Document ID: FERC-2014-1367-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Brainerd, MN and Public Utilities Commission
Posted Date: 2014-10-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64373-64374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25624]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2533-058]

City of Brainerd and its Public Utilities Commission; Notice of 
Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No: 2533-058.
    c. Date Filed: July 31, 2014.
    d. Applicant: City of Brainerd and its Public Utilities Commission.
    e. Name of Project: Brainerd Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is on the Mississippi River in Crow Wing 
County, Minnesota.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Arie DeWaal, Mead & Hunt, Inc., 10700 West 
Research Drive, Suite 155, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226, Phone: 262-790-
0232.
    i. FERC Contact: M. Joseph Fayyad at (202) 502-8759, or email: 
mo.fayyad@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: 30 days from issuance date of this notice by the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
any motion to intervene, protest, comments, and/or recommendations 
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-2533-058.
    k. Description of Amendment: As licensed, the project's 425-foot-
long primary transmission line segment and related electrical 
facilities extend to a point of connection with an adjacent paper mill. 
The licensee proposes to relocate the transmission line connection with 
the power grid to the nearby North River Bank substation. The new 
transmission line system will be approximately 400 feet in length and 
consists of three 2.4-kV lines. Also, the licensee proposes to expand 
the project boundary to connect to the public Right-of-Way (i.e., 
County Road 20, Riverside Drive) along the existing service road down 
to the west embankment of the dam. A similar project boundary expansion 
to the public Right-of-Way is at Lum Park and at the French Rapids 
site.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number P-2533 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 and at the Commission's 
Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, 
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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, 
.214, respectively. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' 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; (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, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate 
to project works which are the subject of the license amendment. 
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. If an intervener files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an

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issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource 
agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource 
agency. 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: October 22, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-25624 Filed 10-28-14; 8:45 am]
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