Crown Hydro: Ferc Amendment Of License
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Reissuance of Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests
February 26, 2003. The Commission is re-issuing this notice which was originally issued on January 22, 2003, because several state and federal agencies have requested additional time to provide comments or motions to intervene on the application. Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Amendment of License to Change Project Design and Project Boundary Due to Proposed Relocation of Powerhouse. b. Project No: 11175-016. c. Date Filed: April 4, 2002. d. Applicant: Crown Hydro, LLC. e. Name of Project: Crown Mill. f. Location: The project is located on the Mississippi River, in Hennepin County, Minnesota. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a) 825(r), 799 and 801. h. Applicant Contact: Tom Griffin, Crown Hydro LLC, 5436 Columbus Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55427, (612) 825-1043. i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Mrs. Anumzziatta Purchiaroni at (202) 502-6191, or e-mail address: anumzziatta.purchiaroni@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: March 18, 2003. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-11175-016) on any comments or motions filed. k. Description of Request: Crown Hydro LLC (Crown) is proposing a change in project boundary to relocate the project's powerhouse, and to make additional modifications to the project. The project as originally licensed in 1999 included a powerhouse containing two vertical Kaplan generating units with a total capacity of 3,400 kW to be located in the basement of the historic Crown Roller Building on the west side of West River Parkway. Crown is now proposing to construct a powerhouse containing two vertical Kaplan generating units with a total capacity of 3,150 kW, on the east side of the West River Parkway, within the footprint of the remains of the Holly and Cataract Mill Foundation. The relocated powerhouse would be designed as an at-grade structure with two stairwells that would have above ground fencing, located within the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's property, at the Mill Ruins Park. Resources affected by this proposed amendment include cultural and aquatics.
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