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the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g. permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–12701 Filed 6–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12704–002] 

Tidewalker Associates; Notice of Intent 

To File License Application, Filing of 

Pre-Application Document, 

Commencement of Licensing 

Proceeding, Scoping Meetings, 

Solicitation of Comments on the Pad 

and Scoping Document, and 

Identification of Issues and Associated 

Study Requests 

May 26, 2009. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application for a New 

License and Commencing Licensing 

Proceeding. 

b. Project No.: 12704–002. 

c. Dated Filed: March 25, 2009. 

d. Submitted By: Tidewalker 

Associates. 

e. Name of Project: Half Moon Cove 

Tidal Power Project. 

f. Location: Cobscook Bay, between 

the City of Eastport and Town of Perry, 

Washington County, Maine. No federal 

lands are involved. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of 

the Commission’s Regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: 

Normand Laberge, Tidewalker 

Associates, 46 Place Cover Road, 

Trescott, Maine 04652. (207) 733–5513. 

i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, 

Stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov, (202) 502– 

6131. 

j. We are asking federal, state, local, 

and tribal agencies with jurisdiction 

and/or special expertise with respect to 

environmental issues to cooperate with 

us in the preparation of the 

environmental document. Agencies who 

would like to request cooperating status 

should follow the instructions for filing 

comments described in paragraph 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 

Tidewalker Associates 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. Tidewalker Associates filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including 

a proposed process plan and schedule) 

with the Commission, pursuant to 18 

CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 

regulations. The Commission issued a 

Scoping Document on May 26, 2009. 

n. A copy of the PAD and the scoping 

document are 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://ferc.gov/ 

esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email 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 the scoping 

document, as well as study requests. All 

comments on the PAD and the scoping 

document, and study requests should be 

sent to the address above in paragraph 

h. In addition, all comments on the PAD 

and the 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, Half 

Moon Cove Tidal Power Project) and 

number (P–12704–002), and bear the 

heading ‘‘Comments on Pre-Application 

Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ 

‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’ 

‘‘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 the scoping document, 

and any agency requesting cooperating 

status must do so by July 23, 2009. 

Comments on the PAD and the 

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) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. 

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, these 

meetings 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 

scope of environmental issues to be 

addressed in the environmental 

document. The times and locations of 

these meetings are as follows: 

Daytime Scoping Meeting 

Date: Wednesday June 24, 2009. 

Time: 10 a.m. 

Location: Marine Trades Center, 16 

Deep Cove Road, Eastport, ME. 

Phone: Normand Laberge at (207) 

733–5513. 

Evening Scoping Meeting 

Date: Wednesday June 24, 2009. 

Time: 7 p.m. 

Location: Marine Trades Center, 16 

Deep Cove Road, Eastport, ME. 

Phone: Normand Laberge at (207) 

733–5513. 

The scoping document, which 

outlines the subject areas to be 

addressed in the environmental 

document, was mailed to the 

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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