[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59147-59148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27471]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13011-001]


Shelbyville Hydro LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of 
Licensing Proceeding, Scoping Meetings, Solicitation of Comments on the 
Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated 
Study Requests

November 9, 2009.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
    b. Project No.: 13011-001.
    c. Dated Filed: September 8, 2009.
    d. Submitted By: Shelbyville Hydro LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Shelbyville Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the Corps of Engineers' Lake Shelbyville Dam on the 
Kaskaskia River in Shelby County, Illinois.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Brent Smith, COO, Symbiotics, LLC, 
P.O. Box 535, Rigby, Idaho 83442 at (208) 745-0834 or e-mail at 
[email protected] or Corrine Servis, at (208) 745-0834 
or e-mail [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: John Baummer, [email protected], (202) 502-
6837.
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR Part 402; and (b) the State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical 
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 Shelbyville Hydro LLC as 
the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Shelbyville Hydro LLC filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; 
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.5 of the Commission's regulations. The Commission 
will issue the Scoping Document for the proposed Lake Shelbyville Dam 
Hydroelectric Project on or about November 9, 2009.
    n. A copy of the PAD and the scoping document 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 filing and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD filed 
September 8, 2009 and Scoping Document, as well as study requests. All 
comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and study requests should be 
sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on 
the PAD and Scoping Document, study requests, requests for cooperating 
agency status, and all communications to and from Commission staff 
related to the merits of the potential application (original and eight 
copies) must be filed with the Commission at the following address: 
Kimberly D. Bose, 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 (Lake 
Shelbyville Dam Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-13011-001), and 
bear the heading Comments on Pre-Application Document, Study Requests, 
Comments on Scoping Document, Request for Cooperating Agency Status, or 
Communications to and from Commission Staff. Any individual or entity 
interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or 
Scoping Document, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do 
so by January 6, 2010.
    Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, 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. 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/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the e-filing link. For a simpler method of 
submitting text only comments, click on ``Quick Comment.''
    p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA), there is the 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

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will 
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental 
organization

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concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input 
from the public. We invite all interested individuals, organizations, 
and agencies to attend one or both 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:

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009.
    Time: 7 p.m. (CST).
    Location: Lions Community Building, North 9th Street, Forest Park, 
Shelbyville, IL 62565.
    Phone: (217) 774-5531

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: Friday, December 4, 2009.
    Time: 9 a.m. (CST).
    Location: Same location.
    The scoping document, which outlines the issues to be addressed in 
the environmental document, will be mailed to the individuals and 
entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of the scoping 
document will be available at the scoping meetings, and may be viewed 
on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow 
the directions for accessing information in paragraph n. Depending on 
the extent of comments received, a revised Scoping Document may or may 
not be issued.

Site Visit (Environmental Site Review)

    Shelbyville Hydro LLC will conduct a tour of the proposed project 
site at 2 p.m. on Thursday December 3, 2009. All participants should 
meet in the parking lot of the Spillway Access Area off route 16 at the 
Lake Shelbyville Dam. Anyone with questions about the site visit should 
contact Ms. Corrine Servis of Symbiotics, LLC at (208) 745-0834 or e-
mail [email protected] on or before November 25, 
2009.

Scoping Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Present a 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 PAD in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and the scoping 
document are included in item n of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become 
part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-27471 Filed 11-16-09; 8:45 am]
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