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the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
Dated: April 29, 2013.
Kimberly D Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12187–017]
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Brookfield Renewable Power, Inc.;
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, 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. Types of Application: Surrender of
License.
b. Project No.: 12187–017.
c. Date Filed: February 22, 2013.
d. Applicants: Brookfield Renewable
Power, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Price Dam
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ Melvin Price Locks & Dam on
the Mississippi River, in the City of
Alton, Madison County, Illinois.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeffrey
Auser, Project Manager, Brookfield
Renewable Energy Group, 200 Donald
Lynch Blvd., Suite 300, Marlborough,
MA 01752, (508) 251–7716 and Mr. Mel
R. Jiganti, Director, Legal Services,
Brookfield Renewable Energy Group,
200 Donald Lynch Blvd., Suite 300,
Marlborough, MA 01752, (508) 251–
7705.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Ashish Desai,
(202) 502–8370, Ashish.Desai@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests, is 30
days from the issuance date of this
notice by the Commission. 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.
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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–
12187–017) on any comments, motions,
or recommendations filed.
k. Description of Request: The
licensee filed an application to
surrender its license for the
unconstructed Price Dam Hydroelectric
Project. The licensee has not
commenced construction of the project.
No ground disturbing activities have
occurred.
l. Locations 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/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. 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
email 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
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project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
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 license
surrender. 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 26, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–10624 Filed 5–3–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1888–030]
York Haven Power Company, LLC;
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene
and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
and Conditions, and Preliminary
Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 1888–030.
c. Date Filed: August 30, 2012.
d. Applicant: York Haven Power
Company, LLC.
e. Name of Project: York Haven
Hydroelectric Project.
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f. Location: On the Susquehanna
River, in Dauphin, Lancaster, and York
Counties, Pennsylvania. The project
does not occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: David R. David,
York Haven Power Company, York
Haven Hydro Station, P.O. Box 67, York
Haven, PA 17370, at (717) 266–9475 or
email at DDavid@yorkhavenpower.com
and Dennis T. O’Donnell, Olympus
Power, LLC, 67 Park Place East,
Morristown, NJ 07960.
i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter, (202)
502–6512 or emily.carter@ferc.gov
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions is 60 days from
the issuance of this notice; reply
comments are due 105 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
Motions to intervene, protests,
comments, recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and
preliminary fishway prescriptions 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.
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.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors 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 an intervenor 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.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The existing York Haven Project
consists of a headrace wall, main dam,
east channel dam, powerhouse, and
forebay bulkhead. The stone masonry
headrace wall extends 3,000 feet
upstream from the north end of the
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powerhouse and, with an average height
of 20 feet, directs flow to the
powerhouse. The main dam is attached
to the north end of the headrace where
it runs diagonally across the main
channel of the river approximately
4,970 feet to the west shore of Three
Mile Island. The main dam is
constructed of concrete fill, and has a
maximum height at the crest of 17 feet
and an average height of 10 feet. The
east channel dam consists of a concrete
gravity dam that extends approximately
950 feet east from the east shore of
Three Mile Island to the east bank of the
river. The east channel dam has an
average height of 10 feet. The stone
masonry forebay bulkhead wall, 155 feet
long, extends west from the south end
of the powerhouse to the transformer
building, perpendicular to the shoreline.
From the transformer building, the
forebay bulkhead wall extends 475 feet
north along the property line to the west
bank of the river. A 14-foot-wide by
10.5-foot-tall trash sluice gate and
associated spillway are located adjacent
to the southern end of the powerhouse
at the eastern end of the forebay wall.
York Haven’s main dam and east
channel dam impound the Susquehanna
River, forming Lake Frederic that
extends 3.5 miles upstream from the
dam. Total storage in the 1,849-acre
reservoir is approximately 8,000 acrefeet, and total useable storage is
approximately 1,980 acre-feet. The
current FERC license allows a 1.1-foot
fluctuation in the project impoundment,
but is not used under normal run-ofriver operation. The normal water
surface elevation of the project
impoundment is 276.5 feet.1 The
elevation of the normal river surface
below the dam is approximately 251.4
feet. The impoundment provides
approximately 22.5 feet of net head for
power generation purposes.
The brick and stone masonry
powerhouse has approximate
dimensions of 470 feet by 48 feet and is
located at the southern end of the
headrace wall and at the eastern end of
the forebay bulkhead wall. The
powerhouse includes 20 turbinegenerator units and appurtenant
equipment. The hydraulic equipment
for units 1–3 are vertical-shaft, fixedblade, Kaplan turbines; unit 4 is a
vertical-shaft, manually adjustable
blade, Kaplan turbine; units 5 and 6 are
vertical-shaft, fixed-blade, propellertype turbines; units 7, 8, 10–13, and 15–
20 each consist of two vertical-shaft,
Francis turbines connected through
bevel gears to a single horizontal shaft;
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Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) 1929.
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unit 9 is a two vertical-shaft, Francis
turbine connected through a gearbox to
a single horizontal shaft; and unit 14 is
a vertical-shaft, Francis turbine. Units
1–5 have 1.6-megawatt (MW) generators;
unit 6 has a 1.32-MW generator; unit 14
has a 1.2-MW generator; and units 7–13
and 15–20 have 0.7-MW generators.
Water flowing through the turbines is
discharged into the tailrace immediately
downstream of the dam.
There are no primary transmission
lines included as part of the project. The
York Haven Project interconnects with
the 115-kilovolt (kV) grid at the
substation located immediately
downstream of the project’s forebay
wall. A secondary service feed comes
into the project substation via Line No.
722 at 13.2 kV.
The York Haven Project has an
authorized nameplate generating
capacity of 19.65 MW and generates an
average of 130,812 megawatt hours
annually. York Haven Power is
currently studying the feasibility of
providing a nature-like fishway to
enhance fish passage facilities at the
project. No other new developments or
changes in operation are being proposed
at this time.
m. 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.
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.
n. 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.
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All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ ‘‘MOTION
TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’
‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’
‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY
FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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 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, recommendations, terms
and conditions, or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. 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.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed
according to the following Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and
conditions, and preliminary fishway
prescriptions.
Reply comments due
Commission issues
draft EA.
Comments on draft
EA.
Modified terms and
conditions.
Commission issues
final EA.
Target Date
June 28, 2013.
August 12, 2013.
December 26, 2013.
January 24, 2014.
March 25, 2014.
June 23, 2014.
p. 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.
q. A license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice of acceptance
and ready for environmental analysis
provided for in 5.22: (1) a copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
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agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
Dated: April 29, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. DI13–4–000]
Southern Energy, Inc.; Notice of
Declaration of Intention and Soliciting
Comments, Protests, and/or Motions
To Intervene
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: DI13–4–000
c. Date Filed: March 1, 2013
d. Applicant: Southern Energy, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Walker Lake
Hydroelectric Project
f. Location: The proposed Walker
Lake Hydroelectric Project will be
located on Walker Lake near the City of
Haines, in Haines Borough, Alaska.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1)
of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C.
817(b).
h. Applicant Contact: Darrell Maple,
President, Lynn Canal Professional
Services, 660 S. Oregon Street,
Jacksonville, OR 97530 telephone: (541)
702–2190; email: sdkmaple@mind.net
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on
this notice should be addressed to
Ashish Desai, (202) 502–8370, or Email
address: Ashish.Desai@ferc.gov
j. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and/or motions is: 30 days
from the issuance of this notice by the
Commission.
Comments, Motions to Intervene, and
Protests may be filed electronically via
the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(l)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘eFiling’’ 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.
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Please include the docket number
(DI13–4–000) on any comments,
protests, and/or motions filed.
k. Description of Project: The
proposed Walker Lake Hydroelectric
Project would consist of: (1) Two
rockfilled 15-foot-wide dams, making
usable capacity of Walker Lake to be
4,300 acre-feet at a nomal maximum
operating elevation of 1,195 feet mean
sea level; (2) a concrete spillway and
diversion channel for controlled
releases to Walker Creek; (3) a
freestanding concrete intake and
reservoir outlet works at elevation 1,170
feet mean sea level diverting flow from
the southeast dam into the penstock; (4)
a 24-inch-diameter, 12,000-foot-long
penstock, of which approximately
10,000 feet will be buried and 2,000 feet
will be aboveground; (5) a powerhouse
containing one generating unit rated at
1 megawatt at 780 feet of net head; (6)
a 50-foot-long tailrace connecting the
powerhouse with the Little Salmon
River; (7) an underground, 4-mile-long,
12.5 kilovolt (kV) transmission line
extending from the project to a point of
interconnection with Inside Passage
Electric Cooperative’s power grid; and
(4) appurtenant facilities.
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. 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
email FERCOlineSupport@ferc.gov for
TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1888-030]
York Haven Power Company, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 1888-030.
c. Date Filed: August 30, 2012.
d. Applicant: York Haven Power Company, LLC.
e. Name of Project: York Haven Hydroelectric Project.
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f. Location: On the Susquehanna River, in Dauphin, Lancaster, and
York Counties, Pennsylvania. The project does not occupy any federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: David R. David, York Haven Power Company,
York Haven Hydro Station, P.O. Box 67, York Haven, PA 17370, at (717)
266-9475 or email at DDavid@yorkhavenpower.com and Dennis T. O'Donnell,
Olympus Power, LLC, 67 Park Place East, Morristown, NJ 07960.
i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter, (202) 502-6512 or
emily.carter@ferc.gov
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this notice;
reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions
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. 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.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors 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 an
intervenor 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.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The existing York Haven Project consists of a headrace wall,
main dam, east channel dam, powerhouse, and forebay bulkhead. The stone
masonry headrace wall extends 3,000 feet upstream from the north end of
the powerhouse and, with an average height of 20 feet, directs flow to
the powerhouse. The main dam is attached to the north end of the
headrace where it runs diagonally across the main channel of the river
approximately 4,970 feet to the west shore of Three Mile Island. The
main dam is constructed of concrete fill, and has a maximum height at
the crest of 17 feet and an average height of 10 feet. The east channel
dam consists of a concrete gravity dam that extends approximately 950
feet east from the east shore of Three Mile Island to the east bank of
the river. The east channel dam has an average height of 10 feet. The
stone masonry forebay bulkhead wall, 155 feet long, extends west from
the south end of the powerhouse to the transformer building,
perpendicular to the shoreline. From the transformer building, the
forebay bulkhead wall extends 475 feet north along the property line to
the west bank of the river. A 14-foot-wide by 10.5-foot-tall trash
sluice gate and associated spillway are located adjacent to the
southern end of the powerhouse at the eastern end of the forebay wall.
York Haven's main dam and east channel dam impound the Susquehanna
River, forming Lake Frederic that extends 3.5 miles upstream from the
dam. Total storage in the 1,849-acre reservoir is approximately 8,000
acre-feet, and total useable storage is approximately 1,980 acre-feet.
The current FERC license allows a 1.1-foot fluctuation in the project
impoundment, but is not used under normal run-of-river operation. The
normal water surface elevation of the project impoundment is 276.5
feet.\1\ The elevation of the normal river surface below the dam is
approximately 251.4 feet. The impoundment provides approximately 22.5
feet of net head for power generation purposes.
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The brick and stone masonry powerhouse has approximate dimensions
of 470 feet by 48 feet and is located at the southern end of the
headrace wall and at the eastern end of the forebay bulkhead wall. The
powerhouse includes 20 turbine-generator units and appurtenant
equipment. The hydraulic equipment for units 1-3 are vertical-shaft,
fixed-blade, Kaplan turbines; unit 4 is a vertical-shaft, manually
adjustable blade, Kaplan turbine; units 5 and 6 are vertical-shaft,
fixed-blade, propeller-type turbines; units 7, 8, 10-13, and 15-20 each
consist of two vertical-shaft, Francis turbines connected through bevel
gears to a single horizontal shaft; unit 9 is a two vertical-shaft,
Francis turbine connected through a gearbox to a single horizontal
shaft; and unit 14 is a vertical-shaft, Francis turbine. Units 1-5 have
1.6-megawatt (MW) generators; unit 6 has a 1.32-MW generator; unit 14
has a 1.2-MW generator; and units 7-13 and 15-20 have 0.7-MW
generators. Water flowing through the turbines is discharged into the
tailrace immediately downstream of the dam.
There are no primary transmission lines included as part of the
project. The York Haven Project interconnects with the 115-kilovolt
(kV) grid at the substation located immediately downstream of the
project's forebay wall. A secondary service feed comes into the project
substation via Line No. 722 at 13.2 kV.
The York Haven Project has an authorized nameplate generating
capacity of 19.65 MW and generates an average of 130,812 megawatt hours
annually. York Haven Power is currently studying the feasibility of
providing a nature-like fishway to enhance fish passage facilities at
the project. No other new developments or changes in operation are
being proposed at this time.
m. 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 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.
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.
n. 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.
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All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 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, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. 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.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target Date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary June 28, 2013.
terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions.
Reply comments due........................ August 12, 2013.
Commission issues draft EA................ December 26, 2013.
Comments on draft EA...................... January 24, 2014.
Modified terms and conditions............. March 25, 2014.
Commission issues final EA................ June 23, 2014.
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p. 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.
q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice of acceptance and ready for
environmental analysis provided for in 5.22: (1) a copy of the water
quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification,
including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the
request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
Dated: April 29, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-10620 Filed 5-3-13; 8:45 am]
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