80 FR 35337 - N.E.W. Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 118 (June 19, 2015)
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 118 (June 19, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 35337-35339] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-15097] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2744-043] N.E.W. Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: 2744-043. c. Date filed: February 28, 2013. [[Page 35338]] d. Applicant: N.E.W. Hydro, Inc. e. Name of Project: Menominee/Park Mill Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on the Menominee River, in the city of Menominee, Menominee County, Michigan, and in the city of Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin. The project does not affect federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Scott Klabunde, North American Hydro Holdings, LLC, P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960-0167; Telephone (920) 293-4628 Ext. 314. i. FERC Contact: Chelsea Hudock, Telephone (202) 502-8448, and email at [email protected]. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). 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-2744-043. The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now is ready for environmental analysis. l. The Menominee-Park Mill Project consists of two developments: The Menominee Development and the Park Mill Development. The applicant proposes no new changes to project operation at either development as part of relicensing the project. The centerline of the Menominee River constitutes the common border between Michigan and Wisconsin. The Menominee powerhouse is located on the Michigan side of the Menominee River whereas the powerhouse for the Park Mill development is located on the Wisconsin side of the Menominee River. The project is estimated to generate an average of 28 million kilowatt-hours annually. Park Mill Development The Park Mill Development consists of the following existing features: (1) A 538.58-foot-long, 22-foot-high, concrete gravity dam that includes, a 48.5-foot-long overflow spillway with a crest elevation of 607.93 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD), topped with flashboards providing a crest elevation of 610.93 feet NGVD; a 168.58-foot-long spillway with seven 20-foot-wide by 13-foot- high Tainter gates with a sill elevation of 597.23 feet NGVD and a top of gate elevation 610.93 feet NGVD; an 18-foot-long abandoned fishway having a crest elevation of 610.93 feet NGVD; and a 303.5-foot-long overflow spillway with a crest elevation of 607.93 feet NGVD, topped with flashboards providing a crest elevation of 610.93 feet NGVD; (2) a reservoir with a normal operating elevation of 610.43 feet NGVD, a surface area of about 539 acres, a gross storage of 3,788 acre-feet, and a hydraulic height of 16 feet; (3) inlet works that consist of a 100-foot-wide concrete gravity section with five 16-foot-wide by 16- foot-high Tainter gates having a sill elevation of 595.23 feet NGVD and a top of gate elevation of 611.23 feet NGVD; and a 77.84-foot-long side overflow spillway with a crest elevation of 610.13 NGVD, topped with flashboards providing a crest elevation of 611.13 feet NGVD; (4) a 2,400-foot-long power canal that is created by an earthen embankment with a 16-foot top width and a crest elevation of 613 feet NGVD; (5) angled trashracks that are 80 feet long by 20 feet high with 1.75 inch clear bar spacing; (6) a 169-foot-long, 62-foot-wide stone and brick powerhouse at the downstream end of the headrace canal with a total installed capacity of 2.375 megawatts (MW), consisting of one 300- horsepower (HP) Kaplan turbine connected to a 0.225-MW generator, two 800-HP Francis turbines each connected to a 0.420-MW generator, two 700-HP Kaplan turbines each connected to a 0.430-MW generator, one 465- HP Kaplan turbine connected to a 0.450-MW generator; (7) a 3-phase 3,000-kilovolt ampere (kVA), 0.48/24.9-kilovolt (kV) step-up transformer; (8) a 4,630-foot-long, 24.9-kV transmission line from the Park Mill transformer to its interconnection with Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC); and (9) appurtenant facilities. As part of a Commission-approved amendment of its current license, the applicant is currently modifying the Park Mill development by installing fish passage facilities. Menominee Development The Menominee Development consists of the following existing features: (1) A 466.5-foot-long, 24-foot-high, concrete gravity dam that includes, an 8-foot-long abandoned fishway having a crest elevation of 593.93 feet NGVD; a 150.5-foot-long overflow spillway with a crest elevation of 593.93 feet NGVD; a 293-foot-long spillway with 12 20-foot-wide by 12-foot-high Tainter gates with a sill elevation of 582.43 feet and a top of gate elevation 594.43 feet NGVD; and a 15- foot-long dam with a crest elevation of 598.43 feet NGVD; (2) a 20- foot-long earthen embankment with a concrete core wall connected to the concrete dam at the south end of the dam; (3) a reservoir with a normal operating elevation of 593.53 feet NGVD, a surface area of about 143 acres, a normal operating head of 12 feet, and a gross storage of 350 acre-feet; (4) a set of angled trashracks in front of generating units #4 and #5 that are each 15\1/2\ foot-high by 28-foot-wide and are comprised of 7 panels with 3.5 inch clear bar spacing; a set of angled trashracks in front of generating units #8 and #9 that are each 15\1/2\ foot-high by 24 and \1/4\ feet-wide and comprised of 6 panels with 3.5- inch clear bar spacing; (5) a 54-foot-long, 29-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing two turbine/generator units, and a 67-foot-long, 31-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing two turbine/generator units, with powerhouses integral with the north side of the dam with a total installed capacity of 2.240 MW and a total combined maximum hydraulic capacity of 2,622 cfs, consisting of two 500-HP Kaplan turbines each connected to a 0.458 MW generator, and two 1,130-HP Kaplan turbines each connected to a 0.662 MW generator; (6) a 3-phase 3,000-kVA 4.16/24.9-kV step-up transformer; (7) a 558-foot-long, 24.9- kV transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. As part of a Commission-approved amendment of its current license, the applicant is currently modifying the Menominee development by installing fish passage facilities. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be [[Page 35339]] viewed on the Commission's Web site at 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. A copy of the application is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. Register online at http://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. n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Milestone Target Date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Filing of recommendations terms and August 2015. conditions, and prescriptions. Commission issues Environmental Assessment February 2016. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for environmental analysis provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Dated: June 12, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-15097 Filed 6-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Reference Room or may be viewed on will be required. Nevertheless, this Directions: From the junction of
the Commission’s Web site (http:// meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping Highway 20 and Lindsay Boulevard in
www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ requirements, irrespective of whether an Idaho Falls, go north on Lindsay
link. Enter the docket number, EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. Boulevard for 2 miles, continue onto
excluding the last three digits in the North River Road for 3.5 miles to the
Scoping Meetings
docket number field, to access the public boat launch and picnic area on
document. For assistance, contact FERC Commission staff will hold two the west side of the Snake River.
Online Support at scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
Meeting Objectives
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) project at the time and place noted
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 below. The daytime meeting will focus At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
(TTY). on resource agency, Indian tribes, and Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review
Register online at http:// non-governmental organization and discuss existing conditions and
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ concerns, while the evening meeting is resource management objectives; (3)
esubscription.asp to be notified via primarily for receiving input from the review and discuss existing information
email of new filing and issuances public. We invite all interested and identify preliminary information
related to this or other pending projects. individuals, organizations, and agencies and study needs; (4) review and discuss
For assistance, contact FERC Online to attend one or both of the meetings, the process plan and schedule for pre-
Support. and to assist staff in identifying filing activity that incorporates the time
n. With this notice, we are soliciting particular study needs, as well as the frames provided for in Part 5 of the
comments on the PAD and scope of environmental issues to be Commission’s regulations and, to the
Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1 addressed in the environmental extent possible, maximizes coordination
(SD1), as well as study requests. All document. The times and locations of of federal, state, and tribal permitting
comments on the PAD and SD1, and these meetings are as follows: and certification processes; and (5)
study requests should be sent to the discuss the appropriateness of any
address above in paragraph h. In Evening Scoping Meeting federal or state agency or Indian tribe
addition, all comments on the PAD and Date and Time: Wednesday, July 8, acting as a cooperating agency for
SD1, study requests, requests for 2015, 7:00 p.m. (MDT). development of an environmental
cooperating agency status, and all Location: Shilo Inn Suites Hotel, 780 document.
communications to and from Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls, ID. Meeting participants should come
Commission staff related to the merits of prepared to discuss their issues and/or
Phone Number: (208) 523–0088.
the potential application must be filed concerns. Please review the PAD in
with the Commission. Daytime Scoping Meeting preparation for the scoping meetings.
The Commission strongly encourages Directions on how to obtain a copy of
electronic filing. Please file all Date and Time: Thursday, July 9,
2015, 9:30 a.m. (MDT). the PAD and SD1 are included in item
documents using the Commission’s m. of this document.
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ Location: Shilo Inn Suites Hotel, 780
docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls, ID. Meeting Procedures
submit brief comments up to 6,000 Phone Number: (208) 523–0088. The meetings will be recorded by a
characters, without prior registration, Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which stenographer and will be placed in the
using the eComment system at http:// outlines the subject areas to be public records of the project.
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ addressed in the environmental
Dated: June 12, 2015.
ecomment.asp. You must include your document, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the Kimberly D. Bose,
name and contact information at the end
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of Secretary.
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at SD1 will be available at the scoping [FR Doc. 2015–15109 Filed 6–18–15; 8:45 am]
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of meetings, or may be viewed on the web BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
electronic filing, please send a paper at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street for accessing information in paragraph DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first n. Based on all oral and written
Federal Energy Regulatory
page of any filing should include docket comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2)
Commission
number P–14513–001. may be issued. SD2 may include a
All filings with the Commission must revised process plan and schedule, as [Project No. 2744–043]
bear the appropriate heading: well as a list of issues, identified
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application through the scoping process. N.E.W. Hydro, Inc.; Notice of
Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ Application Accepted for Filing,
Environmental Site Review Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency The Districts and Commission staff Protests, Ready for Environmental
Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and will conduct an Environmental Site Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
from Commission Staff.’’ Any Review of the project on Wednesday, Recommendations, Terms and
individual or entity interested in July 8, starting at 1:00 p.m. (MDT). All Conditions, and Prescriptions
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submitting study requests, commenting participants should meet at the West Take notice that the following
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency River Road Boat Ramp, located at 9924 hydroelectric application has been filed
requesting cooperating status must do so North River Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho with the Commission and is available
by August 18, 2015. 83402. All participants are responsible for public inspection.
o. Although our current intent is to for their own transportation. Please a. Type of Application: New Major
prepare an environmental assessment contact Mr. Nick Josten at gsense@ License.
(EA), there is the possibility that an cableone.net by July 2, 2015, if you plan b. Project No.: 2744–043.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to attend the environmental site review. c. Date filed: February 28, 2013.
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viewed on the Commission’s Web site at upon each representative of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
http://www.ferc.gov using the applicant specified in the particular
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket application. A copy of all other filings Federal Energy Regulatory
number excluding the last three digits in in reference to this application must be Commission
the docket number field to access the accompanied by proof of service on all [Docket No. CD15–26–000]
document. For assistance, contact FERC persons listed in the service list
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport. prepared by the Commission in this Mountain Village, CO; Notice of
A copy of the application is also proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR Preliminary Determination of a
available for inspection and 4.34(b) and 385.2010. Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
reproduction at the address in item h Facility and Soliciting Comments and
above. o. Procedural Schedule:
Motions To Intervene
Register online at http:// The application will be processed
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ according to the following revised On June 3, 2015, the town of
esubscription.asp to be notified via Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to Mountain Village, CO filed a notice of
email of new filings and issuances the schedule may be made as intent to construct a qualifying conduit
related to this or other pending projects. appropriate. hydropower facility, pursuant to section
For assistance, contact FERC Online 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as
Support. Milestone Target Date amended by section 4 of the
n. Anyone may submit comments, a Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act
protest, or a motion to intervene in Filing of recommenda- August 2015. of 2013 (HREA). The proposed San
accordance with the requirements of tions terms and Joaquin PRV Hydro Project would have
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR conditions, and pre- an installed capacity of 15 kilowatts
385.210, .211, and .214. In determining scriptions. (kW) and would be located on the
the appropriate action to take, the Commission issues February 2016. existing water supply pipeline for
Environmental As-
Commission will consider all protests or Mountain Village, which transports
sessment.
other comments filed, but only those water for municipal consumption. The
who file a motion to intervene in project would be located near Mountain
accordance with the Commission’s p. Final amendments to the Village in San Miguel County, Colorado.
Rules may become a party to the application must be filed with the Applicant Contact: Finn Kjome,
proceeding. Any comments, protests, or Commission no later than 30 days from Director of Public Works, 455 Mountain
motions to intervene must be received the issuance date of this notice. Village Blvd., Suite A, Mountain
on or before the specified comment date q. A license applicant must file no Village, CO 81435, Phone No. (970)
for the particular application. later than 60 days following the date of 369–8206.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital issuance of the notice of acceptance and FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No.
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION ready for environmental analysis (202) 502–6062, email: robert.bell@
TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the ferc.gov.
‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ water quality certification; (2) a copy of Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS the request for certification, including Facility Description: The proposed
AND CONDITIONS,’’ or project would consist of: (1) A proposed
proof of the date on which the certifying
‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the short, 2-inch-diameter intake pipe that
agency received the request; or (3)
heading the name of the applicant and connects to a 10-inch-diameter main
evidence of waiver of water quality
the project number of the application to water supply pipe; (2) a proposed
which the filing responds; (3) furnish certification. powerhouse that contains one turbine-
the name, address, and telephone Dated: June 12, 2015. generator unit with an installed capacity
number of the person protesting or Kimberly D. Bose, of 15 kW; (3) a proposed short 2-inch-
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply Secretary. diamter exit pipe returning flow to the
with the requirements of 18 CFR [FR Doc. 2015–15097 Filed 6–18–15; 8:45 am]
main water supply pipe, making the
385.2001 through 385.2005. All total bypass approximately 10-feet; and
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comments, recommendations, terms and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed
conditions or prescriptions must set project would have an estimated annual
forth their evidentiary basis and generating capacity of 15 megawatt-
otherwise comply with the requirements hours.
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain A qualifying conduit hydropower
copies of the application directly from facility is one that is determined or
the applicant. A copy of any protest or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown
motion to intervene must be served in the table below.
TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY
Satisfies
Statutory provision Description
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(Y/N)
FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA ... The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or Y
similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for
agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the genera-
tion of electricity.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric Y
power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-feder-
ally owned conduit.
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