[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41011-41012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18236]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10805-057]


Midwest Hydraulic Company, LLC; Notice of Emergency Drawdown and 
Temporary Variance and Soliciting Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Types of Application: Temporary Emergency Drawdown and Variance 
from License Article 401.
    b. Project No.: P-10805-057.
    c. Date Filed: August 18, 2017.
    d. Applicants: Midwest Hydraulic Company, LLC.
    e. Name of Projects: Hatfield Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Black River, in the 
Township of Hatfield, in Jackson and Clarke counties, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dwight Bowler, Midwest Hydraulic Company, 
LLC, c/o Black River Partners, 813 Jefferson Hill Road, Nassau, New 
York (518) 766-2753.
    i. FERC Contact: Ms. Rebecca Martin, (202) 502-6012, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, is 30 days from the issuance date 
of this notice by the Commission. 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 at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and seven 
copies should be mailed to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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. Please include the project number (P-
10805-057) on any comments, motions, or recommendations filed.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee must lower the reservoir as 
a risk reduction measure to prevent additional scouring below the 
project spillways during high flow events. The drawdown is also 
necessary to safely construct repairs below the spillway. The drawdown 
would begin on September 5, 2017 at a rate of 0.50 feet per day for a 
total drawdown of 5.5 feet to elevation 877 National Geodetic Vertical 
Datum (NGVD). Article 401 of the project license requires the licensee 
to maintain a target reservoir surface elevation of Lake Arbutus of 
882.5  0.25 feet NGVD at least 50 percent of the time and 
 0.5 feet at all times. Article 401 allows the reservoir 
elevation to be modified temporarily for operating emergencies. The 
refill of the reservoir is estimated to occur in spring of 2019.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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. This 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. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments: Anyone may submit comments in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. Any comments must be received on or before the specified comment 
date for the particular application.

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    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, 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; and (3) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments 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 
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: August 22, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-18236 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am]
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