[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 30328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12868]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI11-6-000]


Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community; Notice of Declaration of 
Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To 
Intervene

    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No: DI11-6-000.
    c. Date Filed: May 5, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
    e. Name of Project: Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) 
Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The SMSC Hydroelectric Project will be located on a 
water delivery system pipe, replacing Pressure Reducing Valves, in the 
town of Prior Lake, on Tribal Lands, in Scott County, Minnesota.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Blue Earth, Bradley Florentin, 200 South 
College Avenue, Suite 100, P.O. Box 973, Fort Collins, CO 80522; 
Telephone: (970) 231-5498; e-mail: http://[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Henry Ecton, (202) 502-8768, or E-mail address: 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions: June 20, 
2011.
    All documents should be filed electronically via the Internet. See 
18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. If unable to be 
filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an 
original and seven copies should be filed with: Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 
without prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. Please include the docket number 
(DI11-6-000) on any comments, protests, and/or motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The SMSC Hydroelectric Project would 
consist of a municipal water delivery system in which three Pressure 
Reducing Valves, used to control pressure in pipes, would be 
retrofitted with hydro turbines, to generate between 5.3 and 9.2-kW. 
The system uses ground water from existing community wells. A 
transmission line will connect the project to the interstate grid.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the proposed project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file 
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This 
filing 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 document. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, 
or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection 
and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, and/or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may 
submit comments, a protest, and a motion to intervene in accordance 
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the 
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only 
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, 
protests, and/or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', AND/
OR ``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of 
the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

    Dated: May 18, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-12868 Filed 5-24-11; 8:45 am]
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