[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 25 (Monday, February 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6402-6404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2604]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12775-001]


City of Spearfish, SD; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

February 2, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Project.
    b. Project No.: P-12775-001.
    c. Date filed: September 10, 2008.
    d. Applicant: City of Spearfish, South Dakota.
    e. Name of Project: Spearfish Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Spearfish Creek in Lawrence County, South Dakota. 
The project occupies about 57.3 acres of United States lands within the 
Black Hills National Forest administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Cheryl Johnson, Public Works 
Administrator, City of Spearfish, 625 Fifth Street, Spearfish, SD 
57783; (605) 642-1333; or e-mail at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking at (202) 502-8753; or e-mail at 
[email protected].

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    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: April 3, 
2009.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests 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 ``e-
Filing'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, 
click on ``Quick Comment''.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Spearfish Project consists of: (1) A 130-foot-long, 
4-foot-high concrete gravity dam; (2) a 0.32-acre reservoir; (3) a 
gatehouse next to the dam that contains four 2-foot-high, 4-foot-wide 
steel intake gates; (4) a 4.5-mile-long, 6.5-foot-wide, 9-foot-high 
concrete-lined rock tunnel; (5) a forebay pond; (6) two 1,200-foot-
long, 48-inch diameter, wood stave pipelines; (7) four 36-inch-
diameter, 54-foot-high standpipe surge towers; (8) two 4,700-foot-long, 
30- to 34-inch diameter steel penstocks; (9) a reinforced concrete 
powerhouse containing two Pelton turbines and two, 2,000-kilowatt 
generators; and (10) appurtenant facilities.
    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 (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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. 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 named in this public 
notice.
    Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance 
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedures, 18 CFR 
385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests or motions to 
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for 
the particular application.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION'', or ``COMPETING APPLICATION''; (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. 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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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All stakeholders: Comments on Scoping  February 13, 2009.
 Document 1 (SD1) due.
All stakeholders: Interventions and    April 3, 2009.
 protests due.
FERC issues ready for environmental    April 3, 2009.
 analysis notice and SD2.
All Stakeholders: Terms and            June 2, 2009.
 conditions due.
All Stakeholders: Reply comments due.  July 17, 2009.
FERC issues single environmental       August 3, 2009.
 assessment (EA) (no draft EA).
All stakeholders: EA comments due....  September 2, 2009.
All stakeholders: Modified terms and   November 2, 2009.
 conditions due.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-2604 Filed 2-6-09; 8:45 am]
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