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scoping process] in preparing such an 

EIS.’’ 

Identification of Environmental Issues 

When publishing its notice of intent 

to prepare an EA on August 4, 2008, 

DOE opened a 30-day scoping period 

during which the public was invited to 

participate in the identification of 

potential environmental impacts that 

may result from construction of the ESJ 

transmission line project and reasonable 

alternatives. DOE conducted two 

scoping meetings in Jacumba. Nine 

issues and concerns were identified as 

a result of the scoping opportunity. 

These issues and concerns are (1) visual 

impacts, (2) avian mortality, (3) impacts 

to protected, threatened, endangered, or 

sensitive species of animals or plants, or 

their critical habitats, (4) impacts to 

cultural or historic resources, (6) 

impacts to human health and safety, (6) 

impacts to air, soil, and water, (7) land 

use impacts, (8) impacts of seismic 

activity, and (9) impacts from 

development of wind generation. In the 

EIS DOE will analyze these issues and 

others it finds appropriate to address, 

such as greenhouse gas emissions and 

global climate change and also 

intentional destructive acts, such as 

terrorism. No additional construction or 

routing alternatives were proposed as a 

result of the scoping process. 

Several commenters in this 

proceeding have asked DOE to evaluate 

the impacts associated with activities 

that will occur inside Mexico (e.g., from 

the construction and operation in 

Mexico of the wind generators). NEPA 

does not require an analysis of 

environmental impacts that occur 

within another sovereign nation that 

result from approved actions by that 

nation. The EIS, however, will evaluate 

all relevant environmental impacts 

within the U.S. related to or caused by 

project-related activities in Mexico. 

Based on comments received during 

the initial EA process, and the potential 

for public controversy, DOE has 

determined an EIS to be the proper 

NEPA compliance document. 

EIS Preparation and Schedule 

In preparing the Draft EIS, DOE will 

consider comments received during the 

scoping period. Because of previous 

public participation activities, DOE does 

not plan to conduct additional scoping 

meetings for this EIS. However, any 

timely additional written comments 

submitted will be considered by DOE in 

determining the scope of the EIS. 

DOE anticipates issuing a Draft EIS in 

the fall of 2009. DOE will provide a 

public comment period of at least 45 

days from the Environmental Protection 

Agency’s (EPA’s) Notice of Availability 

(NOA) of the Draft EIS and will hold at 

least one public hearing during the 

public comment period. 

DOE will include all comments 

received on the Draft EIS, and responses 

to those comments, in the Final EIS. 

DOE will issue a Record of Decision no 

sooner than 30 days from EPA’s NOA of 

the Final EIS. 

Persons who submitted comments 

during the scoping process will receive 

a copy of the Draft EIS. Other persons 

who would like to receive a copy of the 

document for review when it is issued 

should notify Dr. Jerry Pell at the 

address provided above. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 18, 

2009. 

Patricia A. Hoffman, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E9–4049 Filed 2–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12619–002; Project No. 13363– 

000; Project No. 13364–000; Project No. 

13366–000] 

Cascade Creek, LLC; City and Borough 

of Wrangell, AK; Petersburg Municipal 

Power and Light; City of Angoon, AK; 

Notice of Competing Preliminary 

Permit Applications Accepted for 

Filing and Soliciting Comment, 

Motions To Intervene, and Competing 

Applications 

February 18, 2009. 

Cascade Creek, LLC (Cascade), City 

and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska 

(Wrangell), Petersburg Municipal Power 

and Light (Petersburg) and the City of 

Angoon, Alaska filed applications, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Ruth Lake Project, to be 

located on Ruth Lake and Delta Creek, 

in an unorganized Borough near 

Petersburg, Alaska. There are no 

existing facilities. The project would be 

located in the Tongass National Forest. 

All of these applications were filed 

electronically and given the filing date 

of February 3, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. 

The proposed Ruth Lake Projects: 

The proposed Ruth Lake Project by 

Cascade Creek, LLC for Project No. 

12619–002 filed on February 3, 2009 at 

8:30 a.m. would consist of: (1) A 

proposed 170-foot-high concrete arch 

dam at the exit of the natural Ruth Lake; 

(2) an existing reservoir having a surface 

area of 130 acres and a storage capacity 

of 17,000 acre-feet and normal water 

surface elevation of 1,527 feet mean sea 

level (msl); (3) a proposed 12,600-footlong, 6 to 12-inch diameter combination 

bored tunnel and steel penstock; (4) a 

proposed powerhouse containing three 

new generating units having an installed 

capacity of 20 megawatts; (5) an existing 

20-mile-long, 138 kilovolt transmission 

line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed Ruth Lake Project would have 

an average annual generation of 70 

gigawatt-hours. Cascade is also 

exploring alternatives that would 

connect this project to their Cascade 

Creek Project, which they have 

preliminary permit for FERC No. 12495. 

The proposed Ruth Lake Project by 

City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska 

for Project No. 13363–000 filed on 

February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. would 

consist of: (1) A proposed 170-foot-high 

concrete arch dam at the exit of the 

natural Ruth Lake; (2) an existing 

reservoir having a surface area of 130 

acres and a storage capacity of 17,000 

acre-feet and normal water surface 

elevation of 1,527 feet mean sea level 

(msl); (3) a proposed 12,600-foot-long, 6 

to 12-foot diameter combination bored 

tunnel and steel penstock; (4) a 

proposed powerhouse containing three 

new generating units having an installed 

capacity of 20 megawatts; (5) an existing 

20-mile-long, 138 kilovolt transmission 

line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed Ruth Lake Project would have 

an average annual generation of 70 

gigawatt-hours. 

The proposed Ruth Lake Project by 

Petersburg Municipal Power and Light 

for Project No. 13363–000 filed on 

February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. would 

consist of: (1) A proposed 200-foot-high 

concrete faced rockfill dam at the exit of 

the natural Ruth Lake; (2) an existing 

reservoir having a surface area of 190 

acres and a storage capacity of 17,000 

acre-feet and normal water surface 

elevation of 1,560 feet mean sea level 

(msl); (3) a proposed 3,500-foot-long, 10- 

foot diameter tunnel and a 7,800-footlong, 6-foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) 

a proposed powerhouse containing 

three new generating units having an 

installed capacity of 20 megawatts; (5) 

would connect directly to their 

distribution system; and (6) appurtenant 

facilities. The proposed Ruth Lake 

Project would have an average annual 

generation of 70 gigawatt-hours. 

The proposed Ruth Lake Project by 

City of Angoon, Alaska for Project No. 

13366–000 filed on February 3, 2009 at 

8:30 a.m. would consist of: (1) A 

proposed 170-foot-high concrete arched 

dam at the exit of the natural Ruth Lake; 

(2) an existing reservoir having a surface 

area of 130 acres and a storage capacity 


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of 17,000 acre-feet and normal water 

surface elevation of 1,527 feet mean sea 

level (msl); (3) a proposed 3,600-footlong, 6 to 12-inch diameter combination 

bored tunnel and steel penstock; (4) a 

proposed powerhouse containing three 

new generating units having an installed 

capacity of 20 megawatts; (4) an existing 

20-mile-long, 138 kilovolt transmission 

line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed Ruth Lake Project would have 

an average annual generation of 70 

gigawatt-hours. 

Applicants Contact: For Cascade 

Creek, LLC: Mr. Chris Spears, Cascade 

Creek, LLC, 3633 Alderwood Avenue, 

Bellingham, WA 98225, (360) 738–9999. 

For City and Borough of Wrangell, 

Alaska: Mr. Warren Edgley, City and 

Borough of Wrangell, Alaska, P.O. Box 

531, Wrangell, AK 99929, (907) 874– 

2381. For Petersburg Municipal Electric 

& Light: Mr. Joe Nelson, Superintendent, 

Petersburg Municipal Electric & Light, 

P.O. Box 329, 11 South Nordic, 

Petersburg, AK 99833, (907) 772–4203. 

For the City of Angoon, Alaska: Mayor, 

Albert Howard, City of Angoon, Alaska, 

P.O. Box 189, Angoon, AK 99820, (907) 

788–3653. 

FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502– 

6062. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), 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 

‘‘eFiling’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. 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/filing-comments.asp. 

More information about this project can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of the Commission’s Web site at 

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

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–12619–002, 13363–000, 13364, or P– 

13366) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–3971 Filed 2–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CP09–59–000] 

Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice 

of Application 

February 18, 2009. 

Take notice that on February 3, 2009, 

as supplemented on February 12, 2009, 

Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (Cove 

Point) with a principal place of business 

at 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, VA, 

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission an application under 

Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act seeking 

authorization to construct, install, own, 

operate and maintain a new compressor 

to be used to compress boil-off gas from 

the vapor system up to pipeline 

pressure prior to entering the Cove Point 

Pipeline at Dominion’s Cove Point LNG 

Terminal located in Calvert County, 

Maryland. 

Cove Point’s proposal is more fully set 

forth in the application which is on file 

with the Commission and open to 

public inspection. The filing 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 

at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to 

Amanda K. Prestage, Regulatory and 

Certificates Analyst II, Dominion 

Transmission, Inc., 701 East Cary Street, 

Richmond, VA 23219, telephone: (804) 

771–4416, fax: (804) 771–4804. 

Cove Point says that the purpose of 

the boil-off compressor project is to 

increase Cove Point’s capability to 

compress vapor for send-out through its 

natural gas pipeline facilities. This 

capability is important during periods of 

low send-out from the LNG Terminal. 

When LNG is routinely being vaporized 

in the normal course of business, boil 

off vapor is consumed as fuel to operate 

terminal equipment, and does not 

accumulate within the plant. However, 

when vaporization is not occurring on a 

regular basis, boil off can cause 

pressures within the LNG storage tanks 

to increase. 

The boil-off compressor project will 

be composed of one 3,500-horsepower 

electric motor driven reciprocating 

compressor unit and related facilities, 

all of which will be constructed within 

the existing LNG Terminal site. The 

estimated cost of the boil-off compressor 

project facilities is about $ 8 million. 

Cove Point anticipates that these costs 

will be allocated to LNG import 

services, and will be collected in rates 

(1) through negotiations in accordance 

with the Commission’s Hackberry 

policy as codified in EPAct 2005, and/ 

or (2) through the normal course of 

future rate proceedings (such as the next 

general rate case that is to be filed not 

later than 2011). Cove Point does not 

seek to establish an initial rate 

applicable to the boil-off compressor 

project at this time. Nor is Cove Point 

seeking a pre-determination of rolled-in 

rate treatment for the costs of this 

project. Cove Point says that no changes 

to the rates for any existing services are 

proposed at this time. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice, the 

Commission staff will either: complete 

the environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

14 copies of filings made in the 

proceeding with the Commission and 

must mail a copy to the applicant and 

to every other party. Only parties to the 


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