[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20465-20466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08497]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4108-019]
City of St. Cloud; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
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.: 4108-019.
c. Date Filed: December 15, 2022.
d. Applicant: City of St. Cloud.
e. Name of Project: St. Cloud Hydroelectric Project (St. Cloud
Project or project).
f. Location: On the Mississippi River, in the City of St. Cloud, in
Stearns, Benton, and Sherburne Counties, Minnesota.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Tracy Hodel, Public Services Director,
City of St. Cloud, 1201 7th Street South, St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301,
(320) 255-7226, [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: David Graefe at (202) 502-6137 or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice (i.e.,
July 7, 2025, 5 p.m. Eastern Time); reply comments are due 105 days
(i.e., August 21, 2025, 5 p.m. Eastern Time) from the issuance date of
this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to
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intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary prescriptions using the Commission's
eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. 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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne A. Reese, 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: St.
Cloud Hydroelectric Project (P-4108-019).
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.
l. The St. Cloud Project consists of: (1) an approximately 3.5-
mile-long, 294-surface-acre reservoir with a storage capacity of 2,254
acre-feet at a normal pool elevation of 981.0 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929; (2) a 200-foot-long earthen embankment that
abuts the east side of the dam; (3) a 550-foot-long, 19.5-foot-high
concrete gravity dam and main overflow spillway topped with inflatable
crest gates; (4) a 44-foot-wide concrete spillway containing two 20-
foot-wide Tainter gates separated by a 4-foot-wide pier; (5) a 70-foot-
wide, 122-foot-long reinforced concrete powerhouse containing two
turbine-generator units with a total installed generating capacity of
8.64 megawatts; (6) a 413-foot-long embankment section that abuts the
west side of the dam consisting of an 85-foot-long cellular sheet pile
wall, a 58-foot-long sheet pile tieback and a 270-foot-long earthen
levee; (7) a 200-foot-long, 5-kilovolt (kV) underground transmission
line connecting the powerhouse to a step-up transformer; (8) a 5/34.5-
kV step-up transformer; (9) an underground 510-foot-long, 34.5-kV
transmission line connecting the step-up transformer to a non-project
substation; and (10) appurtenant facilities.
The St. Cloud Project is currently operated in a run-of-river mode.
The average annual energy production of the project from 2014 through
2021 was 51,500 megawatt-hours. City of St. Cloud is not proposing any
new project facilities or changes to project operation.
The St. Cloud Project includes four project recreation facilities:
(1) a fishing dock; (2) a fishing pier; (3) a boat landing and picnic
area; and (4) a canoe portage. City of St. Cloud proposes to modify the
project boundary to include these recreation facilities, the project
transformer, and project transmission line. The modification would
increase the size of the project boundary from approximately 314 acres
to approximately 328 acres.
m. 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 (i.e., P-4108). For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
n. 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, and .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'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 of the person
submitting the filing; 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.
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,
community organizations, 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].
You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance of this notice (i.e., July 7, 2025, 5 p.m. Eastern Time):
(1) a copy of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the
request for certification, including proof of the date on which the
certifying agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of
water quality certification.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for filing comments, July 2025.
recommendations, terms and conditions,
and prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments........ August 2025.
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Dated: May 8, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-08497 Filed 5-13-25; 8:45 am]
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