Notice2022-09634
Salida Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Existing Licensee's Notice of Intent To Not File a Subsequent License Application, and Soliciting Notices of Intent To File a License Application and Pre-Application Documents
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Published
May 5, 2022
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 26751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09634]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2275-000]
Salida Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Existing Licensee's
Notice of Intent To Not File a Subsequent License Application, and
Soliciting Notices of Intent To File a License Application and Pre-
Application Documents
At least five years before the expiration of a license for a minor
water power project not subject to sections 14 and 15 of the Federal
Power Act (i.e., a project having an installed capacity of 1.5
megawatts or less), the licensee must file with the Commission a letter
that contains an unequivocal statement of the licensee's intent to file
or not to file an application for a new license.\1\
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\1\ 18 CFR 16.19(b) (2021).
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If such a licensee informs the Commission that it does not intend
to file an application for a subsequent license, nonpower license, or
exemption for the project, the licensee may not file an application for
a subsequent license, nonpower license, or exemption for the project,
either individually or in conjunction with an entity or entities that
are not currently licensees of the project.\2\
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\2\ 18 CFR 16.24(b)(1).
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On March 15, 2022, Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), the
existing licensee for the Salida Hydroelectric Project No. 2275, filed
notice of its intent to not file an application for a subsequent
license. Therefore, pursuant to section 16.24(b)(1) of the Commission's
regulations, PSCo may not file an application for a subsequent license
for the project, either individually or in conjunction with an entity
or entities that are not currently licensees of the project.
The 1.31-megawatt Salida Hydroelectric Project is located on the
South Arkansas River and Fooses Creek, approximately 6 miles west of
the town of Poncha Springs in Chaffee County, Colorado. The project
occupies 33 acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
The existing license for the project expires on April 30, 2027.
The Salida Hydroelectric Project consists of two developments,
Salida No. 1 and Salida No. 2. The principal project works of the
Salida No. 1 development include: (1) An 11.8-foot-high, 50-foot-long
reinforced gravity dam on the South Fork Arkansas River, impounding the
3-acre-foot Garfield reservoir; (2) a 4,806-foot-long gravity steel
pipeline from Garfield dam to Fooses reservoir; (3) a 31-foot-high,
218-foot-long earth and rock dam on Fooses Creek, impounding the 13-
acre-foot Fooses reservoir; and (4) an 8,080-foot-long penstock
extending from Fooses dam to a powerhouse containing one 750-kilowatt
turbine. The principal project works of the Salida No. 2 development
include: (1) A 15-foot-high, 250-foot-long earthfill dame on the South
Arkansas River, impounding a 10-acre-foot forebay; and (2) an 11,668-
foot-long penstock extending from the forebay to a powerhouse
containing one 560-killowatt turbine. The Salida No. 1 development has
been out of service since August 2009.
Any party interested in filing a license application (i.e.,
potential applicant) for the Salida Hydroelectric Project No. 2275 must
file a Notice of Intent (NOI) \3\ and pre- application document
(PAD).\4\ Additionally, while the integrated licensing process (ILP) is
the default process for preparing an application for a subsequent
license, a potential applicant may request to use alternative licensing
procedures when it files its NOI.\5\
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\4\ 18 CFR 5.6.
\5\ 18 CFR 5.3(b).
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The deadline for potential applicants, other than the existing
licensee, to file NOIs, PADs, and requests to use an alternative
licensing process is 120 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Applications for a subsequent license from potential applicants,
other than the existing licensee, must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license.\6\
Because the existing license expires on April 30, 2027, applications
for license for this project must be filed by April 30, 2025.
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Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Tim Konnert
(202) 502-6359 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#05716c686a716d7c2b6e6a6b6b60777145636077662b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b2f3236342f332275303435353e292f1b3d3e2938753c342d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: April 29, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-09634 Filed 5-4-22; 8:45 am]
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