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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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