[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7768-7770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02241]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2351-017]
Public Service Company of Colorado; 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: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2351-017.
c. Date Filed: February 27, 2012.
d. Applicant: Excel Energy Services, Inc. on behalf of Public
Service Company of Colorado.
e. Name of Project: Cabin Creek Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on the South Clear
Creek and its tributary Cabin Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
The project, as currently licensed, is located on 267 acres of U.S.
Forest Service lands within the Arapahoe National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Christine E. Johnston, Xcel Energy, 4653
Table Mountain Drive, Golden, CO 80403; (720) 497-2156.
i. FERC Contact: David Turner, (202) 502-6091.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
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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 ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The Project Description: The existing project includes the
following facilities: (1) A 210-foot-high, 1,458-foot-long concrete-
faced rockfill Upper Dam across Cabin Creek; (2) a 25.4 acre upper
reservoir with 1,087 acre-feet of usable storage between the maximum
operating elevation of 11,196 feet mean sea level (msl) and the minimum
operating elevation of 11,140 feet msl; (3) a 95-foot-high, 1,195-foot-
long earthfill and rockfill Lower Dam across South Clear Creek; (4) a
44.8-acre lower reservoir with 1,221 acre-feet of usable storage
between the maximum operating elevation of 10,002 feet msl and 9,975
feet msl; (5) a 145-foot-long auxiliary spillway constructed in the
embankment of the lower reservoir with a crest elevation of 10,013
feet; (6) an intake structure located near the bottom of the upper
reservoir; (7) a 12 to 15-foot-diameter, 4,143-foot-long power tunnel;
(8) two 75-foot-long, 8.5-foot-diameter penstocks directing flow from
the power tunnel to the powerhouse turbines; (9) a powerhouse installed
at the lower reservoir containing two reversible turbine-generator
units rated at 150 megawatts (nameplate capacity) each; (10) a
switchyard located next to the powerhouse; (11) three miles of gravel
access roads; and (12) appurtenant facilities.
Cabin Creek is a pumped storage project. The normal daily operation
cycle involves pumping water from the lower reservoir to the upper
reservoir during off-peak periods of energy demand and generating
electricity with water released from the upper reservoir during the
high energy demand part of the day. Under the current license, the
applicant is required to provide a continuous release from the lower
reservoir of three cubic feet per second or inflow, whichever is less,
to South Clear Creek.
The applicant proposes the following changes to the project: (1)
Upgrade the pump-generation equipment; (2) raise the usable storage
capacity of the upper reservoir 75 acre-feet by raising the height of
the dam 4.5 feet; and (3) increase the project boundary by 59 acres.
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 at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. 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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Ready for Environmental Thursday, January 24, 2013.
Analysis and Application
Acceptance.
Comments, Interventions, Wednesday, March 27, 2013.
recommendations,
prescriptions due.
Requests 401 Certification... Monday, March 25, 2013.
Reply Comments due........... Thursday, May 09, 2013.
Issue single EA.............. Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
Comments on EA due........... Friday, August 23, 2013.
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Modified 4(e) and Fishway Wednesday, October 23, 2013.
Prescriptions.
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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.
Dated: January 25, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-02241 Filed 2-1-13; 8:45 am]
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