83 FR 40029 - City of Gonzales; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-17306 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 40029-40030] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-17306] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2960-006] City of Gonzales; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Subsequent License. b. Project No.: 2960-006. c. Date Filed: July 27, 2018. d. Applicant: City of Gonzales. e. Name of Project: Gonzales Hydroelectric Project (Gonzales Project). f. Location: The existing project is located at river mile 167 on the Guadalupe River in the City of Gonzales, in Gonzales County, Texas. 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: Tim Patek, Superintendent of Public Works, City of Gonzales, 1920 St. Joseph Street, Gonzales, TX 78629; Telephone (830) 672-3192; tpatek@gonzales.texas.gov. i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at (202) 502-8340, or at rachel.mcnamara@ferc.gov. j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. k. Project Description: The Gonzales Project consists of: (1) A 15- foot-high, 258-foot-long, concrete Ambursen dam with a 178-foot-long ogee-type spillway; (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 300 acres and a storage capacity of 1,400 acre-feet; (3) an intake structure comprised of six wooden water control gates; (4) an 80-foot-long, 20- foot-wide brick powerhouse containing three generating units with a total capacity of 1,140 kilowatts; (5) two 50-foot-long underground 5- kilovolt cables to a step-up transformer; and (6) an above-ground transmission line connecting the step-up transformer to a distribution line near the access road to the project. The Gonzales Project is a conventional project generating 1,314 megawatt-hours of electricity annually. The project is operated as a run-of-river facility with no impoundment fluctuation. When flows exceed the minimum flow requirement of 200 cubic feet per second (cfs) and a minimum of 9 feet of head height is achieved, generation can commence. When flows exceed the combined capacity of all three turbines (1,161 cfs), excess flows are passed over the spillway dam. l. 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 website 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@ferc.gov, or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY at (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h. 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. [[Page 40030]] m. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Milestone Target Date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for October 2018. Environmental Analysis. Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms December 2018. and conditions, and fishway prescriptions. Commission issues EA.......................... April 2019. Comments on EA................................ May 2019. Modified Terms and Conditions................. July 2019. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ n. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: August 6, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-17306 Filed 8-10-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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result in any impact on certificated provide copies of their protests only to f. Location: The existing project is
capacity on its system or in a reduction the party or parties directly involved in located at river mile 167 on the
in firm service to existing customers of the protest. Guadalupe River in the City of
Texas Eastern. Persons who wish to comment only Gonzales, in Gonzales County, Texas.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the on the environmental review of this The project does not affect federal lands.
Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9), project should submit an original and g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
within 90 days of this Notice, the two copies of their comments to the Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
Commission staff will either: complete Secretary of the Commission. h. Applicant Contact: Tim Patek,
its environmental assessment (EA) and Environmental commentors will be Superintendent of Public Works, City of
place it into the Commission’s public placed on the Commission’s Gonzales, 1920 St. Joseph Street,
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding or environmental mailing list, will receive Gonzales, TX 78629; Telephone (830)
issue a Notice of Schedule for copies of the environmental documents, 672–3192; tpatek@gonzales.texas.gov.
Environmental Review. If a Notice of and will be notified of meetings i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at
Schedule for Environmental Review is associated with the Commission’s (202) 502–8340, or at
issued, it will indicate, among other environmental review process. rachel.mcnamara@ferc.gov.
milestones, the anticipated date for the Environmental commentors will not be j. This application is not ready for
Commission staff’s issuance of the final required to serve copies of filed environmental analysis at this time.
environmental impact statement (FEIS) documents on all other parties. k. Project Description: The Gonzales
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the However, the non-party commentors Project consists of: (1) A 15-foot-high,
EA in the Commission’s public record will not receive copies of all documents 258-foot-long, concrete Ambursen dam
for this proceeding or the issuance of a filed by other parties or issued by the with a 178-foot-long ogee-type spillway;
Notice of Schedule will serve to notify Commission (except for the mailing of (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 300
federal and state agencies of the timing environmental documents issued by the acres and a storage capacity of 1,400
for the completion of all necessary Commission) and will not have the right acre-feet; (3) an intake structure
reviews, and the subsequent need to to seek court review of the comprised of six wooden water control
complete all federal authorizations Commission’s final order. gates; (4) an 80-foot-long, 20-foot-wide
within 90 days of the date of issuance The Commission strongly encourages brick powerhouse containing three
of the Commission staff’s FEIS or EA. electronic filings of comments, protests generating units with a total capacity of
There are two ways to become and interventions in lieu of paper using 1,140 kilowatts; (5) two 50-foot-long
involved in the Commission’s review of the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// underground 5-kilovolt cables to a step-
this project. First, any person wishing to www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file up transformer; and (6) an above-ground
obtain legal status by becoming a party electronically should submit original transmission line connecting the step-
to the proceedings for this project and five copies of the protest or up transformer to a distribution line
should, on or before the comment date intervention to the Federal Energy near the access road to the project. The
stated below, file with the Federal Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street Gonzales Project is a conventional
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 NE, Washington, DC 20426. project generating 1,314 megawatt-hours
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern of electricity annually.
a motion to intervene in accordance Time on August 28, 2018. The project is operated as a run-of-
with the requirements of the river facility with no impoundment
Dated: August 7, 2018.
Commission’s Rules of Practice and fluctuation. When flows exceed the
Kimberly D. Bose, minimum flow requirement of 200 cubic
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Secretary. feet per second (cfs) and a minimum of
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party [FR Doc. 2018–17289 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 9 feet of head height is achieved,
status will be placed on the service list BILLING CODE 6717–01–P generation can commence. When flows
maintained by the Secretary of the exceed the combined capacity of all
Commission and will receive copies of three turbines (1,161 cfs), excess flows
all documents filed by the applicant and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY are passed over the spillway dam.
by all other parties. A party must submit l. A copy of the application is
Federal Energy Regulatory available for review at the Commission
five copies of filings made with the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in [Project No. 2960–006] viewed on the Commission’s website at
the proceeding. Only parties to the http://www.ferc.gov, using the
proceeding can ask for court review of City of Gonzales; Notice of Application ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
Commission orders in the proceeding. Tendered for Filing With the number, excluding the last three digits
However, a person does not have to Commission and Establishing in the docket number field, to access the
intervene in order to have comments Procedural Schedule for Licensing and document. For assistance, contact FERC
considered. The second way to Deadline for Submission of Final Online Support at
participate is by filing with the Amendments FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or toll
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as Take notice that the following free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY at
possible, an original and two copies of hydroelectric application has been filed (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
comments in support of or in opposition with the Commission and is available for inspection and reproduction at the
to this project. The Commission will
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for public inspection. address in paragraph h.
consider these comments in a. Type of Application: Subsequent You may also register online at http://
determining the appropriate action to be License. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
taken, but the filing of a comment alone b. Project No.: 2960–006. esubscription.asp to be notified via
will not serve to make the filer a party c. Date Filed: July 27, 2018. email of new filings and issuances
to the proceeding. The Commission’s d. Applicant: City of Gonzales. related to this or other pending projects.
rules require that persons filing e. Name of Project: Gonzales For assistance, contact FERC Online
comments in opposition to the project Hydroelectric Project (Gonzales Project). Support.
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m. Procedural Schedule: The Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
application will be processed according schedule will be made as appropriate.
to the following preliminary Hydro
Milestone Target Date
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis .................................................................................. October 2018.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions ............................................... December 2018.
Commission issues EA ...................................................................................................................................................... April 2019.
Comments on EA ............................................................................................................................................................... May 2019.
Modified Terms and Conditions ......................................................................................................................................... July 2019.
n. Final amendments to the You may also register online at http:// with the Commission and is available
application must be filed with the www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ for public inspection.
Commission no later than 30 days from esubscription.asp to be notified via a. Type of Application: Major License.
the issuance date of the notice of ready email of new filings and issuances b. Project No.: 619–164.
for environmental analysis. related to this or other pending projects. c. Date filed: December 12, 2016.
For assistance, contact FERC Online d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric
Dated: August 6, 2018. Company (PG&E) and City of Santa
Kimberly D. Bose,
Support.
Any comments should be filed within Clara, California.
Secretary. 30 days from the date of this notice. e. Name of Project: Bucks Creek
[FR Doc. 2018–17306 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] The Commission strongly encourages Hydroelectric Project.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P electronic filing. Please file comments f. Location: The Bucks Creek Project
using the Commission’s eFiling system is located on Bucks, Grizzly, and Milk
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Ranch Creeks in Plumas County,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY efiling.asp. Commenters can submit California. Portions of the project are
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, located within the Plumas National
Federal Energy Regulatory Forest.
without prior registration, using the
Commission g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
eComment system at http://
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
[Project No. 1510–018] h. Applicant Contact: Alan Soneda,
ecomment.asp. You must include your PG&E, Mail Code N13C, P. 0. Box
City of Kaukauna, Wisconsin; Notice of name and contact information at the end 770000, San Francisco, California
Availability of Environmental of your comments. For assistance, 94177–0001; (415) 973–4054.
Assessment please contact FERC Online Support. In i. FERC Contact: Alan Mitchnick at
lieu of electronic filing, please send a (202) 502–6074 or alan.mitchnick@
In accordance with the National paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy ferc.gov.
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street j. Deadline for filing motions to
the Federal Energy Regulatory NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first intervene and protests, comments,
Commission’s (Commission) page of any filing should include docket recommendations, preliminary terms
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office number P–1510–018. and conditions, and preliminary
of Energy Projects has reviewed the For further information, contact Erin prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance
application for a new license for the Kimsey at (202) 502–8621 or by email at date of this notice; reply comments are
Kaukauna Hydro Project, located on the erin.kimsey@ferc.gov. due 105 days from the issuance date of
Lower Fox River, in the City of Dated: August 7, 2018. this notice.
Kaukauna, Outagamie County, Kimberly D. Bose, The Commission strongly encourages
Wisconsin, and has prepared an electronic filing. Please file motions to
Secretary.
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the intervene, protests, comments,
[FR Doc. 2018–17290 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am]
project. recommendations, preliminary terms
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
The EA contains staff’s analysis of the and conditions, and preliminary
potential environmental impacts of the fishway prescriptions using the
project and concludes that licensing the Commission’s eFiling system at http://
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
project, with appropriate environmental www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
protective measures, would not Federal Energy Regulatory Commenters can submit brief comments
constitute a major federal action that Commission up to 6,000 characters, without prior
would significantly affect the quality of registration, using the eComment system
the human environment. [Project No. 619–164]
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
A copy of the EA is available for ecomment.asp. You must include your
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and
review at the Commission in the Public name and contact information at the end
City of Santa Clara, California; Notice
Reference Room or may be viewed on of your comments. For assistance,
of Application Accepted for Filing,
the Commission’s website at http:// please contact FERC Online Support at
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
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Protests, Ready for Environmental FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
Enter the docket number excluding the 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
last three digits in the docket number (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
field to access the document. For send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
and Conditions, and Preliminary
assistance, contact FERC Online Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Fishway Prescriptions
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or Take notice that the following The first page of any filing should
(202) 502–8659 (TTY). hydroelectric application has been filed include docket number P–619–164.
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