City of Spearfish, South Dakota; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing, 57092-57093 [E8-23061]

Download as PDF 57092 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 1, 2008 / Notices Dam 14 Hydroelectric Project would have an estimated annual generation of approximately 139-gigawatt-hours, which would be sold to a local utility. Applicant Contact: For Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC, Mr. Brent L. Smith, COO, Symbiotics, LLC, P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442, phone: (208) 745– 0834. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) 502–8735. Competing Application: This application competes with Project No. 13115–000 filed February 15, 2008. Competing applications were required to be filed on or before July 10, 2008. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to the Commission’s Web site located at https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13116–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 3372. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–23067 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12775–001] jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES City of Spearfish, South Dakota; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing September 24, 2008. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Major Project. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:22 Sep 30, 2008 Jkt 214001 b. Project No.: P–12775–001. c. Date filed: September 10, 2008. d. Applicant: City of Spearfish, South Dakota. e. Name of Project: Spearfish Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On Spearfish Creek in Lawrence County, South Dakota. The project occupies about 57.3 acres of United States lands within the Black Hills National Forest administered by the U.S. Forest Service. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Cheryl Johnson, Public Works Administrator, City of Spearfish, 625 Fifth Street, Spearfish, SD 57783; (605) 642–1333; or e-mail at cherylj@city.spearfish.sd.us. i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking at (202) 502–8753; or e-mail at steve.hocking@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 an environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of an 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: November 10, 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. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The existing Spearfish Project consists of: (1) A 130-foot-long, 4-foothigh concrete gravity dam; (2) a 0.32acre reservoir; (3) a gatehouse next to the dam that contains four 2-foot-high, 4-foot-wide steel intake gates; (4) a 4.5mile-long, 6.5-foot-wide, 9-foot-high concrete-lined rock tunnel; (5) a forebay pond; (6) two 1,200-foot-long, 48-inch diameter, wood stave pipelines; (7) four 36-inch-diameter, 54-foot-high standpipe surge towers; (8) two 4,700foot-long, 30- to 34-inch diameter steel penstocks; (9) a reinforced concrete powerhouse containing two Pelton turbines and two, 2,000-kilowatt generators; and (10) appurtenant facilities. 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 (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 email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date FERC issues any deficiency letter. FERC issues acceptance notice and Scoping Document 1 (SD1). FERC holds scoping meetings. All stakeholders: Interventions and protests due. All stakeholders: Comments on SD1 due. FERC issues ready for environmental analysis notice and SD2. All Stakeholders: Terms and conditions due. FERC issues single environmental assess (EA) (no draft EA). October 10, 2008. E:\FR\FM\01OCN1.SGM 01OCN1 December 1, 2008. January, 2009. January 30, 2009. February 13, 2009. March 2, 2009. May 1, 2009. August 3, 2009. Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 1, 2008 / Notices Milestone All stakeholders: EA comments due. All stakeholders: Modified terms and conditions due. information, contact Jon Cofrancesco at (202) 502–8951. Target date September 2, 2009. November 2, 2009. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–23065 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–23061 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER08–1542–000] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 57093 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. U.S. Gas and Electric, Inc.; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization September 25, 2008. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–23066 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [Project No. 1864–083–MI] Upper Peninsula Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES September 25, 2008. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed Upper Peninsula Power Company’s proposed shoreline management plan for the Bond Falls Hydroelectric Project, located on the Ontonagon River in Ontonagon and Gogebic Counties, Michigan, and Vilas County, Wisconsin, and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA). A copy of the EA is on file with the Commission and is available for public inspection. The EA may also be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number (P–1864) 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. Any comments on the EA should be filed by October 27, 2008 and should be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1–A, Washington, DC 20426. Please reference the project name and project number (P–1864) on all comments. Comments may be filed electronically via 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 under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For further VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:22 Sep 30, 2008 Jkt 214001 This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of U.S. Gas and Electric, Inc.’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is October 15, 2008. 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-referenced proceeding are accessible in the PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD08–13–000] Transmission Barriers to Entry; Notice of Technical Conference September 24, 2008. Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a technical conference on October 14, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The conference will be open for the public to attend and advance registration is not required. Members of the Commission may attend the conference. The purpose of this conference is to explore barriers to transmission development. The agenda for this conference will be published at a later time. Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208–1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202–208–2106 with the required accommodations. For more information about this conference, please contact: Katie Detweiler, 202–502–6424, katie.detweiler@ferc.gov or Sarah McKinley, 202–502–8368, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–23064 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\01OCN1.SGM 01OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57092-57093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23061]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12775-001]


City of Spearfish, South Dakota; Notice of Application Tendered 
for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, 
and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing

September 24, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Project.
    b. Project No.: P-12775-001.
    c. Date filed: September 10, 2008.
    d. Applicant: City of Spearfish, South Dakota.
    e. Name of Project: Spearfish Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Spearfish Creek in Lawrence County, South Dakota. 
The project occupies about 57.3 acres of United States lands within the 
Black Hills National Forest administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Cheryl Johnson, Public Works 
Administrator, City of Spearfish, 625 Fifth Street, Spearfish, SD 
57783; (605) 642-1333; or e-mail at cherylj@city.spearfish.sd.us.
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking at (202) 502-8753; or e-mail at 
steve.hocking@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 an 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in 
item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy 
that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of an 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: November 10, 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.
    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. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The existing Spearfish Project consists of: (1) A 130-foot-long, 
4-foot-high concrete gravity dam; (2) a 0.32-acre reservoir; (3) a 
gatehouse next to the dam that contains four 2-foot-high, 4-foot-wide 
steel intake gates; (4) a 4.5-mile-long, 6.5-foot-wide, 9-foot-high 
concrete-lined rock tunnel; (5) a forebay pond; (6) two 1,200-foot-
long, 48-inch diameter, wood stave pipelines; (7) four 36-inch-
diameter, 54-foot-high standpipe surge towers; (8) two 4,700-foot-long, 
30- to 34-inch diameter steel penstocks; (9) a reinforced concrete 
powerhouse containing two Pelton turbines and two, 2,000-kilowatt 
generators; and (10) appurtenant facilities.
    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 (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. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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FERC issues any deficiency letter.....  October 10, 2008.
FERC issues acceptance notice and       December 1, 2008.
 Scoping Document 1 (SD1).
FERC holds scoping meetings...........  January, 2009.
All stakeholders: Interventions and     January 30, 2009.
 protests due.
All stakeholders: Comments on SD1 due.  February 13, 2009.
FERC issues ready for environmental     March 2, 2009.
 analysis notice and SD2.
All Stakeholders: Terms and conditions  May 1, 2009.
 due.
FERC issues single environmental        August 3, 2009.
 assess (EA) (no draft EA).

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All stakeholders: EA comments due.....  September 2, 2009.
All stakeholders: Modified terms and    November 2, 2009.
 conditions due.
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Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-23061 Filed 9-30-08; 8:45 am]
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