80 FR 72427 - Consolidated Water Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 223 (November 19, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 72427]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29515]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2192-022]


Consolidated Water Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Change in Land Rights and Non-Project Use of 
Project Lands and Waters.
    b. Project No: 2192-022.
    c. Date Filed: July 8, 2014 and supplemented September 30, 2015.
    d. Applicant: Consolidated Water Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Biron Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Wisconsin River in Wood and Portage counties, 
Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Thomas J. Witt, 610 High Street, P.O. Box 
8050, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8050, (715) 422-3927.
    i. FERC Contact: Jon Cofrancesco at (202) 502-8951, or email: 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: December 15, 2015.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene, protests, comments, or recommendations 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-2192-022.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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. Description of Request: By orders issued November 17, 2006 and 
September 8, 2008, the Commission approved a proposed land exchange 
involving specific lands within the project boundary and required 
Consolidated Water Power Company (licensee) to fulfill certain 
conditions related to the land exchange, such as measures to provide 
for specific public benefits (i.e., increased public recreational and 
access opportunities and a 100-foot-wide, approximately 3,000 linear 
foot shoreline buffer). In its amendment application, the licensee 
proposes changes to some of these conditions, including, among other 
things: (1) Specific modifications and additions to various required 
recreation and public access improvements, (2) a shoreline buffer plan 
that would allow additional development within the buffer, including 
several multi-slip boat docks and pedestrian paths, and (3) a reduction 
in the width of the 100-foot-wide buffer to 50 feet wide for 300 feet 
to accommodate existing restaurant improvements.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be 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 (P-2192) to access the document. You 
may also 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, call 1-866-
208-3676 or email [email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-
8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the 
address in item (h) above. Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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, 
.214, respectively. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all 
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor 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 
385.2010.

    Dated: November 13, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-29515 Filed 11-18-15; 8:45 am]
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