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1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via 

the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous 

discussion on filing comments electronically. 

Historic Preservation Act, and the 

regulations of the Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4. 

q. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following Hydro Licensing 

Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 

be made as appropriate (e.g., if scoping 

is waived, the schedule would be 

shortened). 

Issue Deficiency Letter—May 2011 

Issue Notice of Acceptance—July 2011 

Issue Scoping Document—August 2011 

Issue Notice ready for environmental 

analysis—October 2011 

Issue Notice of the availability of the 

EA—March 2012 

Dated: March 18, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7042 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP11–33–000] 

Leader One Energy, LLC; Notice of 

Availability of the Environmental 

Assessment for the Proposed Leader 

One Gas Storage Project 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Leader One Gas Storage Project 

proposed by Leader One Energy, LLC 

(Leader One) in the above-referenced 

docket. Leader One requests 

authorization to construct and operate 

the Leader One Gas Storage Field 

including injection/withdrawal and 

observation wells, gathering lines, 

condensate handling facilities, and 

water disposal facilities; a new 18,000 

horsepower compressor station; and 

about 22.4 miles of 24-inch-diameter 

pipeline and related facilities all in 

Adams County, Colorado. 

The EA assesses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of the 

Leader One Gas Storage Project in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes 

that approval of the proposed project, 

with appropriate mitigating measures, 

would not constitute a major federal 

action significantly affecting the quality 

of the human environment. 

The proposed Leader One Gas Storage 

Project includes the following facilities: 

Leader One Gas Storage Field 

• Up to fourteen new vertical and/or 

horizontal gas storage injection/ 

withdrawal wells; 

• Evaluation of twelve existing wells 

for replugging and abandonment as 

needed in accordance with current state 

standards, or converting to observation 

wells; 

• Up to six new observation wells, 

depending on the condition of the 

existing wells; 

• About 5 miles of various diameter 

storage field gathering pipelines; 

• One water disposal well; 

• About 1.25 miles of water disposal 

pipeline; 

• A new 18,000 horsepower 

compressor station; 

• An electrical substation within the 

compressor station fenceline; 

• Hydrocarbon dew point control and 

condensate handling equipment; and 

• Condensate handling equipment at 

the wellheads. 

Pipeline Facilities 

• An approximately 17.6-mile-long, 

24-inch-diameter natural gas header 

pipeline, the Leader One Header 

Pipeline; 

• An approximately 4.8-mile-long, 

24-inch-diameter natural gas header 

pipeline, the Leader One Header 

Pipeline Extension; 

• Four launcher/receiver facilities; 

and 

• Yards for construction laydown and 

support facilities. 

Ancillary Facilities 

• Valves, meters, filtration, safety, 

and cleaning and inspection equipment; 

and 

• Buildings, communications and 

control equipment, emergency 

generation, and electrical supply. 

The EA has been placed in the public 

files of the FERC and is available for 

public viewing on the FERC’s Web site 

at http://www.ferc.gov using the 

eLibrary link. A limited number of 

copies of the EA are available for 

distribution and public inspection at: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, 

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

(202) 502–8371. 

Copies of the EA have been mailed to 

federal, state, and local government 

representatives and agencies; elected 

officials; Native American tribes; 

potentially affected landowners and 

other interested individuals and groups; 

and newspapers in the project area; and 

parties to this proceeding. 

Any person wishing to comment on 

the EA may do so. Your comments 

should focus on the potential 

environmental effects, reasonable 

alternatives, and measures to avoid or 

lessen environmental impacts. The more 

specific your comments, the more useful 

they will be. To ensure that your 

comments are properly recorded and 

considered prior to a Commission 

decision on the proposal, it is important 

that the FERC receives your comments 

in Washington, DC on or before April 

18, 2011. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods you can use to submit your 

comments to the Commission. In all 

instances, please reference the project 

docket number (CP11–33–000) with 

your submission. The Commission 

encourages electronic filing of 

comments and has dedicated eFiling 

expert staff available to assist you at 

(202) 502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. 

(1) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eComment 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. An eComment 

is an easy method for interested persons 

to submit brief, text-only comments on 

a project; 

(2) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. With eFiling, 

you can provide comments in a variety 

of formats by attaching them as a file 

with your submission. New eFiling 

users must first create an account by 

clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be 

asked to select the type of filing you are 

making. A comment on a particular 

project is considered a ‘‘Comment on a 

Filing’’; or 

(3) You may file a paper copy of your 

comments at the following address: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. 

Although your comments will be 

considered by the Commission, simply 

filing comments will not serve to make 

the commenter a party to the 

proceeding. Any person seeking to 

become a party to the proceeding must 

file a motion to intervene pursuant to 

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 

385.214).1 Only intervenors have the 

right to seek rehearing of the 

Commission’s decision. 


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Affected landowners and parties with 

environmental concerns may be granted 

intervenor status upon showing good 

cause by stating that they have a clear 

and direct interest in this proceeding 

which would not be adequately 

represented by any other parties. You do 

not need intervenor status to have your 

comments considered. 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC 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 (i.e., 

CP11–33). Be sure you have selected an 

appropriate date range. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 

at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

allows you to keep track of all formal 

issuances and submittals in specific 

dockets. This can reduce the amount of 

time you spend researching proceedings 

by automatically providing you with 

notification of these filings, document 

summaries, and direct links to the 

documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/ 

esubscribenow.htm. 

Dated: March 18, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7045 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13840–000] 

ECOsponsible, Inc.; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions to Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

On September 15, 2010, 

ECOsponsible, Inc., filed an application 

for a preliminary permit, pursuant to 

section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act 

(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility 

of the Niagara River Community Hydro 

Project #2 (Niagara #2 Project or project) 

to be located on the Niagara River, near 

Lewiston, in Niagara County, New York. 

The sole purpose of a preliminary 

permit, if issued, is to grant the permit 

holder priority to file a license 

application during the permit term. A 

preliminary permit does not authorize 

the permit holder to perform any landdisturbing activities or otherwise enter 

upon lands or waters owned by others 

without the owners’ express permission. 

The proposed project would consist of 

the following: (1) Five hydrokinetic 

turbine support structures, each 

containing four 10-foot-diameter Spitfire 

Horizontal Axis Turbines rated at 

approximately 250 kilowatts (kW) each; 

(2) a 150-kilovolt (kV) underwater 

transmission line connecting the triads 

and transmitting electricity to an 

onshore collection substation and point 

of interconnection switchyard; (3) an 

operations and maintenance building to 

house the command center of the 

project’s supervisory control and data 

acquisition system; and (4) appurtenant 

facilities. The estimated annual 

generation of the Niagara #2 Project 

would be 550,000 megawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Dennis Ryan, 

ECOsponsible, Inc., 120 Mitchell Road, 

East Aurora, NY 14052–9710, phone: 

(716) 655–3524. 

FERC Contact: Allyson Conner (202) 

502–6082. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site 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 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–13840–000) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Dated: March 18, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7044 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13839–000] 

ECOsponsible, Inc.; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

On September 15, 2010, 

ECOsponsible, Inc., filed an application 

for a preliminary permit, pursuant to 

section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act 

(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility 

of the Niagara River Community Hydro 

Project (Niagara Project or project) to be 

located on the Niagara River, near 

Buffalo, in Erie County, New York. The 

sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if 

issued, is to grant the permit holder 

priority to file a license application 

during the permit term. A preliminary 

permit does not authorize the permit 

holder to perform any land-disturbing 

activities or otherwise enter upon lands 

or waters owned by others without the 

owners’ express permission. 

The proposed project would consist of 

the following: (1) Five hydrokinetic 

turbine support structures, each 

containing four 10-foot-diameter Spitfire 

Horizontal Axis Turbines rated at 

approximately 250 kilowatts (kW) each; 

(2) a 150-kilovolt (kV) underwater 

transmission line connecting the triads 

and transmitting electricity to an 

onshore collection substation and point 

of interconnection switchyard; (3) an 

operations and maintenance building to 

house the command center of the 

project’s supervisory control and data 

acquisition system; and (4) appurtenant 

facilities. The estimated annual 

generation of the Niagara Project would 

be 79,891 megawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Dennis Ryan, 

ECOsponsible, Inc., 120 Mitchell Road, 

East Aurora, NY 14052–9710, phone: 

(716) 655–3524. 

FERC Contact: Allyson Conner (202) 

502–6082. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 


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