5440 Hydro Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing With the Commission, Intent To Waive Scoping, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, and Recommendations, and Establishing an Expedited Schedule for Processing, 24910-24911 [2015-10220]
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document. Agencies who would like to
request cooperating status should follow
the instructions for filing comments
described in paragraph ‘‘k’’ above.
n. This notice does not constitute the
Commission’s approval of Igiugig’s
request to use the Pilot Project Licensing
Procedures. Upon its review of the
project’s overall characteristics relative
to the pilot project criteria, the draft
license application contents, and any
comments filed, the Commission will
determine whether there is adequate
information to conclude the pre-filing
process.
o. The proposed Igiugig Hydrokinetic
Project would consist of: (1) An instream 20- kilowatt (kW), 64-foot-long,
11-foot-high, 43-foot-wide pontoonmounted RivGen Power System Turbine
Generator Unit (TGU) in Phase 1; (2) an
additional in-stream 20-kW pontoonmounted TGU in Phase 2; (3) two
anchoring systems consisting of a
13,000-pound anchor, chain, shackles,
and 150 feet of mooring; (4) a 375-footlong, coated and weighted combined
power, data, and environmental
monitoring cable from the TGU for
Phase 1; and a 675-foot-long cable from
the TGU for Phase 2; (5) an existing 10foot-long by 8-foot-wide shore station
for housing project electronics and
controls; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
The project is estimated to have an
annual generation of 409,504 kilowatthours per year.
p. A copy of the draft license
application and all pre-filing materials
are available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference
Room or may be viewed on the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link. Enter the docket number (P–
13511), 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.
q. Pre-filing process schedule. The
pre-filing process will be conducted
pursuant to the following tentative
schedule. Revisions to the schedule
below may be made based on staff’s
review of the draft application and any
comments received.
Milestone
Comments on pre-filing
materials due.
Issuance of meeting notice
(if needed).
Public meeting/technical
conference (if needed).
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r. Register online at https://
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email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Dated: April 23, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015–10219 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13806–004]
5440 Hydro Inc.; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing With the
Commission, Intent To Waive Scoping,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Terms and Conditions, and
Recommendations, and Establishing
an Expedited Schedule for Processing
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption
From Licensing.
b. Project No.: P–13806–004.
c. Date filed: July 28, 2014.
d. Applicant: 5440 Hydro Inc.
e. Name of Project: Brooklyn Dam
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Upper
Ammonoosuc River, in the Town of
Northumberland, Coos County, New
Hampshire. The project would not
occupy lands of the United States.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16
U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Lutz Loegters,
5440 Hydro Inc., 717 Atlantic Avenue,
Suite 1A, Boston, Massachusetts 02111,
(416) 643–6615.
i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202)
502–8969, john.ramer@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments, terms
and conditions, and recommendations:
Due to the small size and location of
this project and the close coordination
with state and federal agencies during
preparation of the application, the 60day timeframe in 18 CFR 4.34(b) is
shortened. Instead, motions to intervene
and protests, comments, terms and
conditions, and recommendations are
due 30 days from the issuance date of
this notice. All reply comments must be
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filed with the Commission within 45
days from the issuance date of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene, protests, comments, and
recommendations 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–13806–004.
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 Brooklyn Dam Hydroelectric
Project would consist of: (1) An existing
163-foot-long and 14-foot-high dam that
includes: (a) A 113-foot-long spillway
with a crest elevation 878.69 feet
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929 (NGVD29); (b) 2.50-foot-high
flashboards with a crest elevation
881.23 feet NGVD29; and (c) a 50-footlong floodgate structure with four 6.9foot-wide, 10-foot-high floodgates; (2) an
existing 100-foot-long, 45-foot-wide
forebay with three 15.2-foot-wide, 15.5foot-high trashracks with 1.0-inch open
bar spacing; (3) an existing 40-foot-long,
15.78-foot-high tailrace training wall; (4)
an existing 9-foot-wide, 9-foot-high side
waste gate; (5) an existing 26-acre
impoundment having a gross storage
capacity of 52-acre-feet at elevation
881.23 feet NGVD29; (6) an existing 45foot-long, 48-foot-wide, and 23-foot-high
brick and concrete powerhouse that
would contain two proposed 300kilowatt (kW), Kaplan turbinegenerating units for a total installed
capacity of 600 kW; (7) an existing 48foot-long, 45-foot-wide tailrace; (8) a
proposed 400-foot-long 35.4-kilovolt
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above-ground transmission line; (9)
three proposed single phased
transformers; and (10) appurtenant
facilities. On average, the project would
generate approximately 2,800 megawatthours annually. The applicant proposes
to remove a non-operating sluice gate on
the spillway, rehabilitate the
powerhouse, and operate the project in
a run-of-river mode.
m. Due to the project works already
existing and the limited scope of
proposed rehabilitation of the project
site described above, the applicant’s
close coordination with federal and
state agencies during the preparation of
the application, completed studies
during pre-filing consultation, and
agency recommended preliminary terms
and conditions, we intend to waive
scoping and expedite the exemption
process. Based on a review of the
application, resource agency
consultation letters including the
preliminary 30(c) terms and conditions,
and comments filed to date,
Commission staff intends to prepare a
single environmental assessment (EA).
Commission staff determined that the
issues that need to be addressed in its
EA have been adequately identified
during the pre-filing period, which
included a public meeting and site visit,
and no new issues are likely to be
identified through additional scoping.
The EA will consider assessing the
potential effects of project construction
and operation on aquatic, terrestrial,
threatened and endangered species,
recreation and land use, aesthetic, and
cultural and historic resources.
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.
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. 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
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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.
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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION
TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF
INTENT TO FILE COMPETING
APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMPETING
APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’
‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ or ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS;’’ (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.
p. Procedural Schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following procedural schedule.
Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
MILESTONE: Notice of the
availability of the EA.
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TARGET DATE: October 1, 2015.
Dated: April 23, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14628–001]
Minneapolis Leased Housing
Associates IV, Limited Partnership;
Notice of Application and ApplicantPrepared EA Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, and Soliciting Comments,
and Final Terms and Conditions,
Recommendations, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application and applicantprepared environmental assessment has
been filed with the Commission and is
available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Minor
License.
b. Project No.: 14628–001.
c. Date filed: March 20, 2015.
d. Applicant: Minneapolis Leased
Housing Associates IV, Limited
Partnership (Minneapolis Housing
Associates).
e. Name of Project: A-Mill Artist Lofts
Hydroelectric Project (A-Mill Project).
f. Location: On the Mississippi River,
in the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minnesota. No federal lands are
occupied by the project works or located
within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Owen Metz,
2905 Northwest Blvd., Suite 150,
Plymouth, MN 55441; (763) 354–5618;
email ometz@dominiuminc.com.
i. FERC Contact: Shana Murray at
(202) 502–8333; or email at
shana.murray@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments, and
final terms and conditions,
recommendations, and prescriptions: 30
days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 45 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene and protests, comments, and
final terms and conditions,
recommendations, 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,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13806-004]
5440 Hydro Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing With
the Commission, Intent To Waive Scoping, Soliciting Motions To
Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and
Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, and Recommendations, and
Establishing an Expedited Schedule for Processing
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption From Licensing.
b. Project No.: P-13806-004.
c. Date filed: July 28, 2014.
d. Applicant: 5440 Hydro Inc.
e. Name of Project: Brooklyn Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Upper Ammonoosuc River, in the Town of
Northumberland, Coos County, New Hampshire. The project would not
occupy lands of the United States.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Lutz Loegters, 5440 Hydro Inc., 717 Atlantic
Avenue, Suite 1A, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, (416) 643-6615.
i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502-8969, john.ramer@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
terms and conditions, and recommendations: Due to the small size and
location of this project and the close coordination with state and
federal agencies during preparation of the application, the 60- day
timeframe in 18 CFR 4.34(b) is shortened. Instead, motions to intervene
and protests, comments, terms and conditions, and recommendations are
due 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply comments
must be filed with the Commission within 45 days from the issuance date
of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene, protests, comments, and recommendations 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-13806-004.
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 Brooklyn Dam Hydroelectric Project would consist of: (1) An
existing 163-foot-long and 14-foot-high dam that includes: (a) A 113-
foot-long spillway with a crest elevation 878.69 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29); (b) 2.50-foot-high flashboards with a
crest elevation 881.23 feet NGVD29; and (c) a 50-foot-long floodgate
structure with four 6.9-foot-wide, 10-foot-high floodgates; (2) an
existing 100-foot-long, 45-foot-wide forebay with three 15.2-foot-wide,
15.5-foot-high trashracks with 1.0-inch open bar spacing; (3) an
existing 40-foot-long, 15.78-foot-high tailrace training wall; (4) an
existing 9-foot-wide, 9-foot-high side waste gate; (5) an existing 26-
acre impoundment having a gross storage capacity of 52-acre-feet at
elevation 881.23 feet NGVD29; (6) an existing 45-foot-long, 48-foot-
wide, and 23-foot-high brick and concrete powerhouse that would contain
two proposed 300-kilowatt (kW), Kaplan turbine-generating units for a
total installed capacity of 600 kW; (7) an existing 48-foot-long, 45-
foot-wide tailrace; (8) a proposed 400-foot-long 35.4-kilovolt
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above-ground transmission line; (9) three proposed single phased
transformers; and (10) appurtenant facilities. On average, the project
would generate approximately 2,800 megawatt-hours annually. The
applicant proposes to remove a non-operating sluice gate on the
spillway, rehabilitate the powerhouse, and operate the project in a
run-of-river mode.
m. Due to the project works already existing and the limited scope
of proposed rehabilitation of the project site described above, the
applicant's close coordination with federal and state agencies during
the preparation of the application, completed studies during pre-filing
consultation, and agency recommended preliminary terms and conditions,
we intend to waive scoping and expedite the exemption process. Based on
a review of the application, resource agency consultation letters
including the preliminary 30(c) terms and conditions, and comments
filed to date, Commission staff intends to prepare a single
environmental assessment (EA). Commission staff determined that the
issues that need to be addressed in its EA have been adequately
identified during the pre-filing period, which included a public
meeting and site visit, and no new issues are likely to be identified
through additional scoping. The EA will consider assessing the
potential effects of project construction and operation on aquatic,
terrestrial, threatened and endangered species, recreation and land
use, aesthetic, and cultural and historic resources.
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.
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. 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.
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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMMENTS,''
``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' or ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS;''
(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.
p. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following procedural schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be
made as appropriate.
MILESTONE: Notice of the availability of the EA.
TARGET DATE: October 1, 2015.
Dated: April 23, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-10220 Filed 4-30-15; 8:45 am]
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