[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24943-24945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10071]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12778-004]
Fall Creek Hydro, LLC; 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 with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
b. Project No.: 12778-004.
c. Date filed: February 28, 2011.
d. Applicant: Fall Creek Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Fall Creek Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed project would be constructed at the
existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's (Corps) Fall Creek Dam located
on Fall Creek near the towns of Springfield and Eugene in Lane County,
Oregon. The project would occupy 6.53 acres of Federal lands managed by
the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
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h. Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, Chief Operating Officer;
Symbiotics LLC; 371 Upper Terrace, Suite 2, Bend, OR 97702; Telephone
(541) 330-8779.
i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery, Telephone (202) 502-8379 and email
[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.
Motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions 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.
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 is
ready for environmental analysis.
l. The proposed project would utilize the existing Corps' Fall
Creek Dam and Fall Creek Reservoir, and would consist of the following
new facilities: (1) Three water inlet structures with a total capacity
of 625 cubic feet per second, built on the upstream face of the dam
drawing water from elevations 720, 765 and 800 mean sea level; (2) a
32-foot-long, 22-foot-wide valve control structure for the three water
inlets; (3) an 8-foot-diameter, approximately 570-foot-long penstock
grouted to the existing south side concrete outlet structure; (4) a 10-
foot-high, 5.5-foot-wide penstock isolation gate located at the
downstream end of the penstock and maintaining hydraulic pressure in
the penstock; (5) two 8-foot-diameter bifurcations located
approximately 70 feet upstream of the penstock isolation gate; (6) two
110-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter penstocks; (7) two Eicher screens, one
per penstock; (8) a 48.5-foot-long, 44-foot-wide concrete fish screen
enclosure; (9) a 26-foot-long penstock convergence and trifurcation
section leading to two Francis and one Kaplan turbine-generating units
with a total installed capacity of 10 megawatts (MW); (10) a 75-foot-
long, 60-foot-wide concrete powerhouse; (11) a network of pipes
supplying water to an existing Corps fish collection facility during
powerhouse operation or shutdown; (12) an approximately 100-foot-long,
64-foot-wide concrete tailrace channel equipped with picket barrier to
prevent fish from accessing the turbine runners; (13) a 2,850-foot-long
fish bypass system starting at the Eicher screens and consisting of (a)
two 1,430-foot-long by 24-inch-diameter pipes each with 24 outlets
discharging into an approximately 1,420-foot-long, 24-inch-wide and 24-
inch-deep ``U'' shaped concrete open channel return chute; and (b) an
approximately 33-foot-long, 23-foot-wide fish evaluation station
located approximately 370 feet upstream from where the return chute
discharges back into Fall Creek; (14) a 442-foot-long, 12.5 kilovolt
buried transmission line connecting the powerhouse to an existing
overhead transmission line which is part of the local grid; and (15)
appurtenant facilities. The project would occupy 6.53 acres of Federal
lands owned and managed by the Corps. The average annual generation is
estimated to be 21,220 megawatt-hours.
m. 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.
Register online at http://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.
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.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following
revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary June 2012.
terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EA............. December 2012.
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Comments on Draft EA................... January 2013.
Modified Terms and Conditions.......... March 2013.
Commission Issues Final EA............. June 2013.
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p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for
environmental analysis provided for in 5.22: (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.
r. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
Dated: April 19, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary .
[FR Doc. 2012-10071 Filed 4-25-12; 8:45 am]
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