[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42742-42743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17883]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13272-001]
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative; Notice of Environmental Site
Review and Scoping Meeting
July 15, 2010.
a. Project No.: 13272-001.
b. Name of Project: Old Harbor Hydroelectric Project.
c. Location: On Mountain Creek, near the town of Old Harbor, Kodiak
Island Borough, Alaska.
d. Potential Applicant Contact: Brent Petrie, Alaska Village
Electric Cooperative, 4831 Eagle Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7497,
(907) 565-5358 or e-mail at [email protected].
e. FERC Contact: Carolyn Templeton at (202) 502-8785 or e-mail at
[email protected].
f. Project History
On August 24, 2009, Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC)
filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD) with the Commission, pursuant to
18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations. The PAD described the
proposed project location, facilities, and operations and included
information on the existing environment and any known and potential
impacts of the proposed project on specified resources. The Commission
issued Scoping Documents 1 \1\ and 2 on September 9, 2009 and January
4, 2010, respectively, which outlined the subject areas to be addressed
in the Commission's environmental document. On January 4, 2010 and May
5, 2010, AVEC filed, with the Commission, their proposed \2\ and
revised study plans, respectively. The plans outlined studies that
would be necessary to evaluate the effects of project construction and
operation and identified specific measures to mitigate project impacts.
On June 4, 2010, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects issued
his study plan determination which approved, with modifications, AVEC's
revised study plan.
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\1\ Upon issuance of Scoping Document 1, a 60-day comment period
was open for all interested individuals, organizations, and agencies
to provide comments on the PAD and Scoping Document 1, as well as
study requests. Comments received were then incorporated, if
applicable, into the Commission's Scoping Document 2.
\2\ Following the filing of AVEC's proposed study plan, a 90-day
comment period was open for all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to provide comments on AVEC's proposed
study plan. Comments received were then incorporated, if applicable,
into AVEC's revised study plan.
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g. On Thursday, October 22, 2009, Commission staff conducted a
daytime scoping meeting for the proposed Old Harbor Hydroelectric
Project at AVEC's office in Anchorage, Alaska. Due to inclement weather
conditions, the environmental site review and evening scoping meeting
that was scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in Old Harbor,
Alaska was cancelled. Therefore, Commission staff will conduct an
environmental site review and scoping meeting on Tuesday, August 17,
2010 and are inviting all interested individuals, organizations, and
agencies to attend one or both of these events, and to assist staff in
identifying the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the
environmental document. The details of the environmental site review
and evening scoping meeting are as follows:
Environmental Site Review
AVEC and Commission staff will conduct an environmental site review
of the project area on Tuesday, August 17, 2010, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
at the Old Harbor Native Corporation office. Those wishing to
participate should contact Robin Reich by August 6, 2010 [e-mail,
[email protected] or phone, (907)
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929-5960] for details on how to participate. The environmental site
review will include an all-terrain vehicle ride to the proposed project
intake and other features. Proper footwear and gear is strongly
recommended.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Old Harbor Native Corporation Office Building, 12
Elderberry Drive, Old Harbor, Alaska 99643.
Phone: (907) 286-2286.
Scoping Meeting Objectives
Scoping meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their
issues and/or concerns with the proposed Old Harbor Hydroelectric
Project. Please review the PAD, Scoping Documents 1 and 2, AVEC's
proposed and revised study plans, and the Commission's study plan
determination in preparation for the scoping meeting. These documents,
as well as other documents pertaining to the record for this
proceeding, may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``Documents & Filings'' link followed by the ``eLibrary'' link. After
clicking on the ``General Search'' link, select ``All'' for the ``Date
Range'' and type the project number, P-13272, into the ``Docket
Number'' box.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-17883 Filed 7-21-10; 8:45 am]
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