Federal Register, Volume 73 Issue 134 (Friday, July 11, 2008)

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 134 (Friday, July 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39956-39957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15789]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No.: 12548-002]


Hydrodynamics, Inc.; Notice of Paper Scoping and Soliciting 
Scoping Comments and ERRATA to Tendering Notice

July 3, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Minor unconstructed project.
    b. Project No.: 12548-002.
    c. Date filed: April 1, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Hydrodynamics, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Greenfield.
    f. Location: On the Greenfields Main Canal, part of the Bureau of 
Reclamation's Sun River Irrigation Project, in Teton County, Montana, 
near Fairfield, Montana.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).

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    h. Applicant Contact: Roger Kirk, Hydrodynamics, Inc., P.O. Box 
1136, Bozeman, MT 59771, (406) 587-5086.
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426; telephone 
(202) 502-6077 or by e-mail at [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: August 4, 2008.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors 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 
intervenor 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. 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.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The proposed Greenfield Project would be built at the 
Greenfields Main Canal's Greenfield drop structure. The applicant 
proposes to construct: (1) An inflatable weir spanning the width of the 
canal; (2) an intake structure with trash rack and radial gate or stop-
log shut off; (3) a buried, 84-inch-diameter, 650-foot-long steel or 
polyethylene penstock; (4) a powerhouse containing one Francis or 
propeller (Reaction) turbine and one generator with a rated output of 
600 kilowatts; (5) a tailrace about 7 feet long, returning flows to the 
canal; (6) a switchyard; and (7) a 0.05-mile-long, 12-kilovolt 
transmission line interconnecting with an existing powerline. Average 
annual generation would be 1.5 gigawatt hours.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at 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 item h above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Scoping Process: The Commission intends to prepare an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the project in accordance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended.\1\ The EA will 
consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and 
reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
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    \1\ One EA will be prepared for the Woods Project (FERC No. P-
12540), Johnson Project, (FERC No. P-12545), Greenfield Project 
(FERC No. P-12548) and A-Drop Project (FERC No. P-12549).
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    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we will solicit comments, 
recommendations, information, and alternatives in the Scoping Document 
(SD).
    Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the 
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list. 
Copies of the SD may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``eLibrary'' link (see item m above).
    o. The tendering notice issued April 14, 2008, incorrectly stated 
that the application for the Greenfield Project was filed on March 31, 
2008. The correct filing date for the Greenfield Project application is 
April 1, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-15789 Filed 7-10-08; 8:45 am]
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