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1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the 

environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy 

Projects. 

2The appendices referenced in this notice are not 

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all 

appendices, other than Appendix 1 (maps), are 

available on the Commission’s Web site at the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 888 First Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For instructions 

on connectiing to eLibrary refer to the Public 

Participation section of this space. Copies of the 

appendices were sent to all those receiving this 

notice in the mail. Requests for detailed maps of the 

proposed facilities should be made directly to 

Phillips. 

be taken, but will not serve to make 

protestants parties to the proceeding. 

Anyone filing a motion to intervene or 

protest must serve a copy of that 

document on the Applicant. In reference 

to filings initiating a new proceeding, 

interventions or protests submitted on 

or before the comment deadline need 

not be served on persons other than the 

Applicant. 

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 St., NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above proceedings 

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 e-mail 

notification when a document is added 

to a subscribed dockets(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. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–17499 Filed 7–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. PF08–19–000] 

T.W. Phillips Pipeline Corporation; 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Bionol Clearfield Pipeline 

Project and Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues 

July 24, 2008. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

address the environmental impacts of 

the Bionol Clearfield Pipeline Project 

proposed by T.W. Phillips Pipeline 

Corporation (Phillips). The Commission 

will use the EA in its decision-making 

process to determine whether or not to 

authorize the project. This notice 

explains the scoping process we 1 will 

use to gather environmental input from 

the public and interested agencies on 

the projects. Your input will help the 

Commission determine the issues that 

need to be evaluated in the EA. Please 

note that the scoping period will close 

on August 25, 2008. 

Details on how to submit written 

comments are provided in the Public 

Participation section of this notice. 

This Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare 

an Environmental Assessment for the 

proposed Bionol Clearfield Pipeline 

Project is being sent to federal, state, 

and local government agencies, elected 

officials, affected landowners, 

environmental and public interest 

groups, Native American tribes, other 

interested parties, and local libraries 

and newspapers. We encourage 

government representatives to notify 

their constituents of this planned 

project and encourage them to comment 

on their areas of concern. 

If you are a landowner receiving this 

notice, you may be contacted by a 

pipeline company representative about 

the acquisition of an easement to 

construct, operate, and maintain the 

proposed project facilities. The pipeline 

company would seek to negotiate a 

mutually acceptable agreement for its 

project. However, if the project is 

approved by the Commission, that 

approval conveys with it the right of 

eminent domain. Therefore, if easement 

negotiations fail to produce an 

agreement, the pipeline company could 

initiate condemnation proceedings in 

accordance with state law. 

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility on My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ is available for viewing on 

the FERC Internet Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses 

a number of typically asked questions, 

including the use of eminent domain 

and how to participate in the FERC’s 

proceedings. 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

Phillips proposes to construct, own, 

operate, and maintain certain natural 

gas transportation facilities within the 

Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The 

general location of the proposed 

pipeline is shown in the figures 

included as Appendix 1.2 The purpose 

of the project is to provide 12,500 

dekatherms per day of firm 

transportation capacity for Bionol 

Clearfield, LLC’s ethanol plant under 

construction in Clearfield, 

Pennsylvania. 

Phillips proposes to construct: 

• 7.74 miles of 6-inch-diameter 

pipeline lateral from Columbia Gas 

Transmission Corporation’s 16-inchdiameter pipeline to the Bionol 

Clearfield, LLC ethanol plant, all within 

the Clearfield County, Pennsylvania; 

• A meter station at milepost (MP) 0.0 

• A regulator station at MP 7.74; and 

• Three mainline valves. 

Work on the project is proposed to 

begin in April 2009 with the proposed 

in-service date for July 2009. 

Land Requirements for Construction 

Construction of the project would 

disturb about 90 acres of land. After 

construction Phillips would retain 49 

acres as new permanent right-of-way. 

Generally, the width of the proposed 

construction right-of-way would be 75 

feet, consisting of the proposed new 50- 

foot-wide permanent right-of-way and a 

25-foot-wide temporary right-of-way 

used for construction only. The 

construction right-of-way would be 

reduced in areas containing sensitive 

resources such as wetlands and stream 

banks. Work at the aboveground 

facilities (meter station, regulator 

station, and mainline valves) would take 

place within this proposed construction 

right-of-way. 

Additional temporary extra 

workspaces beyond the typical 

construction right-of-way limits would 

be required at certain feature crossings 

(e.g., roads, railroads, wetlands, or 

waterbodies, utilities), in areas with 

steep side slopes, in areas requiring 

special construction techniques, and in 

areas needing topsoil segregation. In 

addition, one to three temporary pipe 

storage/contractor yards along the 

pipeline route would also be required. 

Phillips would access its project 

construction areas primarily along 

existing pipeline rights-of-way and 


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existing roads; however, other 

temporary and permanent access roads 

would be required for construction and 

operation. 

The EA Process 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to 

take into account the environmental 

impacts that could result from an action 

when it considers whether or not an 

interstate natural gas pipeline should be 

approved. The FERC will use the EA to 

consider the environmental impact that 

could result if the project is authorized 

under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. 

NEPA also requires us to discover and 

address concerns the public may have 

about proposals to be considered by the 

Commission. This process is referred to 

as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the 

scoping process is to focus the analysis 

in the EA on the important 

environmental issues. With this NOI, 

the Commission staff is requesting 

public comments on the scope of the 

issues to be addressed in the EA. All 

comments received will be considered 

during preparation of the EA. 

In the EA we will discuss impacts that 

could occur as a result of the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed project under these general 

headings: 

• Geology and soils; 

• Land use; 

• Water resources, fisheries, and 

wetlands; 

• Cultural resources; 

• Vegetation and wildlife; 

• Threatened and endangered 

species; 

• Air quality and noise; 

• Hazardous waste; and 

• Public safety. 

In the EA, we will also evaluate 

possible alternatives to the proposed 

project or portions of the project, and 

make recommendations on how to 

lessen or avoid impacts on affected 

resources. 

Although no formal application has 

been filed, the FERC staff has already 

initiated its NEPA review under the 

FERC’s Pre-filing Process. The purpose 

of the Pre-filing Process is to encourage 

the early involvement of interested 

stakeholders and to identify and resolve 

issues before an application is filed with 

the FERC. 

With this NOI, we are asking federal, 

state, and local agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues to 

formally cooperate with us in the 

preparation of the EA (see Appendix 2). 

These agencies may choose to 

participate once they have evaluated the 

proposal relative to their 

responsibilities. Additional agencies 

that would like to request cooperating 

agency status should follow the 

instructions in Appendix 2 of this NOI. 

Currently Identified Environmental 

Issues 

We have already identified several 

issues that we think deserve attention 

based on a preliminary review of the 

proposed facilities and the 

environmental information provided by 

Phillips. This preliminary list of issues 

may be changed based on your 

comments and our analysis. 

• Federally listed threatened and 

endangered species are present in the 

project area. 

• Pipeline route variations will be 

studied. 

• Riparian vegetation associated with 

the horizontal directional drill crossing 

of Clearfield Creek. 

Public Participation 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about the Bionol 

Clearfield Pipeline Project. Your 

comments should focus on the potential 

environmental effects, reasonable 

alternatives, and measures to avoid or 

lessen environmental impacts. The more 

specific your comments, the more useful 

they will be. To ensure that your 

comments are timely and properly 

recorded, please send in your comments 

so that they will be received in 

Washington, DC, on or before August 

25, 2008. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods which you can use to submit 

your comments to the Commission. In 

all instances please reference the project 

docket number PF08–19–000 with your 

submission. The Commission 

encourages electronic filing of 

comments and has dedicated eFiling 

expert staff available to assist you at 

202–502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. 

(1) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the Quick 

Comment feature, which is located on 

the Commission’s Internet Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. A Quick 

Comment is an easy method for 

interested persons to submit text-only 

comments on a project; 

(2) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s Internet Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. eFiling involves 

preparing your submission in the same 

manner as you would if filing on paper, 

and then saving the file on your 

computer’s hard drive. You will attach 

that file as your submission. New 

eFiling users must first create an 

account by clicking on ‘‘Sign up’’ or 

‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select 

the type of filing you are making. A 

comment on a particular project is 

considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing;’’ or 

(3) You may file your comments via 

mail to the Commission by sending an 

original and two copies of your letter to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 

20426. 

Label one copy of the comments for 

the attention of Gas Branch 2, PJ11.2. 

Environmental Mailing List 

We may mail the EA for public 

comment. If you are interested in 

receiving it, please return the Mailing 

List Retention Form (Appendix 3). If 

you do not return the Mailing List 

Retention Form, you will be taken off 

the mailing list. 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at 1–866–208–FERC (3372) or on the 

FERC Internet Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary link.’’

Click on the eLibrary link, select 

‘‘General Search’’ and enter the project 

docket number excluding the last three 

digits (PF08–17) in the ‘‘Docket 

Number’’ field. Be sure you have 

selected an appropriate date range. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link on 

the FERC Internet Web site also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and rule 

makings. 

In addition, the FERC now offers a 

free service called eSubscription that 

allows you to keep track of all formal 

issuances and submittals in specific 

dockets. This can reduce the amount of 

time you spend researching proceedings 

by automatically providing you with 

notification of these filings, document 

summaries, and direct links to the 

documents. To register for this service, 

go to http://www.ferc.gov/ 

esubscribenow.htm. 

Phillips will establish an Internet Web 

site for the Bionol Clearfield Pipeline 

Project in the near future, which would 


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include contact information and 

information about its proposed project. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–17494 Filed 7–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13226–000] 

Blue Heron Hydro, LLC; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comment, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

July 24, 2008. 

On May 8, 2008, Blue Heron Hydro, 

LLC filed an application, pursuant to 

section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 

proposing to study the feasibility of the 

Ball Mountain Dam Hydroelectric 

Project, which would be located near 

the town of Jamaica on the West River 

at the existing U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ Ball Mountain Dam and 

Reservoir in Windham County, 

Vermont. The proposed project would 

utilize federal lands. 

The proposed Ball Mountain Dam 

Hydroelectric Project would utilize U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers’ Ball Mountain 

Dam and would consist of the following 

new facilities: (1) An 80-foot-long, 11.5- 

foot-wide steel penstock, (2) a 

powerhouse containing 3 generating 

units with a total installed capacity of 

3.7 MW, (3) a 2,500-foot-long, 12.5 kV 

underground transmission line, 

connecting to an existing power line; 

and (4) appurtenant facilities. The 

project would have an annual 

generation of 12.1 gigawatts-hours, 

which would be sold to a local utility. 

Applicant Contact: Ms. Lori Barg, 

Blue Heron Hydro, LLC, 113 Bartlett 

Rd., Plainfield, VT 05667; phone: (802) 

454–8458. FERC Contact: Tom 

Papsidero, (202) 502–6002. 

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 

‘‘e-Filing’’ 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/filingcomments.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–13226) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–17495 Filed 7–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0527; FRL–8374–3] 

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions 

for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in 

or on Various Commodities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

initial filing of pesticide petitions 

proposing the establishment or 

modification of regulations for residues 

of pesticide chemicals in or on various 

commodities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 2, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0527 and 

the pesticide petition number (PP) of 

interest, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays). Special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0527 and the 

pesticide petition number of interest. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

in regulations.gov. To access the 

electronic docket, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced 

Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert 

the docket ID number where indicated 

and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow 

the instructions on the regulations.gov 

website to view the docket index or 

access available documents. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 


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