Kaukauna Utilities; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions, 4298-4299 [2024-01139]
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Exempt off-the-record
communications are included in the
decisional record of the proceeding,
unless the communication was with a
cooperating agency as described by 40
CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently
received by the Secretary of the
Commission. This filing may be viewed
on the Commission’s website at https://
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Enter the docket number, excluding the
Docket Nos.
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comments from George Anderson.
Dated: January 16, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–01138 Filed 1–22–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2715–026]
Kaukauna Utilities; Notice of
Application Ready for Environmental
Analysis and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
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last three digits, in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
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.: 2715–026.
c. Date Filed: July 22, 2022.
d. Applicant: Kaukauna Utilities
(Kaukauna).
e. Name of Project: Combined Locks
Hydroelectric Project (Combined Locks
Project or project).
f. Location: The existing project is
located on the Lower Fox River in the
Village of Combined Locks and the
Village of Little Chute, Outagamie
County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Zachary
Moureau, Environmental & Compliance
Manager, Kaukauna Utilities, 777 Island
Street, Kaukauna, WI 54130–7077; (920)
462–0238; zmoureau@ku-wi.org.
i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott at
(202) 502–6480, or email at
kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice;
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reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/Quick
Comment.aspx. 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 copy. Submissions
sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Debbie-Anne Reese,
Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne
Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All
filings must clearly identify the project
name and docket number on the first
page: Combined Locks Hydroelectric
Project (P–2715–026).
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. Project Description: The Combined
Locks Project includes a 719.7-foot-long
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concrete and cyclopean stone dam that
includes: (1) a 2.6-foot-long north
abutment; (2) a 183-foot-long, 27-foothigh non-overflow section; (3) a 182foot-long, 30.4-foot-high section with
seven bays that each contain a 20-footwide, 15.5-foot-high Tainter gate; (4) a
286.1-foot-long, 23.2-foot-high spillway
section with: (a) 1.9-foot-high
flashboards; (b) a crest elevation of
676.50 feet International Great Lakes
Datum of 1985 (IGLD 85) at the top of
the flashboards; (c) an 11.7-foot-wide,
2.7-foot-high ice sluice gate; and (d) a
7.3-foot-wide, 2.7-foot-high debris sluice
gate; (5) a 65-foot-long, 36.1-foot-high
intake structure with two 20-foot-wide,
19.7-foot-high sluice gates each
equipped with a 30.3-foot-wide, 31.8foot-high trashrack with 3.5-inch clear
bar spacing; and (6) a 1-foot-long south
abutment. The dam creates an
impoundment that has a surface area of
approximately 127 acres at an elevation
of 677.79 feet IGLD 85.
From the impoundment, water flows
through the intake structure to a 130foot-long, 65-foot-wide concrete
powerhouse that contains two 3.1megawatt (MW) Kaplan turbinegenerator units, for a total installed
capacity of 6.2 MW. Water is discharged
from the turbines to an approximately
250-foot-long, 160-foot-wide tailrace.
The project generators are connected
to the regional electric grid by: (1) a 265foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) aboveground generator lead line; (2) a 4.16/
12.47-kV step-up transformer
approximately 200 feet west of the
powerhouse; and (3) a 1,442-foot-long,
12.47-kV transmission line that
connects to a non-project substation,
and that includes a 1,059-foot-long
above-ground segment and a 383-footlong underground segment. The project
includes a 10-foot-long, 7.2-foot-wide
electrical control building located at the
south side of the 182-foot-long section
of the dam.
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The minimum and maximum
hydraulic capacities of the powerhouse
are 715 and 5,400 cubic feet per second,
respectively. The average annual energy
production of the Combined Locks
Project from 2014 through 2020 was
42,744 megawatt-hours.
The current license requires
Kaukauna to minimize impoundment
fluctuations by operating the project in
a run-of-river mode, such that project
outflow approximates the
‘‘instantaneous sum of all inflow.’’
Kaukauna maintains the surface
elevation of the impoundment between
675.74 and 677.79 feet IGLD 85.
Kaukauna proposes to continue
operating the project in a run-of-river
mode and maintaining the surface
elevation of the impoundment between
675.74 and 677.79 feet IGLD 85.
Kaukauna also proposes to: (1) continue
to dispose of large woody debris and
trash collected from the trashracks; (2)
implement invasive species monitoring
every 2 years, and manage species
categorized as ‘‘prohibited’’ by the
Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources if observed in the project
boundary; and (3) evaluate the project
dam for National Register of Historic
Places eligibility.
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. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY
COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS,’’ or
‘‘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 submitting the
filing; 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.
Each filing must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed on
the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
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Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
You may also register online at
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.
aspx to be notified via email of new
filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. The 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.
o. Procedural Schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Filing of Comments, Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions.
Filing of Reply Comments ....
March 2024.
April 2024.
Dated: January 16, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
[Docket No. ER24–917–000]
Placerita ESS, LLC; Supplemental
Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate
Filing Includes Request for Blanket
Section 204 Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of Placerita
ESS, LLC’s application for market-based
rate authority, with an accompanying
rate tariff, noting that such application
includes a request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability.
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Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is February 6,
2024.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
may mail similar pleadings to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE Washington, DC
20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human
Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
www.ferc.gov/). From the Commission’s
Home Page on the internet, this
information is available on eLibrary.
The full text of this document is
available on eLibrary in PDF and
Microsoft Word format for viewing,
printing, and/or downloading. To access
this document in eLibrary, type the
docket number excluding the last three
digits of this document in the docket
number field.
User assistance is available for
eLibrary and the Commission’s website
during normal business hours from
FERC Online Support at 202–502–6652
(toll free at 1–866–208–3676) or email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the
Public Reference Room at (202) 502–
8371, TTY (202)502–8659. Email the
Public Reference Room at
public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2715-026]
Kaukauna Utilities; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and 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.: 2715-026.
c. Date Filed: July 22, 2022.
d. Applicant: Kaukauna Utilities (Kaukauna).
e. Name of Project: Combined Locks Hydroelectric Project (Combined
Locks Project or project).
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Lower Fox River
in the Village of Combined Locks and the Village of Little Chute,
Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Zachary Moureau, Environmental & Compliance
Manager, Kaukauna Utilities, 777 Island Street, Kaukauna, WI 54130-
7077; (920) 462-0238; wi.org">zmoureau@ku-wi.org.
i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott at (202) 502-6480, or email at
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and 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
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. 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 copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings must
clearly identify the project name and docket number on the first page:
Combined Locks Hydroelectric Project (P-2715-026).
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. Project Description: The Combined Locks Project includes a
719.7-foot-long concrete and cyclopean stone dam that includes: (1) a
2.6-foot-long north abutment; (2) a 183-foot-long, 27-foot-high non-
overflow section; (3) a 182-foot-long, 30.4-foot-high section with
seven bays that each contain a 20-foot-wide, 15.5-foot-high Tainter
gate; (4) a 286.1-foot-long, 23.2-foot-high spillway section with: (a)
1.9-foot-high flashboards; (b) a crest elevation of 676.50 feet
International Great Lakes Datum of 1985 (IGLD 85) at the top of the
flashboards; (c) an 11.7-foot-wide, 2.7-foot-high ice sluice gate; and
(d) a 7.3-foot-wide, 2.7-foot-high debris sluice gate; (5) a 65-foot-
long, 36.1-foot-high intake structure with two 20-foot-wide, 19.7-foot-
high sluice gates each equipped with a 30.3-foot-wide, 31.8-foot-high
trashrack with 3.5-inch clear bar spacing; and (6) a 1-foot-long south
abutment. The dam creates an impoundment that has a surface area of
approximately 127 acres at an elevation of 677.79 feet IGLD 85.
From the impoundment, water flows through the intake structure to a
130-foot-long, 65-foot-wide concrete powerhouse that contains two 3.1-
megawatt (MW) Kaplan turbine-generator units, for a total installed
capacity of 6.2 MW. Water is discharged from the turbines to an
approximately 250-foot-long, 160-foot-wide tailrace.
The project generators are connected to the regional electric grid
by: (1) a 265-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) above-ground generator lead
line; (2) a 4.16/12.47-kV step-up transformer approximately 200 feet
west of the powerhouse; and (3) a 1,442-foot-long, 12.47-kV
transmission line that connects to a non-project substation, and that
includes a 1,059-foot-long above-ground segment and a 383-foot-long
underground segment. The project includes a 10-foot-long, 7.2-foot-wide
electrical control building located at the south side of the 182-foot-
long section of the dam.
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The minimum and maximum hydraulic capacities of the powerhouse are
715 and 5,400 cubic feet per second, respectively. The average annual
energy production of the Combined Locks Project from 2014 through 2020
was 42,744 megawatt-hours.
The current license requires Kaukauna to minimize impoundment
fluctuations by operating the project in a run-of-river mode, such that
project outflow approximates the ``instantaneous sum of all inflow.''
Kaukauna maintains the surface elevation of the impoundment between
675.74 and 677.79 feet IGLD 85.
Kaukauna proposes to continue operating the project in a run-of-
river mode and maintaining the surface elevation of the impoundment
between 675.74 and 677.79 feet IGLD 85. Kaukauna also proposes to: (1)
continue to dispose of large woody debris and trash collected from the
trashracks; (2) implement invasive species monitoring every 2 years,
and manage species categorized as ``prohibited'' by the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources if observed in the project boundary;
and (3) evaluate the project dam for National Register of Historic
Places eligibility.
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. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``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 submitting the filing; 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. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. The 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.
o. 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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Filing of Comments, Recommendations, March 2024.
Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions.
Filing of Reply Comments................ April 2024.
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Dated: January 16, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-01139 Filed 1-22-24; 8:45 am]
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