80 FR 10469 - Bear Swamp Power Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 38 (February 26, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-04001

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2669-085]


Bear Swamp Power Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of 
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and 
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study 
Requests

February 18, 2015.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project No.: 2669-085.
    c. Dated Filed: December 19, 2014.
    d. Submitted By: Bear Swamp Power Company, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Bear Swamp Project.
    f. Location: On the Deerfield River, in Berkshire and Franklin 
Counties, Massachusetts. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steven P. Murphy, Manager 
Licensing, Brookfield Renewable Energy Group, 33 West 1st Street South, 
Fulton, NY.
    i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-8785 or email at 
[email protected].
    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 Historic 
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 Bear Swamp 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. Bear Swamp Power Company, LLC filed with the Commission a Pre-
Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and 
schedule), 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 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp 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 
Commission staff's Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. 
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to 
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD 
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status,

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and all communications to and from Commission staff related to the 
merits of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
all documents using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end of your 
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected]. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a 
paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing 
should include docket number P-2669-085.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate 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 SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating 
status must do so by April 18, 2015.
    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, the meetings below 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, March 18, 2015.
    Time: 10:00 a.m.
    Location: Holiday Inn Berkshires, 40 Main Street, North Adams, 
Massachusetts 01247.
    Phone Number: (413) 663-6500.

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
    Time: 7:00 p.m.
    Location: Holiday Inn Berkshires, 40 Main Street, North Adams, 
Massachusetts 01247.
    Phone Number: (413) 663-6500.
    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), 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 SD1 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 Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a 
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, 
identified through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an 
environmental site review of the project on Thursday, March 19, 2015, 
starting at 9:00 a.m. All participants should meet at the Bear Swamp 
Visitors Center, located at 458 River Road, Florida, Massachusetts, 
01247. Please notify Steve Murphy at (315) 598-6130 or 
[email protected] on or before March 4, 2015, if 
you plan to attend the environmental site review. A map providing the 
location of the Bear Swamp Project Visitors Center can be obtained from 
http://www.bearswampproject.com. Bear Swamp Power has indicated that 
persons attending the environmental site review will need to comply 
with the following requirements: (1) Persons must be 16 years or older; 
(2) persons must have a current, valid, government-issued or school 
photo identification (i.e., driver's license, etc.); (3) persons with 
open-toed shoes/sandals/flip flops/high heels, etc. will not be allowed 
on the environmental site review; (4) no photography will be allowed 
on-site; (5) small bags containing personal items for the site visit 
(i.e., notebooks, maps, water, etc.) will be allowed, but are subject 
to search; (6) no weapons are allowed on-site; (7) no alcohol/drugs are 
allowed on-site (or persons exhibiting the effects thereof); (8) all 
persons coming on-site are subject to search; and (9) no animals 
(except for service animals) are allowed on the environmental site 
review.

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 SD1 are 
included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed 
in the public records of the project.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. Designated Federal Officer is jurisdiction and/or special expertise
770) requires that public notice of this empowered to conduct the meeting in a with respect to environmental issues
meeting be announced in the Federal fashion that will facilitate the orderly that wish to cooperate in the
Register. conduct of business. Individuals preparation of the environmental
DATES: Wednesday, March 11, 2015, wishing to make public comments will document should follow the
6:00 p.m. be provided a maximum of five minutes instructions for filing such requests
to present their comments. This notice described in item o below. Cooperating
ADDRESSES: Department of Energy
is being published less than 15 days agencies should note the Commission’s
Information Center, Office of Science policy that agencies that cooperate in
prior to the meeting date due to
and Technical Information, 1 the preparation of the environmental
logistical issues that had to be resolved
Science.gov Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee document cannot also intervene. See 94
prior to the meeting date.
37830. FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
Minutes: Minutes will be available by
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: k. With this notice, we are initiating
writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the
Melyssa P. Noe, Federal Coordinator, address and phone number listed above. informal consultation with: (a) the U.S.
Department of Energy Oak Ridge Minutes will also be available at the Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM– following Web site: http://energy.gov/ Fisheries under section 7 of the
90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) orem/services/community-engagement/ Endangered Species Act and the joint
241–3315; Fax (865) 576–0956 or email: oak-ridge-site-specific-advisory-board. agency regulations thereunder at 50
noemp@emor.doe.gov or check the Web CFR, Part 402 and (b) the State Historic
site at http://energy.gov/orem/services/ Issued at Washington, DC, on February 20,
Preservation Officer, as required by
2015.
community-engagement/oak-ridge-site- section 106, National Historic
specific-advisory-board. LaTanya R. Butler,
Preservation Act, and the implementing
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deputy Committee Management Officer. regulations of the Advisory Council on
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of [FR Doc. 2015–04025 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
the Board is to make recommendations BILLING CODE 6450–01–P l. With this notice, we are designating
to DOE–EM and site management in the Bear Swamp Power Company, LLC as
areas of environmental restoration, the Commission’s non-federal
waste management, and related DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY representative for carrying out informal
activities. consultation, pursuant to section 7 of
Federal Energy Regulatory the Endangered Species Act and section
Tentative Agenda Commission 106 of the National Historic
• Welcome and Announcements [Project No. 2669–085] Preservation Act.
• Comments from the Deputy m. Bear Swamp Power Company, LLC
Designated Federal Officer Bear Swamp Power Company, LLC; filed with the Commission a Pre-
• Comments from the DOE, Tennessee Notice of Intent To File License Application Document (PAD; including
Department of Environment and Application, Filing of Pre-Application a proposed process plan and schedule),
Conservation, and Environmental Document (Pad), Commencement of pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the
Protection Agency Liaisons Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Commission’s regulations.
• Public Comment Period Request for Comments on the Pad and n. A copy of the PAD is available for
• Presentation on the State of Oak Ridge Scoping Document, and Identification review at the Commission in the Public
EM Program/Fiscal Year 2016 Budget of Issues and Associated Study Reference Room or may be viewed on
and Prioritization Planning Requests the Commission’s Web site (http://
• Additions/Approval of Agenda www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
• Motions/Approval of February 11, February 18, 2015. link. Enter the docket number,
2015 Meeting Minutes a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to excluding the last three digits in the
• Status of Recommendations with DOE File License Application for a New docket number field to access the
• Committee Reports License and Commencing Pre-filing document. For assistance, contact FERC
• Federal Coordinator Report Process. Online Support at
• Adjourn b. Project No.: 2669–085. FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
Public Participation: The EM SSAB, c. Dated Filed: December 19, 2014. 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of d. Submitted By: Bear Swamp Power (TTY). A copy is also available for
the public at its advisory committee Company, LLC. inspection and reproduction at the
meetings and will make every effort to e. Name of Project: Bear Swamp address in paragraph h.
accommodate persons with physical Project. Register online at http://
disabilities or special needs. If you f. Location: On the Deerfield River, in www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
require special accommodations due to Berkshire and Franklin Counties, esubscription.asp to be notified via
a disability, please contact Melyssa P. Massachusetts. The project does not email of new filing and issuances
Noe at least seven days in advance of occupy federal lands. related to this or other pending projects.
the meeting at the phone number listed g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of For assistance, contact FERC Online
above. Written statements may be filed the Commission’s Regulations. Support.
with the Board either before or after the h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steven o. With this notice, we are soliciting
meeting. Individuals who wish to make P. Murphy, Manager Licensing, comments on the PAD and Commission
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oral statements pertaining to the agenda Brookfield Renewable Energy Group, 33 staff’s Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as
item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at West 1st Street South, Fulton, NY. well as study requests. All comments on
the address or telephone number listed i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at the PAD and SD1, and study requests
above. Requests must be received five (202) 502–8785 or email at should be sent to the address above in
days prior to the meeting and reasonable john.baummer@ferc.gov. paragraph h. In addition, all comments
provision will be made to include the j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, on the PAD and SD1, study requests,
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy local, and tribal agencies with requests for cooperating agency status,

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Collection		Federal Register
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Section		Notices
Dates		Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
FR Citation		80 FR 10469

80 FR 10469 - Bear Swamp Power Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 38 (February 26, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission