[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2966-2967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1069]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14345-000]


Rock River Beach, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing 
With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing.
    b. Project No.: 14345-000.
    c. Filing Date: January 5, 2012.
    d. Applicant: Rock River Beach, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Rock River Beach Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Rock River, in the Township of Onota, Alger 
County, Michigan. The proposed project would not occupy any federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mary C. Edgar, Rock River Beach, Inc., 2617 
Rockwood Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty at (202) 502-6862; or email 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 the Commission's regulations, 
18 CFR 4.32(b)(7), 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: March 5, 2012.
    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/efiling.asp. 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. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-(866) 208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. Project description: The project would include the following 
existing facilities: (1) A 33.6-foot-long, 5.5-foot-high concrete 
gravity dam with a crest elevation of 607.5 feet National Geodetic 
Vertical Datum; (2) a 3-foot-high by 6-foot-wide vertical steel slide 
sluice gate; (3) a 5-acre impoundment; (4) a 30-foot-wide by 50-foot-
long power canal that feeds water to a water wheel and turbine; (5) a 
100-foot-long by 50-foot-wide bypass reach that directs overflow water 
to the dam; (6) a powerhouse containing a 3-kilowatt (kW) and a 5-kW 
generating unit; and (7) a 2,640-foot-long transmission line. The 
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would generate an annual average of approximately 9,000 to 18,000 kW-
hours.
    The proposed project is currently unlicensed and was found to be 
jurisdictional because it is located on a Commerce Clause water and 
affects the interests of interstate commerce. See, 103 FERC ] 62,180 
(2003).
    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. 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 email 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 
Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate.

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Issue Acceptance Letter or Deficiency     April 2012.
 Letter.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental   June 2012.
 Analysis.
Comments, Recommendations, and Terms and  August 2012.
 Conditions.
Commission issues EA....................  November 2012.
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    Dated: January 13, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-1069 Filed 1-19-12; 8:45 am]
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