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l. Deadline for filing additional study 

requests and requests for cooperating 

agency status: March 16, 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. 

Additional study requests may be 

filed electronically via the Internet in 

lieu of paper. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing. See 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. 

After logging into the eFiling system, 

select ‘‘Comment on Filing’’ from the 

Filing Type Selection screen and 

continue with the filing process. 

m. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

n. Project Description: The existing 

dam and integral powerhouse are 

owned by the City of Nashua (City) and 

were constructed in 1917 and used for 

power generation until 1965. The City is 

proposing to rehabilitate the project and 

install new turbine generators and 

associated equipment. The proposed 

project would consist of: (1) An existing 

15.5-foot-high concrete dam with a 258- 

foot-long spillway equipped with four 6- 

foot-high taintor gates, a 6-foot-high 

control gate, and three 4-foot-high 

flashboards; (2) an existing 405-acre 

reservoir with a normal full pond 

elevation of 960.1 feet above mean sea 

level; (3) an existing 50-foot-wide 

concrete intake structure connected to; 

(4) an existing powerhouse to contain 

four new turbine generating units with 

a total installed capacity of 800 

kilowatts; (5) a new 75-foot-long, 13.8- 

kilovolts overhead transmission line; 

and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed project would generate an 

estimated average annual generation of 

3,285 megawatt hours. 

The project would operate in a run-ofriver mode. 

o. A copy of the application is on file 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. This filing may 

also be viewed on the Web at http:// 

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

Enter the docket number, excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

filed to access the documents. 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. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item h 

above. 

p. 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. 

q. Procedural schedule and final 

amendments: The application will be 

processed according to the following 

Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. The Commission staff 

proposes to issue one environmental 

assessment rather than issue a draft and 

final EA. Comments, terms and 

conditions, recommendations, 

prescriptions, and reply comments, if 

any, will be addressed in an EA. Staff 

intends to give at least 30 days for 

entities to comment on the EA, and will 

take into consideration all comments 

received on the EA before final action is 

taken on the license application. 

Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter.April 2009. 

Issue Scoping Document ....... May 2009. 

Notice of application is ready 

for environmental analysis.

August 2009. 

Notice of the availability of the 

EA.

March 2010. 

Final amendments: Final 

amendments to the application must be 

filed with the Commission no later than 

30 days from the issuance date of the 

notice of ready for environmental 

analysis. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–2156 Filed 1–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project Nos. P–2403–056; P–2721–020; P– 

2312–019] 

Penobscot River Restoration Trust; 

Notice of Application for Surrender of 

Licenses Accepted for Filing, Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene and 

Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis 

January 26, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Surrender of 

Licenses. 

b. Project Nos.: P–2403–056, P–2721– 

020, P–2312–019. 

c. Date filed: November 7, 2008. 

d. Applicant: Penobscot River 

Restoration Trust (Trust). PPL Maine, 

LLC is the licensee for the Veazie (P– 

2403) and Howland (P–2721) Projects 

and PPL Great Works, LLC is the 

licensee for the Great Works Project (P– 

2312). Pursuant to the transfer orders 

issued January 6, 2009, the Trust is to 

become the licensee once the 

instruments of conveyance are signed. 

Pursuant to the Lower Penobscot River 

Basin Comprehensive Settlement 

Accord filed on June 25, 2004, the 

transfer of ownership to the Trust is 

contingent upon the issuance of the 

license surrender order. 

e. Name of Projects: Veazie, Howland 

and Great Works Hydroelectric Projects. 

f. Location: The Veazie and Great 

Works Projects are located on the 

Penobscot River in Penobscot County, 

Maine. The Howland Project is located 

on the Piscataquis River in Penobscot 

County, Maine. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Laura Rose 

Day, Penobscot River Restoration Trust, 

P.O. Box 5695, Augusta, Maine 04332, 

Telephone (207) 430–0114, e-mail 

laura@penobscotriver.org. 

i. FERC Contact: Ms. Brandi 

Sangunett, Telephone (202) 502–8393, 

and e-mail brandi.sangunett@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations is 30 days from the 

issuance of this notice. 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. 

k. Description of Request: The 

applicant proposes to surrender the 

licenses for the Veazie, Great Works and 

Howland Hydroelectric Projects. In 

addition, the applicant proposes to 

decommission and remove the dams at 

the Veazie and Great Works Projects. 

Further, the applicant proposes to 

decommission the powerhouse, 

generating units, and existing fish 

ladder at the Howland Project. The 

applicant proposes to keep the Howland 

dam in place but remove the flashboards 

to lower the reservoir by 0.8 feet and 

create a nature-like fish bypass reach 

around the south end of the dam. This 

application is part of a four phase 

program to restore native sea-run fish 

through improved access to 1,000 miles 

of their historic habitat in the Penobscot 

River watershed while also 

accommodating the continued 

generation of hydroelectric power at 

specified locations. 

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 


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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 1–866–208–3676 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. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: All filings must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’; (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, motions to intervene or 

protests must set forth their evidentiary 

basis and otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All 

comments, motions to intervene or 

protests should relate to project works 

which are the subject of the license 

surrender. Agencies may obtain copies 

of the application directly from the 

applicant. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. 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 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. 

p. As provided for in 18 CFR 

4.34(b)(5)(i), a license applicant must 

file, no later than 60 days following the 

date of issuance of this notice of 

acceptance and ready for environmental 

analysis: (1) A copy of the water quality 

certification; (2) a copy of the request for 

certification, including proof of the date 

on which the certifying agency received 

the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of 

water quality certification. 

q. e-Filing: Comments, motions to 

intervene or protests 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. E9–2157 Filed 1–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP08–454–000] 

Liberty Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of 

Availability of the Environmental 

Assessment for the Proposed Liberty 

Gas Storage Expansion Project 

January 26, 2009. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared this 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

natural gas pipeline facilities proposed 

by the Liberty Gas Storage, LLC (Liberty) 

in the above-referenced docket. 

The EA was prepared to satisfy the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 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 EA assesses the potential 

environmental impacts resulting from 

construction and operation of Liberty’s 

proposed Liberty Gas Storage Expansion 

Project. This project would involve the 

conversion of three salt dome caverns 

for natural gas storage, the creation of a 

new salt dome cavern for natural gas 

storage, the construction of one, 

approximately 18,940 horsepower 

compressor station, a 5.1-mile-long, 36- 

inch-diameter natural gas pipeline, a 

4.0-mile-long, 16-inch-diameter brine 

disposal pipeline, and associated 

facilities in Cameron and Calcasieu 

Parishes, Louisiana. 

The EA has been placed in the public 

files of the FERC. 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 

interested federal and state agencies, 

individuals who requested to remain on 

the FERC staff’s environmental mailing 

list and parties to this proceeding. 

Any person wishing to comment on 

the EA may do so. To ensure 

consideration prior to a Commission 

decision on the proposal, it is important 

that we receive your comments before 

the date specified below. 

Please note that the Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filing of 

any comments or interventions or 

protests to this proceeding. See Title 18 

of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 

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

on the Commission’s Internet Web site 

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

‘‘Documents and Filings’’ and ‘‘eFiling.’’ 

eFiling is a file attachment process and 

requires that you prepare your 

submission in the same manner as you 

would if filing on paper, and save it as 

a file on your computer’s hard drive. 

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. This 

filing is considered a ‘‘Comment on 

Filing.’’ In addition, there is a ‘‘Quick 

Comment’’ option available, which is an 

easy method for interested persons to 

submit text-only comments on a project. 

The Quick Comment User Guide can be 

viewed at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling/quick-comment-guide.pdf. 

Quick Comment does not require a 

FERC eRegistration account; however, 

you will be asked to provide a valid email address. All comments submitted 

under either eFiling or the Quick 

Comment option are placed in the 

public record for the specified docket. 

If you are filing written comments, 

please carefully follow these 

instructions to ensure that your 

comments are received in time and 

properly recorded: 

• Send an original and two copies of 

your comments to: Kimberly D. Bose, 


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