[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60488-60489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25055]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14145-001]


Pacific Green Power, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Denying Use of the 
Traditional Licensing Process, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, 
Scoping, and Solicitation of Study Requests and Comments on the PAD and 
Scoping Document

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Request To Use the Traditional 
Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 14145-001.
    c. Dated Filed: July 25, 2011.
    d. Submitted by: Pacific Green Power, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Two Girls Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Two Girls Creek River, in Linn County, Washington. 
The project occupies United States lands administered by the Forest 
Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. David G. Harmon, P.E., Pacific 
Green Power, LLC, P.O. Box 44, Sweet Home, Oregon 97386; phone: (541) 
405-5236.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper at (202) 502-6136; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Pacific Green Power, LLC filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on July 25, 2011. With this notice, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing denies Pacific Green 
Power, LLC's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section 
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations 
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and 
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Oregon 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. Pacific Green Power, LLC 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.
    m. 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, 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 from the applicant listed in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. With this notice, we are soliciting study requests, as well as 
comments on the PAD and Scoping Document 1 (SD1). All study requests, 
as well as comments on the PAD and SD1 should be sent to the address 
above in paragraph h. In addition, all study requests, comments on the 
PAD and SD1, requests for agency cooperator status and all 
communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits of 
the potential application must be filed with the Commission. Documents 
may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, 
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, 
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and 
seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    All filings with the Commission must include the project name and 
number, and bear the heading ``Study Requests,'' ``Comments on Pre-
Application Document,'' ``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request 
for Cooperating Agency Status,'' or ``Communications to and from 
Commission Staff.'' Any individual or entity interested in commenting 
on the PAD must do so by November 22, 2011.
    o. At this time, the Commission intends to prepare an Environmental 
Assessment (EA) on the project, in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act, as determined by the issues identified during 
the scoping process. If an EIS is determined to be required for the 
project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has requested to be a 
cooperating agency.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the time and place indicated below. The daytime meeting 
will focus on resource agency and non-governmental organization (NGO) 
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:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Dates: Tuesday, October 18, 2011,
    Time: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.,
    Place: Sweet Home Ranger District Office, 4431 Highway 20, Sweet 
Home, OR 97386.

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011,
    Time: 6 p.m.-9 p.m.,
    Place: Sweet Home Senior and Community Center, 880 18th Ave, Sweet 
Home, OR 97386.
    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be 
addressed in the environmental document, was 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 n. Based on all oral and written 
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2, if needed, 
would include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of 
issues, based on the scoping process.

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Environmental Site Review

    The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an 
environmental site review of the project on Wednesday, October 19, 
2011, starting at 9:30 a.m. All participants should meet at meet no 
later than 9:30 a.m., at the parking lot adjacent to the west picnic 
area of Cascadia State Park, approximately 14 miles east of Sweet Home 
off Highway 20. A map of Cascadia State Park is available at http://www.oregonstateparks.org/images/pdf/cascadia_map.pdf. There will be an 
approximately 30-minute drive to the site from the meet-up point. All 
participants are responsible for their own transportation to the site. 
Anyone with questions about the site visit should contact Mr. David 
Harmon, at [email protected] or at (541) 405-5236.

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, discuss, 
and finalize 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 the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or 
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an 
environmental 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.

    Dated: September 23, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-25055 Filed 9-28-11; 8:45 am]
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