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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 207 / Friday, October 26, 2007 / Notices

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426. Comments, protests, and

interventions may be filed electronically

via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s Web

site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The

Commission strongly encourages

electronic filings. Please include the

project number (P–12829–000 or P–

12852–000) on any comments or

motions filed.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all intervenors

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person in 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.

h. Description of Projects: The project

proposed by Free Flow Power

Corporation would consist of: (1) 1,450

proposed 20 kilowatt Free Flow

generating units having a total installed

capacity of 19 megawatts, (2) a proposed

transmission line; and (3) appurtenant

facilities. The Free Flow Power

Corporation, project would have an

average annual generation of 127.02

gigawatt-hours and be sold to a local

utility.

The project proposed by FFP Project

8, LLC would consist of: (1) 1,450

proposed 20 kilowatt Free Flow

generating units having a total installed

capacity of 29 megawatts, (2) a proposed

transmission line; and (3) appurtenant

facilities. The FFP Project 8, LLC,

project would have an average annual

generation of 127.02 gigawatt-hours and

be sold to a local utility.

i. The filings are 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, call toll-free 1–866–208–

3676 or e-mail

FERCONLINESUPPORT@FERC.GOV.

For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is

also available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item e

above.

j. Competing Preliminary Permit—

Anyone desiring to file a competing

application for preliminary permit for a

proposed project must submit the

competing application itself, or a notice

of intent to file such an application, to

the Commission on or before the

specified comment date for the

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particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36).

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing preliminary permit

application no later than 30 days after

the specified comment date for the

particular application. A competing

preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30 and 4.36.

k. Competing Development

Application—Any qualified

development applicant desiring to file a

competing development application

must submit to the Commission, on or

before a specified comment date for the

particular application, either a

competing development application or a

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice of intent to file a development

application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30 and 4.36.

l. Notice of Intent—A notice of intent

must specify the exact name, business

address, and telephone number of the

prospective applicant, and must include

an unequivocal statement of intent to

submit, if such an application may be

filed, either a preliminary permit

application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

m. Proposed Scope of Studies under

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental

impacts. Based on the results of these

studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation

of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

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comment date for the particular

application.

o. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘PROTEST’’, and ‘‘MOTION TO

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the

Project Number of the particular

application to which the filing refers.

Any of the above-named documents

must be filed by providing the original

and the number of copies provided by

the Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Hydropower Administration and

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned

address. A copy of any notice of intent,

competing application or motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

p. Agency Comments—Federal, state,

and local agencies are invited to file

comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If an agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the Applicant’s representatives.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. RP07–666–000; RP07–667–

000]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Technical Conference

October 22, 2007.

Take notice that the Commission will

convene a technical conference in the

above-referenced proceeding on

Thursday, November 15, 2007, at 10

a.m. (EDT), in a room to be designated

at the offices of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington DC 20426.

The Commission’s September 27,

2007 Order 1 directed that a technical

1 Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 120 FERC ¶ 61,287

(2007).

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conference be held to address the issues

raised by Colorado Interstate Gas

Company’s (CIG) August 31, 2007, tariff

filings to revise its fuel tracking

mechanism and to update the

calculation of its cash-out Index Price

and cash-out System Index Price

(collectively, cash-out prices).

Commission Staff and parties will

have the opportunity to discuss all of

the issues raised by CIG’s proposals to

modify its fuel and LUF mechanism and

to adjust its cash-out price calculations.

Specifically, CIG should be prepared to

address all the concerns raised in the

protests, and if necessary, to provide

additional technical, engineering and

operational support for its proposals.

Any party proposing alternatives to

CIG’s proposals should also be prepared

to similarly support its position.

FERC conferences are accessible

under section 508 of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973. For accessibility

accommodations please send an e-mail

to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free

(866) 208–3372 (voice) or 202–502–8659

(TTY), or send a fax to 202–208–2106

with the required accommodations.

All interested persons are permitted

to attend. For further information please

contact Debbie-Anne Reese at (202)

502–8758 or e-mail DebbieAnne.Reese@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration

Big Stone II Power Plant and

Transmission Project Supplemental

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DOE/EIS–0377)

AGENCY: Western Area Power

Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of availability and public

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SUMMARY: Western Area Power

Administration (Western) announces

the availability of the Supplemental

Draft Big Stone II Power Plant and

Transmission Project (Project)

Environmental Impact Statement

(Supplemental Draft EIS) for public

review and comment. The U.S.

Department of Agriculture Rural

Utilities Service (RUS) and U.S.

Department of Defense, U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers (USACE), are

participating as cooperating agencies in

the EIS process. The Supplemental Draft

EIS addresses the environmental

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impacts of a different back-up water

supply plan that uses groundwater

instead of surface water along with

associated cooling alternatives for the

proposed Big Stone II power plant’s

back-up water supply. The National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

requires Western to make the

Supplemental Draft EIS available to

interested members of the public,

groups, and Federal, State, local, and

tribal agencies for review and comment

to assure they have an opportunity to

provide input to the Federal decision

making process. Comments on the

Supplemental Draft EIS may be

provided in writing or at the hearing

scheduled during the review period.

DATES: Western invites the public to

comment on the Supplemental Draft EIS

during the 45-day public review and

comment period, which begins on

October 26, 2007, and ends on Monday,

December 10, 2007.

Western will hold one public hearing

on November 13, 2007, at 7 p.m., at the

Milbank Chamber of Commerce in

Milbank, South Dakota.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at

the Milbank Chamber of Commerce,

1001 E. 4th Ave., Milbank, South

Dakota.

Written comments on the

Supplemental Draft EIS should be

mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to: Ms. Nancy

Werdel, NEPA Document Manager, Big

Stone II EIS, A7400, Western Area

Power Administration, P.O. Box 281213,

Lakewood, CO 80228–8213, fax (720)

962–7263 or 7269, e-mail

BigStoneEIS@wapa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information or to request a copy

or summary of the Supplemental Draft

EIS, please write Ms. Nancy Werdel,

NEPA Document Manager, Big Stone II

EIS, A7400, Western Area Power

Administration, P.O. Box 281213,

Lakewood, CO 80228–8213, fax (720)

962–7263 or 7269, e-mail

BigStoneEIS@wapa.gov, or telephone

her at (800) 336–7288.

For general information on DOE’s

NEPA review process, please contact:

Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of

NEPA Policy and Compliance, GC–20,

U.S. Department of Energy, Washington,

DC 20585, (202) 586–4600 or (800) 472–

2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In May

2006, Western Area Power

Administration (Western) issued the Big

Stone II Power Plant and Transmission

Project Draft Environmental Impact

Statement (Draft EIS). The Draft EIS

described the details of the Proposed

Action to construct a nominal 600megawatt (MW), coal-fired, baseload

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electric generating facility and

associated transmission line and

substation upgrades, known as the Big

Stone II Project (proposed Project). The

primary source of water for the existing

plant and the proposed Big Stone II

plant would be withdrawals from Big

Stone Lake. The proposed Project

described in the Draft EIS included

construction of a 450-acre surface water

pond as the source of back-up water.

The 450-acre surface water pond would

have been filled with water from Big

Stone Lake during normal operating

conditions and used in the event of a

drought or operational constraints,

when sufficient quantities of water

could not be pumped from Big Stone

Lake. The Rural Utilities Service (RUS)

and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(USACE) are participating as

cooperating agencies in the EIS process.

The purpose of the Supplemental

Draft EIS is to present and analyze the

environmental impacts of using

groundwater instead of surface water for

the proposed Big Stone II power plant’s

back-up water supply along with

different cooling alternatives. Changes

to the proposed Project are based on

comments received on the Draft EIS

concerning wetland impacts from

construction of the 450-acre water

storage pond and additional

construction costs associated with the

pond.

The Council on Environmental

Quality NEPA regulations (40 CFR

1502.9) and DOE NEPA regulations (10

CFR 1021.314) require that a

supplement to a draft environmental

impact statement be prepared if there

are substantial changes to the Proposed

Action or significant new circumstances

or information relevant to

environmental concerns, and contribute

to the impacts of the Proposed Action.

Western determined that the use of

groundwater as the back-up water

supply would significantly change the

environmental impacts of the proposed

Project as presented in the Draft EIS and

required the preparation of a

Supplemental Draft EIS.

The Supplemental Draft EIS considers

two cooling technology alternatives

with groundwater as the back-up water

supply. Groundwater would be

produced from the Veblen Aquifer. Both

alternatives would use surface water

from Big Stone Lake as the primary

water source. Alternative 2 (wet cooling

with groundwater back-up water

supply), the Revised Proposed Action,

retains the original wet cooling system

technology identified in the Draft EIS

but uses groundwater supply as its backup water supply. Alternative 3 (wet/dry

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