[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29508-29509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13347]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10805-059]


Midwest Hydraulic Company, LLC; Notice of Drawdown, Temporary 
Variance and Soliciting Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Types of Application: Temporary Variance from License Article 
401.
    b. Project No.: 10805-059.
    c. Date Filed: June 11, 2019.
    d. Applicants: Midwest Hydraulic Company, LLC.
    e. Name of Projects: Hatfield Hydroelectric Project.

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    f. Location: The project is located on the Black River, in the 
Township of Hatfield, in Jackson and Clarke counties, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dwight Bowler, Midwest Hydraulic Company, 
LLC, c/o Black River Partners, 813 Jefferson Hill Road, Nassau, New 
York (518) 766-2753.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Mark Pawlowski, (202) 502-6052, 
mark.pawlowski@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, is 15 days from the issuance date 
of this notice by the Commission. All documents may be filed 
electronically via the internet. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and seven 
copies should be mailed to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. 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. Please include the project number (P-
10805-059) on any comments, motions, or recommendations filed.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee must lower the water 
surface elevation of the project's 2.4-mile-long power canal by 
approximately 13 feet from its normal water surface elevation to make 
repairs to the canal embankment. Article 401 of the project license 
requires the licensee to maintain the water surface elevation of the 
power canal at 879.0  0.1 feet National Geodetic Vertical 
Datum (NGVD). The licensee proposes a drawdown rate of 0.5 feet per day 
and would be expected to take about 26 days. The refill of the power 
canal is estimated to occur in winter or spring of 2020.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 
20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed on 
the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. 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 1-866-208-3676 or email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. Comments: Anyone may submit comments in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. Any comments 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'', as applicable; (2) 
set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project 
number of the application to which the filing responds; and (3) 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 
385.2005. All comments must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments 
should relate to project works which are the subject of this 
application. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly 
from the applicant. 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.

    Dated: June 18, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-13347 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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