[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43189-43190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17289]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13102-003]
Birch Power Company; 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: Major License (5 Megawatts or less).
b. Project No.: 13102-003.
c. Date filed: July 2, 2013.
d. Applicant: Birch Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Demopolis Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Demopolis Lock
and Dam, on the Tombigbee River, west of the city of Demopolis in
Marengo and Sumter Counties, Alabama. Lands managed by the Federal
government are located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Nicholas E. Josten, GeoSense, 2742 Saint
Charles Ave, Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 528-6152.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093,
[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 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: September 2, 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 U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers' Demopolis Lock and Dam and Reservoir, and would consist
of the following new facilities: (1) A 900-foot-long intake channel;
(2) a powerhouse adjacent to the north end of the existing dam
containing two turbine-generator units for a total installed capacity
of 48,000 kilowatts; (3) a 200-foot-long tailrace channel; and (4) a
4.4 mile-long 115 kilo-Volt transmission line. The project is estimated
to generate an average of 213,000 megawatt-hours annually.
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
Alabama 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: 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 Notice of Acceptance.............. October 2013.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments... November 2013.
Comments on Scoping Document 1.......... December 2013.
Issue Scoping Document 2................ February 2014.
Issue notice of ready for environmental February 2014.
analysis.
Commission issues EA, draft EA, or draft August 2014.
EIS.
Comments on EA or draft EA or draft EIS. September 2014.
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Commission issues final EA or final EIS. November 2014.
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Dated: July 11, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-17289 Filed 7-18-13; 8:45 am]
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