[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9732-9733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03651]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13755-002]
FFP Missouri 12, LLC; 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: Original Major License.
b. Project No.: 13755-002.
c. Date Filed: February 3, 2014.
d. Applicant: FFP Missouri 12, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Allegheny Lock and Dam No. 2.
f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Allegheny Lock and Dam No. 2 on the
Allegheny River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The project would
occupy 3.23 acres of federal land managed by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Thomas M. Feldman, 239 Causeway Street, Suite
300, Boston, Massachusetts 02114. Phone: (978) 252-7361.
i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner, (202) 502-6082 or
[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: April 4, 2014.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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-13577-002.
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m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers' Allegheny Lock and Dam No. 2, and would consist of the
following new facilities: (1) A 170-foot-wide, 120-foot-long, 70-foot-
high intake structure with two 5-inch clear bar spacing trash racks;
(2) two 45-foot-wide, 40-foot-high spillway bays; (3) an 1,100-foot-
long, 2.5-foot-high adjustable crest gate on top of the existing dam
crest; (4) a 170-foot-wide by 180-foot-long powerhouse along the east
side of the river; (5) three Kaplan turbine-generator units with a
combined installed capacity of 17,000 kilowatts; (6) a 50-foot-wide by
60-foot-long substation; (7) a 1,265-foot-long, single overhead, 69-
kilovolt transmission line to connect the project substation to an
existing distribution line owned by Duquesne Light Company; and (8)
appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to generate an average
of 81,950 megawatt-hours annually.
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
Pennsylvania 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--April 2014
Issue Scoping Document--May 2014
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--August 2014
Commission Issues EA--December 2014
Dated: February 7, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-03651 Filed 2-19-14; 8:45 am]
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