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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Project Nos. 460-001, et al.]

 

Hydroelectric Applications [City of Takoma, Washington, et al.]; 
Notice of 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.: 460-001.
    c. Date filed: November 5, 1974.
    d. Applicant: City of Tacoma, Washington.
    e. Name of Project: Cushman.
    f. Location: On the North Fork Skokomish River, in Mason and Pierce 
Counties, Washington. The project occupies lands of the United States 
within Olympic National Park, Olympic National Forest, and the 
Skokomish Indian Reservation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Director of Utilities, Tacoma Public 
Utilities, P.O. Box 11007, Tacoma, WA 98411, (206) 383-2471.
    i. FERC Contact: James Hunter at (202) 219-2839.
    j. Deadline Date: September 30, 1994.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see standard paragraph D10 below.
    l. Description of Project: The existing Cushman Project has a total 
installed capacity of 124.2 megawatts (MW) and consists of two 
developments:
    Cushman No. 1 Development consists of: (1) the 260-foot-high, 400-
foot-long concrete arch Dam No. 1; (2) the 9.6-mile-long Lake Cushman; 
(3) a power intake located upstream of the dam; (4) a 17-foot-diameter, 
540-foot-long power tunnel that leads to two 10-foot-diameter, 150-
foot-long penstocks; (5) the Cushman No. 1 powerhouse containing two 
identical generating units with a total installed capacity of 43.2 MW; 
(6) a switchyard adjacent to the powerhouse on the left bank; (7) two 
5-mile-long, 115-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines connecting to the 
switchyard at the development described below; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities.
    Cushman No. 2 Development consists of: (1) the 230-foot-high, 320-
foot-long concrete arch Dam No. 2; (2) the 1-mile-long Lake Kokanee; 
(3) a power intake located on the left abutment; (4) a 17-foot-
diameter, 2.5-mile-long pressure tunnel that leads to a surge tank and 
three 12-foot-diameter, 1,350-foot-long penstocks; (5) the Cushman No. 
2 powerhouse, situated on the shoreline of Hood Canal, containing three 
identical generating units with a total installed capacity of 81 MW; 
(6) a switchyard adjacent to the powerhouse; (7) two 37-mile-long, 115-
kV transmission lines extending to the Pearl Street Substation in the 
City of Tacoma; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    The Applicant proposes to (1) construct a new 1.3 MW powerhouse at 
the base of Dam No. 2 to utilize the proposed 100 cubic foot per second 
minimum flow release from that dam, and (2) remove the McTaggert Creek 
diversion structure and restore the stream channel to its original 
configuration.
    m. Purpose of Project: Power generated at the project is delivered 
to customers in the City of Tacoma, Washington.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
D10.
    o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application, 
as amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance 
Branch, located at 941 North Capitol Street, NE., Room 3104, 
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371.
    2a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11486-000.
    c. Date Filed: June 13, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Pacolet River Power Company, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: New Savannah Bluff Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: On Savannah River, Richmond County, Georgia, and Aiken 
County, South Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles P. Mierek, Pacolet River Power 
Company, Inc., 5250 Clifton-Glendale Road, Spartanburg, SC 29307-4618, 
(803) 579-4405.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Dees (202) 219-2807.
    j. Comment Date: October 5, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would utilize the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam and would 
consist of: (1) a proposed headrace canal; (2) a proposed powerhouse 
housing one hydropower unit with a total capacity of 7,200 kW; (3) a 
proposed tailrace; (4) two proposed transmission lines (46 kV and 13.8 
kV); and (5) appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the 
annual energy generation would be 45,290 MWh and that the cost of the 
studies to be performed under the permit would be $175,000. The energy 
would be sold to an electric utility company in the southeast.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
    3a. Type of Application: New License.
    b. Project No.: 2354-018.
    c. Date filed: December 18, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: North Georgia Project.
    f. Location: On the Tallulah, Tugalo, and Chattooga Rivers in 
Rabun, Habersham, and Stephens Counties, Georgia, and Oconee County, 
South Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Major H. Thompson, Jr., Manager, FERC 
Licensing and Compliance, 333 Pedimont Avenue, 16th Floor, Atlanta, GA 
30308, (404) 526-7140.
    i. FERC Contact: James Hunter at (202) 219-2839.
    j. Deadline Date: October 3, 1994.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see standard paragraph D10 below.
    l. Description of Project: The project consists of six separate 
developments: Burton, Nacoochee, Mathis-Terrora, and Tallulah Falls on 
the Tallulah River, and Tugalo and Yonah on the Tugalo River. Tugalo 
Dam impounds the confluence and portions of the Tallulah and Chattooga 
Rivers. Each development is described separately below.
    Burton consists of: (1) the 983-foot-long, 128-foot-high Burton 
Dam, with a 197-foot-long gated spillway; (2) a 2,775-acre reservoir at 
full pool elevation 1,866.6 feet; (3) two 7-foot-diameter, 120-foot-
long steel penstocks; (4) a powerhouse at the toe of the dam containing 
two generating units with a total rated capacity of 8,100 kW; (5) a 50-
foot-wide tailrace that merges with the river channel 150 feet 
downstream of the powerhouse; and (6) a step up transformer, in the 
substation at the west end of the powerhouse, connecting directly to 
the applicant's distribution system.
    Nacoochee consists of: (1) the 500-foot-long, 73-foot-high 
Nacoochee Dam, with a 140-foot-long free-crested spillway; (2) a 260-
acre reservoir at full pool elevation 1,752.5 feet; (3) two 9-foot-
diameter, 80-foot-long steel penstocks; (4) a powerhouse at the toe of 
the dam containing two generating units with a total rated capacity of 
4,800 kW; (5) a 50-foot-wide tailrace that merges with the river 
channel 200 feet downstream of the powerhouse; and (6) a step up 
transformer, in the substation adjacent to the powerhouse, connecting 
directly to the distribution system.
    Mathis-Terrora consists of: (1) the 615-foot-long, 115-foot-high 
Mathis Dam, with a 290-foot-long gated spillway; (2) a 370-foot-long, 
65-foot-high saddle dike on the reservoir rim; (3) Lake Rabun, with a 
780-acre surface area at full pool elevation 1,689.6 feet; (4) a 
reinforced concrete intake structure on the right abutment 1,500 feet 
upstream of the dam; (5) a 5,334-foot-long, 16-foot-high, 11- to 13-
foot-wide, horseshoe-shaped power tunnel cut through rock and lined 
only at the entrance and exit; (6) a reinforced concrete surge tank; 
(7) two 850-foot-long, 9-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (8) the Terrora 
powerhouse containing two generating units with a total rated capacity 
of 16,000 kW and discharging directly into the Tullulah Falls 
impoundment; and (9) four transformers, in the substation at the east 
end of the powerhouse, connecting directly to the distribution system.
    Tallulah Falls consists of: (1) the 426-foot-long, 130-foot-high 
Tallulah Falls Dam, with a 280-foot-long gated spillway section; (2) 
Tallulah Falls Lake, with a 63-acre surface area at full pool elevation 
1,500 feet; (3) a reinforced concrete intake structure on the right 
bank 75 feet upstream of the dam; (4) a 6,665-foot-long, 11-foot-wide, 
14.5-foot-high, horseshoe-shaped, concrete-lined power tunnel; (5) a 
reinforced concrete surge tank; (6) six 5-foot-diameter, 1,250-foot-
long steel penstocks; (7) a powerhouse in the Tallulah Gorge containing 
six generating units with a total rated capacity of 72,000 kW; (8) a 
10- to 50-foot-wide tailrace that merges with the river channel 250 
feet downstream of the powerhouse; (9) 15 transformers, in the 
substation adjacent to the powerhouse; and (10) a 0.3-mile, 110 kV 
transmission line connecting to the Tallulah Lodge substation, which is 
part of the applicant's distribution system.
    Tugalo consists of: (1) the 160-foot-high, 840-foot-long Tugalo 
Dam, with a 308-foot-long gated spillway section; (2) Tugalo Lake, with 
a 597-acre surface area at full pool elevation 891.5 feet; (3) four 13-
foot-diameter, 308-foot-long steel penstocks; (4) a powerhouse 130 feet 
downstream of the toe of the dam containing four generating units with 
a total rated capacity of 45,000 kW; (5) a 150-foot-wide tailrace that 
merges with the river channel 200 feet downstream of the powerhouse; 
and (6) two transformers, in the substation between the dam and the 
powerhouse, connecting directly to the distribution system.
    Yonah consists of: (1) the 947-foot-long, 90-foot-high Yonah Dam, 
with a 450-foot-long spillway section that has 2-foot-high flashboards; 
(2) Yonah Lake, with a 325-acre surface area at full pool elevation 
744.25 feet; (3) three 15-foot-diameter, 80-foot-long penstocks through 
the dam; (4) a powerhouse at the toe of the dam containing three 
generating units with a total rated capacity of 22,500 kW; (5) a 120-
foot-wide tailrace that merges with the river channel 300 feet 
downstream of the powerhouse; and (6) five transformers, in the 
substation at the southwest corner of the powerhouse, connecting 
directly to the distribution system.
    m. Purpose of Project: The average annual generation of the North 
Georgia project is 427.8 GWh. Power generated at the project is 
delivered to customers within the applicant's service area.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
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, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 
208-1371. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
Georgia Power Company's office at 333 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, 
Georgia, (404) 526-6526.
    4 a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 11162-002.
    c. Date filed: April 29, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Power & Light Company.
    e. Name of Project: Prairie du Sac Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: on the Wisconsin River, Sauk and Columbia Counties, 
Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Norman E. Boys, Wisconsin Power & Light 
Company, P.O. Box 192, 222 West Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53701-
0192, (608) 252-3311.
    i. FERC Contact: Mary C. Golato (202) 219-2804.
    j. Deadline Date for Interventions and Protests: October 13, 1994.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing but is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time--see standard paragraph D8 below.
    l. Description of Project: The project, which is currently 
operating, consists of the following facilities: (1) an existing 1,775-
foot-long earth dike; (2) an existing 1,010-foot-long concrete spillway 
with 41 gates; (3) an existing navigation lock; (4) an existing 
powerhouse containing eight turbine-generator units having a total 
installed capacity of approximately 29 megawatts; (5) an existing short 
dike; (6) an existing impoundment having an estimated normal surface 
area of 9,180 acres; and (7) two existing 69-kilovolt transmission 
lines extending 400 feet; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The owner of 
the dam is Wisconsin Power & Light Company. The applicant estimates 
that the average annual generation is 151,800 megawatt hours.
    m. Purpose of Project: All project energy generated would be 
utilized by the applicant for sale.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A2, A9, B1, and D8.
    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, 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 Power & Light Company, Mr. Norman E. Boys, P.O. Box 192, 225 
West Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53701-0191 at (608) 252-3311.
    5 a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-2536-009.
    c. Date Filed: June 26, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Niagara of Wisconsin Paper Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Little Quinnesec Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Menominee River in Marinette County, Wisconsin, 
and Dickerson County, Michigan.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: David W. Schmutzler, Niagara of Wisconsin 
Paper Corporation, 1101 Mill Street, Niagara, WI 54151, (715) 251-3151.
    i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee (202) 219-2809.
    j. Deadline Date:

    Comments: October 11, 1994.

    Reply Comments: November 25, 1994.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time--see standard paragraph D9 below.
    l. Description of Project: The project as licensed consists of: (1) 
A 3,000 acre-foot reservoir with normal reservoir surface elevation at 
943.0 feet m.s.l.; (2) a concrete dam having (a) a left abutment 
section about 26 feet long and 24 feet high, (b) a spillway section 
about 114.6-foot-long controlled by two 23.3 feet wide and 12 feet high 
taintor gates and by two 24.5-foot-wide and 12-foot-high wooden 
needles, (c) a sluice gate section about 10.25 feet long controlled by 
8-foot-high wooden needles, (d) a forebay wall section about 38.5 feet 
long and 15.96 feet high, and (e) a retaining wall section about 95 
feet long, with an opening/inlet for the penstock, tied into the right 
riverbank; (3) a stop-log structure about 128.25 feet long with 10 bays 
each 8 feet wide which controls inflow to the forebay; (4) a forebay; 
(5) a trashrack structure about 90.5 feet long with a large platform; 
(6) a steel penstock 16 feet in diameter, about 245.5 feet long; (7) a 
powerhouse, which is an integral part of the paper mill, with 6 
generating units and total installed capacity of 9,352 kW; (8) a sheet 
piling wall about 501 feet long and 18 feet high, which protects the 
paper mill building; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
    m. Purpose of Project: All project power is utilized entirely in 
the applicant's pulp and paper mill operations.
    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 Niagara of Wisconsin Paper Corporation, 
1101 Mill Street, Niagara, WI 54151 or by calling (715) 251-3151.
    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.
    6 a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 11322-000.
    c. Date filed: August 20, 1992.
    d. Applicant: Tuolumne Utilities District.
    e. Name of Project: Columbia Water Supply Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Partially on lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management and Bureau of Reclamation, near the town of Sonora, in 
Tuolumne County, California. T2N, R14E in sections 1, 2, and 3; T3N, 
R14E in sections 34 and 35.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Malcolm D. Crawford, Tuolumne Utilities 
District, P.O. Box 3728, 13144 Mono Way, Sonora, CA 95370, (209) 532-
5536.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
    j. Deadline Date: Comments--10/17/94. Reply Comments--11/30/94.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see standard paragraph D10 below.
    l. Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Invitation for 
Written Scoping Comments: The Commission staff intends to prepare an 
environmental assessment (EA) for the Columbia 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 to all interested parties 
for review. 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 considered in reaching the 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 these comments, a 
scoping document outlining subject areas to be addressed in the EA will 
be mailed to all 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, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, by the deadline date shown in item (j) above. All 
written correspondence should clearly show the following caption on the 
first page: Columbia Water Supply Hydroelectric Project No. 11322.
    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 for the project. 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 consist of: 
(1) The applicant's existing 5-mile-long Columbia Ditch which gets 
water from the Main Tuolumne Canal of Pacific Gas & Electric's licensed 
Phoenix Project No. 1061; (2) an intake structure on the ditch; (3) an 
18,700-foot-long steel penstock; (4) a powerhouse containing one 
generating unit with an installed capacity of 350 kW; (5) a 500-foot-
long tailrace returning water to the Bureau of Reclamation's existing 
New Melones Reservoir; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
D10.
    o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application, 
as amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance 
Branch, located at 941 North Capitol Street, NE., Room 3104, 
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Tuolumne Utilities 
District, located at 13144 Mono Way, Sonora, California, or by calling 
Mr. Malcolm D. Crawford at (209) 532-5536.
    7 a. Type of Application: Amendment to Enlarge Project Boundary.
    b. Project No: 2105-033.
    c. Date Filed: August 2, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Upper North Fork Feather River.
    f. Location: On the North Fork Feather River, near the town of 
Quincy, in Plumas County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Shankar Bhattacharya, Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company, 77 Beale Street, P.O. Box 7442, (415) 973-5310.
    i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad, (202) 219-2665.
    j. Comment Date: October 3, 1994.
    k. Description of Amendment: Licensee proposes to extend the 
boundary of the Upper North Fork Feather River Project, FERC No. 2105, 
to include about 8 acres of land in the vicinity of the project's 
Belden Siphon. Licensee proposes the extension to improve the slope 
stability around the Belden Siphon, and to allow for the construction 
of associated access roads. The project's boundary extension affects 
property that includes both PG&E fee lands and federally owned lands 
administered by the Plumas National Forest.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    8 a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 10942-001.
    c. Date filed: March 8, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Skykomish River Hydro.
    e. Name of Project: Martin Creek.
    f. Location: In Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, on Martin 
Creek, in King County, Washington. Township 26S, Range 12E, Sections 
13, 24 and 25.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lon G. Covin, 1442 130th Avenue NE., 
Bellevue, WA 98005, (206) 455-0234.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 219-2846.
    j. Deadline Date for Protests and Interventions: October 20, 1994.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time--see standard paragraph D7 
below. A separate notice of upcoming scoping meetings and site visit 
has been issued. If you have any questions about that notice call Carl 
Keller at (202) 219-2831.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) A diversion dam on Kelley Creek with negligible impoundment; (2) a 
diversion dam on Martin Creek with negligible impoundment; (3) a 44-
inch-diameter, 810-foot-long penstock from the Martin Creek dam to a 
confluence; (4) a 38-inch-diameter, 590-foot-long penstock from the 
Kelley Creek dam to a confluence; (5) a 10,436-foot-long penstock from 
the confluence to; (6) a powerhouse containing a generating unit with a 
capacity of 10.2 MW and an estimated average annual generation of 39.44 
GWh; (7) a 2.3-mile-long underground transmission line connecting to 
Puget Sound Power and Light Company's Skykomish substation; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities.
    m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A2, A9, B1, D7.
    9 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit
    b. Project No. 11464-000
    c. Date filed: March 25, 1994
    d. Applicant: Utah State University
    e. Name of Project: U.S.U. Hydro-Electric Project
    f. Location: On Logan River in Cache County, Utah near the city of 
Logan, on the Utah State University campus. T.12N, R.1E., sections 35 
and 36. Salt Lake Meridian and Base line.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:

    Fred Hunsaker, Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Utah 
State University, Logan, UT 84322-1445, (801) 797-1146

    Richard Strong, University Engineer, Campus Planning & Engineering, 
Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-8400, (801) 797-3737

    i. FERC Contact: Ms. Deborah Frazier-Stutely (202) 219-2842.
    j. Comment Date: October 27, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of 
the existing Logan 1 Hydropower facility, consisting of: (1) the 30-
foot-high, 200-foot-long reinforced concrete gravity dam; (2) an 11.4 
acre reservoir with a storage capacity of 84 acre-feet, with a water 
surface elevation at 4,677.18 feet msl; (3) a powerhouse located at the 
dam, containing a single generating unit rated at 300kW; (4) a 
tailrace; and (5) related facilities.
    The applicant is proposing to increase the project installed 
capacity from 300kW to 600kW to approximately double the annual 
generation.
    The applicant estimates the cost of the studies to be conducted 
under the preliminary permit at $100,000.
    No new roads will be needed for the purpose of conducting these 
studies.
    l. Purpose of Project: The applicant is seeking a permit to study 
the feasibility of expanding their Logan 1 Hydropower Project. See, 61 
FERC 62,011. All generated power will continue to be used by the 
University and no power will be sold to non-University entities.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
    10 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11493-000.
    c. Date filed: August 1, 1994.
    d. Applicant: L. B. Industries, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Brink Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: Partially on lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management, near Bear Valley, about 14 miles southeast of the town of 
Richfield, in Sevier County, Utah. RW1, T25S; RW1, T24S; R1W, T23S; 
R2W, T23S; R2W, T22S.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)--
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Rick S. Koebbe, Vice President, L. B. 
Industries, Inc., 1401 Shoreline Drive, P.O. Box 2797, Boise, Idaho 
83701, (208) 345-7028.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
    j. Comment Date: October 20, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed pumped storage project 
would consist of: (1) a 60-foot-high dam forming a 94-acre upper 
reservoir on the Brink Ridge; (2) a 12-foot-diameter, 3,100-foot-long 
steel penstock connecting the upper reservoir with a lower reservoir; 
(3) a powerhouse containing 2 generating units with a total installed 
capacity of 200 MW; (4) a 10-foot-high dam forming the 69-acre lower 
reservoir in Bear Valley; (5) a 15-mile-long, 230-kV transmission line 
interconnecting with an existing PacifiCorp transmission line at the 
Sigurd Substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    No new access roads will be needed to conduct the studies. The 
approximate cost of the studies would be $1,000,000.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, 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.
    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 would 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, 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 must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
    D7. 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. 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.
    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.
    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 (October 11, 1994 
for Project No. 2536-009). All reply comments must be filed with the 
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (November 25, 
1994 for Project No. 2536-009). 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, 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 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 (September 30, 
1994 for Project No. 460-001; October 3, 1994 for Project No. 2354-018; 
October 17, 1994 for Project No. 11322-000). All reply comments must be 
filed with the Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice 
(November 14, 1994 for Project No. 460-001; November 17, 1994 for 
Project No. 2354-018; November 30, 1994 for Project No. 11322-000).
    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, 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 on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.

    Dated: August 22, 1994.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-21193 Filed 8-26-94; 8:45 am]
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