82 FR 12809 - Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 43 (March 7, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 43 (March 7, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 12809-12810] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-04376] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 1966-054] Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Major New License. b. Project No.: 1966-054. c. Date filed: March 28, 2016. d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. e. Name of Project: Grandfather Falls Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on the Wisconsin River in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. The project does affect federal lands. There are non-reservation federal lands within the Project Boundary. One Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-owned island (0.1 acres) is located in the tailrace of the project boundary. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Todd Jastremski, Asset Manager Hydro Operations, We Energies, 800 Industrial Park Drive, Iron Mountain, MI 49801, Telephone (906) 779-4099. i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery, Telephone (202) 502-8379, and email [email protected]. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary 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, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway 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-1966-054. 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 ready for environmental analysis. l. The existing Grandfather Falls Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A 36-foot-high and 762-foot-long reinforced concrete dam consisting of a 52-foot-long masonry retaining wall, a 263-foot-long concrete spillway section, a 147-foot-long non-overflow masonry dam, and a 300-foot-long rockfill embankment; (2) a 108-foot-long, 12-foot- wide timber (concrete pier supported) canal bridge that crosses the upstream end of the canal, three intake canal embankments totaling 3,400 feet in length, a 4,000-foot-long, 300-foot-wide intake canal, and a 55.5-foot-wide intake structure; (3) an existing 340-acre reservoir at elevation 1,397.1 National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) and a gross storage capacity of 2,200 acre-feet with the pool elevation maintained between 1,396.1 and 1,397.1 feet NGVD; (4) two 55.5-foot- wide, 30.5-foot-high trashracks with clear bar spacing of 2.5 inches; (5) an 11-foot-diameter, 1,317-foot-long wood-stave penstock that transitions into a 30-foot-long steel penstock and a 13.5-foot-diameter 1,310-foot-long wood-stave penstock that transitions into a 30-foot- long steel penstock; (6) a 51-foot-diameter surge tank with a 37.87- foot-high internal riser and a 39-foot-diameter surge tank with a 33.43-foot-high internal riser that are connected to the steel portion of the penstocks; (7) a 67-foot-wide, 53-foot-long, 46-foot-high concrete and masonry powerhouse containing two generating units with a total installed capacity of 17.24 megawatts (MW); (8) a 50-foot-long, 60-foot-wide bedrock excavated tailrace; (9) a 300-foot-long, 46 kilovolt overhead transmission power line; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to generate an average of 72,031.72 megawatt-hours annually. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may 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 to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. [[Page 12810]] 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,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY 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, April, 2017. preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions. Commission issues EA................. September, 2017. Comments on EA or EIS................ October, 2017. Modified terms and conditions........ December, 2017. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Sec. 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: March 1, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-04376 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
Milestone Target date
Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions ...................................... April, 2017.
Commission issues EA ............................................................................................................................................................... September, 2017.
Comments on EA ........................................................................................................................................................................ October, 2017.
Modified terms and conditions .................................................................................................................................................... December, 2017.
p. Final amendments to the g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power l. The existing Grandfather Falls
application must be filed with the Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A
Commission no later than 30 days from h. Applicant Contact: Todd 36-foot-high and 762-foot-long
the issuance date of this notice. Jastremski, Asset Manager Hydro reinforced concrete dam consisting of a
q. A license applicant must file no Operations, We Energies, 800 Industrial 52-foot-long masonry retaining wall, a
later than 60 days following the date of Park Drive, Iron Mountain, MI 49801, 263-foot-long concrete spillway section,
issuance of the notice of acceptance and Telephone (906) 779–4099. a 147-foot-long non-overflow masonry
ready for environmental analysis i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery, dam, and a 300-foot-long rockfill
provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the Telephone (202) 502–8379, and email embankment; (2) a 108-foot-long, 12-
water quality certification; (2) a copy of lee.emery@ferc.gov. foot-wide timber (concrete pier
the request for certification, including j. Deadline for filing motions to supported) canal bridge that crosses the
proof of the date on which the certifying intervene and protests, comments, upstream end of the canal, three intake
agency received the request; or (3) recommendations, preliminary terms canal embankments totaling 3,400 feet
evidence of waiver of water quality and conditions, and preliminary in length, a 4,000-foot-long, 300-foot-
certification. prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance wide intake canal, and a 55.5-foot-wide
Dated: March 1, 2017. date of this notice; reply comments are intake structure; (3) an existing 340-acre
Kimberly D. Bose, due 105 days from the issuance date of reservoir at elevation 1,397.1 National
Secretary. this notice. Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) and a
[FR Doc. 2017–04375 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] The Commission strongly encourages gross storage capacity of 2,200 acre-feet
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P electronic filing. Please file motions to with the pool elevation maintained
intervene, protests, comments, between 1,396.1 and 1,397.1 feet NGVD;
recommendations, preliminary terms (4) two 55.5-foot-wide, 30.5-foot-high
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY and conditions, and preliminary trashracks with clear bar spacing of 2.5
fishway prescriptions using the inches; (5) an 11-foot-diameter, 1,317-
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s eFiling system at http:// foot-long wood-stave penstock that
Commission www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. transitions into a 30-foot-long steel
[Project No. 1966–054] Commenters can submit brief comments penstock and a 13.5-foot-diameter
up to 6,000 characters, without prior 1,310-foot-long wood-stave penstock
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; registration, using the eComment system that transitions into a 30-foot-long steel
Notice of Application Accepted for at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ penstock; (6) a 51-foot-diameter surge
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene ecomment.asp. You must include your tank with a 37.87-foot-high internal riser
and Protests, Ready for Environmental name and contact information at the end and a 39-foot-diameter surge tank with
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, of your comments. For assistance, a 33.43-foot-high internal riser that are
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms please contact FERC Online Support at connected to the steel portion of the
and Conditions, and Preliminary FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. (866) penstocks; (7) a 67-foot-wide, 53-foot-
Fishway Prescriptions 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 long, 46-foot-high concrete and masonry
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please powerhouse containing two generating
Take notice that the following send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal units with a total installed capacity of
hydroelectric application has been filed Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 17.24 megawatts (MW); (8) a 50-foot-
with the Commission and is available First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. long, 60-foot-wide bedrock excavated
for public inspection. The first page of any filing should tailrace; (9) a 300-foot-long, 46 kilovolt
a. Type of Application: Major New overhead transmission power line; and
include docket number P–1966–054.
License. (10) appurtenant facilities. The project
b. Project No.: 1966–054. The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents is estimated to generate an average of
c. Date filed: March 28, 2016.
with the Commission to serve a copy of 72,031.72 megawatt-hours annually.
d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public
Service Corporation. that document on each person on the m. A copy of the application is
e. Name of Project: Grandfather Falls official service list for the project. available for review at the Commission
Hydroelectric Project. Further, if an intervenor files comments in the Public Reference Room or may be
f. Location: The existing project is or documents with the Commission viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
located on the Wisconsin River in relating to the merits of an issue that http://www.ferc.gov using the
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Lincoln County, Wisconsin. The project may affect the responsibilities of a ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
does affect federal lands. There are non- particular resource agency, they must number excluding the last three digits in
reservation federal lands within the also serve a copy of the document on the docket number field to access the
Project Boundary. One Bureau of Land that resource agency. document. For assistance, contact FERC
Management (BLM)-owned island (0.1 k. This application has been accepted Online Support. A copy is also available
acres) is located in the tailrace of the for filing and is now ready for for inspection and reproduction at the
project boundary. environmental analysis. address in item h above.
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Register online at http:// on or before the specified comment date forth their evidentiary basis and
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ for the particular application. otherwise comply with the requirements
esubscription.asp to be notified via All filings must (1) bear in all capital of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
email of new filings and issuances letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION copies of the application directly from
related to this or other pending projects. TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ the applicant. A copy of any protest or
For assistance, contact FERC Online ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ motion to intervene must be served
Support. ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ upon each representative of the
n. Anyone may submit comments, a ‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND applicant specified in the particular
protest, or a motion to intervene in CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY application. A copy of all other filings
accordance with the requirements of FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set in reference to this application must be
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR forth in the heading the name of the accompanied by proof of service on all
385.210, .211, and .214. In determining applicant and the project number of the persons listed in the service list
the appropriate action to take, the application to which the filing prepared by the Commission in this
Commission will consider all protests or responds; (3) furnish the name, address, proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
other comments filed, but only those and telephone number of the person 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
who file a motion to intervene in protesting or intervening; and (4) o. Procedural Schedule: The
accordance with the Commission’s otherwise comply with the requirements application will be processed according
Rules may become a party to the of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. to the following revised Hydro
proceeding. Any comments, protests, or All comments, recommendations, terms Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
motions to intervene must be received and conditions or prescriptions must set schedule may be made as appropriate.
Milestone Target date
Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions ...................................... April, 2017.
Commission issues EA ............................................................................................................................................................... September, 2017.
Comments on EA or EIS ............................................................................................................................................................. October, 2017.
Modified terms and conditions .................................................................................................................................................... December, 2017.
p. Final amendments to the ER10–2449–010; ER13–2308–005; Description: Notice of Non-Material
application must be filed with the ER12–2510–007; ER12–2512–007; Change in Status of the Riverstone MBR
Commission no later than 30 days from ER12–2513–007; ER10–3286–011; Entities.
the issuance date of this notice. ER10–3299–010; ER10–3310–012; Filed Date: 2/27/17.
q. A license applicant must file no ER11–2489–009; ER12–726–007; ER12– Accession Number: 20170227–5242.
later than 60 days following the date of 2639–007; ER11–3620–010; ER12–1431– Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/17.
issuance of the notice of acceptance and 008; ER12–1434–008; ER12–1432–008; Docket Numbers: ER16–2100–001;
ready for environmental analysis ER12–1435–008; ER13–2102–006; ER16–2101–001.
provided for in § 5.22: (1) A copy of the ER14–1439–006; ER15–1019–005; Applicants: Gila River Power LLC.
water quality certification; (2) a copy of ER10–2628–005; ER11–3959–007. Description: Second Supplement to
the request for certification, including Applicants: Lower Mount Bethel June 30, 2016 and October 3, 2016
proof of the date on which the certifying Energy, LLC, Brunner Island, LLC, Talen Updated Market Power Analysis for
agency received the request; or (3) Energy Marketing, LLC, Talen Montana, Southwest Region of Gila River Power
evidence of waiver of water quality LLC, Martins Creek, LLC, Montour, LLC, LLC, et. al.
certification. Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC, Broadview Filed Date: 2/28/17.
Dated: March 1, 2017.
Energy JN, LLC, Broadview Energy KW, Accession Number: 20170228–5360.
LLC, Grady Wind Energy Center, LLC, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/17.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Bayonne Plant Holding, L.L.C., Camden
Secretary. Docket Numbers: ER17–468–002.
Plant Holding, L.L.C., Dartmouth Power
[FR Doc. 2017–04376 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] Applicants: Ohio Valley Electric
Associates Limited Partnership,
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Elmwood Park Power, LLC, Newark Bay Corporation.
Cogeneration Partnership, L.P., Description: Compliance filing: Errata
Pedricktown Cogeneration Company LP, to December 1 Amendment Filing to be
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY York Generation Company LLC, effective 10/14/2016.
Sapphire Power Marketing LLC, Filed Date: 2/28/17.
Federal Energy Regulatory Accession Number: 20170228–5246.
Brandon Shores LLC, H.A. Wagner LLC,
Commission Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/17.
Raven Power Marketing LLC,
Millennium Power Partners, LP, New Docket Numbers: ER17–1057–000.
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Athens Generating Company, LLC, New Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
Take notice that the Commission Harquahala Generating Company, LLC, L.L.C.
received the following electric rate Hatchet Ridge Wind, LLC, Spring Valley Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
filings: Wind LLC, Ocotillo Express LLC, Revisions to OA Sched 1, sec 7.9 and
Docket Numbers: ER10–1959–006; OATT Att K-Appx, sect 7.9 RE Residual
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Lyonsdale Biomass, LLC, ReEnergy
ER15–2014–003; ER15–2013–005; Ashland LLC, ReEnergy Fort Fairfield ARR to be effective 5/1/2017.
ER15–2020–004; ER15–2018–003; LLC, ReEnergy Livermore Falls LLC, Filed Date: 2/28/17.
ER15–2022–003; ER15–2026–003; ReEnergy Stratton LLC, ReEnergy Black Accession Number: 20170228–5235.
ER17–105–002; ER17–104–002; ER17– River LLC, TrailStone Power, LLC, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/17.
556–001; ER10–2432–012; ER10–2435– Fowler Ridge IV Wind Farm LLC, Lost Docket Numbers: ER17–1060–000.
012; ER10–2440–010; ER10–71–004; Creek Wind, LLC, Post Rock Wind Applicants: Public Service Company
ER10–2444–012; ER10–2446–010; Power Project, LLC. of Colorado.
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