Antrim County; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 2984-2985 [2013-00647]

Download as PDF 2984 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 15, 2013 / Notices 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 Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding(s) are accessible in the 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: January 8, 2013. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–00683 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER13–733–000] srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with Silver Bear Power, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding, of Silver Bear Power, LLC’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate schedule, 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 January 29, 2013. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:00 Jan 14, 2013 Jkt 229001 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 Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding(s) are accessible in the 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: January 9, 2013. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–00627 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER13–734–000] Atlantic Coast Energy Corporation; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding, of Atlantic Coast Energy Corporation’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate schedule, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 January 29, 2013. 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 Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding(s) are accessible in the 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: January 9, 2013. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–00628 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3030–019] Antrim County; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 15, 2013 / Notices with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Subsequent license. b. Project No.: P–3030–019. c. Date filed: December 21, 2012. d. Applicant: Antrim County. e. Name of Project: Elk Rapids Hydroelectric Project f. Location: On the Elk River in the village of Elk Rapids in Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Kalkaskia counties, Michigan. The project does not affect federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: William Stockhausen, Elk Rapids Hydroelectric Power, LLC, 218 West Dunlap Street, Northville, MI 48167; or at (248) 349– 2833. i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery at (202) 502–8379 or by email at lee.emery@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the 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: February 19, 2013. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. 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. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:00 Jan 14, 2013 Jkt 229001 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 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 existing Elk Rapids Hydroelectric Project is located on the Elk River in Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Kalkaskia counties, Michigan. The project consists of: (1) 2,560-acre Skegemog Lake; (2) 7,730-acre Elk Lake; (3) a 121-foot-long, 52-foot-high, 26-footwide existing powerhouse that spans the main channel of the Elk River, with an operating head of 10.5 feet, (4) four 22-foot-wide bays with a trash rack having a 1d-inch clear bar spacing; (5) two turbine-generator units for a combined installed capacity of 0.700 megawatt; (6) two turbine gates used to spill excess water; (7) a 14-foot-wide overflow spillway equipped with stoplogs; (8) a 20-foot by 30-foot substation enclosure; (9) a 50-foot-long underground 12.5-kilovolt transmission line to connect the project substation to the local utility distribution lines; and (10) other appurtenant facilities. The project operates in a run-of-river mode and the water surface elevation is maintained at 590.8 feet Elk Rapids dam gage datum from April 15 through November 1 and at 590.2 feet Elk Rapids dam gage datum from November 1 through April 15. The average annual generation is about 2,422 megawatthours. 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. 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 Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2985 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 preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Notice of Acceptance—March 2013 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—April 2013 Comments due on Scoping Document 1—June 2013 Issue Scoping Document 2—June 2013 Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis—September 2013 Issue Environmental Assessment (EA)— March 2014 Comments on due on EA—April 2014 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. Dated: January 9, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–00647 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 5944–021] Moretown Hydro Energy Company; Ampersand Moretown Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application for Transfer of License, and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On September 25, 2012, Moretown Hydro Energy Company (transferor) and Ampersand Moretown Hydro, LLC (transferee) filed an application for transfer of license for the Moretown No. 8 Hydropower Project, No. 5944, located on the Mad River in Washington County, Vermont. Applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the license for the Moretown No. 8 Hydropower Project from transferor to transferee. Applicants’ Contact: Transferor: Ms. Linda Bearisto, General Counsel, c/o Algonquin Power Fund (America) Inc., 2845 Bristol Circle, Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6H 7H7. For Transferee: Ms. Julie Perry, c/o Ampersand Hydro, LLC, 717 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 1A, Boston, MA 02111, telephone (617) 733–7202. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis (202) 502–8735. Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 15 days from the E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2013-00647]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3030-019]


Antrim County; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the 
Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing 
Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of 
Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed

[[Page 2985]]

with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent license.
    b. Project No.: P-3030-019.
    c. Date filed: December 21, 2012.
    d. Applicant: Antrim County.
    e. Name of Project: Elk Rapids Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: On the Elk River in the village of Elk Rapids in 
Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Kalkaskia counties, Michigan. The project 
does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: William Stockhausen, Elk Rapids Hydroelectric 
Power, LLC, 218 West Dunlap Street, Northville, MI 48167; or at (248) 
349-2833.
    i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery at (202) 502-8379 or by email at 
lee.emery@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the 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: February 19, 2013.
    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 http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters 
can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact 
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-
filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. 
Bose, Secretary, 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 existing Elk Rapids Hydroelectric Project is located on the 
Elk River in Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Kalkaskia counties, Michigan. 
The project consists of: (1) 2,560-acre Skegemog Lake; (2) 7,730-acre 
Elk Lake; (3) a 121-foot-long, 52-foot-high, 26-foot-wide existing 
powerhouse that spans the main channel of the Elk River, with an 
operating head of 10.5 feet, (4) four 22-foot-wide bays with a trash 
rack having a 1[frac34]-inch clear bar spacing; (5) two turbine-
generator units for a combined installed capacity of 0.700 megawatt; 
(6) two turbine gates used to spill excess water; (7) a 14-foot-wide 
overflow spillway equipped with stoplogs; (8) a 20-foot by 30-foot 
substation enclosure; (9) a 50-foot-long underground 12.5-kilovolt 
transmission line to connect the project substation to the local 
utility distribution lines; and (10) other appurtenant facilities.
    The project operates in a run-of-river mode and the water surface 
elevation is maintained at 590.8 feet Elk Rapids dam gage datum from 
April 15 through November 1 and at 590.2 feet Elk Rapids dam gage datum 
from November 1 through April 15. The average annual generation is 
about 2,422 megawatt-hours.
    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 http:[sol][sol]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. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at http:[sol][sol]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 
Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
section 106 of the 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 preliminary Hydro Licensing 
Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Notice of Acceptance--March 2013
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--April 2013
Comments due on Scoping Document 1--June 2013
Issue Scoping Document 2--June 2013
Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis--September 2013
Issue Environmental Assessment (EA)--March 2014
Comments on due on EA--April 2014

    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.

    Dated: January 9, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-00647 Filed 1-14-13; 8:45 am]
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