48524 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 23, 2009 / Notices 

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: Tacoma 

Power proposes to amend the project’s 

approved recreation plan by deleting a 

requirement to lengthen an existing boat 

dock at the Mossyrock Park Boat 

Launch. Instead the licensee proposes to 

build a new loading dock that is 

designed to be used during low 

reservoir levels at the Taidnapam North 

Boat launch, which was completed in 

2008 pursuant to the approved 

recreation plan. The licensee states that 

the new configuration will better serve 

the boating public while eliminating the 

environmental and aesthetic impacts 

associated with extending the existing 

dock at Mossyrock Park. In developing 

the application, the licensee consulted 

with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

U.S. Forest Service, Washington 

Department of Fish and Wildlife, 

Washington State Parks and Recreation 

Commission, Washington Recreation 

and Conservation Office, and Lewis 

County, Washington. 

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 (p-2016) to 

access the document. You may also 

register online at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be 

notified via e-mail 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. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents—Any filings must bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as 

applicable, and the Project Number of 

the particular application to which the 

filing refers (p–2016–207). 

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. E9–22857 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project Nos. 13212–001; 13211–001] 

Kenai Hydro, L.L.C.; Notice of Intent To 

File License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document, and Approving 

Use of the Traditional Licensing 

Process 

September 16, 2009. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project Nos.: 13212–001 and 

13211–001. 

c. Date Filed: August 6, 2009. 

d. Submitted By: Kenai Hydro, L.L.C. 

e. Name of Project: Grant Lake/Falls 

Creek Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On Grant Lake, Grant 

Creek and Falls Creek on the Kenai 

Peninsula, near the community of 

Moose Pass, Alaska. Portions of the 

project would occupy Federal lands 

within the Chugach National Forest, 

administered by the U.S. Forest Service. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 808(b)(1) and 18 CFR 5.5 

of the Commission’s regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steve 

Gilbert, Kenai Hydro, L.L.C., 6921 

Howard Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99504; 

or e-mail at SteveG@enxco.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Joseph Adamson at 

(202) 502–8085; or e-mail at 

joseph.adamson@ferc.gov. 

j. On August 6, 2009, Kenai Hydro, 

L.L.C. filed its request to use the 

Traditional Licensing Process and 

provided public notice of its request. In 

a letter dated September 15, 2009, the 

Director, Division of Hydropower 

Licensing, approved Kenai Hydro, 

L.L.C.’s request to use the Traditional 

Licensing Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA 

Fisheries under section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and the joint 

agency regulations thereunder at 50 

CFR, part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries 

under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) 

the Alaska State Historic Preservation 

Officer, as required by section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act, and 

the implementing regulations of the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. With this notice, we are designating 

Kenai Hydro, L.L.C. as the 

Commission’s non-Federal 

representative for carrying out informal 

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consultation, pursuant to section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act, section 305 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, and 

section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act. 

m. Kenai Hydro, L.L.C. filed a PreApplication Document (PAD, including 

a proposed process plan and schedule) 

with the Commission, pursuant to 18 

CFR 5.5 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

n. A copy of the PAD is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site (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 toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

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

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph h. 

o. Register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

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

to this or other pending projects. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22856 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Abengoa Biorefinery Project 

Near Hugoton, Stevens County, KS 

(DOE/EIS–0407D) 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announces the availability 

of the Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Abengoa Biorefinery 

Project near Hugoton, Stevens County, 

KS (DOE/EIS–0407D) (referred to as the 

‘‘Draft Abengoa Biorefinery EIS’’ or 

‘‘Draft EIS’’). This Draft EIS was 

prepared in accordance with the 

Council on Environmental Quality’s 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) Implementing Regulations (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508) and DOE NEPA 

Implementing Regulations (10 CFR part 

1021). The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Rural Development, 

(USDA–RD) is a cooperating agency in 

preparation of the Draft Abengoa 

Biorefinery EIS. 

DOE’s Proposed Action in the Draft 

Abengoa Biorefinery EIS is to provide 

federal funding to Abengoa Bioenergy 

Biomass of Kansas, LLC (ABBK) to 

support the final design, construction, 

and startup of a commercial-scale 

integrated biorefinery to be located near 

the city of Hugoton, Stevens County, 

Kansas (hereafter referred to as the 

Abengoa Biorefinery Project). The 

Abengoa Biorefinery Project would use 

lignocellulosic biomass as feedstock to 

produce ethanol and biopower 

(electricity) sufficient to meet the needs 

of the biorefinery and to sell to the 

regional power grid. In the Draft EIS, 

DOE also evaluates an Action 

Alternative, under which the biorefinery 

would not produce electricity for sale to 

the regional grid, and a No-Action 

Alternative, under which the biorefinery 

would not be constructed. The Draft 

Abengoa Biorefinery Project EIS 

evaluates the potential direct, indirect, 

and cumulative environmental impacts 

from the construction and operation of 

the Abengoa Biorefinery Project. DOE’s 

preferred alternative is the Proposed 

Action. 

DATES: The public is invited to comment 

on the Draft EIS, and all comments 

received no later than November 9, 2009 

will be addressed in preparing the Final 

EIS. Comments received after the end of 

the public comment period will be 

considered to the extent practicable. A 

public hearing on the Draft EIS will be 

held at the Stevens County Courthouse, 

200 East 6th St., Hugoton, Kansas 

67951–2606, on October 21 2009, from 

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Written and oral 

comments will be accepted and given 

equal weight. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of this Draft EIS are 

available for review at The Stevens 

County Library, 501 S. Monroe Street, 

Hugoton, KS 67951, 620–544–2301, and 

the U.S. Department of Energy, FOIA 

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal Bldg., 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, 202–586–3142. 

The Draft EIS is also available on the 

Golden Field Office On-line FOIA 

Public Reading Room: http:// 

www.eere.energy.gov/golden/ 

Reading_Room.aspx, at: http:// 

www.biorefineryprojecteis-abengoa.com 

and at: http://www.gc.energy.gov/NEPA. 

How to Comment on the Draft EIS: 

Oral and written comments on the Draft 

EIS will be accepted at the public 

hearing, or written comments may be 

mailed to Ms. Kristin Kerwin at the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Golden Field 

Office, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, 

Colorado 80401, or submitted via e-mail 

to: kristin.kerwin@go.doe.gov. 

Envelopes and the subject line of emails and faxes should be labeled ‘‘Draft 

Abengoa Biorefinery EIS Comments.’’ 

Comments or requests for information 

may also be submitted via the EIS Web 

site at http://www.biorefineryprojecteisabengoa.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Draft Abengoa 

Biorefinery EIS, or information on how 

to comment, contact Ms. Kristin Kerwin 

by any of the means described above 

under ADDRESSES, or access the Abengoa 

Biorefinery Project EIS Web site at: 

http://www.biorefineryprojecteisabengoa.com. 

For further information on the DOE 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy Integrated 

Biorefinery Program, contact Mr. John 

Ferrell, Biomass Program Manager 

(Acting), U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., EE– 

2E, 5H–021, Washington, DC 20585, 

telephone: 202–586–6745, facsimile: 

202–586–1640, e-mail: 

eere_biomass@ee.doe.gov. 

For further information on the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service 

Biorefinery Assistance Program contact: 

Energy Branch, Attention: Biorefinery 

Assistance Program, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 3225, 

Washington, DC 20250–3225; telephone: 

202–720–1400. 

For general information regarding the 

DOE National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) process contact: Ms. Carol M. 

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 

Policy and Compliance, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., GC–20, 

Washington, DC 20585; e-mail 

AskNEPA@hq.doe.gov; telephone 202– 

586–4600; or leave a message at 1–800– 

472–2756. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: In September 2007, 

pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 

2005 (EPAct 2005) Section 932, DOE 

granted an initial award of 

approximately $15 million to ABBK to 

advance the conceptual design, initiate 

the permitting process, and support an 

environmental review under NEPA for a 

proposed biomass-to-ethanol and energy 

facility that would be located adjacent 

to and west of the city of Hugoton, 

Stevens County, Kansas. DOE requires 

completion of the design, permitting, 

and environmental review obligations 

prior to deciding whether to co-fund the 

final design, construction and start-up 

phases of the project. 

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