[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 213 (Thursday, November 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57299-57300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26632]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12576-004]


CRD Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

October 29, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-12576-004.
    c. Date filed: February 24, 2009.
    d. Applicant: CRD Hydroelectric, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Red Rock Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Des Moines River, in Marion County, Iowa. The 
project would be located at U.S. Army Corps of Engineer facilities.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Douglas A. Spaulding, Nelson Energy LLC, 8441 
Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426; (952) 544-8133.
    i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert, [email protected], (202) 
502-6359.
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: November 30, 2009.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. 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 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected]; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be 
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: 
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.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    The proposed Red Rock Hydroelectric Project would be located at the 
existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Red Rock dam, which was 
constructed by the Corps in 1969 for flood control. The existing Corps 
facilities consist of: (1) A 110-foot-high, 6,260-foot-long earth-fill 
dam with a 241-foot-long gated ogee spillway equipped with five 45-
foot-high tainter gates; and (2) a 15,253-acre reservoir with a normal 
conservation pool water surface elevation of 742.0 feet National 
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
    The proposed project would utilize the head created by the existing 
Corps dam and consist of: (1) A new 127-foot-long by 19-foot-wide 
intake structure connected to; (2) three new 19-foot-diameter, 211-
foot-long penstocks passing through the left side of the spillway 
leading to; (3) a new 59-foot-long by 132-foot-wide powerhouse located 
directly downstream of the existing spillway structure containing three 
new 12.13-megawatt (MW) generating units with a total generating 
capacity of 36.4 MW; (4) a new 8.4-mile-long, 69-kilovolt transmission 
line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated average annual 
generation would be 158,000 megawatt-hours.
    The project would be operated in run-of-river mode and use flows 
released by the Corps in accordance with its present operations.
    l. 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 addess the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in Item h above.
    m. 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. Scoping Process
    The Commission staff intends to prepare a single Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for the Red Rock 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 does 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) issued 
on October 29, 2009.
    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 and 
the applicant's distribution 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

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document. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-
8659.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-26632 Filed 11-4-09; 8:45 am]
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