Notice2023-10514
Kaukauna Utilities; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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May 17, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31501-31502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10514]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2715-026]
Kaukauna Utilities; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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.: P-2715-026.
c. Date filed: July 22, 2022.
d. Applicant: Kaukauna Utilities.
e. Name of Project: Combined Locks Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Lower Fox River
in the Village of Combined Locks and the Village of Little Chute,
Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Zachary Moureau, Environmental & Compliance
Manager, Kaukauna Utilities, 777 Island Street, Kaukauna, WI 54130-
7077; (920) 462-0238; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdc7d0d2c8cfd8dcc8fdd6c89081dc9dd5cfd8db80" http: wi.org">wi.org</a>">zmoureau@ku-<a href="http://wi.org">wi.org</a></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, (202) 502-6480, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99f2fcf5f5e0b7eef6f5faf6ededd9fffcebfab7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2c9c7cecedb8cd5cdcec1cdd6d6e2c4c7d0c18cc5cdd4">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: June 10, 2023.\1\
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\1\ The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provide
that if a deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or other
day when the Commission is closed for business, the deadline does
not end until the close of business on the next business day.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping comments 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>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</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#bcfaf9eefff3d2d0d5d2d9efc9ccccd3cec8fcdad9cedf92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="084e4d5a4b47666461666d5b7d7878677a7c486e6d7a6b266f677e">[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-2715-026.
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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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. Project Description: The Combined Locks Project consists of: (1)
a concrete and cyclopean stone dam approximately 654 feet long and 27
feet high with additional 24 inch nominal flashboards mounted upon the
spillway crest at elevation 674.6 feet International Great Lakes Datum
of 1985 (IGLD85); (2) a 126.9-acre reservoir at normal full pool
elevation 676.7 feet IGLD85; (3) a powerhouse approximately 65 feet
wide by 130 feet long housing two 3.1-megawatt (MW) generators, for a
total authorized capacity of 6.2 MW; (4) a tailrace channel; (5) a 265-
foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) interconnection line from the powerhouse
to transformer and 1,442-foot-long, 12.47-kV interconnection line from
the transformer to the substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., scoping 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 (P-
2715). For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cd8b889f8e82a3a1a4a3a89eb8bdbda2bfb98daba8bfaee3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9bfbcabbab6979590979caa8c8989968b8db99f9c8b9ad79e968f">[email protected]</span></a> or
call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
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. Scoping Process:
Commission staff will prepare either an environmental assessment
(EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) that describes and
evaluates the probable effects, if any, of the licensee's proposed
action and alternatives. The EA or EIS will consider environmental
impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. The
Commission's scoping process will help determine the required level of
analysis and satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
scoping requirements, irrespective of whether the Commission prepares
an EA or an EIS. At this time, we do not anticipate holding on-site
scoping meetings. Instead, we are soliciting written comments and
suggestions on the preliminary list of issues and alternatives to be
addressed in the NEPA document, as described in scoping document 1
(SD1), issued May 11, 2023.
Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in
the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on the Commission's
mailing list and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may
be viewed on the web 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. For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1878493828eafada8afa492b4b1b1aeb3b581a7a4b3a2efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="75333027363a1b191c1b10260005051a070135131007165b121a03">[email protected]</span></a> or
call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Dated: May 11, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-10514 Filed 5-16-23; 8:45 am]
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