[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 23 (Monday, February 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9376-9377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02420]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12756-007]


BOST3 Hydroelectric Company, LLC (BOST3); Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and 
Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Non-Capacity Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: P-12756-007.
    c. Date filed: November 14, 2016 and supplemented on January 30, 
2017.
    d. Applicant: BOST3 Hydroelectric Company, LLC (BOST3).
    e. Name of Project: Red River Lock & Dam No. 3 Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the existing 
Army Corps of Engineer's (Corps) Red River Lock & Dam No. 3 on the Red 
River, in Natchitoches Parish near the City of Colfax, Louisiana.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas A. Spalding, BOST3 Hydroelectric 
Company, LLC, 8441 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426; 
(952) 544-8133.
    i. FERC Contact: M. Joseph Fayyad (202) 502-8759, or by email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests 
is 30 days from the issuance of this notice by the Commission. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, 
motions to intervene, and protests 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/doc-sfiling/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-12756-007.
    k. Description of Amendment: The licensee proposes certain design 
changes to the project's powerhouse, generating units, draft tube, 
switchyard location and transmission line route, as follows: (1) The 
powerhouse will be 93-foot-long by 198-foot-wide by 83 foot-high, with 
five 7.2 MW Kaplan bulb turbine-generator units: (2) five 70-foot-long 
by 198-foot-wide by 73-foot-high draft tubes that would convey water 
from the turbines to the tailrace; (3) move the location of the 
project's switchyard about 1400 feet southwest from the current 
licensed location; and (4) the transmission line would be about 2300-
foot-long, 230-kV line connecting the powerhouse to Central Louisiana 
Electric Company at the project's 100-foot-long by 100-foot-wide 
switchyard. The design changes would reduce the total project's 
hydraulic capacity from 19,085 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 19,055 
cfs. The amount of federal lands used by the project would increase 
from 61.8 acres to 76.31 acres.
    l. Locations of the Applications: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. The filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.

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    n. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or Protests: Anyone may submit 
comments, a motion to intervene, or a protest in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.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, motions to 
intervene, or protests must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'', or ``PROTEST'' as applicable; (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, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate 
to project works which are the subject of this application. 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. If an intervener 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. 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.

    Dated: January 31, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-02420 Filed 2-3-17; 8:45 am]
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