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Description: Stringray Pipeline 

Company, LLC submits Substitute Tenth 

Revised Sheet No. 199 to its FERC Gas 

Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1. 

Filed Date: 07/22/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090722–0147. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, August 03, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: RP09–685–002. 

Applicants: Eastern Shore Natural Gas 

Company. 

Description: Eastern Shore Natural 

Gas Co submits Second Sub Eighth 

Revised Sheet No. 15 to FERC Gas 

Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1. 

Filed Date: 07/22/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090722–0146. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, August 03, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: RP09–687–002. 

Applicants: Equitrans, L.P. 

Description: Motion of Equitrans, LP 

for extension of time to comply with 

Order No. 587–T. 

Filed Date: 07/17/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090720–0108. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. 

Any person desiring to protest this 

filing must file in accordance with Rule 

211 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 

385.211). Protests to this filing will be 

considered by the Commission in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but will not serve to make 

protestants parties to the proceeding. 

Such protests must be filed on or before 

5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified 

comment date. Anyone filing a protest 

must serve a copy of that document on 

all the parties to the proceeding. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests in lieu 

of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at 

http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to 

file electronically should submit an 

original and 14 copies of the protest to 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

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

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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 e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–18102 Filed 7–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Bonneville Power Administration 

Mid-Columbia Coho Restoration 

Project 

AGENCY: Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and notice of floodplain and wetlands 

involvement. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces BPA’s 

intention to prepare an EIS on funding 

the Confederated Tribes and Bands of 

the Yakama Nation (YN) to undertake 

the reintroduction of coho salmon into 

mid-Columbia River basin tributaries. 

The reintroduction would occur in the 

Methow and Wenatchee river basins in 

Chelan and Okanogan counties, 

Washington. The proposed 

reintroduction project would use both 

existing hatchery facilities as well as 

require construction of some new 

permanent and temporary facilities and 

modification of existing sites to serve as 

semi-natural rearing areas for juvenile 

coho. 

With this Notice of Intent, BPA is 

initiating the public scoping process for 

the EIS. BPA is requesting comments 

about potential environmental impacts 

that it should consider as it prepares the 

EIS for the proposed project, as well as 

comments on other alternatives that 

may meet the goals of the project. 

In accordance with DOE regulations 

for compliance with floodplain and 

wetlands environmental review 

requirements, BPA will prepare a 

floodplain and wetlands assessment to 

avoid or minimize potential harm to or 

within any affected floodplains and 

wetlands. The assessment will be 

included in the EIS. 

DATES: Written scoping comments are 

due to the address below no later than 

September 15, 2009. Comments may 

also be made at the EIS scoping 

meetings to be held on August 20, 2009 

and August 21, 2009 at the addresses 

below. 

ADDRESSES: Send letters with comments 

and suggestions on the proposed scope 

of the Draft EIS, and requests to be 

placed on the project mailing list, to 

Bonneville Power Administration, 

Public Affairs Office—DKE–7, P.O. Box 

14428, Portland, OR 97293–4428, or by 

fax to (503) 230–3285. You also may call 

BPA’s toll free comment line at (800) 

622–4519 and leave a message (please 

include the name of this project), or 

submit comments online at http:// 

www.bpa.gov/comment. BPA will post 

all comment letters in their entirety on 

BPA’s Web site at http://www.bpa.gov/ 

comment. 

On Thursday, August, 20, 2009, a 

scoping meeting will be held from 6:30 

p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Chelan Fire District 

3 Community Center in Leavenworth, 

Washington. On Friday, August 21, 

2009, a scoping meeting will be held 

from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Methow 

Valley Community Center in Twisp, 

Washington. At these meetings, we will 

provide a brief presentation of the 

proposal, beginning about 7 p.m. We 

will take comments and answer 

questions during the presentation. 

Following the presentation, members of 

the project team will be available to 

answer questions, accept oral and 

written comments, and provide maps 

and other information about the project. 

You may stop by anytime during the 

open house. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce Hollen, Environmental 

Coordinator, Bonneville Power 

Administration—KEC–4, P.O. Box 3621, 

Portland, Oregon 97208–3621; toll-free 

telephone 1–800–282–3713; direct 

telephone 503–230–5756; or e-mail 

bahollen@bpa.gov. Additional 

information can be found at BPA’s Web 

site: http://www.efw.bpa.gov/ 

environmental_services/nepadocs.aspx, 

click on ‘‘Project Reviews—Active,’’ 

then use the drop-down box and click 

on Mid-Columbia Coho Restoration 

Project. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1999, 

BPA prepared an Environmental 

Assessment/Finding of No Significant 

Impact to support the funding of the 

YN-proposed Mid-Columbia Coho 

Restoration Feasibility Project. Over the 

past 10 years, the feasibility project has 

indicated that the concepts that were 

tested have the potential to result in the 

successful re-introduction of naturally 

reproducing populations of coho. The 

YN has also prepared a Master Plan to 

assess and guide the development of the 

full reintroduction program based on 

what was learned from the feasibility 

study and comments from the 

Northwest Power and Conservation 

Council’s (NPCC) Independent 

Scientific Review Panel (ISRP). 

Alternatives Proposed for 

Consideration. BPA is currently 


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considering two action alternatives for 

evaluation in the EIS. The alternatives 

propose a combination of sites used in 

the feasibility study and new hatchery 

sites and juvenile rearing sites. The 

difference between the alternatives is 

largely the number and distribution of 

juvenile rearing sites. 

• Master Plan Alternative: The Master 

Plan alternative would follow the steps 

and transition points for the 

reintroduction phases described in the 

Master Plan. This alternative would 

include 20 juvenile rearing sites 

distributed throughout the Wenatchee 

and Methow basins. The number and 

distribution is intended to optimize the 

use of resources and result in efficient 

distribution of returning adults to the 

best habitat while minimizing potential 

interactions with other salmon species. 

• Reduced Production Alternative: 

This alternative would follow the same 

implementation steps as described in 

the Master Plan, but would use fewer 

juvenile rearing sites with a 

corresponding decrease in released 

juveniles. This is intended to further 

reduce inter-species competition and 

potential water quality effects. 

BPA is also considering the No Action 

Alternative, that is, not funding the 

YN’s proposal. Under the no action 

alternative the YN would use internal 

non-federal funding to implement their 

proposal but the scope of the proposed 

activities would be less than the 

Reduced Production Alternative. Other 

alternatives may be identified through 

the scoping process. 

Public Participation and 

Identification of Environmental Issues. 

The potential environmental issues 

identified for this reintroduction project 

include threatened and endangered 

species, sensitive plants and animals, 

fisheries, water quality and quantity, 

land use, socioeconomics, cultural 

resources, soil erosion, wetlands, and 

floodplains. BPA has established a 45- 

day scoping period during which tribes, 

affected landowners, concerned 

citizens, special interest groups, local 

and Federal governments, and any other 

interested parties are invited to 

comment on the scope of the proposed 

EIS, including potential alternatives to 

be considered and environmental 

impacts to be evaluated. Scoping will 

help BPA ensure that a full range of 

issues related to this proposal is 

addressed in the EIS, and also will 

identify significant or potentially 

significant impacts that may result from 

the proposed project. When completed, 

the Draft EIS will be circulated for 

review and comment, and BPA will 

hold public meetings to answer 

questions and receive comments. BPA 

will consider and respond to comments 

received on the Draft EIS in the Final 

EIS. The Final EIS is expected to be 

published in late summer 2011. BPA’s 

decision will be documented in a 

Record of Decision that will follow the 

Final EIS. 

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on July 22, 

2009. 

Stephen J. Wright, 

Administrator and Chief Executive Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18188 Filed 7–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2232–522] 

Duke Power Company, LLC; North 

Carolina and South Carolina; Notice of 

Availability of the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement for the CatawbaWateree Hydroelectric Project 

July 23, 2009. 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 

486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy 

Projects has reviewed the application 

for license for the Catawba-Wateree 

Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2232), 

located on the Catawba River in the 

counties of Burke, McDowell, Caldwell, 

Catawba, Alexander, Iredell, 

Mecklenburg, Lincoln, and Gaston in 

North Carolina, and the counties of 

York, Lancaster, Chester, Fairfield, and 

Kershaw in South Carolina, and has 

prepared a Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (final EIS) for the project. 

The final EIS contains staff 

evaluations of the applicant’s proposal 

and the alternatives for relicensing the 

Catawba-Wateree Project. The final EIS 

documents the views of governmental 

agencies, non-governmental 

organizations, affected Indian tribes, the 

public, the license applicant, and 

Commission staff. 

A copy of the final EIS is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. The final EIS also may be viewed 

on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under 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 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 

You may also register online at 

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

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

For further information, contact Sean 

Murphy at (202) 502–6145 or at 

sean.murphy@ferc.gov. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–18154 Filed 7–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RR09–7–000] 

North American Electric Reliability 

Corporation; Notice of Filing 

July 23, 2009. 

Take notice that on July 20, 2009, the 

North American Electric Reliability 

Corporation filed a Three-Year Electric 

Reliability Organization Performance 

Assessment Report, pursuant to section 

215(c) of the Federal Power Act and the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

regulations, 18 CFR 39.3(c). 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

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

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 


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