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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i) 

of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)) (EPCA), 

the following notice of meeting is 

provided: 

A meeting involving members of the 

Industry Advisory Board (IAB) in 

connection with the IEA’s Workshop on 

Public Stock Release will be held at the 

headquarters of the IEA, 9, rue de la 

Fe ́de ́ration, Paris, France, on June 23, 

2009, beginning at 10 a.m. The purpose 

of the meeting is to share information 

and experience between IEA member 

countries in order to improve public oil 

stock release mechanisms and ensure 

that proposed stocks are taken up by the 

market. A meeting of the IAB will be 

held at the headquarters of the IEA on 

June 24, 2009, commencing at 9:30 a.m. 

The purpose of this notice is to permit 

attendance by representatives of U.S. 

company members of the IAB at a 

meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group on 

Emergency Questions (SEQ), which is 

scheduled to be held at the same 

location and time. The IAB will also 

hold a preparatory meeting among 

company representatives at the same 

location at 8:30 a.m. on June 24. The 

agenda for this preparatory meeting is to 

review the agenda for the SEQ meeting 

and to discuss the June 23 IEA 

Workshop on Public Stock Release. 

The agenda of the SEQ meeting is 

under the control of the SEQ. It is 

expected that the SEQ will adopt the 

following agenda: 

1. Adoption of the Agenda. 

2. Approval of the Summary Record 

of the 126th Meeting. 

3. Status of Compliance with IEP 

Stockholding Commitments. 

4. Update on the Oil Market. 

5. Emergency Response Exercise: 

—Initial Results from the Workshop 

on Public Stock Release, June 23, 

2009. 

6. Emergency Response Review 

Program: 

—Emergency Response Review of 

Belgium; 

—Schedule of Emergency Response 

Reviews. 

7. Policy and Other Developments in 

Member Countries: 

—Australia; 

—United States. 

8. Activities with International 

Organizations and Non-Member 

Countries: 

—Update on the EU Directive on 

Emergency Oil Stocks; 

—Report on the Emergency Response 

Exercises in Thailand, May 18–19, 

2009: 

—Report on the IEA/HANDA/EC 

Workshop on Establishment of 

Emergency Oil Stocks in Southeast 

Europe, May 28–29, 2009, Croatia. 

9. Update on the Natural Gas Market. 

10. Emergency Policy for Natural Gas: 

—Natural Gas Security. 

11. Report from the Industry Advisory 

Board. 

12. Documents for Information: 

—Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA 

Member Countries on April 1, 2009; 

—Base Period Final Consumption: 2Q 

2008–1Q 2009; 

—Monthly Oil Statistics: March 2009; 

—Emergency Contacts List. 

13. Other Business: 

—Tentative Schedule of Meetings: 

—October 20–21, 2009; 

—March 23–25, 2010; 

—June 29–30 and July 1, 2010; 

—November 16–18, 2010. 

As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) 

of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the 

meetings of the IAB are open to 

representatives of members of the IAB 

and their counsel; representatives of 

members of the IEA’s Standing Group 

on Emergency Questions; 

representatives of the Departments of 

Energy, Justice, and State, the Federal 

Trade Commission, the Government 

Accountability Office, Committees of 

Congress, the IEA, and the European 

Commission; and invitees of the IAB, 

the SEQ, or the IEA. 

Issued in Washington, DC, June 10, 2009. 

Diana D. Clark, 

Assistant General Counsel for International 

and National Security Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–14234 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12665–003] 

New York Tidal Energy Company; 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Draft Application, 

Request for Waivers of Integrated 

Licensing Process Regulations 

Necessary for Expedited Processing of 

a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project License 

Application, and Soliciting Comments 

June 10, 2009. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File a License Application for an 

Original License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot 

Project. 

b. Project No.: 12665–003. 

c. Dated Filed: June 1, 2009. 

d. Submitted By: New York Tidal 

Energy Company. 

e. Name of Project: East River Tidal 

Energy Pilot Project. 

f. Location: In the East River at Hell 

Gate, in New York City, New York. The 

project would not occupy federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mike Hoover, 

New York Tidal Energy Company, 1785 

Massachusetts Ave., NW., Suite 100, 

Washington, DC 20036, (202) 772–0099. 

i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert 

(202) 502–6359. 

j. New York Tidal Energy Company 

(NYTEC) has filed with the 

Commission: (1) A notice of intent (NOI) 

to file an application for an original 

license for a kinetic hydropower pilot 

project and a draft license application 

with monitoring plans; (2) a request for 

waivers of the integrated licensing 

process regulations necessary for 

expedited processing of a hydrokinetic 

pilot project license application; (3) a 

proposed process plan and schedule; (4) 

a request to be designated as the nonfederal representative for section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act 

consultation; and (5) a request to be 

designated as the non-federal 

representative for section 106 

consultation under the National Historic 

Preservation Act (collectively the prefiling materials). 

k. With this notice, we are soliciting 

comments on the pre-filing materials 

listed in paragraph j above, including 

the draft license application and 

monitoring plans. All comments should 

be sent to the address above in 

paragraph h. In addition, all comments 

(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 (East River Tidal Energy 

Pilot Project) and number (P–12665– 

003), and bear the heading ‘‘Comments 

on the proposed East River Tidal Energy 

Pilot Project.’’ Any individual or entity 

interested in submitting comments on 

the pre-filing materials must do so by 

July 10, 2009. 

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) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. 

l. With this notice, we are approving 

NYTEC’s request to be designated as the 

non-federal representative for section 7 

of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

and its request to initiate consultation 

under section 106 of the National 

Historic Preservation Act; and 

recommending that it begin informal 


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consultation with: (a) The U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service and the National 

Marine Fisheries Service as required by 

section 7 of ESA; and (b) the New York 

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. 

m. This notice does not constitute the 

Commission’s approval of NYTEC’s 

request to use the Pilot Project Licensing 

Procedures. Upon its review of the 

project’s overall characteristics relative 

to the pilot project criteria, the draft 

license application contents, and any 

comments filed, the Commission will 

determine whether there is adequate 

information to conclude the pre-filing 

process. 

n. The proposed East River Tidal 

Energy Pilot Project would consist of: 

(1) A 2-meter-diameter 20 kW capacity 

hydrokinetic device during Phase 1, 

which would be replaced by a 6-meterdiameter 200 kW device in Phase 2; (2) 

an underwater cable connecting the 

hydrokinetic device to shore at one of 

two proposed locations; and (3) 

appurtenant facilities for operating and 

maintaining the project. NYTEC does 

not provide an estimate of annual 

generation of the proposed pilot project. 

o. A copy of the draft license 

application and all pre-filing materials 

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. 

p. Pre-filing process schedule. The 

pre-filing process will be conducted 

pursuant to the following tentative 

schedule. Revisions to the schedule may 

be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Date 

Comments on pre-filing materials due ..................................................... July 10, 2009. 

Issuance of meeting notice (if needed) .................................................... July 24, 2009. 

Public meeting/technical conference (if needed) ..................................... August 24, 2009. 

Issuance of notice concluding pre-filing process and ILP waiver request 

determination.

August 10, 2009 (if no meeting is needed) September 7, 2009 (if meeting is needed). 

q. 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. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–14197 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13416–000] 

Gunderson Lutheran Hydro LLC; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

June 10, 2009. 

On March 30, 2009, Gunderson 

Lutheran Hydro LLC filed an 

application, pursuant to section 4(f) of 

the Federal Power Act, proposing to 

study the feasibility of the Mississippi 

River Lock and Dam No. 7 (Lock & Dam 

7 Project), to be located at River Mile 

702.5 on the Mississippi River in 

Winona County, Minnesota, and La 

Crosse, Wisconsin, and near the town of 

La Crescent, MN. 

The proposed Lock & Dam 7 Project 

would be integral with the existing U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Lock 

& Dam No. 7 which is comprised of a 

940-foot-long gated dam section with 5 

roller gates and 11 Taintor gates, a 600 

foot-long lock, and a 8,100-foot-long 

earth dike. The Corps project reservoir 

occupies a portion of the Upper 

Mississippi River National Wildlife and 

Fish Refuge. 

The proposed hydro project would 

consist of: (1) 7 uni-directional turbines 

installed in an auxiliary lock with 

generators having a total installed 

capacity of 4,963 kilowatts (kW); (2) a 

new transformer; and (3) a new 500- 

foot-long transmission line to an 

existing above ground local distribution 

system. The project would have an 

estimated average annual generation of 

41.33 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeff Rich, 

Gunderson Lutheran Hydro LLC, 1900 

South Avenue, LaCrosse, WI 54601, 

phone (608) 775–6970. 

FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 

502–6093. 

Competing Application: This 

application competes with Project No. 

13337–000 filed November 24, 2008. 

Competing applications must be filed on 

or before July 13, 2009. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene: 60 days from the issuance 

of this notice. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable 

to be filed electronically, documents 

may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an 

original and eight copies should be 

mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. For more information on how to 

submit these types of filings please go 

to the Commission’s Web site located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (P–13337) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–14198 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–428–000] 

Blue Sky Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of 

Application 

June 10, 2009. 

Take notice that on June 5, 2009, Blue 

Sky Gas Storage, LLC (Blue Sky), 1000 

Louisiana Street, Suite 6905, Houston, 

TX 77002, filed in the above referenced 

docket an abbreviated application 

pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural 


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