[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 46 (Thursday, March 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 13893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05064]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2533-062]


Brainerd Public Utilities; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    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.: 2533-062.
    c. Date Filed: March 1, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Brainerd Public Utilities.
    e. Name of Project: Brainerd Hydroelectric Project (Brainerd 
Project).
    f. Location: The Brainerd Project is located on the Mississippi 
River, in the City of Brainerd, in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. The 
project does not occupy federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Scott Magnuson, Superintendent, Brainerd 
Public Utilities, 8027 Highland Scenic Road, P.O. Box 273, Brainerd, MN 
56401. Phone (218) 825-3213 or email at smagnuson@bpu.org.
    i. FERC Contact: Patrick Ely at (202) 502-8570 or email at 
patrick.ely@ferc.gov.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Brainerd Project consists of: (1) A short left embankment; 
(2) a 256-foot-long powerhouse containing five turbine generators with 
a totaled installed capacity of 2.9425 megawatts (MW); (3) a 78-foot-
long slide gate section; (4) a 207-foot-long bascule (crest) gate 
section; (5) a single 20-foot-wide steel Tainter gate; (6) a 200-foot-
long right embankment; (7) a 236-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt overhead 
transmission line; (8) a 25-foot-high dam; and (9) 2,500-acre 
impoundment.
    The Brainerd Project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an 
estimated annual energy production of approximately 19,392 megawatt 
hours. Brainerd Public Utilities proposes to continue operating the 
project as a run-of-river facility and does not propose any new 
construction to the project. A license amendment allows for a sixth 
turbine generator unit, which would increase the total installed 
capacity to 3.5425 MW. The sixth turbine generator unit has not yet 
been installed. See 156 FERC ] 62,045 (2016).
    l. A copy of the application can 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. At this time, the Commission has 
suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room due to the 
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel 
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) issued on March 13, 2020. For 
assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-
free, (866) 208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    m. 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. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 
be made as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)....  April 2021.
Request Additional Information............  April 2021.
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for    August 2021.
 Environmental Analysis.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: March 5, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-05064 Filed 3-10-21; 8:45 am]
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