Notice2021-22230
Indiana Michigan Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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October 13, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 56923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22230]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 10661-051]
Indiana Michigan Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered
for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
b. Project No.: 10661-051.
c. Date Filed: September 30, 2021.
d. Applicant: Indiana Michigan Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Constantine Hydroelectric Project (Constantine
Project).
f. Location: The Constantine Project is located on the St. Joseph
River in the Village of Constantine in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The
project does not occupy federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jonathan Magalski, Environmental Supervisor,
Renewables, Indiana Michigan Power Company; 1 Riverside Plaza,
Columbus, Ohio 43215 at (614) 716-2240 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c8a2a5a5a9afa9a4bba3a188a9adb8e6aba7a5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f49e999995939598879f9db4959184da979b99">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery at (202) 502-8379 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9c5cccc87ccc4ccdbd0e9cfccdbca87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="402c25256e252d25323900262532236e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. The Constantine Project consists of: (1) An 525-acre reservoir
with a storage capacity of 5,750 acre-feet at a water surface elevation
of 782.94 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); (2) a 561.25-
foot-long dam consisting of, from east to west: (a) A 250-foot-long,
22.5-foot-high embankment with a top elevation of 790 feet NGVD, (b) a
241.25-foot-long, 12-foot-high uncontrolled concrete overflow spillway
dam with a fixed crest elevation of 781.96 feet NGVD, topped by 0.94-
foot-high flashboards with a crest elevation of 782.90 feet NGVD, which
includes a 4-foot sluice gate at the left abutment, and (c) a 70-foot-
long earthen embankment; (3) a 650-foot-long, 20-foot-high earthen
detached dike that begins 1,500 feet east of the left abutment of the
spillway dam, with a top elevation of 790 feet NGVD; (4) a 68-foot-
long, 20-foot-high concrete headgate structure consisting of seven
wooden 15-foot-high vertical slide gates with a sill elevation of
770.00 feet NGVD with six 7.83-foot-long gates and one 6.75-foot-long
gate located at the entrance to the power canal; (5) a 1,270-foot-long
power canal with a bottom width of 60 feet; (6) a 140-foot-long, 30-
foot-wide brick powerhouse; (7) trash racks in front of the forebay at
the entrance to the powerhouse; (8) four vertical shaft Francis
turbines each coupled to a 300-kilowatt generator, for a total
installed capacity of 1.2 megawatts; (11) a switchyard adjacent to the
powerhouse with three step-up transformers; (12) a 50-foot-long, 2.4-
kilovolt transmission line; and (13) appurtenant facilities.
The Constantine Project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an
estimated average annual energy production of 4,933 megawatt-hours.
Indiana Michigan Power Company proposes to continue operating the
project as a run-of-river facility and does not propose any new
construction to the project.
l. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at <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 at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0969582939fbebcb9beb583a5a0a0bfa2a490b6b5a2b3feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d99f9c8b9a96b7b5b0b7bc8aaca9a9b6abad99bfbcabbaf7beb6af">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-
free, (866) 208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
m. 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.
n. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary). October 2021.
Request Additional Information......... November 2021.
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready March 2022
for Environmental Analysis.
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o. 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.
Dated: October 6, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-22230 Filed 10-12-21; 8:45 am]
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