Notice2022-08463
Beaver City Corporation; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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April 20, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2022)]
[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: 2022-08463]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1858-023]
Beaver City Corporation; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: P-1858-023.
c. Date filed: July 30, 2021.
d. Applicant: Beaver City Corporation (Beaver City).
e. Name of Project: Beaver City Canyon Plant No. 2 Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: The existing hydroelectric project is located on the
Beaver River, in Beaver County, Utah, about 5 miles east of the city of
Beaver. The project currently occupies 10.2 acres of federal land
administered by the U.S. Forest Service and 2.4 acres of federal land
managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. As proposed, the project
would occupy 10.5 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Forest
Service and 2.4 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Bureau
of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jason Brown, Beaver City Manager, 30 West
300 North, Beaver, UT 84713; (435)-438-2451.
i. FERC Contact: Evan Williams, (202) 502-8462, or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5d0c3d4db9bc2dcd9d9dcd4d8c6f5d3d0c7d69bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b4e5d4a45055c424747424a46586b4d4e5948054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: May 14, 2022.\1\
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\1\ 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2) of the Commission's regulations
provide that if a filing date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or
federal legal public holiday, then the deadline for filing becomes
the next business day.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
all documents using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d79192859498b9bbbeb9b284a2a7a7b8a5a397b1b2a5b4f9b0b8a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98deddcadbd7f6f4f1f6fdcbede8e8f7eaecd8fefdeafbb6fff7ee">[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. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All
filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the
first page: Beaver City Canyon Plant No. 2 Hydroelectric Project (P-
1858-023).
k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The existing project consists of: (1) A 15.5-foot-high by 65-
foot-wide diversion dam that impounds a small reservoir with a surface
area of approximately 0.15 acre and a storage capacity of approximately
1-acre-foot; (2) a 30-inch-diameter, 11,632-foot-long black steel
penstock; (3) a 34-foot-long by 41-foot-wide stone powerhouse
containing an impulse turbine and one generating unit with an installed
capacity of 625 kilowatts; (4) a 4-foot-wide by 150-foot-long tailrace
channel; (5) a 12.5-kilovolt, approximately 21,000-foot-long
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated
average annual generation (2012 to 2017) is 2,602.6 megawatt-hours.
Beaver City proposes to abandon the existing: (1) Powerhouse; (2)
portion of penstock between the existing powerhouse and proposed new
powerhouse; (3) buried line from the turbine generator to the
transformer on the west side of the existing powerhouse; (4) old
transformer; (5) overhead line from the old transformer to the start of
the transmission line on the west bank of the Beaver River; and (6)
tailrace. As such, Beaver City proposes to remove approximately 50-feet
of the existing penstock, increase the existing project boundary, and
construct: (1) A new 40-foot-long by 27-foot-wide metal-walled
powerhouse, with a reinforced concrete foundation, to contain one new
turbine-generator with an installed capacity of 720 kilowatts; (2) a
new approximately 35-foot-long buried line from the new turbine-
generator to the new transformer; (3) a new approximately 33-foot-long
buried line from the new transformer to a 40-foot-tall intermediate
pole of wood and metal construction; (4) a new 120-foot-long overhead
line from the intermediate pole to the start of the existing
transmission line; and (5) a new 43-foot-long tailrace that tailrace
varies from 7.5 feet wide adjacent to powerhouse to 19 feet wide at
point of discharge. The new powerhouse, power distribution facilities,
and tailrace would be constructed approximately 50 feet upstream
(south) of the existing powerhouse, enclosed by new approximately 240
feet of 8-foot-tall chain-link perimeter fence, and the existing
powerhouse would be retained within the project boundary as an historic
structure.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register. The Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (<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 at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9adcdfc8d9d5d4f6f3f4ffc9efeaeaf5e8eedafcffe8f9b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</a> or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676
or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
n. Register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>
to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this
or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
o. Scoping Process.
The Commission staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment
(EA) for the Canyon Plant No. 2 Hydroelectric Project in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider site-
specific environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the
proposed action.
Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments,
recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document (SD) issued
on April 14, 2022.
Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and
the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD may be viewed on
the web at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the
directions for accessing information in paragraph m. Based on all
written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may
include a revised schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
Dated: April 14, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-08463 Filed 4-19-22; 8:45 am]
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