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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 2239-004, et al.]
Hydroelectric Applications; Tomahawk Power & Pulp Company, et
al.; Applications
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
1a. Type of Application: New license.
b. Project No.: 2239-004.
c. Date Filed: July 31, 1991.
d. Applicant: Tomahawk Power & Pulp Company.
e. Name of Project: Kings Dam Project.
f. Location: On the Wisconsin River, Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John L. Laughlin, Tomahawk Power & Pulp
Company, 610 Jackson Street, Wausau, WI 54401, (715) 453-5376.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Dees (202) 219-2807.
j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D9.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and was previously noticed as ready for
environmental analysis. Comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions pertaining to entrainment were not
solicited, however, because we had not decided on whether the data and
results from the entrainment studies completed for the Rothschild
Project No. 2212, Centralia Project No. 2255, and Wisconsin River
Division Project No. 2590 could be extrapolated to an environmental
analysis of this project. We have determined that the data and results
for the three other projects can be extrapolated to this project.
Therefore, we now request comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions pertaining to entrainment for this
project.
l. Description of Project: The project structures consist of earth
dikes, a powerhouse, and a Taintor gate spillway. Earth dikes on each
side of the concrete powerhouse/spillway structure, constructed of
poorly graded sands and gravelly sands, are up to 30 feet high and have
a total length of 1,190 feet. The 190.6 foot wide powerhouse/spillway
structure includes three 20-foot-wide by 15-foot-high Taintor gates and
four 22.5-foot-wide intake bays. Three of the intakes are equipped with
twin horizontal turbines (two are connected to 800-Kw generators). The
fourth intake is equipped with a vertical turbine connected to a 300-Kw
generator. The applicant proposes to add an 800-Kw generator to the
third twin horizontal turbine. At the normal project headwater
elevation of 1,458.4 feet, the reservoir surface area is 1,420 acres
and the storage volume is 18,200 acre feet. Normal head on the turbines
is 23 feet.
The existing project would also be subject to Federal takeover
under sections 14 and 15 of the Federal Power Act.
m. Purpose of Project: The purpose of the project is to generate
electric power for sale to Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
n. This Notice Also Consists of the Following Standard Paragraphs:
A4 and D9.
o. Available Location 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 Tomahawk Power & Pulp Company, 610
Jackson Street, Wausau, WI 54401, (715) 453-5376.
2a. Type of Application: New major license (> 5MW).
b. Project No.: 2256-001.
c. Date Filed: July 26, 1991.
d. Applicant: Consolidated Water Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Wisconsin Rapids.
f. Location: On the Wisconsin River, Wood County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kenneth K. Knapp, Consolidated Water
Power Company, 231 First Avenue North, P.O. Box 8050, Wisconsin Rapids,
WI 54495, (715) 422-3073.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Dees (202) 219-2807.
j. Deadline Date: see paragraph D9.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and was previously noticed as ready for
environmental analysis. Comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions pertaining to entrainment were not
solicited, however, because we had not decided on whether the data and
results from the entrainment studies completed for the Rothschild
Project No. 2212, Centralia Project No. 2255, and Wisconsin River
Division Project No. 2590 could be extrapolated to an environmental
analysis of this project. We have determined that the data and results
for the three other projects can be extrapolated to this project.
Therefore, we now request comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions pertaining to entrainment for this
project.
l. Description of Project: The project as licensed consists of the
following: (1) A dam which has a total length of about 6,136 feet and
is comprised of (a) an earth dike which has a length of 3,000 feet and
a height of about 9 feet; (b) three sections of masonry gravity wall
which have lengths of 1,024 feet, 138 feet, and 386 feet and a maximum
height of about 20 feet; (c) three sections of concrete gravity wall
which have lengths of 105 feet, 220 feet, and 450 feet and heights
ranging from 22 to about 40 feet; (d) three gated spillways, one which
has a length of 355 feet and contains ten 30-foot-wide by 15-foot-high
Taintor gates, one which has a length of 252 feet and contains six 34-
foot-wide by 13.75-foot-high Taintor gates, and one which has a length
of 130 feet and contains three 30-foot-wide by 12.5-foot-high Taintor
gates; and (e) a powerhouse with a length of 76 feet; (2) a reservoir
with a surface area of about 455 acres, a storage capacity of about
4,660 acre-feet (AF), and a normal maximum water surface elevation of
1,011.3 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) a main powerhouse constructed of
brick and steel with dimensions of 76.0 feet by 59.8 feet, equipped
with two vertical shaft Francis turbine-generator units which have a
total rated capacity of 4,680 kilowatts (kW), a combined maximum
hydraulic capacity of 2,200 cubic feet per second (cfs), and a net head
of 30 feet; (4) a second powerhouse located on the lower floor of a
grinder building, which is integral with a masonry wall section of the
dam and has dimensions of 184 feet by 57 feet, and which is equipped
with eight horizontal Francis turbines, which have an aggregate
hydraulic capacity of 2,400 cfs and a head of 30 feet, and which are
connected to synchronous motors which have a total rated capacity of
4,430 kW; (5) a 220-foot-wide tailrace channel which is located
immediately downstream of the powerhouse and grinder building; (6) a
substation; and (7) appurtentant facilities.
The Applicant is not proposing any changes to the existing project
works as licensed. However, the Applicant is proposing to include the
eight synchronous motors, which are connected to the eight horizontal
turbines, as a part of the project. The Applicant estimates the average
annual generation would be 53.6 GWh and owns all existing project
facilities.
The existing project would also be subject to Federal takeover
under sections 14 and 15 of the Federal Power Act. Based on the license
expiration of July 31, 1993, the Applicant's estimated net investment
in the project would amount to $1,123,000.
m. Purpose of Project: All project energy generated would be
utilized by Consolidated Papers, Inc., primarily in the adjoining
Wisconsin Rapids mill.
n. This Notice Also Consists of the Following Standard Paragraphs:
A4 and D9.
o. Available Location 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 Consolidated Water Power Company, 231
First Avenue North, P.O. Box 8050, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495, (715)
422-3073.
3a. Type of Application: New major license.
b. Project No.: 2291-001.
c. Date Filed: July 29, 1991.
d. Applicant: Nekoosa Papers Inc.
e. Name of Project: Port Edwards.
f. Location: On the Wisconsin River, Wood County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard J. Grund, Nekoosa Papers Inc.,
100 Wisconsin River Drive, Port Edwards, WI 54469, (715) 887-5481.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Dees (202) 219-2807.
j. Deadline Date: see paragraph D9.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and was previously noticed as ready for
environmental analysis. Comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions pertaining to entrainment were not
solicited, however, because we had not decided on whether the data and
results from the entrainment studies completed for the Rothschild
Project No. 2212, Centralia Project No. 2255, and Wisconsin River
Division Project No. 2590 could be extrapolated to an environmental
analysis of this project. We have determined that the data and results
for the three other projects can be extrapolated to this project.
Therefore, we now request comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions pertaining to entrainment for this
project.
l. Description of Project: The project as licensed consists of the
following: (1) An existing dam with a total length of 1,215 feet which
is comprised of (a) an uncontrolled overflow timber crib spillway which
has a length of 524.6 feet, a height of about 16 feet, crest elevations
of 960.06 and 960.49 feet mean sea level (msl), and which is surmounted
by 3.3 foot-high flashboards; (b) a gated spillway section which has a
length of 190 feet, and which contains three 17.5-foot-high by 30-foot-
wide and two 14-foot-high by 20-feet-wide Taintor gates which have sill
elevations of 947.7 feet and 950.74 feet msl, respectively; (c) an
emergency timber crib spillway capped with concrete which has a total
length of 238.7 feet and crest elevations of 963.83 feet and 963.97
feet msl; (d) a timber crib guard lock section with a length of 184
feet located at the entrance of the forebay channel; and (e)
nonoverflow abutment sections; (2) a reservoir with normal pool
elevation of 963.3 feet msl, a surface area of 150 acres, and a length
of about one mile; (3) a forebay channel that extends approximately one
mile from the guard lock section of the dam to the powerhouse; (4) an
existing 166-foot by 129-foot powerhouse located at the end of the
forebay channel and discharging into the Wisconsin River, and which
contains eight flumes and five turbine/generator units--four are
horizontal ``camel-back'' turbines and one is a vertical Francis unit--
with a combined nameplate rating of 3,592 kilowatts (Kw), an average
head of 17.5 feet, and a total hydraulic capacity of 3,124 cubic feet
per second (cfs); and (5) appurtenant facilities.
The project would have no switchyard, switchgear, or transmission
line included in the project facilities. Additionally, the adjoining
paper mill would not be a part of the project licensed facilities.
The Applicant is not proposing any changes to the existing project
works as licensed. The Applicant estimates the average annual
generation would be 19.7 Gwh and owns all existing project facilities.
The existing project would also be subject to Federal takeover
under sections 14 and 15 of the Federal Power Act.
m. Purpose of Project: The purpose of the project is to generate
electric power for industrial use by the applicant.
n. This Notice Also Consists of the Following Standard Paragraphs:
A4 and D9.
o. Available Location 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 Nekoosa Papers Inc., 100 Wisconsin River
Drive, Port Edwards, WI, 54469, (715) 887-5481.
4a. Type of Application: New major license
b. Project No.: 2292-001.
c. Date Filed: July 29, 1991.
d. Applicant: Nekoosa Papers Inc.
e. Name of Project: Nekoosa.
f. Location: On the Wisconsin River, Wood County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard J. Grund, Nekoosa Papers Inc.,
100 Wisconsin River Drive, Port Edwards, WI 54469, (715) 887-5481.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Dees (202) 219-2807.
j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D9.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and was previously noticed as ready for
environmental analysis. Comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions pertaining to entrainment were not
solicited, however, because we had not decided on whether the data and
results from the entrainment studies completed for the Rothschild
Project No. 2212, Centralia Project No. 2255, and Wisconsin River
Division Project No. 2590 could be extrapolated to an environmental
analysis of this project. We have determined that the data and results
for the three other projects can be extrapolated to this project.
Therefore, we now request comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions pertaining to entrainment for this
project.
l. Description of Project: The project as licensed consists of the
following: (1) An existing dam with a total length of 1,075 feet which
is comprised of (a) an uncontrolled overflow timber crib spillway which
has a length of 638.2 feet, a height of about 21 feet, crest elevations
of 942.01 and 942.41 feet mean sea level (msl), and which is surmounted
by 4.1 foot-high flashboards; (b) a 12-foot-long nonoverflow section
between the timber crib spillway and the gated spillway; (c) a gated
spillway section which has a length of 110 feet and contains three
17.5-foot-high by 30-foot-wide Taintor gates with a sill elevation of
930.11 feet msl; (d) a nonoverflow reinforced concrete/sheet pile wall
section about 30 feet long located between the gated spillway and the
powerhouse; (e) a 146-foot-long powerhouse; (f) a water-retaining wall
or bulkhead located upstream of the paper mill which has a length of
about 40 feet; and (g) nonoverflow abutment sections; (2) a reservoir
with a normal pool elevation of 946.3 feet msl, a surface area of 400
acres, and a length of about 3 miles; (3) a 146-foot-long by 97.7-foot-
wide powerhouse which contains seven flumes and five turbine/generating
units--three are vertical Francis turbines and two are horizontal
``camel-back'' units--with a combined nameplate rating of 3,780
kilowatts (Kw), an average head of 21.9 feet, and a total hydraulic
capacity of 3,225 cubic feet per second (cfs); and (4) appurtenant
facilities.
The project would have no switchyard, switchgear, or transmission
line included in the project facilities. Additionally, the adjoining
paper mill would not be a part of the project licensed facilities.
The Applicant is not proposing any changes to the existing project
works as licensed. The Applicant estimates the average annual
generation would be 27.3 Gwh and owns all existing project facilities.
The existing project would also be subject to Federal takeover
under sections 14 and 15 of the Federal Power Act.
m. Purpose of Project: The purpose of the project is to generate
electric power for industrial use by the applicant.
n. This Notice Also Consists of the Following Standard Paragraphs:
A4 and D9.
o. Available Location 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 Nekoosa Papers Inc., 100 Wisconsin River
Drive, Port Edwards, WI, 54469, (715) 887- 5481.
5a. Type of Application: New license.
b. Project No.: 2342-005.
c. Date filed: December 23, 1991.
d. Applicant: PacifiCorp Electric Operations.
e. Name of Project: Condit Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the White Salmon River, a tributary of the Columbia
River, in Skamania and Klickitat Counties, Washington, near the town of
White Salmon. The project does not affect lands of the United States.
g. Filed Pursuant To: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact:
Stanley A. DeSousa, Director, Hydro Resources, PacifiCorp Electric
Operations, 920 SW. Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 464-5343.
Thomas H. Nelson, Stoel Rives Boley Jones & Grey, Standard Insurance
Center, 900 SW. Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204-1268, (503) 294-9281.
i. FERC Contact: Ms. Deborah Frazier-Stutely (202) 219-2842.
j. Comment Date: Sixty days from the issuance date of this notice.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
l. Description of Project: The existing project would consist of:
(1) A 125-foot-high, 471-foot-long concrete gravity dam, at crest
elevation 297.5\1\ feet; (2) a 250-foot-wide spillway consisting of 10-
feet-high flashboards, five 10-feet by 10-feet radial gates, and two
slide gates, 6 feet by 12 feet and 6 feet by 14 feet; (3) the 92-acre
Northwestern Lake with a gross storage capacity of 1,300 acre-feet, but
will have a usable storage of 615 acre-feet, with a surface elevation
between 294.8 and 290 feet; (4) an intake structure; (5) a 13.5-foot-
diameter, 5,100-foot-long woodstave flowline; (6) a 40-foot-diameter,
45-foot-high reinforced concrete surge tank, consisting of an ungated
overflow vent and overflow spillway, discharging project flows back
into the river upstream of the powerhouse; (7) two 9-foot-diameter,
650-foot-long penstocks, one steel and one woodstave; (8) a 150-foot-
long, 75-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing two generating units
with a combined capacity of 14,700 Kw; (9) a 350-foot-long concrete-
lined tailrace channel, to be modified; (10) a switchyard; (11) a 69-
Kv, 230-foot-long transmission line; and (12) related facilities.
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The average annual energy presently generated at the site is 77,850
Mwh.
The licensee proposes to upgrade the existing generating units,
exciters, associated equipment, increasing the generating units by
1,100 Kw.
The existing project along with the proposed additions and
modifications would increase the installed capacity to 15,800 Kw, and
the average annual generation to 86,510 Mwh.
m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold to a local
utility.
n. This Notice Also Consists of the Following Standard Paragraph:
D10.
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).
6a. Type of Application: Subsequent license.
b. Project No.: 2476-001.
c. Date Filed: December 19, 1991.
d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Jersey Hydro Project.
f. Location: On the Tomahawk River in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant To: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard A. Krueger, Senior Vice
President, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, 700 North Adams, P.O.
Box 19002, Green Bay, WI 54307, (414) 433-1598.
i. FERC Contact: Mike Dees (202) 219-2807.
j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D10.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and was previously noticed as ready for
environmental analysis. Comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions pertaining to entrainment were not
solicited, however, because we had not decided on whether the data and
results from the entrainment studies completed for the Rothschild
Project No. 2212, Centralia Project No. 2255, and Wisconsin River
Division Project No. 2590 could be extrapolated to an environmental
analysis of this project. We have determined that the data and results
for the three other projects can be extrapolated to this project.
Therefore, we now request comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions pertaining to entrainment for this
project.
l. Description of Project: The project as licensed consists of the
following: (1) Two existing earthen dikes, 330 feet long and 261 feet
long; (2) an existing concrete sluiceway and Taintor gate section about
34 feet high and 148 feet long, containing (a) a 9 foot by 5.5 foot
sluice gate, and (b) four steel Taintor gates, 30 feet by 12 feet; (3)
an existing reservoir with a surface area of 709 acres and a total
volume of 1,794 acre-feet at the normal maximum surface elevation of
1,450.00 NGVD; (4) an existing concrete powerhouse, 62 feet long, 26
feet wide and 16 feet high, containing: (a) Three vertical Francis
turbines with a combined hydraulic capacity of 568 cfs, manufactured by
S. Morgan Smith and rated at 180 hp, 250 hp and 262 hp, and (b) three
generators rated at 120 Kw, 192 Kw and 200 Kw for a total of 512 Kw;
(5) and existing appurtenant facilities. No changes are being proposed
for this subsequent license. The applicant estimates the average annual
generation for this project would be 2,868 Mwh. The dam and existing
project facilities are owned by the applicant.
m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be utilized by the
applicant for sale to its customers.
n. This Notice Also Consists of the Following Standard Paragraphs:
A4 and D10.
o. Available Location 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, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C.,
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at Wisconsin Public Service Corporation,
700 North Adams, Green Bay, WI or calling (414) 433-1268.
7a. Type of Application: Preliminary permit.
b. Project No.: 11460-000.
c. Date Filed: February 14, 1994.
d. Applicant: San Diego County Water Authority.
e. Name of Project: Olivenhain/Lake Hodges Pumped Storage Water
Power Project.
f. Location: Partially on lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, on Lake Hodges, a reservoir on the San Dieguito River, near
the town of Del Dios, in San Diego County, California. T13S, R3W and
T13W, R2W.
g. Filed Pursuant To: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kenneth Steele, Project Manager, San
Diego County Water Authority, 3211 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103-
4135.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
j. Comment Date: May 11, 1994.
k. Description of Project: The proposed pumped storage project
would consist of: (1) the 320-foot-high Olivenhain dam forming a 200-
acre upper reservoir; (2) a 4,000-foot-long water conveyance system
including tunnels, penstocks, and a vertical shaft; (3) a powerhouse
containing four generating units with a total installed capacity of 500
MW; (4) the city of San Diego's existing 130-foot-high Lake Hodges dam
and 1,200-acre Lake Hodges Reservoir serving as a lower reservoir; (5)
a 3.3-mile-long transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. No
new access roads will be needed to conduct the studies.
l. This Notice Also Consists of the Following Standard Paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
8a. Type of Application: Preliminary permit.
b. Project No.: 11461-000.
c. Date Filed: February 17, 1994.
d. Applicant: Fremont Irrigation Company.
e. Name of Project: Mill Meadow Hydropower Project.
f. Location: Partially on lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, and partially within the Fishlake National Forest, on the
Fremont River, in Wayne County, UT. T27S, R3E.
g. Filed Pursuant To: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Devon Nelson, President, Fremont Irrigation
Company, P.O. Box 246, Loa, UT 84747, (801) 836-2860.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
j. Comment Date: May 11, 1994.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) The applicant's existing 115-foot-high Mill Meadow dam and 160-acre
Mill Meadow Reservoir; (2) a 9,000-foot-long penstock; (3) a powerhouse
containing one generating unit with an installed capacity of 1,500 Kw;
(4) a 0.6-mile-long transmission line interconnecting with an existing
Garkane Power Associate's transmission line; and (5) appurtenant
facilities.
No new access roads will be needed to conduct the studies.
l. This Notice Also Consists of the Following Standard Paragraphs:
A2, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
9a. Type of Application: Minor License.
b. Project No.: 10856-002.
c. Date Filed: April 30, 1993.
d. Applicant: Upper Peninsula Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Au Train Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Au Train River, near the Town of Au Train,
Alger County, Michigan.
g. Filed Pursuant To: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Clarence R. Fisher, Upper Peninsula Power
Company, P.O. Box 130, 600 Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-0130,
(906) 487-5000.
i. FERC Contact: Mary C. Golato (202) 219-2804.
j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D10.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
l. Description of Project: The constructed project consists of the
following features: (1) An existing dam 38 feet high and 1,500 feet
long; (2) an existing reservoir with a storage capacity of 12,342 acre-
feet and a surface area of approximately 1,557 acres; (3) an existing
2,516-foot-long, 5-foot, 6-inch-diameter penstock; (4) an existing
powerhouse containing two turbine-generating units having a total
generating capacity of 1,440 kilowatts; (5) an existing 2,300-volt,
2,500-foot-long transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The
applicant estimates that the total average annual net generation would
be 5,778 megawatthours. The owner of the dam is the Upper Peninsula
Power Company.
m. Purpose of the Project: All project energy generated would be
utilized by the applicant for sale.
n. This Notice Also Consists of the Following Standard Paragraphs:
A4 and D10.
o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application 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) 219-
1371. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at Mr.
Clarence R. Fisher, P.O. Box 130, 600 Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, MI
49931-0130, at (906) 487-5000.
p. Scoping Process: In gathering background information for
preparation of the Environmental Assessment for the issuance of a
Federal hydropower license, staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, is using a scoping process to identify significant
environmental issues related to the construction and operation or the
continued operation of hydropower projects. The staff will review all
issues raised during the scoping process and identify issues deserving
of study and also deemphasize insignificant issues, narrowing the scope
of the environmental assessment as well. If preliminary analysis
indicates that any issues presented in the scoping process would have
little potential for causing significant impacts, the issue or issues
will be identified and the reasons for not providing a more detailed
analysis will be given.
q. Request for Scoping Comments: Federal, state, and local resource
agencies; licensees, applicants and developers; Indian tribes; other
interested groups and individuals, are requested to forward to the
Commission, any information that they believe will assist the
Commission staff in conducting an accurate and thorough analysis of the
site-specific and cumulative environmental effects of the proposed
licensing activities of the project(s). Therefore you are requested to
provide information related to the following items:
Information, data, maps or professional opinion that may
contribute to defining the geographical and temporal scope of the
analysis and identifying significant environmental issues.
Identification of and information from any other EIS or
similar study (previous, on-going, or planned) relevant to the proposed
licensing activities in the subject river basin.
Existing information and any data that would aid in
describing the past and present effects of the project(s) and other
developmental activities on the physical/chemical, biological, and
socioeconomic environments. For example, fish stocking/management
histories in the subject river, historic water quality data and the
reasons for improvement or degradation of the quality, any wetland
habitat loss or proposals to develop land and water resources within
the basin.
Identification of any federal, state or local resource
plans and future project proposals that encompass the subject river or
basin. For example, proposals to construct or operate water treatment
facilities, recreation areas, or implement fishery management programs.
Documentation that would support a conclusion that the
project(s) does not contribute, or does contribute to adverse and
beneficial cumulative effects on resources and therefore should be
excluded for further study or excluded from further consideration of
cumulative impacts within the river basin. Documentation should
include, but not limited to: How the project(s) interact with other
projects within the river basin or other developmental activities;
results from studies; resource management policies; and, reports from
federal, state, and local agencies.
Comments concerning the scope of the environmental assessment
should be filed by the deadline date.
10a. Type of Application: Change in land rights.
b. Project No.: 2413-026.
c. Date Filed: December 22, 1993.
d. Name of Project: Wallace Project.
e. Project Licensee: Georgia Power Company.
f. Location: Lake Oconee on the Oconee River in Putnam and Greene
Counties, Georgia.
g. Filed Pursuant To: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act.
h. Licensee Contact: Georgia Power Company, Attn: Larry Wall, 333
Piedmont Avenue--16th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30308, (404) 526-2054.
i. FERC Contact: Jon Cofrancesco, (202) 219-2650.
j. Comment Date: May 2, 1994.
k. Description of Project: Georgia Power Company has filed, for
Commission approval, a request to transfer to Reynolds Plantation a
parcel of land of approximately 557.62 acres in exchange for a parcel
owned by Reynolds Plantation that is approximately 421.48 acres. Both
parcels are located adjacent to Lake Oconee. Georgia Power Company will
have a 20-foot-wide access easement across both parcels and a
conservation easement across the 557.62-acre parcel. The 557.62-acre
parcel is designated for a future state park. The exchange will include
the transfer of this designated use to the 421.48-acre parcel.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
Standard Paragraphs
A4. Development Application--Public notice of the filing of the
initial development application, which has already been given,
established the due date for filing competing applications or notices
of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing
development application must be filed in response to and in compliance
with public notice of the initial development application. No competing
applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this
notice.
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 will 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, NE, Washington, DC 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, NE., Washington, DC 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. (May 2, 1994 for
Project Nos. 2239-004, 2256-001, 2291- 001 and 2292-001). All reply
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the
date of this notice. (June 11, 1994 for Project No. 2239-004; June 16,
1994 for Project Nos. 2256-001, 2291-001 and 2292-001).
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, 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. 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.
D10. 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. (May 2, 1994 for
Project Nos. 2342-005, 2476-001 and 10856-002). All reply comments must
be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the date of this
notice. (June 17, 1994 for Project No. 2342-005; June 11, 1994 for
Project No. 2476-001; and June 16, 1994 for Project No. 10856-002).
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). 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. 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: March 30, 1994, Washington, DC.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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