[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18391-18394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10204]
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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:
1a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: P-2612-005.
c. Date Filed: December 28, 1995.
d. Applicant: Central Maine Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Flagstaff Hydro Project.
f. Location: On the Dead River, in Somerset and Franklin
Counties, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 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: Ed Lee (202) 219-2809.
j. Comment Date: June 14, 1996.
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.
l. Description of Project: The project consists of the
following: (1) An existing reservoir with a surface area of 17,950
acres and a usable storage volume of about 275,182 acre-feet at the
normal maximum elevation of 1,146.0 feet, United States Geological
Service (USGS) datum; (2) an existing dam, consisting of: (a) an
earth embankment section, about 694 feet long, topped with a wave
barrier constructed of concrete ``Jersey'' highway barricades, (b) a
concrete retaining wall, 3 feet thick and about 183 feet long,
located at the west end of the earth embankment parallel to the flow
of the river, (c) a concrete fishway section, about 19 feet long,
(d) a concrete deep gate section, about 35 feet long, consisting of
two deep (Broome) gates, each five-foot by seven-foot, (e) a
concrete log sluice section, about 10 feet long, (f) a concrete
gated section, about 125 feet long, containing five Taintor gates,
each twenty feet wide, separated by five-foot piers, and (g) a
concrete overflow section (uncontrolled spillway section), about 450
feet long, topped with two foot high flashboards; and (3) existing
appurtenant facilities. The Flagstaff Hydro Project is operated as a
water storage facility and the applicant is not proposing any new
facilities or construction.
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 2A,
Washington, D.C., 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at Central Maine
Power Company, 41 Anthony Avenue, Augusta, ME 04330, or by calling
(207) 621-4412.
2a. Type of Application: Minor License.
b. Project No.: 11546-000.
c. Date filed: May 31, 1995.
d. Applicant: City of Thief River Falls Municipal Utilities.
e. Name of Project: Municipal Power Dam.
f. Location: On Red Lake River in the City of Thief River Falls,
Pennington County, Minnesota.
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g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Arlo L. Rude, P.O. Box 528, Thief River
Falls, MN 56701, (218) 681-5816.
i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe (202) 219-2811.
j. Deadline Date: June 13, 1996.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not
ready for environmental analysis at this time--see attached
paragraph D8.
l. Description of Project: The existing, operating project
consists of: (1) a 193-foot-long, 24.5-foot-high concrete gravity
dam, having three 17.75-foot-wide, 11-foot-high steel tainter gates
and four overflow sections with flashboards; (2) a 4.4-mile-long
reservoir having a 160-acre surface area and a storage capacity of
approximately 1,133 acre-feet at normal summer pool elevation 1115.3
feet; (3) a concrete and brick powerhouse containing one 250-kW
generating unit and one 300-kW generating unit operated at a 15-foot
head; and (4) appurtenant facilities.
Project facilities are owned by the applicant. The project's
annual energy production has averaged 2,500,000-kWh. Energy produced
by the project is used within applicant's system.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard
paragraphs: A2, A9, B1, and D8.
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, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the City of Thief River Falls
Municipal Utilities, P.O. Box 528, Thief River Falls, MN 56701,
(218) 681-5816.
3a. Type of Application: Minor License.
b. Project No.: 11547-000.
c. Date Filed: June 5, 1995.
d. Applicant: Summit Hydropower.
e. Name of Project: Hale.
f. Location: On the Quinebaug River in the Town of Putnam,
Windham County, Connecticut.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Duncan S. Broatch, 92 Rocky Hill Road,
Woodstock, CT 06281, (860) 974-1620.
i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe (tag) (202) 219-2811.
j. Deadline Date: June 14, 1996.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not
ready for environmental analysis at this time--see attached
paragraph D8.
l. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist
of: (1) the 130-foot-long, 24-foot-high Putnam Dam; (2) the
reservoir having a 13-acre surface-area and a gross storage capacity
of 65 acre-feet at normal surface elevation 253.42 feet m.s.l.; (3)
the intake structure having four 3-foot-wide, 5-foot-high wooden
head gates; (4) the tunnel forebay having new trashracks; (5) the
water conveyance tunnel; (6) the penstock forebay; (7) a relined
7.5-foot-diameter, 100-foot-long steel pentock; (8) the powerhouse
containing a new 440-kW generating unit, (9) the 800-foot-long
tailrace; (10) transformers; (11) a new 50-foot-long, 480-volt
overhead transmission line; and (12) appurtenant facilities.
The project dam is owned by the Town of Putnam, CT. Applicant
estimates that the project's average annual energy production would
be 2,363,000-kWh. Project energy would be sold to Connecticut Light
and Power Company.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard
paragraphs: A2, A9, B1, and D8.
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, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at 92 Rocky Hill Road, Woodstock, CT
(860) 974-1620 and at the Killingly Public Library, 25 Wescott Road,
Danielson, CT 06239.
4a. Type of Application: Exemption of Small Conduit
Hydroelectric Facility.
b. Project No.: 11576-000.
c. Date filed: March 29, 1996.
d. Applicant: Mojave Water Agency.
e. Name of Project: Rock Springs Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Mojave River, near the town of Hesperia, in
San Bernardino County, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lucien G. Hersh, Bechtel, 50 Beale
Street, San Francisco, CA 94119-3965.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
j. Description of Project: The Rock Springs Project would
utilize the approximately 25,000 acre-feet of flow annually
discharged from the California Aqueduct into the Mojave River at the
Morongo Basin pipeline turnout, which is part of the Upper Mojave
River Recharge Project. This flow is discharged into the Mojave
River to help recharge the groundwater aquifer there.
The project would consist of an 80-foot-long penstock
bifurcating from the applicant's existing Morongo Basin pipeline, a
powerhouse with a 2.6-MW generating unit, and a 1,600-foot-long
tailrace returning water to the Mojave River. The project will tie
into Southern California Edison's existing transmission corridor.
k. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
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.
l. Under Section 4.32(b)(7) of the Commission's regulations (18
CFR), if any resource agency, SHPO, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that the applicant should conduct an additional scientific study to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merits, they must file a request for the study
with the Commission not later than 60 days after the application is
filed, and must serve a copy of the request on the applicant.
5a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11575-000.
c. Date filed: March 7, 1996.
d. Applicant: Akron Hydroelectric Company.
e. Name of Project: Riverfront Parkway Project.
f. Location: On the Cuyahoga River, in the city of Cuyahoga,
Summit County, Ohio.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Allan M. Kuivila, P.E., Akron
Hydroelectric Company P.O. Box 232, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44222-0232,
(216) 929-1675.
i. FERC Contact: Mary Golato (202) 219-2804.
j. Comment Date: June 20, 1996.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of
the following facilities: (1) An existing dam 100 feet wide and
approximately 13 to 14 feet high; (2) an existing reservoir with a
surface elevation of approximately 990 feet mean sea level, and a
surface area of approximately 28.5 acres with negligible storage
capacity; (3) an existing double-chambered flume; (4) existing
headworks; (5) an existing powerhouse containing two new turbine-
generator units having a total capacity of 850 kilowatts; (6) an
existing tailrace; (7) the remains of an adjacent hydraulic raceway;
(8) a proposed underground transmission line 265 feet long; and (9)
appurtenant facilities. The dam is owned by the City of Cuyahoga
Falls. The average annual generation is estimated to be 2,000,000
kilowatthours. The cost of the studies under the permit will be
approximately $10,000.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard
paragraphs: A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
In responding, commenters may submit a copy of their comments on
a 3\1/2\-inch diskette formatted for MS-DOS based computers. In
light of our ability to translate MS-DOS based materials, the text
need only be submitted in the format and version that it was
generated (i.e., MS Word, WordPerfect 5.1/5.2, ASCII, etc.). It is
not necessary to reformat word processor generated text to ASCII.
For Macintosh users, it would be helpful to save the documents in
Macintosh word processor format and then write them to files on a
diskette formatted for MS-DOS machines.
6a. Type of Application: Major New License.
b. Project No.: 1991-009.
c. Date filed: April 1, 1996.
d. Applicant: City of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
e. Name of Project: Moyie River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Moyie River in Boundary County, Idaho near
the town of Moyie Springs and city of Bonners Ferry. The project is
partially location on lands administered by the Idaho Panhandle
National Forest. T62N,R2E, sections 11, 2, and 14, Boise Meridian.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact:
Mike Woodward, P.E., City Administrator, City Bonners Ferry, P.O.
Box 149, 7232
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Main Street, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, (208) 267-3105
John G. Lincoln, P.E., CH2M Hill, P.O. Box 8748, 700 Clearwater
Lane, Boise, ID 83707-2748, (208) 345-5310
i. FERC Contact: Ms. Deborah Frazier-Stutely (202) 219-2842.
j. Brief Description of Existing Project: The existing project
consists of: (1) a 92-foot-high, 376-foot-long concrete dam on the
Moyie River, with a 117-foot-long ogee spillway in the center of the
dam; impounding (2) a reservoir with a storage area of 30.5 acres;
(3) an intake structure and trashrack; (4) a 990-foot-long
combination penstock/pressure tunnel system, leading to; (5) the
three powerhouses each containing generating unit(s) rated at 450,
1,500 and 2,000 kilowatts, respectively; (6) a tailrace; (7) a 13.8-
kilovolt transmission line; and (8) related facilities.
There are no proposed modifications to project facilities or
operations at this time.
k. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by Sec. 106,
of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
l. In accordance with section 4.32(b)(7) of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, SHPO, 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
this application on its merits, they must file a request for the
study with the Commission, together with justification for such
request, not later than 60 days from the filing date and serve a
copy of the request on the Applicant.
m. The Commission's deadline for the applicant's filing of a
final amendment to this application is also 60 days from the filing
date.
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.
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.
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.
D8. 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
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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. 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.
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: April 17, 1996.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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