[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27310-27311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11499]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13629-002]
Coleman Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original minor water power project.
b. Project No.: 13629-002.
c. Date filed: April 22, 2011.
d. Applicant: Coleman Hydro LLC.
e. Name of Project: Coleman Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Little Timber Creek in Lemhi County near Leadore,
Idaho. The project does not affect Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r.)
h. Applicant Contact: Nick Josten, Geosense, 2742 Saint Charles
Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83404. (208) 528-6152.
i. FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell, (202) 502-8079,
[email protected].
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise
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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: June 22, 2011.
All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site http://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 http://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] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The proposed Coleman Hydroelectric Project would consist of: (1)
A new screened intake structure on Little Timber Creek that
consolidates the withdrawals of the existing second and third ditches;
(2) a 26,700-foot-long penstock; (3) a powerhouse with an installed
capacity of 750 kilowatts; (4) a 6.7-mile-long, 12.5-kv transmission
line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the
total average annual generation would be 2,200 megawatt hours.
o. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://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. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Idaho
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 106,
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Issue Notice of Acceptance............. July 2011.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments.. August 2011.
Comments on Scoping Document 1......... September 2011.
Issue Scoping Document 2............... December 2011.
Issue notice of ready for environmental December 2011.
analysis.
Commission issues EA or draft EA....... May 2012.
Comments on EA or draft EA............. June 2012.
Commission issues final EA............. July 2012.
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Dated: May 4, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-11499 Filed 5-10-11; 8:45 am]
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