[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42671-42672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19116]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14793-000]


The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant 
Episcopal Diocese of Alabama; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
With the Commission, Intent To Waive Scoping, Soliciting Motions To 
Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and 
Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, and Recommendations, and 
Establishing an Expedited Schedule for Processing

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing.
    b. Project No.: 14793-000.
    c. Date filed: July 12, 2016.
    d. Applicant: The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the 
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.
    e. Name of Project: Camp McDowell Project.
    f. Location: On Clear Creek, near Nauvoo in Winston County, 
Alabama. No federal lands would be occupied by project works or located 
within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708 (2012), amended by the Hydropower Regulatory 
Efficiency Act of 2013, Public Law 113-23, 127 Stat. 493 (2013).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Fraizer Christy, 3621 Kingshill Road, 
Birmingham, Alabama 35223; (205) 617-0565.
    i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar, (202) 502-6035, or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
terms and conditions, and recommendations: Due to the small size and 
location of this project and the close coordination with state and 
federal agencies during preparation of the application, the 60-day 
timeframe in 18 CFR 4.34(b) is shortened. Instead, motions to intervene 
and protests, comments, terms and conditions, and recommendations are 
due 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply comments 
must be filed with the Commission within 45 days from the issuance date 
of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene, protests, comments, and recommendations 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-14793-000.
    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.
    1. The proposed Camp McDowell Project would consist of: (1) An 
existing 157-foot-long, 13.5-foot-high concrete/masonry dam consisting 
of: (a) A 113-foot-long spillway with a crest elevation of 513.5 feet 
North American Vertical Datum of 1927 (NAVD 27); (b) a 9-foot-long non-
overflow section with a 5-foot-diameter low level gated release pipe; 
and (c) a 35-foot-long non-overflow section; (2) an existing 10-acre 
impoundment (Clear Creek) at normal water surface elevation of 513.5 
feet; (3)

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a 26-foot-wide, 1.3-foot-deep gated intake located on top of the 
spillway protected by a 6-foot-high, 30-foot-wide steel trash rack with 
6-inch clear bar spacing; (4) a 27-foot-long, 6-foot-wide, concrete 
sluiceway; (5) a concrete powerhouse, located at the base of the dam, 
containing one 50-foot-long by 9-foot-diameter Archimedes screw 
turbine-generator unit (ASG unit), rated at 140 kW; (6) a water-level 
sensor, and automatic sluice gate controller; (7) a 650-foot-long, 460-
volt, above-ground transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. 
The estimated annual generation of the proposed Camp McDowell Project 
would be about 950 megawatt-hours. The applicant proposes to operate 
the project in a run-of-river mode. There are no federal or state lands 
associated with the project.
    m. Due to the applicant's close coordination with federal and state 
agencies during the preparation of the application, studies completed 
during pre-filing consultation, and small size and location of the 
project, we intend to waive scoping and expedite the exemption process. 
Based on a review of the application and resource agency consultation 
letters filed to date, Commission staff intends to prepare a single 
environmental assessment (EA). Commission staff determined that the 
issues that need to be addressed in its EA have been adequately 
identified during the pre-filing period, which included a public 
scoping meeting and site visit, and no new issues are likely to be 
identified through additional scoping. The EA will assess the potential 
effects of project construction and operation on geology and soils, 
aquatic, terrestrial, threatened and endangered species, recreation and 
land use, aesthetic, and cultural and historic resources.
    n. 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.
    o. 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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    p. 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.
    q. 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.
    r. 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, .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, or 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS; (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.
    s. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following procedural schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of the availability of the EA.  November 9, 2017.
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    Dated: September 1, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-19116 Filed 9-8-17; 8:45 am]
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