Public Service Company of Colorado; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 40559-40560 [E8-16049]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 15, 2008 / Notices o. 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. [FR Doc. E8–16047 Filed 7–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. P–12589–001] Public Service Company of Colorado; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments July 8, 2008. 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–12589–001. c. Date Filed: June 25, 2008. d. Applicant: Public Service Company of Colorado. e. Name of Project: Tacoma Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on Cascade Creek, Little Cascade Creek and Elbert Creek in La Plata and San Juan Counties, Colorado. The Tacoma Project occupies 221 acres of the San Juan National Forest. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Randy Rhodes, Public Service Company of Colorado, 4653 Table Mountain Drive, Golden Colorado 80403; telephone (720) 497– 2123. i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502–6091 or via e-mail at david.turner@ferc.gov. j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. k. Project Description: The existing project consists of the following: (1) A 30-foot-long, 10-foot-high concrete diversion dam on Cascade Creek; (2) a 4,200-foot-long, 10-foot-diameter, semicircular, elevated wooden flume; (3) a 1,400-foot-long, 60-inch-diameter steel inverted siphon; (4) a 14,500-foot-long, 64-inch-diameter steel pipeline; (5) the open channel of Little Cascade Creek; (6) a 0.5-mile-long, 5-foot-deep lake (Columbine Lake) formed by a small, partially breached timber dam on Little Cascade Creek; (7) the open channel of Little Cascade Creek downstream of Columbine Lake; (8) the 4-acre Aspaas Lake; (9) a 274-foot-long, 27-foot-high, earth-filled Aspaas dam; (10) a 14-footwide, rock-cut open diversion channel that diverts flow from Aspaas Lake to Electra Lake; (11) the 800-acre Electra Lake; (12) a 140-foot-long, 20-foot-high, rock-filled, timber crib dam (Stagecoach dam) serving as the spillway for Electra Lake; (13) a 1,270-foot-long, 62-foothigh, rock-filled dam (Terminal dam), with an impermeable asphalt membrane on the upstream face and an asphaltpaved crest; (14) a 429-foot-long, 54inch-diameter steel pipe intake under the Terminal dam that leads project flows from Electra Lake to a valve vault; (15) the valve vault; (16) a 9,590-footlong, 66-inch-diameter welded steel penstock, with a 12-foot-diameter, 116foot-high surge tank; (17) a bifurcated penstock structure that diverts flow to a 2,050-foot-long, 30-inch-diameter welded steel penstock that enters the powerhouse and a 2,050-foot-long, 54inch diameter welded steel penstock that branches to a 46-inch diameter pipe immediately prior to entering the power house; (18) a 108-foot-long, 64-footwide, steel frame, brick powerhouse 40559 containing three generating units with a total installed capacity of 8 megawatts (MW); (19) a 44 kV substation adjacent to the powerhouse; and (20) appurtenant facilities. The project is operated both as a base-load plant and a peaking plant depending on the time of the year. The applicant proposes the following changes to project facilities: (1) project boundary modifications to reflect lands needed for project operations; (2) rehabilitation and addition of the 6-foot-high Canyon Creek diversion to supply potable water, emergency cooling water, and fire protection; (3) the addition of 4 MW turbine-generator (Unit 4); and (4) several recreation and environmental measures. l. Locations of the Application: 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 (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. m. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. For example, issuance of the Ready for Environmental Analysis Notice is based on the assumption that there will be no additional information. Date Application Deficiency Determination Letter and Issuance of Additional Information Requests (AIRs) .......................................... Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis ................................................................................................ Filing of Interventions, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions ..................................................... Reply Comments Due ...................................................................................................................................................................... Issuance of Draft EA ........................................................................................................................................................................ Comments on Draft EA Due ............................................................................................................................................................. Filing of Modified Terms and Conditions .......................................................................................................................................... Issuance of Final EA ........................................................................................................................................................................ mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Milestone July 2008. August 2008. October 2008. December 2008. January 2009. February 2009. April 2009. July 2009. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:01 Jul 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1 40560 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 15, 2008 / Notices o. 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. [FR Doc. E8–16049 Filed 7–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 459–229] Union Electric Company, dba AmerenUE; Notice of Application for Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES July 9, 2008. Take notice that Commission hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters. b. Project No: 459–229. c. Date Filed: June 23, 2008. d. Applicant: Union Electric Company, dba AmerenUE. e. Name of Project: Osage Project. f. Location: The proposal would be located at the Bella Sera Condominium community near mile marker 31.2+0.1 on the Osage Branch of the Lake of the Ozarks, in Camden County, Missouri. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeff Green, Shoreline Supervisor, Ameren UE, P.O. Box 993, Lake Ozark, MO 65049, (573) 365–9214. i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Isis Johnson, Telephone (202) 502–6346, and e-mail: Isis.Johnson@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests: August 11, 2008. 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. Please include the project number (P– 459–229) on any comments or motions filed. 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 instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission strongly encourages e-filings. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:01 Jul 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 k. Description of Request: Union Electric Company, dba AmerenUE (licensee) filed an application seeking Commission approval to grant permission to Irongate, LLC dba Bella Sera Condominiums to install three multi-slip boat docks on the Osage Branch of the Lake of the Ozarks. The three docks would include a total of 35 boat slips to serve the residents of the Bella Sera Condominium community. The applicant also proposes to provide electrical power to the slips. The proposed facilities would be floated into place and no dredging, fuel-dispensing, or sewage pumping facilities are proposed. l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission’s Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may also 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. 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, call 1–866–208–3372 or e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents—Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency’s comments must also be sent to the Applicant’s representatives. q. 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 instructions on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–16210 Filed 7–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13228–000] Wellesley Rosewood Maynard Mills LP; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications July 9, 2008. On May 19, 2008, Wellesley Rosewood Maynard Mills LP filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Clock Tower Place Hydroelectric Project, to be located on the Assabet River in the Maynard area of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The proposed project would consist of: (1) Two existing dams, the larger constructed of dry-laid, cut granite blocks, 9.5-foot-high and 170-foot-long and the smaller a masonry-faced embankment structure, respectively, for the upper and lower reservoirs which would have water surface elevations of 177 and 176 feet, MSL, a (2) proposed powerhouse containing one generating unit having a total installed capacity of 290 kilowatts, a (3) proposed 49-footlong penstock and twin 300-foot-long tailrace tunnels, a (4) 1,600-foot-long power canal leading to the gatehouse, (5) incorporation of an existing transformer to interconnect equipment with Clock Tower Place at 208y/120 volts, and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an annual energy generation of 1,241,000 kWh per year. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Buonato, President, Wellesley Rosewood Maynard Mills LLC, 12 Clock Tower Place, Suite 200, Maynard, MA 01754; phone: 978–823–8224. FERC Contact: Alyssa Dorval, 202–502–6735. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40559-40560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16049]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. P-12589-001]


Public Service Company of Colorado; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural 
Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

July 8, 2008.
    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-12589-001.
    c. Date Filed: June 25, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    e. Name of Project: Tacoma Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on Cascade Creek, 
Little Cascade Creek and Elbert Creek in La Plata and San Juan 
Counties, Colorado. The Tacoma Project occupies 221 acres of the San 
Juan National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Randy Rhodes, Public Service Company of 
Colorado, 4653 Table Mountain Drive, Golden Colorado 80403; telephone 
(720) 497-2123.
    i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091 or via e-mail at 
david.turner@ferc.gov.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Project Description: The existing project consists of the 
following: (1) A 30-foot-long, 10-foot-high concrete diversion dam on 
Cascade Creek; (2) a 4,200-foot-long, 10-foot-diameter, semi-circular, 
elevated wooden flume; (3) a 1,400-foot-long, 60-inch-diameter steel 
inverted siphon; (4) a 14,500-foot-long, 64-inch-diameter steel 
pipeline; (5) the open channel of Little Cascade Creek; (6) a 0.5-mile-
long, 5-foot-deep lake (Columbine Lake) formed by a small, partially 
breached timber dam on Little Cascade Creek; (7) the open channel of 
Little Cascade Creek downstream of Columbine Lake; (8) the 4-acre 
Aspaas Lake; (9) a 274-foot-long, 27-foot-high, earth-filled Aspaas 
dam; (10) a 14-foot-wide, rock-cut open diversion channel that diverts 
flow from Aspaas Lake to Electra Lake; (11) the 800-acre Electra Lake; 
(12) a 140-foot-long, 20-foot-high, rock-filled, timber crib dam 
(Stagecoach dam) serving as the spillway for Electra Lake; (13) a 
1,270-foot-long, 62-foot-high, rock-filled dam (Terminal dam), with an 
impermeable asphalt membrane on the upstream face and an asphalt-paved 
crest; (14) a 429-foot-long, 54-inch-diameter steel pipe intake under 
the Terminal dam that leads project flows from Electra Lake to a valve 
vault; (15) the valve vault; (16) a 9,590-foot-long, 66-inch-diameter 
welded steel penstock, with a 12-foot-diameter, 116-foot-high surge 
tank; (17) a bifurcated penstock structure that diverts flow to a 
2,050-foot-long, 30-inch-diameter welded steel penstock that enters the 
powerhouse and a 2,050-foot-long, 54-inch diameter welded steel 
penstock that branches to a 46-inch diameter pipe immediately prior to 
entering the power house; (18) a 108-foot-long, 64-foot-wide, steel 
frame, brick powerhouse containing three generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 8 megawatts (MW); (19) a 44 kV substation 
adjacent to the powerhouse; and (20) appurtenant facilities. The 
project is operated both as a base-load plant and a peaking plant 
depending on the time of the year. The applicant proposes the following 
changes to project facilities: (1) project boundary modifications to 
reflect lands needed for project operations; (2) rehabilitation and 
addition of the 6-foot-high Canyon Creek diversion to supply potable 
water, emergency cooling water, and fire protection; (3) the addition 
of 4 MW turbine-generator (Unit 4); and (4) several recreation and 
environmental measures.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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 (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.
    m. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
may be made as appropriate. For example, issuance of the Ready for 
Environmental Analysis Notice is based on the assumption that there 
will be no additional information.

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                  Milestone                               Date
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Application Deficiency Determination Letter    July 2008.
 and Issuance of Additional Information
 Requests (AIRs).
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for       August 2008.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of Interventions, Recommendations,      October 2008.
 Terms and Conditions, and Fishway
 Prescriptions.
Reply Comments Due...........................  December 2008.
Issuance of Draft EA.........................  January 2009.
Comments on Draft EA Due.....................  February 2009.
Filing of Modified Terms and Conditions......  April 2009.
Issuance of Final EA.........................  July 2009.
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    o. 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.
[FR Doc. E8-16049 Filed 7-14-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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