[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32308-32311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15154]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 11539-000, et al.]


Hydroelectric Applications [Willliams Water Power Company, 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: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11539-000.
    c. Date Filed: May 5, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Williams Water Power Company, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Williams Dam Water Power Project.
    f. Location: On the East Fork of the White River near the Town of 
Williams, Lawrence County, Indiana.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas J. Reiss, Jr., Williams Water 
Power Company, Inc., P.O. Box 553, 315 Hart Street, Watertown, WS 
53094, 414-261-7975.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Dees, 202-219-2807.
    j. Comment Date: August 14, 1995.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) an existing dam approximately 525 feet long; (2) an existing 200 
acre reservoir with a median water surface elevation of 474.2 feet 
NGVD; (3) an existing powerhouse, 128 feet long housing hydropower 
units with a total capacity of 2,700 Kw; (4) a proposed 12.5 Kv 
transmission line 250 feet long; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The 
applicant estimates that the annual energy generation would be 12 GWh 
and that the cost of the studies to be performed under the permit would 
be $25,000. The energy would be sold to the local electric utility 
company.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.

    2 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11540-000.
    c. Date Filed: May 12, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Joyner Enterprises Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Berry Shoals.
    f. Location: On the South Tyger River near Reidville in 
Spartanburg, South Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 17 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Contact Person: V.J. Miller, President, Joyner Enterprises 
Corporation, Box 13, Powder Horn Mountain, Deep Gap, NC 28618, (704) 
265-1228.
    i. FERC Contact: Ms. Julie Bernt, (202) 219-2814.
    j. Comment Date: August 14, 1995.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) An existing 27-foot-high, rock and mortar dam owned by Bluestone 
Energy Design, Inc.; (2) an impoundment with a surface area of 40 acres 
at elevation 708.9 m.s.l., with no storage capability; (3) a 3,438-
foot-long headrace canal with two headgates at the end of the canal; 
(4) an intake structure; (5) two 8-foot-diameter, 137-foot-long 
penstocks; (5) an existing powerhouse containing two generating units 
with a total capacity of 2000 kW; and, (6) a 200-foot-long tailrace. 
The applicant estimates the average annual energy production to be 
4,200,000 kWh and the cost of the work to be performed under the 
preliminary permit to be $35,000.
    l. Purpose of Project: The power produced would be sold to a local 
utility company.
    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.: 10893-002.
    c. Date Filed: February 21, 1995, and supplemented on April 27, 
1995.
    d. Applicant: HY Power Energy Company. [[Page 32309]] 
    e. Name of Project: Inglis Lock By-pass.
    f. Location: On the Inglis Lock By-pass, Withlacoochee River, Levy 
County, Florida.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Karow, 7008 Southwest 30th Way, 
Gainesville, FL 32601, (904) 336-4727.
    i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe, (202) 219-2811.
    j. Comment Date: August 8, 1995.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would utilize the 
existing State of Florida's Inglis Lock By-pass Conduit and would 
consist of: (1) an open intake channel; (2) a reinforced concrete 
powerhouse with dimensions of 115 feet by 28 feet and containing one 
3.0-megawatt (MW) pit turbine and generator unit, rated at a head of 
22.5 feet and a hydraulic capacity of 1,667 cubic feet per second; (3) 
a short tailrace lined with concrete and rip-rap; and (4) appurtenant 
equipment and facilities. The project would have an estimated annual 
output of 15.7 Gwh. Power generated would be sold to Florida Power 
Corporation.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the State 
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by Sec. 106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council 
on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, SHPO, Indian Tribe, or person 
believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in 
order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merits, the resource agency, SHPO, Indian Tribe, or 
person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later 
than 60 days from the filing date and serve a copy of the request on 
the applicant.

    4 a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 11291-000.
    c. Date filed: March 6, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Star Mill, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Star Milling and Electric Minor Water Power 
Project.
    f. Location: T38N, R10E, Section 13 (Fawn River, LaGrange County, 
Indiana--approximately 2 miles north and .5 miles west of 
unincorporated Howe, Indiana).
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard K. Muntz, 109 South Detroit 
Street, LaGrange, Indiana 46761, (219) 463-2151.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
    j. Deadline Date: August 8, 1995.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis--see attached paragraph D4.
    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 Star Milling and Electric Minor 
Water Power 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, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, by the deadline date shown in item (j) above. 
All written correspondence should clearly show the following caption on 
the first page: Star Milling and Electric Minor Water Power Project, 
FERC No. 11291-000.
    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 
intervenor 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 the Project: The proposed project would consist 
of: (1) a 250-foot-long, 5.5-foot-high embankment; (2) a 5.5-foot-high, 
47-foot-long concrete spillway consisting of seven flashboard-equipped 
bays (upper dam); (3) a 76-acre-foot impoundment; (4) a 27-foot-long by 
22- foot-high brick powerhouse housing two Westinghouse Electric 
generators and two Type Z Leffel turbines that give the plant an 
installed capacity of 232 kilowatts (kW); (5) a 65-foot-long embankment 
abutting the west end of the spillway and the east end of the 
powerhouse; (6) a 400-foot-long tailrace returning flow to the Fawn 
River; (7) a 1,000-foot-long bypassed natural river reach; (8) three 6-
foot-diameter culverts that channel spillway flow underneath a gravel 
service road (located about 150 feet downstream of the upper dam); (9) 
a 30-foot-long by 3.5-foot-high lower dam (its function is unknown); 
(10) 2.35-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines extending from the 
powerhouse to a campground (1,320 feet), utility transformers (1,000 
feet), project operator home (600 feet), and main house/campground 
store (400 feet) and (11) appurtenant facilities.
    n. This notice contains the standard paragraphs A2, A9, B, D4.
    o. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection or reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 941 North Capitol Street, N.E., 
Room 3104, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371.

    5 a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 11547-000.
    c. Date Filed: June 5, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Summit Hydropower.
    e. Name of Project: Hale.
    f. Location: On the Quinebaug River in the Town of Putnam, Windham 
County, Connecticut.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Duncan S. Broatch, 92 Rocky Hill Road, 
Woodstock, CT 06281, (203) 974-1620.
    i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe (dt), (202) 219-2811.
    j. Comment Date: August 4, 1995.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) the existing dam; (2) a refurbished intake; (3) the forebays; (4) 
the canal; (5) the penstock; (6) a turbine; (7) a speed increaser; (8) 
a 440 Kw generator; (9) a powerhouse; (10) a tailrace; (11) a 
transmission line; and (12) appurtenant facilities. [[Page 32310]] 
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the State 
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by Sec. 106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council 
on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, SHPO, Indian Tribe, or person 
believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in 
order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merits, the resource agency, SHPO, Indian Tribe, or 
person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later 
than 60 days from the filing date and serve a copy of the request on 
the applicant.

    6 a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-2663-004.
    c. Date Filed: May 12, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Minnesota Power and Light Company.
    e. Name of Project: Pillager Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Crow Wing River in Cass and Morrison Counties, 
near Pillager, Minnesota.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Christopher D. Anderson, Minnesota Power 
and Light Company, 30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802, (218) 
723-3961.
    i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee, (202) 219-2809.
    j. Comment Date: August 14, 1995.
    k. Description of Project: The existing project would consist of: 
(1) an existing concrete dam and intake structure; (2) an existing 770-
acre reservoir; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating units for a 
total installed capacity of 1,520 Kw; (4) a 200-foot-long 34.5-Kv 
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The applicant 
estimates that the total average annual generation would be 1,900 Mwh 
for the project. All lands and project works are owned by the 
applicant.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Minnesota State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
Regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the comment date and serve a copy of the request on the 
applicant.

    7 a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 11545-000.
    c. Date filed: May 26, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Allen Ross.
    e. Name of Project: Book Mill Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: on the Sawmill River, in Franklin County, 
Massachusetts.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jay Boeri, P.E., RR 1 Box 798, Woodstock, VT 
05091, (802) 436-2521.
    i. FERC Contact: Mary C. Golato, (202) 219-2804.
    j. Comment Date: 60 days from the filing date.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of 
the following facilities: (1) an existing dam 108 feet long and 14.2 
feet high; (2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of .8 acres, 
a gross storage capacity of 3.7 acre-feet, and a negligible storage 
capacity; (3) an existing steel penstock 4.5 feet in diameter and 45 
feet long; (4) an existing powerhouse containing two existing turbine-
generator units having a total generating capacity of 100 kilowatts; 
(5) a proposed overhead 4,800-volt transmission line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average 
annual generation would be 375,000 kilowatthours. The owner of the dam 
is Allen Ross.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required 
by Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
Regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the filing date and serve a copy of the request on the 
applicant.

Standard Paragraphs

    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) 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) 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 
[[Page 32311]] impacts. Based on the results of these studies, the 
Applicant would decide whether to proceed with the preparation of a 
development application to construct and operate the project.
    B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT 
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'', 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project 
Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of 
the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and 
the number of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol 
Street, 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.
    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. (August 8, 1995 
for Project No. 11291-000). All reply comments must be filed with the 
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice. (September 22, 
1995 for Project No. 11291-000.)
    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 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.

    Dated: June 15, 1995.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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