[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19905-19911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 1494-094, et al.]
Hydroelectric Applications [Grand River Dam Authority, et al.];
Notice of 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: Request For Commission Approval To Grant
A Permit For Dredging On Project Lands.
b. Project No.: 1494-094.
c. Date filed: February 27, 1995.
d. Applicant: Grand River Dam Authority.
e. Name of Project: Pensacola Project.
f. Location: Grand Lake O' The Cherokees, Delaware County, Afton,
Oklahoma.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Bob Sullivan, Grand River Dam Authority,
P.O. Box 409, Drawer G, Vinita, OK 74301, (918) 256-5545.
i. FERC Contact: Joseph C. Adamson, (202) 219-1040.
j. Comment Date: May 17, 1995.
k. Description of Proposed Action: Grand River Dam Authority
requested Commission authorization to issue a dredging permit as
required by license article 21. The application is to permit Mr. Robert
Micco to excavate an area 310 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 10 feet
deep, from the lake bottom of Grand Lake O' The Cherokees, for a boat
launch. The applicant was granted approval to dredge an area 90 feet
long, 90 feet wide, and 10 feet deep in the Order Approving Non-Project
Use of Project Lands, 68 FERC 62,094, issued July 27, 1994. The
permit would allow the applicant to increase the length of the area by
310 feet, making the area 400 feet long, 90 feet wide, and 10 feet
deep.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
2 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11524-000.
c. Date filed: March 2, 1995.
d. Applicant: Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority.
e. Name of Project: Middle Bar.
f. Location: Partially on lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, on the Mokelumne River, in Amador and Calaveras Counties,
California. Township 5 N, Range 11 E, and Section 16.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David B. Ward, Counsel, Flood & Ward,
1000 Potomac St. N.W., Suite 402, Washington DC 20007, (202) 298-6910.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 219-2846.
j. Comment Date: June 30, 1995.
k. Description of Project: The project would utilize the upper
reach of Pardee Reservoir for the Lower Mokelumne Project No. 2716 and
consist of: (1) A 190-foot-high concrete arch dam; (2) a reservoir with
a storage capacity of 40,000 acre-feet; (3) a powerhouse containing a
generating unit with a capacity of 31 MW and an average annual
generation of 80 Gwh; and (4) a 3-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 $2,484,000.
l. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
3 a. Type of Application: Conduit Exemption.
b. Project No.: 11529-000.
c. Date filed: March 17, 1995.
d. Applicant: John Forgy.
e. Name of Project: Forgy Project.
f. Location: At Mr. Forgy's end of his 1\1/4\-inch-diameter PVC
domestic and irrigation water supply pipe that takes water from an
unnamed spring, in Adams County, Idaho, at NW\1/4\ of SW\1/4\ Section
33 Township 22N Range 1E. The spring is within Payette National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Forgy, 2740 Hillman Basin Road, New
Meadows, ID 83654, (208) 628-3136.
i. FERC Contact: Hector M. Perez at (202) 219-2843.
j. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D-4.
k. Comment Date: June 12, 1995.
l. The existing project would consist of: A 180-watt unit at the
end of Mr. Forgy's water supply pipeline. [[Page 19906]]
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A2, A9, B1, and D4.
n. 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
the address shown in item h above.
4 a. Type of Application: Approval of the Upper Androscoggin River
Comprehensive Recreation Plan.
b. Project Nos: 2422-014, 2326-012, 2311-013, 2300-012.
c. Date filed: March 1, 1995.
d. Applicant: James River-New Hampshire Electric, Inc.
e. Name of Projects: Sawmill Hydroelectric Project, Cross Power
Hydroelectric Project, Gorham Hydroelectric Project, Shelburne
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: All five projects are in Coos County, New Hampshire.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jon M. Christensen, Project Manager,
Kleinschmidt Associates, Consulting Engineers, 75 Main Street, P.O. Box
576, Pittsfield, ME 04967, (207) 487-3328.
i. FERC Contact: Jean Potvin, (202) 219-0022.
j. Comment Date: May 22, 1995.
k. Description of Project: The licensee requests approval for the
Upper Androscoggin River Comprehensive Recreation Plan which includes
the recreation facility development for the above referenced projects.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
5 a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2474-004.
c. Date filed: December 4, 1991.
d. Applicant: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Oswego River Project.
f. Location: On the Oswego River in Oswego County, New York.
g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jerry Sabattis, Hydro Licensing
Coordinator, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 300 Erie Boulevard West,
Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 474-1511.
i. FERC Contact: John McEachern (202) 219-3056.
j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D9.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this
time with one exception. Fish entrainment studies, being conducted as a
result of additional information requested by the Commission, have not
yet been completed. Nevertheless, we believe the issues with respect of
this issue are identifiable at this time. When the draft and final
entrainment reports are submitted to the Commission, they will be
reviewed for adequacy. In the interim, environmental analysis will
proceed on all other issues--see attached paragraph D9. No second REA
notice will be issued.
l. Description of Project: The project as licensed consists of the
following: The Oswego River Project consists of three generating
facilities, beginning with the most upstream: the Fulton Development,
the Minetto Development, and the Varick Development. The existing
features are described below for each development.
Fulton Development
The development is comprised of the following features: (1) A
concrete buttress dam, totaling about 509 feet long, with a maximum
height of 15 feet at a crest elevation of 334.0 feet mean sea level
(msl), topped with about 6-inch-high flashboards, consisting of a gated
concrete intake section, about 35 feet high by 41 feet long by 14 feet
wide, having (a) three steel gates, measuring 8 feet high by 6.5 feet
wide; (b) a forebay measuring 10 feet long by 40 feet wide; (c)
perpendicular trashracks with \3/8\-inch steel bars at 2\1/2\-inch
openings for a total gross area of 538 square feet; and (d) an existing
bypass reach about 1,850 feet long; (2) a concrete-steel with brick
masonry powerhouse, about 55 feet high by 25 feet wide by 43 feet long,
equipped with two vertical fixed-propeller turbine and synchronous
generator combinations having (a) a total rated capacity of 1,250
kilowatts (Kw); (b) an operating hydraulic capacity of 1,010 cubic feet
per second (cfs); (c) a rated head of 17 feet; and (d) an average
annual generation of 7,380 Mwh; (3) a switchgear building, about 24
feet by 32 feet, housing the main controls for the units; (4) an
impoundment having (a) a surface area of about 33 acres (AC); (b) a 620
acre-feet (AF) gross storage capacity; (c) a useable storage capacity
of 30 AF; and (d) a normal pool headwater elevation of 334.5 feet msl;
and (5) appurtenant facilities.
Minetto Development
The development is comprised of the following features: (1) A
concrete gravity dam, totaling about 500 feet long, with a maximum
height of 22.5 feet at a crest elevation of 307.0 feet msl, topped with
proposed 10-inch-high pneumatic flashboards, consisting of a gated
concrete intake section, about 40 feet high by 190 feet long, having
(a) nine steel gates, measuring 9 feet high by 11 feet wide; and (b)
perpendicular trashracks with \1/2\-inch steel bars at 2\1/2\ inch
openings for a total gross area of 2,891 square feet; (2) a concrete-
steel with brick masonry powerhouse, about 77 feet high by 88 feet wide
by 230 feet long, equipped with five vertical Francis turbine and
General Electric generator combinations having (a) an existing total
rated capacity of 8,000 Kw, a total hydraulic capacity of 7,000 cfs,
and an average annual generation of 31,800 Mwh; (b) a proposed total
rated capacity of 10,500 Kw, a total hydraulic capacity of 8,000 cfs,
and an average annual generation of 47,300 Mwh; and (c) a rated head of
17.5 feet; (3) an impoundment having (a) a surface area of about 350
AC; (b) a gross storage capacity of 4,730 AF; (c) a useable storage
capacity of 290 AF; and (d) a normal pool headwater elevation of 307.8
msl; and (4) appurtenant facilities.
Varick Development
The development is comprised of the following features: (1) A
masonry gravity dam, totaling about 730 feet long with a maximum height
of 13 feet, consisting of (a) a curved section, measuring 480 feet long
with a crest elevation of 267.5 feet msl, topped with proposed 2.5-
foot-high replacing the existing ``stepped'' flashboards, which varies
from the west to each in heights at each quarter of the section: 30
inches, 32 inches, 34 inches and 36 inches; (b) a straight section,
measuring 250 feet long with a crest elevation of 268.5 msl, also
topped with a proposed 2.5-foot-high rubber dam, replacing the existing
``stepped'' flashboards, varying in heights of 10 inches; and (c) a
gated section, about 189 feet long by 28 feet wide, with (i) 24 steel
gates measuring 11 feet high by 6.25 feet wide, (ii) an unused minimum
flow gate, (iii) a forebay measuring 950 feet long by 150 feet wide;
(iv) perpendicular trashracks with 3/8-inch steel bars at 4-inch
openings for a total gross area of 3,083 square feet; and an existing
bypass reach about 1,940 feet long; (2) a concrete and brick
powerhouse, about 78 feet high by 66 feet wide by 271 feet long,
equipped with four vertical fixed-blade turbine and synchronous
generator [[Page 19907]] combinations having (a) an existing total
rated capacity of 8,800 Kw, a total hydraulic capacity of 5,600 cfs,
and an average annual generation of 35,000 MWH; (b) a proposed total
rated capacity of 10,000 kW, a total hydraulic capacity of 6,400 cfs,
and an average annual generation of 43,300 mWH; and (c) a rated head of
19.6 feet; (3) an impoundment having (a) a surface area of about 32 AC;
(b) a 435 AF of gross storage capacity; (c) a useable storage capacity
of 80 AF; and (d) a normal pool headwater elevation of 270.0 msl; and
(4) appurtenant facilities.
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 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 300
Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 474-1511.
p. Scoping Process: In gathering background information for
preparation of the Environmental Assessment for the issuance of a
Federal hydropower license, staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, is using a scoping process to identify significant
environmental issues related to the construction and operation or the
continued operation of hydropower projects. The staff will review all
issues raised during the scoping process and identify issues deserving
of study and also deemphasize insignificant issues, narrowing the scope
of the environmental assessment as well. If preliminary analysis
indicates that any issues presented in the scoping process would have
little potential for causing significant impacts, the issue or issues
will be identified and the reasons for not providing a more detailed
analysis will be given.
q. Request for Scoping Comments: Federal, state, and local resource
agencies; licensees, applicants, and developers; Indian tribes; other
interested groups and individuals, are requested to forward to the
Commission, any information that they believe will assist the
Commission staff in conducting an accurate and thorough analysis of the
site-specific and cumulative environmental effects of the proposed
licensing activities of the project(s). Therefore you are requested to
provide information related to the following items:
Information, data, maps, or professional opinion may
contribute to defining the geographical and temporal scope of the
analysis and identifying significant environmental issues.
Identification of and information from any other EIS or
similar study (previous, on-going, or planned) relevant to the proposed
licensing activities in the subject river basin.
Existing information and any data that would aid in
describing the past and present effects of the project(s) and other
developmental activities on the physical/chemical, biological, and
socioeconomic environments. For example, fish stocking/management
histories in the subject river, historic water quality data and the
reasons for improvement or degradation of the quality, any wetland
habitat loss or proposals to develop land and water resources within
the basin.
Identification of any federal, state, or local resource
plans and future project proposals that encompass the subject river or
basin. For example, proposals to construct or operate water treatment
facilities, recreation areas, or implement fishery management programs.
Documentation that would support a conclusion that the
project(s) does not contribute, or does contribute to adverse and
beneficial cumulative effects on resources and therefore should be
excluded for further study or excluded from further consideration of
cumulative impacts within the river basin. Documentation should
include, but not 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 assessment
should be filed by the deadline established in paragraph D9.
6 a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: P-2188-030.
c. Date filed: November 30, 1992.
d. Applicant: Montana Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Missouri-Madison Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Madison and Missouri Rivers in Gallatin,
Madison, Lewis and Clark, and Cascade Counties, Montana.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Linda McGillan, Montana Power Company, 40
East Broadway, Butte, MT 59701, (406) 723-5454 ext. 73352.
i. FERC Contact: John McEachern (202) 219-3056.
j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D9.
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 existing Missouri-Madison Project
consists of nine developments described as follows.
The Hebgen Development which includes: A reservoir that stores and
regulates flow from a 905 square mile drainage area and has a surface
area of 13,000 acres at normal maximum reservoir water level of
6,534.87 feet. Normal maximum reservoir storage is 386,184 acre-feet,
of which 378,845 acre-feet are usable storage between elevations 6,473
feet and 6,534.87 feet. Existing structures consist of a diversion dam,
an outlet works, a side-channel spillway, several buildings, and two 15
kW diesel-fueled generators. The dam is an earth-filled structure 721
feet long and 85 feet above the streambed. The outlet works consists of
an intake structure, an outlet conduit through the dam, and a terminal
structure. The spillway, which is located on the right bank of the
river, is 375 feet long and discharges to a discharge chute that varies
from 47 feet wide at the inlet to 20 feet wide at the downstream end.
The downstream end is equipped with a flip bucket that provides energy
dissipation into a riprap-lined plunge pool in the Madison River. The
buildings include a residence, garage, recreation residences, and
boathouse.
The Madison Development which includes: A reservoir, known as Ennis
Lake, that intercepts a drainage area of 2,181 square miles and has a
normal maximum surface area of 3,900 acres at elevation 4,841 feet.
Normal maximum reservoir storage is 41,917 acre-feet, of which 39,115
acre-feet are usable storage between elevations 4,826 feet and 4,841
feet. Existing structures consist of the diversion dam, intake, a flow
line, a surge chamber, penstocks, a powerhouse, and a tailrace. The
generating facilities at the powerhouse connect to a 100-kV power line
that is part of Montana Power's transmission system. The dam, which is
257 feet long and 38.5 feet high above the streambed, consists of a
rock-filled spillway, a concrete intake structure, and two non-overflow
abutment sections at each end. The spillway is 140 feet long with
roller-equipped side panels for providing control of flow. The intake
is at the right end of the spillway and provides flow control to the
steel flow [[Page 19908]] line. The flow line, which is 7,500 feet long
and 13 feet in diameter, is located on the right side of the river and
leads to the surge chamber and the powerhouse. The concrete surge
chamber is 38 feet wide, 117 feet long, and 34 feet high, and has an
overflow spillway over which water is discharged in the event of a
plant trip. Four penstocks 9 feet in diameter and about 90 feet long
convey water from the surge chamber to the powerhouse. The powerhouse
is 203 feet long, 67 feet wide, and 36 feet high, and contains four
generating units and associated equipment.
The Hauser Development which includes: Two connected reservoirs,
Hauser Lake and Lake Helena, that have a surface area of 5,970 acres
and intercept a drainage area of 16,876 square miles. Usable storage
capacities are 52,893 acre-feet for Hauser Lake and 11,360 acre-feet
for Lake Helena. Existing structures consist of a diversion dam, a
forebay, six penstocks, a powerhouse, a tailrace, and two 69-kV
transmission lines. A roadway embankment with a sluiceway connection to
the main reservoir isolates Lake Helena from Hauser Lake. Hauser Dam is
700 feet long and 80 feet high above the streambed. It consists of a
spillway, a non-overflow section, a forebay intake section, and two
abutment sections. The spillway is 493 feet long with slidegates and
removable flashboards for flow control. The intake, which enters the
forebay, is located between the non-overflow section and the right
abutment section. The forebay is a concrete structure 250 feet long and
39 feet wide, which directs flow to the powerhouse. Six steel penstocks
12 to 14 feet in diameter convey water from the forebay to the six
turbines in the powerhouse, which is 236 feet long and 57 feet wide.
Each of the two transmission lines is 12 miles long and extends to the
East Helena switching station.
The Holter Development which includes: A reservoir that has a
surface area of 4,550 acres at an elevation of 3,564 feet and
intercepts an area of 17,150 square miles. Normal maximum reservoir
storage is 240,000 acre-feet, of which 81,920 acre-feet are usable
storage between elevations 3,543 feet and 3,564 feet. Existing
structures consist of a diversion dam, a powerhouse, and a tailrace.
The dam is 1,364 feet long and 124 feet high above the streambed. It
consists of a central overflow spillway section, right and left non-
overflow sections, and a powerhouse intake section. The spillway is 682
feet long with slide gates and removable flashboards for flow control.
The powerhouse is constructed integrally with the dam and averages 208
feet long and 81 feet wide.
The Black Eagle Development which includes: A reservoir that
intercepts an area of 22,100 square miles and has a surface area of 402
acres at the normal maximum reservoir water level of 3,290 feet
elevation. Normal maximum reservoir storage is 1,820 acre-feet, of
which 1,710 acre-feet are usable storage between elevations 3,279 feet
and 3,290 feet. Existing structures consist of a diversion dam, a
forebay, a powerhouse, and a tailrace. The dam is 782 feet long and
34.5 feet high above the streambed. It consists of a 646-foot-long
overflow spillway with removable flashboards for flow control, a 105-
foot-long wastegate section with slidegates for flow control, and a
right abutment section. The forebay, which forms the left abutment of
the dam, is 421 feet long and 96 feet wide and directs flow to the
powerhouse. The intake and the powerhouse are constructed integrally
with the dam. The powerhouse averages 135 feet long and 50 feet wide
and contains three generators. The tailrace channel is about 1,500 feet
long with concrete sidewalls.
The Rainbow Development which includes: A reservoir that has a
surface area of 126 acres at normal reservoir water level of 3,224
feet. Normal maximum reservoir storage is 1,237 acre-feet, of which
1,170 acre-feet are usable storage between elevations 3,212 feet and
3,224 feet. Existing structures include a diversion dam, three flow
lines, a surge tank, a surge chamber, 16 penstocks, a powerhouse, and a
tailrace. The dam, which is 1,146 feet long and 44 feet high above the
streambed, consists of an overflow spillway, a concrete intake section,
and a wastegate structure on the right abutment. The spillway is 1,065
feet long with rubber dams and removable flashboards for flow control.
Two adjacent structures totaling about 200 feet wide form the intake,
which discharges into flow lines that are about 2,400 feet long. Flow
lines for units 7 and 8 have a surge tank 40 feet in diameter and 65
feet high. A standpipe 12 feet in diameter and 45 feet high is upstream
of the surge tank. Flow lines for units 1 through 6 lead to the surge
chamber, which is 182 feet wide and 346 feet long and has a spillway
for discharge of water in the event of a plant trip. Sixteen buried
penstocks transfer water from the surge tank and surge chamber to the
eight turbine generating units in the powerhouse. The powerhouse is 41
feet wide and 415 feet long with smaller extensions. The tailrace below
the powerhouse is about 60 feet wide and 850 feet long.
The Cochrane Development which includes: A reservoir that
intercepts an area of 23,270 square miles and has a surface area of 249
acres at the normal maximum reservoir water level of 3,115 feet
elevation. Normal maximum reservoir storage is 8,464 acre-feet, of
which 4,503 acre-feet are usable storage between elevations 3,090 feet
and 3,115 feet. Existing structures consist of a diversion dam, a
powerhouse, a tailrace, and a 100-kV transmission line. The diversion
dam is 856 feet long and 100 feet high above the streambed. It has a
spillway section, a powerhouse/intake section, and left and right non-
overflow sections. The spillway has radial gates for flow control and a
standby generator for emergency gate operation. The intake, penstocks,
and powerhouse are constructed integrally with the dam. The left and
right non-overflow sections are 190 and 144 feet long, respectively.
The transmission line is 2.9 miles long and connects the Cochrane
Development to the Rainbow Development switchyard.
The Ryan Development which includes: A reservoir that intercepts a
drainage area of 23,080 square miles and has a surface area of 168
acres at normal maximum elevation of 3,037 feet. Normal maximum
reservoir storage is 3,653 acre-feet, of which 2,440 acre-feet are
usable storage between elevations 3,020 feet and 3,037 feet. Existing
structures consist of a diversion dam, penstocks, a powerhouse, a
tailrace, and two adjacent 100-kV transmission lines. The diversion dam
is 1,465 feet long and 82 feet high above the streambed. It consists of
an overflow spillway, a wastegate section, an intake section, and left
and right abutment sections. The spillway is 1,000 feet long with
removable flashboards for flow control. The wastegate is 129 feet long
with gates for flow control and a skimmer gate. The intake section is
between the wastegate section and the left abutment and is 135 feet
long. The left and right abutments are 150 and 100 feet long,
respectively. Eight buried 327-foot-long penstocks convey water from
the intake to the powerhouse, which is 253 feet long and 89 feet wide
with six main generators and two exciters. The tailrace is about 1,500
feet long and tapers from 220 feet wide at its upstream end to 100 feet
wide at the discharge. The two adjacent power lines are 4.6 miles long
and terminate at the Rainbow Development switching station.
The Morony Development which includes: A reservoir that intercepts
a total drainage area of 23,292 square miles and has a surface area of
304 acres [[Page 19909]] at normal maximum reservoir water level of
2,887 feet elevation. Normal maximum reservoir storage is 13,598 acre-
feet, of which 7,595 acre-feet are usable storage between elevations
2,887 feet and 2,861 feet. Existing structures consist of a diversion
dam, a powerhouse integral with the dam, a tailrace, and a 100-kV
transmission line. The dam is 842 feet long and 96 feet high above the
streambed. It consists of an overflow spillway section, a powerhouse/
intake section, and left and right non-overflow sections. The spillway
is 390 feet long with nine radial gates for regulating flow and a slide
gate for handling trash. The powerhouse/intake section is 195 feet long
and contains the penstocks leading to the powerhouse, which is 162 feet
long and 58 feet wide. Water is discharged through a short tail race.
The left and right non-overflow sections of the dam are 199 and 68 feet
long, respectively. The 100-kV transmission line is 8.5 miles long and
terminates at the Great Falls switchyard. The original license included
a 7.4-mile-long, 100-kV transmission line to the Rainbow Development
switchyard.
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 Montana Power Company, 40 East Broadway,
Butte, MT 59701 or by calling (406) 723-5454.
p. Scoping Process: In gathering background information for
preparation of the environmental impact statement (EIS) 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 project. A scoping document was issued in December 1993, and
comments were invited. Commission staff also conducted four scoping
meetings; three meetings were primarily for public input, while one
meeting focused on resource agency and non-governmental organization
concerns. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies were
invited to attend one or more of the meetings and to provide written
scoping comments to assist the staff in identifying the scope of
environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EIS. The staff has
reviewed all issues raised during the scoping process and identified
those issues deserving of detailed analysis in the EIS. The staff has
also narrowed the scope of the EIS by identifying insignificant issues;
the reasons for not providing a more detailed analysis of these issues
will be given in the draft EIS.
q. Request for Scoping Comments: Federal, state, and local resource
agencies and other interested groups or individuals were requested to
forward to the Commission any information that they believed would
assist the Commission staff in conducting an accurate and thorough
analysis of the site-specific and cumulative environmental effects of
the proposed licensing of the project. The types of information
requested included:
Existing information, data, reports or resource plans that
would aid in characterizing baseline physical, biological, and social
environments in the project's vicinity.
Information, data, or professional judgement that may help
identify or evaluate significant environmental issues, and other
environmental issues that are determined not significant.
Comments concerning the scope of the environmental assessment
should be filed by the deadline established in paragraph D9.
7 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11528-000.
c. Date filed: March 20, 1995.
d. Applicant: Alaska Business and Industrial Development
Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Grant Lake Water Power Project.
f. Location: On Falls Creek and Grant Creek, near the town of
Seward, in the Third Judicial District of the state of Alaska. All
project lands are owned by the state.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Fred G. Brown, President, Alaska Business and
Industrial Development Corporation, 1469 Holy Cross Drive, Fairbanks,
AK 99701, (907) 451-2898.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
j. Comment Date: June 26, 1995.
k. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river project would
involve dredging a 1,200-foot-long, 40-foot-deep channel in the state's
existing Grant Lake, and would consist of: (1) A lake tap at the outlet
of Grant Lake; (2) a 9-foot-diameter, 3,200-foot-long tunnel; (3) a
powerhouse containing an unspecified number of generating units with a
total installed capacity of 7,000 kW; (4) a 1.2-mile-long transmission
line interconnecting with an existing Daves Creek-Seward transmission
line; (5) a 2.6-mile-long access road; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
The applicant is also exploring the option of diverting water from
nearby Falls Creek into Grant Lake to supplement the flow available for
the project. This option would consist of: (1) An intake on Falls
Creek; and (2) a 2-mile-long pipeline leading to Grant Lake.
No new roads will be constructed to conduct the studies.
1. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
8 a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
b. Project No.: P-6901-026.
c. Date filed: June 18, 1993, and supplemented on February 14,
1994, and March 17, 1995.
d. Applicant: City of New Martinsville.
e. Name of Project: New Cumberland Project.
f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New Cumberland
Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, in Hancock County, West Virginia and
Jefferson County, Ohio.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: David F. Pritchard, Burgess and Niple,
Limited, 5085 Reed Road, Columbus, OH 43220, (614) 459-2050.
i. FERC Contact: Monica Maynard, (202) 219-2652
j. Comment date: June 2, 1995
k. Description of Amendment: Article 402 of the project license
requires a continuous mitigative spillflow release of 15,000 cubic feet
per second from the project during the period from July through
October, to ensure maintenance of 6.5 milligrams per liter of dissolved
oxygen (DO) throughout the downstream pool. The City of New
Martinsville requests to substitute real-time monitoring and project
operation adjustments to detect and alleviate low DO concentrations in
the Ohio River downstream from the project for the continuous spillflow
requirement.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, 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 [[Page 19910]] 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, 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 comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
D4. 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 (June 12, 1995 for
Project No. 11529-000). All reply comments must be filed with the
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (July 26, 1995
for Project No. 11529-000).
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
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF [[Page 19911]] INTENT
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,''
``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 protesting or intervening; 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. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
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 (June 2, 1995 for
Project No. 2474-004; June 5, 1995 for Project No. 2188-030). All reply
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the
date of this notice (July 17, 1995 for Project No. 2474-004; July 20,
1995 for Project No. 2188-030).
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, 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: April 17, 1995, Washington, D. C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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