Juneau Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement and Soliciting Comments, and Final Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions, 69457-69458 [2014-27612]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 225 / Friday, November 21, 2014 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES subsurface bedrock during Project construction. • Biological Resources—Effects on threatened and endangered species and sensitive habitats potentially occurring within or adjacent to the Project rightof-way. • Water Resources—Effects on waterbodies and wetlands. • Land Use—Effects on residential areas and agricultural lands during construction and operation of Project facilities. • Cultural Resources—Effects on archaeological sites and historic resources. • Air Quality and Noise—Effects on the local air quality and noise environment from construction and operation and maintenance of Project facilities. Public Participation You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the Project. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before December 20, 2014. For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the Project docket number (PF14–10–000) with your submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature located on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project; (2) You can file your comments electronically using the eFiling feature located on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select the type of filing you are making. If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 235001 (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 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If you would prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the attached Information Request (appendix 2). Becoming an Intervenor Once Transco files its application with the Commission, you may want to become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an official party to the Commission’s proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission’s final ruling. An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in the User’s Guide under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the Commission’s Web site. Please note that the Commission will not accept requests for intervenor status at this time. You must wait until the Commission receives a formal application for the Project. Additional Information Additional information about the Project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 69457 ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., PF14– 10). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp. Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission’s calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information. Dated: November 14, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–27548 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13563–003] Juneau Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement and Soliciting Comments, and Final Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions November 17, 2014. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and applicantprepared environmental assessment has been filed with Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Original Major License. b. Project No.: 13563–003. c. Date filed: May 29, 2014. d. Applicant: Juneau Hydropower, Inc. e. Name of Project: Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On Lower Sweetheart Lake and Sweetheart Creek in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. The project would occupy about 2,058 acres of federal lands located in the Tongass E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 69458 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 225 / Friday, November 21, 2014 / Notices National Forest administered by the U.S. Forest Service. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Duff W. Mitchell, Business Manager, Juneau Hydropower, Inc., P.O. Box 22775, Juneau, AK 99802; (907) 789–2775. i. FERC Contact: John Matkowski at (202) 502–8576, john.matkowski@ ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, final recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, and final recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 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–13563–003. 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 Commission intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EIS will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. m. The proposed Sweetheart Lake Project would consist of the following new features: (1) A 280-foot-long, 111foot-high roller compacted concrete gravity dam with a 125-foot-long spillway located at the outlet of Sweetheart Lake; (2) a 128,019 acre-foot VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 235001 impoundment at normal-maximum water level; (3) a 525-foot-long, 10-foothigh, 10-foot-wide arched reservoir outlet tunnel at the right dam abutment; (4) a 45-foot-long, 25-foot-wide, 16-foothigh rectangular concrete intake structure with six 7-foot-diameter, 10foot-high cylindrical fish screens adjacent to the right dam abutment; (5) a 9,621-foot-long, 15-foot-wide,15-foothigh arched, unlined power tunnel; (6) a 9-foot-diameter, 896-foot-long saddlesupported steel penstock installed within the lower power tunnel; (7) three, 3- to 7-foot-diameter, approximately 160-foot-long buried steel penstocks connecting the lower portion of the power tunnel to the powerhouse; (8) a 160-foot-long, 60-footwide, 30-foot-high powerhouse; (9) three 6.6-megawatt (MW) horizontalaxis Francis turbine/generator units having a total capacity of 19.8 MW; (10) a 541-foot-long, 30- to 90-foot-wide tailrace discharging into Sweetheart Creek; (11) a 4,400-foot-long coastal access road; (12) a dock/landing site for aerial and marine vehicle access located on the east shore of Gilbert Bay; (13) a 45,900-foot-long, 138-kilovolt (kV) transmission line traversing Gilbert Bay, the Snettisham Peninsula, and Port Snettisham, consisting of: (a) Two buried segments totaling 4,800 feet in length, (b) two submarine segments totaling 25,700 feet in length, and (c) one 15,400-foot-long overhead segment; (14) a 14,800-foot-long, 12.47-kV service transmission line and communication cable providing electricity and communications to Sweetheart Dam; (15) an approximately 22,000-squarefoot fenced switchyard; (16) a 25-footlong, 5-foot-wide, 4-foot-deep smolt reentry pool adjacent to the powerhouse; (17) a 4,225-square-foot caretaker facility; (18) a 400-square-foot dam site shelter facility; and (19) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to generate an average of 116 gigawatt-hours annually. n. 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. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS’’, ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 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 submitting the filing; 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. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010. 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. o. Public notice of the filing of the initial development application, which has already been given, established the due date for filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the Commission’s regulations, any competing development application must be filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the initial development application. No competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this notice. p. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following hydro licensing schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Filing of final recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions. Commission issues Draft EIS Comments on Draft EIS ........ Commission Issues Final EIS January 2015. August 2015. October 2015. March 2016. q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of this notice: (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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–27612 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13563-003]


Juneau Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare 
Environmental Impact Statement and Soliciting Comments, and Final 
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

November 17, 2014.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and 
applicant-prepared environmental assessment has been filed with 
Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: 13563-003.
    c. Date filed: May 29, 2014.
    d. Applicant: Juneau Hydropower, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Lower Sweetheart Lake and Sweetheart Creek in the 
City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. The project would occupy about 
2,058 acres of federal lands located in the Tongass

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National Forest administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Duff W. Mitchell, Business Manager, Juneau 
Hydropower, Inc., P.O. Box 22775, Juneau, AK 99802; (907) 789-2775.
    i. FERC Contact: John Matkowski at (202) 502-8576, 
john.matkowski@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, final recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, and final recommendations, terms and conditions, and 
prescriptions 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-13563-003.
    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 Commission intends to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) on the project in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The EIS will consider both site-specific and 
cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the 
proposed action.
    m. The proposed Sweetheart Lake Project would consist of the 
following new features: (1) A 280-foot-long, 111-foot-high roller 
compacted concrete gravity dam with a 125-foot-long spillway located at 
the outlet of Sweetheart Lake; (2) a 128,019 acre-foot impoundment at 
normal-maximum water level; (3) a 525-foot-long, 10-foot-high, 10-foot-
wide arched reservoir outlet tunnel at the right dam abutment; (4) a 
45-foot-long, 25-foot-wide, 16-foot-high rectangular concrete intake 
structure with six 7-foot-diameter, 10-foot-high cylindrical fish 
screens adjacent to the right dam abutment; (5) a 9,621-foot-long, 15-
foot-wide,15-foot-high arched, unlined power tunnel; (6) a 9-foot-
diameter, 896-foot-long saddle-supported steel penstock installed 
within the lower power tunnel; (7) three, 3- to 7-foot-diameter, 
approximately 160-foot-long buried steel penstocks connecting the lower 
portion of the power tunnel to the powerhouse; (8) a 160-foot-long, 60-
foot-wide, 30-foot-high powerhouse; (9) three 6.6-megawatt (MW) 
horizontal-axis Francis turbine/generator units having a total capacity 
of 19.8 MW; (10) a 541-foot-long, 30- to 90-foot-wide tailrace 
discharging into Sweetheart Creek; (11) a 4,400-foot-long coastal 
access road; (12) a dock/landing site for aerial and marine vehicle 
access located on the east shore of Gilbert Bay; (13) a 45,900-foot-
long, 138-kilovolt (kV) transmission line traversing Gilbert Bay, the 
Snettisham Peninsula, and Port Snettisham, consisting of: (a) Two 
buried segments totaling 4,800 feet in length, (b) two submarine 
segments totaling 25,700 feet in length, and (c) one 15,400-foot-long 
overhead segment; (14) a 14,800-foot-long, 12.47-kV service 
transmission line and communication cable providing electricity and 
communications to Sweetheart Dam; (15) an approximately 22,000-square-
foot fenced switchyard; (16) a 25-foot-long, 5-foot-wide, 4-foot-deep 
smolt reentry pool adjacent to the powerhouse; (17) a 4,225-square-foot 
caretaker facility; (18) a 400-square-foot dam site shelter facility; 
and (19) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to generate 
an average of 116 gigawatt-hours annually.
    n. 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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``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 submitting the filing; 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. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    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.
    o. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
application, which has already been given, established the due date for 
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the 
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be 
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the 
initial development application. No competing applications or notices 
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
    p. 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 final recommendations, terms and  January 2015.
 conditions, and prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EIS...............  August 2015.
Comments on Draft EIS.....................  October 2015.
Commission Issues Final EIS...............  March 2016.
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    q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-27612 Filed 11-20-14; 8:45 am]
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