[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13037-13038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06463]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 1984-223; 11162-131]


Wisconsin River Power Company; Wisconsin Power & Light Company; 
Notice of Applications Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, 
Protests and Motions To Intervene

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Proceeding: Extension of License Terms (Southern Basin).
    b. Project Nos.: P-1984-223 and P-11162-131.
    c. Date Filed: March 1, 2019.
    d. Licensees: Wisconsin River Power Company and Wisconsin Power and 
Light Company.
    e. Names and Locations of the Projects: Petenwell and Castle Rock 
(P-1984-223) and Prairie du Sac (P-11162-131) hydroelectric projects, 
located on the Wisconsin River, in Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Sauk, and 
Wood counties, Wisconsin.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    g. Licensees Contact Information: (P-1984-223) Mr. Jamie Nuthals, 
Principal Environmental Consultant, WEC Business Services LLC, 700 
North Adams Street, Green Bay, WI 54301, (920) 433-1460, 
[email protected]; (P-11162-131) Mr. Brad Kulka, 
Director of Operations, Central Region, Wisconsin Power and Light 
Company, 4902 North Biltmore Lane, Madison, WI 53718, (608) 458-3849, 
[email protected].
    h. FERC Contact: Mr. Ashish Desai, (202) 502-8370, 
[email protected].
    i. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests 
is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions 
to intervene, protests, comments, and recommendations, using the 
Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your 
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (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, for example, ``P-1984-223''.
    Note that you can file comments, motions to intervene, and protects 
in response to both of the projects identified in the notice together 
(i.e., one response for both projects) or you can respond to each 
project individually.
    j. Description of Proceeding: On March 1, 2019, the Wisconsin River 
Power Company, licensee for the Petenwell and Castle Rock Project No. 
1984, and the Wisconsin Power & Light Company, licensee for the Prairie 
du Sac Project No. 11162, filed requests to extend the license terms 
for their respective projects located in the southern sub-basin of the 
Wisconsin River.
    Currently, the 30-year license for the Petenwell and Castle Rock 
Project expires on November 30, 2031 and the 30-year license for the 
Prairie du Sac Project expires on May 31, 2032. The licensees seek 
Commission approval to extend the license terms for the two projects so 
they expire on June 30, 2041. The licensees say the extensions would 
assist with the comprehensive study and analysis of the projects' 
cumulative environmental impact and would reduce stakeholder burden by 
integrating the relicensing consultation process. Additionally, the 
licensees say that aligning the license expiration dates would 
eliminate redundancies during relicensing for all involved parties as 
both projects in the southern sub-basin have similar vegetation, land 
cover, hydrology, and resource management concerns.
    The licensees' requests are part of a broader proposal to align the 
license expiration dates for 20 projects on the Wisconsin River into 
three groupings based on each project's location to facilitate 
comprehensive study and analysis and coordinate relicensing as 
discussed above. This public notice covers the two projects in the 
southern sub-basin of the Wisconsin River. The Commission is issuing 
two other public notices--one for eight projects in the northern sub-
basin of the Wisconsin River that would align these expiration dates so 
they expire on June 30, 2035 and another public notice for 10 projects 
in the central sub-basin of the Wisconsin River that would align the 
license expiration dates to expire on June 30, 2038.
    k. This notice is available for review and reproduction at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Commission's 
website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the 
Docket number (for example, P-1984-223) excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the notice. You may also register 
online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be 
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 
or email [email protected]. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    l. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    m. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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.
    n. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST, or MOTION TO 
INTERVENE as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the 
applicant(s) and the project number(s) 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, motions 
to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, 
motions to intervene, or protests should relate to the requests to 
extend the license terms. Agencies may obtain copies of the 
applications directly from the applicants. A copy of any protest or 
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the 
applicant specified in the particular application. If an intervener 
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. A copy of all other filings in reference to these 
applications must be accompanied by

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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.

    Dated: March 28, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-06463 Filed 4-2-19; 8:45 am]
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