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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,
but is not ready for environmental
analysis at this time.
l. The proposed project would utilize
the Corps’ existing Sardis Lake Dam
outlet works, consisting of a concrete
conduit outlet tunnel, regulating gates,
and a stilling basin. The project would
operate consistent with the Corps’
current operation policy.
The proposed project would consist of
the following new facilities: (1) A 510foot-long, 15.5-foot-diameter steel liner
installed within the Corps’ existing
concrete outlet tunnel; (2) a 50-footlong, 30-foot-wide steel-lined concrete
bifurcation at the end of the Corps’
existing conduit to divide the flows
between the Corps’ existing stilling
basin and the project new powerhouse;
(3) a 250-foot-long, 15.5-foot-diameter
steel penstock; (4) an 102.6-foot-high by
78-foot-wide by 50-foot-deep forebay;
(5) a 120-foot-long by 85-foot-wide
concrete powerhouse with two vertical
Kaplan generating units with a total
installed capacity of 14.6 megawatts; (6)
a 200-foot-long, 100-foot-wide tailrace
channel; (7) a substation; (8) a 7,097foot-long transmission line consisting of
a 887-foot-long, 4.160 kilovolt (kV)
buried line from the powerhouse to the
substation and a 6,210-foot-long, 161 kV
overhead line from the substation to an
existing utility-owned distribution line;
and (9) appurtenant facilities. The
project would have an estimated average
annual generation of 52.0 gigawatthours.
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. A copy is 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.
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n. Any qualified applicant desiring to
file a competing application must
submit to the Commission, on or before
the specified intervention deadline date,
a competing development application,
or a notice of intent to file such an
application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent allows an interested
person to file the competing
development application no later than
120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the
exact name, business address, and
telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to
submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the
applicant(s) named in this public notice.
o. Anyone may submit a protest, or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests
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 protests or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘NOTICE
OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING
APPLICATION,’’ or ‘‘COMPETING
APPLICATION;’’ (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. Agencies
may obtain copies of the application
directly from the applicant. A copy of
any protest or motion to intervene must
be served upon the representative of the
applicant.
p. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing
Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
Issue Notice of Acceptance—August
2014
Issue Scoping Document 1 for
comments—October 2014
Comments on Scoping Document 1—
November 2014
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if
necessary)—December 2014
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Issue notice of ready for environmental
analysis—December 2014
Commission issues EA or draft EA—
September 2015
Comments on EA or draft EA—October
2015
Commission issues final EA (if
necessary)—April 2016
q. Other Agency Authorizations:
Pursuant to section 401 of the Clean
Water Act, the Mississippi Department
of Environmental Quality (Mississippi
DEQ) must certify that discharge from
the construction and operation of this
proposed project will comply with the
Clean Water Act. The Mississippi DEQ
is also reviewing the project application
under Title 11 Miss. Admin. Code, Pt.
6, Ch.1, Subch.3, which establishes the
review of water quality certification
applications. Based on an
understanding between the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
and the Mississippi DEQ, this public
notice is also issued for the purpose of
advising all interested persons that there
is a decision pending before the
Mississippi Environmental Quality
Permit Board on the request for section
401 water quality certification for this
FERC license application. Any
comments concerning the water quality
certification request may be submitted
to the Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality, Office of
Pollution Control at Post Office Box
2261, Jackson, Mississippi 39225–2261.
The public comment period on the
water quality certification extends 30
days from the date of publication of this
notice. A copy of the public notice with
a description of the project construction
and operation is available for review at
the Mississippi DEQ’s Jackson office.
The complete application may be
reviewed at the address listed in
paragraph h.
Dated: August 25, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–20758 Filed 8–29–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13704–002]
FFP Missouri 2, LLC; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, and Other Agency
Authorizations
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
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with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major
License—Existing Dam.
b. Project No.: 13704–002.
c. Date filed: November 13, 2013.
d. Applicant: FFP Missouri 2, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Arkabutla Lake
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed project
would be located at the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) existing
Arkabutla Lake Dam, on the Coldwater
River in Tate and DeSoto Counties,
Mississippi. The proposed project
would occupy approximately 48.2 acres
of federal lands administered by the
Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Thomas
Feldman, Vice President, Project
Development, Free Flow Power
Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite
300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 283–2822.
i. FERC Contacts: Jeanne Edwards at
(202) 502–6181, jeanne.edwards@
ferc.gov or Patti Leppert at (202) 502–
6034, patricia.leppert@ferc.gov.
j. The deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests is 60 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene and protests and requests for
cooperating agency status using the
Commission’s eFiling system at 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
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–13704–002.
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,
but is not ready for environmental
analysis at this time.
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l. The proposed project would utilize
the Corps’ existing Arkabutla Lake Dam
outlet works, consisting of a concrete
conduit outlet tunnel, regulating gates,
and a stilling basin. The project would
operate consistent with the Corps’
current operation policy.
The proposed project would consist of
the following new facilities: (1) A 325foot-long, 15.5-foot-diameter steel liner
installed within the Corps’ existing
concrete conduit outlet tunnel; (2) a 50foot-long, 25-foot-wide steel-lined
reinforced concrete bifurcation at the
end of the Corps’ existing conduit outlet
tunnel to divide the flows between the
Corps’ existing stilling basin and the
project new powerhouse; (3) a 272-footlong, 12-foot-diameter steel penstock;
(4) an 83-foot high by 60-foot wide by
50-foot-deep forebay; (5) an 80-footlong, 46-foot-wide concrete powerhouse
with two vertical Kaplan generating
units with a total installed capacity of
5.1 megawatts; (6) a 200-foot-long, 85foot-wide tailrace channel; (7) a
substation; (8) a 4,286-foot-long
transmission line consisting of a 1,574foot-long, 4.16 kilovolts (kV) buried line
from the powerhouse to the substation
and a 2,712-foot-long, 12.5 kV overhead
line from the substation to an existing
utility-owned distribution line; and (9)
appurtenant facilities. The project
would have an estimated average annual
generation of 19.0 gigawatt-hours.
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. A copy is 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. Any qualified applicant desiring to
file a competing application must
submit to the Commission, on or before
the specified intervention deadline date,
a competing development application,
or a notice of intent to file such an
application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent allows an interested
person to file the competing
development application no later than
120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
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A notice of intent must specify the
exact name, business address, and
telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to
submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the
applicant(s) named in this public notice.
o. Anyone may submit a protest, or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests
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 protests or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘NOTICE
OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING
APPLICATION,’’ or ‘‘COMPETING
APPLICATION;’’ (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. Agencies
may obtain copies of the application
directly from the applicant. A copy of
any protest or motion to intervene must
be served upon the representative of the
applicant.
p. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing
Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
Issue Notice of Acceptance—August
2014.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for
comments—October 2014.
Comments on Scoping Document 1—
November 2014.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if
necessary)—December 2014.
Issue notice of ready for environmental
analysis—December 2014.
Commission issues EA or draft EA—
September 2015.
Comments on EA or draft EA—October
2015.
Commission issues final EA (if
necessary)—April 2016.
q. Other Agency Authorizations:
Pursuant to section 401 of the Clean
Water Act, the Mississippi Department
of Environmental Quality (Mississippi
DEQ) must certify that discharge from
the construction and operation of this
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proposed project will comply with the
Clean Water Act. The Mississippi DEQ
is also reviewing the project application
under Title 11 Miss. Admin. Code, Pt.
6, Ch.1, Subch.3, which establishes the
review of water quality certification
applications. Based on an
understanding between the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
and the Mississippi DEQ, this public
notice is also issued for the purpose of
advising all interested persons that there
is a decision pending before the
Mississippi Environmental Quality
Permit Board on the request for section
401 water quality certification for this
FERC license application. Any
comments concerning the water quality
certification request may be submitted
to the Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality, Office of
Pollution Control at Post Office Box
2261, Jackson, Mississippi 39225–2261.
The public comment period on the
water quality certification extends 30
days from the date of publication of this
notice. A copy of the public notice with
a description of the project construction
and operation is available for review at
the Mississippi DEQ’s Jackson office.
The complete application may be
reviewed at the address listed in
paragraph h.
Dated: August 25, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–20761 Filed 8–29–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13702–002]
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FFP Missouri 2, LLC; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, and Other Agency
Authorizations
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major
License—Existing Dam.
b. Project No.: 13702–002.
c. Date filed: November 13, 2013.
d. Applicant: FFP Missouri 2, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Grenada Lake
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed project
would be located at the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) existing
Grenada Lake Dam, on the Yalobusha
River, near the Town of Grenada,
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Grenada County, Mississippi. The
proposed project would occupy
approximately 35.5 acres of federal
lands administered by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Thomas
Feldman, Vice President, Project
Development, Free Flow Power
Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite
300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 283–2822.
i. FERC Contacts: Jeanne Edwards at
(202) 502–6181,
jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov or Patti
Leppert at (202) 502–6034,
patricia.leppert@ferc.gov.
j. The deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests is 60 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene and protests and requests for
cooperating agency status using the
Commission’s eFiling system at 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
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–13702–002.
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,
but is not ready for environmental
analysis at this time.
l. The proposed project would utilize
the Corps’ existing Grenada Lake Dam
outlet works consisting of a concrete
conduit outlet tunnel, regulating gates,
and a stilling basin. The project would
operate consistent with the Corps’
current operation policy.
The proposed project would consist of
the following new facilities: (1) A 327.5foot-long, 10.25-foot-diameter steel liner
installed within the Corps’ existing
concrete outlet tunnel; (2) a 50-foot-long
with a varied width steel-lined concrete
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bifurcation at the end of the Corps’
existing conduit to divide the flows
between the Corps’ existing stilling
basin and the project new powerhouse;
(3) a 260-foot-long, 14-foot-diameter
steel penstock; (4) an 86-foot-high by 78foot-wide by 50-foot-deep forebay; (5) a
120-foot-long by 60-foot-wide concrete
powerhouse with two vertical Kaplan
generating units with a total installed
capacity of 9.0 megawatts; (6) a 150foot-long, 70 foot-wide tailrace channel;
(7) a substation; (8) a 2,650-foot-long
transmission line consisting of a 670foot-long, 4.160 kilovolt (kV) buried line
from the powerhouse to the substation
and a 1,980-foot-long, 12.5 kV overhead
line from the substation to an existing
utility-owned distribution line; and (9)
appurtenant facilities. The project
would have an estimated average annual
generation of 31.0 gigawatt-hours.
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. A copy is 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. Any qualified applicant desiring to
file a competing application must
submit to the Commission, on or before
the specified intervention deadline date,
a competing development application,
or a notice of intent to file such an
application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent allows an interested
person to file the competing
development application no later than
120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the
exact name, business address, and
telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to
submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the
applicant(s) named in this public notice.
o. Anyone may submit a protest, or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13704-002]
FFP Missouri 2, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, and Other Agency
Authorizations
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed
[[Page 51990]]
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major License--Existing Dam.
b. Project No.: 13704-002.
c. Date filed: November 13, 2013.
d. Applicant: FFP Missouri 2, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Arkabutla Lake Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers' (Corps) existing Arkabutla Lake Dam, on the
Coldwater River in Tate and DeSoto Counties, Mississippi. The proposed
project would occupy approximately 48.2 acres of federal lands
administered by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Thomas Feldman, Vice President, Project
Development, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite
300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 283-2822.
i. FERC Contacts: Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502-6181,
jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov or Patti Leppert at (202) 502-6034,
patricia.leppert@ferc.gov.
j. The deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests is 60
days from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests and requests for cooperating agency
status using the Commission's eFiling system at 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
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-13704-002.
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, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed project would utilize the Corps' existing Arkabutla
Lake Dam outlet works, consisting of a concrete conduit outlet tunnel,
regulating gates, and a stilling basin. The project would operate
consistent with the Corps' current operation policy.
The proposed project would consist of the following new facilities:
(1) A 325-foot-long, 15.5-foot-diameter steel liner installed within
the Corps' existing concrete conduit outlet tunnel; (2) a 50-foot-long,
25-foot-wide steel-lined reinforced concrete bifurcation at the end of
the Corps' existing conduit outlet tunnel to divide the flows between
the Corps' existing stilling basin and the project new powerhouse; (3)
a 272-foot-long, 12-foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) an 83-foot high
by 60-foot wide by 50-foot-deep forebay; (5) an 80-foot-long, 46-foot-
wide concrete powerhouse with two vertical Kaplan generating units with
a total installed capacity of 5.1 megawatts; (6) a 200-foot-long, 85-
foot-wide tailrace channel; (7) a substation; (8) a 4,286-foot-long
transmission line consisting of a 1,574-foot-long, 4.16 kilovolts (kV)
buried line from the powerhouse to the substation and a 2,712-foot-
long, 12.5 kV overhead line from the substation to an existing utility-
owned distribution line; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The project
would have an estimated average annual generation of 19.0 gigawatt-
hours.
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. A copy is 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. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
o. Anyone may submit a protest, or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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. Agencies may obtain copies of the application
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon the representative of the applicant.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
will be made as appropriate.
Issue Notice of Acceptance--August 2014.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--October 2014.
Comments on Scoping Document 1--November 2014.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--December 2014.
Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis--December 2014.
Commission issues EA or draft EA--September 2015.
Comments on EA or draft EA--October 2015.
Commission issues final EA (if necessary)--April 2016.
q. Other Agency Authorizations: Pursuant to section 401 of the
Clean Water Act, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
(Mississippi DEQ) must certify that discharge from the construction and
operation of this
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proposed project will comply with the Clean Water Act. The Mississippi
DEQ is also reviewing the project application under Title 11 Miss.
Admin. Code, Pt. 6, Ch.1, Subch.3, which establishes the review of
water quality certification applications. Based on an understanding
between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the
Mississippi DEQ, this public notice is also issued for the purpose of
advising all interested persons that there is a decision pending before
the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board on the request for
section 401 water quality certification for this FERC license
application. Any comments concerning the water quality certification
request may be submitted to the Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality, Office of Pollution Control at Post Office Box 2261, Jackson,
Mississippi 39225-2261. The public comment period on the water quality
certification extends 30 days from the date of publication of this
notice. A copy of the public notice with a description of the project
construction and operation is available for review at the Mississippi
DEQ's Jackson office. The complete application may be reviewed at the
address listed in paragraph h.
Dated: August 25, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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