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[FR Doc No: 94-6877]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 10865-001]

 

Warm Creek Hydro, Inc.; Application

March 8, 1994.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License
    b. Project No.: 10865-001.
    c. Date filed: September 7, 1993.
    d. Applicant: Warm Creek Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Warm Creek Hydroelectric.
    f. Location: On Warm Creek, near the town of Deming, in Whatcom 
County, Washington. T38N, R6E, in Sections 24 & 25.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lon Covin, Vice President, Warm Creek 
Hydro, Inc., 1422-130th Avenue, N.E., Bellevue, WA 98005, (206) 455-
0234.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Surender M. Yepuri, P.E., (202) 219-2847.
    j. Deadline Dates: (1) For interventions or protests--60 days from 
issuance of notice; and (2) For written comments on scoping 
(environmental issues)--May 6, 1994.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: The application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the Commission is 
soliciting only motions to intervene or protests--see attached 
paragraph E1.
    l. Intent To Prepare An Environmental Assessment And Conduct Public 
Scoping Meetings: The Commission staff intends to prepare an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the hydroelectric project in 
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will 
objectively consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental 
impacts of the project and reasonable alternatives, and will include an 
economic, financial and engineering analysis.
    A draft EA will be issued and circulated for review by all 
interested parties. All timely filed comments on the draft EA will be 
analyzed by the staff and considered in the final EA. The staff's 
conclusions and recommendations will then be presented for 
consideration of the Commission in reaching its final licensing 
decision.
    Scoping Meetings: Two scoping meetings will be conducted on 
Wednesday, April 6, 1994--at 10 am and 7 pm.
    Location: Hampton Inn, 3985 Bennett Drive, Bellingham, WA 98225.
    Interested individuals, organizations, and agencies with 
environmental expertise are invited to attend either or both meetings 
and assist the staff in identifying the scope of environmental issues 
that should be analyzed in the EA.
    To help focus discussions at the meetings, a scoping document 
outlining subject areas to be addressed in the EA will be mailed to 
agencies and interested individuals on the Commission mailing list. 
Copies of the scoping document will also be available at the scoping 
meetings.
    Persons choosing not to speak at the meetings, but who have views 
on issues or information relevant to the issues, may submit written 
statements for inclusion in the public record at the meeting. In 
addition, written comments may be filed with the Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., 
Washington, DC, 20426, by the deadline date shown in Item (j) above. 
All written correspondence should clearly show the following caption on 
the first page: Warm Creek Hydro Project, FERC No. 10865.
    Intervenors--those on the Commission's service list for this 
proceeding (parties)--are reminded of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, requiring parties filing documents with the 
Commission, to serve a copy of the document on each person whose name 
appears on the official service list. Further, if a party or interceder 
files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits 
of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular 
resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that 
resource agency.
    Site Visit: A site visit to the Warm Creek Hydro project is planned 
for April 5, 1994. Those who wish to attend should plan to meet at 9:00 
AM at the Acme Country Kitchen on Route 9 in Acme, Washington.
    m. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) A 10-foot-high, 50-foot-long concrete diversion dam impounding a 
0.9-acre reservoir at elevation 2,729.9 msl; (2) a concrete intake 
structure; (3) a 6,035-foot-long steel penstock; (5) a 42-foot-long, 
32-foot-wide, and 18-foot-high concrete powerhouse containing a 
generator unit with a rated capacity of 3.7 MW; (4) a 19,300-foot-long, 
35-kV transmission line; and (5) other appurtenant structures. The 
average annual generation is 16 GWh.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B1 and E1.
    o. Available Locations of Application: 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).

Standard Paragraphs

    B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest 
or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules 
of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    E1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. 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, NE., Washington, DC 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. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must 
be served upon each representative of the applicant.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-6877 Filed 3-23-94; 8:45 am]
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