[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4986-4990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2844]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 2612-005, et al.]


Hydroelectric Applications [Central Maine 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:

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    1a. Type of Application: New License.
    b. Project No.: 2612-005.
    c. Date filed: December 28, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Central Maine Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Flagstaff Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Dead River, in Somerset and Franklin Counties, 
Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: F. Allen Wiley, Central Maine Power Company, 
41 Anthony Avenue, Augusta, ME 04330, (207) 621-4412.
    i. FERC Contact: Mary C. Golato (202) 219-2804.
    j. Comment Date: March 26, 1996.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project consists of an 
existing concrete dam 1,336 feet long and approximately 45 feet high; 
(2) an existing earthen dike; (3) an existing reservoir approximately 
23 miles long, with a surface area of 17,950 acres, and a storage 
capacity of approximately 275,482 acre-feet; and (4) appurtenant 
facilities. The project was constructed and is operated as a water 
storage facility; therefore, the applicant is not proposing any new 
facilities. The applicant proposes to continue to operate and maintain 
the proposed project.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the MAINE 
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 issuance date of this notice and serve a copy of the 
request on the applicant.

    2a. Type of Application: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No: DI95-5-000.
    c. Date Filed: 09/15/95.
    d. Applicant: Southern Energy, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Ten-mile.
    f. Location: Unnamed stream, a tributary to Chilkat River, Ten-mile 
Haines Highway, Haines, Alaska (T. 30 S., R. 58 E., sec. 8, Copper 
River Meridian).
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. Secs. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Darrell Maple, President, Lynn Canal 
Professional Services, P.O. Box 1163, Haines, AK 99827, (907) 766-3334.
    i. FERC Contact: Diane M. Murray, (202) 219-2682.
    j. Comment Date: March 20, 1996.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed hydroelectric project would 
consist of: (1) An intake; (2) a 1,500 foot-long, 16-inch penstock; (3) 
a 350 kW generator; (4) a 7.5-mile-long transmission line; and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The tailrace would empty into the unnamed 
stream approximately one-quarter mile upstream from the confluence with 
the Chilkat River.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Purpose of Project: Personal use and future plans include 
selling power to the existing public utility.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    3a. Type of Application: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No.: DI96-3-000.
    c. Date Filed: January 18, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Larry and Nancy Simonson.
    e. Name of Project: Race Creek Hydro.
    f. Location: West Branch Race Creek, tributary to Salmon River, in 
Adams County, one mile south of Riggins, Idaho (T. 25 N., R. 1 E., 
secs. 29, 30, and 32).
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. Sec. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Larry Simonson, 14089 Morell Road, McCall, ID 
83638, (208) 634-7074.
    i. FERC Contact: Hank Ecton, (202) 219-2678.
    j. Comment Date: March 20, 1996.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project will consist of: 
(1) An intake; (2) a 450-foot-long, 10-inch diameter pipeline; (3) a 
pelton-type turbine connected to a 46-kilowatt generator; and (4) 
appurtenant facilities. The nearest power source is more than 2 miles 
distance. The power generated will supply three residences.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether the project: (1) Would be located on a navigable 
waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or reservations of 
the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or water power from 
a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved or would involve 
any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have increased or would 
increase the project's head or generating capacity, or have otherwise 
significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design or operation.
    l. Purpose of Project: Applicant intends to use all energy produced 
on-site, to supply power to three residences. No other power source is 
available for 2 miles.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    4a. 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 D10.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Description of Project: The project as licensed consists of 
three generating facilities. Beginning with the most upstream, these 
are the Fulton Development, the Minetto Development, and the Varick 
Development. The existing features of each development are described 
below.

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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 6-inch-high flashboards and including 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; (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) 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; (4) an existing 
bypass reach about 1,850 feet long; (5) a switchgear building, about 24 
feet by 32 feet, housing the main controls for the units; and (6) 
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, 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; and (b) 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; (4) a backwatered bypass reach extending about 820 feet; 
(5) a tailrace confined between lock structures and the shore and 
extending 475 feet; and (6) 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 ``stepped'' 
flashboards, which vary 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 ``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; (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 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; and (b) a rated 
head of 19.6 feet; (3) an impoundment having (a) a surface area of 
about 32 AC; (b) 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; (4) an existing bypass reach about 1,940 feet long; (5) an 
open tailrace with a 695-foot-long diversion wall built parallel to the 
river flow; and (6) 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 D10.
    o. Available Location of Application: A copy of the application, as 
amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and reproduction 
at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 
located at 941 North Capitol Street, NE., Room 3104, Washington, DC, 
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 300 
Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 474-1511.

    5a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption.
    b. Project No: 8126-002.
    c. Date Filed: January 16, 1996.
    d. Applicant: USPower Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Piggy Back Project.
    f. Location: Delaware River, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Section 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Barry Solodky, Trustee in Bankruptcy, 28 
Penn Square, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603, (717) 299-1100.
    i. FERC Contact: Hillary Berlin, (202) 219-0038.
    j. Comment Date: March 18, 1996.
    k. Description of Project: This project consists of barge mounted 
paddle wheel units, which were removed from the Delaware River in 1994. 
The exemptee is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and does not plan to reinstall 
the paddle wheel units.
    l. The notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    6a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption.
    b. Project No: 9551-001.
    c. Date Filed: January 16, 1996.
    d. Applicant: USPower Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Piggy Back (Delaware) Project.
    f. Location: Delaware River, in Warren County, New Jersey and 
Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Barry Solodky, Trustee in Bankruptcy, 28 
Penn Square, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603, (717) 299-1100.
    i. FERC Contact: Hillary Berlin, (202) 219-0038.
    j. Comment Date: March 18, 1996.
    k. Description of Project: This project consists of barge-mounted 
paddle wheel units, which were removed from the Delaware River in 1994. 
The exemptee is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and does not plan to reinstall 
the paddle wheel units.
    l. The notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    7a. Type of Application: Lease Project Lands for Proposed 
Recreational Park.
    b. Project No: 2146-074.
    c. Date Filed: November 14, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Coosa River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: About 150 acres of land on the Weiss Reservoir just 
south of the City of Leesburg, Cherokee County, Alabama.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Sec. 4.200.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jim Crew, Alabama Power Company, 600 
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18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291, (205) 250-4265.
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking (202) 219-2656.
    j. Comment Date: March 4, 1996.
    k. This notice was issued January 18, 1996 (61 FR 2814, January 29, 
1996) with a comment date of February 23, 1996, and is being reissued 
with a new comment date: March 4, 1996.
    l. Description of Amendment: Alabama Power Company, licensee for 
the Coosa River Hydroelectric Project, seeks Commission approval to 
grant a lease to the Town of Leesburg (Town) to build a recreational 
park on project lands. The proposed lease is for about 150 acres of 
land adjacent to the Weiss Reservoir just south of the Town. The 
proposed recreational park would eventually have the following 
facilities: a boat ramp, picnic area, bath house, amphitheater, camping 
area, playground, swimming area, hiking trails, a civic building, and 
parking areas.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    8a. Type of Application: Amendment to Revise Project Boundary.
    b. Project No: 2105-035.
    c. Date Filed: 12/13/95.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Upper North Fork Feather River.
    f. Location: On the North Fork Feather River, near the town of 
Quincy, in Plumas County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jeff Butler, Manager, Hydro Generation, 
Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Mail Code: N11C, P.O. Box 770000, San 
Francisco, CA 94177, (415) 973-5311.
    i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad, (202) 219-2665.
    j. Comment Date: March 4, 1996.
    k. This notice was issued January 11, 1996 (61 FR 2813, January 29, 
1996), with a comment date of February 20, 1996, and is being reissued 
with the following new comment date: March 4, 1996.
    l. Description of Amendment: Licensee proposes to revise the 
boundary of the Upper North Fork Feather River Project, FERC No. 2105. 
The revision to project boundary would exclude a 30.84-acre portion of 
land adjacent to Lake Almanor. This land would be used by Chester 
Public Utility District for expansion of an existing wastewater 
treatment facility.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    9a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 4797-042, 043, 044.
    c. Date Filed: November 14, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Cogeneration Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Auger Falls Project.
    f. Location: Snake River Near the Town of Twin Falls, Idaho, in 
Twin Falls County.
    g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. D. W. Block, J-U-B Engineers Inc., 800 
Falls Avenue, Twin Falls, ID 83301, (208) 733-2414.
    i. FERC contact: Steven A. Edmondson, (202) 219-2653.
    j. Comment date: March 4, 1996.
    k. Description of Application: The applicant proposes to amend the 
language in articles 404, 405, and 407 of the Commission issued 
license. This action is necessary to make the terms and conditions of 
the license consistent with the April 4, 1995, Consent Order Agreement 
between the licensee and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. 
The specific changes involve modifications to the current dissolved 
oxygen, water quality monitoring, and minimum flow requirements of 
articles 404, 405, and 407, respectively.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

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.
    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.
    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.
    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 (April 1, 1996 for 
Project No. 2474-004). All reply comments must be filed with the 
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (May 14, 1996 
for Project No. 2474-004).
    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 


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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.

    Dated: February 5, 1996, Washington, D.C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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