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expected to meet. To this end, Title III
of the ESEA requires States to develop
English language proficiency (ELP)
standards that are aligned with
challenging State academic content and
student academic achievement
standards. States must also develop and
administer ELP assessments that are
aligned with those standards, and must
develop annual measurable
achievement objectives (AMAOs) for
English language proficiency.
To support EL student achievement,
States, school districts and schools need
information on effective EL instruction,
assessment, and professional
development practices that is informed
by data from current research. With this
RFI we seek to gather information on the
evaluation and research studies needs of
the field, which may include the needs
of administrators, teachers, teacher
trainers, researchers, and other members
of the English learner community. The
Department anticipates making use of
this information to inform the
development of our evaluation and
research agenda in the coming years and
to guide future evaluation and research
studies addressing the needs of ELs.
Information on Department studies
related to the needs of English learners
is posted on the following Web site:
https://www.ncela.gwu.edu/edpubs/.
Once we receive responses to this RFI,
the Department will summarize the
recommendations made by the public
and post that summary on the Office of
English language Acquisition, Language
Enhancement, and Academic
Achievement for Limited English
Proficient Students (OELA) and the
National Clearinghouse for English
Language Acquisition (NCELA) Web
sites for viewing. We will use the
information received through this RFI to
develop an agenda for evaluation and
research studies that we will also
publish on the OELA and NCELA Web
sites.
Context for Responses
The primary goal of this RFI is to
gather information that will help shape
the Department’s evaluation and
research studies agenda.
We have developed a question with
topic areas. We request information
about evaluation and research studies
that would be most helpful in shaping
the Department’s evaluation and
research agenda. You do not have to
respond to each topic area included in
the question; however, it would be
helpful if you would elaborate on each
topic you choose to address. You may
provide comments in any convenient
format, and you may also provide
relevant information that is not directly
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responsive to a particular topic but may,
nevertheless, be helpful.
General Question Regarding potential
evaluation and research studies.
In which of the following areas should
the Department conduct new studies or
conduct a review of the literature on
existing studies?
a. Identification, screening, and
assessment practices of ELs in general,
or in particular, who are (1) Early
learners, (2) students with disabilities,
(3)secondary students, (4) students with
interrupted formal education, or (5)
other category of ELs.
b. Strategies for data collection, data
analysis, and data-based decisionmaking with respect to EL assessment
data.
c. The alignment of ELP standards
with college- and career-ready standards
and the alignment of ELP assessments
with ELP standards, including
assessments that are accessible to, and
usable with, ELs with disabilities.
d. Key features of instruction for ELs
that promote language acquisition,
including academic language, social
language, and content knowledge in
various educational programs that
provide instruction in English or in
English and another language.
e. Technology-based instructional
strategies that promote EL achievement.
f. Characteristics of professional
development that prepares prospective
teachers or currently practicing teachers
who are language development
specialists or content teachers of ELs to
design and deliver instruction that
promotes language acquisition and
content knowledge.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6801–7014.
Dated: September 3, 2013.
Joseph C. Conaty,
Acting Director, Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and
Academic Achievement for Limited English
Proficient Students.
[FR Doc. 2013–21767 Filed 9–6–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14383–005]
Whitewater Green Energy, 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 an Original
License and Commencing Pre-filing
Process.
b. Project No.: 14383–005.
c. Dated Filed: July 8, 2013.
d. Submitted By: Whitewater Green
Energy, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Whitewater Creek
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Whitewater and
Russell creeks near Detroit, in Marion
and Linn counties, Oregon. The project
would be located entirely on federal
lands administered by the U.S. Forest
Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: David Harmon,
Project Manager, Whitewater Green
Energy, LLC, 601 7th Ave., Sweet Home,
OR; Telephone: (541) 405–5236.
i. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty at
(202) 502–6862 or email at
aaron.liberty@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 n 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).
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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; (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 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. Whitewater Green Energy, LLC,
filed with the Commission a PreApplication Document (PAD; including
a proposed process plan and schedule),
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the
Commission’s regulations.
m. 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.
n. 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/
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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,
send documents 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, project name
(Whitewater Creek Hydroelectric
Project) and number (P–14383–005),
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 October 29, 2013.
o. 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 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
m. 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.
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:
Meeting Objectives
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday,
September 18, 2013, 6:00 p.m. (PST).
Location: Detroit Ranger Station,
44125 North Santiam Highway SE.,
Detroit, OR 97342.
Phone Number: (541) 405–5236.
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Thursday, September
19, 2013, 9:00 a.m. (PST).
Location: Detroit Ranger Station,
44125 North Santiam Highway SE.,
Detroit, OR 97342.
Phone Number: (541) 405–5236.
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Environmental Site Review
The applicant and Commission staff
will conduct an Environmental Site
Review of the project on Thursday,
September 19, 2013, immediately
following the daytime scoping meeting.
All participants should meet at the
Detroit Ranger Station. All participants
are responsible for their own
transportation. Anyone with questions
about the site visit should contact Mr.
David Harmon of Whitewater Green
Energy, LLC at (541) 405–5236. Please
notify Mr. Harmon by September 12,
2013 if you plan to attend the
environmental site review.
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
m of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a
stenographer and will be placed in the
public records of the project.
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Dated: August 30, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–21831 Filed 9–6–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2337–076]
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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.: 2337–076.
c. Date Filed: July 1, 2013.
d. Submitted By: PacifiCorp Energy.
e. Name of Project: Prospect No. 3
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the South Fork Rogue
River, in Jackson County, Oregon. The
project occupies 38.1 acres of United
States lands within the Rogue RiverSiskiyou National Forest under the
jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Steve Albertelli,
Relicensing Project Manager, PacifiCorp
Energy, 925 South Grape Street,
Building 5, Medford, OR 97501; (541)
776–6676 or email at steve.albertelli@
pacificorp.com.
i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman at
(202) 502–6077 or email at
dianne.rodman@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
National Marine Fisheries Service under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
and the joint agency regulations
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402 and (b)
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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, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). 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.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file all
documents using the Commission’s
eFiling system at 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. In lieu of
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electronic filing, please send a paper
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–2337–076.
All filings with the Commission must
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 October 29, 2013.
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 and Time: Tuesday, September
24, 2013, 9:00 a.m. (PST).
Location: Ramada Medford, 2250
Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97504.
Phone Number: (541) 779–3141.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Tuesday, September
24, 2013, 7:00 p.m. (PST).
Location: Ramada Medford, 2250
Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97504.
Phone Number: (541) 779–3141.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14383-005]
Whitewater Green Energy, 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
an Original License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
b. Project No.: 14383-005.
c. Dated Filed: July 8, 2013.
d. Submitted By: Whitewater Green Energy, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Whitewater Creek Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Whitewater and Russell creeks near Detroit, in
Marion and Linn counties, Oregon. The project would be located entirely
on federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: David Harmon, Project Manager, Whitewater
Green Energy, LLC, 601 7th Ave., Sweet Home, OR; Telephone: (541) 405-
5236.
i. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty at (202) 502-6862 or email at
aaron.liberty@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 n 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).
[[Page 55070]]
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; (b) NOAA Fisheries under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c)
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. Whitewater Green Energy, 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.
m. 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.
n. 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, send documents 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,
project name (Whitewater Creek Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-
14383-005), 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
October 29, 2013.
o. 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:
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 6:00 p.m. (PST).
Location: Detroit Ranger Station, 44125 North Santiam Highway SE.,
Detroit, OR 97342.
Phone Number: (541) 405-5236.
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 9:00 a.m. (PST).
Location: Detroit Ranger Station, 44125 North Santiam Highway SE.,
Detroit, OR 97342.
Phone Number: (541) 405-5236.
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 m. 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 applicant and Commission staff will conduct an Environmental
Site Review of the project on Thursday, September 19, 2013, immediately
following the daytime scoping meeting. All participants should meet at
the Detroit Ranger Station. All participants are responsible for their
own transportation. Anyone with questions about the site visit should
contact Mr. David Harmon of Whitewater Green Energy, LLC at (541) 405-
5236. Please notify Mr. Harmon by September 12, 2013 if you plan to
attend the environmental site review.
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 m of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed
in the public records of the project.
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Dated: August 30, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21831 Filed 9-6-13; 8:45 am]
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