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comments in opposition to the project
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Comment Date: February 17, 2009.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13331–000]
City of Quincy, IL; Notice of Competing
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments and Motions To Intervene
January 27, 2009.
On November 10, 2008, the City of
Quincy, Illinois filed an application,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal
Power Act, proposing to study the
feasibility of the Quincy Area
Hydropower Project, which would be
located near the town of Clarksville on
the Mississippi River at the existing U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers’ Lock and Dam
No. 24 and Reservoir in Calhoun
County, Illinois and Pike County,
Missouri. The proposed project would
utilize federal lands.
The proposed Quincy Area
Hydropower Project would utilize the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lock and
Dam No. 24 and would consist of the
following new facilities: (1) An intake
structure, (2) a powerhouse containing
30 generating units with a total installed
capacity of 15 MW, (3) a 2.7-mile-long,
34.5 kV underground transmission line,
connecting to an existing power line,
and (4) appurtenant facilities. The
project would have an annual
generation of 88 gigawatt-hours, which
would be sold to a local utility.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Kenneth
Cantrell, Director of Administrative
Services, City of Quincy, 730 Maine
Street, Quincy, Illinois 62301; phone:
(217) 228–4500. FERC Contact: Tom
Papsidero, (202) 502–6002.
Competing Application: This
application competes with Project No.
13127–000 filed March 3, 2008.
Competing applications must be filed on
or before November 30, 2008.
Deadline for filing comments and
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/filingcomments.asp. More information about
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this project can be viewed or printed on
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket
number (P–13331) 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. 13356–000]
Slatersville Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission, Soliciting Additional
Study Requests, and Establishing
Procedural Schedule for Licensing and
Deadline for Submission of Final
Amendments
January 27, 2009.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption
From Licensing.
b. Project No.: P–13356–000.
c. Date Filed: January 15, 2009.
d. Applicant: Slatersville Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Slatersville
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Branch River in
Providence County, Rhode Island. The
project would not occupy any land of
the United States.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utilities
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16
U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Michael P.
DeFrancesco, 87 Hall Road, Exeter, RI
02822, (401) 742–1968.
i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202)
502–6041.
j. Cooperating Agencies: We are
asking Federal, state, and local agencies
and Indian tribes 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
comments described in item l below.
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
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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: March 16, 2009.
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 at
(https://www.ferc.gov) under the
‘‘eFiling’’ link.
m. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. Description of Project: The
Slatersville Project would consist of: (1)
The existing upper 13-foot-high RI Dam
No. 43 consisting of: (a) An existing 175foot-long spillway; and (b) a westerly
abutment equipped with two 3.5-footwide, 5.7-foot-high sluice gates
impounding; (2) an 172-reservoir with a
normal water surface elevation of 250.7
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum
1988 (NGVD) leading to; (3) two new
150-foot-long, 4.5-foot-diameter
penstocks connecting; (4) a new
powerhouse containing two generating
units with a total installed capacity of
360 kilowatts; (5) a new 25-foot-long
tailrace discharging water back into the
Branch River; and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The project would have an
average annual generation of about
1,250 megawatt-hours.
In addition to a new powerhouse,
penstocks, and tailrace, project facilities
would consist of: (1) New 1.5-foot-high
flashboards on top of RI Dam No. 43;
and (2) a new 0.5-mile-long, 13.8
kilovolt transmission line.
Project facilities may also include: (1)
The existing lower 6-foot-high RI Dam
No. 45 with a 105-foot-long spillway
impounding; (2) the existing 0.3-acre
reservoir with a normal water surface
elevation of 231.9 feet NGVD located in
the bypassed reach between RI Dam No.
43 and the new tailrace.
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
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number excluding the three digits in the
docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (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. With this notice, we are initiating
consultation with the Rhode Island
State Historic Preservation Officer
(SHPO), as required by section 106,
National Historic Preservation Act, and
the regulations of the Advisory Council
on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 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 rather than issue a draft and
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.
Issue Acceptance Letter or Deficiency
Letter—April 2009.
Issue Scoping Document—May 2009.
Notice of application is ready for
environmental analysis—June 2009.
Notice of the availability of the EA—
November 2009.
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
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 460–033]
City of Tacoma, WA; Notice of
Settlement Agreement and Soliciting
Comments
January 27, 2009.
Take notice that the following
settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement
Agreement.
b. Project No.: 460–033.
c. Date Filed: January 21, 2009.
d. Applicant: City of Tacoma,
Washington (Tacoma).
e. Name of Project: Cushman
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Located on the North Fork
of the Skokomish River, in Mason
County, Washington, in part on federal
lands in the Olympic National Forest
and the Skokomish Indian Tribe
Reservation.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael A.
Swiger, Counsel to the City of Tacoma,
Washington, Van Ness Feldman, 1050
Thomas Jefferson Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20007–3877;
Telephone (202) 298–1800; e-mail—
mas@vnf.com.
i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at
(202) 502–8365, or by e-mail at
allan.creamer@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for Filing Comments: The
deadline for filing comments on the
Settlement Agreement is 30 days from
the date of this notice (February 26,
2009). The deadline for filing reply
comments is 45 days from the date of
this notice (March 13, 2009). 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.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all participants filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if a participant files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
Comments 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. 13356-000]
Slatersville Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
January 27, 2009.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption From Licensing.
b. Project No.: P-13356-000.
c. Date Filed: January 15, 2009.
d. Applicant: Slatersville Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Slatersville Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Branch River in Providence County, Rhode
Island. The project would not occupy any land of the United States.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Michael P. DeFrancesco, 87 Hall Road, Exeter,
RI 02822, (401) 742-1968.
i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041.
j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, state, and local
agencies and Indian tribes 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
comments described in item l below.
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
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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: March 16, 2009.
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
at (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``eFiling'' link.
m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. Description of Project: The Slatersville Project would consist
of: (1) The existing upper 13-foot-high RI Dam No. 43 consisting of:
(a) An existing 175-foot-long spillway; and (b) a westerly abutment
equipped with two 3.5-foot-wide, 5.7-foot-high sluice gates impounding;
(2) an 172-reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of 250.7
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1988 (NGVD) leading to; (3) two
new 150-foot-long, 4.5-foot-diameter penstocks connecting; (4) a new
powerhouse containing two generating units with a total installed
capacity of 360 kilowatts; (5) a new 25-foot-long tailrace discharging
water back into the Branch River; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The
project would have an average annual generation of about 1,250
megawatt-hours.
In addition to a new powerhouse, penstocks, and tailrace, project
facilities would consist of: (1) New 1.5-foot-high flashboards on top
of RI Dam No. 43; and (2) a new 0.5-mile-long, 13.8 kilovolt
transmission line.
Project facilities may also include: (1) The existing lower 6-foot-
high RI Dam No. 45 with a 105-foot-long spillway impounding; (2) the
existing 0.3-acre reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of
231.9 feet NGVD located in the bypassed reach between RI Dam No. 43 and
the new tailrace.
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 three digits in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866)
208-3676, or for TTY, contact (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. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Rhode
Island State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 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 rather than issue
a draft and 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.
Issue Acceptance Letter or Deficiency Letter--April 2009.
Issue Scoping Document--May 2009.
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis--June
2009.
Notice of the availability of the EA--November 2009.
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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