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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Wednesday, October 3,
2012, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda
Towers, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, Maryland.
STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to
the Public.
TIME AND DATE:
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Decisional Matters: 1. Bassinets and
Cradles—Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking. 2. Consideration of
Opportunities to Reduce Third Party
Testing Costs Consistent with Assuring
the Compliance of Children’s Products.
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Rule.
A live webcast of the Meeting can be
viewed at www.cpsc.gov/webcast.
For a recorded message containing the
latest agenda information, call (301)
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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301)
504–7923.
Dated: September 25, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–23966 Filed 9–25–12; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 6355–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2512–069; Project No. 14439–
000]
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Hawks Nest Hydro, 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.: 2512–069 and P–
14439–000.
c. Dated Filed: July 24, 2012.
d. Submitted By: Hawks Nest Hydro,
LLC.
e. Name of Project: Hawks Nest
Hydroelectric Project (P–2512–069) and
Glen Ferris Hydroelectric Project (P–
14439–000)
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f. Location: Hawks Nest Hydroelectric
Project is on the New River in the
vicinity of the Town of Gauley Bridge,
and Glen Ferris Hydroelectric Project is
on the Kanawha River in the vicinity of
the Town of Glen Ferris, both within
Fayette County, West Virginia. The
projects do not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr.
David Barnhart, Director of Operations,
Hawks Nest Hydro, LLC, Brookfield
Renewable Energy Group, 326 Third
Avenue, Suite 201, Montgomery, WV
25136–2200; at (304) 442–5120, ext.
7266.
i. FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury at
(202) 502–6736 or email at monir.
chowdhury@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
Hawks Nest Hydro, 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. Hawks Nest Hydro, 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
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Online Support at FERCONline
Support@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
(SD), as well as study requests. All
comments on the PAD and SD, and
study requests should be sent to the
address above in paragraph h. In
addition, all comments on the PAD and
SD, 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 (Hawks Nest Hydroelectric Project
and/or Glen Ferris Hydroelectric
Project) and number (P–2512–069 and/
or P–14439–000), and bear the
appropriate heading: ‘‘Comments on
Pre-Application Document,’’ ‘‘Study
Requests,’’ ‘‘Comments on Scoping
Document,’’ ‘‘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 SD, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so
by November 21, 2012.
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
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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
projects 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:
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Time: 7 p.m. (e.s.t.)
Location: Hawks Nest State Park
Lodge, 49 Hawks Nest Park Road,
Ansted, WV 25812.
Phone: (304) 658–5212.
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Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012
Time: 10 a.m. (e.s.t.)
Location: Hawks Nest State Park
Lodge, 49 Hawks Nest Park Road,
Ansted, WV 25812.
Phone: (304) 658–5212.
The Scoping Document (SD), which
outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental
document, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of the
SD will be available at the scoping
meetings, or may be viewed on the web
at https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph
n. Based on all oral and written
comments, a revised SD may be issued
which may include a revised process
plan and schedule, as well as a list of
issues, identified through the scoping
process.
Site Visit
The potential applicant and
Commission staff will conduct a site
visit of the projects on Wednesday,
October 17, 2012, starting at 9 a.m. All
participants should meet at 9 a.m. at the
parking lot of Hawks Nest State Park
Lodge, 49 Hawks Nest Park Road,
Ansted, WV 25812. All participants are
responsible for their own transportation.
Anyone with questions about the site
visit should contact Mr. David Barnhart
at (304) 442–5120 (ext. 7266) or David.
Barnhart@brookfieldrenewable.com on
or before October 12, 2012.
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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 SD 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 projects.
Dated: September 20, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER12–2313–001.
Applicants: Laurel Hill Wind Energy,
LLC.
Description: MBR Amendment to be
effective 9/10/2012.
Filed Date: 9/19/12.
Accession Number: 20120919–5103.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/10/12.
Docket Numbers: ER12–2526–001.
Applicants: AEP Texas Central
Company.
Description: Petronila Wind Farm
PDA Amended & Restated to be effective
10/4/2012.
Filed Date: 9/19/12.
Accession Number: 20120919–5074.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/10/12.
Docket Numbers: ER12–2528–000.
Applicants: High Mesa Energy, LLC.
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Description: High Mesa Energy, LLC
submits this supplement to the
Application for Order Authorizing
Market-Based Rates and Request for
Certain Waivers and Blanket
Authorizations filed 8/27/12.
Filed Date: 9/19/12.
Accession Number: 20120919–5123.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/10/12.
Docket Numbers: ER12–2656–000.
Applicants: Tucson Electric Power
Company.
Description: Tucson Electric Power
Company submits tariff filing per 35.12:
Certificate of Concurrence to Perrin
Wind LGIA to be effective 10/21/2011.
Filed Date: 9/19/12.
Accession Number: 20120919–5054.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/10/12.
Docket Numbers: ER12–2657–000.
Applicants: AEP Texas Central
Company.
Description: AEP Texas Central
Company submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii): Javelina Wind Energy
PDA to be effective 8/28/2012.
Filed Date: 9/19/12.
Accession Number: 20120919–5064.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/10/12.
Docket Numbers: ER12–2658–000.
Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric
Company.
Description: Tridam Project—Tulloch
Powerhouse LGIA to be effective 3/31/
2012.
Filed Date: 9/19/12.
Accession Number: 20120919–5075.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/10/12.
Docket Numbers: ER12–2659–000.
Applicants: Public Service Company
of Colorado.
Description: 2012–9–
19_WAPA_Richard Lk Mtr 308 NOC to
be effective 11/19/2012.
Filed Date: 9/19/12.
Accession Number: 20120919–5104.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/10/12.
Docket Numbers: ER12–2660–000.
Applicants: Northern States Power
Company, a Minnesota Corporation.
Description: Northern States Power
Company, a Minnesota Corporation
submits Notice of Cancellation of
Alternative Transmission Service
Agreement with L&O Cooperative.
Filed Date: 9/19/12.
Accession Number: 20120919–5118.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/10/12.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2512-069; Project No. 14439-000]
Hawks Nest Hydro, 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.: 2512-069 and P-14439-000.
c. Dated Filed: July 24, 2012.
d. Submitted By: Hawks Nest Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Hawks Nest Hydroelectric Project (P-2512-069)
and Glen Ferris Hydroelectric Project (P-14439-000)
f. Location: Hawks Nest Hydroelectric Project is on the New River
in the vicinity of the Town of Gauley Bridge, and Glen Ferris
Hydroelectric Project is on the Kanawha River in the vicinity of the
Town of Glen Ferris, both within Fayette County, West Virginia. The
projects do not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. David Barnhart, Director of
Operations, Hawks Nest Hydro, LLC, Brookfield Renewable Energy Group,
326 Third Avenue, Suite 201, Montgomery, WV 25136-2200; at (304) 442-
5120, ext. 7266.
i. FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury at (202) 502-6736 or email at
monir.chowdhury@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 Hawks Nest Hydro, 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. Hawks Nest Hydro, 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 (SD), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD, 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 (Hawks Nest Hydroelectric Project and/or Glen Ferris
Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-2512-069 and/or P-14439-000), and
bear the appropriate heading: ``Comments on Pre-Application Document,''
``Study Requests,'' ``Comments on Scoping Document,'' ``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 SD, and any agency requesting
cooperating status must do so by November 21, 2012.
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
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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 projects 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:
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Time: 7 p.m. (e.s.t.)
Location: Hawks Nest State Park Lodge, 49 Hawks Nest Park Road,
Ansted, WV 25812.
Phone: (304) 658-5212.
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012
Time: 10 a.m. (e.s.t.)
Location: Hawks Nest State Park Lodge, 49 Hawks Nest Park Road,
Ansted, WV 25812.
Phone: (304) 658-5212.
The Scoping Document (SD), which outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals
and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of the SD will be
available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written
comments, a revised SD may be issued which may include a revised
process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
Site Visit
The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct a site
visit of the projects on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, starting at 9
a.m. All participants should meet at 9 a.m. at the parking lot of Hawks
Nest State Park Lodge, 49 Hawks Nest Park Road, Ansted, WV 25812. All
participants are responsible for their own transportation. Anyone with
questions about the site visit should contact Mr. David Barnhart at
(304) 442-5120 (ext. 7266) or David.Barnhart@brookfieldrenewable.com on
or before October 12, 2012.
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 SD 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 projects.
Dated: September 20, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-23805 Filed 9-26-12; 8:45 am]
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