Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 17, 2009 / Notices 28687 

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

environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy 

Projects. 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–14206 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 459–212] 

Union Electric Company, dba 

AmerenUE; Notice of Availability of 

Environmental Assessment 

June 10, 2009. 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, and the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations (18 CFR Part 380), 

Commission staff has reviewed the 

Shoreline Management Plan (SMP), 

filed March 28, 2008, for the Osage 

Project (FERC No. 459). An 

environmental assessment (EA) has 

been prepared as part of staff’s review. 

The project licensee, AmerenUE, 

developed the SMP in accordance with 

license article 417 of the license for the 

Osage Project. The project is located in 

Benton, Camden, Miller, and Morgan 

Counties, Missouri. 

In the EA, Commission staff analyzes 

the probable environmental effects of 

the SMP and concludes that approval of 

the SMP, with appropriate 

environmental measures, would not 

constitute a major Federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment. 

A copy of the EA is available for 

review at the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, or it may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site at http:// 

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

Enter the docket number (P–459) in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call (202) 

502–8222, or (202) 502–8659 (for TTY). 

Any comments should be filed by, 

July 10, 2009, and should be addressed 

to Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Please reference 

the Osage Project No. 459, on all 

comments. For further information on 

this notice, please contact Shana High at 

(202) 502–8674. 

Comments may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 

CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov under the eFiling link. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–14194 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–035–000] 

Palomar Gas Transmission, LLC; 

Supplemental Notice Requesting 

Comments on the Maupin Bridge and 

Warmspring Reservation Alternatives 

and on a Potential Amendment to the 

Land and Resource Management Plan 

for the Crooked River National 

Grassland for the Proposed Palomar 

Gas Transmission Project, and Notice 

of Public Scoping Meetings 

DATE: June 10, 2009. 

As previously noticed on October 29, 

2007 and July 18, 2008, the staff of the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC or Commission) is preparing an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

that will discuss the environmental 

impacts of the Palomar Gas 

Transmission Project that could result 

from the construction and operation of 

a new underground natural gas pipeline 

proposed by the Palomar Gas 

Transmission, LLC (Palomar). This 

notice explains the additional scoping 

process that will be used to gather input 

from the public and interested agencies 

on two route alternatives to be evaluated 

for crossing the Deschutes River. 

During our evaluation of Palomar’s 

proposed Project, the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) requested that 

Palomar provide a Visual Resource 

Management Analysis of the current 

proposed Deschutes River crossing, a 

Congressionally designated Wild and 

Scenic River with one of its Outstanding 

Remarkable Values being scenic. Based 

on Palomar’s analysis, the BLM has 

indicated the need for FERC to consider 

alternatives which avoid crossing the 

Deschutes River in a visually sensitive 

area. In addition, the Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs have 

requested that the FERC consider a 

pipeline route that crosses their 

reservation. 

This Supplemental Notice announces 

the opening of a limited scoping period 

the Commission will use to gather input 

from the public and interested agencies, 

specifically for the two proposed route 

alternatives. One would traverse land in 

the City of Maupin and the second 

would cross areas near Madras and the 

land belonging to the Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs areas. With 

this Notice, we 1 are specifically 

requesting comments on these route 

alternatives, referred to as the Maupin 

Bridge Alternative and the Warm 

Springs Reservation Alternative. Your 

input will help determine which issues 

need to be evaluated in the EIS. Please 

note that this scoping period will close 

on July 13, 2009. This is not your only 

public input opportunity; please refer to 

the Environmental Review Process flow 

chart in Appendix 1. 

Comments may be submitted in 

written form or verbally. Further 

instructions on how to submit 

comments and additional details of the 

public scoping meetings are provided in 

the public participation section of this 

notice. In lieu of, or in addition to, 

sending written comments, you are 

invited to attend public scoping 

meetings that have been scheduled for 

June 29, 2009 in Maupin, Oregon, and 

June 30, 2009 in Madras, Oregon. 

Details on the meetings are as follows: 

Monday, June 29, 2009 at 7 p.m. (PST), 

South Wasco County High School, 

699 4th Street, Maupin, Oregon. 

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 7 p.m. 

(P.S.T.), Madras High School, 390 SE 

10th Street, Madras, Oregon. 

The FERC is the lead federal agency 

in the preparation of the EIS, and is 

preparing the EIS to satisfy the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The 

Commission will use the EIS in its 

decision-making processes to determine 

whether or not to authorize the Project. 

This Notice is being sent to 

landowners affected by the current 

proposed route and alternative routes; 

federal, state, and local government 

agencies; elected officials; 

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 

Palomar representative about the 

acquisition of an easement to construct, 

operate, and maintain the proposed 

Project facilities. Depending on the 

alternative selected as the certificated 

route, Palomar would seek to negotiate 

a mutually acceptable agreement. 

However, if the Project is approved by 


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