[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10611-10612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04392]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14677-001]


Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC ; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, 
Recommendations, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original License for a Major Water Power 
Project at an Existing Dam, 5 Megawatts or Less.
    b. Project No.: 14677-001.
    c. Date filed: November 23, 2015.
    d. Applicant: Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Clark Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the River, in the Town of Dillon, Beaverhead 
County, Montana. The project would occupy 62.1 acres of land owned by 
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and 0.2 acres of land owned by the U.S. 
Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: John Gangemi, (406) 249-3972, email at 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, (202) 502-6480, email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 30 days from 
the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 45 days from 
the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests, comments, terms and conditions, 
recommendations, and prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling 
system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can

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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-14677-001.
    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 for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The Clark Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project would utilize the 
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Clark Canyon Dam and outlet works 
including an intake structure and concrete conduit in the reservoir. 
The project would consist of the following new facilities: (1) A 360-
foot-long, 8-foot-diameter steel penstock within the existing concrete 
conduit, ending in a trifurcation; (2) two 35-foot-long, 8-foot-
diameter penstocks extending from the trifurcation to the powerhouse, 
transitioning to 6-foot-diameter before entering the powerhouse; (3) a 
10-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter steel penstock leaving the trifurcation 
and ending in a 7-foot-diameter cone valve and reducer to control 
discharge into the existing outlet stilling basin; (4) a 65-foot-long, 
46-foot-wide reinforced concrete powerhouse containing two vertical 
Francis-type turbine/generator units with a total capacity of 4.7 
megawatts; (5) two 25-foot-long steel draft tubes transitioning to 
concrete draft tube/tailrace section; (6) a 17-foot-long, 15-foot-
diameter tailrace channel connecting with the existing spillway 
stilling basin; (7) a 45-foot-long, 10-foot-wide aeration basin 
downstream of the powerhouse with three frames containing 330 
diffusers; (8) a 1,100-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) buried 
transmission line from the powerhouse to a substation; (9) a substation 
containing step-up transformers and switchgear; (10) a 7.9-mile-long, 
69-kV transmission line extending from the project substation to the 
Peterson Flat substation (the point of interconnection); and (11) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Clark 
Canyon Dam Project would be 15.4 gigawatt-hours. All project facilities 
would be located on federal lands owned by the U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The applicant 
proposes to operate the project as run-of-release.
    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.
    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.
    Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
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 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``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 protesting or intervening; 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. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must 
be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the 
particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to 
this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    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: February 23, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-04392 Filed 2-29-16; 8:45 am]
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