Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 250 / Friday, December 29, 2006 / Notices

Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 250 / Friday, December 29, 2006 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP05–420–000]

Bayou Casotte Energy, LLC; Notice of

Availability of the Final Environmental

Impact Statement for the Casotte

Landing Lng Project

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December 22, 2006.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) in cooperation with the

U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard); U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers (COE); U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), U.S. Department of the Interior,

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); U.S.

Department of Commerce, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, National Marine

Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries); and

the Mississippi Department of Marine

Resources (MDMR) has prepared this

final Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS) for the construction and operation

of the liquefied natural gas (LNG)

import terminal and natural gas pipeline

facilities, and including operation of

LNG vessels in the waterway from the

territorial seas until moored at the

facility, all referred to as the Casotte

Landing LNG Project, as proposed by

Bayou Casotte Energy, LLC in the abovereferenced docket.

This final EIS was prepared to satisfy

the requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The

staff concludes that approval of the

Casotte Landing LNG Project, with

appropriate mitigating measures as

recommended, would have limited

adverse environmental impact. The

Coast Guard proposed action requiring

NEPA, is issuance of a Letter of

Recommendation (LOR) of waterway

suitability for LNG vessel traffic with

the conditions referenced in the

Description of the Proposed Action

(Section 2.0 in the EIS). The final EIS

evaluates alternatives to the proposed

actions (i.e., FERC’s proposed approval

of the Project and the Coast Guard’s

proposed action of issuing a Letter of

Recommendation finding the waterway

to be suitable for LNG vessel traffic with

conditions), including the Coast Guard

alternatives, system alternatives,

alternative sites for the LNG import

terminal, and pipeline alternatives. The

final EIS also contains our Essential

Fish Habitat Assessment.

The general purpose of the Casotte

Landing LNG Project is to provide up to

1.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd) of

natural gas to markets in the United

States.

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The final EIS addresses the potential

environmental effects of construction

and operation of the following facilities

near the City of Pascagoula in Jackson

County, Mississippi: a ship unloading

facility with a single berth capable of

receiving LNG ships with cargo

capacities of up to 200,000 cubic meters

(m3);

• three 160,000 m3 (net capacity) full

containment LNG storage tanks;

• a closed-loop intermediate fluid

vaporizer system utilizing cooling water

from the adjacent Chevron Pascagoula

Refinery as a heat source, sized for a

normal sendout of 1.3 Bcfd;

• various ancillary buildings and

facilities;

• five pipeline interconnects

originating from a 1.5-mile-long, 36inch-diameter spur ;

• associated pipeline support

facilities, including two meter stations

at interconnects with the existing

pipeline systems; and

• integrally related nonjurisdictional

facilities would include a natural gas

liquid (NGL) extraction system and

pipeline, electric transmission lines, an

electric substation, a waste heat water

circulation system, and the relocation of

two of the Chevron Pascagoula Refinery

crude oil tanker berths.

The analysis also includes operation

of LNG vessels in the waterway from the

territorial seas until moored at the

proposed LNG terminal.

The final EIS has been placed in the

public files of the FERC and is available

for distribution and public inspection

at: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, Public Reference and Files

Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street

NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,

(202) 502–8371.

A limited number of copies of the

final EIS are available from the Public

Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch identified above. In addition, CD

copies of the final EIS have been mailed

to Federal, State, and local agencies;

elected officials; public interest groups;

individuals and affected landowners;

libraries; newspapers; and parties to

these proceedings.

In accordance with CEQ’s regulations

implementing NEPA, no agency

decision on a proposed action may be

made until 30 days after the EPA

publishes a NOA of the final EIS.

However, the CEQ regulations provide

an exception to this rule when an

agency decision is subject to a formal

internal process that allows other

agencies or the public to make their

views known. In such cases, the agency

decision may be made at the same time

the notice of the final EIS is published,

allowing both periods to run

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concurrently. Should the FERC issue

authorization for the Casotte Landing

LNG Project for the proposed action, it

would be subject to a 30-day rehearing

period. Therefore, the FERC could issue

its decision concurrently with the EPA’s

NOA.

Additional information about the

project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs,

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC

Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov)

using the eLibrary link. Click on the

eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’

and enter the docket number excluding

the last three digits in the Docket

Number field. Be sure you have selected

an appropriate date range. For

assistance, please contact FERC Online

Support at:

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY at

(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link on

the FERC Internet Web site also

provides access to the texts of formal

documents issued by the Commission,

such as orders, notices, and

rulemakings.

Information about the project is also

available from the Coast Guard by

contacting Captain James Bjostad,

Captain of the Port, Sector Mobile, at

(251) 441–5960.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–22379 Filed 12–28–06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2195–011]

Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project,

Portland General Electric Company

Clackamas County, Oregon; Notice of

Availability of the Final Enivironmental

Impact Statement for the Clackamas

River Hydroeletric Project

December 21, 2006.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission or FERC)

regulations contained in the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR)(18 CFR Part

380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897])

the Office of Energy Projects staff (staff)

reviewed the application for a New

Major License for the Clackamas River

Hydroelectric Project located on the

Clackamas River, Clackamas County,

Oregon. On June 16, 2006, a draft

environmental impact statement (DEIS)

was issued for the project. The public

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was invited to comment on the DEIS.

Staff has reviewed and responded to

comments received and have prepared a

final environmental impact statement

(FEIS) for the project.

The FEIS contains staff’s analysis of

the potential environmental effects of

the project and concludes that licensing

the project, with staff’s recommended

measures, would not constitute a major

federal action significantly affecting the

quality of the human environment.

Copies of the FEIS have been sent to

federal, state, and local agencies; public

interest groups; and individuals on the

Commission’s mailing list.

A copy of the FEIS is available for

review at the Commission’s Public

Reference Room or may be viewed on

the Commission’s Web site at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘e-Library’’ link.

Enter the docket number (P–2195), to

access the document. For assistance,

contact FERC Online Support at

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–2376, or for TTY,

contact (202) 502–8659.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Blair at (202) 502–6092 or at

john.blair@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–22361 Filed 12–28–06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project Nos.: P–2197–073 and P–2206–030]

Alcoa Power Generating, Inc., Notice of

Intent To Prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement and Notice of

Scoping Meetings and Site Visit and

Soliciting Scoping Comments

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December 21, 2006.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric applications have been

filed with Commission and are available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Applications: New Major

Licenses.

b. Project Nos.: P–2197–073 and P–

2206–030.

c. Dates filed: April 25, 2006 and

April 26, 2006.

d. Applicants: Alcoa Power

Generating, Inc. and Carolina Power and

Light Company d/b/a/ Progress Energy

Carolinas, Inc.

e. Names of Projects: Yadkin

Hydroelectric Project and Yadkin-Pee

Dee River Hydroelectric Project.

f. Locations: The Yadkin Project is

located on the Yadkin River in

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Davidson, Davie, Montgomery, Rowan,

and Stanly Counties, North Carolina.

The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Project is

located on the Yadkin and Pee Dee

Rivers in Anson, Montgomery,

Richmond, and Stanly Counties, North

Carolina. There are no federal lands

affected by these projects.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)—825(r).

h. Applicant Contacts: Yadkin

Project-Mr. Gene Ellis, Licensing and

Property Manager, Alcoa Power

Generating, Inc., Yadkin Division, P.O.

Box 576, NC Highway 740, Badin, NC

28009–0576.

Yadkin-Pee Dee Project-E. Michael

Williams, Senior Vice President Power

Operations, Progress Energy, 410 S.

Wilmington Street PEB 13, Raleigh,

North Carolina 27602; Telephone (919)

546–6640.

i. FERC Contacts: Stephen Bowler at

(202) 502–6861 or

stephen.bowler@ferc.gov, or Lee Emery

at (202) 502–8379 or

lee.emery@ferc.gov.

j. Deadline for filing scoping

comments: February 26, 2007.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: Magalie R.

Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

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 on 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.

Scoping comments 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) under the

• I11‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

k. This application is not ready for

environmental analysis at this time.

l. The existing Yadkin Project consists

of four developments on the Yadkin

River: High Rock, Tuckertown, Narrows,

and Falls. The High Rock development

is the furthest upstream development,

located at river mile (RM 253, and

includes the following existing

facilities: (1) A dam and spillway; (2) 10

flood gates; (3) a 14,400-acre reservoir,

with a normal pool elevation of 623.9

feet U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

datum and a usable storage capacity of

217,400 acre-feet; and (4) a powerhouse,

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integral to the dam, containing three

turbine-generator units with a total

installed capacity of 32 megawatts

(MW).

The Tuckertown development (RM

244.3) includes the following existing

facilities: (1) dam; (2) spillway with 11

gates; (3) a 2,560-acre reservoir, with a

normal pool elevation of 564.7 feet

USGS and a usable storage capacity of

6,700 acre-feet; and (4) a powerhouse,

integral to the dam, containing three

turbine-generator units with a total

installed capacity of 38 MW.

The Narrows development (RM 236.5)

includes the following existing

facilities: (1) A dam and spillway; (2) 22

flood gates and a trash gate; (3) an intake

structure with four openings each with

two gates; (4) four penstocks; (5) a

powerhouse downstream of the dam; (6)

a bypass spillway with 10 control gates

and a trash gate; (7) a 5,355-acre

reservoir, with a normal pool elevation

of 509.8 feet USGS and a usable storage

capacity of 129,100 acre-feet; and (8)

four turbine-generators with a total

installed capacity of 108 MW.

The Falls development (RM 234)

includes the following constructed

facilities: (1) A dam; (2) a spillway with

12 flood gates and a trash gate; (3) a 204acre reservoir, with a normal pool

elevation of 332.8 feet USGS and a

usable storage capacity of 940 acre-feet;

and (4) a powerhouse, integral to the

dam, and containing three turbinegenerators with a total installed capacity

of 31 MW.

Alcoa Generating operates the High

Rock development in a store-and-release

mode and the Tuckertown, Narrows,

and Falls developments in a run-of-river

mode on a daily basis. The High Rock

development provides storage for the

three downstream developments. The

maximum annual drawdown for High

Rock is 13 feet.

The existing Yadkin-Pee Dee Project

consists of the Tillery development on

the Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers and the

Blewett Falls development on the Pee

Dee River. The Tillery development (RM

218) includes the following existing

facilities: (1) a dam and spillway; (2) 18

flood gates; (3) a trash sluice gate; (4) a

5,697-acre reservoir, with a normal pool

elevation of 277.3 feet North American

Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) and

a usable storage capacity of 84,150 acrefeet; (5) a powerhouse, integral to the

dam, containing four turbine-generators

with a total installed capacity of 84 MW;

and (6) a small turbine powering a

‘‘house generator’’ with an installed

capacity of 360 kW.

The Blewett Falls development (RM

188.2) includes the following existing

facilities: (1) A dam and spillway; (2)

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