[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31501-31502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10514]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2715-026]


Kaukauna Utilities; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

    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.
    e. Name of Project: Combined Locks Hydroelectric 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. Applicant Contact: 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 scoping comments: June 10, 2023.\1\
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    \1\ The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provide 
that if a deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or other 
day when the Commission is closed for business, the deadline does 
not end until the close of business on the next business day.
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    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
scoping comments 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-2715-026.

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    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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Project Description: 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.
    m. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well 
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., scoping document) via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (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 (P-
2715). For assistance, contact FERC at [email protected] or 
call toll-free, (866) 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. Scoping Process:
    Commission staff will prepare either an environmental assessment 
(EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) that describes and 
evaluates the probable effects, if any, of the licensee's proposed 
action and alternatives. The EA or EIS will consider environmental 
impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. The 
Commission's scoping process will help determine the required level of 
analysis and satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
scoping requirements, irrespective of whether the Commission prepares 
an EA or an EIS. At this time, we do not anticipate holding on-site 
scoping meetings. Instead, we are soliciting written comments and 
suggestions on the preliminary list of issues and alternatives to be 
addressed in the NEPA document, as described in scoping document 1 
(SD1), issued May 11, 2023.
    Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in 
the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on the Commission's 
mailing list and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may 
be viewed on the web 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. At this time, the 
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference 
Room. For assistance, contact FERC at [email protected] or 
call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: May 11, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-10514 Filed 5-16-23; 8:45 am]
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