[Federal Register: February 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 30)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 9184-013]
Flambeau Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
February 7, 2006.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric license application
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public
inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
b. Project No.: P-9184-013.
c. Date Filed: June 10, 2005.
d. Applicant: Flambeau Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Danbury Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Located on the Yellow River in Burnett County,
Wisconsin. This project does not occupy federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Scott Klabunde, North American Hydro, Inc.,
P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960; 920-293-4628 ext. 14.
i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert, (202) 502-6359,
timothy.konnert@ferc.gov.
j. 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:
Magalie R. Salas, 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 existing Danbury Project consists of: (1) A 35-foot-high
concrete dam with a 48-foot-wide spillway with three sections, each of
which is equipped with 7-foot-high slide gates; (2) a 300-foot-long
earthen dike connecting to the right side of the concrete dam; (3) a
powerhouse (Plant 1) integral to the dam containing a 176-kW turbine
generating unit and a 300-kW turbine generating unit; (4) a 255-acre
reservoir with a negligible net storage capacity at a water surface
elevation of 929.21 feet NGVD from April through October and 928.11
feet NGVD from November through March; (5) a 2,500-foot-long power
canal that
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conveys water to; (6) a second powerhouse (Plant 2) containing a single
600-kW turbine generating unit; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The
applicant estimates that the total average annual generation is 3,844
megawatt-hours. The dam and existing project facilities are owned by
Flambeau Hydro, LLC.
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 ``e-Library''
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/esubscribenow.htm
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 an
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, and will take into consideration all comments received on the EA
before final action is taken 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: May 30, 2006.
Ready for Commission decision on the application: July 31, 2006.
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.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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