[Federal Register: June 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 108)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12628-002]
The City of Nashua, IA; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
May 29, 2009.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Minor License.
b. Project No.: 12628-002.
c. Date Filed: January 13, 2009.
d. Applicant: The City of Nashua, Iowa.
e. Name of Project: Cedar Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project would be located at the existing Cedar
Lake Dam, on the Cedar River, in Chickasaw County, Iowa. The project
would not occupy any Federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Rebecca Neal, The City of Nashua, 402
Main Street, Nashua, IA 50658; (641) 435-4156.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts, Michael.Watts@ferc.gov, (202) 502-
6123.
j. Deadline for Filing Scoping Comments: June 29, 2009.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
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
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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.
Scoping comments 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/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the
``e-filing'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.''
k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The existing dam and integral powerhouse are owned by the City
of Nashua and were constructed in 1917 and used for power generation
until 1965. The City is proposing to rehabilitate the project and
install new turbine generators and associated equipment. The proposed
project would consist of: (1) An existing 15.5-foot-high concrete dam
with a 258-foot-long spillway equipped with four 6-foot-high taintor
gates, a 6-foot-high control gate, and three 4-foot-high flashboards;
(2) an existing 405-acre reservoir with a normal full pond elevation of
960.1 feet above mean sea level; (3) an existing 50-foot-wide concrete
intake structure connected to; (4) an existing powerhouse to contain
four new turbine generating units with a total installed capacity of
800 kilowatts; (5) a new 75-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt overhead
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project
would generate an estimated average annual generation of 3,285 megawatt
hours. The project would operate in a run-of-river mode.
m. 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 address 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 available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in Item H above.
n. 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.
o. Scoping Process.
The Commission staff intends to prepare a single Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the Cedar Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will
consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and
reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments,
recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document (SD) issued
on May 29, 2009.
Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and
the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD 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. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-13228 Filed 6-5-09; 8:45 am]