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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. Depending on the extent of 

comments received, Scoping Document 

2 may or may not be issued. 

Site Visit 

Tidewalker Associates will conduct a 

site visit of the project at 2 p.m. on 

Tuesday June 23, 2009. All participants 

should meet where Old Route 190 

terminates at the shore on the Eastport 

end of the proposed dam location. See 

Figure 2 of the scoping document for a 

map. All participants are responsible for 

their own transportation. Anyone with 

questions about the site visit should 

contact Normand Laberge. 

Scoping 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 the 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. E9–12698 Filed 6–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. DI09–7–000] 

Inside Passage Electric Cooperative; 

Notice of Declaration of Intention and 

Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or 

Motions To Intervene 

May 26, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Declaration of 

Intention. 

b. Docket No.: DI09–7–000. 

c. Date Filed: April 16, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Inside Passage Electric 

Cooperative. 

e. Name of Project: Gartina Falls 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The proposed Gartina 

Falls Hydroelectric Project will be 

located on Gartina Creek, near the town 

of Hoonah on Chichagof Island, Alaska, 

affecting T. 44 S, R. 65 E, secs. 2, 11, 34, 

and 35, Copper River Meridian. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) 

of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 

817(b). 

h. Applicant Contact: Peter A. Bibb, 

Operations, P.O. Box 210149, 12480 

Mendenhall Loop Road, Auke Bay, AK 

99821, telephone: (907) 789–3196, ext. 

30; Fax: (907) 790–8517; e-mail: http:// 

www.pbibb@ak.net. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to 

Henry Ecton, (202) 502–8768, or E-mail 

address: henry.ecton@ferc.gov 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and/or motions: June 26, 2009. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. Comments, protests, and/or 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. Any 

questions, please contact the Secretary’s 

Office. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing link. 

Please include the docket number 

(DI09–7–000) on any comments, 

protests, and/or motions filed. 

k. Description of Project: The 

proposed Gartina Creek Hydropower 

Project will include: (1) A 15-foot-high, 

280-foot-long concrete-and-rock-fill 

diversion dam; (2) a concrete intake 

structure and sluiceway, and a 54-inchdiameter, 200-foot-long steel pipe 

penstock to the powerhouse; (3) a twolevel powerhouse, approximately 20- 

foot-long and 2-foot-wide, and 25-foothigh; (4) a 4-mile-long transmission line 

to an interconnection near the Hoonah 

airport; (5) a tailrace emptying into 

Gartina Creek; and (6) appurtenant 

facilities. The proposed project will not 

be connected to an interstate grid, and 

will not occupy any tribal or federal 

lands. 

When a Declaration of Intention is 

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, the Federal Power Act 

requires the Commission to investigate 

and determine if the interests of 

interstate or foreign commerce would be 

affected by the project. The Commission 

also determines whether or not the 

project: (1) Would be located on a 

navigable waterway; (2) would occupy 

or affect public lands or reservations of 

the United States; (3) would utilize 

surplus water or water power from a 

government dam; or (4) if applicable, 

has involved or would involve any 

construction subsequent to 1935 that 

may have increased or would increase 

the project’s head or generating 

capacity, or have otherwise significantly 

modified the project’s pre-1935 design 

or operation. 

l. Locations of the Application: Copies 

of this filing are on file with the 

Commission and are available for public 

inspection. This filing may be viewed 

on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘Docket#’’ 

and follow the instructions. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3372, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene—Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments filed, but 

only those who file a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents—Any filings must bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, AND/OR 

‘‘MOTIONS TO INTERVENE’’, as 

applicable, and the Docket Number of 

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the particular application to which the 

filing refers. A copy of any motion to 

intervene must also be served upon each 

representative of the Applicant 

specified in the particular application. 

p. Agency Comments—Federal, state, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

Applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–12699 Filed 6–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. P–12495–002] 

Cascade Creek, LLC; Notice of 

Scoping Meeting and Site Visit and 

Soliciting Scoping Comments for an 

Applicant Prepared Environmental 

Assessment Using the Alternative 

Licensing Process; Notice of Intent To 

Prepare Environmental Impact 

Statement 

May 26, 2009. 

a. Type of Application: Alternative 

Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 12495–002. 

c. Applicant: Cascade Creek, LLC. 

d. Name of Project: Cascade Creek 

Hydroelectric Project. 

e. Location: On Swan Lake and 

Cascade Creek, approximately 15 miles 

northeast of Petersburg, Alaska. The 

project would occupy lands of the 

Tongass National Forest. 

f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 USC 791(a)–825(r). 

g. Applicant Contact: Chris Spens, 

Project Manager, Cascade Creek LLC, 

3633 Alderwood Ave., Bellingham, WA 

98225; 360–738–9999, e-mail: 

cspens@thomasbayhydro.com. 

h. FERC Contact: David Turner, at 

(202) 502–6091. 

i. Deadline for filing scoping 

comments: July 20, 2009. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person on the official service list 

for the project. Further, if an intervener 

files comments or documents with the 

Commission relating to the merits of an 

issue that may affect the responsibilities 

of a particular resource agency, they 

must also serve a copy of the document 

on that resource agency. 

Scoping comments 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.’’ 

j. The project would consist of: (1) 

Swan Lake, with a high-flood lake 

surface elevation of 1,520 feet and 

surface area of 579 acres at the highflood elevation; (2) a 9-foot-diameter 

lake siphon on Swan Lake, housed in a 

46-foot-long, 34-foot-wide, and 25-foothigh concrete intake control structure 

that would also provide for a helicopter 

landing area; (3) approximately 3 miles 

of predominately-unlined rock tunnel; 

(4) a 600-foot-long, 9-foot-diameter 

buried steel penstock; (5) a 120-footlong, 60-foot-wide powerhouse with 

three 23-MW vertical-shaft pelton-type 

turbines; (6) two housing units for 

construction workers; (7) a 400-footlong, 40-foot-wide tailrace connecting 

the powerhouse to Thomas Bay; (8) new 

dock and/or road facilities; (9) a 

transmission line beginning at the 

powerhouse and extending via a 

combination of overhead and 

underwater lines to the existing Scow 

Bay substation in Petersburg; and (10) 

appurtenant facilities. 

k. Scoping Process 

Cascade Creek, LLC (Cascade Creek) is 

using the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) alternative 

licensing process (ALP). Under the ALP, 

Cascade Creek will prepare an 

Applicant Prepared Environmental 

Assessment (APEA) and license 

application for the Cascade Creek 

Hydroelectric Project. 

Although Cascade Creek’s intent is to 

prepare an EA, the Commission will 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for the project. This 

meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping 

requirements. 

The purpose of this notice is to inform 

you of the opportunity to participate in 

the upcoming scoping meetings 

identified below, and to solicit your 

scoping comments. 

Scoping Meetings 

Cascade Creek and the Commission 

staff will hold two scoping meetings, 

one in the daytime and one in the 

evening, to help us identify the scope of 

issues to be addressed in the APEA. 

The daytime scoping meeting will 

focus on resource agency concerns, 

while the evening scoping meeting is 

primarily for public input. All 

interested individuals, organizations, 

and agencies are invited to attend one 

or both of the meetings, and to assist the 

staff in identifying the environmental 

issues that should be analyzed in the 

APEA. The times and locations of these 

meetings are as follows: 

Daytime Meeting: Thursday, June 18, 

2009, 9 a.m., Tides Inn, 307 North 1st 

St., Petersburg, AK 99833. 

Evening Meeting: Thursday, June 18, 

2009, 7 p.m., Tides Inn, 307 North 1st 

St., Petersburg, AK 99833. 

To help focus discussions, Scoping 

Document 1 was mailed May 22, 2009, 

outlining the subject areas to be 

addressed in the APEA to the parties on 

the mailing list. Copies of the SD1 also 

will be available at the scoping 

meetings. SD1 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 Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 

You may also register online at 

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

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Based on all written comments 

received, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) 

may be issued. SD2 will include a 

revised list of issues, based on the 

scoping sessions. 

Objectives 

At the scoping meetings, the staff will: 

(1) Summarize the environmental issues 

tentatively identified for analysis in the 

APEA; (2) solicit from the meeting 

participants all available information, 

especially quantifiable data, on the 

resources at issue; (3) encourage 

statements from experts and the public 

on issues that should be analyzed in the 

APEA, including viewpoints in 

opposition to, or in support of, the 

staff’s preliminary views; (4) determine