Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; 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, 12809-12810 [2017-04376]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 43 / Tuesday, March 7, 2017 / Notices 12809 Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions ...................................... Commission issues EA ............................................................................................................................................................... Comments on EA ........................................................................................................................................................................ Modified terms and conditions .................................................................................................................................................... p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of the 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: March 1, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–04375 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 1966–054] sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; 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: Major New License. b. Project No.: 1966–054. c. Date filed: March 28, 2016. d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. e. Name of Project: Grandfather Falls Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on the Wisconsin River in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. The project does affect federal lands. There are nonreservation federal lands within the Project Boundary. One Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-owned island (0.1 acres) is located in the tailrace of the project boundary. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:01 Mar 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Todd Jastremski, Asset Manager Hydro Operations, We Energies, 800 Industrial Park Drive, Iron Mountain, MI 49801, Telephone (906) 779–4099. i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery, Telephone (202) 502–8379, and email lee.emery@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary 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 motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway 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–1966–054. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 April, 2017. September, 2017. October, 2017. December, 2017. l. The existing Grandfather Falls Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A 36-foot-high and 762-foot-long reinforced concrete dam consisting of a 52-foot-long masonry retaining wall, a 263-foot-long concrete spillway section, a 147-foot-long non-overflow masonry dam, and a 300-foot-long rockfill embankment; (2) a 108-foot-long, 12foot-wide timber (concrete pier supported) canal bridge that crosses the upstream end of the canal, three intake canal embankments totaling 3,400 feet in length, a 4,000-foot-long, 300-footwide intake canal, and a 55.5-foot-wide intake structure; (3) an existing 340-acre reservoir at elevation 1,397.1 National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) and a gross storage capacity of 2,200 acre-feet with the pool elevation maintained between 1,396.1 and 1,397.1 feet NGVD; (4) two 55.5-foot-wide, 30.5-foot-high trashracks with clear bar spacing of 2.5 inches; (5) an 11-foot-diameter, 1,317foot-long wood-stave penstock that transitions into a 30-foot-long steel penstock and a 13.5-foot-diameter 1,310-foot-long wood-stave penstock that transitions into a 30-foot-long steel penstock; (6) a 51-foot-diameter surge tank with a 37.87-foot-high internal riser and a 39-foot-diameter surge tank with a 33.43-foot-high internal riser that are connected to the steel portion of the penstocks; (7) a 67-foot-wide, 53-footlong, 46-foot-high concrete and masonry powerhouse containing two generating units with a total installed capacity of 17.24 megawatts (MW); (8) a 50-footlong, 60-foot-wide bedrock excavated tailrace; (9) a 300-foot-long, 46 kilovolt overhead transmission power line; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to generate an average of 72,031.72 megawatt-hours annually. 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 also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1 12810 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 43 / Tuesday, March 7, 2017 / Notices 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, and .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’’, ‘‘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 revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions ...................................... Commission issues EA ............................................................................................................................................................... Comments on EA or EIS ............................................................................................................................................................. Modified terms and conditions .................................................................................................................................................... p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of the 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: March 1, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–04376 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER10–1959–006; ER15–2014–003; ER15–2013–005; ER15–2020–004; ER15–2018–003; ER15–2022–003; ER15–2026–003; ER17–105–002; ER17–104–002; ER17– 556–001; ER10–2432–012; ER10–2435– 012; ER10–2440–010; ER10–71–004; ER10–2444–012; ER10–2446–010; VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:01 Mar 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 ER10–2449–010; ER13–2308–005; ER12–2510–007; ER12–2512–007; ER12–2513–007; ER10–3286–011; ER10–3299–010; ER10–3310–012; ER11–2489–009; ER12–726–007; ER12– 2639–007; ER11–3620–010; ER12–1431– 008; ER12–1434–008; ER12–1432–008; ER12–1435–008; ER13–2102–006; ER14–1439–006; ER15–1019–005; ER10–2628–005; ER11–3959–007. Applicants: Lower Mount Bethel Energy, LLC, Brunner Island, LLC, Talen Energy Marketing, LLC, Talen Montana, LLC, Martins Creek, LLC, Montour, LLC, Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC, Broadview Energy JN, LLC, Broadview Energy KW, LLC, Grady Wind Energy Center, LLC, Bayonne Plant Holding, L.L.C., Camden Plant Holding, L.L.C., Dartmouth Power Associates Limited Partnership, Elmwood Park Power, LLC, Newark Bay Cogeneration Partnership, L.P., Pedricktown Cogeneration Company LP, York Generation Company LLC, Sapphire Power Marketing LLC, Brandon Shores LLC, H.A. Wagner LLC, Raven Power Marketing LLC, Millennium Power Partners, LP, New Athens Generating Company, LLC, New Harquahala Generating Company, LLC, Hatchet Ridge Wind, LLC, Spring Valley Wind LLC, Ocotillo Express LLC, Lyonsdale Biomass, LLC, ReEnergy Ashland LLC, ReEnergy Fort Fairfield LLC, ReEnergy Livermore Falls LLC, ReEnergy Stratton LLC, ReEnergy Black River LLC, TrailStone Power, LLC, Fowler Ridge IV Wind Farm LLC, Lost Creek Wind, LLC, Post Rock Wind Power Project, LLC. PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 April, 2017. September, 2017. October, 2017. December, 2017. Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of the Riverstone MBR Entities. Filed Date: 2/27/17. Accession Number: 20170227–5242. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/17. Docket Numbers: ER16–2100–001; ER16–2101–001. Applicants: Gila River Power LLC. Description: Second Supplement to June 30, 2016 and October 3, 2016 Updated Market Power Analysis for Southwest Region of Gila River Power LLC, et. al. Filed Date: 2/28/17. Accession Number: 20170228–5360. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–468–002. Applicants: Ohio Valley Electric Corporation. Description: Compliance filing: Errata to December 1 Amendment Filing to be effective 10/14/2016. Filed Date: 2/28/17. Accession Number: 20170228–5246. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1057–000. Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to OA Sched 1, sec 7.9 and OATT Att K-Appx, sect 7.9 RE Residual ARR to be effective 5/1/2017. Filed Date: 2/28/17. Accession Number: 20170228–5235. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1060–000. Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado. E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12809-12810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04376]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1966-054]


Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; 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: Major New License.
    b. Project No.: 1966-054.
    c. Date filed: March 28, 2016.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Grandfather Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Wisconsin River 
in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. The project does affect federal lands. 
There are non-reservation federal lands within the Project Boundary. 
One Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-owned island (0.1 acres) is located 
in the tailrace of the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Todd Jastremski, Asset Manager Hydro 
Operations, We Energies, 800 Industrial Park Drive, Iron Mountain, MI 
49801, Telephone (906) 779-4099.
    i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery, Telephone (202) 502-8379, and email 
lee.emery@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary 
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 
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary 
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway 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-1966-054.
    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 Grandfather Falls Hydroelectric Project consists 
of: (1) A 36-foot-high and 762-foot-long reinforced concrete dam 
consisting of a 52-foot-long masonry retaining wall, a 263-foot-long 
concrete spillway section, a 147-foot-long non-overflow masonry dam, 
and a 300-foot-long rockfill embankment; (2) a 108-foot-long, 12-foot-
wide timber (concrete pier supported) canal bridge that crosses the 
upstream end of the canal, three intake canal embankments totaling 
3,400 feet in length, a 4,000-foot-long, 300-foot-wide intake canal, 
and a 55.5-foot-wide intake structure; (3) an existing 340-acre 
reservoir at elevation 1,397.1 National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) 
and a gross storage capacity of 2,200 acre-feet with the pool elevation 
maintained between 1,396.1 and 1,397.1 feet NGVD; (4) two 55.5-foot-
wide, 30.5-foot-high trashracks with clear bar spacing of 2.5 inches; 
(5) an 11-foot-diameter, 1,317-foot-long wood-stave penstock that 
transitions into a 30-foot-long steel penstock and a 13.5-foot-diameter 
1,310-foot-long wood-stave penstock that transitions into a 30-foot-
long steel penstock; (6) a 51-foot-diameter surge tank with a 37.87-
foot-high internal riser and a 39-foot-diameter surge tank with a 
33.43-foot-high internal riser that are connected to the steel portion 
of the penstocks; (7) a 67-foot-wide, 53-foot-long, 46-foot-high 
concrete and masonry powerhouse containing two generating units with a 
total installed capacity of 17.24 megawatts (MW); (8) a 50-foot-long, 
60-foot-wide bedrock excavated tailrace; (9) a 300-foot-long, 46 
kilovolt overhead transmission power line; and (10) appurtenant 
facilities. The project is estimated to generate an average of 
72,031.72 megawatt-hours annually.
    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 also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.

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    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, and .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'', ``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 revised 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,             April, 2017.
 preliminary terms and conditions,
 and preliminary fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues EA.................  September, 2017.
Comments on EA or EIS................  October, 2017.
Modified terms and conditions........  December, 2017.
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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 this notice.
    q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for 
environmental analysis provided for in Sec.  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: March 1, 2017.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-04376 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am]
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