[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20652-20653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8891]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12965-002]


Symbiotics, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With 
the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and 
Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments; 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.: 12965-002.
    c. Date Filed: March 25, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Symbiotics, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Wickiup Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be constructed at the 
existing U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Wickiup dam located 
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the Deschutes River near the city of LaPine in Deschutes County, 
Oregon. The project would occupy 1.02 acres of Federal lands jointly 
managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Reclamation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, Chief Operating Officer, 
Symbiotics, LLC, 371 Upper Terrace, Suite 2, Bend, OR 97702; telephone 
(541) 330-8779.
    i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip, (503) 552-2762 or 
[email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Project Description: The proposed project would consist of the 
following new facilities: (1) Two 8-foot-diameter by 75-foot-long steel 
penstocks would be connected to the existing twin outlet conduits above 
the existing regulating tube valves and combine into a 10-foot-diameter 
by 68-foot-long penstock that would deliver flow to a powerhouse; (2) 
two 8-foot-diameter isolation valves would be constructed within the 
75-foot-long penstocks; (3) a 50-foot by 50-foot concrete powerhouse 
would be located on the northwest side of the existing concrete 
stilling basin and would house one generating unit with a total 
installed capacity of 7.15 megawatts; (4) a fish killing rotor system 
would be constructed downstream of the powerhouse draft tube to prevent 
non-native fish species from surviving Kaplan turbine passage into the 
Deschutes River downstream of the project; (5) a tailrace picket 
barrier would be constructed downstream of the fish killing rotor 
system to protect upstream migrating fish; (6) a 135-foot-long, 24.9-
kilovolt transmission line would be buried and would connect the 
project to an existing power line; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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 
preliminary 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 for       June 2011.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms   August 2011.
 and conditions, and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EA...................  February 2012.
Comments on Draft EA.........................  March 2012.
Modified Terms and Conditions................  May 2012.
Commission Issues Final EA...................  August 2012.
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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.

    Dated: April 7, 2011
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-8891 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
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