[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32624-32625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13269]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13214-003]
Lock 12 Hydro Partners; 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: Major License (5 Megawatts or less).
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b. Project No.: 13214-003.
c. Date filed: May 16, 2012.
d. Applicant: Lock 12 Hydro Partners, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Ravenna Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Kentucky River, near the Town of Ravenna,
Estill County Kentucky. Lands managed by the Federal government are
located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: David Brown Kinloch, Lock 12 Hydro Partners,
414 S. Wenzel Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40204, (502) 589-0975.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093,
[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: July 15, 2012.
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 Ravenna Project consists of: (1) An existing concrete lock
and dam; (2) an existing 345-acre reservoir having a storage capacity
of 3,450-acre-feet; (3) a powerhouse within the abandoned lock chamber
containing four generating units for a total installed capacity of
2,640 kilowatts; and (4) a 1,500-foot-long, 12.47 kilo-Volt
transmission line. The project is estimated to generate an average of
10,673,000 kilowatt-hours annually. The dam and existing project
facilities are owned by the Kentucky River Authority.
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 email 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
Kentucky State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
section 106 of the 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.
Issue Notice of Acceptance--July 2012
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--August 2012
Comments on Scoping Document 1--October 2012
Issue Scoping Document 2--January 2013
Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis--January 2013
Commission issues EA, draft EA, or draft EIS--July 2013
Comments on EA or draft EA or draft EIS--August 2013
Commission issues final EA or final EIS--October 2013
Dated: May 24, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-13269 Filed 5-31-12; 8:45 am]
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