[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36481-36482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13120]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1858-023]


Beaver City Corporation; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following license application has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-1858-023.
    c. Date Filed: July 30, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Beaver City Corporation (Beaver City).
    e. Name of Project: Beaver City Canyon Plant No. 2 Hydroelectric 
Project (Beaver City Project).
    f. Location: The existing hydroelectric project is located on the 
Beaver River, in Beaver County, Utah, about 5 miles east of the city of 
Beaver. The project currently occupies 10.2 acres of federal land 
administered by the U.S. Forest Service, and 2.4 acres of federal land 
managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. As proposed, the project 
would occupy 10.5 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Forest 
Service and 2.4 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Bureau 
of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jason Brown, Beaver City Manager, 30 West 300 
North, Beaver, UT 84713; (435) 438-2451.
    i. FERC Contact: Evan Williams, (202) 502-8462, 
[email protected].
    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 https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 
without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/Quick.aspx. 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, you may 
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must 
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify 
the project name and docket number on the first page: Beaver City 
Canyon Plant No. 2 Hydroelectric Project (P-1858-023).
    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.

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    l. The existing Beaver City Project consists of: (1) a small 
reservoir with a normal pool elevation of 6,769 feet, a surface area of 
about 0.15 acres, and a storage capacity of approximately 1-acre-foot; 
(2) a 15.5-foot-high by 65-foot-wide diversion dam; (3) a 30-inch-
diameter, 11,632-foot-long steel penstock; (4) a 34-foot-long by 41-
foot-wide stone powerhouse containing an impulse turbine and one 
generating unit with an installed capacity of 625 kilowatts; (5) a 4-
foot-wide by 150-foot-long tailrace channel; (6) a 12.5-kilovolt, 
approximately 21,000-foot-long transmission line; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated average annual generation (2012 to 2017) is 
4,446 megawatt-hours.
    Beaver City Corporation proposes to abandon the existing: (1) 
powerhouse; (2) portion of penstock between the existing powerhouse and 
proposed new powerhouse; (3) buried line from the turbine generator to 
the transformer on the west side of the existing powerhouse; (4) old 
transformer; (5) overhead line from the old transformer to the start of 
the transmission line on the west bank of the Beaver River; and (6) 
tailrace. As such, Beaver City proposes to remove approximately 50 feet 
of the existing penstock, increase the existing project boundary, and 
construct: (1) a new 40-foot-long by 27-foot-wide metal-walled 
powerhouse, with a reinforced concrete foundation, to contain one new 
turbine-generator with an installed capacity of 720 kilowatts; (2) a 
new approximately 35-foot-long buried line from the new turbine-
generator to the new transformer; (3) a new approximately 33-foot-long 
buried line from the new transformer to a 40-foot-tall intermediate 
pole of wood and metal construction; (4) a new 120-foot-long overhead 
line from the intermediate pole to the start of the existing 
transmission line; and (5) a new 43-foot-long tailrace that tailrace 
varies from 7.5 feet wide adjacent to powerhouse to 19 feet wide at 
point of discharge. The section of tailrace adjacent to the powerhouse 
would be a 9-foot-long by 7.5-foot-wide concrete structure and would 
terminate prior to the ordinary high-water mark of the Beaver River. 
The remainder of the tailrace would be of earthen construction, rock-
lined, and shaped to return flow to the river with minimal turbulence. 
The new powerhouse, power distribution facilities, and tailrace would 
be constructed approximately 50 feet upstream (south) of the existing 
powerhouse and enclosed by approximately 240 feet of 8-foot-tall chain-
link perimeter fence. Beaver City proposes to preserve the existing 
powerhouse and operate it as a museum.
    m. 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support.
    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 https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date 
of issuance of this notice either: (1) evidence of the date on which 
the certifying agency received the certification request; (2) a copy of 
the water quality certification; 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 and 
Conditions/Prescriptions--August 12, 2022
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments--September 26, 2022

    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.

    Dated: June 13, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-13120 Filed 6-16-22; 8:45 am]
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