[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28000-28001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11910]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2851-016]


Cellu Tissue Corporation; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

May 12, 2010.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2851-016.
    c. Date Filed: April 29, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Cellu Tissue Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Natural Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Oswegatchie River in the town of Gouverneur, 
St. Lawrence County, New York. The project would not occupy any Federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Agent Contact: Chris Fiedler or Robin Gaumes, Cellu Tissue 
Corp., Natural Dam Mill, 4921 Route 58N, Gouverneur, NY 13642, (315) 
287-7190.
    i. FERC Contact: John Baummer, (202) 502-6837.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Project Description: The existing project consists of: (1) A 155 
foot-long-dam and spillway with a inflatable rubber crest at a deflated 
crest elevation of 394.0 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); 
(2) a 180-foot-long auxiliary dam/spillway with a crest elevation of 
397.3 feet NGVD; (3) a 570-acre impoundment with a normal water surface 
elevation of 396.0 feet NGVD; (4) a 152-foot-long gated headpond 
structure leading to an intake structure and a 412-foot-long flume 
along the west bank of the river; (5) a 570-foot-long bypass reach; (6) 
a powerhouse containing three turbine generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 1,020 kW; and (7) electrical transformers located 
in a transformer yard adjacent to the north wall of the powerhouse that 
supply power for use at the Natural Dam Mill to produce specialty paper 
products.
    Cellu Tissue Corporation proposes to: (1) Operate the project in a 
run-of river mode with a minimum impoundment elevation of 395.85 feet; 
(2) maintain a minimum bypass flow of 77 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 
inflow, whichever is less; (3) upgrade water level monitoring equipment 
for the impoundment; and (4) install equipment to allow for automatic 
pond level control.
    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 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.
    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. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
may be made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready  June 29, 2010.
 for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of Recommendations,            August 28, 2010.
 preliminary terms and conditions,
 and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Non-Draft EA......  December 26, 2010.
Comments on EA......................  January 25, 2011.

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Modified Terms and Conditions.......  March 26, 2011.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-11910 Filed 5-18-10; 8:45 am]
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