
[Federal Register: July 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 146)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1888-027]

 
York Haven Power Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of 
Licensing Proceeding, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and 
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study 
Requests

July 24, 2009.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
    b. Project No.: 1888-027.
    c. Date Filed: June 1, 2009.
    d. Submitted By: York Haven Power Company, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: York Haven Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Susquehanna River, in Dauphin, Lancaster and 
York Counties, Pennsylvania. The project does not occupy any federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Douglas Weaver, York Haven Power 
Company, LLC, 1 Hydro Park Drive and Locust Street, York Haven, PA 
17370, at (717) 266-9470 or e-mail at deweaver@olympuspower.com and 
Mike Hoover, Senior Regulatory Specialist, HDR/DTA, 970 Baxter 
Boulevard, Suite 301, Portland, ME 04103, at (207) 775-4495 or e-mail 
at Mike.Hoover@hdrinc.com.
    i. FERC Contact: John Smith at (202) 502-8972 or e-mail at 
john.smith@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item 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 York Haven Power Company, 
LLC 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. York Haven Power Company, LLC filed a Pre-Application Document 
(PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the 
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is 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, or 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via e-mail 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 
Scoping Document issued July 24, 2009, as well as study requests. All 
comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and study requests should be 
sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on 
the PAD and 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, the project name (York Haven 
Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-1888-027), and bear the heading 
Comments on Pre-Application Document, Study Requests, Comments on 
Scoping Document, 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 
Scoping Document, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do 
so by September 29, 2009.
    Comments on the PAD and 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/docs-filing/
ferconline.asp) under the e-filing link. For a simpler method of 
submitting text only comments, click on ``Quick Comment.''
    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, this meeting 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

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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:

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Wednesday August 26, 2009.
    Time: 7 p.m.
    Location: Holiday Inn Conference Center, PA Turnpike exit 242 and 
Interstate 83 exit 40A, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania 17070.
    Phone: Donna Stutz at (717) 774-2722.

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: Thursday August 27, 2009.
    Time: 10 a.m.
    Location: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Headquarters, 
Susquehanna Room, 1601 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110.
    Phone: Larry Miller at (717) 705-7838 or for directions only call 
(717) 705-7800.
    The Scoping Document, which outlines the subject areas to be 
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the 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. Based on all oral 
and written comments, a revised Scoping Document may be issued which 
may include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of 
issues, identified through the scoping process.

Site Visit

    The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct a site 
visit of the project on Wednesday August 26, 2009, starting at 10 a.m. 
All participants should meet at the York Haven Project at 1 Hydro Park 
Drive and Locust Street, York Haven, Pennsylvania 17370. Some 
transportation will be provided by York Haven Power Company, LLC or 
participants may use their own transportation. Please notify Douglas 
Weaver at 717-266-9470 or deweaver@olympuspower.com or Beth Fetzner at 
717-266-6454 or bfetzner@yorkhavenpower.com by August 19, 2009, if you 
plan to attend the site visit.

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 pre-filing 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 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. E9-18299 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]

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