Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing, and Soliciting Comments, and Motions To Intervene, 57091-57092 [E8-23067]
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Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–23062 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. DI08–15–000]
Independence Power, LLC; Notice of
Declaration of Intention and Soliciting
Comments, Protests, and/or Motions
To Intervene
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September 25, 2008.
Take notice that the following
application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public
inspection:
a. Application Type: Declaration of
Intention.
b. Docket No: DI08–15–000.
c. Date Filed: September 11, 2008.
d. Applicant: Independence Power,
LLC.
e. Name of Project: Fourth of July
Creek Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed Fourth of
July Creek Hydroelectric Project will be
located on Fourth of July Creek, near the
town of Seward, Kenai Peninsula
Borough, Alaska, affecting T. 1 S, R. 1
E, Seward Meridian.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1)
of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C.
817(b).
h. Applicant Contact: Joel Groves,
#310, 1503 W. 33rd Avenue, Anchorage,
AK 99503; telephone: (907) 258–2420;
Fax: (907) 258–2419; e-mail:
www.joel@polarconsult.net.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on
this notice should be addressed to
Henry Ecton, (202) 502–8768, or E-mail
address: henry.ecton@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and/or motions: October 27,
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.
Comments, protests, and/or
interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. Any
questions, please contact the Secretary’s
Office. 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.
Please include the docket number
(DI08–15–000) on any comments,
protests, and/or motions filed.
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k. Description of Project: The
proposed Fourth of July Creek
Hydropower Project will include: (1) A
proposed 10-foot-high, 80-foot-wide
diversion structure; (2) a buried
desander box, directing water into a 48inch-diameter, 4600-foot-long penstock;
(3) a 50-foot-long by 80-foot-wide
powerhouse, containing two 1.85 MW
impulse turbines and synchronous
generators; (4) a tailrace emptying into
the Fourth of July Creek; (5) an
approximately 8,000-foot-long
transmission line, connecting to the
Seward Electric distribution grid; and
(6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed
project will not be connected to an
interstate grid, and will not occupy any
tribal or federal lands
When a Declaration of Intention is
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, the Federal Power Act
requires the Commission to investigate
and determine if the interests of
interstate or foreign commerce would be
affected by the project. The Commission
also determines whether or not the
project: (1) Would be located on a
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy
or affect public lands or reservations of
the United States; (3) would utilize
surplus water or water power from a
government dam; or (4) if applicable,
has involved or would involve any
construction subsequent to 1935 that
may have increased or would increase
the project’s head or generating
capacity, or have otherwise significantly
modified the project’s pre-1935 design
or operation.
l. Locations of the Application: Copies
of this filing are on file with the
Commission and are available for public
inspection. This filing may be viewed
on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov using
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘Docket#’’
and follow the instructions. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3372, or TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene—Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all
protests or other comments filed, but
only those who file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
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protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents—Any filings must bear in
all capital letters the title
‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, AND/OR
‘‘MOTIONS TO INTERVENE’’, as
applicable, and the Docket 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.
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
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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13116–000]
Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC;
Notice of Competing Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing,
and Soliciting Comments, and Motions
To Intervene
September 25, 2008.
On February 15, 2008, Mississippi
River 14 Hydro, LLC and BPUS
Generation Development, LLC each filed
a competing application, pursuant to
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act,
proposing to study the feasibility of the
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 14
Hydroelectric Project, to be located at
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’
Mississippi Lock and Dam No. 14, on
the Mississippi River in Rock Island
County and Scott County, Illinois.
Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC’s
proposed project would utilize the
existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’
Mississippi Lock and Dam No. 14 and
would consist of: (1) A proposed
powerhouse containing three generating
units with an installed capacity of 26megawatts; (2) a switchyard; (3) a
proposed 1-mile, 69–kV transmission
line; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed Mississippi River Lock and
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12775–001]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13116-000]
Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing, and Soliciting Comments, and
Motions To Intervene
September 25, 2008.
On February 15, 2008, Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC and BPUS
Generation Development, LLC each filed a competing application,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study
the feasibility of the Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 14
Hydroelectric Project, to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers' Mississippi Lock and Dam No. 14, on the Mississippi River in
Rock Island County and Scott County, Illinois.
Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC's proposed project would utilize
the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mississippi Lock and Dam No.
14 and would consist of: (1) A proposed powerhouse containing three
generating units with an installed capacity of 26-megawatts; (2) a
switchyard; (3) a proposed 1-mile, 69-kV transmission line; and (4)
appurtenant facilities. The proposed Mississippi River Lock and
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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
paper-filed. 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/filing-
comments.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.
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