[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 157 (Monday, August 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49916-49917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20141]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12756-003]
BOST3 Hydroelectric Company, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered
for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
August 6, 2010.
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.: P-12756-003.
c. Date Filed: July 26, 2010.
d. Applicant: BOST3 Hydroelectric Company, LLC (BOST3).
e. Name of Project: Red River Lock & Dam No. 3 Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the existing
Army Corps of Engineer's (Corps) Red River Lock & Dam No. 3 on the Red
River, in Natchitoches Parish near the City of Colfax, Louisiana.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Douglas A. Spalding, BOST3 Hydroelectric
Company, LLC, 8441 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426;
(952) 544-8133.
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards (202) 502-6181 or by e-mail at
[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 (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.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: September 24, 2010.
All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. 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 ``eComment.'' For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected]; call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-
filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
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 (Corps) Red River Lock and Dam No. 3, and operate
consistent with the Corps current operation policy. The proposed
project consists of: (1) An excavated headrace channel to convey water
from the upstream Pool No. 3 of the Red River into the powerhouse; (2)
an excavated tailrace channel to discharge water from the powerhouse to
the downstream Pool No. 2 of the Red River; (3) a 301-foot-long by 90-
foot-wide concrete powerhouse located on the right (west) abutment of
the Corps' Lock and Dam No. 3; (4) one 36.2 megawatt (MW) horizontal
Kaplan bulb turbine/generator unit; (5) one 2,300-foot-long, 13.2
kilovolt (KV) overhead transmission line which crosses the river and
connects to a Central Louisiana Electric Company substation located on
the opposite side of the river; and 6) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed project would generate about 172,779 megawatt-hours (MWH)
annually 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 [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.
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
Louisiana State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at 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.
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Issue Deficiency Letter.................... October 2010.
Issue Acceptance Letter.................... February 2011.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments...... March 2011.
Request Additional Information............. May 2011.
Issue Scoping Document 2................... August 2011.
Notice of application is ready for August 2011.
environmental analysis.
Notice of the availability of the EA....... March 2012.
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Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-20141 Filed 8-13-10; 8:45 am]
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