[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 162 (Monday, August 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42654-42655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20216]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13301-002]


Town of Afton; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental 
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 
Conditions, and Prescriptions

August 14, 2009.

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Minor.
    b. Project No.: P-13301-002.
    c. Date filed: April 29, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Town of Afton.
    e. Name of Project: Culinary Water System Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the culinary water supply system, in the Town of 
Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming. The project as proposed would occupy 
12.3 acres of land in the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: James K. Sanderson, Town of Afton, 416 
Washington St., P.O. Box 310, Afton, WY 83110.
    i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen, 202-502-8074, [email protected].
    j. Due to the paucity of comments on the proceeding to date, we are 
now issuing the REA notice. Deadline for filing comments, 
recommendations,

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terms and conditions, and prescriptions is 30 days from the issuance of 
this notice; reply comments are due 40 days from the issuance date of 
this notice. The deadline for filing comments on the Scoping Document 
(SD) for this proceeding is August 24, 2009. Any comments received on 
the SD will be addressed in the Environmental Assessment.
    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 now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The project as proposed by the Town of Afton would consist of 
the following facilities: (1) An existing intake at Periodic Springs; 
(2) an existing 870-foot-long, 14-inch-diameter pipe; (3) an existing 
97,000 gallon buried concrete surge tank; (4) an existing 16,775-foot-
long, 18-inch-diameter iron ductile waterline; (5) a new approximately 
95-foot-long, 2-foot-diameter ductile iron penstock conveying flows 
from the existing pipe to the new powerhouse; (6) a new 20-foot-long by 
20-foot-wide powerhouse containing a single Pelton turbine and 
generator with an installed capacity of 225 kilowatts (kW); (7) a new 
approximately 10-foot-long, 2.5-foot-diameter draft tube discharging 
flows from the powerhouse to an existing access hatchway at the top of 
an existing storage tank; (8) an approximately 3.4-mile-long existing 
section of Forest Service access roads that overlays the existing 
waterline; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The power generated will 
intertie with the 12.5-kilovolt (kV) distribution system at the 
culinary water treatment plant.
    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 e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
application, which has already been given, established the due date for 
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the 
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be 
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the 
initial development application. No competing applications or notices 
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
    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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Deadline for Filing of Agency         September 14, 2009.
 Recommendations.
Notice of the availability of the EA  October 15, 2009.
Ready for Commission Action.........  October 15, 2009.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-20216 Filed 8-21-09; 8:45 am]
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