82 FR 28846 - Kaukauna Utilities; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-13270

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1510-018]


Kaukauna Utilities; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

    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.: P-1510-018.
    c. Date filed: March 24, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Kaukauna Utilities.
    e. Name of Project: Kaukauna City Plant Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: On the Fox River in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. There 
are no federal or tribal lands within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mike Pedersen, Kaukauna Utilities, 777 
Island Street, P.O. Box 1777, Kaukauna, WI 54130; (920) 766-5721.
    i. FERC Contact: Erin Kimsey, (202) 502-8621 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: August 21, 2017.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
scoping 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 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-1510-018.
    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

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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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The existing Kaukauna City Plant Hydroelectric Project consists 
of: (1) A 3,527-foot-long, 14-foot-high dam that includes: (a) A 930-
foot-long, 14-foot-high rubble masonry retaining wall section (left 
forebay dam) with a remnant concrete headwall structure and a trash 
sluice; (b) a 92-foot-long, 47.5-foot-high concrete intake and 
powerhouse section; (c) a 365-foot-long, 20-foot-high rubble masonry 
retaining wall section (right forebay dam) with a masonry abutment 
section and a concrete gravity section with a trash sluice; (d) a 66-
foot-long gated spillway section with two 30-foot-wide, 8.8-foot-high 
spillway gates; and (e) a 2,074-foot-long, 10-foot-high overflow 
spillway section that includes a 1,305-foot-long concrete ogee section, 
a 75-foot-long natural rock section, a 125-foot-long concrete gravity 
section, and a 569-foot-long concrete gravity section; (2) a 19-acre 
1.5-mile-long impoundment with a normal maximum elevation of 629.0 
above mean seal level; (3) an intake structure with two head gates and 
two 25-foot-high, 88-foot-long trashracks with 5 inch clear-bar 
spacing; (4) a 92-foot-long, 47.5-foot-high concrete and brick 
powerhouse containing two 2.4-megawatt (MW) turbine-generator units for 
a total capacity of 4.8 MW; (5) a 440-foot-wide, 49-foot-deep, 1,200-
foot-long excavated tailrace; (6) two 68-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt 
generator leads that connect the turbine-generator units to the 
regional distribution line; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    Kaukauna Utilities operates the project in a run-of-river mode with 
an annual average generation of approximately 29,704 megawatt-hours. 
Kaukauna Utilities is not proposing any new project facilities or 
changes in project operation.
    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 address the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. 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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. Scoping Process
    The Commission staff intends to prepare a single Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for the Kaukauna City Plant Hydroelectric Project in 
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will 
consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and 
reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, 
recommendations, and information, on Scoping Document 1 (SD1) issued on 
June 20, 2017.
    Copies of SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA 
were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and 
the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the 
web 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or 
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: June 20, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Docket Numbers: ER17–1823–000. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Dated: June 15, 2017.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Application of Market Based Rate to be Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Inc. effective 7/1/2017. Deputy Secretary.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Filed Date: 6/15/17. [FR Doc. 2017–13265 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am]
1895R6 Westar Energy, Inc. NITSA and Accession Number: 20170615–5040. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
NOA to be effective 9/1/2017. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/17.
Filed Date: 6/15/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1831–000.
Accession Number: 20170615–5006. Applicants: AEP Texas Inc. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/17.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: AEP
Docket Numbers: ER17–1824–000. Federal Energy Regulatory
TX-Patriot Wind Farm Interconnection
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Commission
Agreement 3rd Amd to be effective 5/
Inc. 24/2017. [Project No. 1510–018]
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Filed Date: 6/15/17.
1897R6 Westar Energy, Inc. NITSA and Accession Number: 20170615–5057. Kaukauna Utilities; Notice Soliciting
NOA to be effective 9/1/2017. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/17. Scoping Comments
Filed Date: 6/15/17.
Accession Number: 20170615–5028. Docket Numbers: ER17–1832–000. Take notice that the following
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/17. Applicants: AEP Texas Inc. hydroelectric application has been filed
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: AEP with the Commission and is available
Docket Numbers: ER17–1825–000. for public inspection.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, TX-Bruenning’s Breeze Wind
Interconnection Agreement 1st Amd to a. Type of Application: New Major
Inc. License.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: be effective 5/24/2017.
Filed Date: 6/15/17. b. Project No.: P–1510–018.
2045R6 Westar Energy, Inc. NITSA and c. Date filed: March 24, 2017.
NOA to be effective 9/1/2017. Accession Number: 20170615–5060.
d. Applicant: Kaukauna Utilities.
Filed Date: 6/15/17. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/17.
e. Name of Project: Kaukauna City
Accession Number: 20170615–5030. Docket Numbers: ER17–1833–000. Plant Hydropower Project.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/17. Applicants: Midcontinent f. Location: On the Fox River in
Docket Numbers: ER17–1826–000. Independent System Operator, Inc. Outagamie County, Wisconsin. There
Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: are no federal or tribal lands within the
LLC. 2017–06–15_SA 2929 Huron Wind-ITC project boundary.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Amended GIA (J308) to be effective 6/ g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
OATT Attachment C–1 and C–3 1/2017. Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
Amendment Filing to be effective 9/1/ Filed Date: 6/15/17. h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mike
2017. Accession Number: 20170615–5061. Pedersen, Kaukauna Utilities, 777 Island
Filed Date: 6/15/17. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/17. Street, P.O. Box 1777, Kaukauna, WI
Accession Number: 20170615–5032. Docket Numbers: ER17–1834–000. 54130; (920) 766–5721.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/17. Applicants: PJM Interconnection, i. FERC Contact: Erin Kimsey, (202)
Docket Numbers: ER17–1827–000. L.L.C. 502–8621 or erin.kimsey@ferc.gov.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, j. Deadline for filing scoping
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Inc. comments: August 21, 2017.
Clean-up to Historical Correct OATT
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: The Commission strongly encourages
Sch. 12- Appdx A Dominion, ATSI,
2066R6 Westar Energy, Inc. NITSA and electronic filing. Please file scoping
Penelec to be effective 1/1/2016.
NOA to be effective 9/1/2017. comments using the Commission’s
Filed Date: 6/15/17. eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/
Filed Date: 6/15/17. Accession Number: 20170615–5064.
Accession Number: 20170615–5034. docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/17. submit brief comments up to 6,000
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/17.
The filings are accessible in the characters, without prior registration,
Docket Numbers: ER17–1828–000. Commission’s eLibrary system by using the eComment system at http://
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, clicking on the links or querying the www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Inc. docket number. ecomment.asp. You must include your
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Any person desiring to intervene or name and contact information at the end
2390R5 Westar Energy, Inc. NITSA and protest in any of the above proceedings of your comments. For assistance,
NOA to be effective 9/1/2017. must file in accordance with Rules 211 please contact FERC Online Support at
Filed Date: 6/15/17. and 214 of the Commission’s FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
Accession Number: 20170615–5036. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/17. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
Docket Numbers: ER17–1829–000. time on the specified comment date. send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Protests may be considered, but Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Inc. intervention is necessary to become a First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: party to the proceeding. The first page of any filing should
2491R5 Westar Energy, Inc. NITSA and eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
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include docket number P–1510–018.
NOA to be effective 9/1/2017. information relating to filing The Commission’s Rules of Practice
Filed Date: 6/15/17. requirements, interventions, protests, require all intervenors filing documents
Accession Number: 20170615–5039. service, and qualifying facilities filings with the Commission to serve a copy of
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/17. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ that document on each person on the
Docket Numbers: ER17–1830–000. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For official service list for the project.
Applicants: CXA Sundevil Holdco, other information, call (866) 208–3676 Further, if an intervenor files comments
Inc. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. or documents with the Commission

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relating to the merits of an issue that related to this or other pending projects. Description: Second Supplement to
may affect the responsibilities of a For assistance, contact FERC Online December 22, 2016 Triennial Market
particular resource agency, they must Support. Power Update for the Northeast Region
also serve a copy of the document on o. Scoping Process of New Brunswick Energy Marketing
that resource agency. The Commission staff intends to Corporation.
k. This application is not ready for prepare a single Environmental Filed Date: 6/20/17.
environmental analysis at this time. Assessment (EA) for the Kaukauna City Accession Number: 20170620–5102.
l. The existing Kaukauna City Plant Plant Hydroelectric Project in Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/17.
Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A accordance with the National Docket Numbers: ER17–1869–000.
3,527-foot-long, 14-foot-high dam that Environmental Policy Act. The EA will Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
includes: (a) A 930-foot-long, 14-foot- consider both site-specific and Inc.
high rubble masonry retaining wall cumulative environmental impacts and Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
section (left forebay dam) with a reasonable alternatives to the proposed 607R31 Westar Energy, Inc. NITSA NOA
remnant concrete headwall structure action. to be effective 6/1/2017.
and a trash sluice; (b) a 92-foot-long, Commission staff does not propose to Filed Date: 6/20/17.
47.5-foot-high concrete intake and conduct any on-site scoping meetings at Accession Number: 20170620–5028.
powerhouse section; (c) a 365-foot-long, this time. Instead, we are soliciting Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/17.
20-foot-high rubble masonry retaining comments, recommendations, and
wall section (right forebay dam) with a Docket Numbers: ER17–1870–000.
information, on Scoping Document 1 Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
masonry abutment section and a (SD1) issued on June 20, 2017.
concrete gravity section with a trash Inc.
Copies of SD1 outlining the subject Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
sluice; (d) a 66-foot-long gated spillway areas to be addressed in the EA were
section with two 30-foot-wide, 8.8-foot- 2562R5 Kansas Municipal Energy
distributed to the parties on the Agency NITSA and NOA to be effective
high spillway gates; and (e) a 2,074-foot- Commission’s mailing list and the
long, 10-foot-high overflow spillway 9/1/2017.
applicant’s distribution list. Copies of Filed Date: 6/20/17.
section that includes a 1,305-foot-long SD1 may be viewed on the web at
concrete ogee section, a 75-foot-long Accession Number: 20170620–5076.
http://www.ferc.gov using the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/17.
natural rock section, a 125-foot-long ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
concrete gravity section, and a 569-foot- number excluding the last three digits in Docket Numbers: ER17–1871–000.
long concrete gravity section; (2) a 19- the docket number field to access the Applicants: Bayshore Solar B, LLC.
acre 1.5-mile-long impoundment with a document. For assistance, call 1–866– Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
normal maximum elevation of 629.0 208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Bayshore Solar B, LLC MBR Tariff to be
above mean seal level; (3) an intake effective 8/20/2017.
structure with two head gates and two Dated: June 20, 2017. Filed Date: 6/20/17.
25-foot-high, 88-foot-long trashracks Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Accession Number: 20170620–5077.
with 5 inch clear-bar spacing; (4) a 92- Deputy Secretary. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/17.
foot-long, 47.5-foot-high concrete and [FR Doc. 2017–13270 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am] Docket Numbers: ER17–1872–000.
brick powerhouse containing two 2.4- BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Applicants: New York Independent
megawatt (MW) turbine-generator units System Operator, Inc., Niagara Mohawk
for a total capacity of 4.8 MW; (5) a 440- Power Corporation.
foot-wide, 49-foot-deep, 1,200-foot-long DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 205
excavated tailrace; (6) two 68-foot-long, Bethlehem LGIA SA 2341 among
2.4-kilovolt generator leads that connect Federal Energy Regulatory
NYISO, NMPC, PSEG to be effective 6/
the turbine-generator units to the Commission
7/2017.
regional distribution line; and (7) Filed Date: 6/20/17.
appurtenant facilities. Combined Notice of Filings #2
Accession Number: 20170620–5083.
Kaukauna Utilities operates the Take notice that the Commission Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/17.
project in a run-of-river mode with an received the following electric rate
annual average generation of Docket Numbers: ER17–1873–000.
filings: Applicants: Public Service Company
approximately 29,704 megawatt-hours.
Docket Numbers: ER10–2290–005. of Colorado.
Kaukauna Utilities is not proposing any
Applicants: Avista Corporation. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
new project facilities or changes in
Description: Fourth Amendment to PSCo-WAPA-Brlngtn Bndry Mtr–402–
project operation.
m. A copy of the application is June 30, 2016 Triennial Market Power 0.1.0 to be effective 6/21/2017.
available for review at the Commission Update for the Northwest Region of Filed Date: 6/20/17.
in the Public Reference Room or may be Avista Corporation. Accession Number: 20170620–5107.
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at Filed Date: 6/20/17. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/17.
http://www.ferc.gov using the Accession Number: 20170620–5097. The filings are accessible in the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/17. Commission’s eLibrary system by
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in Docket Numbers: ER10–2507–013. clicking on the links or querying the
the docket number field to address the Applicants: Westar Energy, Inc. docket number.
Description: Notice of Non-Material Any person desiring to intervene or
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document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support. A copy is available for Change in Status of Westar Energy, Inc. protest in any of the above proceedings
inspection and reproduction at the Filed Date: 6/20/17. must file in accordance with Rules 211
address in item h above. Accession Number: 20170620–5091. and 214 of the Commission’s
n. You may also register online at Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/17. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Docket Numbers: ER14–225–004. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
esubscription.asp to be notified via Applicants: New Brunswick Energy time on the specified comment date.
email of new filings and issuances Marketing Corporation. Protests may be considered, but

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82 FR 28846 - Kaukauna Utilities; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission