[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51988-51989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20758]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13701-002]
FFP Missouri 2, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, and Other Agency
Authorizations
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--Existing Dam.
b. Project No.: 13701-002.
c. Date filed: November 13, 2013.
d. Applicant: FFP Missouri 2, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Sardis Lake Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers' (Corps) existing Sardis Lake Dam, on the Little
Tallahatchie River, near the Town of Sardis, Panola County,
Mississippi. The proposed project would occupy approximately 59 acres
of federal lands administered by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Thomas Feldman, Vice President, Project
Development, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite
300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 283-2822.
i. FERC Contacts: Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502-6181,
[email protected] or Patti Leppert at (202) 502-6034,
[email protected].
j. The deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests is 60
days from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests and requests for cooperating agency
status using the Commission's eFiling system at 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-13701-002.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents
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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, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed project would utilize the Corps' existing Sardis
Lake Dam outlet works, consisting of a concrete conduit outlet tunnel,
regulating gates, and a stilling basin. The project would operate
consistent with the Corps' current operation policy.
The proposed project would consist of the following new facilities:
(1) A 510-foot-long, 15.5-foot-diameter steel liner installed within
the Corps' existing concrete outlet tunnel; (2) a 50-foot-long, 30-
foot-wide steel-lined concrete bifurcation at the end of the Corps'
existing conduit to divide the flows between the Corps' existing
stilling basin and the project new powerhouse; (3) a 250-foot-long,
15.5-foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) an 102.6-foot-high by 78-foot-
wide by 50-foot-deep forebay; (5) a 120-foot-long by 85-foot-wide
concrete powerhouse with two vertical Kaplan generating units with a
total installed capacity of 14.6 megawatts; (6) a 200-foot-long, 100-
foot-wide tailrace channel; (7) a substation; (8) a 7,097-foot-long
transmission line consisting of a 887-foot-long, 4.160 kilovolt (kV)
buried line from the powerhouse to the substation and a 6,210-foot-
long, 161 kV overhead line from the substation to an existing utility-
owned distribution line; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The project
would have an estimated average annual generation of 52.0 gigawatt-
hours.
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 available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
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. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
o. Anyone may submit a protest, or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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 protesting or intervening;
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon the representative of the applicant.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
will be made as appropriate.
Issue Notice of Acceptance--August 2014
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--October 2014
Comments on Scoping Document 1--November 2014
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--December 2014
Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis--December 2014
Commission issues EA or draft EA--September 2015
Comments on EA or draft EA--October 2015
Commission issues final EA (if necessary)--April 2016
q. Other Agency Authorizations: Pursuant to section 401 of the
Clean Water Act, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
(Mississippi DEQ) must certify that discharge from the construction and
operation of this proposed project will comply with the Clean Water
Act. The Mississippi DEQ is also reviewing the project application
under Title 11 Miss. Admin. Code, Pt. 6, Ch.1, Subch.3, which
establishes the review of water quality certification applications.
Based on an understanding between the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) and the Mississippi DEQ, this public notice is also
issued for the purpose of advising all interested persons that there is
a decision pending before the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit
Board on the request for section 401 water quality certification for
this FERC license application. Any comments concerning the water
quality certification request may be submitted to the Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Pollution Control at
Post Office Box 2261, Jackson, Mississippi 39225-2261. The public
comment period on the water quality certification extends 30 days from
the date of publication of this notice. A copy of the public notice
with a description of the project construction and operation is
available for review at the Mississippi DEQ's Jackson office. The
complete application may be reviewed at the address listed in paragraph
h.
Dated: August 25, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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