[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59919-59920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23708]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14327-000]
Pershing County Water Conservation District; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing With the Commission, Intent to Waive
Scoping, Soliciting Motions to Intervene and Protests, Ready For
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions,
Recommendations, and Prescriptions, and Establishing a Schedule For
Processing
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 License.
b. Project No.: 14327-000.
c. Date filed: June 26, 2013.
d. Applicant: Pershing County Water Conservation District.
e. Name of Project: Humboldt River Hydropower Project.
f. Location: On the Humboldt River, near the Town of Lovelock,
Pershing County, Nevada. The project would occupy 0.25 acres of Federal
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Greg Lyman, Farr West Engineering; 5442
Longley Lane Suite B, Reno, NV 89511; (775) 853-7259;
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Adam Beeco, (202) 502-8655, or email at
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 days from
the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests, comments, terms and conditions,
recommendations, and prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling
system at 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should
include docket number P-14327-000.
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 proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation's Rye Patch dam, gates, and penstocks. The hydropower
development would include: (1) A 16-foot by 16-foot powerhouse; (2) a
single Kaplan turbine-generator at the end of one of the existing 48-
inch-diameter steel penstocks with an installed capacity of 750
kilowatts; (3) a new 13.4-kilovolt transmission line; and (4)
appurtenant facilities. The project would be operated in a run-of-
release \1\ mode and would have an annual generation of 2900.14
megawatt-hours.
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\1\ The licensee proposes no changes in dam discharge operations
or quantities, and would operate the project within the constraints
of the irrigation release operation responsibilities.
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m. Due to the project works already existing and the limited scope
of the proposed project site described above, the applicant's close
coordination with federal and state agencies during the preparation of
the application, and agency recommended preliminary terms and
conditions, we intend to waive scoping and expedite the licensing
process. Based on the review of the application, resource agency
consultation letters including the preliminary terms and conditions,
and
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comments filed to date, Commission staff intends to prepare a single
environmental assessment (EA). Commission staff determined that the
issues that need to be addressed in its EA have been adequately
identified during the pre-filing period, and no new issues are likely
to be identified through additional scoping. The EA will consider
assessing the potential effects of project construction and operation
on geology and soils, aquatic, terrestrial, threatened and endangered
species, recreation and land use, aesthetic, and cultural and historic
resources.
n. 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.
o. 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.
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'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMMENTS,''
``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``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.
p. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (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.
q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following procedural schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be
made as appropriate.
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Notice of the availability of the EA...... December 2013.
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Dated: September 20, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-23708 Filed 9-27-13; 8:45 am]
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