[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58828-58829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23421]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14241-000]


Alaska Energy Authority; Notice of Extension of Time To File 
Comments on the Proposed Study and Revised Study Plan

    On July 16, 2012, Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) filed its proposed 
study plan for the Susitna-Watana Project No. 14241 as required by the 
Commission's regulations for implementing the Integrated Licensing 
Process, making comments on the study plan due October 14, 2012. During 
the comment period, AEA finalized an agreement among the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to provide 
supporting resources and specialized expertise necessary to assist the 
agencies in reviewing AEA's study plans and to actively participate in 
the remainder of the licensing process. On September 17, 2012, AEA 
filed a request on behalf of, and supported by, the federal agencies to 
extend the comment period on the proposed study plan until November 14, 
2012. The extension of

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time would enable the newly hired consultant team to better assist the 
federal agencies in reviewing and providing comments on the proposed 
study plan, collaborate with AEA and other licensing participants on 
the extensive studies, and meet internal agency document review 
periods. The revised schedule results in AEA filing its revised study 
plan by December 14, 2012. AEA also requests that comments on the 
revised study plan be due on January 18, 2013, rather than on December 
28, 2012 to avoid the holiday period, making Commission's study plan 
determination due on February 1, 2013.
    Due to complexity of the issues and the large number of proposed 
studies, and because the extension of time will not delay processing of 
the license application, the due date for all participants to file 
comments on the proposed study plan is extended until November 17, 
2012, AEA's revised study plan is now due December 14, 2012, and 
comments on the revised study plan are due January 18, 2013. These 
revisions to the schedule are granted pursuant to section 5.29(f)(2) of 
the Commission's regulations. This extension will facilitate AEA's 
unique collaborative approach to develop study plans.

    Dated: September 17, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-23421 Filed 9-21-12; 8:45 am]
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