City of Pelican, AK; 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, 80556 [2024-22850]
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Dated: September 27, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–22853 Filed 10–2–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 10198–033]
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City of Pelican, AK; 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 Minor
License.1
b. Project No.: 10198–033.
c. Date filed: September 16, 2024.
d. Applicant: City of Pelican, AK.
e. Name of Project: Pelican
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on
the Pelican Creek in the City of Pelican,
Alaska. The project does not occupy
federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mayor Patricia
Phillips, P.O. Box 737, Pelican, AK;
907–735–2202; mayorphillips@
pelicancity.org.
i. FERC Contact: Ingrid Brofman, 202–
502–8347, ingrid.brofman@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
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
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licensee filed an application for a
subsequent license, but because the existing license
did not include waiver of sections 14 and 15 of the
FPA, any license issued in response to this
application will be a new license pursuant to 18
CFR 16.2(a).
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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: November 15, 2024.
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, you may submit a
paper copy. Submissions sent via the
U.S. Postal Service must be addressed
to: Debbie-Anne A. 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 A.
Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. All
filings must clearly identify the project
name and docket number on the first
page: Pelican Hydroelectric Project (P–
10198–033).
m. The application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. Project Description: The Pelican
Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 12-foot-wide by 22-foothigh rock-filled crib dam buttressed
with steel A-frames impounding a
reservoir with a net storage capacity of
approximately 4.4 acre-feet at an
elevation of 143 feet mean sea level; (2)
a rectangular steel and concrete intake
structure; (3) a 48-inch-diameter, 704foot-long high density polyethylene
pipe leading to a surge tank; (4) a 42inch-diameter, 316-foot-long high
density polyethylene penstock; (5) a
powerhouse containing two generating
units rated at 600 kW and 100 kW,
operating under a gross head of 115 feet;
(6) a 80-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt
transmission line; (7) a 480/4,160-volt,
0.75-megavolt-ampere step-up
transformer; (8) a 500-foot-long access
road; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The
City of Pelican proposes to continue to
operate the project in a run-of-river
mode.
o. In addition to publishing the full
text of this notice in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
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view and/or print the contents of this
notice, as well as other documents in
the proceeding (e.g., license application)
via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (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 (P–10198).
For assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY).
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.
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 OPP@
ferc.gov.
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.
Additional Study Requests due:
November 2024.
Issue Deficiency Letter (if needed):
November 2024.
Request for Additional Information (if
needed): November 2024.
Issue Notice of Acceptance: March
2025.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for
Comments: April 2025.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if needed):
June 2025.
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: September 27, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–22850 Filed 10–2–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 10198-033]
City of Pelican, AK; 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 Minor License.\1\
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\1\ The licensee filed an application for a subsequent license,
but because the existing license did not include waiver of sections
14 and 15 of the FPA, any license issued in response to this
application will be a new license pursuant to 18 CFR 16.2(a).
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b. Project No.: 10198-033.
c. Date filed: September 16, 2024.
d. Applicant: City of Pelican, AK.
e. Name of Project: Pelican Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Pelican Creek in the
City of Pelican, Alaska. The project does not occupy federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mayor Patricia Phillips, P.O. Box 737,
Pelican, AK; 907-735-2202; [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Ingrid Brofman, 202-502-8347,
[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: November 15, 2024.
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, you may submit a paper
copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed
to: Debbie-Anne A. 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 A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. All filings must clearly
identify the project name and docket number on the first page: Pelican
Hydroelectric Project (P-10198-033).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. Project Description: The Pelican Project consists of the
following existing facilities: (1) a 12-foot-wide by 22-foot-high rock-
filled crib dam buttressed with steel A-frames impounding a reservoir
with a net storage capacity of approximately 4.4 acre-feet at an
elevation of 143 feet mean sea level; (2) a rectangular steel and
concrete intake structure; (3) a 48-inch-diameter, 704-foot-long high
density polyethylene pipe leading to a surge tank; (4) a 42-inch-
diameter, 316-foot-long high density polyethylene penstock; (5) a
powerhouse containing two generating units rated at 600 kW and 100 kW,
operating under a gross head of 115 feet; (6) a 80-foot-long, 4.16-
kilovolt transmission line; (7) a 480/4,160-volt, 0.75-megavolt-ampere
step-up transformer; (8) a 500-foot-long access road; and (9)
appurtenant facilities. The City of Pelican proposes to continue to
operate the project in a run-of-river mode.
o. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) via
the internet through the Commission's Home Page (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 (P-
10198). For assistance, contact FERC at [email protected],
(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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.
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].
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.
Additional Study Requests due: November 2024.
Issue Deficiency Letter (if needed): November 2024.
Request for Additional Information (if needed): November 2024.
Issue Notice of Acceptance: March 2025.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for Comments: April 2025.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if needed): June 2025.
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: September 27, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-22850 Filed 10-2-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
