[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 67 (Friday, April 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15241-15243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8445]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 11475-000, et al.]
Hydroelectric Applications [Central Vermont Public Service
Corporation, et al.]; Notice of Application
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
1 a. Type of Application: Original 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 Project.
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. 791(a).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Bruce Peacock, Central Vermont Public
Service Corporation, 77 Grove Street, Rutland, Vt. 05701, (802) 747-
5463.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Haimes (202) 219-2780.
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 at this
time.
l. Description of Project: The existing, operating project consists
of: (1) a concrete and stone masonry dam, 514 feet long, with a 325-
foot-long spillway, including (a) a 110-foot-long stone masonry,
concrete capped section with 6 foot-high flashboards; (b) a 135-foot-
long, concrete section with 1.5-foot-high flashboards; and (c) an 80-
foot-long concrete section; (2) a reservoir extending 2,400 feet
upstream with a 10 acre surface area at the normal impoundment surface
elevation of 233.3 feet United States Geological Survey datum; (3) a
200-foot-long, 7-foot-diameter, steel penstock that bifurcates into two
132-foot-long steel penstocks, 4-feet and 5-feet in diameter, each with
its own surge tank; (4) a concrete and stone powerhouse, 88 feet long
by 40 feet wide, containing two horizontal turbines with hydraulic
capacities of 162 cubic feet per second (cfs) and 92 cfs, operating
with a net head of 112 feet; (5) two horizontal shaft generators with
nameplate capacities of 1,150 kilowatts (kW) and 480 kW; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The project currently produces and average
annual generation of 7,249,000 kilowatt-hours.
m. Purpose of Project: Power produced by the project would continue
to be distributed to Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
customers.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A4 and D10.
o. Available Location 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,
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the Central
Vermont Public Service Corporation, 77 Grove Street, Rutland, Vt.
05701, or by calling (802) 747-5463.
2 a. Type of Application: Minor License.
b. Project No.: P-11566-000.
c. Date Filed: December 12, 1995.
d. Applicant: Consolidated Hydro Maine, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Damariscotta Mills Hydro Project.
f. Location: On the Damariscotta River in Lincoln County, near
Newcastle, Nobleboro, and Jefferson, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne E. Nelson, Consolidated Hydro
Maine, Inc., Director of Environmental Affairs, Andover Business Park,
200 Bulfinch Drive, Andover, MA 01810, (508) 681-1900.
i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee (202) 219-2809.
j. Comment Date: May 20, 1996.
k. Description of Project:
The existing project would consist of: (1) an existing concrete dam
and intake structure; (2) an existing 4625-acre reservoir; (3) a
powerhouse containing a single generating unit having an installed
capacity of 460 kW; (4) a 100-foot-long and 12.47-kV underground
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The applicant
estimates that the total average annual generation would be 1,830 MWh
for the project. All lands and project works are owned by the
applicant.
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
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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.
3 a. Type of Application: Amendment of Shoreline Management Plan
(Recreation Plan).
b. Project No.: 659-008.
c. Date Filed: November 27, 1995.
d. Applicant: Crisp County Power Commission.
e. Name of Project: Lake Blackshear.
f. Location: The project reservoir is located on the Flint River in
Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Sumter and Worth Counties, Georgia.
g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Marcus Waters, Crisp County Power
Commission, P.O. Box 1218, Cordele, GA 31010-1218, (912) 273-3820.
i. FERC contact: John K. Hannula, (202) 219-0116
j. Comment date: May 13, 1996.
k. Description of Application: Crisp County Power Commission
proposes to amend its Shoreline Management Plan (Exhibit R) to
reclassify lands currently designated as U-1 (Predominantly
Undeveloped) to D-1 (High Density Development). This would allow an
increase in private boat dock density over what is presently
authorized. An increased boat dock density is necessary to accommodate
residential development that has occurred outside the project boundary.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
4 a. Type of Application: Request for Commission Approval to Grant
a Permit for Dredging on Project Lands.
b. Project No.: 1494-119.
c. Date Filed: March 8, 1996.
d. Applicant: Grand River Dam Authority (licensee).
e. Name of Project: Pensacola Project.
f. Location: Near the Patricia Island portion of Grand Lake O' The
Cherokees, Delaware County, Afton, Oklahoma.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert W. Sullivan, Jr., Grand River Dam
Authority, P.O. Box 409, Drawer G, Vinita, OK 74301, (918) 256-5545.
i. FERC Contact: Joseph C. Adamson, (202) 219-1040.
j. Comment Date: May 13, 1996.
k. Description of Proposed Action: The licensee requests Commission
approval to grant a permit to Mr. Larry Herrelson, d/b/a Patricia
Island Estates to excavate approximately 192,200 cubic yards of
material from the Pensacola Project's reservoir (Grand Lake O' The
Cherokees). The application includes measures for mitigating temporary
adverse impacts to fish resources. The proposed dredging activity is to
lengthen and deepen coves to provide boat access to project waters as
part of the development of a residential recreational area. If approved
the permit will authorize the excavation of the site for the placement
of nine boat access facilities.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
5 a. Type of Application: Conduit Exemption.
b. Project No.: 11564-000.
c. Date filed: November 29, 1995.
d. Applicant: Robert Z. Walker and Harold Foster.
e. Name of Project: West Hill.
f. Location: On Cold Springs, a tributary of Cold Creek, in
Siskiyou County, California. Township 47N, Range 4W, Section 18.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Z. Walker, 11834 Ager Beswick
Road, Montague, CA 96064.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 219-2846.
j. Deadline Date for Protests, Interventions, Terms and Conditions:
May 16, 1996.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D4.
l. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) a bifurcation attached to the applicant's existing irrigation
conduit; (2) a 1,500-foot-long, 24-inch-diameter penstock; (3) a
powerhouse containing four generating units with a combined capacity of
100.4 Kw and an average annual generation of 280.0 Mwh; and (4) a
tailrace discharging into Cold Creek, consisting of two 15-inch-
diameter PVC pipes.
m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be used by the
applicant.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A2, A9, B, and D4.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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 (May 16, 1996 for
Project No. 11564-000). All reply comments must be filed with the
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (July 1, 1996
for Project No. 11564-000).
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,
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. 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.
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 (May 17, 1996 for
Project No. 11475-000). All reply comments must be filed with the
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (July 1, 1996
for Project No. 11475-000).
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.
Dated: April 1, 1996.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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