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megawatts; (7) an approximately 4-milelong access road; (8) an approximately 

21-mile-long, 115 kilovolt (kv) or 138 kv 

transmission line that consists of a 

combination of submarine, overhead, 

and underground segments; and (9) 

other appurtenant equipment. 

k. Scoping Process: The City and 

Borough of Sitka (City) is using the 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) alternative 

licensing process (ALP). Under the ALP, 

the City will prepare an Applicant 

Prepared Environmental Assessment 

(APEA) and license application for the 

Takatz Lake Hydroelectric Project. 

Although it is our intent to prepare an 

EA, there is a possibility the 

Commission will prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the project. This meeting will satisfy 

the NEPA scoping requirements. 

The purpose of this notice is to inform 

you of the opportunity to participate in 

the upcoming scoping meetings 

identified below, and to solicit your 

scoping comments. 

Scoping Meetings 

The City and the Commission staff 

will hold two scoping meetings, one in 

the daytime and one in the evening, to 

help us identify the scope of issues to 

be addressed in the APEA. 

The daytime scoping meeting will 

focus on resource agency concerns, 

while the evening 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 environmental 

issues that should be analyzed in the 

APEA. The times and locations of these 

meetings are as follows: 

Daytime Meeting 

Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 1 p.m. 

(Alaska ST), U.S. Forest Service 

Conference Room, 5th Floor, Room 

541A, Federal Building, 709 West 9th 

Street, Juneau, AK 99801. 

Evening Meeting 

Thursday, October 8, 2009, 7 p.m. 

(Alaska ST), Centennial Hall, Harrigan 

Centennial Hall, 330 Harbor Drive, 

Sitka, AK 99835. 

To help focus discussions, Scoping 

Document 1 was mailed September 4, 

2009, outlining the subject areas to be 

addressed in the APEA to the parties on 

the mailing list. Copies of the SD1 also 

will be available at the scoping 

meetings. SD1 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. You may also register 

online at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be notified 

via e-mail of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Site Visit 

The potential applicant and 

Commission staff will conduct a site 

visit of the project on Thursday, October 

8, 2009, starting at 8:30 a.m. All 

participants should meet at City of 

Sitka’s Electric Department at 105 Jarvis 

Street, Sitka, Alaska 99835. Anyone 

with questions about the site visit 

should contact Mr. Christopher Brewton 

of the City and Borough of Sitka at (907) 

747–1870 on or before October 2, 2009. 

Based on all written comments 

received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) 

may be issued. SD2 will include a 

revised list of issues, based on the 

scoping sessions. 

Objectives 

At the scoping meetings, the staff will: 

(1) Summarize the environmental issues 

tentatively identified for analysis in the 

APEA; (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 

APEA, including viewpoints in 

opposition to, or in support of, the 

staff’s preliminary views; (4) determine 

the resource issues to be addressed in 

the APEA; 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 will 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 meetings and to assist the City in 

defining and clarifying the issues to be 

addressed in the APEA. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22091 Filed 9–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–449–000] 

Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Diamond Mountain 

Compressor Station Project, Request 

for Comments on Environmental 

Issues, and Notice of Site Visit 

September 4, 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 Diamond Mountain Compressor 

Station Project involving construction 

and operation of facilities by Wyoming 

Interstate Company, Ltd. (WIC) in 

Uintah County, Utah. 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 the Commission 

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 October 5, 

2009. 

On September 9, 2009, the Office of 

Energy Projects staff will conduct a site 

visit of WIC’s Diamond Mountain 

Compressor Station Project in Uintah 

County, Utah. This site visit is being 

conducted to evaluate the proposed 

compressor station site and possible 

alternatives. A ground inspection will 

be conducted by automobile and on 

foot. 

All interested parties are welcome, 

although those attending must provide 

their own transportation. Those 

interested in accompanying staff on this 

site visit should meet promptly at 8 a.m. 

(MDT) in the Best Western Dinosaur Inn 

lobby located at: 251 East Main Street, 

Vernal, Utah 84078. 

For additional information, please 

contact the Commission’s Office of 

External Affairs at 1–866–208–FERC. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for the project, which 

includes affected landowners; Federal, 

State, and local government 

representatives and agencies; elected 

officials; environmental and public 

interest groups; Native American Tribes; 

parties to this proceeding; and local 

libraries and newspapers. State and 


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1The appendices referenced in this notice are not 

being published in the Federal Register. Copies of 

appendices were sent to all those receiving this 

notice by mail and are available at http:// 

www.ferc.gov at the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from 

the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 

502–8371. For instructions on connecting to 

eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. 

2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the 

environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of 

Energy Projects. 

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?’’ is available for viewing on 

the FERC Internet Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov). 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. 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

WIC proposes to construct and 

operate the new Diamond Mountain 

Compressor Station in Uintah County, 

Utah. The compressor station would 

contain two site-rated 9,262-horsepower 

Solar Taurus 70 compressor units. The 

proposed facilities would provide an 

additional 180,000 dekatherms per day 

of capacity on WIC’s Kanda Lateral 

natural gas pipeline. The proposed 

station site is shown on figure 1 of 

appendix 1.1

Land Requirements for Construction 

The proposed compressor station 

would be on approximately 15.3 acres of 

Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

Land Management’s (BLM) Vernal Field 

Office. Of the 15.3 acres, 8.2 acres of 

land would be permanently maintained 

for operation of the compressor station 

and an access road to enter the facility. 

The EA Process 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act requires the Commission to take 

into account the environmental impacts 

that could result from an action 

whenever it considers the issuance of a 

Certificate of Public Convenience and 

Necessity. NEPA also requires us 2 to 

discover and address concerns the 

public may have about proposals. This 

process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The 

main goal of the scoping process is to 

focus the analysis in the EA on the 

important environmental issues. By this 

notice, the Commission requests public 

comments on the scope of the issues to 

address in the EA. All comments 

received will be considered during the 

preparation of the EA. 

In the EA, we will discuss impacts 

that could occur as a result of the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed project under these general 

headings: 

• Geology and soils; 

• Water resources, fisheries, and 

wetlands; 

• Cultural resources; 

• Vegetation and wildlife; 

• Threatened and endangered 

species; 

• Land use, recreational, and visual 

resources; 

• Air quality and noise; and 

• Public safety. 

We will also evaluate possible 

alternatives to the proposed project site 

and make recommendations on how to 

lessen or avoid impacts on the various 

resource areas. 

Our independent analysis of the 

issues will be presented in the EA. 

Depending on the comments received 

during the scoping process, the EA may 

be published and mailed to those on our 

mailing list (see discussion of how to 

remain on our mailing list on page 5). 

A comment period will be allotted for 

review if the EA is published. We will 

consider all comments on the EA before 

we make our recommendations to the 

Commission. To ensure your comments 

are considered, please carefully follow 

the instructions in the Public 

Participation discussion. 

With this notice, we are asking 

agencies with jurisdiction and/or 

special expertise with respect to 

environmental issues to formally 

cooperate with us in the preparation of 

the EA. These agencies may choose to 

participate once they have evaluated the 

proposal relative to their 

responsibilities. Agencies that would 

like to request cooperating agency status 

should follow the instructions for filing 

comments provided under the Public 

Participation section of this notice. The 

Vernal Field Office of the BLM has 

already indicated that it would like to 

cooperate with us in preparing the EA. 

Currently Identified Environmental 

Issues 

We have already identified issues that 

we think deserve attention based on our 

preliminary review of the project site. 

This preliminary list of issues may 

change based on your comments and 

our analysis. 

• Potential impact on Federally and 

State-listed species. 

• Potential impact to noise quality 

associated with construction and 

operation of the compressor station. 

The proposed compressor station site 

lies within 2 miles of 3 sage grouse leks. 

Federal agencies, including the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), have 

expressed concern with this location 

and requested that the Commission 

review alternative sites that may have 

less of an impact on the environment. 

Private landowners who would be 

affected by any of the alternative sites 

have been included on our mailing list. 

Alternative sites are presented in figure 

2 of appendix 1. 

Public Participation 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about the 

Diamond Mountain Compressor Station 

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 that 

your comments are timely and properly 

recorded, please send your comments so 

that they will be received in 

Washington, DC on or before October 5, 

2009. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods which you can use to submit 

your comments to the Commission. 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 Quick 

Comment feature, which is located at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the 

‘‘Documents and Filings’’ link. 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 under the ‘‘Documents and 

Filings’’ link. 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 


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‘‘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;’’ or 

(3) You may file your comments with 

the Commission via mail by sending an 

original and two copies of your letter to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

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

DC 20426. 

In all instances, please reference the 

project docket number (CP09–449–000) 

with your submission. Label one copy of 

the comments for the attention of Gas 

Branch 1, PJ–11.1. 

Environmental Mailing List 

An effort is being made to send this 

notice to all individuals, organizations, 

and government entities interested in 

and/or potentially affected by the 

proposed project. This includes all 

landowners who own homes within a 

certain distance (as defined in the 

Commission’s regulations) of the 

proposed and alternative compressor 

station sites. 

If you do not want to send comments 

at this time but still want to remain on 

our mailing list, please return the 

Environmental Mailing List form 

(appendix 2). If you do not return the 

Information Request, you will be taken 

off the mailing list. 

Becoming an Intervenor 

In addition to involvement in the EA 

scoping process, you may want to 

become an ‘‘intervenor,’’ which is an 

official party to the Commission’s 

proceeding. Intervenors play a more 

formal role in the process and are able 

to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be 

heard by the courts if they choose to 

appeal the Commission’s final ruling. 

An intervenor formally participates in a 

Commission proceeding by filing a 

request to intervene. Instructions for 

becoming an intervenor are included in 

the User’s Guide under the ‘‘eFiling’’ 

link on the Commission’s Web site. 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the Internet at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the eLibrary 

link, then on ‘‘General Search’’ and 

enter the docket number, excluding the 

last three digits (i.e., CP09–449), in the 

Docket Number field. Be sure you have 

selected an appropriate date range. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 

or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, 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. 

Finally, public meetings or site visits 

will be posted on the Commission’s 

calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along 

with other related information. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22085 Filed 9–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL09–70–000] 

Milford Wind Corridor LLC; Notice of 

Filing 

September 4, 2009. 

Take notice that on September 2, 

2009, Milford Wind Corridor LLC, 

pursuant to section 207 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 

385.207, filed a petition for declaratory 

order requesting confirmation of its firm 

rights to use the Milford Wind Project, 

in Milford, Utah, generator lead to 

interconnect the full planned capacity 

of the Milford Wind Project to the 

integrated transmission system. 

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 

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. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on October 2, 2009. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22087 Filed 9–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL09–72–000] 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; 

Notice of Filing 

September 8, 2009. 

Take notice that on September 4, 

2009, Pacific Gas and Electric Company 

(PG&E) filed a Petition for Declaratory 

Order, and an accompanying 

Declaration, requesting that the 

Commission declare that PG&E can 

recover in electric transmission rates its 

costs to develop a Regional 

Synchrophasor Project in conjunction 

with the Western Electricity 

Coordinating Council to develop wide 

area monitoring, advance warning 

systems, adaptive protection and 

controls in alignment with neighboring 

systems and the California Independent 

System Operator Corporation, pursuant 

to Rule 207(a)(2) of the Rules of Practice 

and Procedure of the Commission, 18 

CFR 385.207(a)(2). 

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 


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