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1Applicant submitted supplemental information 

to answer deficiencies in initial permit application 

on August 17, 2009. 

2 16 U.S.C. 797(f). Three years is the maximum 

term for a preliminary permit. See FPA Section 5, 

16 U.S.C. 798. 

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. 

Comments, protests, interventions, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and fishway prescriptions 

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 under 

‘‘e-filing’’ link. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filing. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: All filings must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, 

‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘FISHWAY 

PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the 

heading the name of the applicant and 

the project number of the application to 

which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

the name, address, and telephone 

number of the person protesting or 

intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of 18 CFR 

385.2001 through 385.2005. All 

comments, recommendations, terms and 

conditions or prescriptions must set 

forth their evidentiary basis and 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, 

recommendations, terms and conditions 

or prescriptions should relate to project 

works which are the subject of the 

license amendment. Agencies may 

obtain copies of the application directly 

from the applicant. A copy of all other 

filings in reference to this application 

must be accompanied by proof of 

service on all persons listed in the 

service list prepared by the Commission 

in this proceeding, in accordance with 

18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–20847 Filed 8–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13534–000] 

Green Hydropower Inc.; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

August 25, 2009. 

On July 7, 2009,1 Green Hydropower 

Inc. filed an application for a 

preliminary permit, pursuant to section 

4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) 2 to 

study the feasibility of the proposed 2- 

megawatt (MW) Green Hydropower 

Rocky Reach Project No. 13534. The 

project would be located in Douglas and 

Chelan Counties, Washington. 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 Green Hydropower 

Rocky Reach Project is an in-river 

development that would be located 

0.25-miles downstream of the Rocky 

Reach Dam (FERC Project No. 2145) on 

the Columbia River. The project would 

consist of: (1) Multiple 10-foot-diameter 

to 40-foot-diameter sea anchors (pieces 

of high-strength synthetic material that 

inflate to roughly the shape of a 

parachute in the presence of an 

underwater current); (2) an up to 1.25- 

mile-long synthetic rope; (3) an electricdriven traction winch or an electricdriven capstan; (4) a generator attached 

to the winch or capstan; (5) a floating 

vessel, such as a boat; (6) a new 

approximately 480-volt, 500-foot-long 

transmission line; and (7) appurtenant 

facilities. The sea anchors would be 

attached to a rope that is connected to 

the winch or capstan. The winch or 

capstan would be mounted on shore or 

on a floating vessel. The sea anchors 

would be pulled downstream by the 

existing current, pulling the rope 

through a winch or capstan, which will 

turn the generator. The project would 

have an estimated annual generation of 

between 8,750-megawatt hours (MWh) 

and 17,500 MWhs per year. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Joseph Allan 

Francis, Owner, Green Hydropower Inc., 

5316 North Shirley Street, Ruston, WA 

98407; phone: (253) 732–6532. 

FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, 202– 

502–6136. 

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. 

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 under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight 

copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 

more information on how to submit 

these types of filings please go to the 

Commission’s Web site located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project, including a copy of the 

application, can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (P–13534) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–20940 Filed 8–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[FERC Docket No. CP09–161–000] 

Bison Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of 

Availability of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement and Notice of Public 

Comment Meetings for the Bison 

Pipeline Project 

August 21, 2009. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared a draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

on the natural gas pipeline facilities 

proposed by Bison Pipeline, L.L.C. 

(Bison) in the above-referenced docket. 

The Bison Pipeline Project facilities 

would be located in Wyoming, 

Montana, and North Dakota and have 

been designed to transport 


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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. 

approximately 477 million cubic feet 

per day (MMcf/day) of natural gas. 

Bison proposes to construct, operate, 

and maintain 302.5 miles of new 30- 

inch-diameter interstate natural gas 

transmission pipeline, one compressor 

station, two meter stations, 20 mainline 

valves, and three pig launcher/pig 

receiver facilities. The proposed Bison 

Pipeline Project would extend northeast 

from a point near Dead Horse, 

Wyoming, through southeastern 

Montana and southwestern North 

Dakota. It would connect with the 

Northern Border pipeline system near 

Northern Border’s Compressor Station 

#6 in Morton County, North Dakota. 

As the Federal agency responsible for 

evaluating applications filed for 

authorization to construct and operate 

interstate natural gas pipeline facilities, 

FERC is the lead Federal agency for the 

preparation of this EIS. The EIS has 

been prepared in compliance with the 

requirements of NEPA, the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

regulations for implementing NEPA (40 

Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 

1500–1508), and FERC regulations 

implementing NEPA (18 CFR 380). 

The U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is a 

cooperating agency in preparation of the 

EIS. A cooperating agency has 

jurisdiction by law or special expertise 

with respect to environmental impacts 

associated with a proposal and is 

involved in the NEPA analysis. BLM is 

a cooperating agency because the Project 

would cross federal lands and resources 

for which the BLM has jurisdiction and 

special expertise with respect to 

environmental issues and impacts. BLM 

will use the EIS to meet its NEPA 

responsibilities in considering Bison’s 

application for a Right-of-Way Grant 

and Temporary Use Permit for the 

portion of the Project on Federal land. 

This draft EIS has been prepared for 

public review and comment. The 

principal purposes in preparing this EIS 

were to: 

• Identify and assess potential 

impacts on the natural and human 

environment that would result from 

implementation of the proposed Project; 

• Facilitate public involvement in 

identifying any potentially significant 

environmental impacts; 

• Identify and assess reasonable 

alternatives to the proposed Project that 

would avoid or minimize adverse effects 

on the environment; and 

• Identify and recommend specific 

mitigation measures to minimize 

environmental impacts. 

Based on the analysis included in the 

EIS, the FERC staff concludes that 

construction and operation of the Bison 

Pipeline Project would result in some 

adverse environmental impacts. 

However, we believe that environmental 

impacts would be reduced to less than 

significant levels if the proposed Project 

is constructed and operated in 

accordance with applicable laws and 

regulations, Bison’s proposed 

mitigation, and additional measures we 

recommend in this draft EIS. 

Comment Procedures and Public 

Meetings 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about the Bison 

Pipeline Project. 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 consideration of 

your comments on the proposal in the 

final EIS, it is important that the 

Commission receive your comments 

before October 12, 2009. 

For your convenience, there are four 

methods in which you can use to submit 

your comments to the Commission. In 

all instances please reference the project 

docket number CP09–161–000 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. 

Please carefully follow these 

instructions so that your comments are 

properly recorded: 

(1) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the Quick 

Comment feature, which is located on 

the Commission’s Internet Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link 

Documents and Filings. A Quick 

Comment is an easy method for 

interested persons to submit 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 Internet Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. eFiling involves 

preparing your submission in the same 

manner as you would if filing on paper, 

and then saving the file on your 

computer’s hard drive. You will attach 

that file as your submission. New 

eFiling users must first create an 

account by clicking on ‘‘Sign-up’’ or 

‘‘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;’’ 

(3) You may file your comments via 

mail to the Commission by sending an 

original and two copies of your letter to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 

20426; label one copy of your comments 

for the attention of the Gas Branch 3, PJ– 

11.3 and reference Docket No. CP09– 

161–000 on the original and both 

copies; and 

(4) In lieu of sending written or 

electronic comments, the FERC invites 

you to attend one of the public comment 

meetings the staff will conduct in the 

project area to receive comments on the 

draft EIS. All meetings will run from 6 

p.m. to 8 p.m., local time, and are 

scheduled as follows: 

Date Location 

September 21, 

2009.

Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 

Sacred Heart Church, 208 

Ash Avenue East, Glen 

Ullin, ND 58631. 

September 22, 

2009.

Bowman County Fairgrounds, Four Seasons, 

12 HWY 12 E, Bowman, 

ND 58623. 

September 23, 

2009.

Powder River County District 

High School, 500 N 

Trautman, Broadus, MT 

59317. 

September 24, 

2009.

American Legion, 200 Rockpile Blvd, Gillette, WY 

82716. 

Interested groups and individuals are 

encouraged to attend and present oral 

comments on the draft EIS. Transcripts 

of the meetings will be prepared. 

After the comments are reviewed, any 

significant new issues are investigated, 

and modifications are made to the draft 

EIS, a final EIS will be published and 

distributed. The final EIS will contain 

the staff’s responses to timely comments 

received on the draft EIS. 

Comments will be considered by the 

Commission but will not serve to make 

the commentor 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). Anyone may intervene in this 

proceeding based on this draft EIS. You 

must file your request to intervene as 

specified above.1 Only intervenors have 

the right to seek rehearing of the 

Commission’s decision. You do not 

need intervenor status to have your 

comments considered. 

The draft EIS has been placed in the 

public files of the FERC and BLM and 

is available for public inspection at: 


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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, 

NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–8371 

U.S. Bureau of Land Management 

Wyoming State Office, 5353 

Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, WY 

82003 

Buffalo Field Office, 1425 Fort Street, 

Buffalo, WY 82834 

Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate 

Drive, Billings, MT 59101 

Miles City Field Office, 111 Garryowen 

Road, Miles City MT 59301 

North Dakota Field Office, 99 23rd 

Avenue West, Suite A, Dickinson, ND 

58601 

A limited number of hard copies and 

CD–ROMs of the draft EIS are available 

from the FERC’s Public Reference Room 

identified above. This draft EIS is also 

available for public viewing on the 

FERC’s Internet Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. In addition, copies of the 

draft EIS have been mailed to Federal, 

State, and local government agencies; 

elected officials; Native American tribes; 

local libraries and newspapers; 

intervenors in the FERC’s proceeding; 

individuals who provided scoping 

comments; affected landowners and 

individuals who requested the draft EIS; 

and new landowners identified as being 

crossed by route alternatives either 

recommended by FERC staff or still 

under consideration. 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at 1–866–208–FERC (3372) or on the 

FERC Internet Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov). Using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link, select ‘‘General Search’’ from the 

eLibrary menu, enter the selected date 

range and ‘‘Docket Number,’’ excluding 

the last three digits in the Docket 

Number field (i.e., CP09–161), and 

follow the instructions. You may also 

search using the phrase ‘‘Bison Pipeline 

Project’’ in the ‘‘Text Search’’ field. For 

assistance with access to eLibrary, the 

helpline can be reached at 1–866–208– 

3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 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. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription that 

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. To register for this service, 

go to http://www.ferc.gov/ 

esubscribenow.htm. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–20852 Filed 8–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–432–000] 

Tricor Ten Section Hub LLC; Notice of 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment for the Proposed Ten 

Section Storage Project and Request 

for Comments on Environmental 

Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping 

Meeting 

August 21, 2009. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Ten Section Storage Project 

involving construction and operation of 

facilities proposed by Tricor Ten 

Section Hub LLC (Tricor) in Kern 

County, California. This EA will be used 

by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether 

the project is in the public convenience 

and necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process we will use to 

gather input from the public and 

interested agencies on the project. Your 

input will help the Commission staff 

determine what issues need to be 

evaluated in the EA. Please note that the 

scoping period will close on September 

21, 2009. 

Comments on the project may be 

submitted in written form in a letter to 

the Secretary of the Commission, or 

verbally at the public scoping meeting. 

Further details on how to submit 

written comments are provided in the 

Public Participation section of this 

notice (page 5). In lieu of sending 

written comments, we invite you to 

attend a public scoping meeting 

scheduled as follows: 

FERC Public Scoping Meeting, Tricor 

Ten Section Storage Project, 

Thursday, September 10, 2009, 6:30 

p.m., Bakersfield Marriott at the 

Convention Center, 801 Truxtun Ave., 

Bakersfield, CA 93301. 661–323– 

1900. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing for this project, which includes 

affected landowners; Federal, State, and 

local government agencies; elected 

officials; environmental and public 

interest groups; Indian tribes and Native 

American organizations; parties to this 

proceeding; and local libraries and 

newspapers. State and local government 

representatives are asked to notify their 

constituents of this proposed project 

and encourage them to comment on 

their areas of concern. 

If you are a landowner receiving this 

notice, you may be contacted by a 

pipeline company representative about 

the acquisition of an easement to 

construct, operate, and maintain the 

proposed facilities. The company would 

seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable 

agreement. However, if the project is 

approved by the Commission, that 

approval conveys with it the right of 

eminent domain. Therefore, if easement 

negotiations fail to produce an 

agreement, the pipeline company could 

initiate condemnation proceedings in 

accordance with State law. 

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ was attached to the project 

notice Tricor provided to landowners. 

This fact sheet addresses a number of 

typically asked questions, including the 

use of eminent domain and how to 

participate in the Commission’s 

proceedings. It is also available for 

viewing on the FERC Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov). 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

On June 12, 2009, Tricor submitted its 

application to the FERC under section 

7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), in 

Docket No. CP09–423–000. The FERC 

issued a Notice of Application on June 

23, 2009. 

Tricor proposes to construct and 

operate a natural gas storage field and 

pipeline in unincorporated Kern 

County, California. The storage facilities 

would be within the existing Ten 

Section oil and gas field, about 12 miles 

southwest of the city of Bakersfield. 

This field was first established in 1936, 

and is still in operation. Between 1977 

and 1982, the field was used to store 

natural gas by two local distribution 

companies (Pacific Gas and Electric 

[PG&E] and Southern California Gas). 

According to Tricor, its project would 

provide natural gas storage services to 

the interstate system in the 

southwestern United States. Tricor 

stated that the project would meet a 

growing demand for firm and 

interruptible storage services for 

customers in the gas marketing, 

distribution, transmission, production, 


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