[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 62 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14976-14977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7347]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. P-2677-019]
City of Kaukauna, Wisconsin; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
March 26, 2009.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed
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with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2677-019.
c. Date filed: August 29, 2007.
d. Applicant: City of Kaukauna, Wisconsin.
e. Name of Project: Badger-Rapide Croche Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Fox River in the City of Kaukauna, in Outagamie
County, Wisconsin. The project does not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mike Pedersen, Kaukauna Utilities, 777 Island
Street, P.O. Box 1777, Kaukauna, WI 54130-7077, (920) 462-0220, or Arie
DeWaal, Mead & Hunt, Inc., 6501 Watts Road, Madison, WI 53719, (608)
273-6380.
i. FERC Contact: John Smith (202) 502-8972 or [email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
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 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.
Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
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/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``e-filing''
link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on
``Quick Comment.''
k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing project consists of the Badger and Rapide Croche
developments.
As licensed, the existing Badger Development utilizes the head
created by the 22-foot-high Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Kaukauna
dam and consists of: (1) A 2,100-foot-long, 100-foot-wide power canal
that bifurcates into a 260-foot-long, 200-foot-wide canal and a 250-
foot-long, 80-foot-wide canal leading to; (2) the Old Badger powerhouse
containing two 1,000-kilowatt (kW) generating units for a total
installed capacity of 2,000 kW; and (3) the New Badger powerhouse
containing two 1,800-kW generating units for a total installed capacity
of 3,600 kW; and (4) appurtenant facilities.
As licensed, the existing Rapide Croche Development utilizes the
head created by the 20-foot-high Corps Rapide Croche dam, located
approximately 4.5 miles downstream from the Badger Development and
consists of: (1) A powerhouse, located on the south end of the dam,
containing four 600-kW generating units for a total installed capacity
of 2,400 kW; (2) the 5-mile-long, 12-kilovolt (kV) transmission line
(serving both developments); and (3) appurtenant facilities.
The license application also indicates that flashboards are used at
the Kaukauna and Rapide Croche dams to provide additional head for
project generation. The flashboards used at the Kaukauna dam are 6
inches high. The flashboards used at the Rapide Croche dam are 30
inches high.
The proposed project would include decommissioning the Old Badger
and New Badger developments and constructing a new 7-megawatt (MW)
powerhouse about 150 feet upstream from the existing New Badger plant
site. Proposed project works would consist of: (1) A modified power
canal leading to; (2) a new powerhouse with integral intake; and (3)
two identical 3.5- to 3.6-MW horizontal Kaplan ``S'' type turbines. The
Old Badger development would be converted to an alternative use. The
New Badger development would be decommissioned, demolished, and
removed. The existing service road would be demolished and removed. The
tailrace area associated with the existing Old Badger development would
be filled with soil. A new service road would be constructed over the
filled area. No significant changes are proposed for the Rapide Croche
development.
The existing Badger and Rapide Croche developments currently
operate in a run-of-river mode. As proposed, the new project would
continue to operate in a run-of-river mode.
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.
All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``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 submitting the filing; 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. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
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.
n. 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-7347 Filed 4-1-09; 8:45 am]
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