application must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed in
the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
Dated: August 23, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2305–036]
Sabine River Authority of Texas and
Sabine River Authority, State of
Louisiana; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and
Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions and
Notice of Offer of Settlement
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application and offer of
settlement has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public
inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major License
and Offer of Settlement.
b. Project No.: 2305–036.
c. Date filed: September 30, 2011
(application); August 1, 2012 (offer of
settlement).
d. Applicant: Sabine River Authority
of Texas and Sabine River Authority,
State of Louisiana (Sabine River
Authorities).
e. Name of Project: Toledo Bend
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is
located on the Sabine River between
river mile (RM) 147 and RM 279,
affecting lands and waters in Panola,
Shelby, Sabine, and Newton Counties,
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Texas, and De Soto, Sabine, and Vernon
Parishes, Louisiana. The project
occupies lands within the Sabine
National Forest in Texas and the Indian
Mounds Wilderness Area, administered
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture—
Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r)
(application); Rule 602 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602 (offer of
settlement)
h. Applicant Contact:
Mr. Melvin T. Swoboda, Licensing
Manager, Toledo Bend Project Joint
Operation, P.O. Box 579, Orange,
Texas 77631–0579, 409–746–2192;
mswoboda@sratx.org.
Mr. Jerry L. Clark, General Manager,
Sabine River Authority of Texas, P.O.
Box 579, Orange, Texas 77631–0579,
409–746–2192; jclark@sratx.org.
Mr. James Pratt, Executive Director,
Sabine River Authority, State of
Louisiana, 15091 Texas Highway,
Many, Louisiana 71449–5718, 318–
256–4112;
jimpratt@dotd.louisiana.gov.
Mr. Charles R. Sensiba, Van Ness
Feldman, P.C., 1050 Thomas Jefferson
Street NW., Washington, DC 20007,
202–298–1800.
i. FERC Contact: Alan Mitchnick,
telephone (202) 502–60745, and email
alan.mitchnick@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments on the
application and offer of settlement,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance
date of this notice; reply comments are
due 105 days from the issuance date of
this notice.
Motions to intervene, protests,
comments, recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and
preliminary fishway prescriptions 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
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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
require all intervenors 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 intervenor 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 has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. Project Description: The existing
Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project
consists of: (1) A rolled earth-fill
embankment, approximately 11,250 feet
long with a top width of 25 feet and
maximum height of approximately 112
feet; (2) an 185,000-surface acre, 85mile-long reservoir, with an active
storage capacity of 4,477,000 acre-feet at
full pool and 1,200 miles of shoreline;
(3) a 838-foot-long spillway located
along the north dam abutment in
Louisiana, comprising a concrete,
gravity-type, gated weir with a concrete
chute and stilling basin and a discharge
channel on the left abutment with
eleven 40-foot by 28-foot tainter gates;
(4) a 80-foot-wide, 55-foot-high
powerhouse located in the right
abutment, containing two vertical
Kaplan turbines with an authorized
installed capacity of 81 megawatts
(MW); (5) a 220-foot-long, concrete
tailrace segment leading into a 2-milelong, excavated channel that eventually
merges with the Sabine River; (6) a 138kilovolt primary transmission line
leading from the powerhouse to the
project switchyard, located immediately
adjacent to the tailrace; and (7) a station
transformer located to the immediate
south of and adjacent to the
powerhouse. The Sabine River
Authorities propose to construct a 1.3–
MW minimum flow turbine-generator at
the project spillway.
The offer of settlement involves use of
Sabine National Forest lands and water
quality and aquatic resources in the
lower Sabine River.
m. A copy of the application and offer
of settlement 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 excluding the
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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.
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. Anyone may submit comments, a
protest, or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210, .211, .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, or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application.
All filings must (1) Bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ ‘‘MOTION
TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’
‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’
‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY
FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS’’; (2) set
forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the
application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
and telephone number of the person
protesting or intervening; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
All comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from
the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular
application. A copy of all other filings
in reference to this application must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed in the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b) and 385.2010.
o. Procedural Schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following revised Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Commission issues draft EIS ..........................................................................................................................................................
Comments on draft EIS (45-day comment period) ........................................................................................................................
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April 2013
June 2013
September 2013
p. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
q. Other Agency Authorizations: A
Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (Texas CEQ) section 401 Water
Quality Certification is required. As part
of its processing of the license
application, the Texas CEQ is reviewing
the application under Section 401 of the
Clean Water Act (CWA), and in
accordance with Title 30, Texas
Administrative Code Section 279.1–13,
to determine if the project would
comply with State water quality
standards. Based on an understanding
between the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) and the Texas CEQ,
this public notice is also issued for the
purpose of advising all known
interested persons that there is, pending
before the Texas CEQ, a decision on the
request for section 401 water quality
certification for this FERC license
application. Any comments concerning
this certification request may be
submitted to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality, 401
Coordinator, MSC–150, P.O. Box 13087,
Austin, Texas 78711–3087. The public
comment period extends 30 days from
the date of publication of this notice. A
copy of the public notice with a
description of the project is made
available for review in the Texas CEQ’s
Austin office. The complete application
may be reviewed at the address listed in
paragraph h. The Texas CEQ may
conduct a public meeting to consider all
comments concerning water quality if
requested in writing. A request for a
public meeting must contain the
following information: the name,
mailing address, application number, or
other recognizable reference to the
application, a brief description of the
interest of the requester, or of persons
represented by the requester; and a brief
description of how the certification, if
granted, would adversely affect such
interest.
Dated: August 23, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Combined Notice of Filings
requirements, interventions, protests,
and service can be found at: https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filingreq.pdf. For other information, call (866)
208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202)
502–8659.
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Dated: August 23, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
Filings Instituting Proceedings
[FR Doc. 2012–21407 Filed 8–29–12; 8:45 am]
Docket Numbers: RP12–952–000.
Applicants: Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Description: Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC Request for Waiver
of Capacity Release Regulations.
Filed Date: 8/17/12.
Accession Number: 20120817–5173.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/29/12.
Docket Numbers: RP12–953–000.
Applicants: Colorado Interstate Gas
Company LLC.
Description: Penalties Assessed
Compliance Filing of Colorado Interstate
Gas Company LLC.
Filed Date: 8/20/12.
Accession Number: 20120820–5050.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/4/12.
Docket Numbers: RP12–955–000.
Applicants: CenterPoint Energy—
Mississippi River T.
Description: MRT Rate Case 2012 to
be effective 10/1/2012.
Filed Date: 8/22/12.
Accession Number: 20120822–5087.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/4/12.
Docket Numbers: RP12–956–000.
Applicants: LA Storage, LLC.
Description: LA Storage Corrected
Tariff Filing—ACA Surcharge to be
effective 10/11/2011.
Filed Date: 8/23/12.
Accession Number: 20120823–5001.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/4/12.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP12–502–000]
PetroLogistics Natural Gas Storage,
LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on August 17, 2012,
PetroLogistics Natural Gas Storage, LLC
(PetroLogistics), 4470 Bluebonnet Blvd.,
Baton Rouge, LA 70809, filed in Docket
No. CP12–502–000, an application
pursuant to Sections 157.205 and
157.213 of the Commission’s
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) as amended, to increase its
maximum daily deliverability rate at the
Choctaw Gas Storage Hub, located in
Iberville Parish, Louisiana, under
PetroLogistics’ blanket certificate issued
in Docket No. CP07–427–000, et al.1 all
as more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission
and open to the public for inspection.
PetroLogistics proposes to increase its
maximum daily deliverability rate from
450 MMcf per day to 550 MMcf per day,
at the Choctaw Gas Storage Hub, in
order to allow full utilization of its
existing facility. PetroLogistics states
that the increase will not require any
construction or modification of any
existing facility, nor any revision of the
system operating pressures.
Any questions concerning this
application may be directed to Kevin M.
Miller PetroLogistics Natural Gas
Storage, LLC, 4470 Bluebonnet Blvd.,
Baton Rouge, LA 70809, or via
telephone at (225) 706–7690, or at
kmiller@petrologistics.com.
This filing is available for review at
the Commission or may be viewed on
1 PetroLogistics Natural Gas Storage, LLC, 122
FERC ¶ 61,193 (2008).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2305-036]
Sabine River Authority of Texas and Sabine River Authority, State
of Louisiana; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting
Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis,
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions,
and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions and Notice of Offer of Settlement
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and offer
of settlement has been filed with the Commission and is available for
public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major License and Offer of Settlement.
b. Project No.: 2305-036.
c. Date filed: September 30, 2011 (application); August 1, 2012
(offer of settlement).
d. Applicant: Sabine River Authority of Texas and Sabine River
Authority, State of Louisiana (Sabine River Authorities).
e. Name of Project: Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Sabine River
between river mile (RM) 147 and RM 279, affecting lands and waters in
Panola, Shelby, Sabine, and Newton Counties,
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Texas, and De Soto, Sabine, and Vernon Parishes, Louisiana. The project
occupies lands within the Sabine National Forest in Texas and the
Indian Mounds Wilderness Area, administered by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture--Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r)
(application); Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602 (offer of settlement)
h. Applicant Contact:
Mr. Melvin T. Swoboda, Licensing Manager, Toledo Bend Project Joint
Operation, P.O. Box 579, Orange, Texas 77631-0579, 409-746-2192;
mswoboda@sratx.org.
Mr. Jerry L. Clark, General Manager, Sabine River Authority of Texas,
P.O. Box 579, Orange, Texas 77631-0579, 409-746-2192; jclark@sratx.org.
Mr. James Pratt, Executive Director, Sabine River Authority, State of
Louisiana, 15091 Texas Highway, Many, Louisiana 71449-5718, 318-256-
4112; jimpratt@dotd.louisiana.gov.
Mr. Charles R. Sensiba, Van Ness Feldman, P.C., 1050 Thomas Jefferson
Street NW., Washington, DC 20007, 202-298-1800.
i. FERC Contact: Alan Mitchnick, telephone (202) 502-60745, and
email alan.mitchnick@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments
on the application and offer of settlement, recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary prescriptions: 60
days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105
days from the issuance date of this notice.
Motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions
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 require all intervenors 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
intervenor 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 has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. Project Description: The existing Toledo Bend Hydroelectric
Project consists of: (1) A rolled earth-fill embankment, approximately
11,250 feet long with a top width of 25 feet and maximum height of
approximately 112 feet; (2) an 185,000-surface acre, 85-mile-long
reservoir, with an active storage capacity of 4,477,000 acre-feet at
full pool and 1,200 miles of shoreline; (3) a 838-foot-long spillway
located along the north dam abutment in Louisiana, comprising a
concrete, gravity-type, gated weir with a concrete chute and stilling
basin and a discharge channel on the left abutment with eleven 40-foot
by 28-foot tainter gates; (4) a 80-foot-wide, 55-foot-high powerhouse
located in the right abutment, containing two vertical Kaplan turbines
with an authorized installed capacity of 81 megawatts (MW); (5) a 220-
foot-long, concrete tailrace segment leading into a 2-mile-long,
excavated channel that eventually merges with the Sabine River; (6) a
138-kilovolt primary transmission line leading from the powerhouse to
the project switchyard, located immediately adjacent to the tailrace;
and (7) a station transformer located to the immediate south of and
adjacent to the powerhouse. The Sabine River Authorities propose to
construct a 1.3-MW minimum flow turbine-generator at the project
spillway.
The offer of settlement involves use of Sabine National Forest
lands and water quality and aquatic resources in the lower Sabine
River.
m. A copy of the application and offer of settlement 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 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.
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. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, .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, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS''; (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Commission issues draft EIS............. April 2013
Comments on draft EIS (45-day comment June 2013
period).
Commission issues final EIS (assumes September 2013
modified terms and conditions would not
be necessary).
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p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
q. Other Agency Authorizations: A Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (Texas CEQ) section 401 Water Quality Certification is
required. As part of its processing of the license application, the
Texas CEQ is reviewing the application under Section 401 of the Clean
Water Act (CWA), and in accordance with Title 30, Texas Administrative
Code Section 279.1-13, to determine if the project would comply with
State water quality standards. Based on an understanding between the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Texas CEQ, this
public notice is also issued for the purpose of advising all known
interested persons that there is, pending before the Texas CEQ, a
decision on the request for section 401 water quality certification for
this FERC license application. Any comments concerning this
certification request may be submitted to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality, 401 Coordinator, MSC-150, P.O. Box 13087,
Austin, Texas 78711-3087. The public comment period extends 30 days
from the date of publication of this notice. A copy of the public
notice with a description of the project is made available for review
in the Texas CEQ's Austin office. The complete application may be
reviewed at the address listed in paragraph h. The Texas CEQ may
conduct a public meeting to consider all comments concerning water
quality if requested in writing. A request for a public meeting must
contain the following information: the name, mailing address,
application number, or other recognizable reference to the application,
a brief description of the interest of the requester, or of persons
represented by the requester; and a brief description of how the
certification, if granted, would adversely affect such interest.
Dated: August 23, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-21439 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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