Notice2024-28963
Midwest Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions
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December 10, 2024
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99245-99246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28963]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2348-050]
Midwest Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
b. Project No.: 2348-050.
c. Date filed: August 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Midwest Hydro, LLC (Midwest Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Beloit Hydroelectric Project (Beloit Project).
f. Location: On the Rock River near the City of Beloit in Rock
County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David Fox, Senior Director of Regulatory
Affairs, Eagle Creek RE Management, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite
1100W, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, (240) 724-8765,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#593d382f303d773f3621193c383e353c3a2b3c3c322b3c773a3634"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="274346514e430941485f674246404b42445542424c55420944484a">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington (202) 502-6072,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4509243037246b1224362d2c2b22312a2b05232037266b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c507d696e7d324b7d6f7475727b6873725c7a796e7f327b736a">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, and fishway 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
motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and fishway prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling
system at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">https://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 https://
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www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#22646770616d4c4e4b4c47715752524d505662444750410c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db9d9e899894b5b7b2b5be88aeababb4a9af9bbdbea9b8f5bcb4ad">[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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 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:
Beloit Hydroelectric Project (P-2348-050).
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 for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The Beloit Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 606.47-acre reservoir with a gross storage capacity
of 3,032 acre-feet at a maximum reservoir surface elevation of 745.0
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929; (2) a 315.9-foot-long
dam including four sections from left to right looking downstream: (i)
a 42-foot-long non-overflow section, (ii) a 91.1-foot-long Tainter-type
gate and stoplog section, (iii) an 81.2-foot-long needle section, and
(iv) a 101.6-foot-long slide gate section; (3) a 37-foot-long, 34.5-
foot-wide concrete powerhouse with 32-foot-wide by 9-foot-high
trashracks with 5.5-inch clear spacing; (4) one vertical-shaft turbine-
generator unit with a maximum hydraulic capacity of 725 cubic feet per
second and an installed capacity of 480 kilowatts; (5) a 375-foot-wide
by 400-foot-long tailrace; (6) a 60-foot-long, 68-kilovolt (kV)
transmission line connecting the powerhouse to the point of
interconnection via a 4.1-kV/12.4-kV step-up transformer; and (7)
appurtenant facilities.
There are no project recreation facilities at the Beloit Project.
The Beloit Project is currently operated in a run-of-river mode and
generates an annual average of approximately 3,035 megawatt-hours.
Midwest Hydro proposes to continue operating the project as a run-of-
river facility and does not propose any new construction.
Midwest Hydro proposes modifications to the current project
boundary to add lands that are necessary for project operation. The
proposed project boundary would include Midwest Hydro-owned lands that
include project facilities near the Beloit Dam and downstream to
provide a 400-foot buffer where dam operation turbulence may occur.
The current project boundary encompasses 619.3 acres, which
includes 42.41 acres of project lands and 576.89 acres of submerged
lands. The proposed project boundary would include approximately 689.21
acres, which includes 79.21 acres of project lands and 610.0 acres of
submerged land.
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 (i.e., P-2348). For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``FISHWAY
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
protesting or intervening; 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. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must
be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the
particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to
this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3fce3e3f3d5d6c1d09dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93dcc3c3d3f5f6e1f0bdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
o. The license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for filing comments, February 2025.
recommendations, terms and conditions,
and prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments........ March 2025.
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q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: December 4, 2024.
Carlos D. Clay,
Acting Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-28963 Filed 12-9-24; 8:45 am]
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