80 FR 27682 - Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc., Alaska; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 93 (May 14, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-11635

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13272-004]


Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc., Alaska; Notice of 
Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
Title XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 
CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47,897), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the application for an original license to 
construct the Old Harbor Hydroelectric Project, and has prepared a 
Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) with the cooperation of the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The proposed 262 kilowatt (kW) project 
would be constructed on the East Fork of Mountain Creek and transfer 
water into a powerhouse on the Lagoon Creek Tributary, near the town of 
Old Harbor, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Some project facilities 
would be located on approximately 1.85 acres of federal lands of the 
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
    The draft EA contains Commission staff's analysis and the FWS 
staff's review of the analysis of the potential environmental impacts 
of the proposed hydroelectric project. The draft EA concludes that 
licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective 
measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would 
significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the draft EA is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
at 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] or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
202-502-8659.
    You may also register online at www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this 
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Please file 
comments 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. In 
lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426. Please affix ``Project No. 13272-004'' to all comments.
    Please contact Adam Beeco (Commission Staff) by telephone at (202) 
502-8655, or by email at [email protected], if you have any questions 
concerning the hydroelectric licensing process or contact Stephanie 
Brady (FWS Staff) by telephone at (907) 306-7448 or by email at 
[email protected], if you have questions concerning the right-of-
way permit.

    Dated: May 7, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ c. Date Filed: May 1, 2015.
Online service, please email ferc.gov or toll-free at 1–866–208–3676, d. Applicant: Exelon Generation
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call or for TTY, 202–502–8659. Company, LLC (licensee).
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call You may also register online at e. Name of Project: Conowingo
(202) 502–8659. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Hydroelectric Project.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern esubscription.asp to be notified via f. Location: Hartford and Cecil
Time on June 5, 2015. email of new filings and issuances counties, Maryland and York and
related to this or other pending projects. Lancaster counties, Pennsylvania.
Dated: May 7, 2015.
For assistance, contact FERC Online g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Kimberly D. Bose, Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
Support.
Secretary. h. Applicant Contact: H. Alfred Ryan,
Any comments should be filed within
[FR Doc. 2015–11637 Filed 5–13–15; 8:45 am]
30 days from the date of this notice. Assistant General Counsel, (215) 841–
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The Commission strongly encourages 6855, or halfred.ryan@exeloncorp.com.
electronic filings. Please file comments i. FERC Contact: Alicia Burtner, (202)
using the Commission’s eFiling system 502–8038, or alicia.burtner@ferc.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY j. Deadline for filing comments,
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
motions to intervene, protests, and
Federal Energy Regulatory efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
recommendations is 30 days from the
Commission brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
issuance date of this notice by the
without prior registration, using the
[Project No. 13272–004] Commission.
eComment system at http:// All documents may be filed
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ electronically via the Internet. See, 18
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative,
ecomment.asp. CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
Inc., Alaska; Notice of Availability of
You must include your name and instructions on the Commission’s Web
Draft Environmental Assessment
contact information at the end of your site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
In accordance with the National comments. For assistance, please efiling.asp. If unable to be filed
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Title contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronically, documents may be paper-
XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands electronic filing, please send a paper filed. To paper-file, an original and
Conservation Act, and the Federal copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy seven copies should be mailed to:
Energy Regulatory Commission’s Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
(Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please affix Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47,897), the ‘‘Project No. 13272–004’’ to all Washington, DC 20426. Commenters
Office of Energy Projects has reviewed comments. can submit brief comments up to 6,000
the application for an original license to Please contact Adam Beeco characters, without prior registration,
construct the Old Harbor Hydroelectric (Commission Staff) by telephone at using the eComment system at http://
Project, and has prepared a Draft (202) 502–8655, or by email at www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Environmental Assessment (EA) with adam.beeco@ferc.gov, if you have any ecomment.asp. You must include your
the cooperation of the U.S. Fish and questions concerning the hydroelectric name and contact information at the end
Wildlife Service (FWS). The proposed licensing process or contact Stephanie of your comments.
262 kilowatt (kW) project would be Brady (FWS Staff) by telephone at (907) Please include the project number (P–
constructed on the East Fork of 306–7448 or by email at stephanie_ 405–113) on any comments, motions, or
Mountain Creek and transfer water into brady@fws.gov, if you have questions recommendations filed.
a powerhouse on the Lagoon Creek concerning the right-of-way permit. k. Description of Request: The
Tributary, near the town of Old Harbor, Dated: May 7, 2015. licensee requests an increase in the
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Some Kimberly D. Bose, consumptive use of water withdrawn
project facilities would be located on Secretary. from Conowingo Pond from 35.5 million
approximately 1.85 acres of federal [FR Doc. 2015–11635 Filed 5–13–15; 8:45 am] gallons per day (mgd) to 49.00 mgd and
lands of the Kodiak National Wildlife BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
an increase in the amount of watering
Refuge. being withdrawn from the Conowingo
The draft EA contains Commission Reservoir from 2,236.264 mgd to
staff’s analysis and the FWS staff’s DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2,363.620 mgd. The licensee’s requested
review of the analysis of the potential changes were approved by the
environmental impacts of the proposed Federal Energy Regulatory Susquehanna River Basin Commission
hydroelectric project. The draft EA Commission on June 23, 2011, and the licensee
concludes that licensing the project, anticipates that the requested
[Project No. 405–113]
with appropriate environmental modification would not result in any
protective measures, would not Exelon Generation Company, LLC; adverse environmental impacts. The
constitute a major federal action that Notice of Application Accepted for licensee’s request does not entail the
would significantly affect the quality of Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions construction of any new facilities to
the human environment. To Intervene, and Protests provide for the proposed increases.
A copy of the draft EA is available for l. Locations of the Application: A
review at the Commission in the Public Take notice that the following copy of the application is available for
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Reference Room or may be viewed on hydroelectric application has been filed inspection and reproduction at the
the Commission’s Web site at with the Commission and is available Commission’s Public Reference Room,
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. for public inspection: located at 888 First Street NE., Room
Enter the docket number excluding the a. Type of Application: Increases in 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
last three digits in the docket number Water Withdrawn and Consumptive (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be
field to access the document. For Use. viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
assistance, contact FERC Online b. Project No.: 405–113. http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

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80 FR 27682 - Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc., Alaska; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 93 (May 14, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission