42664 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 162 / Monday, August 24, 2009 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2932–035] 

S.D. Warren Company; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

August 14, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Amendment to 

Recreation Plan and Extension of Time 

Request. 

b. Project No: 2932–035. 

c. Date Filed: May 12, 2009. 

d. Applicant: S.D. Warren Company. 

e. Name of Project: Mallison Falls. 

f. Location: The Project is located on 

the Presumpscot River in Cumberland 

County near the city of Gorham, Maine. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a—825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Thomas P. 

Howard, Sappi Fine Paper North 

America, Westbrook Mill, S.D. Warren 

Company, 89 Cumberland Street, P.O. 

Box 5000, Westbrook, Maine 04098– 

1597, (207) 856–4000. 

i. FERC Contact: Jaime Blakesley, 

Telephone 312–596–4441, and e-mail: 

jaime.blakesley@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protest: 

September 14, 2009. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervener 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. A copy of any 

motion to intervene must also be served 

upon each representative of the 

Applicant specified in the particular 

application. 

k. Description of Request: S.D. Warren 

Company requests Commission 

approval to amend the approved 

recreation plan to remove a requirement 

to install a pedestrian bridge for angler 

access in the bypass reach of the project. 

The licensee also requests an extension 

of time to complete specific required 

recreational improvements, including: a 

formal canoe portage trail with signage 

along Gorham shoreline, signage for 

formal parking at existing boat access 

downstream of dam, a car-top access 

site upstream of dam, parking near 

Mallison Road and Canal Street, and a 

car-top boat launch and take-out site 

next to an existing bridge abutment and 

roadside pull-out. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. This filing may also 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. 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, call 1–866–208–3372 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 (h) 

above. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

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 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Any filings must bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the 

Project Number of the particular 

application to which the filing refers. 

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. 

q. 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 at http://www.ferc.gov under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–20237 Filed 8–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2211–004] 

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of 

Scoping Meetings and Site Visit and 

Soliciting Scoping Comments 

August 17, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with Commission and is available for 

public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2211–004. 

c. Date filed: April 24, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Duke Energy Indiana, 

Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Markland 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: the Ohio River in 

Switzerland County, Indiana, near the 

towns of Florence and Vevay, Indiana, 

and Warsaw, Kentucky. The project 

affects about 1 acre of Federal lands 

administered by the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Tamara Styer, 

Duke Energy, Mail Code: EC12Y, P.O. 

Box 1006, Charlotte, NC 28201–1006, 

(704) 382–0293 or tsstyer@dukeenergy.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, 

(202) 502–6077 or 

Dianne.rodman@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing scoping 

comments: October 19, 2009. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person on the official service list 


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for the project. Further, if an intervener 

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/docs-filing/ 

ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. 

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment.’’ 

k. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

l. The existing Markland 

Hydroelectric Project consists of a 

powerhouse integrated into the north 

end of the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ (Corps) Markland dam, 

which was constructed by the Corps 

between 1959 and 1964. The project has 

a total installed capacity of 64.8 

megawatts (MW) and produces an 

average annual generation of 350,454 

megawatt-hours. All generated power is 

utilized within the applicant’s electric 

utility system. The project operates in 

run-of-release mode, has no storage, and 

only uses flows released by the Corps. 

The project consists of the following 

facilities: (1) A 96-foot-high, 248-footwide intake structure, with steel 

trashrack panels installed along the east 

side, directing flows to the connected 

powerhouse; (2) a powerhouse, integral 

to the Corps’ Markland dam, containing 

three vertical shaft Kaplan turbine/ 

generator units with a total installed 

capacity of 64.8 MW; (3) a tailrace 

discharging flows immediately 

downstream of the dam; (4) a substation 

about 250 feet north of the powerhouse; 

(5) an approximately 750-foot-long 

existing access road; (6) a 9.37-milelong, 138-kilovolt transmission line in a 

100-foot-wide right-of-way extending to 

Fairview, Indiana; and (7) appurtenant 

facilities. The applicant is proposing to 

add a new, approximately 300-foot-long 

access road, leading to a new parking 

area for recreation use at the tailrace of 

the dam. 

m. A copy of the application is 

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, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

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

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

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. 

n. Scoping Process: 

The Commission intends to prepare 

an Environmental Assessment (EA) on 

the project in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act. The 

EA will consider both site-specific and 

cumulative environmental impacts and 

reasonable alternatives to the proposed 

action. 

Scoping Meetings 

FERC staff will conduct one agency 

scoping meeting and one public 

meeting. The agency scoping meeting 

will focus on resource agency and nongovernmental organization (NGO) 

concerns, while the public scoping 

meeting is primarily for public input. 

All interested individuals, 

organizations, and agencies are invited 

to attend one or both of the meetings, 

and to assist the staff in identifying the 

scope of the environmental issues that 

should be analyzed in the EA. The times 

and locations of these meetings are as 

follows: 

Agency Scoping Meeting 

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009. 

Time: 9 a.m. 

Place: Best Western Ogle Haus 

Meeting Rooms. 

Address: 1013 W. Main St., Vevay, 

Indiana. 

Public Scoping Meeting 

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009. 

Time: 7 p.m. 

Place: Best Western Ogle Haus 

Meeting Rooms. 

Address: 1013 W. Main St., Vevay, 

Indiana. 

Copies of the Scoping Document 

(SD1) outlining the subject areas to be 

addressed in the EIS were distributed to 

the parties on the Commission’s mailing 

list. Copies of the SD1 will be available 

at the scoping meeting or may be 

viewed on the Web at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link 

(see item m above). 

Site Visit 

The Applicant and FERC staff will 

conduct a project site visit beginning at 

1 p.m. on September 17, 2009. All 

interested individuals, organizations, 

and agencies are invited to attend. All 

participants should meet at the parking 

lot of the Markland Hydroelectric 

Project, 13901 State Highway 156, 

Florence, Indiana. All participants are 

responsible for their own transportation 

to the site. Anyone with questions about 

the site visit should contact Ms. Tamara 

Styer of Duke Energy at (704) 382–0293. 

Objectives 

At the scoping meetings, the staff will: 

(1) Summarize the environmental issues 

tentatively identified for analysis in the 

EA; (2) solicit from the meeting 

participants all available information, 

especially quantifiable data, on the 

resources at issue; (3) encourage 

statements from experts and the public 

on issues that should be analyzed in the 

EA, including viewpoints in opposition 

to, or in support of, the staff’s 

preliminary views; (4) determine the 

resource issues to be addressed in the 

EA; and (5) identify those issues that 

require a detailed analysis, as well as 

those issues that do not require a 

detailed analysis. 

Procedures 

The meetings will be recorded by a 

stenographer and become part of the 

formal record of the Commission 

proceeding on the project. 

Individuals, organizations, and 

agencies with environmental expertise 

and concerns are encouraged to attend 

the meeting and to assist the staff in 

defining and clarifying the issues to be 

addressed in the EA. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13545–000] 

Free Flow Power Ohio River 8, LLC; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

August 14, 2009. 

On July 14, 2009, Free Flow Power 

Ohio River 8, LLC filed an application 

for a preliminary permit, pursuant to 

section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 

proposing to study the feasibility of the 

Whiskey Bay Hydrokinetic Energy 

Project, located on the Atchafalaya 

River, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, and 

Iberville Parishes, Louisiana. The sole 

purpose of a preliminary permit, if 


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