Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Plant Relicensing Public Reference File Directory

1.0 Pre-Application Document References 1.1 SECTION 1.0 REFERENCES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991. Order Issuing License (Major Constructed Project) (FERC No. 10853). Issued December 5, 1991.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2009. Hydropower Licensing—Get Involved: A Guide for the Public.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2011. Ideas for Implementing Participating in the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP): Tools for Industry, Agencies, Tribes, Non-Governmental Organizations, Citizens, and FERC Staff. Version 2.0. Issued March 2011. 1.2 SECTION 2.0 REFERENCES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2012. A Guide to Understanding and Applying the Integrated Licensing Process Study Criteria. Issued March 2012.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2015. Integrated Licensing Process. Accessed May 23, 2016. [Online] URL: http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/gen-info/licensing/ilp.asp. 1.3 SECTION 3.0 REFERENCES Bayerl Water Resources, Otter Tail County GIS Department, BWSR, and LWMP Task Force (Bayerl et al.). Otter Tail County Local Water Resources Management Plan August 31, 2009- August 31, 2019 (Amended 2014). 2014. Accessed May 23, 2016. [Online] URL: http://www.co.otter- tail.mn.us/490/Water-Management-Plan.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991. Environmental Assessment Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Division of Project Review (FERC Project 10853-000—Minnesota). July 8, 1991. 20 pp.

Hanson, Steven R., Paul A. Renard, Nancy A. Hirsch, and John W. Enblom. 1984. Biological Survey of the Otter Tail River. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Paul. Minnesota. June 1984. 44pp. and appendices.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Manitoba Water Stewardship, South Dakota Department of Game and Fish (MDNR et al.). 2008. Red River of the North Fisheries Management Plan April 2008-2012. April 2008. Accessed May 23, 2016. [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fisheries/baudette/redriver_mangement_plan_2008.pdf.

Climate Data. 2015. Climate Data, Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Accessed February 22, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/fergus-falls/minnesota/united-states/usmn0256. 1.4 SECTION 4.0 REFERENCES Barr Engineering (Barr). 2013a. Dam Safety Surveillance and Monitoring Plan, Friberg Dam-FERC No. 10853 (02) [CEII]. Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN.

Barr Engineering (Barr). 2013b. Dam Safety Surveillance and Monitoring Plan, Hoot Lake Diversion Dam- FERC No. 10853 (01) [CEII]. Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN.

Barr Engineering (Barr). 2013c. Dam Safety Surveillance and Monitoring Plan, Central Dam FERC No. 10853 (03) [CEII]. Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN.

Barr Engineering (Barr). 2013d. Dam Safety Surveillance and Monitoring Plan, Pisgah Dam FERC No. 10853 (04) [CEII]. Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN.

Barr Engineering (Barr). 2013e. Dam Safety Surveillance and Monitoring Plan, Dayton Hollow Dam FERC No. 10853 (05) [CEII]. Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991. Order Issuing License (Major Constructed Project) (FERC No. 10853) [CEII]. Issued December 5, 1991.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1997. Letter Order Informing JL Schneider that Modified Emergency Action Plan Found to be Satisfactory for Otter Tail Power Company’s Otter Tail River Project under P-10853. Issued March 31, 1997.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2013. Non-Compliance Notice-Dayton Hollow Project P- 10853-5. April 23, 2013.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2015. Non-Compliance Notice for Otter Tail Power Project P-10853. March 31, 2015.

Leitch, J., R. Backman, and C. Laney. April 2009. Otter Tail River Water Trail Master Plan. Prepared for the Division of Parks and Trails Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016. Water Use-Water Appropriations Permit Program, Active Permits. Accessed April 27, 2016, [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/appropriations/index-county-location- active.pdf.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 2016. MPCA Wastewater Data Browser-Fergus Falls WWTP. Accessed April 27, 2016, [Online] URL: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/wastewater-data- browser#.

Otter Tail Power Company (OTP). 2009. Public Safety Plan. Otter Tail Power Company, Fergus Falls, MN. 1.5 SECTION 5.0 1.5.1 SECTION 5.1 REFERENCES Hanson, Steven R., Paul A. Renard, Nancy A. Hirsch, and John W. Enblom. 1984. Biological Survey of the Otter Tail River. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Paul. Minnesota. June 1984. 44pp. and appendices. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016. Hardwood Hills Subsection. Accessed April 22, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ecs/222Ma/index.html

Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). 2016. Custom Soil Report: Otter Tail County Minnesota. Accessed April 22, 2016, [Online] URL: http://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm.

Otter Tail County, Minnesota (OTC). No date. Geological History & Geomorphology. [Online] Accessed April 22, 2016, [Online] URL:http://www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/630/Geologic-History- Geomorphology

University of Minnesota (UMN). 2013. Soils and Landscapes of Minnesota. Accessed April 22, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/tillage/soils-and-landscapes-of- minnesota/ 1.5.2 SECTION 5.2 REFERENCES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991. Order Issuing License (Major Constructed Project) (FERC No. 10853). Issued December 5, 1991.

Leitch, J., R. Backman, and C. Laney. April 2009. Otter Tail River Water Trail Master Plan. Prepared for the Division of Parks and Trails Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Hanson, Steven R., Paul A. Renard, Nancy A. Hirsch, and John W. Enblom. 1984. Biological Survey of the Otter Tail River. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Paul. Minnesota. June 1984. 44pp. and appendices.

Minnesota Administrative Rules. 2016. Minnesota Administrative Rules Chapter 7050 Waters of the State. Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=7050&view=chapter#rule.7050.0468.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2010. Fisheries Lake Survey-Otter Tail River (Red River Lake). Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56071100.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 2011. Minnesota’s Water Quality Monitoring Strategy 2011-2021. Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/p-gen1-10.pdf.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 2016a. Construction Stormwater Special Waters Search, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Accessed April 12, 2016, [Online] URL: http://pca- gis02.pca.state.mn.us/CSW/index.html.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 2016b. Surface Water Data Access-Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Accessed April 12, 2016, [Online] URL: http://pca- gis02.pca.state.mn.us/eda_surfacewater/index.html. 1.5.3 SECTION 5.3 REFERENCES Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2008. An Introduction to Freshwater Mussels as Biological Indicators Including Accounts of Interior Basin, Cumberlandian, and Atlantic Slope Species. EPA- 260-R-08-015. November 2008. Accessed July 20, 2012, [Online]: URL: http://www.epa.gov/bioiweb1/pdf/EPA-260-R-08- 015AnIntroductiontoFreshwaterMusselsasBioindicators.pdf.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991. Environmental Assessment Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Division of Project Review (FERC Project 10853-000--Minnesota). July 8, 1991. 20 pp.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991a. Order Issuing License (Major Constructed Project) (FERC No. 10853). Issued December 5, 1991.

Hanson, Steven R., Paul A. Renard, Nancy A. Hirsch, and John W. Enblom. 1984. Biological Survey of the Otter Tail River. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Paul. Minnesota. June 1984. 44pp. and appendices.

Hanson, Paul. 2003. Sustaining America’s Aquatic Biodiversity, Freshwater Snail Biodiversity and Conservation. Prepared for the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE). Publication No.: 420-530. October 2003. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/420/420-530/420- 530.html.

Leitch, J., R. Backman, and C. Laney. April 2009. Otter Tail River Water Trail Master Plan. Prepared for the Division of Parks and Trails Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2002. Restoration of Extirpated Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in The Red River of The North Watershed. Division of Fisheries. March 2002.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Manitoba Water Stewardship, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (MDNR et al.). 2008. Red River of the North Fisheries Management Plan April 2008 - 2012. April 2008.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016a. Lake Sturgeon. Accessed April 14, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=AFCAA0 1020.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016b. Fisheries lake survey for Otter Tail River (Red River) 2010. April 13, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/showreport.html?downum=56071100.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016c. Fisheries lake survey for Hoot Lake 2011. Accessed April 13, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/showreport.html?downum=56078200.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016d. Fisheries lake survey for Wright Lake 2011. Accessed April 13, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/showreport.html?downum=56078300. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016e. Fisheries lake survey for Dayton Hallow Reservoir 2010. Accessed April 13, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/showreport.html?downum=56082400.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016f. Fishes of Minnesota Mapper. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/fom/mapper.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016g. Walleye biology and identification. Accessed April 14, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fish/walleye/biology.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016h. Bass biology and identification. Accessed April 14, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fish/bass/biology.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016i. Catfish biology and identification. Accessed April 14, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fish/catfish/biology.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016j. Northern pike biology and identification. Accessed April 14, 2016, [Online] URL: http://dnr.state.mn.us/fish/northern/biology.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016k. Painted turtle profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/reptiles_amphibians/turtles/painted.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016l. Common snapping turtle profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=ARAAB0 1010.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016m. Redbelly Snake profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/reptiles_amphibians/snakes_turtles/redbellysnake.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016n. Blue-spotted Salamander profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/reptiles_amphibians/salamanders/blue_spotted.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016o. Mudpuppy profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/mcbs/publications/mcv_magazine_mudpuppy_necturus_macul osus.pdf.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016p. True frogs profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/reptiles_amphibians/frogs_toads/truefrogs/index.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016q. Toads profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/reptiles_amphibians/frogs_toads/toads/index.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016r. Tree Frogs profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/reptiles_amphibians/frogs_toads/treefrogs/index.html. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016s. Prairie Skink profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/natural_resources/animals/reptiles_amphibians/lizards/prairieskink _fs.pdf.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016t. Mussels of Minnesota. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mussels/index.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016u. Mucket profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=IMBIV01 020.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016v. Spike profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=IMBIV14 100.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016w. Black Sandshell profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=IMBIV26 020.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016x. Invasive species infested waters list. Accessed May 2, 2016, [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/invasives/infested_waters.pdf.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016y. Carp profile. Accessed May 2, 2016, [Online] URL: http://dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticanimals/commoncarp/index.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016z. Zebra Mussel profile. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticanimals/zebramussel/index.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016aa. Starry Stonewort profile. Accessed May 2, 2016, Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticplants/starrystonewort/index.html.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 2016. What is Essential Fish Habitat. Quick Facts about Essential Fish Habitat. Accessed May 2, 2016, [Online]: http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/protection/efh/.

North Carolina State University Department of Entomology (NCSU). 2006. Compendium of Hexapod Classes and Orders. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: https://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/library/compendium/.

Otter Tail Power Company (OTP). 2006. Information Collection Data Report in Compliance with Section 316(b) Phase II-Requirements of the Clean Water Act For Hoot Lake Plant Otter Tail Power Company. June 2006. Swanson Environmental. 1976. Cooling Water Intake Monitoring Program January, 1976 - December, 1976. Prepared for OTP February 1977.

United States Geological Survey (USGS). 1999. Ecological status and trends of the Upper Mississippi River System 1998: A report of the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program. U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin. April 1999. LTRMP 99-T001. 236 pp. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/documents/reports/1999/status_and_trends/99t001_frntmatlr.pd f. 1.5.4 SECTION 5.4 REFERENCES Hanson, Steven R., Paul A. Renard, Nancy A. Hirsch, and John W. Enblom. 1984. Biological Survey of the Otter Tail River. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Paul. Minnesota. June 1984.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016. Townships containing Documented Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Maternity Roost Trees and/or Hibernacula Entrances in Minnesota. Accessed April 26, 2016, [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/ereview/minnesota_nleb_township_list_and_map.pdf.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 (USFWS). 2003. Comprehensive Conservation Plan Approval. Fergus Falls Wetland Management District. 1.5.5 SECTION 5.5 REFERENCES Hanson, Steven R., Paul A. Renard, Nancy A. Hirsch, and John W. Enblom. 1984. Biological Survey of the Otter Tail River. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Paul. Minnesota. June 1984. Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). 2016. Minnesota Noxious Weeds. Accessed April 26, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/pestmanagement/weedcontrol/noxiouslist.aspx.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 2016. Archived maps. Accessed April 26, 2016, [Online] URL: http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Archived_maps.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 (USFWS). 2003. Comprehensive Conservation Plan Approval. Fergus Falls Wetland Management District. 1.5.6 SECTION 5.6 REFERENCES Cowardin, L. M., V. Carter, F. C. Golet, and E. T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States. U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wetlands/classwet/index.htm.

Hanson, Steven R., Paul A. Renard, Nancy A. Hirsch, and John W. Enblom. 1984. Biological Survey of the Otter Tail River. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Paul. Minnesota. June 1984. Minnesota River Basin Data Center (MRBDC). Wetlands – GIS summary Table. Accessed April 28, 2016, [Online] URL: http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/major/midminn/descwetland28.html. 1.5.7 SECTION 5.7 REFERENCES Cornell University. 2015. Purple Martin. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Accessed April 27, 2016, [Online] URL: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Purple_Martin/lifehistory.

Cornell University. 2016. Bald eagle. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/506/articles/introduction.

Hart, R. A. 1995. Mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) habitat suitability criteria for the Otter Tail River, Minnesota. Thesis, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. 60 pp.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2002. Restoration of Extirpated Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Red River of the North Watershed.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2008. Blanding’s turtle Environmental Review Fact Sheet. Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/natural_resources/animals/reptiles_amphibians/turtles/blandings_t urtle/factsheet.pdf.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2008a. Red River of the North Fisheries Management Plan. Accessed April 29, 2016, [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fisheries/baudette/redriver_mangement_plan_2008.pdf.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2010. Minnesota Profile Mudpuppy. Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/mcbs/publications/mcv_magazine_mudpuppy_necturus_macul osus.pdf.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016. Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Accessed April 20, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=ABNKC1 0010.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016a. Fluted-shell. Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=IMBIV22 030

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016b. Gray wolf. Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=AMAJA0 1030.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016c. Hair-like beak-rush. Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=PMCYP0 N070.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016d. Lake Sturgeon. Accessed March 25, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=AFCAA0 1020#.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016e. Least darter. Accessed April 28, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=AFCQC0 2450.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016f. Loggerhead shrike. Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=ABPBR0 1030.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016g. Mucket. Accessed April 28, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=IMBIV01 020

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016h. Pugnose shiner. Accessed April 28, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=AFCJB28 080.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016i. Sheathed pondweed. Accessed April 22, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=PMPOT0 3140.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016j. Sterile sedge. Accessed April 22, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=PMCYP0 3CY0.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016k. Wilson’s phalarope. Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=ABNNF2 0010.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016l. Rare Species Guide-Filtered Search-Otter Tail County. Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/filter_search.html.

New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC). No date. Henslow’s sparrow fact sheet. Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/59554.html.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2008. Birds of Conservation Concern 2008. United States Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Arlington, Virginia. 85 pp. [Online version available at ] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) 2015. Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis). Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/mammals/nleb/nlebFactSheet.html.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2016. USFWS IPAC Information for Planning and Conservation- My Project-Otter Tail County. Accessed April 21, 2016, [Online] URL: https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/project/WOVSKMC4CFCGBOGOARMBW5O6JI/overview. 1.5.8 SECTION 5.8 REFERENCES Central Lakes Trail. 2016. Central Lakes Trail. Accessed March 28, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.centrallakestrail.com/.

Fergus Falls. 2008. City of Fergus Falls Parks, Recreation, and Forestry System Plan-Chapter 3 Park System Plan. Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.ci.fergus- falls.mn.us/vertical/sites/%7BC83A9759-035D-4EAB-A39F- EA24B2F5336D%7D/uploads/%7B56E6A262-8009-43BA-B498-EB5A3C536C74%7D.PDF.

Fergus Falls. 2008a. City of Fergus Falls Parks, Recreation, and Forestry System Plan-Chapter 4 Trail System Plan. Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.ci.fergus- falls.mn.us/vertical/sites/%7BC83A9759-035D-4EAB-A39F- EA24B2F5336D%7D/uploads/%7BE1D5934B-37B3-4A30-911A-671AD9A81C49%7D.PDF.

Fergus Falls. 2016. City of Fergus Falls City Park List With Amenities. Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.ci.fergus-falls.mn.us/vertical/sites/%7BC83A9759-035D- 4EABA39FEA24B2F5336D%7D/uploads/Matrix_View_of_Parks_and_Amenities(1).pdf.

Leitch, J., R. Backman, and C. Laney. April 2009. Otter Tail River Water Trail Master Plan. Prepared for the Division of Parks and Trails Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016b. A to Z Listing of Minnesota State Water Trails. Accessed March 25, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watertrails/az.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016f. Maplewood State Park Map. Accessed March 25, 2016, [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/state_parks/spk00229_summer.pdf.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016a. Minnesota’s Wild and Scenic Rivers. Accessed March 25, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/wild_scenic/wsrivers/rivers.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR).2016e. More About Wildlife Management Areas. Accessed March 28, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/wmas/description.html.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016c. Otter Tail River -A State Water Trail Guide. Accessed March 25, 2016, [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/canoe_routes/otter_tail.pdf.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016g. Parkfinder- Glendalough State Park. Accessed March 25, 2016, [Online]. URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/state_parks/spk00167.pdf. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016d. Wildlife Management Area County List- Otter Tail County. Accessed March 28, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/wmas/county_list.html?mode=itemfeaturequery&slayer=counties &qitem=cty_abbr&qstring=OTTE&map=WMA_COUNTY_LIST_MAPFILE.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016 .Wildlife Management Areas-WMA Detail Report-Orwell Wildlife Management Area. Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/wmas/detail_report.html?map=COMPASS_MAPFILE&mode=itemq uery&qlayer=bdry_adwma2py3_query&qitem=uniqueid&qstring=WMA0078100.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016h. Otter Tail County Public Water Access Map. Accessed May 24, 2016, [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/water_access/counties/ottertail.pdf.

North Country Trail Association. 2016. North Country Trail Association-The Trail. Accessed March 29, 2016, [Online] URL: https://northcountrytrail.org/trail/.

North Country Trail Association. 2016a. North Country Trail Association-Minnesota. Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: https://northcountrytrail.org/trail/states/minnesota/explore-by- section/western-minnesota-unadopted/.

Otter Tail County. 2016. Phelps Mill County Park. Accessed March 28, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/570/Phelps-Mill-County-Park.

Otter Tail Power Company (OTP). 2009. P-10853 01-05 Licensed Hydropower Recreation Report (Form 80). March 16, 2009.

Otter Tail Power Company (OTP). 2015. P-10853 01-05 Licensed Hydropower Recreation Report (Form 80). April 20, 2015.

Uniquely Minnesota. 2016. Minnesota Regions. Accessed March 25, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.uniquelyminnesota.com/mn-regions.htm.

U.S. Census. 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, Quickfacts, City of Fergus Falls, City of Moorhead. Accessed April 7, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/2720906,2743864,27111.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2007. Waterfowl Production Areas: Prairie Jewels of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Accessed March 28, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/smallwetlands/WPAs/FactSheetWPA-june2007.pdf.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2014. Fergus Falls Wetland Management District West Otter Tail County Map. Accessed March 28, 2016, Online] URL: http://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Western%20Otter%20tail%20county%20WPA%20map.pdf.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2016. Fergus Falls Wetland Management District: Plan Your Visit. Accessed March 28, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Fergus_Falls_WMD/visit/plan_your_visit.html. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2016a. Quick Facts, Fergus Falls Wetland Management District. Accessed March 28, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Quick%20Facts.pdf. 1.5.9 SECTION 5.9 REFERENCES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991. Order Issuing License (Major Constructed Project) (FERC No. 10853). Issued December 5, 1991.

Granger, S. and S. Kelly. 2011. Historic Context Evaluation of the Otter Tail Power Company’s Hydroelectric Plants at Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, MN. Gemini Research, Morris, Minnesota.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016. Inspiration Peak. Accessed April 1, 2016, [Online]: URL http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/destinations/state_parks/lc_insp_peak_panel.pdf.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016a. State Park Waysides. Accessed April 1, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/waysides/index.html.

Otter Tail County. 2016. Glendalough State Park. Accessed April 1, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/591/Glendalough-State-Park.

Otter Tail County. 2016a. Maplewood State Park. Accessed April 1, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/590/Maplewood-State-Park.

Otter Tail County. 2016b. Otter Tail County-Parks. Accessed April 1, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/583/Parks.

Otter Tail County, 2016c. Phelps Mill County Park. Accessed April 1, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/571/Present-Day. 1.5.10 SECTION 5.10 REFERENCES City of Fergus Falls. No Date. Historic Properties in Fergus Falls. City of Fergus Falls Minnesota. Accessed May 2, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.ci.fergus-falls.mn.us/index.asp?SEC=9185A375-3697- 4C14-9A0D-D5C24C105995&DE=C009191E-52D9-4F62-956F-F7FD0FA5E37A&Type=B_BASIC.

Forsberg, D. 2003. River of History: A Historic Resources Study of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area - Chapter 2: Early Native American Life in the MNRRA Corridor. Hemisphere Field Services. Accessed April 29, 2016, [Online] URL: https://www.nps.gov/miss/learn/historyculture/upload/River_Ch_2.pdf.

Gibbon, G., et al. 2002. Minnesota’s Environment and Native American Culture History. Minnesota Department of Transportation. Accessed April 29, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mnmodel/P3FinalReport/chapter3.html.

Granger, S. S. Kelly. February 2011. Historic Context Evaluation of Otter Tail Power Company’s Hydroelectric Plants at Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Prepared for the City of Fergus Falls.

Leitch, J., R. Backman, and C. Laney. April 2009. Otter Tail River Water Trail Master Plan. Prepared for the Division of Parks and Trails Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Martin, Paul S. 1973. The Discovery of America. Science 179: 969-974. 1.5.11 SECTION 5.11 REFERENCES Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (MDEED). 2016a. Local Unemployment Statistics For April 2016-Otter Tail County. Accessed May 24, 2016, [Online] URL: https://apps.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/laus/CurrentStats.aspx.

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (MDEED). 2016b. State and National Employment and Unemployment. Accessed May 24, 2016, [Online] URL: http://mn.gov/deed/data/current-econ-highlights/state-national-employment.jsp.

U. S. Census Bureau (U.S. Census). 2016. U.S. Census Bureau Quickfacts-City of Fergus Falls-Otter Tail County-Minnesota. Accessed March, 24, 2016, [Online] URL: Facthttp://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/27,2720906,27111.

U.S. Census Bureau (U. S. Census). 2016a. U. S. Census Bureau Factfinder. 2016. Accessed March 24, 2016, [Online] URL: http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS). 2012 Minnesota Census Volume 1, Chapter 2-County Data. Accessed March 24, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_2_County_ Level/Minnesota/st27_2_001_001.pdf. 1.5.12 SECTION 5.12 REFERENCES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2016. FERC Initial Consultation Contact List-Minnesota. Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/enviro/consultlist.aspx?State=Minnesota.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2016a. Consultation with Tribes for the Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project No 10853. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC. Issued April 8, 2016.

Indian Affairs Council. 2016. Indian Affairs Council-Overview of Indian Tribes in Minnesota. Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: http://mn.gov/indianaffairs/tribes.html. 1.6 SECTION 6.0 REFERENCES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2015. List of Comprehensive Plans, August 2015. Accessed May 4, 2015, Online] URL: http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/gen- info/licensing/complan.pdf.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. n.d. Canoe and boating route program. St. Paul, Minnesota. 39 pamphlets.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1983. Statewide outstanding rivers inventory. St. Paul, Minnesota. March 1983.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Minnesota State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP): 2003-2008. St. Paul, Minnesota.

National Park Service. The Nationwide Rivers Inventory. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 1993. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No date. Fisheries USA: the recreational fisheries policy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1983. Higgins Eye (Lampsilis higginsi) mussel Recovery Plan. Prepared by the Higgins Eye Mussel Recovery Team. Twin Cities, Minnesota. July 29, 1983.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Canadian Wildlife Service. 1986. North American waterfowl management plan. Department of the Interior. Environment Canada. May 1986.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1989. U.S. Prairie Pothole joint venture implementation plan: A component of the North American waterfowl management plan. April 1989.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1993. Upper Mississippi River & Great Lakes region joint venture implementation plan: A component of the North American waterfowl management plan. March 1993.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1995. U.S. Prairie Pothole joint venture implementation plan - update. Department of the Interior, Denver, Colorado. January 1995.

2.0 Background Information 2.1 Construction and Operation Information 2.1.1 Licensing Documents Otter Tail Power Company (OTP). 1989. Original License Application for Major Constructed Project Under 5 MW (FERC No. 10853). Filed December 1, 1989.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991. Order Issuing License (Major Constructed Project) (FERC No. 10853). Issued December 5, 1991.

Approved Exhibit F Drawings [CEII]

Approved Exhibit G Drawings 2.1.2 Operating Requirements Minimum flow requirements [See the PAD]

Reservoir elevation limitations [See the PAD] 2.1.3 Project Generation and Outflow Hourly project generation and respective outflow 2011-2015 2.1.4 Public Correspondence Any public correspondence related to the existing project 2.1.5 Annual Generation and Operation and Maintenance Costs Any report on the total actual annual generation 2011-2015 [See the PAD]

Any report on the total actual annual operation and maintenance costs 2011-2015 [Privileged] 2.1.6 Original Project Costs Original project costs [Not Available] Current net investment [See the PAD]

Available funds in the amortization reserve account 2.1.7 Single Line Diagrams A current and complete electrical single-line diagram of the project showing the transfer of electricity from the project to the area utility system or point of use [See the PAD] 2.1.8 Annual Charges Any bill issued to the existing licensee for annual charges under Section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act. 2.2 Safety and Structural Adequacy Information 2.2.1 Emergency Action Plans The most recent emergency action plan for the project or a letter exempting the project from the emergency action plan requirement 2.2.2 Independent Consultant Reports Any independent consultant's reports filed on or after January 1, 1981 [CEII] 2.2.3 Outage Report 2011-2015 Any report on operation or maintenance problems, other than routine maintenance and associated costs of such problems under the Commission's Uniform System of Accounts 2.2.4 Construction Report Any construction report for the existing project [Not Available] 2.2.5 Safety Public Correspondence Any public correspondence relating to the safety and structural adequacy of the existing project. 2.3 Fish and Wildlife Resources Information 2.3.1 Construction Impacts Any report on the impact of the project's construction and operation on fish and wildlife resources [None known] 2.3.1 Threatened or Endangered Species Reports Any existing report on any threatened or endangered species or critical habitat located in the project area, or affected by the existing project outside the project area [Sensitive] 2.3.2 Fish and Wildlife Management Plans Any fish and wildlife management plan related to the project area prepared by the existing licensee or any resource agency [See the PAD] 2.3.3 Fish and Wildlife Public Correspondence Any public correspondence relating to the fish and wildlife resources within the project area 2.4 Recreation and Land Use Resources Information: 2.4.1 Recreation Use Report Any report on past and current recreational uses of the project area 2.4.2 Recreation Maps Recreational facilities and areas reserved for future development in the project area

Designated or proposed wilderness areas in the project area

Land and Water Conservation Fund lands in the project area

Designated or proposed Federal or state wild and scenic river corridors in the project area 2.4.3 Maintenance Documentation Any documentation listing the entity responsible for operating and maintaining any existing recreational facilities in the project area 2.4.4 Recreation Correspondence Any public correspondence relating to recreation and land use resources within the project area. 2.5 Cultural Resources information 2.5.1 Cultural Resource Reports Any report concerning documented archeological resources identified in the project area [Sensitive] 2.5.2 Native American Use of Project Area Reports Any report on past or present use of the project area and surrounding areas by Native Americans 2.5.3 Cultural Resources Correspondence Any public correspondence relating to cultural resources within the project area.

3.0 Relicensing Documents Otter Tail Power Company (OTP). 2016. Notice of Intent to File a License Application Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project (FERC NO. 10853). Filed June 3, 2016.

Otter Tail Power Company (OTP). 2016. Pre-Application Document for the Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 10853). Filed June 3, 2016.

Scoping Document 1 [To be Added]

Scoping Meeting Transcript [To be Added]

Proposed Study Plan [To be Added]

Revised Study Plan [To be Added]

Study Reports [To be Added]

Study Meeting Summaries [To be Added]

Draft License Application [To be Added]

Final License Application [To be Added]