[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37420-37421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15700]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2629-008]
Village of Morrisville, VT; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of
Licensing Proceeding and Scoping, Request for Comments on the Pad and
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study
Requests
June 22, 2010.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 2629-008.
c. Dated Filed: April 26, 2010.
d. Submitted By: Village of Morrisville, Vermont.
e. Name of Project: Morrisville Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Green and Lamoille Rivers, in Lamoille County,
Vermont. 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: Craig Myotte, Village of
Morrisville, Water & Light Department, P.O. Box 460--857 Elmore Street,
Morrisville, Vermont, 05661-0460, at (802) 888-6521 or e-mail at
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia at (202) 502-6131 or e-mail at
[email protected].
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 the Village of Morrisville,
Vermont 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. The Village of Morrisville, Vermont 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. 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
(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
[email protected] 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp 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 issued June 22, 2010, 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 and from 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
(Morrisville Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-2629-008), and bear
the 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
Scoping Document, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do
so by August 24, 2010.
Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, study requests, requests
for cooperating agency status, and other
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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/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the e-filing link. For a simpler
method of submitting text only comments, click on ``Quick Comment.''
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: Wednesday July 21, 2010.
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: TEGU Building, 43 Portland Street, Morrisville, Vermont
05661.
Phone: Craig Myotte at (802) 888-6521.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday July 21, 2010.
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: TEGU Building, 43 Portland Street, Morrisville, Vermont
05661.
Phone: Craig Myotte at (802) 888-6521.
The Scoping Document, 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 Scoping
Document 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 n. Based on all oral
and written comments, a revised Scoping Document 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 project on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, starting at 10 a.m. All
participants should meet at Village of Morrisville Water and Light, 857
Elmore Street, Morrisville, VT 05661. Some transportation will be
provided by the Village of Morrisville or participants may use their
own transportation. Please notify Craig Myotte at 802-888-6521 by July
16, 2010, if you plan to attend the site visit.
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 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 record of the Commission proceeding on the project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-15700 Filed 6-28-10; 8:45 am]
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