[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29508-29509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13347]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 10805-059]
Midwest Hydraulic Company, LLC; Notice of Drawdown, 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 Variance from License Article
401.
b. Project No.: 10805-059.
c. Date Filed: June 11, 2019.
d. Applicants: Midwest Hydraulic Company, LLC.
e. Name of Projects: Hatfield Hydroelectric Project.
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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: Mr. Mark Pawlowski, (202) 502-6052,
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, is 15 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 website 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-
10805-059) on any comments, motions, or recommendations filed.
k. Description of Request: The licensee must lower the water
surface elevation of the project's 2.4-mile-long power canal by
approximately 13 feet from its normal water surface elevation to make
repairs to the canal embankment. Article 401 of the project license
requires the licensee to maintain the water surface elevation of the
power canal at 879.0 0.1 feet National Geodetic Vertical
Datum (NGVD). The licensee proposes a drawdown rate of 0.5 feet per day
and would be expected to take about 26 days. The refill of the power
canal is estimated to occur in winter or spring of 2020.
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 website 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. 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.
n. 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: June 18, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-13347 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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