Allete, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions, 66294-66295 [2022-23943]
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B.
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
A.
Number of respondents
C.
Total number
of responses
D.
Average burden & cost per
response 3
(Column A ×
Column B)
F.
Cost per
respondent
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(Column C × Column D)
(Column E ÷
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1,890 hours; $171,990 .........
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Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection Techniques Or
Other Forms Of Information
Technology.
Dated: October 28, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–23950 Filed 11–2–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2362–044]
Allete, Inc.; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting
Comments, Preliminary Terms and
Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway
Prescriptions
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Total annual burden hours &
total annual cost
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.: 2362–044.
c. Date filed: December 20, 2021.
d. Applicant: Allete, Inc. (Allete).
e. Name of Project: Grand Rapids
Hydroelectric Project (Grand Rapids
Project).
3 The Commission staff estimates that the
industry’s hourly cost for wages plus benefits is
similar to the Commission’s $91.00 FY 2022 average
hourly cost for wages and benefits.
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f. Location: On the Mississippi River
near the City of Grand Rapids in Itasca
County, Minnesota. 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: Mr. David R.
Moeller, Senior Attorney & Director of
Regulatory Compliance, ALLETE, Inc.,
d.b.a. Minnesota Power, 30 West
Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802,
218–723–3963, dmoeller@allete.com.
i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington
(202) 502–6072, Laura.Washington@
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, you
may submit a paper request.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal
Service must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–2362–044.
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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.
The Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
April 20, 2022, revising the regulations
under 40 CFR parts 1502, 1507, and
1508 that federal agencies use to
implement the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) (see National
Environmental Policy Act Implementing
Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23,453–
70). The final rule became effective on
May 20, 2022. Commission staff intends
to conduct its NEPA review in
accordance with CEQ’s new regulations.
l. The Grand Rapids Project consists
of the following existing facilities: (1) a
465-acre reservoir with a water surface
elevation of 1,268.2 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); (2) a
349-foot-long dam consisting of: (a) a
80-foot-long training wall along the right
abutment, (b) a 78-foot-long, 21-foothigh concrete gated spillway with six
spillway bays, three stoplog gates and
three steel slide gates, (c) a 21-foot-long,
12 foot high concrete Tainter gate; (3) a
concrete overflow section; (4) intakes
consisting of: (a) 16.5 foot-high, 21-footlong intake (Unit 4,) and (b) 16.5 foothigh, 31-foot-wide intake (Unit 5), both
with 3⁄8 inch bar spacing vertical trash
racks; (5) a 60-foot-long, 58-foot-high
integral powerhouse that contains one
vertical shaft Francis turbine with a
total installed capacity of 0.6 megawatts
(MW) and one vertical 4 Blade Propeller
turbine with a total installed capacity of
1.5 MW.
The Grand Rapids Project is currently
operated in a run-of-river mode and
generates an annual average of
approximately 6,424 megawatt-hours.
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Allete proposes to continue operating
the project as a run-of-river facility and
does not propose any new construction
to the project.
m. A copy of the application can 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 at
FERCOnllineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
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.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/
overview to be notified via email of new
filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
o. The license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (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. Please note that the
certification request must comply with
40 CFR 121.5(b), including
documentation that a pre-filing meeting
request was submitted to the certifying
authority at least 30 days prior to
submitting the certification request.
Please note that the certification request
must be sent to the certifying authority
and to the Commission concurrently.
p. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Deadline for Filing Protest, Motion to Intervene, Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions.
Deadline for Filing Reply Comments .............................................................................................................................................
q. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: October 28, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–23943 Filed 11–2–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
[Project No. 2361–056]
Allete, Inc.; 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
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:41 Nov 02, 2022
Jkt 259001
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
License.
b. Project No.: 2361–056.
c. Date filed: December 20, 2021.
d. Applicant: Allete, Inc. (Allete).
e. Name of Project: Prairie River
Hydroelectric Project (Prairie River
Project).
f. Location: On the Prairie River, near
the Township of Arbo in Itasca County,
Minnesota. 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: Mr. David R.
Moeller, Senior Attorney & Director of
Regulatory Compliance, ALLETE, Inc.,
d.b.a. Minnesota Power, 30 West
Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802,
218–723–3963, dmoeller@allete.com.
i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington
(202) 502–6072, Laura.Washington@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
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December 2022.
February 2023.
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, you
may submit a paper request.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal
Service must be addressed to: Kimberly
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2362-044]
Allete, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 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: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2362-044.
c. Date filed: December 20, 2021.
d. Applicant: Allete, Inc. (Allete).
e. Name of Project: Grand Rapids Hydroelectric Project (Grand
Rapids Project).
f. Location: On the Mississippi River near the City of Grand Rapids
in Itasca County, Minnesota. 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: Mr. David R. Moeller, Senior Attorney &
Director of Regulatory Compliance, ALLETE, Inc., d.b.a. Minnesota
Power, 30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802, 218-723-3963,
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington (202) 502-6072,
[email protected].
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
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper
request. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-2362-044.
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.
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
April 20, 2022, revising the regulations under 40 CFR parts 1502, 1507,
and 1508 that federal agencies use to implement the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (see National Environmental Policy Act
Implementing Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23,453-70). The final rule
became effective on May 20, 2022. Commission staff intends to conduct
its NEPA review in accordance with CEQ's new regulations.
l. The Grand Rapids Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 465-acre reservoir with a water surface elevation of
1,268.2 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); (2) a 349-foot-
long dam consisting of: (a) a 80-foot-long training wall along the
right abutment, (b) a 78-foot-long, 21-foot-high concrete gated
spillway with six spillway bays, three stoplog gates and three steel
slide gates, (c) a 21-foot-long, 12 foot high concrete Tainter gate;
(3) a concrete overflow section; (4) intakes consisting of: (a) 16.5
foot-high, 21-foot-long intake (Unit 4,) and (b) 16.5 foot-high, 31-
foot-wide intake (Unit 5), both with \3/8\ inch bar spacing vertical
trash racks; (5) a 60-foot-long, 58-foot-high integral powerhouse that
contains one vertical shaft Francis turbine with a total installed
capacity of 0.6 megawatts (MW) and one vertical 4 Blade Propeller
turbine with a total installed capacity of 1.5 MW.
The Grand Rapids Project is currently operated in a run-of-river
mode and generates an annual average of approximately 6,424 megawatt-
hours.
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Allete proposes to continue operating the project as a run-of-river
facility and does not propose any new construction to the project.
m. A copy of the application can 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
at [email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
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.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related
to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
o. The license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (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. Please note
that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b),
including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted
to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the
certification request. Please note that the certification request must
be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission concurrently.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for Filing Protest, Motion to December 2022.
Intervene, Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and
Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions.
Deadline for Filing Reply Comments.......... February 2023.
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q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: October 28, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-23943 Filed 11-2-22; 8:45 am]
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