[Federal Register: June 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 125)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2144-035-Washington]
City of Seattle, Washington; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site
Visits
June 19, 2006.
a. Type of Filings: Notice of Intent to File License Applications
for New License and Pre-Application Document.
b. Project Nos.: 2144-035.
c. Dated Filed: May 5, 2006.
d. Submitted By: Seattle City Light (SCL).
e. Name of Project: Boundary Hydroelectric Project No. 2144.
f. Locations: The Boundary Hydroelectric Project is located on Pend
Oreille River about 10 miles north of Metaline Falls in Pend Oreille
County, Washington. The Tacoma Project occupies lands of the Colville
National Forest and lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Barbara Greene, SCL Boundary Relicensing
Program Lead, Seattle City Light, P.O. Box 34023, Seattle, Washington
98124-4023; (206) 615-1091.
i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091 or via e-mail at
david.turner@ferc.gov.
j. SCL filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD) for the Boundary
Project, including proposed process plans and schedules, with the
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
k. Copies of the PAD and Scoping Document 1 (SD1) are available for
review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed
on the Commission's Web site (http://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 http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified
via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to these or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
l. With this notice, we are notifying interested parties of the
scoping meetings and site visit and soliciting comments on SD1. A
future notice will be issued soliciting comments on the PAD and study
requests (see paragraph n below). All comments on SD1 should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments and all
communications to Commission staff related to the merits of the
potential application (original and eight copies) must be filed with
the Commission at the following address: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the Commission relevant to the
Boundary Hydroelectric Project must include on the first page, the
project name, (Boundary Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-2144-035),
and bear the heading, as appropriate, ``Comments on Scoping Document
1.'' Any individual or entity interested in commenting on SD1 must do
so by September 1, 2006.
Comments on SD1 and other permissible forms of communications with
the Commission may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-filing'' link.
m. Although our current intent is to prepare a draft and final
environmental assessment (EA), there is a 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
We will hold two scoping meetings for the project at the times and
places noted below. The daytime meetings will focus on resource agency,
Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the
evening meetings are primarily for receiving input from the public. We
invite all interested individuals, organizations, Indian tribes, and
agencies to attend one or all 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:
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Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: July 18, 2006, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m (PST)
Location: Quality Inn Oakwood (Room is Cascade C), 7919 North
Division Street, Spokane, Washington, 99208.
Nighttime Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: July 19, 2006, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (MST).
Location: Cutter Theater, 302 Park Street, Metaline Falls,
Washington, 99153.
For Directions: Contact Barbara Greene at (206) 615-1091.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the
environmental document, has been 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 http://www.ferc.gov
, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for
accessing information in paragraph k. Depending on the extent of
comments received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may or may not be issued.
Site Visits
SCL will conduct a site visit of the project on Wednesday, July 19,
2006 at 1:00. All participants should meet at SCL's Boundary Dam
forebay recreation site parking lot at 12:30. All participants are
responsible for their own transportation. Those interested in
participating in site visit must notify Mary Pat DiLeva of their intent
at marypat.dileva@seattle.gov by June 30, 2006. Anyone with questions
about the site visits (or for directions) should contact Mary Pat
DiLeva.
Scoping Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Present the proposed list
of issues to be addressed in the EA; (2) review and discuss existing
conditions and resource agency 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 requests by 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 Pre-Application Document in
preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a
copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in item k of this notice.
Scoping Meeting Procedures
The scoping meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will
become part of the formal Commission records for the projects.
n. A separate notice solicitating comments on the PAD and study
requests will be issued by July 5, 2006. That notice will set the date
for filing comments on the PAD and study requests (September 1, 2006)
in accordance with Commission regulations and the proposed process
plan.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-10125 Filed 6-27-06; 8:45 am]
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