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uncontrolled concrete gravity ogee 

spillway; and (b) a 1,370-foot-long earth 

embankment; (2) a 13,025 acre reservoir 

with a normal water surface elevation of 

225.5 feet above msl; (3) a powerhouse 

integral to the dam, situated between 

the spillway and the earth embankment, 

containing five vertical Francis-type 

turbines directly connected to five 

generators, two rated at 17,100 kW and 

three rated at 18,050 kW for a total 

installed capacity of 82.0 MW; and (4) 

other appurtenances. 

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 

Impact Statement (EIS) on the project in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act. The EIS 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 three public 

meetings. The agency scoping meeting 

will focus on resource agency and nongovernmental organization (NGO) 

concerns, while the public scoping 

meetings are primarily for public input. 

All interested individuals, 

organizations, and agencies are invited 

to attend one or more of the meetings, 

and to assist the staff in identifying the 

scope of the environmental issues that 

should be analyzed in the EIS. The 

times and locations of these meetings 

are as follows: 

Evening Scoping Meeting #1 

Date: Monday, March 26, 2007. 

Time: 7 p.m.–9 p.m. (EST). 

Place: Moore Hall Auditorium, 

Western Piedmont Community College. 

Address: 1001 Burkemont Ave, 

Morganton, NC, 828–433–4067. 

Evening Scoping Meeting #2 

Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2007. 

Time: 7 p.m.–9 p.m. (EST), 

Place: Charles Mack Citizens Center, 

(Town of Mooresville Citizen Center), 

Address: 215 North Main St., 

Mooresville, NC, 704–662–3334. 

Daytime (Agency) Scoping Meeting 

Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2007. 

Time: 9 p.m.–4 p.m. (EST). 

Place: Baxter Hood Center (York 

Technical College.) 

Address: 452 S. Anderson Rd., Rock 

Hill, SC, 803–981–7100. 

Evening Scoping Meeting #3 

Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2007. 

Time: 7 p.m.–9 p.m. (EST). 

Place: Baxter Hood Center (York 

Technical College). 

Address: 452 S. Anderson Rd., Rock 

Hill, SC, 803–981–7100. 

Evening Scoping Meeting #4 

Date: Thursday, March 29, 2007. 

Time: 7 p.m.–9 p.m. (EST). 

Place: Shrine Club. 

Address: 1381 Kershaw Hwy., 

Camden, SC, 803–432–7335. 

Copies of the 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 

Due to the size and distance between 

locations, site visits are not yet 

scheduled for this project. 

Objectives 

At the scoping meetings, the staff will: 

(1) Summarize the environmental issues 

tentatively identified for analysis in the 

EIS; (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 

EIS, including viewpoints in opposition 

to, or in support of, the staff’s 

preliminary views; (4) determine the 

resource issues to be addressed in the 

EIS; 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 are 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 EIS. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–3978 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12611–000] 

Verdant Power, Inc.; Notice of Scoping 

Meetings and Site Visit and Soliciting 

Scoping Comments 

March 1, 2007. 

a. Type of Application to be Filed: 

Original Major License. 

b. Project No.: 12611–000. 

c. Anticipated Filing Date: September 

30, 2007. 

d. Submitted By: Verdant Power, Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Roosevelt Island 

Tidal Energy Project. 

f. Location: In the East River, in New 

York, New York. The project would not 

occupy federal land. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ron F. 

Smith, Verdant Power, Inc., 4640 13th 

Street, North Arlington, VA 22207, (703) 

204–3436, rsmith@verdantpower.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 

502–6041, or at thomas.dean@ferc.gov. 

j. We are asking federal, state, local, 

and tribal agencies with jurisdiction 

and/or special expertise with respect to 

environmental issues to cooperate with 

us in the preparation of the 

environmental document. Currently, the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

have requested cooperating agency 

status. Other agencies who would like to 

request cooperating status should follow 

the instructions for filing comments 

described in paragraph k below. 

Cooperating agencies should note the 

Commission’s policy that agencies that 

cooperate in the preparation of the 

environmental document cannot also 

intervene. See, 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. Deadline for requesting cooperating 

agency status or filing scoping 

comments: April 30, 2007. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Scoping comments and requests for 

cooperating agency status may be filed 


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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) under the 

‘‘efiling’’ link. 

l. The proposed project would consist 

of: (1) Up to 300 5-meter-diameter 

kinetic hydropower axial flow turbine 

generator units (about 33 kW each) with 

a total installed capacity of 10 MW 

mounted on monopiles; (2) underwater 

power cables from each unit to a central 

control room; and (3) appurtenant 

facilities. 

m. A copy of the Scoping Document 

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. Copies are also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in 

paragraph h. 

You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

e-mail of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

n. Although our current intent is to 

prepare an environmental assessment 

(EA), there is the possibility that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be required. Nevertheless, this 

meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping 

requirements, irrespective of whether an 

EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. 

Scoping Meetings 

Commission staff will hold two 

scoping meetings in the vicinity of the 

project at the times and places noted 

below. The daytime meeting will focus 

on resource agency, Indian tribes, and 

non-governmental organization 

concerns, while the evening meeting is 

primarily for receiving input from the 

public. We invite all interested 

individuals, organizations, and agencies 

to attend these meetings, to assist staff 

in identifying particular study needs, as 

well as the scope of environmental 

issues to be addressed in the 

environmental document. 

Many environmental issues have 

already been identified (i.e. potential 

effects on fish population and 

movement, diving birds, recreational 

opportunities), studies to assess those 

issues have already been developed and 

some are ongoing. Commission staff are 

particularly interested in identifying 

any new issues (those not identified in 

the Scoping Document), or previously 

identified issues that are not being 

addressed. The times and locations of 

these meetings are as follows: 

Evening Scoping Meeting 

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 

28, 2007, 7 p.m. (EST) 

Location: Community Center 

Building, 8 River Road, Roosevelt 

Island, NY 10044. 

Daytime Scoping Meeting 

Date and Time: Thursday, March 29, 

2007, 10 a.m. (EST) 

Location: Community Center 

Building, 8 River Road, Roosevelt 

Island, NY 10044. 

The Community Center Building is a 

low rise separate building located west 

(towards Manhattan) of Gristedes 

supermarket set back behind the brick 

highrise buildings near the west 

channel. 

The Scoping Document, which 

outlines the subject areas to be 

addressed in the environmental 

document, was mailed to the 

individuals and entities on the 

Commission’s mailing list. Copies of the 

Scoping Document will be available at 

the scoping meetings, or may be viewed 

on the web at http://www.ferc.gov, using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. In the event 

substantive comments are received and 

revisions are necessary, the Commission 

will prepare a revised Scoping 

Document for distribution. 

Site Visit 

Verdant will conduct a site visit at the 

project site on Wednesday, March 28, 

2007, starting at 2 p.m. All participants 

should meet at Verdant’s control room 

located in a large beige metal cargo 

container box along side of the east 

channel of the East River of the 600 

block of Main Street on Roosevelt 

Island. All participants are responsible 

for their own transportation. 

Scoping Meeting Objectives 

At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) 

Present a proposed list of issues to be 

addressed in the EA; (2) identify the 

proposed studies; (3) solicit from the 

meeting participants all available 

information, especially quantifiable 

data, on the resources at issue; (4) 

encourage statements from experts and 

the public on issues that should be 

analyzed in the EA; (5) determine the 

resource issues to be addressed in the 

EA; and (6) identify those issues that 

require a detailed analysis, as well as 

those issues that do not require a 

detailed analysis. 

Meeting participants should come 

prepared to discuss their issues and/or 

concerns. Please review the Scoping 

Document in preparation for the scoping 

meetings. 

Scoping Meeting Procedures 

The meetings will be recorded by a 

stenographer and will become part of 

the formal Commission record on the 

project. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–3996 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD07–7–000] 

Conference on Competition in 

Wholesale Power Markets; Second 

Supplemental Notice of Conference 

February 26, 2007. 

As announced in the Notice of 

Conference issued on January 8, 2007 

and the Supplemental Notice of 

Conference on February 9, 2007, the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) will hold the first in a 

series of conferences on February 27, 

2007, to examine the state of 

competition in wholesale power 

markets. The first conference will be 

held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EST) at the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426, in the Commission Meeting 

Room. All interested persons are invited 

to attend, and registration is not 

required. 

The final agenda for this conference, 

with a list of participating panelists, is 

attached. In order to allot sufficient time 

for questions and responses, each 

speaker will be provided with eight (8) 

minutes for prepared remarks. 

Following the conference, any 

interested person will be permitted to 

file written comments in the above 

docket on or before March 13, 2007. 

Transcripts of the conference will be 

immediately available from Ace 

Reporting Company (202–347–3700 or 

1–800–336–6646) for a fee. They will be 

available for the public on the 

Commission’s eLibrary system seven 

calendar days after FERC receives the 

transcript. 

A free webcast of this event will be 

available through www.ferc.gov. Anyone 


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