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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 2232-300, et al.]

 

Hydroelectric Applications [Duke Power Company, 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: Non-project Use of Project Lands and 
Dredging in Project Waters.
    b. Project No.: 2232-300.
    c. Date filed: March 17, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Duke Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree (Cowan's Ford Development).
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located at Brown's Cove 
on Lake Norman, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
    g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant contact: Karol P. Mack, Senior Attorney, Duke Power 
Company, 422 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, (704) 382-8104.
    i. FERC contact: John K. Hannula, (202) 219-0116.
    j. Comment date: July 15, 1994.
    k. Description of Application: The applicant proposes to permit the 
construction and operation of a water intake facility on Lake Norman to 
provide 108 million gallons per day to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg 
Utility Department. Approximately 30,000 cubic yards of lake bed would 
be excavated during construction.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    2 a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 11478-000.
    c. Date filed: May 9, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Central Vermont Public Service Corp.
    e. Name of Project: Silver Lake Project.
    f. Location: on Sucker Brook in Addison County, Vermont.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert de R. Stein, Central Vermont 
Public Service Corporation, 77 Grove Street, Rutland, VT 05701, (802) 
747-5552.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Dees (202) 219-2807.
    j. Comment Date: 60 days from the filing date in paragraph c.
    k. Description of Project: The project consists of the following 
features: (1) an existing diversion dam, headpond and storage 
reservoir; (2) an existing powerhouse housing a hydropower unit with a 
capacity of 2,200 kW, and (3) appurtenant facilities.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Vermont STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by 
Section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Pursuant to Sec. 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the filing date and serve a copy of the request on the 
applicant.
    3 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: P-11479-000.
    c. Date filed: May 10, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Trenton Falls Hydroelectric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Hawkinsville Project.
    f. Location: On the Black River, Oneida County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Steven C. Samel, Trenton Falls 
Hydroelectric Company, P. O. Box 169, Prospect, NY 13435, (315) 896-
6351.
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell (dt) (202) 219-2806.
    j. Comment Date: August 3, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) the existing 360-foot-long, 14-foot-high Hawkinsville Dam, a 
concrete gravity structure; (2) new 2-foot-high flashboards; (3) an 
existing impoundment having a surface area of 30-acres, with a storage 
capacity of 130 acre-feet, and a normal water surface elevation of 
1,052 feet msl; (4) the existing intake structure; (5) a new powerhouse 
containing 3 generating units with a total installed capacity of 725-
kW; (6) a new tailrace; (7) a new 13.2-kV transmission line; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities.
    The existing Hawkinsville Dam is owned by the Hudson River Black 
River Regulatory District of the State of New York. The estimated 
annual generation would be 2,400,000-kWh.
    l. Purpose of Project: All project energy produced would be sold to 
a local utility.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
    n. 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 Trenton Falls Hydroelectric Company, P. 
O. Box 169, Prospect, NY 13435, (315) 896-6351.
    4 a. Action and Type of Application: Potential Applicant Issues 
Draft Application Intended for an Original License To Be Processed in 
Association with the Third Party Contract Provisions of Section 2403 of 
the National Energy Policy Act of 1992.
    b. Preliminary Permit No.: P-11181-000.
    c. Preliminary Permit Filed: December 31, 1991.
    d. Potential Applicant: Energy Storage Partners.
    e. Name of Project: Lorella Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: Near the Lost River and the town of Lorella in Klamath 
County, Oregon.
    g. Issued by Potential Applicant in Anticipation of a Filing 
Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Doug Spaulding, Vice President, 
Independent Hydro Developers, Inc., 5402 Parkdale Drive, Minneapolis, 
MN 55416.
    i. FERC Contact: Sabina Joe (202) 219-1648.
    j. Deadline Date: 90 and 135 days from June 2, 1994.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--
    (1) The draft application is being issued by the potential 
applicant at this time and the Commission's Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) is being developed under third party contract 
arrangements as provided by Section 2403 of the National Energy Policy 
Act of 1992. At this time, the Commission is requesting preliminary 
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 preliminary comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions be filed with the Commission within 90 days from the 
issuance date of this notice and the date of issuance of the draft 
application, whichever is later. All reply comments must be filed with 
the Commission within 135 days from the date of this notice and the 
date of issuance of the draft application, whichever is later.
    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 potential 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), except as amended by 
this notice with respect to deadline, mailing list, and the requirement 
to file all comments upon issuance of this notice rather than upon 
notice of an application being ready for environmental analysis. Any of 
these documents must be filed by providing the original and eight 
copies to: 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 in the service list prepared by the Commission, in 
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and the procedures set forth in this 
notice. The procedures for service of all comments (including 
preliminary recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions) 
filed with the Commission for the Lorella Project shall be: (1) All 
comments (and any attachments) must be served on the Commission's 
service list which includes all entities receiving a draft application 
and final application; (2) a letter notification that comments have 
been filed with the Commission must be served on the general mailing 
list (exclusive of service list entities) prepared for this project by 
the Commission; (3) for convenience, the Commission will make available 
on request to any entity filing comments a computer diskette of these 
mailing lists. Commenters may obtain computerized copies of these 
mailing lists from Sabina Joe at (202) 219-1648.
    (2) Pursuant to Sec. 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must formally file a request for a study with the Commission not later 
than 90 days from the issuance date of this notice and issuance date of 
the draft application, whichever is later, and serve a copy of the 
request on the potential applicant. (See j(1) above for filing and 
service). Except for the filing deadline set forth in this notice, 
Section 4.32(b)(7) shall apply. This shall be the last opportunity in 
the Lorella licensing process to request additional scientific studies. 
This substitutes for the request for additional scientific studies made 
at the time of tendering for filing of an application under the 
Commission's traditional licensing process.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: Under third party contract 
provisions of the National Energy Policy Act of 1992, the Commission is 
supervising the selected third party contractor's ongoing preparation 
of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Lorella 
Project. The Commission plans to issue a DEIS at the same time as (or 
shortly after) the potential applicant files a final application with 
the Commission. Preliminary comments, terms, conditions, and 
prescriptions, and additional scientific study requests solicited with 
this notice are critical to the development of the DEIS. Final 
comments, recommendations, terms, conditions, and prescriptions will be 
solicited at the time of filing of the final application and issuance 
of the DEIS.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Oregon 
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by Section 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of 
the following:
    (1) An upper reservoir with a surface area of 199 acres created by 
two compacted rock fill dams and an asphaltic concrete or geomembrane 
liner. The northern dam would be 178 feet high and have a crest length 
of 1,910 feet; the southern dam would be 100 feet high and have a crest 
length of 2,520 feet. The gross volume of the upper reservoir would be 
15,990 acre-feet. The water surface would fluctuate 123 vertical feet 
on a weekly cycle. (2) A lower reservoir with a surface area of 405 
acres created by an earth zoned embankment having an average height of 
49 feet, a maximum height of 57 feet, and a length of 9,690 feet. The 
volume of the lower reservoir would be 18,646 acre-feet, and the water 
surface would fluctuate 44 vertical feet. (3) A 4-mile long single 
circuit 500-Kv overhead transmission line would lie within a 180 foot 
wide corridor from the substation to the existing Captain Jack 
substation on the California-Oregon transmission line. (4) Overground 
water supply lines 20 inches and 8 inches in diameter and 13,900 feet 
long and 2,900 feet long, respectively; (5) A 50-gallons-per-minute 
(gpm) water treatment facility. (6) Service roads. (7) Underground 
features including a powerhouse with 4 pump-turbines with a nominal 
rated capacity of 250 megawatts (MW) each, a 3,200 foot long 24-foot 
diameter concrete-lined power tunnel and 1,326 foot long, 24-foot 
diameter concrete lined power shaft.
    n. Purpose of Project: Project power would be utilized by the 
applicant for sale to its customers.
    o. No competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in 
response to this notice. Under the Commission's regulations, any 
competing development application must be filed in response to and in 
compliance with the public notice of the initial development 
application, which has not yet been filed.
    p. Available Location of Draft Application: A copy of the draft 
application is available for inspection and reproduction at Independent 
Hydro Developers, Inc., 5402 Parkdale Drive, Suite 104, Minneapolis, MN 
55416 or by calling (612) 525-1445. Copies are also available for 
inspection and reproduction at: Klamath County Library, 126 South 
Third, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 or by calling (503) 882-8894; Bonanza 
Library, North, Bonanza, OR 97623 or by calling (503) 545-6944; and 
Multnomah County Library, Science and Business Section, 801 SW. Tenth 
Street, Portland, OR 97205 or by calling (503) 248-5234.
    5 a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2315-002 .
    c. Date filed: December 20, 1991.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company.
    e. Name of Project: Neal Shoals Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Within Sumter National Forest, on the Broad River in 
Union and Chester Counties, South Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randolph R. Mahan, South Carolina 
Electric & Gas Co., Columbia, SC 29218-0001, (803) 748-3538.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Surender M. Yepuri, P.E., (202) 219-2847.
    j. Deadline Date: Sixty days from the issuance date of this notice. 
(August 2, 1994).
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: The application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time--see attached standard paragraph D9.

    Note: The Commission will be preparing a Multiple Environmental 
Assessment for three hydroelectric projects--Neal Shoals Project No. 
2315, Ninety-Nine Islands Project No. 2331, and Gaston Shoals 
Project No. 2332--in accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act. Project Nos. 2331 and 2332 are being noticed 
concurrently.

    l. Description of Project: The project as proposed for licensing 
consists of: (1) a concrete/granite-block dam that is about 24.5 feet 
high (maximum) and 1,087 feet long; (2) a reservoir with a surface area 
of about 600 acres; (3) a powerhouse containing four turbine generator 
units with a total rated capacity of 4.42 MW; (4) a 13.2-kV 
transmission line that is about 13 miles long; and (5) other 
appurtenant structures. The average annual generation is 24.6 GWh.
    m. Purpose of Project: Power generated from the project is used 
primarily to help meet peak load demands of customers.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
D9.
    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, N.E., Room 3104, 
Washington, D.C. 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 Applications: New Major License.
    b. Project Nos.: 2331-002 & 2332-003.
    c. Date filed: December 19, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Duke Power Company.
    e. Names of Projects: Ninety-Nine Islands and Gaston Shoals.
    f. Location: (A) Ninety-Nine Islands: On the Broad River in 
Cherokee County, South Carolina.
    (B) Gaston shoals: On the Broad River in Cherokee County, South 
Carolina, and Cleveland County, North Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Karol P. Mack Esq., Duke Power Company, 422 
South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28242-0001, (704) 382-8104.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Surender M. Yepuri, P.E., (202) 219-2847.
    j. Deadline Date: Sixty days from the issuance date of this notice. 
(August 2, 1994).
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: These applications have been 
accepted for filing and are ready for environmental analysis at this 
time--see attached standard paragraph D9.

    Note: The Commission will be preparing a Multiple Environmental 
Assessment for three hydroelectric projects--Ninety-Nine Islands 
Project No. 2331, Gaston Shoals Project No. 2332, and Neal Shoals 
Project No. 2315--in accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act. Project No. 2315 is being noticed concurrently.

    l. Descriptions of Projects: (A) Ninety-Nine Islands Project: The 
project as proposed for licensing consists of: (1) a concrete dam that 
is about 88 feet high (maximum) and 1,567 feet long; (2) a concrete 
intake structure that is about 94 feet high (maximum) and 197 feet 
long; (3) a reservoir at elevation 511 feet msl with a surface area of 
433 acres; (4) a powerhouse containing six turbine generator units with 
a total rated capacity of 18 MW; (5) a tailrace that is about 300 feet 
long; and (6) other appurtenant structures. The average annual 
generation is 59.6 Gwh.
    (B) Gaston Shoals Project: The project as proposed for licensing 
consists of: (1) a masonry rubble/concrete dam that is about 43 feet to 
71 feet high and 1,560 feet long; (2) a concrete intake structure 
integral with the powerhouse; (3) a reservoir at elevation 605 feet msl 
with a surface area of 300 acres; (4) a powerhouse containing five 
turbine generator units with a total rated capacity of 9.14 MW; (5) a 
tailrace that is 0.7 mile long; and (6) other appurtenant structures. 
The average annual generation is 28.2 Gwh.
    m. Purpose of Projects: Power generated from the projects is used 
primarily to help meet peak load demands of customers.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
D9.
    o. Available Locations of Applications: A copy of these 
applications, 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).
    7 a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption (5MW or Less).
    b. Project No.: 5399-006.
    c. Date filed: May 23, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Gardiner Water District.
    e. Name of Project: New Mills Dam Project.
    f. Location: On Cobbosseecontee Stream, in Gardiner, Kennebec 
County, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant contact: Donald Tracy, Superintendent, Gardiner Water 
District, 246 Water Street, P.O. Box 536, Gardiner, ME 04345, (207) 
582-5500.
    i. FERC contact: Etta Foster, (202) 219-2679.
    j. Comment Date: July 20, 1994.
    k. Description of Proposed Action: The exemptee is requesting 
surrender of its exemption because the project is not economically 
feasible.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    8 a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-2444-002.
    c. Date Filed: December 20, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Northern States Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: White River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the White River, Montreal River Basin, in Ashland 
County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Anthony G. Schuster, Vice President, Power 
Supply, Northern States Power Company, 100 North Barstow Street, P.O. 
Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702-0008, Telephone (715) 839-2621.
    i. FERC Contact: Sabina Joe (202) 219-1648.
    j. Deadline Date: 60 days and 105 days from June 8, 1994.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
being re-noticed as ready for environmental analysis due to the recent 
filing of additional information related to minimum flow studies. The 
Commission is requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, 
terms and conditions, and prescriptions for the project only on those 
aspects of the license application which relate to the minimum flow 
additional information filed. Comments, reply comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions which have 
already been filed with the Commission in response to the Commission's 
July 13, 1993, notice of the application's readiness for environmental 
analysis, need not be re-filed.
    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 additional information be filed with the 
Commission within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All 
reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from 
the date of this notice.
    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: 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 in service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time--see j above.
    l. Description of the Project: The existing project consists of the 
following:
    (1) Two existing earthen embankments, a 400 foot long northern 
section and a 300 foot long southern section, with a maximum height of 
48 feet; (2) an existing reservoir with a surface area of 56 acres and 
an estimated 391 acre-feet of total storage volume at the normal 
maximum surface elevation of 711.2 mean sea level (MSL); (3) an 
existing reinforced concrete spillway section, 70 feet long, composed 
of (a) a gated spillway section with two 25 feet long by 26.5 foot tall 
bays, each housing a radial steel Taintor gate, and (b) a reinforced 
concrete non-overflow section, approximately 20 feet long, with an 
intake structure for the 7 foot diameter pipeline; (4) existing intake 
and outlet works consisting of (a) a 7 foot diameter reinforced 
concrete pipeline, 1,345 feet long, (b) a steel surge tank, 16 feet in 
diameter by 65 feet tall, and (c) a 54 inch steel y-shaped penstock; 
(5) an existing powerhouse, constructed of reinforced concrete and 
brick masonry, 39 feet by 69 feet and 1 story tall, containing (a) two 
horizontal Francis turbines with a combined hydraulic capacity of 280 
cubic feet per second (cfs), manufactured by S. Morgan Smith, (b) two 
Westinghouse generators, rated at 500 kilowatts (KW) each for a total 
of 1,000 KW; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be utilized by the 
applicant for sale to its customers.
    n. 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 the public notice of the initial development application. No 
competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to 
this notice.
    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 Northern States Power Company, 100 North 
Barstow Street, Eau Claire, WI 54702- 0008 or by calling (715) 839-
2621.
    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 conducted a scoping process to identify significant 
environmental issues related to the continued operation of the 
hydropower project. A scoping document was issued January 13, 1994, and 
comments were invited. Anyone who wishes to provide staff with further 
scoping comments related to the minimum flow additional information, 
may do so by filing comments with the Commission. (See j above for 
filing procedure.) All scoping comments will be considered by staff in 
the preparation of the Environmental Assessment. Any further scoping 
comments should be filed by the deadline established in j above.
    9 a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 10854-002.
    c. Date Filed: September 1, 1993.
    d. Applicant: Upper Peninsula Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Cataract Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Middle Branch Escanaba River in Marquette 
County, near Gwinn, Michigan.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 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: Ed Lee (202) 219-2809.
    j. Deadline Date: August 9, 1994.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time--see attached paragraph D9.
    l. Description of Project: The project consists of the following: 
(1) A concrete diversion dam about 265 feet long and 8 feet high 
(maximum) having (a) a spillway/weir section about 185.3 feet long with 
19 bays (18 bays about 10 feet wide and one bay 5.3 feet wide), three 
bays with crest elevation at 1,166.5 feet (USGS), and sixteen bays with 
crest elevation at 1,170.4 feet; (b) wooden flashboards 7.4 feet and 
3.5 feet high with top of flashboards elevation at 1,173.9 feet; (2) an 
860-acre-foot reservoir with normal maximum pool elevation at 1,173.9 
feet; (3) an intake structure 19.83 feet wide, 11.9 feet high and 42 
feet long, with trashracks and stoplog type gate; (4) a vertical 
rectangular tunnel (excavated in rock) about 8 feet by 16 feet in size 
and about 30 feet long; (5) a horizontal tunnel (excavated in rock) 
about 8.5-10 feet by 9.5-10 feet in size and about 500 feet long (upper 
section) and 900 feet long (lower section); (6) two steel pipes each 8 
feet in diameter consisting of a mid section about 1,300 feet long, and 
a penstock section about 120 feet long; (7) a powerhouse 54 feet long, 
34 feet wide and 34 feet high with one 2,000 kW turbine-generator unit; 
and (8) appurtenant electric and mechanical facilities. The applicant 
estimates the average annual generation for this project would be 8,413 
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 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, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C., 
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at Upper Peninsula Power Company P.O. Box 
130, 600 Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-0130 or by calling (906) 
487-5000.
    p. Scoping Process: In gathering background information for 
preparation of the environmental document 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 analysis 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 from further study or excluded from further consideration of 
cumulative impacts within the river basin. Documentation should 
include, but not be 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 document should 
be filed by the deadline established in paragraph D9.
    10 a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 11482-000.
    c. Date filed: May 23, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Consolidated Hydro Maine, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Marcal Project.
    f. Location: on the Little Androscoggin River in Androscoggin 
County, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne E. Nelson, Consolidated Hydro 
Maine, Inc., Andover Business Park, 200 Bulfinch Drive, Andover, MA 
01810, (508) 681-1900.
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell (202) 219-2806.
    j. Comment Date: July 22, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The constructed project consists of: (1) 
the existing 145-foot-long, 15.4-foot-high concrete and granite block 
Marcal Dam; (2) 2-foot-high flashboards; (3) the existing impoundment 
having a surface area of 27 acres, with a storage capacity of 103 acre-
feet, and a normal water surface elevation of 273.3 feet msl; (4) the 
existing intake structure; (5) the existing 120-foot-long, 38-foot-
wide, and 9-foot-deep forbay canal; (5) the existing 470-foot-long, 11-
foot-diameter steel penstock; (6) the existing powerhouse containing 2 
existing generating units with a total installed capacity of 1,310-kW; 
(7) the existing 290-foot-long, 40-foot-wide tailrace; (8) the existing 
34.5-kV transmission line; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
    All project facilities are owned by the applicant. The average 
annual generation is 4,500,000-kWh. The applicant proposes the sale of 
all power generated from this project to Central Maine Power Company.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Maine 
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by Sec. 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the filing date and serve a copy of the request on the 
applicant.

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 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, 
Diviion 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 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. (August 2, 1994 
for Project Nos. 2315-002, 2331-002 and 2332-003; August 9, 1994 for 
Project No. 10854-002). All reply comments must be filed with the 
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice. (September 16, 
1994 for Project Nos. 2315-002, 2331-002 and 2332-003; September 23, 
1994 for Project No. 10854-002).
    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). 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: June 13, 1994.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-14842 Filed 6-16-94; 8:45 am]
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