[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 54 (Thursday, March 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15771-15772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05728]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 190-105]


Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.; Notice of Application Ready 
for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, 
Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Minor, new license.
    b. Project No.: P-190-105.
    c. Date filed: January 31, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Uintah Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located near the Town of Neola, 
Duchesne County, Utah and diverts water from primarily the Uinta River 
as well as Big Springs Creek and Pole Creek. The project is located 
almost entirely on the tribal lands of the Uintah and Ouray Native 
American Reservation (105.1 acres) and federal lands managed by Ashley 
National Forest (12.9 acres).
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Patrick Corun, Engineering Manager, Moon Lake 
Electric Association, Inc., 800 West U.S. Hwy 40, Roosevelt, Utah 
84066, (435) 722-5406, pcorun@mleainc.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering, (202) 502-6382, 
quinn.emmering@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and 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 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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 P-190-105.
    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 and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Uintah Hydroelectric Project operates as a run-of-river 
facility delivering water to the project facilities from primarily the 
Uinta River as well as Big Springs Creek and Pole Creek. Existing 
project facilities include: (1) A stop-log diversion structure that 
conveys flows from Big Springs Creek and a non-project canal to a 916-
foot-long, 28-inch-diameter, steel pipeline that connects to the point 
of diversion on the Uinta River; (2) an 80-foot-long, 4-foot-wide, 3-
foot-high overflow-type concrete diversion structure with a 10-foot-
high, 6.5-foot-wide steel slide gate on the Uinta River; (3) a concrete 
structure with manual slide gates for dewatering the main supply canal 
and returning water to the Uinta River immediately downstream of the 
Uinta diversion; (4) an emergency slide gate about midway along the 
main supply canal; (5) a 16-foot-wide, 8-foot-deep, 25,614-foot-long, 
clay-lined main supply canal which conveys water from Big Springs Creek 
and the Uinta River; (6) a stop-log diversion structure, with non-
functional control gates, which diverts water from Pole Creek; (7) a 6-
foot-wide, 4-foot-deep, 6,200-foot-long Pole Creek canal that collects 
water from the Pole Creek diversion; (8) an 86-inch-wide, 80-inch-long, 
43-inch-high transition bay and a 140-foot-long, 14-inch-diameter steel 
penstock collects water from the Pole Creek canal; (9) a 23-foot by 13-
foot concrete forebay structure containing trashracks with 2.5-inch 
spacing, a headgate that is located at the termination of the main 
supply canal and the Pole Creek penstock, and an overflow channel; (10) 
a single 5,238-foot-long, 36-inch-diameter polyurethane and steel 
penstock which delivers water to a concrete powerhouse with two Pelton 
turbines driving two 600-kilowatt generators; (11) a 600-foot-long 
tailrace; (12) a substation immediately adjacent to the powerhouse; 
(13) a 8.5-mile-long, 24.9-kilovolt single wood pole distribution line; 
and (14) appurtenant facilities.
    The estimated average annual generation is about 6,073 megawatt-
hours. Moon Lake proposes to modify the project boundary to remove the 
currently licensed substation and 8.5-mile-long transmission line.
    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 website 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, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``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 submitting the filing; 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. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. A 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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations and Agency Terms

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and Conditions/Prescriptions May 12, 2020
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments June 26, 2020
Commission issues draft EA December 2020
Comments on draft EA January 2020
Commission issues final EA April 2021

    Dated: March 13, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-05728 Filed 3-18-20; 8:45 am]
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