[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10844-10847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5821]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Hydroelectric Applications [Ketchikan Public Utilities, et al.];
Notice of Applications
[Project Nos. 11597-000, et al.]
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.: 11597-000.
c. Date filed: January 23, 1997.
d. Applicant: Ketchikan Public Utilities.
e. Name of Project: Whitman Lake.
f. Location: On Whitman Creek, in Ketchikan Gateway Borough Alaska,
partially within the Tongass National Forest.
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g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
h. Applicant Contact: John A. Magyar, General Manager, Ketchikan
Public Utilities, 2930 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, AK 99901, (907) 225-
1000.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Hector M. Perez, (202) 219-2843.
j. Comment Date: April 28, 1997.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) The existing 45-foot-high and 220-foot-long concrete arch Whitman
Lake Dam \1/2\ mile upstream from the entrance of Whitman Creek into
Herring Bay; (2) Whitman Lake with a surface area of 152 acre, a
proposed usable storage capacity of 6,500 acre-feet, and normal maximum
water surface elevation of 380 feet above mean sea level; (3) an intake
structure 80 feet below normal water surface about 1,500 feet west of
the dam; (4) an 8-foot-diameter and 1,680-foot-long tunnel; (5) a 60-
inch-diameter and 950-foot-long steel and steel-lined tunnel penstock;
(6) a powerhouse with an installed capacity of 4,500 kilowatts; (7) a
34.5-kilovolt and 1,500-foot-long transmission line; and other
appurtenant facilities.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
2 a. Type of Application: Proposal for Angler Access Facility at
Port Sheldon.
b. Project No: 2680-039.
c. Date Filed: January 22, 1997.
d. Applicant: Consumers Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Ludington Project.
f. Project location: Lake Michigan, Mason County, Michigan.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. T.A. McNish, Consumers Power Company, 212
West Michigan Avenue, Jackson, MI 49201, (517) 788-0550.
i. FERC Contact: Patti Pakkala, (202) 219-0025.
j. Comment Date: April 11, 1997.
k. Description of Project: Consumers Power Company, co-licensee for
the Ludington Project, has filed a proposal for an angler access
facility on Lake Michigan, near the community of Port Sheldon,
Michigan. The facility is intended to provide public pedestrian fishing
access to an existing pier located on the north shore of the Pigeon
Lake Channel. The proposal contains provisions for a 40- to 50-car
parking area, restroom facility, and 3,500 feet of accessible fishing
boardwalk extending between the parking area and north pier. The pier
will be improved to accommodate fishing access and a restroom facility
will also be provided at the pier. In addition, the proposal includes
provisions for expanding the parking area at an existing State-owned
access site on nearby Lakeshore Drive. The proposal has been filed
pursuant to the Ludington Pumped Storage Project Settlement Agreement--
FERC Offer of Settlement. The Detroit Edison Company is co-licensee for
the project.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
3 a. Type of Application: Revised, As-Built Exhibit M.
b. Project No.: 2309-002.
c. Date Filed: August 21, 1996.
d. Applicant: Jersey Central Power & Light Co., Public Service Gas
& Electric Co.
e. Name of Project: Yards Creek Project.
f. Location: On Yards Creek, a tributary of Paulins Kill, in Warren
County, New Jersey.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeffrey Geuther, Yards Creek Generating
Station, Walnut Valley Road, Blairstown, NJ 07825, (908) 362-6163.
i. FERC Contact: Paul Shannon, (202) 219-2866.
j. Comment Date: April 11, 1997.
k. Description of Filings: Jersey Central Power & Light Company and
Public Service Gas & Electric Company filed a revised as-built exhibit
M that shows upgrades recently performed on the project's three
generating units. The upgrades increased each unit's installed capacity
from 120,000 kW (turbine maximum capacity) to 121,500 kW (turbine best
gate capacity). The upgrades also increased each unit's maximum
hydraulic capacity from 2,705 cfs to 2,835 cfs while generating and
from 2,145 cfs to 2,245 cfs while pumping.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
4 a. Type of Filing: Request for Extension of Time to Commence
Project Construction.
b. Applicant: City of Grafton.
c. Project No.: The proposed Tygart Dam Hydroelectric Project, FERC
No. 7307-040, is to be located on the Tygart River in Taylor County,
West Virginia.
d. Date Filed: January 24, 1997.
e. Pursuant to: Public Law 104-246.
f. Applicants Contact: Mr. Jeffery M. Kossak, City of Grafton, 1370
Avenue of the Americas, Suite 3300, New York, NY 10019, (212) 245-2722.
g. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, (202) 219-2671.
h. Comment Date: April 11, 1997.
i. Description of the Request: The licensee for the subject project
has requested that the deadline for commencement of construction be
extended. The deadline to commence project construction for FERC
Project No. 7307 would be extended to January 30, 1998. The deadline
for completion of construction would be extended to January 30, 2000.
j. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
5 a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption.
b. Project No.: 7513-002.
c. Date Filed: January 27, 1997.
d. Applicant: Rockfish Corporation, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Old Mill Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the North River, in the Town of Bridgewater in
Rockingham, Virginia.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791 (a)-825
(r).
h. Contact: John K. Pollock, President, Rockfish Corporation, Inc.,
P.O. Box 265, Batesville, VA 22924, (703) 828-6821.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, (202) 219-2671.
j. Comment Date: April 14, 1997.
k. Description of the Proposed Action: The exemptee requests to
surrender the exemption for its existing project.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
6 a. Type of Applications: Original Major License.
b. Project Nos.: (1) 10865-001 and (2) 11495-000.
c. Dates filed: (1) September 7, 1993, and (2) August 26, 1994.
d. Applicants: (1) Warm Creek Hydro Inc., Bothel, WA; (2) Nooksack
River Hydro Inc., Bothel, WA.
e. Names of Projects: (1) Warm Creek Hydroelectric; (2) Clearwater
Creek Hydroelectric .
f. Locations:
(1) On Warm Creek, near Deming, in Whatcom County, WA.
(2) On Clearwater Creek, near Deming, Whatcom County, WA.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant's Contact: Mr. Martin W. Thompson, 19515 N. Creek
Parkway, Bothell, WA 98011-8208, (206) 487-6541.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Surender M. Yepuri, P.E., (202) 219-2847.
j. Deadline Date: See attached paragraph D10.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: These applications have been
accepted
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for filing and are ready for environmental analysis at this time--see
attached standard paragraph D10.
Note: The Commission will be preparing a Multiple Environmental
Assessment for these two hydroelectric projects in accordance with
the National Environmental Policy Act.
l. Descriptions of Projects:
(1) The proposed Warm Creek Project would consist of: (a) a 10-
foot-high, 50-foot-long concrete diversion dam impounding a 0.9-acre
reservoir at elevation 2,729.9 (msl); (b) a concrete intake structure;
(c) a 6,035-foot-long steel penstock; (d) a 42-foot-long, 32-foot-wide,
and 18-foot-high concrete powerhouse containing a generator unit with a
rated capacity of 3.7 MW; (e) a 19,300-foot-long, 35-kV transmission
line; and (f) appurtenant structures.
(2) The proposed Clearwater Creek Project would consist of: (a) a
10-foot-high, 75-foot-long concrete diversion weir with a crest
elevation of 1,665 feet (msl); (b) a 40-foot-wide, 80-foot-long, and
18-foot-high concrete intake structure; (c) a 63-inch-diameter, 8,785-
foot-long steel penstock; (d) a 48-foot-wide, 48-foot-long, and 35-
foot-high concrete powerhouse equipped with a turbine generator unit
with a rated capacity of 6.0 MW; (e) a 80-foot-long tailrace; (f) a 35-
kV, 11.4-mile-long transmission line; and (g) appurtenant structures.
m. Purpose of Projects: Project power would be sold to a local
utility.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A4 and D10.
o. Available Locations of Applications: 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 the applicant's office (see item (h)
above).
7 a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption.
b. Project No.: 8825-007.
c. Date filed: January 29, 1997.
d. Applicant: Neshkoro Power Associates.
e. Name of Project: Morley.
f. Location: On the Muskegon River, in Mecosta County, Michigan.
g. File Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Chuck Alsberg, Neshkoro Power Associates,
P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, Wisconsin 54960, (414) 293-4628.
i. FERC Contact: Thomas F. Papsidero, (202) 219-2715.
j. Comment Date: April 18, 1997.
k. Description of Filing: The exemptee requests to surrender the
exemption for the Morley Project.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C2 & 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.
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
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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.
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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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.
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 (April 29, 1997
for Project No. 10865-001). All reply comments must be filed with the
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (June 13, 1997
for Project No. 10865-001). 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.
Dated: March 4, 1997.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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