[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 106 (Monday, June 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25787-25788]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11537]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10481-067, Project No. 9690-112, and Project No. 10482-
117]

Eagle Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study
Requests

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
New Licenses and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project Nos.: 9690-112, 10481-067, 10482-117.
    c. Dated Filed: March 30, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Eagle Creek Hydro Power, LLC, Eagle Creek Water
Resources, LLC, and Eagle Creek Land Resources, LLC (collectively
referred to as Eagle Creek Hydro).
    e. Name of Projects: Rio Hydroelectric Project (P-9690-112),
Mongaup Falls Hydroelectric Project (P-10481-067), and Swinging Bridge
Hydroelectric Project (P-10482-117).
    f. Location: The three projects are on the Mongaup River, in
Sullivan County, New York and a portion of the Rio Project is located
in Orange County, New York. The three projects occupy no federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Robert A. Gates, EVP Operations, Eagle Creek
Renewable Energy, LLC, 116 North State Street, P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro,
WI 54960-0167,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>    i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering at<PHONE_NUMBER> or email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    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 Historic
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 Eagle Creek Hydro 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. Eagle Creek Hydro filed with the Commission a Pre-Application
Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule),
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. 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_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll
free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection
and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email 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 and
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
all documents using the Commission's eFiling system at 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 at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>In lieu of electronic filing, please send a
paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing
should include docket number(s) P-9690-112, P-10481-067, and/or 10482-
117.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,''
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``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 SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating
status must do so by July 29, 2017.
    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 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

    Date: Thursday, June 22, 2017.
    Time: 9:00 a.m.
    Location: Monticello Firehouse, 23 Richardson Ave., Monticello, New
York 12701.
    Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Thursday, June 22, 2017.
    Time: 7:00 p.m.
    Location: Monticello Firehouse, 23 Richardson Ave., Monticello, New
York 12701.
    Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    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 may include a
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues,
identified through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    The applicant and Commission staff will conduct an Environmental
Site Review of the project on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, starting at
8:00 a.m. for the Swinging Bridge Project and Wednesday, June 21, 2017,
starting at 1:00 p.m. for the Mongaup Falls and Rio Projects. For the
site visits, Eagle Creek Hydro has made arrangements with a bus company
to provide transportation from the Monticello Walmart parking lot
located at 41 Anawana Lake Road, Monticello, New York 12701.
Participants should park in the remote parking lot located east of the
store's main parking lot, between Walmart and the Burger King located
along Route 42.
    Please note that the Swinging Bridge project will be visited in the
morning with an hour-long break at about 12:00 p.m. After the break,
the Mongaup Falls and Rio projects will be visited. No lunch is
provided. Participants should make their own arrangements for lunch.
Food services are available in the area.
    Please RSVP Jane Manibusan at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>on or before June 12, 2017, if you plan
to attend the environmental site review or have any questions.

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 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 the appropriateness of 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 SD1 are
included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed
in the public records of the project.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 27219]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11044]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER13-1406-000]

Osprey Energy Center, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Osprey Energy Center, LLC's application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate schedule, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability is May 23, 2013.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding(s) are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: May 3, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-11044 Filed 5-8-13; 8:45 am]
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