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reach; (8) three 4.1-kilovolt (kV)/12.4-kV 

step-up transformers; and (9) 

appurtenant facilities. The project 

interconnects with the electrical grid via 

4.1-kV bus cables and the three step-up 

transformers. 

Project recreation facilities at the 

Rockton Project include a canoe portage, 

an overflow dam and power canal bank 

fishing area, and a tailrace fishing area. 

The Rockton Project is currently 

operated in a run-of-river mode and 

generates an annual average of 

approximately 5,076 megawatt-hours. 

Midwest Hydro proposes to continue 

operating the project as a run-of-river 

facility and does not propose any new 

construction. 

Midwest Hydro proposes 

modifications to the current project 

boundary. The proposed project 

boundary would include Midwest 

Hydro-owned land that includes the 

entire power canal dike, tailrace bank 

fishing area, and tailrace that extends 

downstream from the powerhouse to its 

confluence with the Rock River. 

The current project boundary 

encompasses 174.1 acres, which 

includes 27.72 acres of project lands 

and 146.38 acres of submerged land. 

The proposed project boundary would 

include approximately 76.24 acres, 

which includes 22.85 acres of project 

land and 53.39 acres of submerged land. 

m. A copy of the application can be 

viewed on the Commission’s website at 

https://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 (i.e., P–2373). For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

n. 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. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘FISHWAY 

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 protesting or 

intervening; 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. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. 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. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

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. 

o. The 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. 

p. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Deadline for filing comments, 

recommendations, terms 

and conditions, and prescriptions.

February 

2025. 

Deadline for filing reply comments.March 2025. 

q. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

Dated: December 4, 2024. 

Carlos D. Clay, 

Acting Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28966 Filed 12–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2348–050] 

Midwest Hydro, LLC; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing, 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 

Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Subsequent 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2348–050. 

c. Date filed: August 30, 2022. 

d. Applicant: Midwest Hydro, LLC 

(Midwest Hydro). 

e. Name of Project: Beloit 

Hydroelectric Project (Beloit Project). 

f. Location: On the Rock River near 

the City of Beloit in Rock County, 

Wisconsin. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David Fox, 

Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, 

Eagle Creek RE Management, LLC, 7315 

Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814, (240) 724– 

8765, david.fox@eaglecreekre.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington 

(202) 502–6072, Laura.Washington@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and fishway 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 motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and fishway prescriptions 

using the Commission’s eFiling system 

at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

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www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. 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, you 

may submit a paper copy. Submissions 

sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. 

Reese, 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: Beloit Hydroelectric Project (P– 

2348–050). 

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 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

l. The Beloit Project consists of the 

following existing facilities: (1) a 

606.47-acre reservoir with a gross 

storage capacity of 3,032 acre-feet at a 

maximum reservoir surface elevation of 

745.0 feet National Geodetic Vertical 

Datum of 1929; (2) a 315.9-foot-long 

dam including four sections from left to 

right looking downstream: (i) a 42-footlong non-overflow section, (ii) a 91.1- 

foot-long Tainter-type gate and stoplog 

section, (iii) an 81.2-foot-long needle 

section, and (iv) a 101.6-foot-long slide 

gate section; (3) a 37-foot-long, 34.5- 

foot-wide concrete powerhouse with 32- 

foot-wide by 9-foot-high trashracks with 

5.5-inch clear spacing; (4) one verticalshaft turbine-generator unit with a 

maximum hydraulic capacity of 725 

cubic feet per second and an installed 

capacity of 480 kilowatts; (5) a 375-footwide by 400-foot-long tailrace; (6) a 60- 

foot-long, 68-kilovolt (kV) transmission 

line connecting the powerhouse to the 

point of interconnection via a 4.1–kV/ 

12.4–kV step-up transformer; and (7) 

appurtenant facilities. 

There are no project recreation 

facilities at the Beloit Project. 

The Beloit Project is currently 

operated in a run-of-river mode and 

generates an annual average of 

approximately 3,035 megawatt-hours. 

Midwest Hydro proposes to continue 

operating the project as a run-of-river 

facility and does not propose any new 

construction. 

Midwest Hydro proposes 

modifications to the current project 

boundary to add lands that are 

necessary for project operation. The 

proposed project boundary would 

include Midwest Hydro-owned lands 

that include project facilities near the 

Beloit Dam and downstream to provide 

a 400-foot buffer where dam operation 

turbulence may occur. 

The current project boundary 

encompasses 619.3 acres, which 

includes 42.41 acres of project lands 

and 576.89 acres of submerged lands. 

The proposed project boundary would 

include approximately 689.21 acres, 

which includes 79.21 acres of project 

lands and 610.0 acres of submerged 

land. 

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 (i.e., P–2348). For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

n. 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. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘FISHWAY 

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 protesting or 

intervening; 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. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. 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. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

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. 

o. The 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. 

p. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Deadline for filing comments, 

recommendations, terms 

and conditions, and prescriptions.

February 

2025. 

Deadline for filing reply comments.March 2025. 

q. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

Dated: December 4, 2024. 

Carlos D. Clay, 

Acting Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28963 Filed 12–9–24; 8:45 am] 

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