[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88060-88061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27986]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2417-067]


Northern States Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and 
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 2417-067.
    c. Date Filed: November 30, 2023.
    d. Applicant: Northern States Power Company (Northern States 
Power).
    e. Name of Project: Hayward Hydroelectric Project (Hayward 
Project).
    f. Location: The Hayward Project is located on the Namekagon River 
in the City of Hayward in Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Donald Hartinger, Director of Renewable 
Operation-Hydro, Xcel Energy, 414 Nicollet Mall, 2, Minneapolis, MN 
55401; phone (651) 261-7668; or Matthew Miller, Environmental Analyst, 
Xcel Energy, 1414 W Hamilton Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702-
0008; phone 715-737-1353.
    i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington (202) 502-6072, 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2023).
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: January 29, 2024.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
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. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-2417-067.
    m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The existing Hayward Project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) a 246.9-acre reservoir; (2) a 442-foot-long the 
concrete overflow dam; (3) a 18-foot-wide, 24-foot long powerhouse with 
intake channel containing one S. Morgan Smith vertical Francis-Type 
turbine with a total installed capacity of 0.168 megawatts;

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(4) a tailrace; (5) a 150-foot-long underground transmission line. 
Northern States Power is not proposing any changes to project 
facilities or operation.
    o. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's 
website 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 at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or (202) 
502-8659 (TTY).
    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.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    p. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 
be made as appropriate.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)..  February 2024.
Request Additional Information (if        February 2024.
 necessary).
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments...  May 2024.
Issue Acceptance Letter.................  June 2024.
Request Additional Information (if        July 2024.
 necessary).
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary).  August 2024.
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    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: December 14, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-27986 Filed 12-19-23; 8:45 am]
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