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specifically identified in this notice and 

any issues arising after publication of 

this notice that require emergency 

action under Section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Gail Bendixen at 

(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: May 13, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–11473 Filed 5–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 405–087] 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC; 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Pre-Application 

Document, Commencement of 

Licensing Proceeding, and Scoping; 

Request for Comments on the PAD 

and Scoping Document, and 

Identification of Issues and Associated 

Study Requests 

May 11, 2009. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application for a New 

License and Commencing Licensing 

Proceeding. 

b. Project No.: 405–087. 

c. Date Filed: March 12, 2009. 

d. Submitted by: Exelon Generation 

Company, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Conowingo 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Susquehanna 

River, in Harford and Cecil Counties, 

Maryland and Lancaster and York 

Counties, Pennsylvania. The project 

does not occupy any federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of 

the Commission’s Regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: 

Colleen Hicks, Manager, Regulatory and 

Licensing, Hydro, Exelon Power, 300 

Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA 19348, 

at (610) 765–6791 or e-mail at 

Colleen.Hicks@exeloncorp.com and A. 

Karen Hill, Vice President, Federal 

Regulatory Affairs, Exelon Corporation, 

101 Constitution Avenue, Suite 400E, 

Washington, DC 20001, at (202) 347– 

8092 or e-mail at 

Karen.Hill@exeloncorp.com. 

i. FERC Contact: John Smith at (202) 

502–8972 or e-mail at 

john.smith@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. With this notice, we are designating 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC 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. Exelon Generation Company, LLC 

filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; 

including a proposed process plan and 

schedule) with the Commission, 

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://ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be notified 

via e-mail 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 Scoping 

Document issued May 11, 2009, as well 

as study requests. All comments on the 

PAD and Scoping Document, and study 

requests should be sent to the address 

above in paragraph h. In addition, all 

comments on the PAD and Scoping 

Document, study requests, requests for 

cooperating agency status, and all 

communications to and from 

Commission staff related to the merits of 

the potential application (original and 

eight copies) must be filed with the 

Commission at the following address: 

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 (Conowingo Hydroelectric Project) 

and number (P–405–087), and bear the 

heading Comments on Pre-Application 

Document, Study Requests, Comments 

on Scoping Document, 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 

Scoping Document, and any agency 

requesting cooperating status must do so 

by July 10, 2009. 

Comments on the PAD and Scoping 

Document, study requests, requests for 

cooperating agency status, and other 

permissible forms of communications 

with the Commission 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/docs-filing/ 

ferconline.asp) under the e-filing link. 

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment.’’ 

p. Although our current intent is to 

prepare an environmental assessment 

(EA), there is the possibility that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be required. Nevertheless, this 

meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping 

requirements, irrespective of whether an 

EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. 

Scoping Meetings 

Commission staff will hold two 

scoping meetings in the vicinity of the 

project at the time and place noted 

below. The daytime meeting will focus 

on resource agency, Indian tribes, and 

non-governmental organization 

concerns, while the evening meeting is 

primarily for receiving input from the 

public. We invite all interested 

individuals, organizations, and agencies 

to attend one or both of the meetings, 

and to assist staff in identifying 

particular study needs, as well as the 


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scope of environmental issues to be 

addressed in the environmental 

document. The times and locations of 

these meetings are as follows: 

Evening Scoping Meeting 

Date: Thursday June 11, 2009. 

Time: 7 p.m. 

Location: Darlington Fire Station, 

2600 Castleton Road, Darlington, 

Maryland. 

Phone: Barbara Evans at (410) 638– 

3762. 

Daytime Scoping Meeting 

(Joint meeting with Muddy Run 

Pumped Storage Project [Project No. 

2355–011]) 

Date: Friday June 12, 2009. 

Time: 10 a.m. 

Location: Darlington Fire Station, 

2600 Castleton Road, Darlington, 

Maryland. 

Phone: Barbara Evans at (410) 638– 

3762. 

The Scoping Document, 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 the 

Scoping Document 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 revised Scoping 

Document may be issued which may 

include a revised process plan and 

schedule, as well as a list of issues, 

identified through the scoping process. 

Site Visit 

The potential applicant and 

Commission staff will conduct a site 

visit of the project on Thursday June 11, 

2009, starting at 9 a.m. All participants 

should meet at the Conowingo Visitor’s 

Center at 4948 Conowingo Road, 

Darlington, Maryland 21034. 

Transportation will be provided by 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC or 

participants may use their own 

transportation. Anyone needing 

transportation or with questions about 

the site visit should contact Ms. Colleen 

Hicks at Exelon Generation Company, 

LLC at (610) 765–6791 on or before June 

3, 2009. 

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 prefiling 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 Scoping Document are 

included in item n. of this document. 

Meeting Procedures 

The meetings will be recorded by a 

stenographer and will become part of 

the formal record of the Commission 

proceeding on the project. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–11461 Filed 5–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2355–011] 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC; 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Pre-Application 

Document, Commencement of 

Licensing Proceeding, and Scoping; 

Request for Comments on the Pad and 

Scoping Document, and Identification 

of Issues and Associated Study 

Requests 

May 11, 2009. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application for a New 

License and Commencing Licensing 

Proceeding. 

b. Project No.: 2355–011. 

c. Dated Filed: March 12, 2009. 

d. Submitted By: Exelon Generation 

Company, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Muddy Run 

Pumped Storage Project. 

f. Location: On Muddy Run, a 

tributary to the Susquehanna River, in 

Lancaster and York Counties, 

Pennsylvania. The project does not 

occupy any Federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of 

the Commission’s Regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: 

Colleen Hicks, Manager, Regulatory and 

Licensing, Hydro, Exelon Power, 300 

Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA 19348, 

at (610) 765–6791 or e-mail at 

Colleen.Hicks@exeloncorp.com and A. 

Karen Hill, Vice President, Federal 

Regulatory Affairs, Exelon Corporation, 

101 Constitution Avenue, Suite 400E, 

Washington, DC 20001, at (202)347– 

8092 or e-mail at 

Karen.Hill@exeloncorp.com. 

i. FERC Contact: John Smith at (202) 

502–8972 or e-mail at 

john.smith@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. With this notice, we are designating 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC 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. Exelon Generation Company, LLC 

filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; 

including a proposed process plan and 

schedule) with the Commission, 

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, of 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/ 


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