[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8982]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Land Management Plan

April 5, 1996.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Land Management Plan.
    b. Project Names and Nos:

Manistee River Basin

P-2580-057 (Tippy Project)
P-2599-040 (Hodenpyl Project)

Muskegon River Basin

P-2451-033 (Rogers Project)
P-2452-041 (Hardy Project)
P-2468-033 (Croton Project)

Au Sable River Basin

P-2436-042 (Foote Project)
P-2447-040 (Alcona Project)
P-2448-050 (Mio Project)
P-2449-041 (Loud Project)
P-2450-039 (Cooke Project)
P-2453-039 (Five Channels Project)

    c. Date Filed: January 16, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Consumers Power Company.
    e. Location: Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
    f. Filed pursuant to: License orders issued on July 15, 1994. The 
Land Management Plans were required by article 411 or 412 (depending on 
the license). Part of the plans were filed pursuant to articles 103 and 
104.
    g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas Bowes, 212 West Michigan Avenue, 
Jackson, MI 49201, (616) 779-5505.
    h. FERC Contact: Brian Romanek, (202) 219-3076.
    i. Comment Date: May 23, 1996.
    j. Description of the filing: The Land Management Plans address 
eleven hydroelectric projects located in three different river basins 
in the lower peninsula of Michigan: the Manistee, Muskegon, and Au 
Sable River basins. Three separate, but similar, Land Management Plans 
were filed for projects located in each basin. The plans address buffer 
zone management, wildlife and forest management, bald eagle management, 
Indiana bat management, recreation development, and a land lease 
program. The plans also describe the implementation program for the 
Land Management Plan, coordination procedures with the resource 
agencies, and staffing and monitoring.
    k. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B. C1, D2.
    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, NE., Washington, DC 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-8982 Filed 4-10-96; 8:45 am]
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