[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31254-31255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10381]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2715-026]


Kaukauna Utilities; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting 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: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-2715-026.
    c. Date filed: July 22, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Kaukauna Utilities (Kaukauna).
    e. Name of Project: Combined Locks Hydroelectric Project (Combined 
Locks Project or project).
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Lower Fox River 
in the Village of Combined Locks and the Village of Little Chute, 
Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Zachary Moureau, Environmental & Compliance Manager, Kaukauna 
Utilities, 777 Island Street, Kaukauna, WI 54130-7077; (920) 462-0238; 
wi.org">zmoureau@ku-wi.org.
    i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, (202) 502-6480, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. 
Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be 
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All 
filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the 
first page: Combined Locks Hydroelectric Project (P-2715-026).
    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 but is not ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The Combined Locks Project consists of: (1) a concrete and 
cyclopean stone dam approximately 654 feet long and 27 feet high with 
additional 24 inch nominal flashboards mounted upon the spillway crest 
at elevation 674.6 feet International Great Lakes Datum of 1985 
(IGLD85); (2) a 126.9-acre reservoir at normal full pool elevation 
676.7 feet IGLD85; (3) a powerhouse approximately 65 feet wide by 130 
feet long housing two 3.1-megawatt (MW) generators, for a total 
authorized capacity of 6.2 MW; (4) a tailrace channel; (5) a 265-foot-
long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) interconnection line from the powerhouse to 
transformer and 1,442-foot-long, 12.47-kV interconnection line from the 
transformer to the substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    The Combined Locks Project is operated as a run-of-the-river in 
coordination with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), 
which releases flows into the Lower Fox River from the Corps' Lake 
Winnebago. Kaukauna maintains the impoundment within a 2-foot range of 
the top of the wooden flashboards, when possible. The project average 
annual generation between 2014 and 2020 was 42,744 megawatt hours.
    Kaukauna does not propose changes to project facilities or 
operations. Kaukauna proposes to: (1) continue to operate the project 
in a run-of-river mode to protect aquatic resources; (2) continue to 
dispose of large woody debris and trash collected from the trashracks; 
(3) implement invasive species monitoring every 2 years, and manage 
species categorized as ``prohibited'' by the Wisconsin Department of 
Natural Resources if observed in the project boundary; and (4) evaluate 
the project dam for National Register of Historic Places eligibility.
    m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested individuals an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (www.ferc.gov) using the 
``eLibrary'' link. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to 
the Commission's Public Access Room. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    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.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received

[[Page 31255]]

on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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. 
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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--May 2023
Scoping Document 1 comments due--June 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--July 2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--July 2023

    Dated: May 10, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-10381 Filed 5-15-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P