[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18385-18386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1041]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission

April 19, 1996.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New License.
    b. Project No.: 1980-009.
    c. Date Filed: February 27, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Electric Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Big Quinnesec Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Menominee River, in Florence and Marinette 
Counties, Wisconsin and Dickinson County, Michigan.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Sections 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Rita L. Hayen, P.E., Wisconsin Electric Power 
Company, 231 West Michigan Street, P.O. Box 2046, Milwaukee, WI 53201-
2046, (414) 221-2413.
    i. FERC Contact: Patti Leppert-Slack (202) 219-2767.
    j. Comment Date: June 18, 1996.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project consists of (1) an 
existing reservoir with a surface area of 272 acres and gross storage 
capacity of 3,790 acre-feet at the normal maximum surface elevation of 
1034.9 feet, National Geodetic Vertical Datum; (2) an existing dam, 
consisting of: (a) a concrete non-overflow section, about 157 feet 
long, equipped with two control gates, (b) an intake section, about 96 
feet long, (c) a gated spillway section, about 229 feet long, equipped 
with 7 Taintor gates, (d) a concrete non-overflow section, about 145 
feet long, and (e) two earth dikes, with a combined length of about 200 
feet; (4) an existing concrete forebay, about 100 feet by 245 feet; (5) 
two existing 12 foot-diameter steel penstockes, each about 65 feet 
long; (6) an existing reinforced concrete powerhouse, containing two 
turbine/generator units, each with a rating of 1,875 kilowatts (kW); 
(7) two existing 12 foot-diameter steel penstocks, each about 250 feet 
long; (8) an existing reinforced concrete powerhouse, containing two 
turbine/generator units, each with a rating of 8,000 kW, providing a 
total project installed capacity of 19,750 kW; and (9) appurtenant 
facilities.
    1. With this Notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and the Michigan 
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by Section 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 no later than 60 
days from the issuance date of this notice and serve a copy of the 
request on the applicant.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-1041 Filed 4-24-96; 8:45 am]
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