[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42314-42315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3923]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12530-001]


Green Power Development, LLC; Anchorage, AK; Notice of Intent To 
File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), 
Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, Issuance of Scoping Document, 
Solicitation of Study Requests and Comments on the Pad and Scoping 
Document

July 18, 2005.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of intent to file a license application 
for a new license under the Integrated Licensing Process and Commencing 
Licensing Proceeding.
    b. Project No.: 12530-001.
    c. Date Filed: May 23, 2005.
    d. Submitted by: Green Power Development, LLC.
    e. Project Name: Allison Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the headwaters of Allison Creek at Allison Lake in 
south-central Alaska within the City Limits of Valdez. No Federal lands 
are occupied by the project works or otherwise located within the 
project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Green Power Contact: Joel Groves, Hydro Project Manager, Green 
Power Development, LLC, 1503 West 33rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503; 
(907) 258-2420; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: John Blair, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426; (202) 502-6092; 
[email protected].
    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 p 
below.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(1) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries, as 
appropriate, under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the 
joint agency regulations there under at 50 CFR 402; and (2) the State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National 
Historic 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 Green Power Development, 
LLC as the Commission's non-Federal representative for carrying out 
informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species 
Act; and as the Commission's non-Federal representative for carrying 
out informal consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Green Power Development 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, P-12530 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, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at Green Power Deveopment, 1503 West 33rd Avenue, Suite 
301, Anchorage, AK 99503.
    Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified 
via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other 
Commission projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    o. Concurrent with this notice, we are issuing Scoping Document 1 
(SD1), which outlines the alternatives and issues to be addressed in 
our environmental document, to the individuals and entities on the 
Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the 
scoping meetings described in item r below, or 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, as described in item n above. Based on all oral and written 
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 will include 
any revisions to the list of issues outlined in SD1 that are identified 
during the scoping process, and may include a revised process plan and 
schedule.
    p. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and SD1, 
as well as any study requests. All comments on the PAD and SD1, and 
study requests should be sent to Green Power Development at the address 
above in paragraph h, and in addition, all comments on the PAD and SD1, 
study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all 
communications with Commission staff related to the merits of the 
proposed 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 must include, on 
the first page, the project name (Allison Lake Hydroelectric Project) 
and number (P-12530-000), and bear the heading ``Comments on Pre-
Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' `` Comments on Scoping 
Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency Status,'' or 
``Communications with Commission Staff.'' Any individual or entity 
interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or SD1, 
and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by September 
16, 2005.
    Comments on the PAD and SD1, 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. 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. The Commission strongly

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encourages electronic filings. For assistance, please contact FERC 
Online Support.
    q. At this time, the Commission intends to prepare an Environmental 
Assessment for the project, in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act.
    r. Scoping Meetings: Commission staff will hold two scoping 
meetings at the time and place noted below. We invite all interested 
individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or both 
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:

Scoping Meeting 1

    Date and Time: August 16, 2005 from 7 to 9 p.m.
    Location: Valdez Convention and Civic Center, 110 Clifton Drive, 
Valdez, Alaska.
    Phone: (907) 835-4440.

Scoping Meeting 2

    Date and Time:August 17, 2005 at 1 to 5 p.m.
    Location: Hawthorn Suites Hotel, 1110 West 8th Ave., Anchorage, 
Alaska.
    Phone: (907) 222-5005.
    The scoping meetings are posted on the Commission's calendar, 
located on the internet at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx, along with other related information.

Site Visit

    Green Power Development will conduct a site visit of the project on 
August 16, 2005, beginning at 1 p.m. Participants should be prepared to 
provide their own ground transportation. Drive from the town of Valdez 
on Dayville Road, traveling toward the Valdez Marine Terminal. Meet at 
the parking area on the left side of Dayville Road immediately before 
crossing the bridge over Allison Creek. From the parking lot 
participants will travel on foot to the proposed powerhouse site. 
Weather permitting, we will tour the water intake and dam sites at 
Allison Lake by aerial fly over. Anyone with questions about the site 
visit should contact Joel Groves of Green Power Development at (907) 
258-2420. Those individuals planning to participate should notify Mr. 
Groves of their intent, before August 3, 2005.

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 activities 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 our 
environmental document.

Meeting Procedures

    The scoping meetings will be recorded by a court reporter and all 
statements, oral and written, will become part of the Commission's 
official public record for this project.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-3923 Filed 7-21-05; 8:45 am]
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