City of Kaukauna, WI; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 53553-53554 [E7-18438]
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Filed Date: 09/04/2007.
Accession Number: 20070906–0136.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, September 25, 2007.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211
and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date. It
is not necessary to separately intervene
again in a subdocket related to a
compliance filing if you have previously
intervened in the same docket. Protests
will be considered by the Commission
in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make
protestants parties to the proceeding.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or
protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. In reference
to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on
or before the comment deadline need
not be served on persons other than the
Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First St., NE., Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above proceedings
are accessible in the Commission’s
eLibrary system by clicking on the
appropriate link in the above list. They
are also available for review in the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that
enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added
to a subscribed dockets(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online
service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
[Project Nos. 12495–000, 12619–000, 12621–
000]
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Acting Deputy Secretary.
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Cascade Creek LLC; Notice of Intent
To File License Application, Filing of
Pre-Application Document, and
Approving Use of the Alternative
Licensing Procedures
September 13, 2007.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Alternative Licensing
Procedures.
b. Project Nos.: 12495, 12619, and
12621.
c. Dated Filed: August 3, 2007.
d. Submitted By: Cascade Creek LLC.
e. Name of Projects: Cascade Creek,
Ruth Lake, and Scenery Lake
Hydroelectric Projects.
f. Location: The Cascade Creek Project
would be located on Swan Lake and
Cascade Creek; the Ruth Lake Project
would be located on Ruth Lake and
Delta Creek; and Scenery Lake would be
located on Scenery Lake and Scenery
Creek. All three projects would be
located in Petersburg-Wrangle Borough,
Alaska, within the Tongass National
Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3(b)(2)
of the Commission’s regulations
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Steven C.
Marmon, Cascade Creek, LLC, 3633
Alderwood Avenue, Bellingham, WA
98225; phone: (360) 738–9999.
i. FERC Contact: David Turner at
(202) 502–6091; or e-mail at
david.turner@ferc.gov.
j. Cascade Creek LLC filed its request
to use the Alternative Licensing
Procedures on August 3, 2007. Cascade
Creek LLC provided public notice of its
request on August 9, 2007. In a letter
dated September 13, 2007, the Director
of the Office of Energy Projects
approved Cascade Creek LLC’s request
to use the Alternative Licensing
Procedures.
k. Cascade Creek LLC filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including
a proposed process plan and schedule)
with the Commission, pursuant to 18
CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s
regulations.
l. 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 Web site (https://
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
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Online Support at
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in paragraph h.
m. Register online at https://ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related
to this or other pending projects. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No.: 2677–019]
City of Kaukauna, WI; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission, Soliciting Additional
Study Requests, and Establishing
Procedural Schedule for Relicensing
and a Deadline for Submission of Final
Amendments
September 12, 2007.
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.: 2677–019.
c. Date Filed: August 29, 2007.
d. Applicant: City of Kaukauna,
Wisconsin.
e. Name of Project: Badger-Rapide
Croche Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Fox River in
Outagamie County, near the city of
Kaukauna, Wisconsin. 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: Mike Pedersen,
Kaukauna Utilities, 777 Island Street,
P.O. Box 1777, Kaukauna, WI 54130–
7077, 920–462–0220, or Arie DeWaal,
Mead & Hunt, Inc., 6501 Watts Road,
Madison, WI 53719, 608–273–6380.
i. FERC Contact: John Smith (202)
502–8972 or john.smith@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating Agencies: We are
asking Federal, state, local, and tribal
agencies with jurisdiction and/or
special expertise with respect to
environmental issues to cooperate with
us in the preparation of the
environmental document. Agencies who
would like to request cooperating status
should follow the instructions for filing
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such requests described in item l 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. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
person believes that an additional
scientific study should be conducted in
order to form an adequate factual basis
for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 60 days from
the date of filing of the application, and
serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating
agency status: October 29, 2007.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Additional study requests and
requests for cooperating agency status
may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
m. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. The existing project works consists
of the following two developments:
The existing Badger Development
utilizes the head created by the 22-foothigh Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
Kaukauna dam and consists of: (1) A
2,100-foot-long, 100-foot-wide power
canal that bifurcates into a 260-footlong, 200-foot-wide canal and a 250foot-long, 80-foot-wide canal leading to;
(2) the Old Badger powerhouse
containing two 1,000-kilowatt (kW)
generating units for a total installed
capacity of 2,000 kW; and (3) the New
Badger powerhouse containing two
1,800-kilowatt (kW) generating units for
a total installed capacity of 3,600 kW;
and (4) appurtenant facilities.
The existing Rapide Croche
Development utilizes the head created
by the 20-foot-high Corps Rapide Croche
dam, located approximately 4.5 miles
downstream from the Badger
Development and consists of: (1) A
powerhouse, located on the south end of
the dam, containing four 600-kW
generating units for a total installed
capacity of 2,400 kW; (2) the 5-milelong, 12-kV transmission line; and (3)
appurtenant facilities.
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The proposed project would include
decommissioning the Old Badger and
New Badger plants and constructing a
new 7-MW powerhouse about 150 feet
upstream from the existing New Badger
plant site. Proposed project works
would consist of: (1) A modified power
canal leading to; (2) a new powerhouse
with integral intake; and (3) two
identical 3.5-to 3.6-MW horizontal
Kaplan ‘‘S’’ type turbines. The Old
Badger development would be
converted to an alternative use. The
New Badger development would be
decommissioned, demolished, and
removed. The existing service road
would be demolished and removed. The
tailrace area associated with the existing
Old Badger development would be
filled with soil. A new service road
would be constructed over the filled
area. No significant changes are
proposed for the Rapide Croche
development.
The existing Badger and Rapide
Croche developments currently operate
in run-of-river mode and as proposed,
the new project would continue to
operate in a run-of-river mode.
o. 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
https://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 tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
e-mail of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
p. With this notice, we are initiating
consultation with the Wisconsin State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as
required by 106, National Historic
Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, 36 CFR at 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule and final
amendments: The application will be
processed according to the following
Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate. The Commission staff
proposes to issue one environmental
assessment (EA) rather than issue a draft
and a final EA. Comments, terms and
conditions, recommendations,
prescriptions, and reply comments, if
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any, will be addressed in an EA. Staff
intends to give at least 30 days for
entities to comment on the EA, and will
take into consideration all comments
received on the EA before final action is
taken on the license application. A more
detailed processing schedule will be
included in the next notice issued for
this project.
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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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[Project No. 12862–000]
FFP Project 5, LLC; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
September 12, 2007.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are
available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary
Permit.
b. Project No.: P–12862–000.
c. Date Filed: July 25, 2007.
d. Applicant: FFP Project 5, LLC.
e. Name of the Project: Twelve Mile
Point Project.
f. Location: The project would be
located on the Mississippi River in St.
Bernard and Orleans Parishes,
Louisiana. The project uses no dam or
impoundment.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicants Contact: Mr. Dan Irvin,
FFP Project 5, LLC, 69 Bridge Street,
Manchester, MA 01944, phone (978)
232–3536.
i. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis,
(202) 502–8735.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and motions to intervene: 60
days from the issuance date of this
notice.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. Comments, protests, and
interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No.: 2677-019]
City of Kaukauna, WI; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing
With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
September 12, 2007.
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.: 2677-019.
c. Date Filed: August 29, 2007.
d. Applicant: City of Kaukauna, Wisconsin.
e. Name of Project: Badger-Rapide Croche Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Fox River in Outagamie County, near the city of
Kaukauna, Wisconsin. 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: Mike Pedersen, Kaukauna Utilities, 777 Island
Street, P.O. Box 1777, Kaukauna, WI 54130-7077, 920-462-0220, or Arie
DeWaal, Mead & Hunt, Inc., 6501 Watts Road, Madison, WI 53719, 608-273-
6380.
i. FERC Contact: John Smith (202) 502-8972 or john.smith@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, state, local, and
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating
status should follow the instructions for filing
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such requests described in item l 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. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: October 29, 2007.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency
status may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
(https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The existing project works consists of the following two
developments:
The existing Badger Development utilizes the head created by the
22-foot-high Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Kaukauna dam and consists
of: (1) A 2,100-foot-long, 100-foot-wide power canal that bifurcates
into a 260-foot-long, 200-foot-wide canal and a 250-foot-long, 80-foot-
wide canal leading to; (2) the Old Badger powerhouse containing two
1,000-kilowatt (kW) generating units for a total installed capacity of
2,000 kW; and (3) the New Badger powerhouse containing two 1,800-
kilowatt (kW) generating units for a total installed capacity of 3,600
kW; and (4) appurtenant facilities.
The existing Rapide Croche Development utilizes the head created by
the 20-foot-high Corps Rapide Croche dam, located approximately 4.5
miles downstream from the Badger Development and consists of: (1) A
powerhouse, located on the south end of the dam, containing four 600-kW
generating units for a total installed capacity of 2,400 kW; (2) the 5-
mile-long, 12-kV transmission line; and (3) appurtenant facilities.
The proposed project would include decommissioning the Old Badger
and New Badger plants and constructing a new 7-MW powerhouse about 150
feet upstream from the existing New Badger plant site. Proposed project
works would consist of: (1) A modified power canal leading to; (2) a
new powerhouse with integral intake; and (3) two identical 3.5-to 3.6-
MW horizontal Kaplan ``S'' type turbines. The Old Badger development
would be converted to an alternative use. The New Badger development
would be decommissioned, demolished, and removed. The existing service
road would be demolished and removed. The tailrace area associated with
the existing Old Badger development would be filled with soil. A new
service road would be constructed over the filled area. No significant
changes are proposed for the Rapide Croche development.
The existing Badger and Rapide Croche developments currently
operate in run-of-river mode and as proposed, the new project would
continue to operate in a run-of-river mode.
o. 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 https://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 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR at 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule.
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. The Commission
staff proposes to issue one environmental assessment (EA) rather than
issue a draft and a final EA. Comments, terms and conditions,
recommendations, prescriptions, and reply comments, if any, will be
addressed in an EA. Staff intends to give at least 30 days for entities
to comment on the EA, and will take into consideration all comments
received on the EA before final action is taken on the license
application. A more detailed processing schedule will be included in
the next notice issued for this project.
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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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