Notice2021-12253
North Loup River Public Power & Irrigation District; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
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June 11, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 111 (Friday, June 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31303-31304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12253]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15148-000]
North Loup River Public Power & Irrigation District; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting
Additional Study Requests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed
[[Page 31304]]
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption From Licensing.
b. Project No.: P-15148-000.
c. Date filed: May 21, 2021.
d. Applicant: North Loup River Public Power & Irrigation District
(North Loup District).
e. Name of Project: Ord Diversion Dam Hydroelectric Project
(project).
f. Location: On the North Loup River, in the Town of Ord, Valley
County, Nebraska. No federal or tribal lands would be occupied by
project works or located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Amos Lange, General Manager of North Loup
River Public Power & Irrigation District, 128 North 16th Street, Ord,
NE 68862, and 308-728-3851.
i. FERC Contact: Shana Wiseman, 202-502-8736, and
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ae9f2fbf4fbb4edf3e9fff7fbf4dafcffe8f9b4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="46352e27282768312f35232b2728062023342568212930">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: August 2, 2021.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c2848790818dacaeabaca791b7b2b2adb0b682a4a7b0a1eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="60262532232f0e0c090e05331510100f121420060512034e070f16">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202)
502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper
copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-15148-000.
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The proposed project would consist of: (1) Five new concrete
flumes placed directly at the base of the existing Ord Diversion dam
(also known as the Hardenbrook Diversion Structure); (2) each flume
would contain two vertical axis hydrokinetic turbines directly
connected to a 480-volt, 3-phase generator for a 12 kilowatt (kW)
capacity per flume, or 60 kW capacity for the project; (3) an existing
irrigation canal; (4) a new turbine control and power conditioning
cabinet; (5) an new array control cabinet; (6) a new 0.5-mile-long
transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project is
estimated to generate an average of 394 megawatt-hours annually. North
Loup District proposes to operate the project in a run-of-river mode.
o. A copy of the application may be viewed and/or printed on the
Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>), using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#763033243539181a1f181325030606190402361013041558111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c2a293e2f2302000502093f191c1c031e182c0a091e0f420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>,
(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
You may also register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email 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
Nebraska State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR
800.4.
q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate (e.g., if there are no deficiencies and/or
scoping is waived, the schedule would be shortened).
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Deficiency/Additional July 2021.
Information Request (if necessary).
Issue Acceptance Letter/Ready for November 2021.
Environmental Analysis.
Commission issues EA.................. February 2022.
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Dated: June 3, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-12253 Filed 6-10-21; 8:45 am]
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