83 FR 55882 - City of River Falls; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 217 (November 8, 2018)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10489-016]


City of River Falls; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of 
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and 
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study 
Requests

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
a New License for Junction Falls Development and Decommission of Powell 
Falls Development, and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project No.: 10489-016.
    c. Dated Filed: August 30, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: City of River Falls, Municipal Utilities.
    e. Name of Project: River Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kinnickinnic River in the City of River Falls 
in Pierce County, Wisconsin. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Kevin Westhuis, Utility Director of 
the City of River Falls Municipal Utilities; [email protected] 
(preferred contact) or (715) 426-3442.
    i. FERC Contact: Shana Wiseman at (202) 502-8736 or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in paragraph o below. Cooperating agencies should 
note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the 
preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 
FERC 61,076 (2001).
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402 and (b) the State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic 
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating the City of River Falls as 
the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. The City of River Falls filed with the Commission a Pre-
Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and 
schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website 
(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 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and 
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. 
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to 
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD 
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and 
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits 
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
all documents 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]. 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-10489-016.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: 
Comments on Pre-Application Document, Study Requests, Comments on 
Scoping Document 1, Request for Cooperating Agency Status, or 
Communications to and from Commission Staff. Any individual or entity 
interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or SD1, 
and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by December 28, 
2018.
    p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, the meetings listed 
below will satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of 
whether an EA or EIS is issued by the Commission.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the times and places noted below. The daytime meeting 
will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental 
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for 
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested

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individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the 
meetings, and to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as 
well as the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the 
environmental document. The times and locations of these meetings are 
as follows:

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date and Time: Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: River Falls City Hall Training Room, 222 Lewis Street, 
River Falls, WI 54022, (715) 425-0900.

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date and Time: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.
    Location: River Falls City Hall Council Chambers, 222 Lewis Street, 
River Falls, WI 54022, (715) 425-0900.
    SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the 
environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on 
the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the 
scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov, 
using the eLibrary link. Follow the directions for accessing 
information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a 
Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised 
process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified 
through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an 
Environmental Site Review of the project on Thursday, November 15, 
2018, starting at 1:00 p.m. All participants should meet at the Old 
Power Plant at Junction Falls dam, 401 S. Winter Street, River Falls, 
WI 54022. If you plan to attend the environmental site review, please 
contact Mr. Kevin Westhuis, Utility Director of the City of River Falls 
Municipal Utilities, at [email protected] (preferred contact) or 
(715) 426-3442 on or before Friday, November 9, 2018, and indicate how 
many participants will be attending with you. The City of River Falls' 
safety policies require that all environmental site review participants 
wear sturdy footwear; no open toe, sandals, high heels, etc.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the 
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource 
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and 
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and 
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that 
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's 
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of 
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and 
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or 
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an 
environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues 
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are 
included in paragraph n of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed 
in the public records of the project.

    Dated: October 25, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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The above-referenced meeting is open g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of related to this or other pending projects.
to stakeholders. the Commission’s Regulations. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Further information may be found at: h. Potential Applicant Contact: Kevin Support.
http://www.nyiso.com/public/ Westhuis, Utility Director of the City of o. With this notice, we are soliciting
committees/documents.jsp?com=bic_ River Falls Municipal Utilities; comments on the PAD and
espwg&directory=2018-11-16. kwesthuis@rfcity.org (preferred contact) Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1
or (715) 426–3442. (SD1), as well as study requests. All
NYISO Management Committee i. FERC Contact: Shana Wiseman at comments on the PAD and SD1, and
Meeting (202) 502–8736 or email at study requests should be sent to the
November 28, 2018, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 shana.wiseman@ferc.gov. address above in paragraph h. In
p.m. (EST) j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, addition, all comments on the PAD and
local, and tribal agencies with SD1, study requests, requests for
The above-referenced meeting will be
jurisdiction and/or special expertise cooperating agency status, and all
via web conference and teleconference.
The above-referenced meeting is open with respect to environmental issues communications to and from
to stakeholders. that wish to cooperate in the Commission staff related to the merits of
Further information may be found at: preparation of the environmental the potential application must be filed
http://www.nyiso.com/public/ document should follow the with the Commission.
committees/documents.jsp? instructions for filing such requests The Commission strongly encourages
com=mc&directory=2018-11-28. described in paragraph o below. electronic filing. Please file all
The discussions at the meetings Cooperating agencies should note the documents using the Commission’s
described above may address matters at Commission’s policy that agencies that eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/
issue in the following proceedings: cooperate in the preparation of the docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
New York Independent System environmental document cannot also submit brief comments up to 6,000
Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER15–2059. intervene. See 94 FERC 61,076 (2001). characters, without prior registration,
New York Independent System k. With this notice, we are initiating using the eComment system at http://
Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER17–2327. informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
For more information, contact James Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA ecomment.asp. You must include your
Eason, Office of Energy Market Fisheries under section 7 of the name and contact information at the end
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Endangered Species Act and the joint of your comments. For assistance,
Commission at (202) 502–8622 or agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR please contact FERC Online Support at
James.Eason@ferc.gov. part 402 and (b) the State Historic FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of
Dated: November 2, 2018.
Preservation Officer, as required by electronic filing, please send a paper
section 106, National Historic copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
Kimberly D. Bose,
Preservation Act, and the implementing Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
Secretary.
regulations of the Advisory Council on NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first
[FR Doc. 2018–24451 Filed 11–7–18; 8:45 am] Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. page of any filing should include docket
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P l. With this notice, we are designating number P–10489–016.
the City of River Falls as the All filings with the Commission must
Commission’s non-federal bear the appropriate heading: Comments
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY representative for carrying out informal on Pre-Application Document, Study
Federal Energy Regulatory consultation, pursuant to section 7 of Requests, Comments on Scoping
Commission the Endangered Species Act and section Document 1, Request for Cooperating
106 of the National Historic Agency Status, or Communications to
[Project No. 10489–016] Preservation Act. and from Commission Staff. Any
m. The City of River Falls filed with individual or entity interested in
City of River Falls; Notice of Intent To the Commission a Pre-Application submitting study requests, commenting
File License Application, Filing of Pre- Document (PAD; including a proposed on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
Application Document (PAD), process plan and schedule), pursuant to requesting cooperating status must do so
Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s by December 28, 2018.
and Scoping; Request for Comments regulations. p. Although our current intent is to
on the Pad and Scoping Document, n. A copy of the PAD is available for prepare an environmental assessment
and Identification of Issues and review at the Commission in the Public (EA), there is the possibility that an
Associated Study Requests Reference Room or may be viewed on Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to the Commission’s website (http:// will be required. Nevertheless, the
File License Application for a New www.ferc.gov), using the eLibrary link. meetings listed below will satisfy the
License for Junction Falls Development Enter the docket number, excluding the NEPA scoping requirements,
and Decommission of Powell Falls last three digits in the docket number irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is
Development, and Commencing Pre- field to access the document. For issued by the Commission.
filing Process. assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ Scoping Meetings
b. Project No.: 10489–016.
c. Dated Filed: August 30, 2018. ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or Commission staff will hold two
d. Submitted By: City of River Falls, (202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
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Municipal Utilities. available for inspection and project at the times and places noted
e. Name of Project: River Falls reproduction at the address in below. The daytime meeting will focus
Hydroelectric Project. paragraph h. on resource agency, Indian tribes, and
f. Location: On the Kinnickinnic River Register online at http:// non-governmental organization
in the City of River Falls in Pierce www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ concerns, while the evening meeting is
County, Wisconsin. The project does not esubscription.asp to be notified via primarily for receiving input from the
occupy federal lands. email of new filing and issuances public. We invite all interested

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individuals, organizations, and agencies and study needs; (4) review and discuss requires the Commission to take into
to attend one or both of the meetings, the process plan and schedule for pre- account the environmental impacts that
and to assist staff in identifying filing activity that incorporates the time could result from its action whenever it
particular study needs, as well as the frames provided for in Part 5 of the considers the issuance of a Certificate of
scope of environmental issues to be Commission’s regulations and, to the Public Convenience and Necessity.
addressed in the environmental extent possible, maximizes coordination NEPA also requires the Commission to
document. The times and locations of of federal, state, and tribal permitting discover concerns the public may have
these meetings are as follows: and certification processes; and (5) about proposals. This process is referred
discuss the appropriateness of any to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the
Evening Scoping Meeting scoping process is to focus the analysis
federal or state agency or Indian tribe
Date and Time: Thursday, November acting as a cooperating agency for in the EA on the important
15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. development of an environmental environmental issues. By this notice, the
Location: River Falls City Hall document. Commission requests public comments
Training Room, 222 Lewis Street, River Meeting participants should come on the scope of the issues to address in
Falls, WI 54022, (715) 425–0900. prepared to discuss their issues and/or the EA. To ensure that your comments
Daytime Scoping Meeting concerns. Please review the PAD in are timely and properly recorded, please
preparation for the scoping meetings. submit your comments so that the
Date and Time: Friday, November 16, Directions on how to obtain a copy of Commission receives them in
2018 at 9:00 a.m. the PAD and SD1 are included in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 pm
Location: River Falls City Hall paragraph n of this document. Eastern Time on December 3, 2018.
Council Chambers, 222 Lewis Street, You can make a difference by
River Falls, WI 54022, (715) 425–0900. Meeting Procedures submitting your specific comments or
SD1, which outlines the subject areas The meetings will be recorded by a concerns about the project. Your
to be addressed in the environmental stenographer and will be placed in the comments should focus on the potential
document, was mailed to the public records of the project. environmental effects, reasonable
individuals and entities on the alternatives, and measures to avoid or
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of Dated: October 25, 2018.
lessen environmental impacts. Your
SD1 will be available at the scoping Kimberly D. Bose, input will help the Commission staff
meetings, or may be viewed on the web Secretary. determine what issues they need to
at http://www.ferc.gov, using the [FR Doc. 2018–24453 Filed 11–7–18; 8:45 am] evaluate in the EA. Commission staff
eLibrary link. Follow the directions for BILLING CODE 6717–01–P will consider all filed comments during
accessing information in paragraph n. the preparation of the EA.
Based on all oral and written comments, If you sent comments on this project
a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY to the Commission before the opening of
issued. SD2 may include a revised this docket on September 14, 2018, you
process plan and schedule, as well as a Federal Energy Regulatory will need to file those comments in
list of issues, identified through the Commission Docket No. CP18–548–000 to ensure
scoping process. [Docket No. CP18–548–000] they are considered as part of this
proceeding.
Environmental Site Review This notice is being sent to the
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company;
The potential applicant and Notice of Intent To Prepare an Commission’s current environmental
Commission staff will conduct an Environmental Assessment for the mailing list for this project. State and
Environmental Site Review of the Proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway local government representatives should
project on Thursday, November 15, Project, Request for Comments on notify their constituents of this
2018, starting at 1:00 p.m. All Environmental Issues, Notice of Public proposed project and encourage them to
participants should meet at the Old Scoping Session, and Notice of Onsite comment on their areas of concern.
Power Plant at Junction Falls dam, 401 Review If you are a landowner receiving this
S. Winter Street, River Falls, WI 54022. notice, a pipeline company
If you plan to attend the environmental The staff of the Federal Energy representative may contact you about
site review, please contact Mr. Kevin Regulatory Commission (FERC or the acquisition of an easement to
Westhuis, Utility Director of the City of Commission) will prepare an construct, operate, and maintain the
River Falls Municipal Utilities, at environmental assessment (EA) that will proposed facilities. The company would
kwesthuis@rfcity.org (preferred contact) discuss the environmental impacts of seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
or (715) 426–3442 on or before Friday, the Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project easement agreement. You are not
November 9, 2018, and indicate how involving construction and operation of required to enter into an agreement.
many participants will be attending facilities by Eastern Shore Natural Gas However, if the Commission approves
with you. The City of River Falls’ safety Company (Eastern Shore) in Kent and the project, that approval conveys with
policies require that all environmental Sussex Counties, Delaware, and it the right of eminent domain.
site review participants wear sturdy Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Therefore, if you and the company do
footwear; no open toe, sandals, high Maryland. The Commission will use not reach an easement agreement, the
heels, etc. this EA in its decision-making process pipeline company could initiate
to determine whether the project is in condemnation proceedings in court. In
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Meeting Objectives the public convenience and necessity. such instances, compensation would be
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) This notice announces the opening of determined by a judge in accordance
Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review the scoping process the Commission with state law.
and discuss existing conditions and will use to gather input from the public Eastern Shore provided landowners
resource management objectives; (3) and interested agencies about issues with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC
review and discuss existing information regarding the project. The National entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
and identify preliminary information Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Facility On My Land? What Do I Need

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83 FR 55882 - City of River Falls; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 217 (November 8, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission