[Federal Register: November 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 221)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12667-003]
City of Hamilton, OH; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
November 8, 2007.
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.: 12667-003.
c. Date filed: October 6, 2006.
d. Applicant: City of Hamilton, Ohio.
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
81 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 Perry, Director of Electric, City
of Hamilton, Ohio, 345 High Street, Hamilton, OH 45011, (513) 785-7229.
i. FERC Contact: Peter Leitzke at (202) 502-6059; or e-mail at
peter.leitzke@ferc.gov.
Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
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 and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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.
Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``eFiling'' link.
k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. 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 approach channel; (2) an intake structure, (3) a 248-
foot-long by 210-foot-wide powerhouse containing three generating units
having a total installed capacity of 105 megawatts, (4) a tailrace
channel; (5) a 5-mile-long, 138-kilovolt transmission line; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The City of Hamilton (Hamilton) is a municipal
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entity that owns and operates an electrical system. The project would
have an estimated annual generation of 489 gigawatt-hours, which would
be used to serve the needs of the customers of Hamilton's electric
system.
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 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.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``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 submitting the filing; 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. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
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 Commission staff proposes to issue a
single Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and
final EA. Staff intends to allow at least 30 days for entities to
comment on the EA. The Commission will take into consideration all
comments received on the EA before taking final action on the license
application. The application will be processed according to the
following schedule, but revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate:
Issue Notice of Availability of the EA: April 2008.
o. The 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.
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