Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County; Notice of Application Tendered For Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests, 52521 [2013-20605]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 164 / Friday, August 23, 2013 / Notices Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—January 2014 Comments on Scoping Document 1— March 2014 Issue Scoping Document 2—April 2014 Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis—April 2014 Commission issues draft EA—October 2014 Comments on draft EA—November 2014 Commission issues final EA—January 2015 Dated: August 16, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–20603 Filed 8–22–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13994–002] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County; Notice of Application Tendered For Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Unconstructed Major Project. b. Project No.: 13994–002. c. Date filed: August 1, 2013. d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County. e. Name of Project: Hancock Creek Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Hancock Creek, near the Town of North Bend, King County, Washington. The proposed project would not occupy any federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Kim D. Moore, P.E., Assistant General Manager of Generation, Water and Corporate Services; Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, 2320 California Street, P.O. Box 1107, Everett, WA 98206–1107; (425) 783–8606; KDMoore@snopud.com. i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; (202) 502–6480; Kelly.wolcott@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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:28 Aug 22, 2013 Jkt 229001 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: September 30, 2013. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC. 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–13994–002. m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The Hancock Creek Hydroelectric Project will consist of the following new facilities: (1) An approximately 100foot-long, 12-foot-high diversion with a 45-foot-long, 6-foot-high spillway; (2) a 0.85-acre-foot impoundment; (3) a 200square-foot fish screen with 0.125-inchwide openings; (4) a 1.48-mile-long, 40inch-diameter penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing a single 6megawatt two-jet horizontal-shaft Pelton turbine generator; (6) a 12-foot-wide, approximately 100-foot-long rip-raplined tailrace channel discharging into Hancock Creek; (7) 1,200 feet of access roads in addition to existing logging roads; (8) a 0.3-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt (kV) buried transmission line connecting to the existing Black Creek Hydroelectric Project (P–6221) switching vault; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to provide 21.9 gigawatt-hours annually. No federal lands are included in the project. o. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52521 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 http: //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 Washington 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: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter (if needed)—October 2013 Request for Additional Information— October 2013 Issue Notice and Letter of Acceptance— December 2013 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—January 2014 Comments on Scoping Document 1— March 2014 Issue Scoping Document 2—April 2014 Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis—April 2014 Commission issues draft EA—October 2014 Comments on draft EA—November 2014 Commission issues final EA—January 2015 Dated: August 16, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–20605 Filed 8–22–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP13–1248–000. Applicants: Midwestern Gas Transmission Company. E:\FR\FM\23AUN1.SGM 23AUN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 52521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20605]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13994-002]


Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County; Notice of 
Application Tendered For Filing With the Commission and Soliciting 
Additional Study Requests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Unconstructed Major Project.
    b. Project No.: 13994-002.
    c. Date filed: August 1, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County.
    e. Name of Project: Hancock Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Hancock Creek, near the Town of North Bend, 
King County, Washington. The proposed project would not occupy any 
federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Kim D. Moore, P.E., Assistant General Manager 
of Generation, Water and Corporate Services; Public Utility District 
No. 1 of Snohomish County, 2320 California Street, P.O. Box 1107, 
Everett, WA 98206-1107; (425) 783-8606; KDMoore@snopud.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; (202) 502-6480; 
Kelly.wolcott@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: September 30, 2013.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support 
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 
502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy 
to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE., Washington, DC. 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-13994-002.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The Hancock Creek Hydroelectric Project will consist of the 
following new facilities: (1) An approximately 100-foot-long, 12-foot-
high diversion with a 45-foot-long, 6-foot-high spillway; (2) a 0.85-
acre-foot impoundment; (3) a 200-square-foot fish screen with 0.125-
inch-wide openings; (4) a 1.48-mile-long, 40-inch-diameter penstock; 
(5) a powerhouse containing a single 6-megawatt two-jet horizontal-
shaft Pelton turbine generator; (6) a 12-foot-wide, approximately 100-
foot-long rip-rap-lined tailrace channel discharging into Hancock 
Creek; (7) 1,200 feet of access roads in addition to existing logging 
roads; (8) a 0.3-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt (kV) buried transmission line 
connecting to the existing Black Creek Hydroelectric Project (P-6221) 
switching vault; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The project is 
estimated to provide 21.9 gigawatt-hours annually. No federal lands are 
included in the project.
    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 
Washington 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: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter (if needed)--October 2013
Request for Additional Information--October 2013
Issue Notice and Letter of Acceptance--December 2013
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--January 2014
Comments on Scoping Document 1--March 2014
Issue Scoping Document 2--April 2014
Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis--April 2014
Commission issues draft EA--October 2014
Comments on draft EA--November 2014
Commission issues final EA--January 2015


    Dated: August 16, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-20605 Filed 8-22-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.