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[Project No. 2221–039]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Empire District Electric Company;
Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) regulations,
18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR
47897), the Office of Energy Projects has
reviewed an application submitted by
Empire District Electric Company
(licensee) to allow the City of Branson,
Missouri, the use of Ozark Beach
Hydroelectric Project No. 2221, to use
project lands and waters for municipal
water supply. The Ozark Beach
Hydroelectric Project is located on the
White River in Taney County, Missouri
and partially utilizes federal lands
administered by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps).
An Environmental Assessment (EA)
has been prepared as part of
Commission staff’s review of the
proposal. In the application, the
licensee proposes to grant the City of
Branson, Missouri permission to
continue operating two existing raw
water intake facilities (facilities) on Lake
Taneycomo, the project’s storage
reservoir; and, increase the withdrawal
from one of the two facilities by 5.0
million gallons per day (mgd). Approval
of the licensee’s request would
authorize the total combined
withdrawal of 11.2 mgd from the
reservoir. This EA contains Commission
staff’s analysis of the potential
environmental impacts of the continued
operation of the existing facilities and
the proposed increase in water
withdrawal volume, and concludes that
approval of the proposal would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
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The EA may be viewed on the
Commission’s website at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number (P–2221) in the
docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3372 or for TTY, (202)
502–8659.
For further information, contact
Robert Ballantine at (202) 502–6289 or
by email at robert.ballantine@ferc.gov.
Dated: April 7, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER19–1651–001.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing:
Compliance Filing re Rev to OATT for
Regulation Market Settlement
Agreement to be effective 7/1/2020.
Filed Date: 4/7/20.
Accession Number: 20200407–5109.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/28/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–741–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Ameren Illinois Company.
Description: Report Filing: 2020–04–
07_SA 3224 Ameren Illinois-Bishop Hill
FSA Refund Report to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 4/7/20.
Accession Number: 20200407–5139.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/28/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–1504–000.
Applicants: Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Service Agreement No. 724 between TriState and Buffalo Bluff to be effective
3/9/2020.
Filed Date: 4/7/20.
Accession Number: 20200407–5052.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/28/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–1505–000.
Applicants: Basin Electric Power
Cooperative.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Application of Basin Electric For
Limited Market-Based Rate Authority to
be effective 4/7/2020.
Filed Date: 4/7/20.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2221-039]
Empire District Electric Company; Notice of Availability of
Environmental Assessment
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) regulations,
18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy
Projects has reviewed an application submitted by Empire District
Electric Company (licensee) to allow the City of Branson, Missouri, the
use of Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project No. 2221, to use project lands
and waters for municipal water supply. The Ozark Beach Hydroelectric
Project is located on the White River in Taney County, Missouri and
partially utilizes federal lands administered by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps).
An Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared as part of
Commission staff's review of the proposal. In the application, the
licensee proposes to grant the City of Branson, Missouri permission to
continue operating two existing raw water intake facilities
(facilities) on Lake Taneycomo, the project's storage reservoir; and,
increase the withdrawal from one of the two facilities by 5.0 million
gallons per day (mgd). Approval of the licensee's request would
authorize the total combined withdrawal of 11.2 mgd from the reservoir.
This EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential
environmental impacts of the continued operation of the existing
facilities and the proposed increase in water withdrawal volume, and
concludes that approval of the proposal would not constitute a major
federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment.
The EA may be viewed on the Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-
2221) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected]
or toll-free at (866) 208-3372 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
For further information, contact Robert Ballantine at (202) 502-
6289 or by email at [email protected].
Dated: April 7, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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