[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46273-46276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22049]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 2522-002, et al.]


Hydroelectric Applications [Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, 
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 Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2522-002.
    c. Date Filed: December 18, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC).
    e. Name of Project: Johnson Falls Project.
    f. Location: On the Peshtigo River (river mile 60) in Marinette 
County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Edward Newman, Director of Environmental 
Services, Power Supply and Engineering, Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 
P.O. Box 19002, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307, (414) 433-1294.
    i. FERC Contact: James Haimes at (202) 219-2780.
    j. Deadline Date: See standard paragraph D10.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
    l. Description of Project: The constructed Johnson Falls Project is 
a peaking project that consists of the following: (1) A reservoir with 
a surface area of 130.5 acres with a maximum depth of 40 feet, and a 
volume of 2500 acre-feet at elevation 814.0 feet NGVD; (2) two earth 
embankments with a 2-foot-thick concrete core wall and a combined 
length of 188 feet; (3) an unregulated spillway section consisting of a 
concrete gravity overflow dam with crest length of 9 feet and crest 
elevation 814.45; (4) a concrete gated spillway section 117-feet-long 
with (a) conventional ogee overflow segment at elevation 802.40; and 
(b) six 12-foot-high by 14-foot-wide radial gates; (5) a nonoverflow 
concrete gravity dam with a vertical upstream face and crest elevation 
of 818.0 feet; (6) three 4-foot-square sluice gates, located in the 
nonoverflow dam; (7) a 66.5-foot-wide power intake with six gates; and 
(8) a powerhouse consisting of (a) a 34-foot-wide by 66.5-foot-long by 
42-foot-high concrete, steel, and brick structure, (b) two identical 3-
phase 60-cycle, Allis-Chalmers vertical shaft generators rated at 1,760 
kW, directly connected to (c) two Allis-Chalmers vertical shaft 2,500-
horsepower turbines operating at 150 rpm.
    The existing license requires the Wisconsin Public Service 
Corporation (WPSC) to operating in a peaking mode and provide a minimum 
release of 29 cubic feet per second (cfs). The applicant may elect to 
operate the Project in a run-of-river mode when daily flows are 
projected to be less than 200 cfs for an extended period of time.
    WPSC proposes to: (1) Operate in a peaking mode but increase the 
minimum flow from 29 cfs to 150 cfs year long; (2) place all of the 
shoreline on this reservoir, from the high water mark back 400 feet, in 
an old growth classification as well as the five miles of river 
shoreline downstream from the project; (3) work with the fishery 
resource agencies to attempt to establish or enhance a population of 
both brown trout and brook trout (4) monitor the recreational pressure 
demands every 5 years.
    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 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 
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's office at 700 North Adams 
Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307-9002, (414) 433-1294.

    2a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2525-004.
    c. Date filed: December 18, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC).
    e. Name of Project: Caldron Falls Project.
    f. Location: On the Peshtigo River (river mile 70) in Marinette 
County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Edward Newman, Director of Environmental 
Services, Power Supply and Engineering, Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 
P.O. Box 19002, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307, (414) 433-1294.
    i. FERC Contact: James Haimes at (202) 219-2780.
    j. Deadline Date: See standard paragraph D10.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
    l. Description of Project: The constructed Caldron Falls Project is 
a peaking project that consists of the following: (1) A reservoir with 
a surface area of 1,180 acres, a maximum depth of 40 feet and a volume 
of 11,570 acre-feet at elevation 982.0 feet NGVD; (2) two earth 
embankments with a 2-foot-

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thick concrete core wall and a combined length of 1,250 feet; (3) an 
unregulated spillway section consisting of a concrete gravity overflow 
dam 121 feet long; (4) a concrete gated spillway section 110 feet long 
with (a) conventional ogee overflow segment, and (b) six 12-foot-high 
by 14 foot-wide radial gates; (5) a nonoverflow concrete gravity dam 
with crest at elevation 986 and vertical upstream face; (6) two 4-foot-
square sluice gates, located in the nonoverflow dam; (7) a 7-foot-wide 
gated concrete trash sluice, located adjacent to the power intake; (8) 
a 52-foot-wide power intake with four 10.3-foot-high by 10.5-foot-wide 
gates; (9) one 10-foot diameter penstock 210 feet long; (10) one 10-
foot diameter penstock 220 feet long; and (11) a powerhouse consisting 
of (a) a 29-foot-wide by 76-foot-long by 35-foot-high steel and brick 
structure, and (b) two identical 3 phase, 60 cycle Allis-Chalmers 
vertical umbrella type generators rated at 3,200 kW directly connected 
to (c) two Allis-Chalmers type FV 4,650 horsepower vertical turbines 
operating at 225 rpm.
    The existing license requires Wisconsin Public Service Corporation 
(WPSC) to operate in a peaking mode and provide a minimum release of 23 
cubic feet per second (cfs). The applicant may also elect to operate 
the Project in a run-of-river mode when daily flows are projected to be 
less than 200 cfs for an extended period of time.
    WPSC currently proposes to: (1) Continue operating in a peaking 
mode; (2) increase the minimum release flow from 23 cfs to 50 cfs from 
June through March; (3) increase the minimum release flow to 350 cfs 
from April through May; and (4) monitor the recreational pressure 
demands every 5 years.
    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 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 
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's office at 700 North Adams 
Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307-9002, (414) 433-1294.

    3a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2546-001.
    c. Date filed: December 19, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC).
    e. Name of Project: Sandstone Rapids Project.
    f. Location: On the Peshtigo River (river mile 50) in Marinette 
County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Edward Newman, Director of Environmental 
Services, Power Supply and Engineering, Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 
P.O. Box 19002, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307, (414) 433-1294.
    i. FERC Contact: James Haimes at (202) 219-2780.
    j. Deadline Date: See standard paragraph D10.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
    l. Description of Project: The constructed Sandstone Rapids Project 
is a peaking project that consists of the following: (1) A reservoir 
with a surface area of 150 acres with a maximum depth of 39 feet, and a 
volume of 1,400 acre-feet at elevation 724.1 feet NGVD; (2) two earth 
embankments with a 2-foot-thick concrete core wall and a combined 
length of 420 feet and crest elevation of 729.50; (3) an unregulated 
spillway section consisting of a concrete gravity overflow dam with a 
crest length of 26 feet at elevation 724.1; (4) a concrete gated 
spillway section with (a) conventional ogee overflow crest at elevation 
712.1; and (b) six 12-foot-high by 14-feet-wide radial gates; (5) an 
85.5-foot-long nonoverflow dam concrete gravity structure with a 
vertical upstream face and crest elevation 729.50; (6) two 4-foot-
square sluice gates, located in the nonoverflow dam; (7) a power intake 
with four gates; and (8) a powerhouse consisting of (a) 41-foot-wide by 
85.6-foot-long by 42-foot-high concrete and brick structure; (b) two 
identical 3-phase 60-cycle, Allis-Chalmers vertical shaft generators 
rated at 1,920 kW directly connected to (c) two Allis-Chalmers vertical 
shaft 2,500-horsepower turbines operating at 150 rpm.
    The existing license requires the Wisconsin Public Service 
Corporation (WPSC) to operate in a peaking mode and provide a minimum 
release of 31 cubic feet per second (cfs). The applicant may elect to 
operate the Project in a run-of-river mode when daily flows are 
projected to be less than 200 cfs for an extended period of time.
    WPSC currently proposes to: (1) Operate in a peaking mode but 
increase the minimum flow from 31 cfs to a minimum flow of 200 cfs; (2) 
establish an old growth/no cut area from the river shoreline back to 
the top of the slope of the land that is oriented to the river; and (3) 
monitor the recreational pressure demands every 5 years.
    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 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 
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's office at 700 North Adams 
Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307-9002, (414) 433-1294.

    4a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 2560-001.
    c. Date Filed: December 19, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC).
    e. Name of Project: Potato Rapids Project.
    f. Location: On the Peshtigo River (river mile 15) in Marinette 
County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Edward Newman, Director of Environmental 
Services, Power Supply and Engineering, Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 
P.O. Box 19002, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307, (414) 433-1294.
    i. FERC Contact: James Haimes at (202) 219-2780.
    j. Deadline Date: See standard paragraph D10.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
    l. Description of Project: The constructed Potato Rapids Project is 
a run-of-river project that consists of the following: (1) A reservoir 
with a surface area of 350 acres with a maximum depth of 20 feet, and a 
volume at elevation 621.5 feet of 3,100 acre-feet; (2) Three earth 
dikes with a combined length of 4,134 feet and a crest elevation of 625 
feet; (3) a concrete gated spillway section with (a) 225-foot-long 
conventional concrete gravity section, (b) three 15-foot-high by 26-
foot-wide radial gates, and (c) four 6.5-foot-high and 20-foot-wide 
radial gates; (4) a 217-foot-long nonoverflow concrete gravity 

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dam with a vertical upstream face and crest elevation of 623.7; (5) a 
8-foot-wide trash sluiceway, located adjacent to the powerhouse; (6) a 
56-foot-wide power intake with three gates; and (7) a powerhouse 
consisting of (a) a 34-foot-wide by 56-foot-long by 31-foot-high 
concrete powerhouse; (b) one 3-phase, 60-cycle Allis-Chalmers umbrella 
type generator rated at 500 kW, directly connected to (c) one Leffel 
vertical shaft 780-horsepower turbine operating at 128.5 rpm, and (d) 
two 3-phase, 60-cycle General Electric umbrella type generators rated 
at 440 kW, directly connected to (e) two S Morgan Smith vertical shaft 
676-horsepower turbines operating at 128.5 rpm.
    The existing license requires the Wisconsin Public Service 
Corporation (WPSC) to operate in a run-of-river mode maintaining a 
target reservoir level of 621.25 (NGVDS)  0.25 feet.
    WPSC currently proposes to: (1) Continue operating in a run of 
river mode with no changes to the flow; and (2) monitor recreational 
pressure demands every 5 years.
    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 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 
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's office at 700 North Adams 
Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307-9002, (414) 433-1294.

    5a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 2581-002.
    c. Date filed: December 19, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC).
    e. Name of Project: Peshtigo Project.
    f. Location: On the Peshtigo River (river mile 12) in Marinette 
County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Edward Newman, Director of Environmental 
Services, Power Supply and Engineering, Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 
P.O. Box 19002, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307, (414) 433-1294.
    i. FERC Contact: James Haimes at (202) 219-2780.
    j. Deadline Date: See standard paragraph D10.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
    l. Description of Project: The constructed Peshtigo Project is a 
run-of-river project that consists of the following: (1) A reservoir 
with a surface area of 460 acres with a maximum depth of 15 feet and a 
volume of 4,600 acre-feet at elevation 603.0 feet NGVD; (2) a concrete 
spillway which consists of (a) an ungated section with 61 foot-long 
crest at elevation 603.0, and (b) a gated section with crest at 
elevation 591 that includes six 12-foot-high by 14-foot-wide radial 
gates; (3) a 96-foot-long nonoverflow concrete gravity dam with a 
vertical upstream face and crest at elevation 605.75; (4) a 96-foot-
wide power intake with eight gates; and (5) a powerhouse consisting of 
(a) 41-foot-wide by 96.5-foot-long by 28-foot-high concrete powerhouse, 
(b) one 3-phase, 60-cycle General Electric vertical shaft generator 
rated at 224 Kw directly connected to (c) a 410-horsepower turbine 
operating at 109 rpm, and (d) one 3-phase, 60-cycle General Electric 
vertical shaft generator rated at 360 Kw, directly connected to (e) a 
Francis type Z, 560-horsepower turbine operating at 100 rpm.
    WPSC currently proposes: (1) to operate in a run-of-river mode with 
no changes to the flow; and (2) monitor recreational pressure demands 
every 5 years.
    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 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 
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's office at 700 North Adams 
Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307-9002, (414) 433-1294.

    6a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2595-005.
    c. Date Filed: December 18, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC)
    e. Name of Project: High Falls Project.
    f. Location: On the Peshtigo River (river mile 62) in Marinette 
County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Edward Newman, Director of Environmental 
Services, Power Supply and Engineering, Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 
P.O. Box 19002, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307, (414) 433-1294.
    i. FERC Contact: James Haimes at (202) 219-2780.
    j. Deadline Date: See standard paragraph D10.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
    l. Description of Project: The constructed High Falls Project is a 
peaking project that consists of the following: (1) A reservoir with a 
surface area of 1,670 acres with a maximum depth of 54 feet, and a 
volume of 15,810 acre-feet at elevation 897.0 feet NGVD; (2) two earth 
embankments with a 2-foot-thick-concrete core wall and a combined 
length of 4,025 feet; (3) an unregulated spillway section consisting of 
a concrete gravity overflow dam 128 feet long with crest at elevation 
897.0; (4) a concrete gated spillway section 105 feet long with (a) a 
conventional ogee overflow segment, and (b) six 12-foot-high by 14-
foot-wide radial gates; (5) a nonoverflow concrete gravity dam with a 
vertical upstream face and crest at elevation 902.0; (6) two non-
operating 4-foot-square sluice gates, located in the nonoverflow dam; 
(7) a 125-foot-wide power intake with eight gates; (8) five 8-foot-
diameter, 60-foot-long steel penstocks; (9) two 3-foot-diameter, 60-
foot-long steel penstocks; and (10) a powerhouse consisting of (a) an 
83-foot-wide by 136-foot-long by 36-foot-high structural steel and 
brick structure, and (b) five identical 3-phase, 60-cycle Allis-
Chalmers horizontal shaft generators rated at 1,400 Kw directly 
connected to (c) five Allis-Chalmers horizontal shaft 1,900 horsepower 
turbines operating at 360 rpm.
    The existing license requires Wisconsin Public Service Corporation 
(WPSC) to operate in a peaking mode and provide a minimum release of 25 
cubic feet per second (cfs). The applicant may elect to operate the 
Project in a run-of-river mode when daily flows are projected to be 
less than 200 cfs for an extended period of time.
    WPSC currently proposes to: (1) Continue operating in a peaking 
mode, but with no defined or set minimum release flow (instead, WPSC 
proposes to operate the project in coordination with upstream and 
downstream projects to maintain target reservoir water levels); and (2) 
monitor the recreational pressure demands every 5 years. 

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    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 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, NE., Room 3104, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-
1371. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's office at 700 North Adams 
Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307-9002, (414) 433-1294.

Standard Paragraphs

    A4. Development Application--Public notice of the filing of the 
initial development application, which has already been given, 
established the due date for filing competing applications or notices 
of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing 
development application must be filed in response to and in compliance 
with public notice of the initial development application. No competing 
applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this 
notice.
    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 (October 13, 1995 
for all projects). All reply comments must be filed with the Commission 
within 105 days from the date of this notice (November 27, 1995 for all 
projects).
    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, NE., Washington, DC. 
20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project 
Review, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Room 1027, at the above address. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.


    Dated: August 30, 1995, Washington, DC.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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