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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 2290-006, et al.]

 

Hydroelectric Applications [Southern California; Edison 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.: P-2290-006.
    c. Date Filed: December 27, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
    e. Name of Project: Kern River No. 3 Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: In Sequoia National Forest, on the North Fork Kern 
River, in Kern and Tulare Counties, California. Townships 23-27 S, 
Ranges 31-33 E.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Gary Dudley, Southern California Edison 
Company, P.O. Box 800, Rosemead, CA 91770, Telephone (818) 302-8946.
    i. FERC Contact: Kathleen Sherman (202) 219-2834.
    j. Deadline Date: 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 whitewater 
boating 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 whitewater boating 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 April 1, 1994, 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. Notice of this application was issued on July 
19, 1994.
    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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An 
additional copy must be sent to: Director, Division of Project Review, 
Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Room 1027, at the above address. Each filing must be accompanied by 
proof of service on all persons listed 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) the 26-foot-high Fairview dam on the North Fork Kern River; (2) 
the 5-foot-high Salmon Creek diversion dam; (3) the 8-foot-high Corral 
Creek diversion dam; (4) tunnels totalling 60,270 feet in length; (5) 
concrete flumes totalling 4,600 feet in length; (6) a 1,146 foot-long 
steel pipe siphon; (7) a forebay; (8) two 2,500-foot-long penstocks 
with diameters varying between 84 inches to 60 inches; (9) a powerhouse 
containing two generating units with a combined installed capacity of 
40.2 MW and an average annual generation of capacity of 40.2 MW and an 
average annual generation of 186,357 MWh; (10) three 66 kV transmission 
lines, one 45 miles long, one 27 miles long and one 1,947 feet long; 
and (11) appurtenant facilities.
    The Licensee is not proposing any changes to the existing project 
works.
    m. Purpose of Project: All project energy generated would be 
utilized by the Licensee.
    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, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C., 
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at Southern California Edison Company, 
located at 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, California, 91770 or by 
calling Mr. Gary Dudley at (818) 302-8946.
    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 February 25, 1994, 
and comments were invited. Anyone who wishes to provide staff with 
further scoping comments related to the whitewater boating 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 above.
    2a. Type of Application: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No. : DI94-4-000.
    c. Date Filed : May 16, 1994.
    d. Applicant : City of Nashua.
    e. Name of Project : Nashua Mill Dam Project.
    f. Location : On the Cedar River, in Chickasaw County, Nashua, 
Iowa.
    g. Filed Pursuant to : Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. Sec. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact : Rebecca Neal, City Clerk, City of Nashua, 
City Hall, Nashua, IA 50658, (515) 435-4156.
    i. FERC Contact : Hank Ecton, (202) 219-2678.
    j. Comment Date : September 1, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project will consist of: 
(1) a mill pond with a surface area of 700 acres; (2) a 16-foot-high, 
250-long concrete dam; (3) an existing 82-foot-long powerhouse, 
containing two Leffel generators with a proposed capacity of 800 
kilowatts; and (4) appurtenant facilities.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether the project: (1) would be located on a navigable 
waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or reservations of 
the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or water power from 
a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved or would involve 
any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have increased or would 
increase the project's head or generating capacity, or have otherwise 
significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design or operation.
    l. Purpose of Project: Applicant intends to use all energy 
produced.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    3a. Type of Application: Recreational Use of Project Lands.
    b. Project No: 516-176.
    c. Date Filed: November 30, 1993.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric and Gas Company.
    e. Name of Project: Saluda.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located on the north 
bank of the Saluda River, below the dam at Lake Murray, in the general 
vicinity of the towns of Irmo and Chapin, South Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Randolph H. Mahan, Assistant General Counsel, 
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, P. O. Box 764, Columbia, SC 
29218, (803) 748-3538.
    i. FERC Contact: John K. Hannula, (202) 219-0116.
    j. Comment Date: September 8, 1994.
    k. Description of application: The applicant proposes to lease 117 
acres of project land for the development of a multi-use park by the 
Irmo-Chapin Recreation Commission.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    4a. Type of Application: New License for Major Project.
    b. Project No.: 2687-014.
    c. Date filed: December 20, 1993.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Pit 1 Project.
    f. Location: On the Fall River and the Pit River, near the towns of 
Fall River Mills, McArthur, and Burney, in Shasta County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Steve Christ, Project Manager, Pacific Gas & 
Electric Company, P.O. Box 770000, P10A, San Francisco, California 
94177, (415) 973-2629.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
    j. Deadline for Interventions and Protests: September 29, 1994.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph E.
    l. Description of Project: The project as licensed consists of: (1) 
a 15-foot-high concrete diversion structure on the Fall River forming a 
small impoundment; (2) a 40-foot-high earthen dam on the Fall River 
forming a 222-acre forebay impoundment; (3) an intake structure on each 
impoundment; (4) a 1,200-foot-long canal carrying water from each 
intake structure to a tunnel; (5) the 10,076-foot-long, 14-foot-high 
tunnel; (6) two 1,372-foot-long penstocks; (7) a powerhouse containing 
two generating units with a total installed capacity of 61 MW; (8) a 
1,150-foot-long tailrace returning water to the Pit River; and (9) 
appurtenant facilities.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B1 and E.
    n. Available Locations of Applications: 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, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C. 90426, or by calling (202) 
208-1371. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the offices of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 77 Beale Street, 
San Francisco, California, or by calling Mr. Steve Christ at (415) 973-
2629.
    5a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11489-000.
    c. Date filed: June 17, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Magma Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Big Mountain Modular Pumped Storage.
    f. Location: On Big Mountain and near Sanpete Valley, near the city 
of Ephraim in Sanpete County, Utah, partially on U.S. lands 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Townships 13, 14, 15, 
and 16 South, Range 2 East.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David R. Herrick, 4365 Executive Drive, 
Suite 900, San Diego, CA 92121, (619) 622-7800.
    i. FERC Contact: James Hunter at (202) 219-2839.
    j. Comment Date: September 26, 1994. k. Description of Project: The 
proposed project would not be located on any natural body of water, but 
would consist of: (1) a 225-foot-high, 1,500-foot-long embankment 
impounding the 77-acre upper reservoir in a natural basin on Big 
Mountain; (2) 8,600 feet of tunnel and penstock, including a surge 
shaft; (3) earthern embankments totaling 7,100 feet long, with a 
maximum height of 180 feet, containing the 102-acre lower reservoir at 
the foot of the mountain; (4) an underground, 60-foot-diameter caisson-
type powerhouse at the lower reservoir with an installed capacity of 
200 megawatts, with a switchyard at the surface; and (5) a 19-mile-long 
transmission line connecting to PacifiCorp's existing transmission 
system. Water for the initial fill and for make-up would be purchased 
from existing water rights holders, and is expected to come from the 
local aquifer.
    The project would generate an estimated 627.5 Gwh of energy 
annually. The estimated cost of the studies to be conducted under the 
preliminary permit is $1,000,000. No new roads would be needed for 
conducting studies under the preliminary permit.
    l. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold to PacifiCorp.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
    6a. Type of Application: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Project No.: DI94-1-000.
    c. Date Filed: April 4, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Town of Estes Park.
    e. Name of Project: Fall River Hydroelectric Station.
    f. Location: Fall River, near Estes Park, in Larimer County, 
Colorado.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. Sec. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael Mangelsen, Assistant to the 
Director, Estes Park Light & Power Department, P.O. Box 1200, Estes 
Park, CO 80517, (303) 586-5331.
    i. FERC Contact: Etta Foster, (202) 219-2679.
    j. Comment Date: September 8, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The existing Fall River Hydroelectric 
Station consists of: (1) the existing Cascade dam diversion structure; 
(2) a 30-inch wide, 5,300-foot-long penstock; (3) a powerhouse 
containing 2 generating units with a total rated capacity of 880 kW; 
(4) a transmission line connected to the Town's municipal distribution 
grid; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Purpose of Project: Applicant proposes to rehabilitate the the 
flood damage project and resume operation of the facility.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    7a. Type of Application: Amendment of Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11391-001.
    c. Date filed: June 6, 1994.
    d. Applicant: City of Boulder, Colorado.
    e. Name of Project: Boulder Lindsay.
    f. Location: On Bull Gulch, in Jefferson County, Colorado. T.2S., 
R.70W., and T.2S., R.71W.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Karl Kumli, III, Krassa, Lindholm, Kumli 
& Madsen, 4888 Pearl East circle, Suite 202W, Boulder, CO 80301, (303) 
442-2156.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 219-2846.
    j. Comment Date: September 15, 1994.
    k. Description of amendment: The proposed amendment would reduce 
the amount of land originally reserved for the project to about 323.6 
acres. The project features would remain the same as those stated in 
the preliminary permit, issued June 30, 1993. A detailed land 
description is included in the amendment application. A map of the 
amended project is included with this notice.
    l. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A8, A10, B, C, and D2.
    8a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 3574-004.
    c. Date filed: October 18, 1993.
    d. Applicant: Continental Hydro Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Tiber Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Reclamation's Tiber Dam, on the Marias River in Liberty County, 
Montana. Township 30 North, Range 5 East, Sections 28, 29, 32, and 33.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert L. Winship, Vice President, 
Continental Hydro Corporation, 745 Atlantic Avenue, 10th Floor, Boston, 
MA 02111-2735, (617) 357-9029.
    i. FERC Contact: James Hunter at (202) 219-2839.
    j. Deadline Date: Deadline for filing Interventions, Protests, or 
Competing Applications (see attached paragraph D8), and also for filing 
Written Scoping Comments [see item (l) below]--October 8, 1994.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: The application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D8.
    l. Intent To Prepare An Environmental Assessment And Invitation For 
Written Scoping Comments: The Commission staff (staff) intends to 
prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the hydroelectric project 
in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will 
objectively consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental 
impacts of the project and reasonable alternatives and will include 
economic, financial, and engineering analyses.
    A draft EA will be issued and circulated for review by all 
interested parties. All timely filed comments on the draft EA will be 
analyzed by the staff and considered in the final EA. The staff's 
conclusions and recommendations will then be presented for the 
Commission's consideration in reaching its final licensing decision.
    Scoping: Interested individuals, organizations, and agencies with 
environmental expertise are invited to assist the staff in identifying 
the scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EA by 
submitting written scoping comments. To help focus those comments, a 
scoping document outlining subject areas to be addressed in the EA will 
be mailed to agencies and interested individuals on the Commission 
mailing list. Copies of the scoping document may also be requested from 
the staff.
    Persons who have views on the issues or information relevant to the 
issues may submit written statements for inclusion in the public 
record. Those written comments should be filed with the Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., 
Washington, DC, 20426, by the deadline date shown in item (j) above. 
All written correspondence should clearly show the following caption on 
the first page: Tiber Dam Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 3574.
    Intervenors are reminded of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure requiring parties filing documents with the Commission to 
serve a copy of the document on each person whose name appears on the 
official service list. Further, if a party or interceder files comments 
or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue 
that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, 
they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    m. Description of Project: The proposed project would utilize 
releases from the existing Tiber Dam and Lake Elwell and would consist 
of: (1) a 6-foot-diameter, 105-foot-long steel penstock connecting to 
the existing river outlet pipe; (2) a 52.5-foot-long, 35.7-foot-wide 
powerhouse adjacent to the existing stilling basin, containing a 
generating unit with an installed capacity of 7.5 megawatts; (3) a 
tailrace channel returning flows to the river; and (4) a 115-KV, 1.0-
mile-long transmission line connecting to an existing Western Area 
Power Administration substation.
    n. Purpose of Project: Power generated at the project will be sold 
to Montana Power Company or another utility in the area.
    o. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A2, A9, B1, and D8.
    p. 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).
    9a. Type of Application: Surrender of License.
    b. Project No: 10141-005.
    c. Date Filed: May 26, 1994.
    d. Applicant:
William C. Porter Farm Company.
    e. Name of Project:
Olson Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location:
On Olson Creek in Skagit County, Washington (T. 35 N., R. 10 E.).
    g. Filed Pursuant to:
Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:

William C. Porter, P. O. Box 809, Marblemount, WA 98267, (206) 873-
9600.
Charles Fulmer, 6174 N.E. 187th Place, Seattle, WA 98155, (206) 486-
3437.

    i. FERC Contact:
Diane M. Murray, (202)219-2682.
    j. Comment Date: September 9, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The licensee states that the project is 
infeasible to construct at this time.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    10a. Type of Application:
Preliminary Permit (Amended to change identity of Applicant).
    b. Project No.:
11457-000.
    c. Date filed:
January 18, 1994.
    d. Applicant:
Greenfields Irrigation District--changed from Sun River Partners.
    e. Name of Project:
Turnbull Drop.
    f. Location:
At the existing Bureau of Reclamation Sun River Canal System, near 
Fairfield, in Teton County, Montana. Township 21N, Range 4W, Sections 
1-3, and Township 22N, Range 4W, Section 36.
    g. Filed Pursuant to:
Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)--825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact:
Mr. Ted Sorenson, 5203 South 11th East, Idaho Dalls, ID 93404, (208) 
522-8069.
    i. FERC Contact:
Michael Spencer at (202) 219-2846.
    j. Comment Date:
September 8, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project utilize the Bureau 
of Reclamation's Sun River Canal System and would consist of: (1) an 
existing drop inlet structure; (2) a 9,000-foot-long, 8.5-foot-diameter 
penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing a generating unit with a capacity 
of 9.8 MW and an estimated average annual generation of 25.0 GWh; and 
(4) a 2- mile-long transmission line.
    No new access road will be needed to conduct the studies. The 
applicant estimates that the cost of the studies to be conducted under 
the preliminary permit would be $35,000.
    l. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A10, B, C, and D2.

Standard Paragraphs

    A2. Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to 
file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or 
before the specified deadline date for the particular application, a 
competing development application, or a notice of intent to file such 
an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an 
interested person to file the competing development application no 
later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the 
particular application. Applications for preliminary permits will not 
be accepted 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.
    A8. Preliminary Permit--Public notice of the filing of the initial 
preliminary permit application, which has already been given, 
established the due date for filing competing preliminary permit 
applications or notices of intent. Any competing preliminary permit or 
development application or notice of intent to file a competing 
preliminary permit or development application must be filed in response 
to and in compliance with the public notice of the initial preliminary 
permit application. No competing applications or notices of intent to 
file competing applications may be filed in response to this notice. 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.
    B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest 
or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules 
of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests filed, but only those who file a motion to 
intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party 
to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT 
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``PROTEST'', 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the 
particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-
named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number 
of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, 
Division of Project Review, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Room 
1027, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any notice of intent, 
competing application or motion to intervene must also be served upon 
each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A 
copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each 
representative of the Applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    D2. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
    D8. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (2) set forth in 
the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the 
application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, 
address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; 
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 
through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application 
directly from the applicant. Any of these documents must be filed by 
providing the original and the number of copies required by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An 
additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project Review, 
Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Room 1027, at the above address. A copy of any protest or motion to 
intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant 
specified in the particular application.
    E. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will notify all persons on the service list and affected 
resource agencies and Indian tribes. If any person wishes to be placed 
on the service list, a motion to intervene must be filed by the 
specified deadline date herein for such motions. All resource agencies 
and Indian tribes that have official responsibilities that may be 
affected by the issues addressed in this proceeding, and persons on the 
service list will be able to file comments, terms and conditions, and 
prescriptions within 60 days of the date the Commission issues a 
notification letter that the application is ready for an environmental 
analysis. All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 
105 days from the date of that letter.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (2) set forth in the heading 
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Any 
of these documents must be filed by providing the original and the 
number of copies required by the Commission's regulations to: The 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol 
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent 
to Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower 
Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Room 1027, at the 
above address. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be 
served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the 
particular application.

    Dated: July 29, 1994, Washington, D.C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-19014 Filed 8-3-94; 8:45 am]
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