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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 2833-036, et al.]

 

Hydroelectric Applications [Public Utilities District No. 1 of 
Lewis County, et al.]; Applications

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:

    1 a. Type of Application: Approval of Amendment to Project's Fish 
and Wildlife Management Agreement
    b. Project No: 2833-036.
    c. Date Filed: February 7, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Public Utilities District No. 1 of Lewis County.
    e. Name of Project: Cowlitz Falls Project.
    f. Location: Cowlitz River, Lewis County, Washington.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Gary Kalich, Public Utilities District 
No. 1 of Lewis County, P.O. Box 330, Chehalis, WA 98532, (206) 748-
9261.
    i. FERC Contact: Heather Campbell, (202) 219-3097.
    j. Comment Date: April 4, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: Public Utilities District No. 1 of Lewis 
County, licensee for the Cowlitz Falls Project, requests approval of an 
amendment to its Fish and Wildlife Management Agreement with the 
Washington Department of Wildlife. The licensee proposes an off-site 
children's trout fishing derby as a substitution for the planting of 
warm water species in the diked subimpoundments.

    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    2 a. Type of Application: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No.: EL94-22-000.
    c. Date Filed: January 14, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Alyn and Mary Jane Rensink.
    e. Name of Project: Rensink Hydro Project (WA).
    f. Location: Unnamed Stream, near Hamilton, WA.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Alyn F. and Mary J. Rensink, 3610 Cape Horn 
Road, Concrete, WA 98237-9747, (206) 826-3132.
    i. FERC Contact: Hank Ecton, (202) 219-2678.
    j. Comment Date: April 4, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed Rensink Hydro Project will 
consist of: (1) A 450-foot-long, 6-inch-diameter PVC pipe, with intake 
under water falling from an existing culvert; (2) a powerhouse 
containing a 10-12 kilowatt impulse turbine/generator; and (3) 
appurtenant facilities.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether the project: (1) Would be located on a navigable 
waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or reservations of 
the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or water power from 
a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved or would involve 
any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have increased or would 
increase the project's head or generating capacity, or have otherwise 
significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design or operation.
    l. Purpose of Project: Applicant intends to use all energy on site 
in a single-family recreational home.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    3 a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No: 3255-011.
    c. Date Filed: 12/23/93.
    d. Applicant: Lyonsdale Associates.
    e. Name of Project: Lyonsdale Hydroelectric Development Project.
    f. Location: At the Burrows Paper Mill on the Moose River, Lewis 
County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a) - 
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Kenneth A. Oriole, Project Manager, HYDRA-CO 
Enterprises, Inc., 100 Clinton Square, Suite 400, Syracuse, NY 13202-
1049, (315) 471-2881.
    i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad, (202) 219-2665.
    j. Comment Date: April 4, 1994.
    k. Description of Amendment: Licensee proposes to raise project's 
reservoir level by 2 feet during winter months. This would be 
accomplished by replacing an existing 3-ft-high flashboards with 5-ft-
high hinged flashboards on two sections of the project's dam, and by 
installing a 5-ft-high rubber dam on a third section of the dam. 
License is requesting the amendment to alleviate winter ice problems, 
which is affecting the project's electrical generation.
    1. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    4 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No: 11451-000.
    c. Date Filed: December 27, 1993.
    d. Applicant: Fall Line Hydro Company, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Horse Creek Project.
    f. Location: On Horse Creek, near North Augusta, Aiken County, 
South Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert A. Davis, III, Fall Line Hydro 
Company, Inc., P.O. Box 957265, Duluth, GA 30136, (404) 995-0891.
    i. FERC Contact: Mary Golato (202) 219-2804.
    j. Comment Date: April 18, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) An existing dam 800 feet long and 15 feet high; (2) an existing 
reservoir approximately 250 acres with a storage capacity of 1,700 
acre-feet and a normal maximum surface elevation of 178 feet mean sea 
level; (3) a proposed penstock 4 feet in diameter and 85 feet long; (4) 
a proposed powerhouse with one proposed turbine-generator unit having a 
total installed capacity of approximately 220 kilowatts; (4) a proposed 
transmission line 100 feet long; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The 
average annual generation is estimated to be 1,156,300 kilowatthours. 
The estimated cost of the studies is $500. The owner of the dam is 
United Merchants and Manufacturers.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.

    5 a. Type of Application: Subsequent License (see 18 CFR 16.2(d) 
for definition).
    b. Project No. 2607-001.
    c. Date Filed: December 18, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Duke Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Spencer Mountain Project.
    f. Location: On the South Fork Catawba River in Gaston County, 
North Carolina, near the town of Gastonia.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: John E. Lansche, Esq., Duke Power Company, 
Legal Department, 422 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28242-0001, 
(704) 382-8125; Steve C. Griffith, Jr., Esq., Duke Power Company, Legal 
Department, 422 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28242-0001, (704) 
382-8100.
    i. FERC Contact: Ms. Deborah Frazier-Stutely (202) 219-2842
    j. Comment Date: April 18, 1994
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D9.
    l. Description of Project: The existing project would consist of: 
(1) A 12-foot-high, 636-foot-long masonry and rubble low head dam with 
a crest elevation of 634.7 feet msl; (2) a 68-acre reservoir with a 
storage capacity of 166 acre-feet, at an elevation of 634.7 feet msl; 
(3) a 58.9-foot-long canal headworks, consisting of four 6-foot wide 
wood gates with a crest elevation of 641.9 feet msl; (4) a 53.8-foot-
long canal spillway connected to the downstream side of the canal 
headworks, with a crest elevation of 634.7 feet msl; (5) a 30-foot-
wide, 10-foot-deep, 3,644-foot-long open earthen canal; (6) a 32-foot-
wide trashrack at powerhouse forebay; (7) a 36-inch-diameter bypass 
pipe; (8) a 22.5-foot-high, 49.5-foot-long powerhouse containing two 
Francis-type turbines and horizontal generators each with a capacity of 
320 kilowatts each, totaling 640 kilowatts; (9) a concrete lined 
tailrace discharging flows back into the South Fork Catawba River; (10) 
two substations containing a 2.3/44-kV transformer; (11) a 3,300-foot-
long, 44-kV transmission line tying into an existing line; and (12) 
related facilities.
    The project generates on an average 2,581,000 kilowatthours of 
energy annually.
    m. Purpose of Project: Project power is utilized by the Rutherford 
Electric Membership Cooperation, the city of Gastonia, and the 
applicant's customers.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
D9.
    o. Available Locations of Applications: A copy of the application, 
as amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance 
Branch, located at 941 North Capitol Street, NE., room 3104, 
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the applicant's office 
(see item (h) above).

    6 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 2969-006.
    c. Date Filed: February 1, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Borough of Weatherly, Pennsylvania.
    e. Name of Project: Francis E. Walter Dam Project.
    f. Location: On the Lehigh River, in Luzerne and Carbon Counties, 
Pennsylvania.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Norman P. Baron, P.E., Quad Three Group, 
Inc., 37 North Washington Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701, (717) 427-
8640.
    i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee (202) 219-2809.
    j. Comment Date: April 25, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would utilize the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Francis E. Walter Dam and Reservoir, as 
proposed to be modified and authorized by Congress, and would consist 
of the following new facilities: (1) A set of trashracks at the 
existing intake structure; (2) a 10-foot-diameter and 500-foot-long 
steel penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating units for a 
total installed capacity of 10.31 MW; (4) a 67-foot-wide, 250-foot-long 
tailrace; (5) a 7.5-mile-long, 12.47-kV transmission line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation would be 56.1 
GWh. The applicant estimates that the cost of the studies under the 
terms of the permit would be $35,000. All power generated would be sold 
to a local utility company. The project lock and dam is owned and 
operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, District Engineer, U.S. 
Custom House, 2nd and Chesternut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.

    7 a. Type of Application: Surrender of License.
    b. Project No: 9175-023.
    c. Date Filed: February 3, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Rivers Electric Co., Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Eddyville Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Located in Eddyville, in Ulster County, New York, at 
the existing Eddyville Falls Dam on Rondout Creek.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Rivers Electric Co., Inc., Attn: Charles R. 
Pepe, P.O. Box 707, Alpine, NJ 07620, (201) 768-4040.
    i. FERC Contact: Diane M. Murray, (202) 219-2682.
    j. Comment Date: April 7, 1994.
    k. Description of Proposed Action: The licensee states that it is 
no longer feasible to construct the Eddyville Falls Hydroelectric 
Project because of unforeseen economic conditions. No construction has 
taken place.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    8 a. Type of Application: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No: EL94-32.
    c. Date Filed: 02/10/94.
    d. Applicant: Master Power Corporation, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Hills Mill Dam.
    f. Location: On Sulphur Fork Creek, a tributary of the Red River, 
near the town of Adams, Tennessee, in Robertson County.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: John E. O'Bryan, Vice President, Master Power 
Corporation, Inc., 4324 Harmony Church Road, Adams, TN 37010, (205) 
880-3383.
    i. FERC Contact: Diane M. Murray, (202) 219-2682.
    j. Comment Date: April 8, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) A 40.8-acre-foot reservoir; (2) a 120-foot-long and 13-foot-high 
concrete gravity dam; (3) a small forebay; (4) two open flumes; (5) two 
turbine-generator units with an installed capacity of 240 kilowatts 
(Kw); (6) a proposed switchyard consisting of two 3-phase transformers, 
protective relaying, metering cubicles, and two load disconnect 
switches. The Switchyard will be paralleled through a 13-kilovolt (kV) 
connection to the Cumberland Electric Cooperative Distribution line; 
and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Purpose of Project: To operate two 50,000-board-feet lumber 
drying dehumidification kilns. Power will be purchased from the 
Cumberland Electric Cooperative when needed and any excess power 
produced will be interchanged with the cooperative to offset power 
purchases.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C, and D2.

Standard Paragraphs

    A5. Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a competing 
application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit 
the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an 
application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date 
for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a 
timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the 
competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after 
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing 
preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b)(1) and 
(9) and 4.36.
    A7. Preliminary Permit--Any qualified development applicant 
desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the 
Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular 
application, either a competing development application or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent to file a development application allows an interested person to 
file the competing application no later than 120 days after the 
specified comment date for the particular application. A competing 
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b)(1) and (9) and 
4.36.
    A9. Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact 
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective 
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to 
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary 
permit application or a development application (specify which type of 
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) 
named in this public notice.
    A10. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, 
if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed 
preliminary permit with be 36 months. The work proposed under the 
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of 
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. 
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide 
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to 
construct and operate the project.
    B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of the Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 
.211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the 
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only 
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, 
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT 
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``PROTEST'', 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the 
particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-
named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number 
of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, 
Division of Project Review, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Room 
1027, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any notice of intent, 
competing application or motion to intervene must also be served upon 
each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A 
copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each 
representative of the Applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    D2. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
    D9. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is 
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions.
    The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the 
regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. (April 18, 1994 
for Project No. 2607-001). All reply comments must be filed with the 
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice. (June 1, 1994 
for Project No. 2607-001).
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Any of these documents must be filed by 
providing the original and the number of copies required by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An 
additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project Review, 
Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Room 1027, at the above address. Each filing must be accompanied by 
proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by 
the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), 
and 385.2010.

    Dated: February 25, 1994, Washington, D.C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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