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National Grid Transmission Services Corporation Bangor Hydro Electric Company .............................................. Docket No. EL11–49–000. 

Rock Island Clean Line LLC ......................................................................................................................................... Docket No. ER12–365–000. 

With respect to the workshop to be 

held by Commission staff on February 

28, 2012 in Docket No. AD12–9–000, the 

following Commission staff are 

designated as non-decisional in 

deliberations by the Commission in this 

docket: Robert McLean, Office of the 

General Counsel; David Faerberg, Office 

of the General Counsel; David 

Maranville, Office of the General 

Counsel; and David Hunger, Office of 

Energy Policy and Innovation. 

Accordingly, pursuant to 18 CFR 

385.2202 (2010), they will not serve as 

advisors to the Commission with respect 

to any of the above-referenced dockets. 

Likewise, as non-decisional staff, 

pursuant to 18 CFR 385.2201 (2010), 

they are prohibited from communicating 

with advisory staff concerning any 

deliberations with respect to the abovereferenced dockets. 

Dated: February 27, 2012. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5064 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14241–001] 

Alaska Energy Authority; Notice of 

Intent To File License Application, 

Filing of Pre-Application Document 

(PAD), and Commencement of PreFiling Process; Notice of Intent To 

Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement and Conduct Scoping; 

Request for Comments on the PAD 

and Scoping Document, and 

Identification of Issues and Associated 

Study Requests 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application for an Original 

License and Commencing Pre-filing 

Process. 

b. Project No.: 14241–000. 

c. Date Filed: December 29, 2011. 

d. Submitted by: Alaska Energy 

Authority (AEA). 

e. Name of Project: Susitna-Watana 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Susitna River at 

river mile 184 above the mouth, near 

Cantwell, in Matanuska-Susitna 

Borough, Alaska. The project would 

occupy federal lands currently 

administered by the U.S. Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) but selected 

for potential acquisition by the State of 

Alaska under the Alaska Statehood Act, 

state lands administered by the Alaska 

Department of Natural Resources, and 

private lands owned by Alaska Native 

Corporations and others. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of 

the Commission’s Regulations 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: 

Wayne Dyok, Susitna-Watana Project 

Manager, Alaska Energy Authority, 813 

West Northern Lights Boulevard, 

Anchorage, AK 99503. 

i. FERC Contact: David Turner at 

(202) 502–6091 or email at 

david.turner@ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, 

local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in item o 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. With this notice, we are initiating 

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

Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA 

Fisheries under section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and the joint 

agency regulations thereunder at 50 

CFR, Part 402 and (b) the State Historic 

Preservation Officer, as required by 

section 106, National Historical 

Preservation Act, and the implementing 

regulations of the Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. On January 23 and 30, 2012, 

respectively, we designated AEA as the 

Commission’s non-federal 

representative for carrying out informal 

consultation, pursuant to section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act and section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act. 

m. AEA filed with the Commission a 

Pre-Application Document (PAD; 

including a proposed process plan and 

schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 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. 

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. 

o. With this notice, we are soliciting 

comments on the PAD and 

Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1 

(SD1), as well as study requests. All 

comments on the PAD and SD1, and 

study requests should be sent to the 

address above in paragraph h. In 

addition, all comments on the PAD and 

SD1, study requests, requests for 

cooperating agency status, and all 

communications to and from 

Commission staff related to the merits of 

the potential application must be filed 

with the Commission. Documents may 

be filed electronically via the Internet. 

p. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 

the instructions on the Commission’s 

Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling.asp. Commenters can 

submit brief comments up to 6,000 

characters, without prior registration, 

using the eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support. 

Although the Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing, documents 

may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 

mail an original and seven copies to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

All filings with the Commission must 

include on the first page, the project 

name (Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric 

Project) and number (P–14241–000), 

and bear the appropriate heading: 

‘‘Comments on Pre-Application 

Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ 

‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’ 

‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency 

Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and 

from Commission Staff.’’ Any 

individual or entity interested in 

submitting study requests, commenting 

on the PAD or SD1, and any agency 

requesting cooperating status must do so 

by April 27, 2012. 

p. We intend to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for this project. The scoping meetings 


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identified below satisfy the NEPA 

scoping requirements. 

Scoping Meetings 

Commission staff will hold scoping 

meetings for the project at the time and 

place described below. The daytime 

meeting will focus on resource agency, 

Indian tribes, and non-governmental 

organization concerns, while the 

evening meetings are primarily for 

receiving input from the public. We 

invite all interested individuals, 

organizations, and agencies to attend 

one or all of the meetings, and to assist 

staff in identifying particular study 

needs, as well as the scope of 

environmental issues to be addressed in 

the environmental document. 

Date Time Place 

Monday, March 26, 2012 ...................... 6 p.m.–10 p.m ........... Loussac Library, 3600 Denali Street, Anchorage, AK 99503. 

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 ..................... 9 a.m.–2 p.m ............. Loussac Library, 3600 Denali Street, Anchorage, AK 99503. 

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 ..................... 6 p.m.–10 p.m ........... Menard Memorial Sports Center, 1001 S. Mack Drive, Wasilla, AK 99654. 

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 ................ 6 p.m.–10 p.m ........... Su-Valley Jr/Sr High School, 42728 S. Parks Highway, Sunshine, AK 99676. 

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 ................ 6 p.m.–9 p.m ............. Caribou Cafe ́ Banquet Room, 187 Glenn Highway, Glennallen, AK 99588. 

Thursday, March 29, 2012 .................... 6 p.m.–10 p.m ........... Westmark Hotel & Conference Center, 813 Noble Street, Fairbanks, AK 

99701. 

Thursday, March 29, 2012 .................... 6 p.m.–10 p.m ........... Cantwell Community Hall, Milepost 133.1 on the Denali Hwy., Cantwell, AK 

99729. 

Scoping Document 1 (SD1), 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 

SD1 will be available at the scoping 

meetings, or may be viewed on the Web 

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

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions 

for accessing information in paragraph 

n. Based on all oral and written 

comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) 

may be issued. SD2 may include a 

revised process plan and schedule, as 

well as a list of issues, identified 

through the scoping process. 

Meeting Objectives 

At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) 

Initiate scoping of the issues; 

(2) review and discuss existing 

conditions and resource management 

objectives; (3) review and discuss 

existing information and identify 

preliminary information and study 

needs; (4) review and discuss the 

process plan and schedule for pre-filing 

activity that incorporates the time 

frames provided for in Part 5 of the 

Commission’s regulations and, to the 

extent possible, maximizes coordination 

of federal, state, and tribal permitting 

and certification processes; and (5) 

discuss the appropriateness of any 

federal or state agency or Indian tribe 

acting as a cooperating agency for 

development of an environmental 

document. 

Meeting participants should come 

prepared to discuss their issues and/or 

concerns. Please review the PAD in 

preparation for the scoping meetings. 

Directions on how to obtain a copy of 

the PAD and SD1 are included in item 

n. of this document. 

Meeting Procedures 

The meetings will be recorded by a 

stenographer and will be placed in the 

public records of the project. 

Dated: February 24, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5136 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER12–1137–000] 

Entra Energy LLC; Supplemental 

Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate 

Filing Includes Request for Blanket 

Section 204 Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of Entra 

Energy LLC’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an 

accompanying rate tariff, noting that 

such application includes a request for 

blanket authorization, under 18 CFR 

part 34, of future issuances of securities 

and assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is March 14, 

2012. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above-referenced 

proceeding are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the appropriate link in the 

above list. They are also 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 email notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Dated: February 23, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5005 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

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