[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29626-29627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12064]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12756-003]


Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting 
Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions; 
BOST3 Hydroelectric, LLC

    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.

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    d. Applicant: BOST3 Hydroelectric, 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 
U.S. 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. 
The proposed project would occupy 60.2 acres of land administered by 
the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas A. Spalding, BOST3 Hydroelectric, 
LLC, 8441 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426; (952) 544-
8133.
    i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards (202) 502-6181, or by email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    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.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. Project Description: The proposed project would utilize the 
existing Corps Red River Lock and Dam No. 3, and operate consistent 
with the Corps' current operating policy. The proposed project consists 
of: (1) An excavated 635-foot-long headrace channel to convey water 
from the upstream Pool No. 3 of the Red River to a 301-foot-long by 90-
foot-wide concrete powerhouse located southwest of the end of the 
existing spillway, on the right (west) abutment of the Corps' Lock and 
Dam No. 3; (2) an excavated 820-foot-long tailrace channel to discharge 
water from the powerhouse to the downstream Pool No. 2 of the Red 
River; (3) a 36.2-megawatt horizontal Kaplan bulb turbine/generator 
unit; (4) a 8,400-foot-long, 13.2-kilovolt transmission line which 
would connect to an existing Central Louisiana Electric Company 
substation; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would 
generate about 172,779 megawatt-hours annually which would be sold to a 
local utility.
    m. 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.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    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.
    n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
application, which has already been given, established the due date for 
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the 
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be 
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the 
initial development application. No competing applications or notices 
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
    o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

    Dated: May 11, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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