[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 175 (Monday, September 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47516-47518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22913]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 11585-000, et al.]
Hydroelectric Applications (Coon Rapids Energy Associates, 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: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11585-000.
c. Date filed: July 5, 1996.
d. Applicant: Coon Rapids Energy Associates.
e. Name of Project: Coon Rapids Dam Project.
f. Location: On the Mississippi River, near Brooklyn Park and Coon
Rapids, Hennepin and Anoka Counties, Minnesota.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)--
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. George Waldow, Coon Rapids Energy
Associates, 1390 Kingsview Lane, Plymouth, Minnesota 55447, (612) 476-
4440.
i. FERC Contact: Mary Golato (202) 219-2804.
j. Comment Date: October 7, 1996.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of
the following facilities: (1) An existing concrete gravity, 450-foot-
long dam which is integral with the powerhouse and a main concrete
spillway that is approximately 1,000 feet long; (2) an existing
reservoir extending approximately 6.5 miles with a surface area of 600
acres at a normal pool elevation of 830.1 feet NGVD; (3) a new
powerhouse containing two to four turbine-generator units having a
total capacity of 8 megawatts; (4) a new 600-foot- long, 4.16-kilovolt
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The dam is owned by
the Surburban Hennepin Regional Park District. The average annual
generation is estimated to be 45 gigawatthours. The cost of the studies
under the permit will be approximately $30,000.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
m. Available Locations 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 North Capitol
Street, N.E., Room 2-A, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202)
219-1371. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at
Mr. George Waldow, 1390 Kingsview Lane, Plymouth, MN 55447 (612) 476-
4440.
2 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: P-11590-000.
c. Date filed: July 29, 1996.
d. Applicant: Joint Ventures.
e. Name of Project: Burnside Hydro Project.
f. Location: On the Hockanum River in Hartford County, Connecticut.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)--
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Joseph P. Keegan, Keegan Construction,
530 Fish Rock Road, Southbury, CT 06488, (203) 264-7386.
i. FERC Contact: Edward Lee at (202) 219-2809.
j. Comment Date: October 25, 1996.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) An existing 12-foot-high, 160-foot-long concrete gravity dam; (2)
an existing 21 acre-foot reservoir with a surface area of 3 acres; (3)
a concrete intake structure; (4) a 62-foot-long masonry intake flume;
(5) an existing concrete and brick powerhouse containing a 150-kW
generating unit; (6) a 251-foot-long concrete tailrace; (7) an existing
150-foot-long transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The
applicant estimates that the average annual generation would be 570,000
kWh. No new access roads 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 $10,000. All project structures are
owned by the applicant.
l. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold to a local
ultility.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
3 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. 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: October 25, 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 4,625 acres and usable
storage volume of 6,875 acre-feet at the normal surface elevation of
54.35 feet (ft), National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); (2) an
existing concrete mass dam, referred to as the ``Fishway Dam'', about
124 ft long, containing three stoplog bays; (3) an existing concrete
dike, about 40 ft long; (4) an existing concrete mass dam, referred to
as the ``Waste Gate Dam'', about 57 ft long, containing two waste gates
and a stoplog bay; (5) an existing concrete mass intake structure,
referred to as the ``intake Dam'', consisting of: (a) Two stone masonry
wing walls, extending 125 ft along the east bank and 50 ft along the
west bank of the impoundment, (b) steel trashracks, and (c) a wooden
gatehouse containing a manually operated wooden headgate; (6) an
existing 5.6 ft diameter steel penstock, about 350 ft long, extending
from the intake dam to the powerhouse;
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(7) an existing two ft diameter surge tank, extending vertically from
the penstock about 20 ft upstream of the powerhouse; (8) an existing
powerhouse, constructed of brick and concrete, about 30 feet by 35
feet, containing: (a) a double runner Francis turbine, with minimum and
maximum hydraulic capacities of 65 cubic feet per second (cfs) and 175
cfs, respectively, and (b) a synchronous generator, rated at 460 kW;
and (9) existing appurtenant facilities.
m. Purpose of Project: Project generation would be sold to a local
utility.
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 Consolidated Hydro Maine, Inc., Andover Business Park,
200 Bulfinch Drive, Andover, MA 01810, or by calling (508) 681-1900.
4 a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: 2612-005.
c. Date Filed: December 28, 1995.
d. Applicant: Central Maine Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Flagstaff Water Storage Project.
f. Location: On the Dead River in Somerset and Franklin Counties,
near the towns of Eustis and Stratton, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: F. Allen Wiley, Managing Director of
Generation, Central Maine Power Company, 41 Anthony Avenue, Augusta, ME
04330.
i. FERC Contact: Thomas Dean (202) 219-2778.
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 Flagstaff Project consists
of: (1) The Long Falls dam about 1,339 feet long and 45 feet high,
consisting of, from left to right (looking downstream), (a) a 450-foot-
long concrete spillway section topped with 2-foot-high flashboards, (b)
a 125-foot-long concrete section containing five, 20-foot-wide Taintor
gates, (c) a 70-foot-long concrete section containing two Broome gates,
a fishway, and a log sluice, and (d) a 694-foot-long earthen dike
topped with a 2-foot-high wave barrier; (2) a reservoir having a length
of about 23 miles, a width of about 6 miles at the widest point, a
surface area of 17,950 acres, and a storage capacity of about 275,482
acre-feet at full pond elevation of 1,146.0 feet U.S. Geological Survey
datum; and (3) appurtenant facilities.
m. Purpose of Project: The Flagstaff Project is a water storage
facility and is operated to regulate and augment flows that are used by
nine downstream mainstem Kennebec River hydropower projects and to
control flooding.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard
paragraph(s): A4 and D10.
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 2-A, 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 Frank Dunlap (207) 621-4469.
5 a. Type of Application: Amendment of license.
b. Project No: 2736-019.
c. Date Filed: August 1, 1996.
d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company.
e. Name of Project: American Falls Project.
f. Location: Power County, American Falls, Idaho.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Laurel Heacock, Idaho Power Company, P.O. Box
70, Boise, ID 83707, (208) 388-2918.
i. FERC Contact: Allyson Lichtenfels, (202) 219-3274.
j. Comment Date: October 11, 1996.
k. Description of Project: The licensee filed revised exhibit K,
Sheets 1 and 2, drawings to indicate minor real estate and project
boundary updates, an easement previously awarded to Power County,
update the structural appearance of the dam, power plant, and spillway,
and update the transmission line data shown.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
Standard Paragraphs
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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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 (October 21, 1996
for Project No. 2612-005). All reply comments must be filed with the
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (December 4,
1996 for Project No. 2612-005).
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.
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: August 26, 1996, Washington, D.C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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