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Becoming an Intervenor 

Once Calais LNG files an application 

with the Commission, you may want to 

become an ‘‘intervenor’’, which is an 

official party to the proceeding. 

Intervenors play a more formal role in 

the process and are able to file briefs, 

appear at hearings, and be heard by the 

courts if they choose to appeal the 

Commission’s final ruling. An 

intervenor formally participates in a 

Commission proceeding by filing a 

request to intervene. Instructions for 

becoming an intervenor are included in 

the User’s Guide under the ‘‘eFiling’’ 

link on the Commission’s Web site. 

Please note that you may not request 

intervenor status at this time. You must 

wait until a formal application for the 

project is filed with the Commission. 

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 Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) 

using the eLibrary link. Click on the 

eLibrary link, select ‘‘General Search’’ 

and enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits (i.e., PF08–24) in the 

‘‘Docket Number’’ field. Be sure you 

have selected an appropriate date range. 

For assistance with eLibrary, the 

eLibrary helpline can be reached at 1– 

866–208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or 

by e-mail at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The 

eLibrary link also provides access to the 

texts of formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rule makings. 

In addition, the Commission now 

offers a free service called eSubscription 

which 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. Go to http:// 

www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm. 

Public meetings or site visits will be 

posted on the Commission’s calendar 

located at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along 

with other related information. 

Finally, Calais LNG has established a 

Web site for this project at http:// 

www.calaislng.com. The Web site 

includes a project overview, status, 

potential impacts and mitigation, and 

answers to frequently asked questions. 

You can also request additional 

information by calling Calais LNG 

directly at 207–214–7074 or visiting the 

Calais LNG office at 421 Main Street, 

Calais, Maine. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–12869 Filed 6–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Bonneville Power Administration; 

Big Eddy-Knight Transmission Project 

AGENCY: Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and notice of floodplain and wetlands 

involvement. 

SUMMARY: BPA intends to prepare an EIS 

in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on 

the construction, operation, and 

maintenance of a proposed 500-kilovolt 

(kV) transmission line and substation. 

The project would be located in Wasco 

County, Oregon and Klickitat County, 

Washington. The new BPA transmission 

line would extend generally northeast 

from BPA’s existing 500-kV Big Eddy 

Substation in The Dalles, Oregon, to a 

new BPA 500-kV substation proposed to 

be connected to BPA’s existing 

Wautoma-Ostrander 500-kV 

transmission line approximately 4 miles 

northwest of Goldendale, Washington. 

The proposed BPA substation would be 

called Knight Substation. BPA is 

considering three routing alternatives 

for the proposed transmission line; 

portions of all three routes parallel 

existing BPA lines in the area. The 

lengths of the routing alternatives range 

from about 26 to 28 miles. The proposed 

Big Eddy-Knight transmission line is 

needed to increase transmission 

capacity to respond to requests for 

transmission service in this area. 

With this Notice of Intent, BPA is 

initiating the public scoping process for 

the EIS. BPA is requesting comments 

about potential environmental impacts 

that it should consider as it prepares the 

EIS for the proposed project, as well as 

comments on the proposed routes for 

the transmission line, and suggestions 

about other route options that may meet 

the technical requirements of the 

transmission system. 

In accordance with DOE regulations 

for compliance with floodplain and 

wetlands environmental review 

requirements, BPA will prepare a 

floodplain and wetlands assessment to 

avoid or minimize potential harm to or 

within any affected floodplains and 

wetlands. The assessment will be 

included in the EIS. 

DATES: Written scoping comments are 

due to the address below no later than 

July 21, 2009. Comments may also be 

made at the EIS scoping meetings to be 

held on June 30, 2009 and July 1, 2009 

at the addresses below. 

ADDRESSES: Send letters with comments 

and suggestions on the proposed scope 

of the Draft EIS, and requests to be 

placed on the project mailing list, to 

Bonneville Power Administration, 

Public Affairs Office—DKE–7, P.O. Box 

14428, Portland, OR, 97293–4428, or by 

fax to (503) 230–3285. You also may call 

BPA’s toll free comment line at (800) 

622–4519 and leave a message (please 

include the name of this project), or 

submit comments online at http:// 

www.bpa.gov/comment. BPA will post 

all comment letters in their entirety on 

BPA’s Web site at http://www.bpa.gov/ 

comment. 

On Tuesday, June 30, 2009, an openhouse style scoping meeting will be 

held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Shilo 

Inn Suites Hotel in The Dalles, Oregon. 

On Wednesday, July 1, 2009, a scoping 

meeting will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 

p.m. at the Goldendale High School in 

Goldendale, Washington. At these 

informal meetings, we will provide 

maps and other information about the 

project and have members of the project 

team available to answer questions and 

accept oral and written comments. You 

may stop by anytime during the open 

house. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stacy Mason, Environmental 

Coordinator, Bonneville Power 

Administration—KEC–4, P.O. Box 3621, 

Portland, Oregon 97208–3621; toll-free 

telephone 1–800–282–3713; direct 

telephone 503–230–5455; or e-mail 

slmason@bpa.gov. You may also contact 

Steve Prickett, Project Manager, 

Bonneville Power Administration— 

TNP–3, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, 

Oregon, 97208–3621; toll-free telephone 

1–800–282–3713; direct telephone 360– 

619–6379; or e-mail slprickett@bpa.gov. 

Additional information can be found at 

BPA’s Web site: http:// 

www.efw.bpa.gov/ 

environmental_services/nepadocs.aspx, 

click on ‘‘Project Reviews—Active,’’ 

then use the drop-down box and click 

on Big Eddy-Knight Transmission 

Project. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2008, 

BPA conducted a Network Open Season 

(NOS) process to help manage its list of 

requests for long-term transmission 

service. During the NOS process, 

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(including wind generators and power 

marketers) requested the use of BPA’s 

transmission system to transmit their 

power. To determine if BPA could offer 

the service requested, BPA studied the 

transmission system and identified 

where existing capacity was available 

and where the system needed upgrades. 

The studies found that there was not 

enough available transmission capacity 

to accommodate all requests for longterm service from the east side of the 

Cascade Mountains along the Oregon/ 

Washington border, to load centers west 

of the Cascades, and to major 

transmission lines serving California. 

Wind generation facilities built and 

proposed in the region have greatly 

increased the amount of power being 

produced on the east side of the Cascade 

Mountains. Further studies revealed 

that building a new 500-kV line from 

BPA’s existing Big Eddy Substation in 

Oregon to a point on BPA’s existing 

Wautoma-Ostrander 500-kV 

transmission line in Washington would 

allow BPA to accommodate the requests 

for transmission service in this area. 

BPA must respond to these requests 

for transmission service under its Open 

Access Transmission Tariff. This tariff, 

which is generally consistent with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s pro forma open access 

tariff, has procedures that provide 

access to BPA’s transmission system for 

all eligible customers, consistent with 

all BPA requirements (including the 

availability or development of sufficient 

transmission capacity) and subject to an 

environmental review under NEPA. The 

proposed Big Eddy-Knight Transmission 

Line Project would respond to these 

requests for transmission service. BPA, 

therefore, will prepare an EIS under 

NEPA to assist the agency as it decides 

whether to build the proposed project, 

and if a decision is made to build a line, 

which alternative transmission line 

route should be constructed. 

BPA will be the lead agency for 

preparation of the EIS. In furtherance of 

existing cooperative agreements 

between BPA and the States of 

Washington and Oregon, the 

Washington Energy Facility Site 

Evaluation Council (Washington EFSEC) 

and the Oregon Energy Facility Siting 

Council (Oregon EFSC) also will 

participate in preparation of the EIS. 

Among other things, these State 

agencies will assist BPA in evaluating 

alternative transmission line routes and 

identifying State interests that should be 

addressed in the EIS. In addition, 

cooperating agencies for the EIS may be 

identified as the proposed project 

proceeds through the NEPA process. 

Alternatives Proposed for 

Consideration. BPA is considering three 

routing alternatives for evaluation in the 

EIS. The routing alternatives use a 

combination of existing BPA 

transmission right-of-way and new 

right-of-way and are about 26–28 miles 

long. BPA proposes to use lattice steel 

towers for construction of the 

transmission line. 

All routing alternatives would 

originate at BPA’s Big Eddy Substation, 

near The Dalles, Oregon, and would 

terminate at a new BPA 500-kV Knight 

Substation located under and connected 

to BPA’s existing BPA WautomaOstrander 500-kV transmission line 

approximately 4 miles northwest of 

Goldendale, Washington. The following 

describes the general location of the 

three routing alternatives: 

• West Alternative: This route would 

extend northwest from Big Eddy 

Substation following existing vacant 

BPA right-of-way to and across the 

Columbia River. The line would then 

head east, and then north to parallel an 

existing BPA 115-kV H-frame wood-pole 

transmission line. The proposed line 

would angle northeast in new right-ofway adjacent to the wood pole line for 

about 12 miles. The proposed line 

would continue northeast in new rightof-way for about 4 miles before nearing 

two existing lattice steel lines (230 kV 

and 500 kV). The proposed line would 

parallel these existing lines eastward for 

about 3 miles to the proposed Knight 

Substation site. This routing alternative 

is about 26 miles long. 

• Middle Alternative: From Big Eddy 

Substation, this route would extend east 

and slightly north in existing right-ofway next to an existing BPA 230-kV 

lattice-steel transmission line for about 

7 miles before crossing the Columbia 

River. The line would cross the river 

just west of the existing line and follow 

it for about 1.5 miles before heading 

north in new right-of-way. The line 

would then head to the proposed Knight 

Substation site, generally running north 

for about 15 miles with one jog east 

along an existing BPA 115-kV woodpole line. This routing alternative is 

about 26 miles long. 

• East Alternative: This route would 

follow the same route as the Middle 

Routing Alternative, but instead of 

heading north on the Washington side 

of the river, the East Routing Alternative 

would continue east next to two existing 

lattice-steel lines (230 kV and 345 kV) 

for an additional 4 miles before turning 

north. The line would then generally 

run north for 15 miles to the proposed 

Knight Substation site. This routing 

alternative is about 28 miles long. 

BPA is also considering the No Action 

Alternative, that is, not building the 

transmission line and substation. Other 

alternatives may be identified through 

the scoping process. 

Public Participation and 

Identification of Environmental Issues. 

The potential environmental issues 

identified for most transmission line 

projects include land use, 

socioeconomics, cultural resources, 

visual resources, electric and magnetic 

field effects, sensitive plants and 

animals, soil erosion, wetlands, 

floodplains, and fish and water 

resources. The transmission line 

alternatives being considered also cross 

portions of the Columbia River Gorge 

National Scenic Area. BPA has 

established a 45-day scoping period 

during which tribes, affected 

landowners, concerned citizens, special 

interest groups, local and federal 

governments, and any other interested 

parties are invited to comment on the 

scope of the proposed EIS, including 

potential routing alternatives to be 

considered and environmental impacts 

to be evaluated. Scoping will help BPA 

ensure that a full range of issues related 

to this proposal is addressed in the EIS, 

and also will identify significant or 

potentially significant impacts that may 

result from the proposed project. When 

completed, the Draft EIS will be 

circulated for review and comment, and 

BPA will hold public meetings to 

answer questions and receive 

comments. BPA will consider and 

respond to comments received on the 

Draft EIS in the Final EIS. The Final EIS 

is expected to be published in winter 

2010–11. BPA’s decision will be 

documented in a Record of Decision 

that will follow the Final EIS. 

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on May 27, 

2009. 

Stephen J. Wright, 

Administrator and Chief Executive Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–12915 Filed 6–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER09–1181–000] 

Hoosier Wind, LLC; Supplemental 

Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate 

Filing Includes Request for Blanket 

Section 204 Authorization 

May 27, 2009. 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of Hoosier 

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