[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 157 (Monday, August 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49916-49917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20141]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12756-003]


BOST3 Hydroelectric Company, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered 
for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

August 6, 2010.
    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-12756-003.
    c. Date Filed: July 26, 2010.
    d. Applicant: BOST3 Hydroelectric Company, LLC (BOST3).
    e. Name of Project: Red River Lock & Dam No. 3 Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the existing 
Army Corps of Engineer's (Corps) Red River Lock & Dam No. 3 on the Red 
River, in Natchitoches Parish near the City of Colfax, Louisiana.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Douglas A. Spalding, BOST3 Hydroelectric 
Company, LLC, 8441 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426; 
(952) 544-8133.
    i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards (202) 502-6181 or by e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: September 24, 2010.
    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 ``e-
Filing'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, 
click on ``eComment.'' 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, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers (Corps) Red River Lock and Dam No. 3, and operate 
consistent with the Corps current operation policy. The proposed 
project consists of: (1) An excavated headrace channel to convey water 
from the upstream Pool No. 3 of the Red River into the powerhouse; (2) 
an excavated tailrace channel to discharge water from the powerhouse to 
the downstream Pool No. 2 of the Red River; (3) a 301-foot-long by 90-
foot-wide concrete powerhouse located on the right (west) abutment of 
the Corps' Lock and Dam No. 3; (4) one 36.2 megawatt (MW) horizontal 
Kaplan bulb turbine/generator unit; (5) one 2,300-foot-long, 13.2 
kilovolt (KV) overhead transmission line which crosses the river and 
connects to a Central Louisiana Electric Company substation located on 
the opposite side of the river; and 6) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed project would generate about 172,779 megawatt-hours (MWH) 
annually which would be sold to a local utility.
    o. 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.
    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.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Louisiana State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Sec.  106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4.
    q. 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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Issue Deficiency Letter....................  October 2010.
Issue Acceptance Letter....................  February 2011.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments......  March 2011.
Request Additional Information.............  May 2011.
Issue Scoping Document 2...................  August 2011.
Notice of application is ready for           August 2011.
 environmental analysis.
Notice of the availability of the EA.......  March 2012.
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Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-20141 Filed 8-13-10; 8:45 am]
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