Notice2021-27063
Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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December 15, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27063]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2639-028]
Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin; Notice of Application
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study
Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a
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: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2639-028.
c. Date filed: November 30, 2021.
d. Applicant: Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin.
e. Name of Project: Cornell Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Lower Chippewa River, in the township of
Cornell, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. The project does not include any
federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Matthew Miller, Hydro License Compliance
Consultant, Xcel Energy, 1414 W Hamilton Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire,
WI 54702; phone: 715-737-1353; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9a4889d9d818c9ec783c7848085858c9ba9918a8c858c878c9b8e90c78a8684"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e133f2a2a363b29703470333732323b2c1e263d3b323b303b2c3927703d3133">[email protected]</span></a>
or James Zyduck, Director Hydro Plants, Xcel Energy, 1414 W Hamilton
Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Davis (202) 502-8339,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88c5e1ebe0e9ede4a6cce9fee1fbc8eeedfaeba6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88c5e1ebe0e9ede4a6cce9fee1fbc8eeedfaeba6efe7fe">[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: January 29, 2022.
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#195f5c4b5a56777570777c4a6c6969766b6d597f7c6b7a377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5b3b0a7b6ba9b999c9b90a68085859a8781b593908796db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202)
502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy
to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-2639-028.
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The Cornell Hydroelectric Project consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) A non-overflow concrete bulkhead with intake;
(2) a powerhouse with an integral intake, four turbine-generator units;
(3) two gated spillways; (4) a concrete non-overflow dam section; (5)
an overflow spillway with flashboards; (5) an earthen embankment; (6) a
step-up transformer; and (7) a transmission line. The project has a
storage capacity of 7,005 acre-feet at reservoir elevation of 1000.6
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum with a surface area of about 897
acres. The project has a combined total rated capacity of 30.75
megawatts.
o. A copy of the application may 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 by the President on March 13,
2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
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. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary) January 2022
Request Additional Information (if necessary) January 2022
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments June 2022
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary) October 2022
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis October 2022
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: December 8, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27063 Filed 12-14-21; 8:45 am]
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