[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12066-12067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6024]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Paper Scoping and Soliciting Scoping Comments

March 6, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 1273-009.
    c. Date filed: November 15, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Parowan City.
    e. Name of Project: Center Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the confluence of Center Creek (aka Parowan Creek) 
and Bowery Creek (a tributary to Parowan Creek) near the City of 
Parowan, in Iron County, Utah. The project occupies 21.43 acres of land 
managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Alden C. Robinson, P.E., Sunrise Engineering, 
Inc., 25 East 500 North, Fillmore, Utah 84631, (435) 743-6151 and/or 
Clark Gates II, City Manager, Parowan City, PO Box 576, Parowan, Utah 
84761, (435) 477-3331.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, (202) 502-6032, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments is April 4, 2003. All 
documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie R. 
Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervener files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    Scoping comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in 
lieu of paper. 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.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Description of the Project: (1) a 15-foot-high, 54-foot-long 
concrete overflow type diversion dam; (2) a radial gate; (3) trash 
racks; (4) a 19.9 acre-foot de-silting pond; (5) an 18 to 26-inch-
diameter, 19,300-foot-long steel penstock; (5) a 600-kilowatt 
powerhouse; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    m. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. This filing is available for review at 
the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov , using the ``FERRIS'' 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 (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. Scoping Process--Scoping is intended to advise all parties 
regarding the proposed scope of the environmental analysis and to seek 
additional information pertinent to this analysis. The Commission 
intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the project in 
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will 
consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and 
reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
    At this time, the Commission staff do not propose to conduct any 
formal public or agency meetings or an on-site visit. Instead, we will 
solicit comments, recommendations, information, and alternatives by 
conducting paper scoping through issuing Scoping Document 1 (SD1).
    Copies of SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA 
were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list. 
Copies of SD1 are available for review at the Commission or may be 
viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov , using the 
``FERRIS'' 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 (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    As part of scoping the staff will: (1) summarize the environmental 
issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (2) solicit from 
comments all available information, especially quantifiable data, on 
the resources at issue; (3) encourage comments from experts and the 
public on issues that

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should be analyzed in the EA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or 
in support of, the staff's preliminary views; (4) determine the 
resource issues to be addressed in the EA; and (5) identify those 
issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that 
do not require a detailed analysis. Consequently, interested entities 
are requested to file with the Commission any data and information 
concerning environmental resources and land uses in the project area 
and the subject project's impacts to the aforementioned.
    o. The tentative schedule for preparing the Center Creek EA is:

Major Milestone--Target Date
Ready for Environmental Analysis Notice--April 23, 2003
Draft EA Issued--July 16, 2003
Final EA Issued--September 17, 2003


    Note: The schedule is going to vary depending upon the 
circumstances of the project (deficiencies, additional information, 
etc.) See Guidance for Publishing Hydro Licensing Schedules.


Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-6024 Filed 3-12-03; 8:45 am]
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