[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41390-41391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16496]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14327-000]


Pershing County Water Conservation District; 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: Minor Original License.
    b. Project No.: 14327-000.
    c. Date filed: June 26, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Pershing County Water Conservation District.
    e. Name of Project: Humboldt River Hydro Power Project.
    f. Location: At the existing U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's 
(Reclamation) Rye Patch dam on the Humboldt River, nearby the Town of 
Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada. The project would occupy 0.25 acre 
of Reclamation lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Greg Lyman, P.E., Farr West Engineering, 
5442 Longley Lane, Suite B, Reno, NV 89511; (775)-853-7259.
    i. FERC Contact: Adam Beeco at (202)-502-8655; email_
[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

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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 Sec.  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: August 26, 2013.
    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 five 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. The proposed project would utilize the existing Reclamation's 
Rye Patch dam, gates, and penstocks. The hydropower development would 
include: (1) 16-foot by 16-foot powerhouse; (2) a single Kaplan 
turbine-generator at the end of one of the existing 48-inch-diameter 
steel penstocks with an installed capacity of 750 kilowatts; (3) a new 
13.4-kilovolt transmission line; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The 
average annual generation is estimated to be 2.9 gigawatt-hours.
    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 Nevada 
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by section 106 
of the National Historic Preservation Act and the regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: 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 Acceptance or Deficiency Letter  September 2013.
Request Additional Information.......  September 2013.
Issue Acceptance Letter..............  December 2013.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for Comments  January 2014.
Request Additional Information (if     March 2014.
 necessary).
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if           April 2014.
 necessary).
Notice that application is ready for   April 2014.
 environmental analysis.
Notice of the availability of the EA.  October 2014.
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    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: July 2, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-16496 Filed 7-9-13; 8:45 am]
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