Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 71260 [2021-27063]

Download as PDF 71260 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 15, 2021 / Notices 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: December 9, 2021. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–27153 Filed 12–14–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2639–028] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Northern States Power Company— Wisconsin; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: 2639–028. c. Date filed: November 30, 2021. d. Applicant: Northern States Power Company—Wisconsin. e. Name of Project: Cornell Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Lower Chippewa River, in the township of Cornell, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. The project does not include any federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Matthew Miller, Hydro License Compliance Consultant, Xcel Energy, 1414 W Hamilton Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702; phone: 715–737–1353; email: Matthew.j.miller@xcelenergy.com or James Zyduck, Director Hydro Plants, Xcel Energy, 1414 W Hamilton Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702. i. FERC Contact: Michael Davis (202) 502–8339, Michael.Davis@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:04 Dec 14, 2021 Jkt 256001 described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: January 29, 2022. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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–2639–028. m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The Cornell Hydroelectric Project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A non-overflow concrete bulkhead with intake; (2) a powerhouse with an integral intake, four turbinegenerator units; (3) two gated spillways; (4) a concrete non-overflow dam section; (5) an overflow spillway with flashboards; (5) an earthen embankment; (6) a step-up transformer; and (7) a transmission line. The project has a storage capacity of 7,005 acre-feet at reservoir elevation of 1000.6 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum with a surface area of about 897 acres. The project has a combined total rated capacity of 30.75 megawatts. o. A copy of the application 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 access the document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. 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. p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary) January 2022 Request Additional Information (if necessary) January 2022 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments June 2022 Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary) October 2022 Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis October 2022 Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: December 8, 2021. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–27063 Filed 12–14–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD20–11–000] Extension of Non-Statutory Deadlines; Supplemental Notice Waiving Regulations On May 8, 2020, in response to emergency conditions caused by Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), the Secretary first waived the Commission’s regulations that require that filings with the Commission be notarized or supported by sworn declarations.1 On July 26, 2021, the Secretary extended this waiver through January 1, 2022.2 Although the National Emergency continues,3 many companies and 1 See, e.g., 18 CFR 45.7 (2020) (requiring application for authority to hold interlocking positions to be verified under oath). 2 Supplemental Notice Waiving Regulations, Extension of Non-Statutory Deadlines, Docket No. AD20–11–000 (July 26, 2021) (July 2021 Notice). 3 A Letter on the Continuation of the National Emergency Concerning the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) Pandemic (Feb. 24, 2021), https:// E:\FR\FM\15DEN1.SGM 15DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2639-028]


Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study 
Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a 
Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2639-028.
    c. Date filed: November 30, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin.
    e. Name of Project: Cornell Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Lower Chippewa River, in the township of 
Cornell, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. The project does not include any 
federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Matthew Miller, Hydro License Compliance 
Consultant, Xcel Energy, 1414 W Hamilton Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, 
WI 54702; phone: 715-737-1353; email: [email protected] 
or James Zyduck, Director Hydro Plants, Xcel Energy, 1414 W Hamilton 
Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Davis (202) 502-8339, 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: January 29, 2022.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support 
at [email protected], (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-2639-028.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The Cornell Hydroelectric Project consists of the following 
existing facilities: (1) A non-overflow concrete bulkhead with intake; 
(2) a powerhouse with an integral intake, four turbine-generator units; 
(3) two gated spillways; (4) a concrete non-overflow dam section; (5) 
an overflow spillway with flashboards; (5) an earthen embankment; (6) a 
step-up transformer; and (7) a transmission line. The project has a 
storage capacity of 7,005 acre-feet at reservoir elevation of 1000.6 
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum with a surface area of about 897 
acres. The project has a combined total rated capacity of 30.75 
megawatts.
    o. A copy of the application 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 access the document. At this time, the Commission has 
suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the 
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel 
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 
2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    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.
    p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions 
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary) January 2022
Request Additional Information (if necessary) January 2022
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments June 2022
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary) October 2022
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis October 2022

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: December 8, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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