[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75559-75560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29601]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1510-017]
Kaukauna Utilities; Notice of Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the
Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 1510-017.
c. Date Filed: October 7, 2013.
d. Submitted By: Kaukauna Utilities.
e. Name of Project: Kaukauna City Plant Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Lower Fox River, in Outagamie County,
Wisconsin. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or
located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mike Pedersen, Manager of
Generation and Operations, Kaukauna Utilities, 777 Island Street,
Kaukauna, WI 54130; phone: (920) 462-0220; email: wi.org">mpedersen@ku-wi.org.
i. FERC Contact: Isis Johnson at (202) 502-6346; or email at
[email protected].
j. Kaukauna Utilities filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on October 7, 2013. Kaukauna utilities provided
public notice of its request on September 25, 2013. In a letter dated
December 05, 2013, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing
approved Kaukauna Utilities' request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c)
the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by
section 106, National Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR
800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating Kaukauna Utilities as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act,
section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
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Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Kaukauna Utilities filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD;
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission,
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site
(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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at
the address in paragraph h.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 1510. Pursuant to 18 CFR
16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All
applications for license for this project must be filed by March 31,
2017.
p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: December 5, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-29601 Filed 12-11-13; 8:45 am]
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