[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 208 (Friday, October 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55011-55016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26677]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 11556-000, et al.]


Hydroelectric Applications [Lake Dorothy Hydro, Inc., 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: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11556-000.
    c. Date filed: August 24, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Lake Dorothy Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Dorothy.
    f. Location: In Tongass National Forest, at Lake Dorothy on Dorothy 
Creek, near Juneau, Alaska. Township 42 S, Range 70 E.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Corry V. Hildenbrand, Lake Dorothy Hydro, 
Inc., 889 South Franklin, Juneau, AK 99801, (907) 463-6315.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 219-2846.
    j. Comment Date: December 13, 1995.
    k. Description of Project: The project would consist of: (1) Lake 
Dorothy, which has a 130,000-acre surface area; (2) a lake tap; (3) a 
7-foot-diameter, 4,180-foot-long tunnel; (4) a powerhouse containing 
two generating units with a capacity of 26 MW and an average annual 
generation of 127 MWh; and (5) a 4.3-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 $900,000.
    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.

    2a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: 2523-007.
    c. Date filed: August 12, 1993.
    d. Applicant: N.E.W. Hydro, Inc.

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    e. Name of Project: Oconto Falls Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Oconto River in Oconto County, near Oconto 
Falls, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles A. Alsberg, N.E.W. Hydro, Inc., 
P.O. Box 167, 116 State Street, Neshkoro, WI 54960, (414) 293-4628.
    i. FERC Contact: Angela Oliver (202) 219-2998.
    j. Deadline Date: See standard paragraph D10.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis.
    l. Description of Project: The Oconto Falls Project consists of: 
(1) A reservoir with a surface area of 166.5 acres and a total storage 
volume of 1,700 acre-feet at the normal maximum surface elevation of 
729.7 feet (msl); (2) a 1,350-foot-long earth embankment with a crest 
width ranging from 15 feet to 60 feet, constructed of sand and gravel 
fill with reinforced concrete corewalls to bedrock; (3) a 110-foot-long 
by 28-foot-high non-overflow concrete gravity dam; (4) a 65-foot-long 
by 17-foot-high spillway, constructed of reinforced concrete keyed into 
bedrock, with (a) three, 11-foot-high by 20-foot-wide, manually 
operated Taintor gates and (b) an 11-foot-high by 5-foot-wide non-
operational gate; (5) a 175-foot-long earth embankment with a crest 
width ranging from 15 feet to 60 feet, constructed of sand and gravel 
fill with reinforced concrete corewalls to bedrock; (6) an 86-foot-long 
by 72-foot-wide powerhouse constructed of reinforced concrete and stone 
masonry containing (a) a horizontal shaft Francis turbine rated at 600 
horsepower (hp) at 28.5 feet of head, with a maximum hydraulic capacity 
of 253 cubic feet per second (cfs); (b) a horizontal shaft Francis 
turbine rated at 600 hp at 28.5 feet of head, with a maximum hydraulic 
capacity of 256 cfs; (c) a horizontal shaft Francis turbine rated at 
450 hp at 28.5 feet of head with a maximum hydraulic capacity of 250 
cfs; (d) two horizontal shaft generators rated at 480 kilowatts (kW); 
and (e) a horizontal shaft generator rated at 360 kW; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. The dam and existing project facilities are 
owned by Wisconsin Electric Power Company, 231 W. Michigan, P.O. Box 
2046, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201.
    N.E.W. Hydro, Inc. proposes to (1) operate the project in a run-of-
river mode and (2) implement a variety of environmental enhancement 
measures for fish, wildlife, and recreation.
    m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be utilized by the 
applicant for sale to the local electric utility--Wisconsin Electric 
Power Company.
    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, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at N.E.W.'s office at P.O. 
Box 167, 116 State Street, Neshkoro, Wisconsin 54960, (414) 293-4628.

    3a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: 11496-000.
    c. Date filed: August 29, 1994.
    d. Applicant: City of Oconto Falls.
    e. Name of Project: Oconto Falls Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Oconto River in Oconto County, near Oconto 
Falls, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Honorable Lynn V. Heim, Mayor, 104 South 
Franklin Street, Oconto Falls, WI 54154, (414) 846-4505.
    i. FERC Contact: Angela Oliver (202) 219-2998.
    j. Deadline Date: See standard paragraph D10.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis.
    l. Description of Project: The Oconto Falls Project consists of: 
(1) a reservoir with a surface area of 166.5 acres and a total storage 
volume of 1,700 acre-feet at the normal maximum surface elevation of 
729.7 feet (msl); (2) a 1,350-foot-long earth embankment with a crest 
width ranging from 15 feet to 60 feet, constructed of sand and gravel 
fill with reinforced concrete corewalls to bedrock; (3) a 110-foot-long 
by 28-foot-high non-overflow concrete gravity dam; (4) a 65-foot-long 
by 17-foot-high spillway, constructed of reinforced concrete keyed into 
bedrock, with (a) three, 11-foot-high by 20-foot-wide, manually 
operated Taintor gates and (b) an 11-foot-high by 5-foot-wide non-
operational gate; (5) a 175-foot-long earth embankment with a crest 
width ranging from 15 feet to 60 feet, constructed of sand and gravel 
fill with reinforced concrete corewalls to bedrock; (6) an 86-foot-long 
by 72-foot-wide powerhouse constructed of reinforced concrete and stone 
masonry containing (a) a horizontal shaft Francis turbine rated at 600 
horsepower (hp) at 28.5 feet of head, with a maximum hydraulic capacity 
of 253 cubic feet per second (cfs); (b) a horizontal shaft Francis 
turbine rated at 600 hp at 28.5 feet of head, with a maximum hydraulic 
capacity of 256 cfs; (c) a horizontal shaft Francis turbine rated at 
450 hp at 28.5 feet of head with a maximum hydraulic capacity of 250 
cfs; (d) two horizontal shaft generators rated at 480 kilowatts (kW); 
and (e) a horizontal shaft generator rated at 360 kW; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. The dam and existing project facilities are 
owned by Wisconsin Electric Power Company, 231 W. Michigan, P.O. Box 
2046, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201.
    The City of Oconto Falls proposes to (1) operate the project in a 
run-of-river mode and (2) implement a variety of environmental 
enhancement measures for fish, wildlife, and recreation.
    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 888 First Street, 
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the City of Oconto 
Falls' office at 104 South Franklin Street, Oconto Falls, Wisconsin 
54154, (414) 846-4505.

    4a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2663-004.
    c. Date Filed: May 12, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Minnesota Power & 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. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Christopher D. Anderson, Attorney, Minnesota 
Power & Light Company, 30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802, (218) 
722-2641.
    i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee (202) 219-2809.
    j. Comment Date: December 11, 1995.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing but is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time--see attached standard paragraph E1. 

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    l. Description of Project: The project consists of the following: 
(1) an existing reservoir with a surface area of 768 acres (ac) at the 
normal maximum surface elevation of 1199.25 feet National Geodetic 
Vertical Datum (NGVD); (2) an existing earth dike, located in a swale 
north of the dam, about 1,332 feet long with a maximum height of about 
2 feet and an existing earth embankment section (the ``North 
Embankment''), about 225 feet long with a maximum height of about 25 
feet, which includes a two foot-wide concrete corewall; (3) an existing 
reinforced concrete powerhouse, supported on a pile foundation, 98 feet 
long, 38 feet wide, and 35 feet high, containing: (a) an intake 
structure, consisting of 4 intake bays with steel trashracks, 
controlled by 3 timber gates, (b) two vertical Francis turbines, each 
manufactured by S. Morgan Smith and rated at 1,300 hp (or 975 kW), and 
(c) two existing General Electric generators, each rated at 760 kW 
(providing at total plant capacity of 1,520 kW); (4) an existing 
concrete gravity roll-way type dam composed of: (a) a gated section, 
about 357 feet long, equipped with 16 timber stop log gates, (b) a 
sluice gate section about 13 feet long equipped with a 4 feet wide 
sluice gate and a 6 feet by 6 feet log sluice gate; (5) an existing 
earth embankment section, about 223 feet long with a maximum height of 
about 30 feet; and (6) existing appurtenant facilities. No changes are 
being proposed for this major license. The applicant estimates the 
average annual generation for this project is 8,826 MWh. The dam and 
existing project facilities are owned by the applicant.
    m. Purpose of Project: Project power is utilized in the applicant's 
power generation system.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B1 and E1.
    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 888 First 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 Minnesota Power & Light Company, 30 West Superior 
Street, Duluth, MN 55802 or by calling (218) 722-2641.

    5a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 20-017.
    c. Date Filed: August 31, 1995.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: Soda.
    f. Location: On the Bear River in Caribou County, Idaho.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:

Stanley A. Desousa, Director, Hydro Resources, PacifiCorp, 920 SW Sixth 
Avenue, Room 610 PSB, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 464-5343
Thomas H. Nelson, Stoel Rives, 900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300, 
Portland, OR 97204-1268, (503) 294-9281.
    i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202) 219-2673.
    j. Comment Date: November 27, 1995.
    k. Description of the Request: The licensee requests that the 
license expiration date be accelerated from July 4, 2003 to October 1, 
2001.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    6a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 11475-000.
    c. Date filed: April 25, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Central Vermont Public Service Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Carver Falls.
    f. Location: On the Poultney River in Washington County, New York 
and Rutland County, Vermont.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert de R. Stein, 77 Grove Street, 
Rutland, VT 05701, (802) 747-5552.
    i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe, (202) 219-2811.
    j. Deadline Date: December 6, 1995.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: The application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time--see standard paragraph D7.
    l. Description of Project: The existing, operating project consists 
of: (1) A 34-foot-high, 455-foot-long concrete gravity dam, with 
flashboards 1.5 and 5.5 foot high; (2) a reservoir extending \3/8\ mile 
upstream with a 10 acre surface area; (3) a 300-foot-long, 7-foot-
diameter steel penstock that bifurcates to two 150-foot-long steel 
penstocks, 3-foot and 4-foot in diameter with surge tanks; (4) a 
powerhouse containing two S. Morgan Smith horizontal turbines with 
generating capacities of 600 kilowatts (kW) and 1,200 kW, respectively; 
and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project produces an average annual 
generation of 7,249,000 kWh.
    m. Purpose of Project: Power generated is sold to Central Vermont 
Public Service Corporation customers.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A2, A9, B1, and D7.
    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 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or by 
calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at 77 Grove Street, Rutland, VT 05701.

    7a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 11478-000.
    c. Date filed: May 9, 1994, and amended on April 21, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Central Vermont Public Service Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Silver Lake.
    f. Location: On the Sucker Brook in Addison County, Vermont.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert de R. Stein, 77 Grove Street, 
Rutland, VT 05701, (802) 747-5552.
    i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe, (202) 219-2811.
    j. Deadline Date: December 6, 1995.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: The application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D7.
    l. Description of Project: The existing, operating project consists 
of three separate developments: (1) The Silver Lake generating 
facility; (2) the Sucker Brook diversion facility; and (3) the Sugar 
Hill (Goshen) storage facility.
    The Silver Lake development consists of: (1) An impoundment with a 
surface area of 110 acres; (2) a 30-foot-high, 280-foot-long earthfill 
and concrete buttress dam; (3) an 8-foot-long spillway weir; (4) a one-
mile long, 5-foot-diameter steel penstock; (5) a concrete and brick 
powerhouse, containing one horizontal turbine/generating unit rated at 
2,200 kilowatts; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    The Sucker Brook development consists of: (1) An impoundment with a 
surface area of 3 acres; (2) a 36-foot-high, 660-foot-long rolled earth 
embankment; (3) a 40-foot-long weir and a 20-foot-long weir; (4) an 
outlet structure at the left dam abutment leading to a 7,920-foot-long, 
4-foot-diameter penstock to Silver Lake reservoir.
    The Sugar Hill development consists of: (1) An impoundment with a 
surface area of 74 acres; (2) a 61-foot-high, 855-foot-long compacted 
earth embankment; and (3) an outlet structure near the left dam 
abutment leading into Sucker Brook.
    The project produces an average annual generation of 6,443,000 kWh.
    m. Purpose of Project: Power generated is sold to Central Vermont 
Public Service Corporation customers. 

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    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A2, A9, B1, and D7.
    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 888 First Street, NE., Room 3104, Washington, DC 
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at 77 Grove Street, Rutland, VT 05701.

    8a. Type of Application: Amendment to Project Design.
    b. Project No: 10813-011.
    c. Date Filed: September 25, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Town of Summersville.
    e. Name of Project: Summersville.
    f. Location: On the Gauley River in Nicholas County, West Virginia, 
and would use surplus water from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 
Summersville Dam.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: James B. Price, President, Noah Corporation, 
120 Calumet Court, Aiken, SC 29803, (803) 642-2749.
    i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad, (202) 219-2665.
    j. Comment Date: December 4, 1995.
    k. Description of Amendment: Licensee's proposal consists of the 
following design changes: (1) Installing 2 generating units with a 
total installed capacity of 80 MW, instead of the licensed four units 
with a total capacity of 80 MW, and (2) extending the project's 
transmission line about 9.3 miles. The change in project design would 
result in connecting the turbines to only one existing outlet instead 
of all three outlets of the Corps' dam. The proposed transmission line 
alignment will be to the south to reach an Appalachian Power Company 
substation. This proposed alignment would require the clearing of about 
75 acres of woods.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    9a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to File Application for New 
License.
    b. Project No.: 2661.
    c. Date filed: September 18, 1995.
    d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, current 
licensee.
    e. Name of Project: Hat Creek.
    f. Location: On the Hat Creek, in Shasta County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 
16.6 of the Commission's Regulations.
    h. Effective date of original license: May 1, 1995.
    i. Expiration date of original license: September 30, 2000.
    j. The project consists of the Hat Creek No. 1 and the Hat Creek 
No. 2 developments. The Hat Creek No. 1 consists of a dam and 
reservoir, a penstock, a powerhouse, and a transmission line. The Hat 
Creek No. 2 development consists of a dam, Baum Lake and Crystal Lake, 
Concrete flumes, a penstock, a powerhouse, and a transmission line. The 
project has a total installed capacity is 20,000 kW.
    k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available 
at:
Through October 20 1995, 201 Mission Street, Room 1011, San Francisco, 
CA 94105
Beginning October 23, 1995, 245 Market Street, Room 1103, San 
Francisco, CA 94105.
    Contact: John Gourlev at (415) 972-5772.
    l. FERC contact: Hector M. Perez, (202) 219-2843.
    m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.9(b)(1) each application for a new license 
and any competing license applications must be filed with the 
Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing 
license. All applications for license for this project must be filed by 
September 30, 1998.

    10a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 11077-001.
    c. Date filed: May 31, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Alaska Power and Telephone Company.
    e. Name of Project: Goat Lake.
    f. Location: At the existing Goat Lake, near Skagway, Alaska. 
Sections 10, 11, 14, 15, and 16, Township 27 South, Range 60 West, CRM.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert S. Grimm, President, Alaska Power 
& Telephone Co., P.O. Box 222, Port Townsend, WA 98368, (206) 385-1733.
    i. FERC Contact: Hector M. Perez, (202) 219-2839.
    j. Deadline for comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, 
and prescriptions: December 14, 1995.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is now ready 
for environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
    l. Brief Description of Project: The proposed project would consist 
of: (1) Goat Lake, with a surface area of 204 acres and a storage 
capacity of 5,460 acre-feet at surface elevation of 2,915 feet; (2) a 
submerged wedge wire screen intake at elevation 2,875 feet; (3) a 600-
foot-long and 30-inch-diameter steel or HDPE siphon with a vacuum pump 
assembly; (4) a 6,200-foot-long and 22-inch-diameter steel penstock; 
(5) a powerhouse containing a 4-MW unit; (6) a 24.9-kV and 3,400-feet-
long transmission line; and (7) other appurtenances.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
A4 and D10.
    n. 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 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or by 
calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address shown in item h above.

    11a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11559-000.
    c. Date filed: October 2, 1995.
    d. Applicant: City of Oglesby, Illinois.
    e. Name of Project: Marseilles Project.
    f. Location: On the Illinois River, near Marseilles, LaSalle 
County, Illinois.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles J. Tyburk, Power Consultants, 
Inc., 900 National Parkway, Suite 280, Schaumburg, IL 60173, (708) 605-
1164.
    i. FERC Contact: Mary Golato, (202) 219-2804.
    j. Comment Date: December 20, 1995.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would utilize the 
existing Corps of Engineers' Marseilles Lock and Dam and would consist 
of: (1) An existing intake canal; (2) a new powerhouse housing two new 
turbine-generator units with a combined capacity of 6,840 kilowatts; 
(3) an existing transmission line 400 feet long; and (4) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated average annual generation will be 48 
gigawatthours. The project energy would be used by the applicant or 
sold to utilities or private industry. The cost of the studies is 
$150,000.
    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 

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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) 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 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, 888 First Street, 
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent to 
Director, Division of Project Review, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 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, 888 First 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.
    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, 
888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must 
be sent to Director, Division of Project Review, 

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Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
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.
    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 (December 5, 1995 
for Project Nos. 2523-007 and 11496-000; December 14, 1995 for Project 
No. 11077-000). All reply comments must be filed with the Commission 
within 105 days from the date of this notice (January 19, 1996 for 
Project Nos. 2523-007 and 11496-000; January 29, 1996 for Project No. 
11077-000).
    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, 888 First 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, 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.
    E1. 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;'' (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, 
888 First 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, at the above address. 
A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.

    Dated: October 23, 1995, Washington, D. C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-26677 Filed 10-26-95; 8:45 am]
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