2016-10098. Kenai Hydro, 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: Application for Original License for Major Project—Unconstructed.

b. Project No.: P-13212-005.

c. Date filed: April 18, 2016.

d. Applicant: Kenia Hydro, LLC.

e. Name of Project: Grant Lake Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On Grant Creek, near the Town of Moose Pass, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The proposed project would occupy 1,741.3 acres of federal land within the Chugach National Forest managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mikel Salzetti, Manager of Fuel Supply & Renewable Energy Development, 280 Airport Way, Kenai, AK 99611. [phone].

i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan, [phone]; [e-mail].

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 17, 2016.

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 [e-mail], [phone] (toll free), or [phone] (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-13212-005.

m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time.

n. The proposed Grant Lake Hydroelectric Project would consists of: (1) An intake structure within Grant Lake; (2) a 3,300-foot-long water conveyance; (3) a 72-inch-diameter, 150-feet-long, welded steel penstock; (4) a power house containing two 2.5 megawatt Francis turbine/generator units; (5) a 95-foot-long open channel tailrace; (6) a 3.6-acre tailrace detention pond; (6) a 1.1-mile-long, 115-kilovolt transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to generate an average of 18,600 megawatt hours (MWh) 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.

q. 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 Notice of Acceptance or Deficiency Letter *—June 2016

Request Additional Information (if needed) *—June 2016

Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—July 2016

Scoping Meeting (if needed)—August 2016

Comments on Scoping Document 1—September 2016

Issue Scoping Document 2—November 2016

Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis—November 2016

Request Additional Information (if needed) *—November 2016

Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions—January 2017

Reply Comments—March 2017

Notice of the availability of the draft NEPA document—June 2017

Comments on the draft NEPA document—July 2017

Initiate 10(j) process—July 2017

Notice of the availability of the final NEPA document—November 2017

* A deficiency letter and/or the need for additional information would result in subsequent delays to the processing schedule.

Dated: April 25, 2016.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.