[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30604-30606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15254]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 1494-124, et al.]
Hydroelectric Applications [Grand River Dam Authority, et al.];
Notice of Applications
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
1 a. Type of Application: Request for Commission Approval to Grant
a Permit for the Construction and Operation of a Marina Facility.
b. Project No.: 1494-124.
c. Dated Filed: April 30, 1996.
d. Applicant: Grand River Dam Authority (licensee).
e. Name of Project: Pensacola Project.
f. Location: The Duck Creek arm 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: July 15, 1996.
k. Description of Proposed Action: The licensee requests Commission
approval to grant a permit to Mr. John Mullen, d/b/a Thunder Bay Marina
for the construction and operation of a marina facility. The proposed
facility includes the addition of 5 floating docks containing 129 boat
slips to an existing facility, with 3 floating docks containing 80 boat
slips, for a total of 8 floating docks containing 209 boat slips.
1. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
2 a. Type of Application: As-Built Exhibits.
b. Project No: 5376-034.
c. Date Filed: October 12, 1995 and April 16, 1996.
d. Applicant: Horseshoe Bend Hydroelectric Co.
e. Name of Project: Horseshoe Bend Project.
f. Location: On the Payette River in Boise County, Idaho.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David O'Day, Project Manager, Horseshoe
Bend Hydroelectric Co., P.O. Box 2797, Boise, ID 83701, (208) 345-7515.
i. FERC Contact: Paul Shannon, (202) 219-2866.
j. Comment Date: July 17, 1996.
k. Description of Filing: Horseshoe Bend Hydroelectric Company
filed as-built exhibits A, F, and G for the Commission's approval in
accordance with article 35 of the project's license. The exhibit A is a
written project description. The exhibit F includes drawings of the
constructed project features. The exhibit G includes drawings of the
project boundary as described by surveyed bearings and distances. The
as-built project boundary is more detailed and slightly different than
the project boundary approved in the license.
Interested parties can request a copy of the as-built exhibits by
calling the applicant contact from item (h) of this notice.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
3 a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption (5 MW or Less).
b. Project No.: 6789-003.
c. Date Filed: May 14, 1996.
d. Applicant: Robert A. Lodi.
e. Name of Project: Advance Mills Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the North Rivanna River in Albemarle County,
Virginia.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Contact: Mr. Robert A. Lodi, 1785 Frays Mill Road, Ruckersville,
VA 22968, (804) 975-0113.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, (202) 219-2671.
j. Comment Date: July 22, 1996.
k. Description of the Proposed Action: The existing project, for
which the exemption is being surrendered, consists of: (1) a 12-foot-
high concrete dam; (2) a reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 12
acre feet; (3) a raceway approximately 200 feet in length; (4) a
building containing the project's electrical controls; (5) two turbine/
generators with a total capacity of 65 kilowatts; and (6) related
facilities.
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The exemptee is requesting surrender of the exemption because the
project is not economically feasible.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
4 a. Type of Application: Amendment of Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11524-001.
c. Date filed: May 1, 1996.
d. Applicant: Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority.
e. Name of Project: Middle bar.
f. Location: Partially on lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, on the Mokelumne River, in Amador and Calaveras Counties,
California. Township 5 N, Range 11 E, and Section 16.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Henry M. Hirata, Secretary, Mokelumne
River Water and Power Authority, P.O. Box 1810, 1810 E. Hazelton
Avenue, Stockton, CA 95201, (209) 468-3000.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 219-2846.
j. Comment Date: August 8, 1996.
k. Description of Amended Project: The proposed project would
utilize the upper reach of Pardee Reservoir for the Lower Mokelumne
Project No. 2916 and consist of: (1) a 420-foot- high concrete arch
dam; (2) a reservoir with a storage capacity of 434,000 acre-feet; (3)
a powerhouse containing a generating unit with a capacity of 80 MW and
an average annual generation of 227 GWh; and (4) a 3-mile-long
transmission line. The amended project would be operated as a peaking
plant. The amended project would also relocate the powerhouse for
PG&E's Project No. 137. Six county roads would need to be modified or
reconstructed for the project.
No new access road will be needed to conduct the studies. The
applicant estimates that the cost of the studies to be conducted under
the preliminary permit would be $2,484,000.
l. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A8, A10, B, C, and D2.
5 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11579-000.
c. Date filed: May 1, 1996.
d. Applicant: SOCAL Energy Limited Partnership.
e. Name of Project: Boulder Valley Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: Partially on lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, approximately 30 miles northeast of San Diego, in San Diego
County, California. BLM lands are located in sections 1, 2, 11, and 12
in T14S, R1W.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Carol H. Cunningham, Consolidated Pumped
Storage, Inc., 680 Washington Blvd., Fifth Floor, Stamford, CT 06901,
(203) 425-8850.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
j. Comment Date: August 15, 1996.
k. Description of Project: The applicant is exploring two
alternative schemes for the proposed pumped storage project. Both
alternatives would use the city of San Diego's existing San Vicente
reservoir and dam as a lower reservoir. The first alternative would
also consist of: (1) a 235-foot-high dam and 93-acre upper reservoir;
(2) a 20-foot-diameter, 12,300-foot-long tunnel; (3) a powerhouse
containing an unspecified number of turbines with a total installed
capacity of 500 MW; (4) a 0.5-mile-long transmission line
interconnecting with an existing San Diego Gas & Electric Company
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
The second alternative would also consist of: (1) a 180-foot-high
dam, a 240-foot-high dam, and a 100-acre upper reservoir; (2) a 30-
foot-diameter, 3,000-foot-long tunnel; (3) a powerhouse containing two
generating units with a total installed capacity of 400 MW; (4) a 0.5-
mile-long transmission line interconnecting with an existing San Diego
Gas & Electric Company transmission line; and (5) appurtenant
facilities.
No new access roads will be needed to conduct the studies.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
6 a. Type of Application: Surrender of License.
b. Project No.: 9085-015.
c. Date Filed: May 24, 1996.
d. Applicant: Richard Balagur.
e. Name of Project: Great Falls Project.
f. Location: On the Ompompanoosuc River, in Orange County, Vermont.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Section 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Richard Balagur, RR 1, Box 68, Thetford
Center, VT 05075, (802) 785-4514.
i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202) 219-2673.
j. Comment Date: July 31, 1996.
k. Description of Application: The licensee seeks to surrender the
license for this unconstructed project because it's no longer feasible
to build.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
Standard Paragraphs
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.
A8. Preliminary Permit--Public notice of the filing of the initial
preliminary permit application, which has already been given,
established the due date for filing competing preliminary permit
applications or notices of intent. Any competing preliminary permit or
development application or notice of intent to file a competing
preliminary permit or development application must be filed in response
to and in compliance with the public notice of the initial preliminary
permit application. initial preliminary permit application. No
competing applications or notices of intent to file competing
applications may be filed in response to this notice. 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
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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.
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.
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.
Dated: June 10, 1996, Washington, D.C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-15254 Filed 6-14-96; 8:45 am]
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