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35.12: Market-Based Rate Tariff in Docket Numbers: ES10–48–000. of the intervention or protest to the
Compliance with Order No. 714 to be Applicants: Trans-Allegheny Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
effective 6/29/2010. Interstate Line Company. 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC
Filed Date: 06/29/2010. Description: Trans-Allegheny 20426.
Accession Number: 20100629–5143. Interstate Line Company Supplemental The filings in the above proceedings
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time Filing. are accessible in the Commission’s
on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Filed Date: 06/29/2010. eLibrary system by clicking on the
Docket Numbers: ER10–1628–000. Accession Number: 20100629–5130. appropriate link in the above list. They
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time are also available for review in the
Applicants: Texas Electric Marketing,
on Friday, July 09, 2010. Commission’s Public Reference Room in
LLC.
Description: Texas Electric Marketing, Any person desiring to intervene or to Washington, DC. There is an
LLC submits tariff filing per 35.12: protest in any of the above proceedings eSubscription link on the Web site that
Market-Based Rate Tariff in Compliance must file in accordance with Rules 211 enables subscribers to receive e-mail
with Order No. 714 to be effective 6/29/ and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of notification when a document is added
2010. Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 to a subscribed dockets(s). For
Filed Date: 06/29/2010. and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern assistance with any FERC Online
Accession Number: 20100629–5147. time on the specified comment date. It service, please e-mail
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time is not necessary to separately intervene FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. again in a subdocket related to a (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
compliance filing if you have previously (202) 502–8659.
Docket Numbers: ER10–1629–000.
intervened in the same docket. Protests
Applicants: San Diego Gas & Electric Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
will be considered by the Commission
Company. Deputy Secretary.
in determining the appropriate action to
Description: San Diego Gas & Electric
be taken, but will not serve to make [FR Doc. 2010–16634 Filed 7–7–10; 8:45 am]
Company submits tariff filing per 35:
protestants parties to the proceeding. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or
Baseline Transmission Owner Tariff
protest must serve a copy of that
Volume 11 to be effective 6/28/2010. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
document on the Applicant. In reference
Filed Date: 06/29/2010.
to filings initiating a new proceeding,
Accession Number: 20100629–5150. Bonneville Power Administration
interventions or protests submitted on
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
or before the comment deadline need
on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Hooper Springs Project
not be served on persons other than the
Docket Numbers: ER10–1630–000. Applicant. AGENCY: Bonneville Power
Applicants: Wolf Hills Energy, LLC. As it relates to any qualifying facility Administration (BPA), Department of
Description: Wolf Hills Energy, LLC filings, the notices of self-certification Energy (DOE).
submits tariff filing per 35.12: Market- [or self-recertification] listed above, do ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an
Based Rate Tariff in Compliance with not institute a proceeding regarding Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Order No. 714 to be effective 6/29/2010. qualifying facility status. A notice of and notice of floodplain and wetlands
Filed Date: 06/29/2010. self-certification [or self-recertification]
Accession Number: 20100629–5151. involvement.
simply provides notification that the
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time entity making the filing has determined SUMMARY: BPA intends to prepare an EIS
on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. the facility named in the notice meets in accordance with the National
Docket Numbers: ER10–1631–000. the applicable criteria to be a qualifying Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on
Applicants: University Park Energy, facility. Intervention and/or protest do the proposed construction, operation,
LLC. not lie in dockets that are qualifying and maintenance of a 115-kilovolt (kV)
Description: University Park Energy, facility self-certifications or self- transmission line and a 138/115-kV
LLC submits tariff filing per 35.12: recertifications. Any person seeking to substation (collectively referred to as the
Market-Based Rate Tariff in Compliance challenge such qualifying facility status Hooper Springs Project). The new BPA
with Order No. 714 to be effective 6/29/ may do so by filing a motion pursuant substation would be called Hooper
2010. to 18 CFR 292.207(d)(iii). Intervention Springs Substation and would be
Filed Date: 06/29/2010. and protests may be filed in response to located adjacent to PacifiCorp’s existing
Accession Number: 20100629–5155. notices of qualifying facility dockets 345/138-kV Threemile Knoll Substation,
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time other than self-certifications and self- located near the City of Soda Springs in
on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. recertifications. Caribou County, Idaho. The new 115-kV
Docket Numbers: ER10–1632–000. The Commission encourages single-circuit BPA transmission line
Applicants: Tenaska Power Services electronic submission of protests and would extend generally north and east
Co. interventions in lieu of paper, using the from these substations to a connection
Description: Tenaska Power Services FERC Online links at http:// with Lower Valley Energy’s (LVE’s)
Co. submits tariff filing per 35.12: www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic existing 115-kV Lane Creek Substation,
Market-Based Rate Tariff in Compliance service, persons with Internet access east of the City of Wayan, Idaho. The
with Order No. 714 to be effective 6/29/ who will eFile a document and/or be proposed project would address voltage
2010.
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listed as a contact for an intervenor stability and reliability concerns of two
Filed Date: 06/29/2010. must create and validate an of BPA’s full requirements customers,
Accession Number: 20100629–5162. eRegistration account using the LVE and Fall River Rural Electric
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time eRegistration link. Select the eFiling Cooperative (Fall River), which
on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. link to log on and submit the purchase all or almost all of the electric
Take notice that the Commission intervention or protests. power required to serve their loads from
received the following electric securities Persons unable to file electronically BPA under existing contracts. With this
filings: should submit an original and 14 copies Notice of Intent, BPA is initiating the

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public scoping process for the EIS and Manager, Bonneville Power across a portion of the U.S. Forest
is requesting comments about the Administration—TEP–TPP–3, P.O. Box Service Caribou-Targhee National Forest
proposal and its potential 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208–3621; (USFS), U.S. Bureau of Land
environmental impacts that BPA should toll-free telephone 1–800–282–3713; Management (BLM) land, and private
consider as it prepares the EIS. In direct telephone 360–619–6559; or e- land, along the Blackfoot River,
accordance with DOE regulations for mail etorth@bpa.gov. Additional connecting with LVE’s existing Lanes
compliance with floodplain and information can be found at BPA’s Web Creek-Valley Line at a point about 2
wetlands environmental review site: http://www.efw.bpa.gov/ miles southeast of the intersection of
requirements, BPA will prepare a environmental_services/ Blackfoot River Road and Diamond
floodplain and wetlands assessment to Document_Library/HooperSprings/. Creek.
avoid or minimize potential harm to or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA Based on comments received on the
within any affected floodplains and needs to respond to a request from LVE Preliminary EA, it was discovered that
wetlands. The assessment will be to help improve the stability and the proposed route identified in the
included in the EIS. reliability of the transmission system in Preliminary EA crossed four
DATES: Written scoping comments are southeastern Idaho. LVE, along with contaminated mining sites (Conda,
due to the address below by August 9, Fall River, are full requirements Ballard, Wooley Valley, and North
2010 to ensure their consideration in the customers of BPA that purchase all or Maybe Phosphate Mines) that are the
preparation of the Draft EIS. Comments almost all of the electric power required subject of an ongoing Superfund Site
may also be submitted at the public Investigation for selenium soil
to serve their electrical loads from BPA
scoping meeting to be held on July 29, contamination under the
under existing contracts. LVE and Fall
2010 in Soda Springs, Idaho at the Comprehensive Environmental
River provide electrical service to
address below. Scoping comments Response, Compensation and Liability
eastern Idaho, northwestern Wyoming,
received after the comment period will Act (CERCLA). Each of these Superfund
and southwestern Montana.
be considered to the extent practicable. Site Investigation areas is currently
Over the past few years, BPA has
under review to determine the nature
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to increased the voltage stability and
and extent of contamination. Given the
inform the preparation of the Draft EIS, reliability of its existing transmission
presence of these Superfund Sites and
and requests to be placed on the project lines in the area (e.g., Palisades-Goshen,
the routing of the line as originally
mailing list, to Hooper Springs Project, Swan Valley-Goshen, Swan Valley- proposed, either through or near those
P.O. Box 9250, Portland, OR 97207, or Teton, and Goshen-Drummond lines), sites, BPA has determined that
by fax to (888) 315–4503. You also may which has helped improve the stability preparation of an EIS is appropriate.
call BPA’s toll free comment line at and reliability of the Fall River BPA will be the lead agency for
(800) 622–4519 and leave a message transmission system and the northern preparation of the EIS. The USFS and
(please include the name of this portion of LVE’s transmission system. BLM will act as cooperating agencies to
project), or submit comments online at However, the voltage stability and assist with preparation of the EIS,
http://www.bpa.gov/comment. BPA will reliability of the southern portion of including assisting BPA in evaluating
post all comment letters in their entirety LVE’s transmission system continues to transmission line alternatives and
on BPA’s Web site at http:// be a concern. LVE’s system experiences identifying interests that should be
www.bpa.gov/comment. extreme peaks in electrical load during addressed in the EIS. If, after
On Thursday, July 29, 2010, an open- winter, when temperatures can drop to completion of the environmental review
house style scoping meeting will be ¥50 °F and electricity is needed for in the EIS, BPA decides to proceed with
held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Soda heat. If a transmission line were to go constructing, operating, and
Springs High School, in the commons out of service during these times, maintaining a new line, both the USFS
area, 300 E 1st N, Soda Springs, Idaho voltage instability could occur and and BLM would be able to use the
83276. At the meeting, BPA will provide utility customers could lose power, information in the EIS to support their
maps and other information about the potentially creating life-threatening respective decisions to grant Special
project and have members of the project situations. The proposed project would Use Permits to BPA, as appropriate,
team available to answer questions and allow BPA to provide transmission where the line would cross their
accept oral and written comments. You reinforcement to avoid loss of LVE’s respective lands. Additional cooperating
may stop by any time during the open entire voltage load during peak winter agencies for the EIS may be identified as
house. conditions, enhance the existing system the proposed project proceeds through
Persons needing reasonable in the southern Idaho region, and the NEPA process.
accommodation to attend and prepare to meet ongoing and forecasted Alternatives Proposed for
participate in the public meetings load growth of about 3 percent per year Consideration: BPA has identified three
should contact John Barco (see FOR in southeast Idaho and the Jackson Hole potential action alternatives that vary
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least valley area in Wyoming. the transmission line by route,
10 business days prior to the meeting, Background: In May 2009, BPA connection point, length, and voltage.
to allow sufficient time to process completed and issued a Preliminary Two of these alternatives would
requests. Information regarding the Environmental Assessment (EA) (DOE/ originate from the same proposed
Hooper Springs Project is available in EA–1567) for BPA’s proposal to Hooper Springs Substation as was
alternative formats upon request. construct, operate, and maintain Hooper described in the May 2009 Preliminary

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Springs Substation and to partially fund EA, while the third alternative would
Barco, Environmental Project Lead, LVE’s construction, operation, and originate from PacifiCorp’s existing
Bonneville Power Administration— maintenance of a new 22-mile double- ThreeMile Knoll Substation. The three
KEC–4, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon circuit 115-kV Hooper Springs-Lower potential alternatives are as follows:
97208–3621; toll-free telephone 1–800– Valley Line. The proposed line • Hooper Springs Substation and
282–3713; direct telephone 503–230– considered in the Preliminary EA Northernmost Route (Proposed Action):
3223; or e-mail jwbarco@bpa.gov. You extended from the proposed Hooper Under this alternative, BPA would
may also contact Erich Orth, Project Springs Substation generally northeast construct, operate, and maintain a new


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115-kV, 32-mile, single-circuit The potential environmental resources DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
transmission line, from BPA’s proposed identified for analysis in most
Hooper Springs Substation, extending transmission line projects include land Federal Energy Regulatory
generally north along Highway 34 before use, recreation, transportation and Commission
heading east to connect with LVE’s aviation, socioeconomics, cultural [Docket No. ER10–1634–000]
existing 115-kV Lane Creek Substation resources, visual resources, public
east of the City of Wayan, Idaho, health and safety, noise, electric and California Independent System;
crossing both private land and public magnetic field effects, sensitive plants Operator Corporation; Notice of Filing
land (USFS and BLM lands), but and animals and their habitats, soil
remaining south of Grays Lake National June 30, 2010.
erosion, wetlands and floodplains, and Take notice that on June 29, 2010, the
Wildlife Refuge and outside the four
fish and water resources. BPA is seeking California Independent System Operator
known contaminated mining sites to the
maximum extent practicable. any additional information about these Corporation (CAISO) and the City of
• Hooper Springs Substation and environmental resources, and impacts to Riverside, California (Riverside) filed a
Easternmost Route, with Line those resources, from the proposed Joint Petition For Limited Waiver Of
Adjustments: Under this alternative, alternatives, including potential Tariff Provisions And Request For
BPA would construct, operate, and mitigation measures for each proposed Shortened Comment Period And
maintain a new 115-kV, 22- to 30-mile, alternative or different alternatives that Expedited Commission Order (tariff
double-circuit transmission line, may meet the technical requirements of waiver) to allow CAISO to correct an
connecting PacifiCorp’s existing the transmission system. inadvertent data entry error that
Threemile Knoll Substation with the resulted in an erroneous wheeling
While all comments are appreciated,
proposed BPA-constructed, operated, access charge to Riverside in the amount
BPA specifically seeks comment to
and maintained Hooper Springs of $30 million dollars. The tariff waiver
inform its analysis of the effects of any would exempt Riverside from the
Substation, extending generally
potential line route on bird species, obligation of paying the erroneous
northeast and then east before
habitat, and habitat use, including amount of $30 million due on July 1,
connecting with LVE’s existing Lane
Creek-Valley Line at a point about 2 flyway patterns and other behaviors in 2010, exempt Riverside from the
miles southeast of the intersection of the Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge obligation to post Financial Security to
Blackfoot River Road and Diamond area and any other flyway areas secure this amount, and also exempt
Creek Road. This alternative is similar identified through this process. BPA CAISO from the obligation to pay this
to the action originally proposed in the also particularly seeks information amount to Southern California Edison
Preliminary EA, except that BPA, rather about the nature and extent of the four Company.
than LVE, would retain ownership, known Superfund sites, and any other Any person desiring to intervene or to
operation, and maintenance of the line, contamination in the area not currently protest this filing must file in
and would route the line around known known to the agency. accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
Superfund Sites, thus also lengthening the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Scoping will help BPA further assess
the line. Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
and refine the transmission line
• Threemile Knoll Substation and Protests will be considered by the
alternatives to be studied in the Draft Commission in determining the
Northernmost Route: Under this
EIS. Scoping will also ensure that a full appropriate action to be taken, but will
alternative, BPA would not construct
Hooper Springs Substation. BPA would range of issues related to this proposal not serve to make protestants parties to
construct, operate, and maintain a new are addressed in the Draft EIS, and the proceeding. Any person wishing to
138-kV (230-kV construction), 32-mile, identify significant or potentially become a party must file a notice of
single-circuit transmission line, significant impacts that may result from intervention or motion to intervene, as
connecting PacifiCorp’s existing the proposed project. When completed, appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
Threemile Knoll Substation with LVE’s the Draft EIS will be circulated for protests must be filed on or before the
existing 138/115-kV Lane Creek review and comment, and BPA will comment date. On or before the
Substation, using the route specified in hold public meetings to answer comment date, it is not necessary to
the Proposed Action. questions and receive comments. At this serve motions to intervene or protests
In addition to these three action time, BPA expects to issue the Draft EIS on persons other than the Applicant.
alternatives, BPA also will consider a in spring 2012. BPA will consider and The Commission encourages
No Action Alternative. Under this respond to comments received on the electronic submission of protests and
alternative, BPA would not construct Draft EIS in the Final EIS. The Final EIS interventions in lieu of paper using the
the Hooper Springs Substation or a is expected to be published in fall 2012. ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
transmission line. Other alternatives BPA’s decision will be documented in Persons unable to file electronically
may be identified through the scoping a Record of Decision that will follow the should submit an original and 14 copies
process. Final EIS. of the protest or intervention to the
Public Participation and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Identification of Environmental Issued in Portland, Oregon, on June 29, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
Resources: With this Notice of Intent, 2010. 20426.
BPA is initiating the public scoping Stephen J. Wright, This filing is accessible on-line at

process for the Hooper Springs Project Administrator and Chief Executive Officer. http://www.ferc.gov, using the
EIS. BPA will conduct a 30-day scoping [FR Doc. 2010–16622 Filed 7–7–10; 8:45 am] ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
period during which Tribes, affected review in the Commission’s Public
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
landowners, concerned citizens, special Reference Room in Washington, DC.
interest groups, local, State, and Federal There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
governments, and any other interested Web site that enables subscribers to
parties are invited to comment on the receive e-mail notification when a
scope of the Draft EIS to be prepared. document is added to a subscribed


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