Document ID: FERC-2014-0559-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Rugraw, LLC; Additional Study Requests
Posted Date: 2014-05-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 25857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10338]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12496-002]

Rugraw, LLC: Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the 
Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major original license
    b. Project No.: 12496-002
    c. Date filed: April 21, 2014
    d. Applicant: Rugraw, LLC
    e. Name of Project: Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: On the South Fork Battle Creek, nearby the Town of 
Mineral, Tehama County, California. No federal lands or Indian 
reservations are located within the proposed project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Charlie Kuffner, 70 Paseo Mirasol, Tiburon, 
CA 94920; (415) 652-8553
    i. FERC Contact: Adam Beeco at (202) 502-8655; email_
adam.beeco@ferc.gov
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: June 20, 2014
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.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, 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-12496-002.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The proposed Lassen Lodge Project consists of: (1) A 6-foot-high 
and 94-foot-long diversion dam; (2) an impoundment of approximately 0.5 
acre; (3) a 20 by 10 foot enclosed concrete intake structure; (4) a 
7,258-foot-long pipeline and a 5,230-foot-long penstock with a net head 
of 791 feet; (5) a 50 by 50 foot powerhouse containing one generating 
unit with a 5,000-kilowatt capacity; (6) a 50 by 50 foot substation 
area; (7) a 40 by 35 foot switchyard; (8) 100 by 100 foot multipurpose 
area; and (9) a new 12-mile-long, 60-kilovolt transmission line. The 
project is estimated to produce approximately 25,000,000 kilowatt-hours 
annually.
    o. 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 Web site 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.
    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.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate.

 
 
 
Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter..  June 2014
Request Additional Information.........  June 2014
Issue Acceptance Letter................  September 2014
Issue Scoping Document 1 for Comments..  October 2014
Request Additional Information (if       December 2014
 necessary).
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)  January 2015
Notice that application is ready for     January 2015
 environmental analysis.
Notice of the availability of the draft  July 2015
 EA.
Notice of the availability of the final  October 2015
 EA.
 

    Dated: April 29, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-10338 Filed 5-5-14; 8:45 am]
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