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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. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–8411 Filed 5–2–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12429–001] 

Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 

Protests 

April 26, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Major License. 

b. Project No.: 12429–001. 

c. Date filed: August 1, 2006. 

d. Applicant: Clark Canyon Hydro, 

LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Clark Canyon Dam 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Beaverhead River, 

18 miles southwest of the Town of 

Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana. 

The project would occupy 3.5 acres of 

federal land administered by the Bureau 

of Reclamation. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, 

Northwest Power Services, Inc., P.O. 

Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442, (208) 745– 

0834 or Dr. Vincent Lamarra, 

Ecosystems Research Institute, Inc., 975 

South State Highway, Logan, UT 84321. 

i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, 

(202) 502–6077, 

dianne.rodman@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests: 60 days from the 

issuance date 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. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedures require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person on the official service list 

for the project. Further, if an intervenor 

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. 

Motions to intervene and protests may 

be filed 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. 

k. This application has been accepted 

for filing, but is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

l. The proposed project would utilize 

the Bureau of Reclamation’s existing 

Clark Canyon dam, and would consist of 

the following new facilities: (1) A steel 

liner in the existing 9-foot-diameter 

concrete outlet conduit; (2) a new outlet 

gate structure; (3) a 9-foot-diameter steel 

penstock bifurcating into an 8-foot 

diameter and a 6-foot diameter steel 

penstock directing flow to the turbine 

units about 70 feet from the bifurcation; 

(4) a powerhouse containing two 

generating units with a combined 

capacity of 4.75 megawatts; (5) a 300- 

foot-long access road; (6) a switchyard; 

(7) a substation; and (8) about 0.3 mile 

of transmission line connecting the 

project to the local utility’s existing 

transmission system. The average 

annual generation is estimated to be 

16.5 gigawatthours. 

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. Any qualified applicant desiring to 

file a competing application must 

submit to the Commission, on or before 

the specified deadline date for the 

particular application, a competing 

development application, or a notice of 

intent to file such an application. 

Submission of a timely notice of intent 

allows an interested person to file the 

competing development application no 

later than 120 days after the specified 

deadline date for the particular 

application. Applications for 

preliminary permits will not be 

accepted in response to this notice. 

A notice of intent must specify the 

exact name, business address, and 

telephone number of the prospective 

applicant, and must include an 

unequivocal statement of intent to 

submit, if such an application may be 

filed, either a preliminary permit 

application or a development 

application (specify which type of 

application). A notice of intent must be 

served on the applicant named in this 

public notice. 

Anyone may submit a protest or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 

385.211, and 385.214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests 

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 protests or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified deadline date 

for the particular application. 

When the application is ready for 

environmental analysis, the 

Commission will issue a public notice 

requesting comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, or prescriptions. 

All filings must (1) Bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘NOTICE 

OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING 

APPLICATION,’’ or ‘‘COMPETING 

APPLICATION;’’ (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 

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385.2001 through 385.2005. 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. 

o. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following Hydro Licensing 

Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 

be made as appropriate. 

Date 

Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments .................................................................................................................................. May 2007. 

Issue Scoping Document 2 ......................................................................................................................................................... August 2007. 

Additional information due ........................................................................................................................................................... December 2007. 

Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis .......................................................................................................... January 2008. 

Notice of the availability of the EA .............................................................................................................................................. July 2008. 

Ready for Commission’s decision on the application ................................................................................................................. October 2008. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12646–001] 

City of Broken Bow, OK; Notice 

Soliciting Scoping Comments 

April 26, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Original Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: P–12646–001. 

c. Date filed: July 6, 2006. 

d. Applicant: City of Broken Bow. 

e. Name of Project: Pine Creek Lake 

Dam Hydropower Project. 

f. Location: On the Little River in 

McCurtain County, Oklahoma. The 

project would be located at the United 

States Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) 

Pine Creek Lake Dam and would occupy 

several acres of land administered by 

the Corps. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Olen Hill, City 

Manager, City of Broken Bow, 

Oklahoma; 210 North Broadway; Broken 

Bow, Oklahoma 74728; (405) 584–2282. 

i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner, 

(202) 502–6082 or 

allyson.conner@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing scoping 

comments: May 24, 2007. 

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. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor 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. 

Scoping comments may be filed 

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. 

k. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

l. The proposed Pine Creek Lake Dam 

Hydropower project would be located at 

the Corps’ Pine Creek Lake Dam and 

Reservoir, and would consist of the 

following facilities: (1) A diversion 

structure connecting to the existing 

outlet conduit; (2) a penstock 

connecting the diversion structure to the 

powerhouse; (3) a 112-foot-wide by 73- 

foot-long powerhouse containing two 

turbine-generator units, having a totaled 

installed capacity of 6.4 megawatts; (4) 

a tailrace returning flows to the Little 

River; (5) a one-mile-long, 14.4-kilovolt 

transmission line or a 6.5-mile-long, 

13.8 kilovolt transmission line 

connecting to an existing distribution 

line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 

Applicant estimates that the average 

annual generation from the Project 

would be 16,200 megawatt-hours and 

that the Project would have an installed 

generating capacity of 6.4 megawatts 

(MW). All generated power would be 

sold to a local utility connected to the 

grid. 

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 address 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 available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

address in Item H above. 

n. You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov.esubscribenow.htm 

to be notified via e-mail of new filings 

and issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support. 

o. Scoping Process 

The Commission staff intends to 

prepare a single Environmental 

Assessment (EA) for the Pine Creek Lake 

Dam Hydroelectric Project in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act. The EA will 

consider both site-specific and 

cumulative environmental impacts and 

reasonable alternatives to the proposed 

action. 

Commission staff does not propose to 

conduct any on-site scoping meetings at 

this time. Instead, we are soliciting 

comments, recommendations, and 

information, on the Scoping Document 

(SD) issued on April 20, 2007. 

Copies of the SD outlining the subject 

areas to be addressed in the EA were 

distributed to the parties on the 

Commission’s mailing list and the 

applicant’s service list. Copies of the SD 

may 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 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or for 

TTY, (202) 502–8659. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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