[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28000-28001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11910]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2851-016]
Cellu Tissue Corporation; Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
May 12, 2010.
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.: 2851-016.
c. Date Filed: April 29, 2010.
d. Applicant: Cellu Tissue Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Natural Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Oswegatchie River in the town of Gouverneur,
St. Lawrence County, New York. The project would not occupy any Federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Agent Contact: Chris Fiedler or Robin Gaumes, Cellu Tissue
Corp., Natural Dam Mill, 4921 Route 58N, Gouverneur, NY 13642, (315)
287-7190.
i. FERC Contact: John Baummer, (202) 502-6837.
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. Project Description: The existing project consists of: (1) A 155
foot-long-dam and spillway with a inflatable rubber crest at a deflated
crest elevation of 394.0 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD);
(2) a 180-foot-long auxiliary dam/spillway with a crest elevation of
397.3 feet NGVD; (3) a 570-acre impoundment with a normal water surface
elevation of 396.0 feet NGVD; (4) a 152-foot-long gated headpond
structure leading to an intake structure and a 412-foot-long flume
along the west bank of the river; (5) a 570-foot-long bypass reach; (6)
a powerhouse containing three turbine generating units with a total
installed capacity of 1,020 kW; and (7) electrical transformers located
in a transformer yard adjacent to the north wall of the powerhouse that
supply power for use at the Natural Dam Mill to produce specialty paper
products.
Cellu Tissue Corporation proposes to: (1) Operate the project in a
run-of river mode with a minimum impoundment elevation of 395.85 feet;
(2) maintain a minimum bypass flow of 77 cubic feet per second (cfs) or
inflow, whichever is less; (3) upgrade water level monitoring equipment
for the impoundment; and (4) install equipment to allow for automatic
pond level control.
l. 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 [email protected] 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.
m. 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.
n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready June 29, 2010.
for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of Recommendations, August 28, 2010.
preliminary terms and conditions,
and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Non-Draft EA...... December 26, 2010.
Comments on EA...................... January 25, 2011.
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Modified Terms and Conditions....... March 26, 2011.
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o. 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-11910 Filed 5-18-10; 8:45 am]
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