Document ID: FERC-2021-1115-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Application: City of River Falls Municipal Utilities
Posted Date: 2021-09-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 50340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19454]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10489-020]

City of River Falls Municipal 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: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: 10489-020.
    c. Date Filed: August 26, 2021.
    d. Applicant: City of River Falls Municipal Utilities (City of 
River Falls).
    e. Name of Project: River Falls Hydroelectric Project (River Falls 
Project).
    f. Location: The River Falls Project is located on the Kinnickinnic 
River in the City of River Falls in Pierce County, Wisconsin. The 
project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Kevin Westhuis, Utility Director of the City 
of River Falls Municipal Utilities; kwesthuis@rfcity.org (preferred 
contact) or (715) 426-3442.
    i. FERC Contact: Shana Wiseman at (202) 502-8736 or email at 
shana.wiseman@ferc.gov.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The River Falls Project consists of: (1) A 140-foot-long, 32-
foot-high concrete dam; (2) an impoundment with a surface area of 15.5 
acres; (3) a 200-foot-long, 6-foot-diameter penstock; (4) a powerhouse 
containing one generating unit rated at 250 kilowatts; (5) a 50-foot-
long transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    The River Falls Project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an 
estimated annual energy production of approximately 1,220,000 kilowatt 
hours. The City of River Falls proposes to continue operating the 
project as a run-of-river facility and does not propose any new 
construction to the project.
    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).  September 2021.
Request Additional Information.........  October 2021.
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready     February 2021.
 for 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: September 2, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-19454 Filed 9-7-21; 8:45 am]
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