Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments, 5072-5073 [2019-02710]

Download as PDF 5072 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 34 / Wednesday, February 20, 2019 / Notices 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. Description of Request: Consumers Energy Company (licensee) requests Commission approval to amend its land management plan for the Hardy Project to allow for a multi-use, non-motorized trail on project lands. The licensee, in consultation with a trail committee of resource agencies and other entities, developed the plan for the proposed trail. The proposed approximate 42 mile-long trail with 20 bridges would be for hiking and mountain biking and would encircle a portion of the Hardy impoundment and primarily be located on licensee-owned property within the project boundary. The licensee proposes to convey certain interests in project lands to allow the County of Newaygo to construct and maintain the proposed trail. The trail would consist of 11 segments, and construction would be completed by the end of 2021. l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission’s Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission’s website 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. 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:16 Feb 19, 2019 Jkt 247001 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. o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor 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 385.2010. Dated: February 12, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–02719 Filed 2–19–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3442–028] City of Nashua New Hampshire; Notice of Comment Period Extension On November 13, 2018, the City of Nashua held a joint meeting with the pertinent agencies for the Mine Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 3442 (the project); setting January 14, 2019, as the end of the formal period to file comments and study requests on the application for relicensing for the project. Due to the funding lapse at certain federal agencies between December 22, 2018 and January 25, 2019, the Commission is extending the comment period until March 6, 2019. Dated: February 11, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–02709 Filed 2–19–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 190–105] Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Minor, new license. b. Project No.: P–190–105. c. Date filed: January 31, 2017. d. Applicant: Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc. e. Name of Project: Uintah Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project is located near the Town of Neola, Duchesne County, Utah and diverts water from primarily the Uintah River as well as Big Springs Creek and Pole Creek. All project features, with the exception of a 0.4-acre portion of transmission line, are located entirely on the tribal lands of the Uintah and Ouray Native American Reservation and federal lands managed by Ashley National Forest. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Patrick Corun, Engineering Manager, Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc., 800 West U.S. Hwy. 40, Roosevelt, Utah 84066, (435) 722–5406, pcorun@mleainc.com. i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering, (202) 502–6382, quinn.emmering@ ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: March 14, 2019. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file scoping comments 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–190–105. k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The Uintah Hydroelectric Project operates as a run-of-river facility E:\FR\FM\20FEN1.SGM 20FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 34 / Wednesday, February 20, 2019 / Notices delivering water to the project facilities from three sources: The Uintah River, Big Springs Creek, and Pole Creek. The existing project facilities include: (1) The 8-foot-wide, 4-foot-deep, 1,100-footlong earthen Big Springs canal that conveys flow from Big Springs Creek; (2) a stop-log diversion structure on the Big Springs canal that conveys flow to a 916-foot-long, 28-inch diameter, steel pipeline that connects to the point of diversion on the Uintah River; (3) an 80foot-long, 4-foot-wide, 3-foot-high overflow-type concrete diversion structure with a 10-foot-high, 6.5-footwide steel slide gate on the Uintah River; (4) a concrete structure with manual slide gates for dewatering the main supply canal and returning water to the Uintah River immediately downstream of the Uintah diversion; (5) an emergency slide gate about midway along the main supply canal; (6) a 16foot-wide, 8-foot-deep, 25,614-foot-long, clay-lined main supply canal which conveys water from Big Springs Creek and the Uintah River; (7) a stop-log diversion structure with non-functional control gates which diverts water from Pole Creek; (8) a 6-foot-wide, 4-footdeep, 6,200-foot-long Pole Creek canal that collects water from the Pole Creek diversion; (9) an 86-inch-wide, 80-inchlong, 43-inch-high transition bay and a 140-foot-long, 14-inch diameter steel penstock collects water from the Pole Creek supply canal; (10) a 23-foot by 13foot concrete forebay structure containing trashracks with 2.5-inch spacing, a headgate that is located at the termination of the main supply canal and the Pole Creek penstock, and an overflow channel; (11) a single 5,238foot-long, 36-inch diameter polyurethane and steel penstock which delivers water to a concrete powerhouse with two Pelton turbines driving two 600-kilowatt generators; (12) a 600-footlong tailrace; (13) a 4.75-mile-long, 24.9kilovolt single wood pole distribution line; and (14) appurtenant facilities. The estimated average annual generation is about 6,073 megawatt-hours. The licensee proposes to modify the project boundary to account for an update to the project transmission line that reduced its total length from 8.5 miles to 4.75 miles. 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 website at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to address the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is available for VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:16 Feb 19, 2019 Jkt 247001 inspection and reproduction at the address in Item H above. n. 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. Scoping Process: The Commission staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Uintah Hydroelectric Project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document (SD) issued on February 11, 2019. Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission’s mailing list and the applicant’s distribution list. Copies of the SD may be viewed on the web 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, call 1–866– 208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Dated: February 11, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–02710 Filed 2–19–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14655–001] Cat Creek Energy, LLC; Notice of Comment Period Extension On November 20, 2018, the Commission issued a notice setting January 22, 2019, as the end of the formal period to file comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications on the successive permit application for the Cat Creek Energy Generation Facility Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project No. 14655. Due to the funding lapse at certain federal agencies between December 22, 2018 and January 25, 2019, the Commission is extending the comment period to March 20, 2019. PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5073 Dated: February 13, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–02829 Filed 2–19–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2808–000] KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation On January 30, 2017, KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC, licensee for the Barker’s Mill Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission’s regulations thereunder. The Barker’s Mill Hydroelectric Project is located on the Little Androscoggin River, in the City of Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine. The license for Project No. 2808 was issued for a period ending January 31, 2019. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year-to-year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project’s prior license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project. If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 2808 is issued to the licensee for a period effective February 1, 2019 through January 31, 2020, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license E:\FR\FM\20FEN1.SGM 20FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2019)]
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[Pages 5072-5073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 190-105]


Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.; Notice Soliciting Scoping 
Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Minor, new license.
    b. Project No.: P-190-105.
    c. Date filed: January 31, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Uintah Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located near the Town of Neola, 
Duchesne County, Utah and diverts water from primarily the Uintah River 
as well as Big Springs Creek and Pole Creek. All project features, with 
the exception of a 0.4-acre portion of transmission line, are located 
entirely on the tribal lands of the Uintah and Ouray Native American 
Reservation and federal lands managed by Ashley National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Patrick Corun, Engineering Manager, Moon Lake 
Electric Association, Inc., 800 West U.S. Hwy. 40, Roosevelt, Utah 
84066, (435) 722-5406, pcorun@mleainc.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering, (202) 502-6382, 
quinn.emmering@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: March 14, 2019.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
scoping comments 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-190-105.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The Uintah Hydroelectric Project operates as a run-of-river 
facility

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delivering water to the project facilities from three sources: The 
Uintah River, Big Springs Creek, and Pole Creek. The existing project 
facilities include: (1) The 8-foot-wide, 4-foot-deep, 1,100-foot-long 
earthen Big Springs canal that conveys flow from Big Springs Creek; (2) 
a stop-log diversion structure on the Big Springs canal that conveys 
flow to a 916-foot-long, 28-inch diameter, steel pipeline that connects 
to the point of diversion on the Uintah River; (3) an 80-foot-long, 4-
foot-wide, 3-foot-high overflow-type concrete diversion structure with 
a 10-foot-high, 6.5-foot-wide steel slide gate on the Uintah River; (4) 
a concrete structure with manual slide gates for dewatering the main 
supply canal and returning water to the Uintah River immediately 
downstream of the Uintah diversion; (5) an emergency slide gate about 
midway along the main supply canal; (6) a 16-foot-wide, 8-foot-deep, 
25,614-foot-long, clay-lined main supply canal which conveys water from 
Big Springs Creek and the Uintah River; (7) a stop-log diversion 
structure with non-functional control gates which diverts water from 
Pole Creek; (8) a 6-foot-wide, 4-foot-deep, 6,200-foot-long Pole Creek 
canal that collects water from the Pole Creek diversion; (9) an 86-
inch-wide, 80-inch-long, 43-inch-high transition bay and a 140-foot-
long, 14-inch diameter steel penstock collects water from the Pole 
Creek supply canal; (10) a 23-foot by 13-foot concrete forebay 
structure containing trashracks with 2.5-inch spacing, a headgate that 
is located at the termination of the main supply canal and the Pole 
Creek penstock, and an overflow channel; (11) a single 5,238-foot-long, 
36-inch diameter polyurethane and steel penstock which delivers water 
to a concrete powerhouse with two Pelton turbines driving two 600-
kilowatt generators; (12) a 600-foot-long tailrace; (13) a 4.75-mile-
long, 24.9-kilovolt single wood pole distribution line; and (14) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated average annual generation is 
about 6,073 megawatt-hours. The licensee proposes to modify the project 
boundary to account for an update to the project transmission line that 
reduced its total length from 8.5 miles to 4.75 miles.
    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 website at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to address the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in Item H above.
    n. 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. Scoping Process: The Commission staff intends to prepare an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Uintah Hydroelectric Project in 
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will 
consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and 
reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, 
recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document (SD) issued 
on February 11, 2019.
    Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the 
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and 
the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD may be viewed on 
the web 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or 
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: February 11, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-02710 Filed 2-19-19; 8:45 am]
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