[Federal Register: October 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 209)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12658-001]
E.ON U.S. Hydro 1 LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing
With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
October 18, 2006.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
b. Project No.: 12658-001.
c. Date Filed: October 10, 2006.
d. Applicant: E.ON U.S. Hydro 1 LLC.
e. Name of Project: Meldahl Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Ohio River, near the City of Augusta, Bracken
County, Kentucky. The existing dam is owned and operated by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). The project would occupy approximately
16 acres of United States lands administered by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael S. Beer, E.ON U.S. Hydro 1 LLC,
220 West
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Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202, (502) 627-3547;
e-mail_mike.beer@eon-us.com.
i. FERC Contact: Peter Leitzke at (202) 502-6059; or e-mail at
peter.leitzke@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in
item 1 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 (2001).
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.
1. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: December 11, 2006.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency
status may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers' Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam, and would consist
of: (1) An intake channel; (2) a combined 225-foot-long by 205-foot-
wide powerhouse and intake section containing three generating units
having a total installed capacity of 99 megawatts; (3) a tailrace
channel; (4) a substation; (5) a 1.7-mile-long, 138-kilovolt
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project would
have an annual generation of 500 gigawatt-hours, which would be sold to
a local utility.
o. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site 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 Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
Kentucky State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and the Ohio SHPO,
as required by Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR
800.4.
q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
will be made as appropriate.
Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter.. January 2007.
Request Additional Information......... January 2007.
Issue Scoping Document for comments.... March 2007.
Notice of application is ready for June 2007.
environmental analysis.
Notice of the availability of the draft December 2007.
EA.
Notice of the availability of the final June 2008.
EA.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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