[Federal Register: May 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 95)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2615-035]
Madison Paper Industries, FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC, Merimil
Limited Partnership, and Brassua Hydroelectric Limited Partnership;
Notice of Intent to File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application
Document, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, Scoping Meetings,
Solicitation of Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and
Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
May 10, 2007.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Pre-Application Document; Commencing Licensing
Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 2615-035.
c. Dated Filed: March 29, 2007.
d. Submitted By: Madison Paper Industries, FPL Energy Maine Hydro
LLC, Merimil Limited Partnership, and Brassua Hydroelectric Limited
Partnership (current co-licensee Brassua Hydroelectric Limited
Partnership will no longer be a licensee after the termination of the
existing license on March 31, 2012, in accordance with an indenture of
lease dated October 15, 1989).
e. Name of Project: Brassua Project.
f. Location: On the northern Moose River in Sumerset, County,
Maine. The project does not occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Frank Dunlap, Senior
Environmental Specialist, FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC, 160 Capital
Street, Augusta, ME 04330, (207) 623-8417 or e-mail at
Frank_Dunlap@fpl.com.
i. FERC Contact: John Costello (202) 502-6119 or e-mail at
john.costello@ferc.gov.
j. We are asking federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental
issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental
document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should
follow the instructions for filing comments described in paragraph o
below.
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 FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC,
Madison Paper Industries, and Merimil Limited Partnership 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. FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC, Madison Paper Industries, and
Merimil Limited Partnership filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD);
including a proposed process plan and schedule with the Commission,
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. Copies of the PAD and Scoping Document 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 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
Scoping Document as well as study requests. All comments on the PAD and
Scoping Document, and study requests should be sent to the address
above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD and Scoping
Document, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, 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: 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 (Brassua Project) and number (P-2615-
035), and bear the 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 Scoping Document, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so by July 27, 2007.
Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, study requests, requests
for cooperating agency status, 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.
p. At this time, Commission staff intends to prepare a single
Environmental Assessment for the project, in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act.
Scoping Meetings
We will hold two scoping meetings at the times and places 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: Thursday, June 28, 2007, 12 to 3 p.m. (EST).
Location: Holiday Inn, York Room, 110 Community Drive, Augusta,
Maine 04330.
For Directions: Call Holiday Inn at (207) 622-4751.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 27, 2007, 7 to 10 p.m. (EST).
Location: The Community House, 6 Lakeville Street, Greenville,
Maine 04441.
For Directions: Please call the Moosehead Historical Society at
(207) 695-2909.
Scoping Document, 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 the Scoping
Document will be available at the scoping meetings, or
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may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary''
link. Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph n.
Depending on the extent of comments received, a Scoping Document 2 may
or may not be issued.
Site Visit
FPL will conduct a tour of the project on Wednesday, June 27, 2007,
starting at 9 a.m. All participants interested in attending should meet
at the project's dam located on Route 15. All participants attending
the site visit should be prepared to provide their own transportation
and lunch. Anyone in need of directions to the dam should contact Mr.
Frank Dunlap of FPL at (207) 623-8417. Those individuals planning to
participate in the site visit are asked to notify Mr. Dunlap of their
intent, no later than June 14, 2007.
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 Scoping Document are included in item n. of this
document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become
part of the formal Commission record on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-9461 Filed 5-16-07; 8:45 am]
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