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

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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
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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