[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.
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