[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5973-5975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3196]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 11595-000 et al.]
Hydroelectric Applications [Arizona Independent Power, Inc., 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.: 11595-000.
c. Date filed: November 27, 1996.
d. Applicant: Arizona Independent Power, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Azipco Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: Partially on lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, at White Tank Regional Park, in Maricopa County, Arizona.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)--
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Frank L. Mazzone, President, Arizona
Independent Power, Inc. 746 Fifth Street East, Sonoma, CA 95476, (707)
996-2573.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
j. Comment Date: March 27, 1997.
k. Description of Project: The proposed pumped storage project
would consist of: (1) A 340-foot-high earthen dam creating a 180-acre
upper reservoir; (2) two 25-foot-diameter, 11,200-foot-long underground
penstocks; (3) a 220-foot-high earthen dam creating a 150-acre lower
reservoir; (4) an underground powerhouse containing five generating
units with a total installed capacity of 1,250 MW; (5) a 2,400-foot-
long access tunnel; (6) two 40-mile-long transmission lines of
undetermined route interconnecting with an existing Arizona Public
Service Company transmission line; (7) and appurtenant facilities.
The proposed project will utilize water from the Bureau of
Reclamation's Colorado River (Aqueduct) System.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
2 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11593-000.
c. Date filed: October 18, 1996.
d. Applicant: Savage Rapids R.R. Hydroelectric Company.
e. Name of Project: Savage Rapids Project.
f. Location: Near the town of Grants Pass, on the Rogue River, in
Josephine County, Oregon.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dean Jackson, J.B. Dean, Inc., 35925
Agness Illahe Road, Agness, Oregon 97406,(541) 247-0808.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
j. Comment Date: March 27, 1997.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) The Grants Pass Irrigation District's existing 28-foot-high dam and
2-mile-long, 400-foot-wide reservoir; (2) a powerhouse containing two
generating units with a total installed capacity of 1,200 kilowatts;
(3) improvements to the existing fish passage facility; and (4)
appurtenant facilities. The project will not raise the reservoir water.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
3 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11596-000.
c. Date filed: January 2, 1997.
d. Applicant: Kenneth R. Dantoin, Jr.
e. Name of Project: Little Kaukauna Lock and Dam Project.
f. Location: On the Fox River, in the Town of Lawrence, Brown
County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Kenneth R. Dantoin, Jr., 11919 N. Bridgewater
Drive 74W, Mequon, WI 53092 (414) 242-9897.
i. FERC Contact: Mary Golato (202) 219-2804.
j. Comment Date: April 4, 1997.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would utilize the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Little Kaukauna Lock and Dam and
Reservoir, and would consist of the following facilities: (1) A
reconstructed powerhouse integral with the dam having a total proposed
installed capacity of 1,600 kilowatts; (2) a new transmission line; and
(3) appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation is estimated
to be 13.13 gigawatthours. The cost of the studies under the permit
will not exceed $50,000.
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. Kenneth R. Dantoin, Jr., 11919 N. Bridgewater Drive, 74W, Mequon,
WI 53092 (414) 242-9897.
4 a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to File An Application for a
New License.
b. Project No.: 2131.
c. Date filed: February 21, 1996.
d. Submitted By: Wisconsin Electric Power Company, current
licensee.
e. Name of Project: Kingsford.
f. Location: On the Menominee River, in the City of Kingsford,
Township of Breitung, Dickinson County, Michigan, and in the Towns of
Aurora and Florence, Florence County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR
16.6 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Effective date of original license: January 1, 1979.
i. Expiration date of original license: October 31, 2001.
j. The project consists of: (1) An 849-foot-long concrete gravity
dam comprising; (a) a 242-foot-long, 43-foot-high gated spillway
section having ten 20-foot-wide, 14-foot-high tainter gates; (b) an
integral powerhouse and intake section; and (c) a 42-foot-long
sluiceway section having three submerged 4-foot-diameter sluice tubes
and a trash sluice; (2) a 317-foot-long, 26-foot-high east earth
embankment, a 313-foot-long, 6-foot-high detached east earth dike, and
a 129-foot-long, 26-foot-high west earth
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dike, all having concrete core walls; (3) a reservoir having a 506-acre
surface area at normal pool elevation 1,068.0 feet m.s.l.; (4) a 119-
foot-long, 72.5-foot-wide reinforced-concrete powerhouse containing
three 2,400-kW generating units for a total installed generating
capacity of 7,200-kW; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available
at: Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Annex Building Room A-265, 333
West Everett, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, (414) 221-2500.
l. FERC contact: Charles T. Raabe (202) 219-2811.
m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a
new license and any competing license applications must be filed with
the Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the
existing license. All applications for license for this project must be
filed by October 31, 1999.
5 a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to File An Application for a
New License.
b. Project No.: 2142.
c. Date filed: December 27, 1996.
d. Submitted By: Central Maine Power Company, current licensee.
e. Name of Project: Indian Pond.
f. Location: On the Kennebec River, in Chase Stream, Indian Stream,
Sapling, and Big Squaw Townships, Somerset and Piscataquis Counties,
Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR
16.6 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Effective date of current license: January 1, 1952.
i. Expiration date of current license: December 31, 2001.
j. The project consists of: (1) A concrete gravity-type dam
composed of an intake section, a gated spillway section, a flashboard
section, a log sluice section, a bulkhead section, and flanked on the
left bank by an earth dike; (2) a detached earth dike; (3) a nine-mile-
long reservoir having a 3,666-acre surface area at normal pool
elevation 955 feet U.S.G.S.; (4) four penstocks; (5) a powerhouse
having four generating units with a total installed generating capacity
of 76,400-kW; (6) a 1,750-foot-long tailrace; (7) a 13.2/115-kV,
83,333-kVA substation; (8) a 29.5-mile-long, 115-kV transmission line;
and (9) appurtenant facilities;
k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available
at: Central Maine Power Company, Anthony Avenue, Augusta, Maine 04330,
(207) 626-9600.
l. FERC contact: Charles T. Raabe (202) 219-2811.
m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a
new license and any competing license applications must be filed with
the Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the
existing license. All applications for license for this project must be
filed by December 31, 1999.
6 a. Type of Application: Application to Delete 128 Acres from the
Project Boundary.
b. Project No: 2833-055.
c. Application Filed: January 3, 1997.
d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Lewis County.
e. Name of Project: Cowlitz Falls Project.
f. Location: Cowlitz River in Lewis County, Washington.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Gary H. Kalich, Public Utility District
No. 1 of Lewis County, 321 N.W. Pacific Avenue, Chehalis, WA 98532-
0330, (360) 748-9261.
i. FERC Contact: Heather Campbell, (202) 219-3097.
j. Comment Date: March 13, 1997.
k. Description of Proposal: The licensee filed a proposal to delete
128 acres from the project boundary. The lands which are predominantly
agricultural were included as part of the Buffer Zone Management Plan
for which the licensee would have obtained an easement. The lands are
located in the upper reaches of the reservoir between river mile 95 and
100.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
7 a. Type of Filing: Request for Extension of Time to Commence
Project Construction.
b. Applicant: Mount Hope Waterpower Project, LLP.
c. Project No.: The proposed Mount Hope Pumped Storage
Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 9401-041, is to be located on Mount
Hope Lake in Morris County, New Jersey.
d. Date filed: December 30, 1996.
e. Pursuant to: Public Law 104-247.
f. Applicant Contacts:
Chris Beaver, Mount Hope Hydro, Inc., 627 Mount Hope Road, Wharton, NJ
07885-2837, (201) 361-1072;
Sam Behrends, IV, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP, 1875 Connecticut
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20009-5728, (202) 986-8000.
g. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, (202) 219-2671.
h. Comment Date: March 13, 1997.
i. Description of the Request: The licensee for the subject project
has requested that the deadline for commencement of construction at its
project be extended. The deadline to commence project construction for
FERC Project No. 9401 would be extended to August 3, 1999. The deadline
for completion of construction will be extended to August 3, 2005.
j. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
8 a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
b. Project No: 2528-046.
c. Date Filed: 11/19/96.
d. Applicant: Central Maine Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Cataract Project.
f. Location: On the Saco River, York County, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact:
Gary A. Boyle, Environmental and Licensing, Central Maine Power
Company, North Augusta Office Annex, 41 Anthony Avenue, Augusta, ME
04330, (207)621-4447.
i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad, (202) 219-2665.
j. Comment Date: March 17, 1997.
k. Description of Amendment: Licensee proposes to delete one of the
project generating stations, the NKL powerhouse and related facilities,
which has an authorized installed capacity of 900 kW. The licensee
states that NKL powerhouse has been non-operational since the license
was issued in 1989, and isn't cost effective to rehabilitate as was
intended under the license.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C2, and D2.
9 a. Type of Application: Amendment of Exemption
b. Project No.: 6819-004.
c. Date Filed: March 7, 1996.
d. Applicant: Desert Water Agency.
e. Name of Project: Snow Creek Project.
f. Location: Near Snow Creek Village in Riverside County,
California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r)
h. Applicant Contact:
Mr. David K. Luker, Assistant General Manager-Operations, Desert Water
Agency, 1200 Gene Autry Trail South, P.O. Box 1710, Palm Springs, CA
92263-1710, (619) 323-4971.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Gwynn, (202) 219-2764.
j. Comment Date: March 17, 1997.
k. Description of FIling: Desert Water Agency proposes a change in
project operations to the Snow Creek Power Project to allow waters
currently diverted from Falls Creek for municipal use to also be used
for incidental power
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generation. The change would allow diversions from Falls Creek of up to
1.5 cfs to be conveyed to Palm Springs via the Snow Creek Penstock,
Power Plant, and Pipeline. The proposed change involves the replacement
of the existing Falls Creek diversion, replacement of the existing 10''
pipeline between Snow Creek dam and Falls Creek dam with a 12''
pipeline, and the construction of a booster station along the 12''
replacement pipeline.
l. This paragraph 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.
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.
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, NE.,
Washington, DC 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, 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.
C2. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING
APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``PROTEST,'' or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE,'' as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular
application to which the filing refers. Any of these 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 a 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.
Dated: January 31, 1997, Washington, DC.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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