[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21286-21287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9408]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13526-002]
Bowersock Mills and Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions,
Recommendations, and Prescriptions
April 16, 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.: 13526-002.
c. Date Filed: February 8, 2010.
d. Applicant: Bowersock Mills Power Company (Bowersock).
e. Name of Project: Bowersock Mills and Power Company Expanded
Kansas River Hydropower Project.
f. Location: The project would be located on the Kansas River in
Douglas County, Kansas. The project would not affect Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Sarah Hill-Nelson, The Bowersock Mills and
Power Company, P.O. Box 66, Lawrence, Kansas 66044; (785) 766-0884.
i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar, (202) 502-6035, or via e-mail at
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 days from
the issuance of this notice. All reply comments must be filed with the
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice.
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
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' 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, 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 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. Project Description: The existing Bowersock dam and powerhouse
currently operates under an exemption (Project No. 2644) as a small
hydropower project of 5 megawatts (MW) or less. The proposed project
would consist of the existing Bowersock dam and two powerhouses; the
existing powerhouse on the South bank of the Kansas River, and a
proposed powerhouse on the North bank of the Kansas River. The proposed
project would have a total capacity of 6.6 MW and generate an estimated
33 gigawatt-hours annually. The electricity produced by the project
would be sold to a local utility.
The proposed project would consist of the following:
(1) The existing 665-foot-long, 17-foot-high timber-crib Bowersock
Dam; (2) raising the existing flashboards from 4 feet high to 5.5 feet
high; (3) the existing 4.3-mile-long reservoir, having a normal water
surface elevation of 813.5 feet mean sea level; (4) the existing South
powerhouse, containing seven turbine/generator units having an
installed capacity of 2.012 MW; (5) a proposed North powerhouse with
four turbine/generator units, having an installed capacity of 4.6 MW;
(6) a proposed 20-foot-wide roller gate; (7) a proposed intake flume
with trashracks; (8) a proposed 150-foot-long canoe portage and fishing
platform located along the North bank of the Kansas River; (10) a
proposed 765-foot-long, 12-kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting
to an existing 535-foot-long 2.3-kV transmission line; and (8)
appurtenant facilities.
The project would be operated in a run-of-river mode, where water
levels in the reservoir would be maintained near the top of the flash
boards. To avoid potential flooding of upstream lands, the project
would incorporate a 20-foot-wide roller gate designed to release flows
up to 2,600 cfs. In addition, the flashboards would be designed to
collapse during periods of high inflows when the water surface
elevation rises 6 inches above the top of the flashboards.
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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 access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
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. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
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, .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'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMMENTS,''
``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``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, address, and telephone number of the
person protesting or intervening; 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.
o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-9408 Filed 4-22-10; 8:45 am]
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