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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12628-002]

 
The City of Nashua, IA; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

May 29, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 12628-002.
    c. Date Filed: January 13, 2009.
    d. Applicant: The City of Nashua, Iowa.
    e. Name of Project: Cedar Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located at the existing Cedar 
Lake Dam, on the Cedar River, in Chickasaw County, Iowa. The project 
would not occupy any Federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Rebecca Neal, The City of Nashua, 402 
Main Street, Nashua, IA 50658; (641) 435-4156.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts, Michael.Watts@ferc.gov, (202) 502-
6123.
    j. Deadline for Filing Scoping Comments: June 29, 2009.
    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

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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.
    Scoping comments 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/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``e-filing'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.''
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The existing dam and integral powerhouse are owned by the City 
of Nashua and were constructed in 1917 and used for power generation 
until 1965. The City is proposing to rehabilitate the project and 
install new turbine generators and associated equipment. The proposed 
project would consist of: (1) An existing 15.5-foot-high concrete dam 
with a 258-foot-long spillway equipped with four 6-foot-high taintor 
gates, a 6-foot-high control gate, and three 4-foot-high flashboards; 
(2) an existing 405-acre reservoir with a normal full pond elevation of 
960.1 feet above mean sea level; (3) an existing 50-foot-wide concrete 
intake structure connected to; (4) an existing powerhouse to contain 
four new turbine generating units with a total installed capacity of 
800 kilowatts; (5) a new 75-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt overhead 
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project 
would generate an estimated average annual generation of 3,285 megawatt 
hours. The project would 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 ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to address 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 available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in Item H above.
    n. 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.
    o. Scoping Process.
    The Commission staff intends to prepare a single Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for the Cedar Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project in 
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will 
consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and 
reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, 
recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document (SD) issued 
on May 29, 2009.
    Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the 
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and 
the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD may be viewed on 
the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field to access the document. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or 
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-13228 Filed 6-5-09; 8:45 am]
