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[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No.: 2677-019]

 
City of Kaukauna, WI; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

November 27, 2007.
    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.: 2677-019.
    c. Date filed: August 29, 2007.
    d. Applicant: City of Kaukauna, Wisconsin.
    e. Name of Project: Badger-Rapide Croche Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Fox River in Outagamie County, near the city of 
Kaukauna, Wisconsin. The project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mike Pedersen, Kaukauna Utilities, 777 Island 
Street, P.O. Box 1777, Kaukauna, WI 54130-7077, 920-462-0220, or Arie 
DeWaal, Mead & Hunt, Inc., 6501 Watts Road, Madison, WI 53719, 608-273-
6380.
    i. FERC Contact: John Smith (202) 502-8972 or john.smith@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    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.
    Motions to intervene and protests may be filed electronically via 
the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-

Filing'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing project works consists of the following two 
developments:
    As licensed, the existing Badger Development utilizes the head 
created by the 22-foot-high Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Kaukauna 
dam and consists of: (1) A 2,100-foot-long, 100-foot-wide power canal 
that bifurcates into a 260-foot-long, 200-foot-wide canal and a 250-
foot-long, 80-foot-wide canal leading to; (2) the Old Badger powerhouse 
containing two 1,000-kilowatt (kW) generating units for a total 
installed capacity of 2,000 kW; and (3) the New Badger powerhouse 
containing two 1,800-kilowatt (kW) generating units for a total 
installed capacity of 3,600 kW; and (4) appurtenant facilities.
    As licensed, the existing Rapide Croche Development utilizes the 
head created by the 20-foot-high Corps Rapide Croche dam, located 
approximately 4.5 miles downstream from the Badger Development and 
consists of: (1) A powerhouse, located on the south end of the dam, 
containing four 600-kW generating units for a total installed capacity 
of 2,400 kW; (2) the 5-mile-long, 12-kV transmission line; and (3) 
appurtenant facilities.
    The license application also indicates that flashboards are used at 
the Kaukauna (6-inch-high) and Rapide-Croche (30-inch-high) dams to 
provide additional head for project generation.
    The proposed project would include decommissioning the Old Badger 
and New Badger plants and constructing a new 7-MW powerhouse about 150 
feet upstream from the existing New Badger plant site. Proposed project 
works would consist of: (1) A modified power canal leading to; (2) a 
new powerhouse with integral intake; and (3) two identical 3.5- to 3.6-
MW horizontal Kaplan ``S'' type turbines. The Old Badger development 
would be converted to an alternative use. The New Badger development 
would be decommissioned, demolished, and removed. The existing service 
road would be demolished and removed. The tailrace area associated with 
the existing Old Badger development would be filled with soil. A new 
service road would be constructed over the filled area. No significant 
changes are proposed for the Rapide Croche development.
    The existing Badger and Rapide Croche developments currently 
operate in run-of-river mode and as proposed, the new project would 
continue to operate in a run-of-river mode.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the


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``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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h 
above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
 to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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. 
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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate.

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Issue Acceptance letter.................  November 2007.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments...  April 2008.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary).  June 2008.
Notice of application is ready for        October 2008.
 environmental analysis.
Notice of the availability of the draft   June 2009.
 EA.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-23454 Filed 12-3-07; 8:45 am]

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