[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58401-58402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5498]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9184-013]


Flambeau Hydro, LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

September 30, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: P-9184-013.
    c. Date filed: June 10, 2005.
    d. Applicant: Flambeau Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Danbury Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Yellow River in Burnett County, Wisconsin. The 
project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Scott Klabunde, North American Hydro, Inc., 
PO Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960; 920-293-4628 ext. 14.
    i. FERC Contact: Tim Konnert, (202) 502-6359 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: October 31, 2005.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, 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.
    Scoping comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in 
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. 
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's 
Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``eFiling'' link.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The existing Danbury Project consists of: (1) A35-foot-high 
concrete dam with a 48-foot-wide spillway with three sections, each of 
which is equipped with 7-foot-high slide gates; (2) a 300-foot-long 
earthen dike connecting to the right side of the concrete dam; (3) a 
powerhouse (Plant 1) integral to the dam containing a 176-kW turbine 
generating unit and a 300-kW turbine generating unit; (4) a 255-acre 
reservoir with a negligible net storage capacity at a water surface 
elevation of 929.21 feet NGVD from April through October and 928.11 
feet NGVD from November through March; (5) a 2,500-foot-long power 
canal that conveys water to; (6) a second powerhouse (Plant 2) 
containing a single 600-kW turbine generating unit; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average annual 
generation is 3,844 megawatt-hours.
    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.
    n. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.goo.esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filings 
and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

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    o. Scoping Process: The Commission staff intends to prepare a 
single Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Danbury Hydroelectric 
Project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The 
EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental 
impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff do not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, 
recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document (SD).
    Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the 
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list. 
Copies of the SD may be viewed on the Web 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-5498 Filed 10-5-05; 8:45 am]
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