[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51989-51991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20761]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13704-002]


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

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with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License--Existing Dam.
    b. Project No.: 13704-002.
    c. Date filed: November 13, 2013.
    d. Applicant: FFP Missouri 2, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Arkabutla Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers' (Corps) existing Arkabutla Lake Dam, on the 
Coldwater River in Tate and DeSoto Counties, Mississippi. The proposed 
project would occupy approximately 48.2 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-13704-002.
    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, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The proposed project would utilize the Corps' existing Arkabutla 
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 325-foot-long, 15.5-foot-diameter steel liner installed within 
the Corps' existing concrete conduit outlet tunnel; (2) a 50-foot-long, 
25-foot-wide steel-lined reinforced concrete bifurcation at the end of 
the Corps' existing conduit outlet tunnel to divide the flows between 
the Corps' existing stilling basin and the project new powerhouse; (3) 
a 272-foot-long, 12-foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) an 83-foot high 
by 60-foot wide by 50-foot-deep forebay; (5) an 80-foot-long, 46-foot-
wide concrete powerhouse with two vertical Kaplan generating units with 
a total installed capacity of 5.1 megawatts; (6) a 200-foot-long, 85-
foot-wide tailrace channel; (7) a substation; (8) a 4,286-foot-long 
transmission line consisting of a 1,574-foot-long, 4.16 kilovolts (kV) 
buried line from the powerhouse to the substation and a 2,712-foot-
long, 12.5 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 19.0 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

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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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