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wildlife resources, including protected 

species; cultural resources; and other 

impacts identified through scoping, 

public involvement and interagency 

coordination. 

f. Scoping: An initial scoping letter 

was sent to stakeholders in the 

southwest Florida region in April, 2006, 

as notification of the initiation of a 

Feasibility Study to address the water 

resource problems in southwest Florida. 

An additional scoping letter will be 

used to invite comments on alternatives 

and issues from Federal, State, and local 

agencies, affected Indian tribes, and 

other interested private organizations 

and individuals. 

g. DEIS Preparation: The integrated 

Feasibility Report, including a DEIS, is 

currently estimated for publication in 

late 2009. 

Dated: February 18, 2009. 

Eric P. Summa, 

Chief, Environmental Branch. 

[FR Doc. E9–4199 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB 

Review and Comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

clearance a proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

proposed collection will enable DOE to 

have current knowledge of Federal 

employees and contractors conducting 

foreign travel to a non U.S. territory on 

the behalf of DOE. Information gathered 

will include dates of travel, destination, 

purpose, and after-hour contact 

information in case of emergency. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

30 days after date of publication in the 

Federal Register. If you anticipate that 

you will be submitting comments, but 

find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time allowed by this notice, 

please advise the DOE Desk Officer at 

OMB of your intention to make a 

submission as soon as possible. The 

Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202– 

395–4650. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 

735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

And to Julie Squires by fax at (202) 

586–0406 or by e-mail at 

julie.squires@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Julie Squires at 

julie.squires@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. {‘‘New’’}; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Records, and 

secures approval of all foreign travel 

conducted by DOE federal employees 

and contractors. The system allows DOE 

to have full accountability of all travel 

and in cases of emergency DOE is able 

to quickly retrieve information as to 

who is traveling, where the individual 

is traveling, and the dates of travel. 

Information gathered is listed under 

three categories: (1) Traveler 

Information which requests traveler’s 

name, passport information, site, 

position, and contact information, (2) 

General Trip Information which consists 

of estimated travel costs, and (3) Trip 

Itinerary Information which consists of 

destination, dates of travel, and 

purpose, (5) Type of Respondents: DOE 

Federal employees and contractors 

traveling on behalf of DOE (6) Estimated 

Annual Number of Respondents: 8,313; 

(7) Estimated Annual Number of Burden 

Hours: 4228; (8) Estimated Annual Cost 

Burden: None. 

Authority: DOE Order 551.1C (Jun. 24, 

2008), regarding ‘‘Official Foreign Travel.’’ 

Issued in Washington, DC on February 20, 

2009. 

Julie Squires, 

Acting Director, Office of Management, Office 

of International Travel and Exchange Visitor 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–4217 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–350] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

Saracen Power LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Application. 

SUMMARY: Saracen Power LLC (Saracen 

Power) has applied for authority to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Canada pursuant to section 

202(e) of the Federal Power Act. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before March 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed as follows: Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202– 

586–5860). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586– 

9624 or Michael Skinker (Program 

Attorney) 202–586–2793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). 

On February 15, 2009, DOE received 

an application from Saracen Power for 

authority to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada as a 

power marketer. Saracen Power is a 

Texas limited partnership with its 

principal place of business in Houston, 

TX. Saracen has requested an electricity 

export authorization with a 5-year term. 

Saracen Power does not own any 

electric transmission facilities nor does 

it hold a franchised service area. The 

electric energy which Saracen Power 

proposes to export to Canada would be 

surplus energy purchased from electric 

utilities, Federal power marketing 

agencies, and other entities within the 

United States. 

Saracen Power proposes to export 

electric energy to Canada and to arrange 

for the delivery of those exports over the 

international transmission facilities 

presently owned by Bangor HydroElectric Company, Basin Electric Power 

Cooperative, Bonneville Power 

Administration, Eastern Maine Electric 

Cooperative, International Transmission 

Co., Joint Owners of the Highgate 

Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric 

Power Company, Maine Public Service 

Company, Minnesota Power, Inc., 

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc., New 

York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk 

Power Corp., Northern States Power 

Company, Sea Breeze Olympic 

Converter, Vermont Electric Power 

Company, and Vermont Electric 

Transmission Company. 

The construction, operation, 

maintenance, and connection of each of 

the international transmission facilities 

to be utilized by Saracen Power was 

previously authorized by a Presidential 


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permit issued pursuant to Executive 

Order 10485, as amended. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to become a party to these 

proceedings or to be heard by filing 

comments or protests to this application 

should file a petition to intervene, 

comment, or protest at the address 

provided above in accordance with 

§§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 

385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each 

comment, petition, and protest should 

be filed with DOE on or before the dates 

listed above. 

All filings in this proceeding should 

be clearly marked with Docket No. EA– 

350. Additional copies are to be filed 

directly with Allison P. Duensing, 

Assistant General Counsel, The Saracen 

Group of Companies, Five Greenway 

Plaza, Suite 1310, Houston, TX 77040 

and Daniel E. Frank, Sutherland Asbill 

& Brennan LLP, 1275 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004– 

2415. 

A final decision will be made on this 

application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, and a determination is 

made by DOE that the proposed action 

will not adversely impact on the 

reliability of the U.S. electric power 

supply system. 

Copies of these applications will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program Web site at http:// 

oe.energy.gov/permits.htm, or by 

e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at 

odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23, 

2009. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E9–4216 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13313–000] 

BPUS Generation Development LLC; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

February 20, 2009. 

On October 31, 2008, BPUS 

Generation Development LLC (BPUS 

Generation) filed an application, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Lake Roosevelt 

Pumped Storage Project. The project 

would be located on federal lands in 

Ferry, Grant and Okanogan Counties in 

Washington State, approximately 40 

miles northwest of the Town of 

Nespelem, Washington, and 38 miles 

southwest of the Town of Northport, 

Washington, and would utilize the U.S. 

Bureau of Reclamation’s Lake Roosevelt 

Dam. 

The proposed project would use the 

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Lake 

Roosevelt Dam as its lower reservoir and 

would consist of: (1) An upper reservoir 

with a surface area of approximately 123 

acres at a normal water surface elevation 

ranging from 2,780 to 2,880 feet m.s.l.; 

(2) a proposed powerhouse containing 4 

generating units having a total installed 

capacity of 1,310 megawatts, (3) a 

proposed intake structure, (4) a 

proposed 50-mile-long, 500 kV 

transmission line, and (5) appurtenant 

facilities. The project would have an 

annual generation of approximately 

3,750 gigawatt-hours that would be sold 

to a local utility. 

Applicant Contact: BPUS 

Generation—Mr. Jeffrey M. Auser, P.E., 

BPUS Generation Development LLC, 

225 Greenfield Parkway, Suite 201, 

Liverpool, NY 13088; phone: 315–413– 

2821. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero, 

202–502–6002. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications, or 

notices of intent to file competing 

applications: 60 days from the issuance 

of this notice. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable 

to be filed electronically, documents 

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

original and eight copies should be 

mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. For more information on how to 

submit these types of filings please go 

to the Commission’s Web site located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (P–13313–000) in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–4162 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12751–006] 

Finavera Renewables Ocean Energy, 

Ltd.; Notice of Application for 

Surrender of License and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Protests 

February 20, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Surrender of 

License. 

b. Project No.: 12751–006. 

c. Date Filed: February 6, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Finavera Renewables 

Ocean Energy, Ltd. 

e. Name of Project: Makah Bay 

Offshore Wave Energy Pilot Project. 

f. Location: The project is located in 

the Pacific Ocean in Makah Bay, about 

1.9 nautical miles offshore of Waatch 

Point in Clallam County, Washington. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas C. 

Jensen, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal 

LLP, 1301 K Street, NW., Suite 600 East, 

Washington, DC 20005, (202) 408–6400, 

e-mail tjensen@sonnenschein.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, 

Telephone (202) 502–8735. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: 45 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice. All documents (original and 

eight copies) should be filed with: 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

k. Description of Request: The 

licensee filed an application to 

surrender its license for the 

unconstructed Makah Bay Offshore 

Wave Energy Pilot Project. The Licensee 

has not commenced construction of the 

project. No ground disturbing activities 

have occurred. Additionally, no work or 

construction on the conversion buoys or 

the shore station, roads, or transmission 

facilities has commenced. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 


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