Xcel Energy; Notice of Application of Recreational Resources Management Plan Update for the St. Anthony Falls Project and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 21886-21887 [2011-9374]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 21886 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 75 / Tuesday, April 19, 2011 / Notices original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Red River Lock and Dam No. 5, and operate consistent with the Corps current operation policy. The proposed project consists of: (1) An excavated 416-foot-long headrace channel to convey water from the upstream Pool No. 5 of the Red River to a 301-foot-long by 90-foot-wide concrete powerhouse located northeast of the end of the existing overflow weir; (2) an excavated 495-foot-long tailrace channel to discharge water from the powerhouse to the downstream Pool No. 4 of the Red River; (3) one 28.1-megawatt (MW) horizontal Kaplan bulb turbine/ generator unit; (4) one 7-mile-long, 34.5kilovolt (kV) overhead transmission line leading from the project’s powerhouse and connecting to Central Louisiana Electric Company’s new substation; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would generate about 129,400 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually which would be sold to a local utility. 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 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 Louisiana 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: The application will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Deficiency Letter ..... Issue Acceptance Letter ... VerDate Mar<15>2010 May 2011. September 2011. 16:19 Apr 18, 2011 Jkt 223001 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments. Request Additional Information (if necessary). Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis. Notice of the availability of the EA. October 2011. December 2011. April 2012. April 2013. Dated: April 12, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–9375 Filed 4–18–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2056–049] Xcel Energy; Notice of Application of Recreational Resources Management Plan Update for the St. Anthony Falls Project and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Recreational Resources Management Plan Update. b. Project No.: 2056–049. c. Date Filed: December 20, 2010. d. Applicant: Xcel Energy. e. Name of Project: St. Anthony Falls Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project is located on the Mississippi River, in Hennepin County, Minnesota. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. h. Applicant Contact: Mathew Miller, Xcel Energy, 1414 West Hamilton Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702–0008, (715) 737–1353, matthew.j.miller@excelenergy.com. i. FERC Contact: Mark Ivy: (202) 502– 6864; e-mail: Mark.Ivy@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests: May 12, 2011. All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and seven copies should be mailed to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. Please include the project number (P–2056–049) on any comments, motions, or recommendations filed. k. Description of Request: Xcel Energy, licensee of the St. Anthony Falls Hydroelectric Project, has filed a Recreational Resources Management Plan (RRMP) update for the project. The RRMP is a comprehensive plan to develop and manage Water Power Park which is located on project lands. l. Location 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 email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 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. 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, 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 filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 75 / Tuesday, April 19, 2011 / Notices the name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate to project works which are the subject of the amendment application. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. If an intervener 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. Dated: April 12, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–9374 Filed 4–18–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC11–63–000. Applicants: UniSource Energy Development Company, UNS Electric, Inc. Description: Application pursuant to section 203 of the Federal Power Act and request for expedited consideration and approval by June 6, 2011 re UniSource Energy Development Company et al. Filed Date: 04/07/2011. Accession Number: 20110411–0202. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 28, 2011. Docket Numbers: EC11–64–000. Applicants: EnergyConnect, Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc. Description: Authorization of Disposition of Jurisdictional Facilities Under section 203 of the FPA and VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:19 Apr 18, 2011 Jkt 223001 Request for Waivers of Certain Filing Requirements and Request for Shortened Comment Period and Expedited Consideration. Filed Date: 04/11/2011. Accession Number: 20110411–5227. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 2, 2011. Docket Numbers: EC11–65–000. Applicants: Entegra Power Group LLC, Gila River Power, L.P., Gila River Energy Supply LLC. Description: Joint Application for Authorization Under section 203 of the Federal Power Act, Request for Waiver of Certain Commission Requirements, and Request for Expedited Treatment of Entegra Power Group LLC, et al. Filed Date: 04/11/2011. Accession Number: 20110411–5229. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 2, 2011. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER05–1232–034. Applicants: J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation. Description: Supplemental Information of J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation re: Updated Market Power Analysis and Order No. 697 Compliance Filing. Filed Date: 04/07/2011. Accession Number: 20110407–5160. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 28, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER10–1790–002. Applicants: BP Energy Company. Description: BP Energy Company submits tariff filing per 35: Baseline MBR Tariff Filing of BP Energy Company to be effective 8/1/2010. Filed Date: 04/11/2011. Accession Number: 20110411–5000. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 02, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER10–2719–003; ER10–2718–003; ER10–2578–005; ER10–2633–003; ER10–2570–003; ER10–2717–003; ER10–3140–003. Applicants: Cogen Technologies Linden Venture, L.P., Fox Energy Company LLC, Birchwood Power Partners, L.P., East Coast Power Linden Holding, LLC, EFS Parlin Holdings, LLC, Inland Empire Energy Center, LLC, Shady Hills Power Company LLC. Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of East Coast Power Linden Holding, LLC et al. Filed Date: 04/11/2011. Accession Number: 20110411–5125. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 2, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–3329–000. Applicants: Gila River Energy Supply LLC. PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 21887 Description: Gila River Energy Supply LLC submits tariff filing per 35.1: Gila River Energy Supply MBR Application to be effective 5/11/2011. Filed Date: 04/11/2011. Accession Number: 20110411–5096. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 2, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–3330–000. Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): G931–G996–H100 MPFCA to be effective 4/12/2011. Filed Date: 04/11/2011. Accession Number: 20110411–5102. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 2, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–3331–000. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Submission of Change to SPS Pricing Zone Rate to be effective 1/ 1/2011. Filed Date: 04/11/2011. Accession Number: 20110411–5136. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 02, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–3332–000. Applicants: Electric Energy, Inc. Description: Electric Energy, Inc. submits tariff filing per 35: Baseline Tariff Revisions to Remove BREC Restriction to be effective 4/11/2011. Filed Date: 04/11/2011. Accession Number: 20110411–5137. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 2, 2011. 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. As it relates to any qualifying facility filings, the notices of self-certification [or self-recertification] listed above, do E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21886-21887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9374]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2056-049]


Xcel Energy; Notice of Application of Recreational Resources 
Management Plan Update for the St. Anthony Falls Project and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Recreational Resources Management Plan Update.
    b. Project No.: 2056-049.
    c. Date Filed: December 20, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Xcel Energy.
    e. Name of Project: St. Anthony Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Mississippi River, in 
Hennepin County, Minnesota.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mathew Miller, Xcel Energy, 1414 West 
Hamilton Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702-0008, (715) 737-1353, 
matthew.j.miller@excelenergy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Mark Ivy: (202) 502-6864; e-mail: 
Mark.Ivy@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: May 12, 2011.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See, 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. If unable to be 
filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an 
original and seven copies should be mailed to: Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 
without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and 
contact information at the end of your comments. Please include the 
project number (P-2056-049) on any comments, motions, or 
recommendations filed.
    k. Description of Request: Xcel Energy, licensee of the St. Anthony 
Falls Hydroelectric Project, has filed a Recreational Resources 
Management Plan (RRMP) update for the project. The RRMP is a 
comprehensive plan to develop and manage Water Power Park which is 
located on project lands.
    l. Location 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 email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 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. 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, 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 filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish

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the name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or 
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or 
protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, motions to 
intervene, or protests should relate to project works which are the 
subject of the amendment application. Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or 
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the 
applicant specified in the particular application. If an intervener 
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. A copy of all other filings in reference to this 
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.

    Dated: April 12, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-9374 Filed 4-18-11; 8:45 am]
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