[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 125 (Thursday, June 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37065-37066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10125]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2144-035-Washington]


City of Seattle, Washington; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site 
Visits

June 19, 2006.
    a. Type of Filings: Notice of Intent to File License Applications 
for New License and Pre-Application Document.
    b. Project Nos.: 2144-035.
    c. Dated Filed: May 5, 2006.
    d. Submitted By: Seattle City Light (SCL).
    e. Name of Project: Boundary Hydroelectric Project No. 2144.
    f. Locations: The Boundary Hydroelectric Project is located on Pend 
Oreille River about 10 miles north of Metaline Falls in Pend Oreille 
County, Washington. The Tacoma Project occupies lands of the Colville 
National Forest and lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land 
Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Barbara Greene, SCL Boundary Relicensing 
Program Lead, Seattle City Light, P.O. Box 34023, Seattle, Washington 
98124-4023; (206) 615-1091.
    i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091 or via e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. SCL filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD) for the Boundary 
Project, including proposed process plans and schedules, with the 
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    k. Copies of the PAD and Scoping Document 1 (SD1) 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 [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/esubscribenow.htm to be notified 
via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to these or other 
pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    l. With this notice, we are notifying interested parties of the 
scoping meetings and site visit and soliciting comments on SD1. A 
future notice will be issued soliciting comments on the PAD and study 
requests (see paragraph n below). All comments on SD1 should be sent to 
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments 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: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the Commission relevant to the 
Boundary Hydroelectric Project must include on the first page, the 
project name, (Boundary Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-2144-035), 
and bear the heading, as appropriate, ``Comments on Scoping Document 
1.'' Any individual or entity interested in commenting on SD1 must do 
so by September 1, 2006.
    Comments on SD1 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.
    m. Although our current intent is to prepare a draft and final 
environmental assessment (EA), there is a 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

    We will hold two scoping meetings for the project at the times and 
places noted below. The daytime meetings will focus on resource agency, 
Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the 
evening meetings are primarily for receiving input from the public. We 
invite all interested individuals, organizations, Indian tribes, and 
agencies to attend one or all 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:

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Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date and Time: July 18, 2006, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m (PST)
    Location: Quality Inn Oakwood (Room is Cascade C), 7919 North 
Division Street, Spokane, Washington, 99208.

Nighttime Scoping Meeting

    Date and Time: July 19, 2006, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (MST).
    Location: Cutter Theater, 302 Park Street, Metaline Falls, 
Washington, 99153.
    For Directions: Contact Barbara Greene at (206) 615-1091.
    SD1, 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 SD1 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 k. Depending on the extent of 
comments received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may or may not be issued.

Site Visits

    SCL will conduct a site visit of the project on Wednesday, July 19, 
2006 at 1:00. All participants should meet at SCL's Boundary Dam 
forebay recreation site parking lot at 12:30. All participants are 
responsible for their own transportation. Those interested in 
participating in site visit must notify Mary Pat DiLeva of their intent 
at [email protected] by June 30, 2006. Anyone with questions 
about the site visits (or for directions) should contact Mary Pat 
DiLeva.

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 SD1 are included in item k of this notice.

Scoping Meeting Procedures

    The scoping meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will 
become part of the formal Commission records for the projects.
    n. A separate notice solicitating comments on the PAD and study 
requests will be issued by July 5, 2006. That notice will set the date 
for filing comments on the PAD and study requests (September 1, 2006) 
in accordance with Commission regulations and the proposed process 
plan.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-10125 Filed 6-27-06; 8:45 am]
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