Notice2022-13120
Beaver City Corporation; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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June 17, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36481-36482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13120]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1858-023]
Beaver City Corporation; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following license 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 (Beaver City 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: Jason Brown, Beaver City Manager, 30 West 300
North, Beaver, UT 84713; (435) 438-2451.
i. FERC Contact: Evan Williams, (202) 502-8462,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e3b283f307029373232373f332d1e383b2c3d70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f7a697e713168767373767e726c5f797a6d7c31787069">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC.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/Quick.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/Quick.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#40060512030f2e2c292e25133530302f323400262532236e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bef8fbecfdf1d0d2d7d0dbedcbceced1cccafed8dbccdd90d9d1c8">[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. 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).
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
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l. The existing Beaver City Project consists of: (1) a small
reservoir with a normal pool elevation of 6,769 feet, a surface area of
about 0.15 acres, and a storage capacity of approximately 1-acre-foot;
(2) a 15.5-foot-high by 65-foot-wide diversion dam; (3) a 30-inch-
diameter, 11,632-foot-long steel penstock; (4) 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; (5) a 4-
foot-wide by 150-foot-long tailrace channel; (6) a 12.5-kilovolt,
approximately 21,000-foot-long transmission line; and (7) appurtenant
facilities. The estimated average annual generation (2012 to 2017) is
4,446 megawatt-hours.
Beaver City Corporation 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 section of tailrace adjacent to the powerhouse
would be a 9-foot-long by 7.5-foot-wide concrete structure and would
terminate prior to the ordinary high-water mark of the Beaver River.
The remainder of the tailrace would be of earthen construction, rock-
lined, and shaped to return flow to the river with minimal turbulence.
The new powerhouse, power distribution facilities, and tailrace would
be constructed approximately 50 feet upstream (south) of the existing
powerhouse and enclosed by approximately 240 feet of 8-foot-tall chain-
link perimeter fence. Beaver City proposes to preserve the existing
powerhouse and operate it as a museum.
m. 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
You may also 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.
n. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance of this notice either: (1) evidence of the date on which
the certifying agency received the certification request; (2) a copy of
the water quality certification; or (3) evidence of waiver of water
quality certification.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations, and Agency Terms and
Conditions/Prescriptions--August 12, 2022
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments--September 26, 2022
p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: June 13, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-13120 Filed 6-16-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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