[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12826-12827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6776]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 459-086, et al.]


Hydroelectric Applications [Union Electric Company, et al.]; 
Notice of Applications

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    1a. Type of Application: Amendment of Recreation Plan.
    b. Project No.: 459-086.
    c. Date Filed: November 21, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Union Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Osage Project.
    f. Location: Bagnell Dam is on Lake of The Ozarks in Benton County, 
Missouri.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant contact: Dan Jarvis, Route 3, Box 234, Eldon, MO 
65026, (573) 365-9322.
    i. FERC contact: John K. Hannula, (202) 219-0116.
    j. Comment date: April 14, 1997.
    k. Description of the Application: Union Electric Company proposes 
to end its Tour-of-the-Dam program and replace it with an Educational 
and Historical Information Facility at Willmore Lodge located near the 
dam. The new educational facility would contain a multimedia 
interactive display that would provide historical information about 
Bagnell Dam and educate the public about the benefits of hydropower.
    This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: B, 
C1, and D2.


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    2a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption.
    b. Project No: 7297-002.
    c. Date Filed: February 24, 1997.
    d. Applicant: City of Buena Park.
    e. Name of Project: OC-17 Hydroelectric Generation Facility.
    f. Location: Feeder Station 423+63, Orange County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Section 791(a)--
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Don Jenson, 6650 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA, 
(714) 562-3500.
    i. FERC Contact: Hillary Berlin, (202) 219-0038.
    j. Comment Date: April 14, 1997.
    k. Description of Application: The exemptee states that the 
generating unit was removed from service and the project is no longer 
operational.
    l. The notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    3a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to File Application for New 
License.
    b. Project No.: 184.
    c. Date filed: February 24, 1997.
    d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, current 
licensee.
    e. Name of Project: El Dorado.
    f. Location: On the South Fork American River, in El Dorado, 
Alpine, and Amador Counties, California.
    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: December 1, 1980.
    i. Expiration date of original license: February 23, 2002.
    j. The 21-megawatt project consists of: Lake Aloha and dam; Echo 
Lake, dam, and conduit; Caples Lake and the main and auxiliary dams; 
Silver Lake and dam; El Dorado Forebay and dam; El Dorado Dam and fish 
ladder; El Dorado penstock and powerhouse; and El Dorado Canal.
    k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available 
at: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, Room 1103, San 
Francisco, CA 94105, ATTN: John Gourley, (415) 972-5772.
    l. FERC contact: Hector M. Perez (202) 219-2843.
    m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.9(b)(1) 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 
February 23, 2000.

    4a. Type of Application: Approval to amend license to modify 
whitewater release flows.
    b. Project No: 2899-065.
    c. Date Filed: February 13, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company and Milner Dam, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Milner Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Twin Falls, Cassia, Jerome, and Minidoka Counties, 
Idaho.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Laurel Heacock, Idaho Power Company, P.O. 
Box 70, Boise, ID 83707, (208) 388-2918.
    i. FERC Contact: Jean Potvin, (202) 219-0022.
    j. Comment Date: April 14, 1997.
    k. Description of Project: Licensee proposes to modify whitewater 
release flows to the Milner Reach by reducing the Daylight hours of 
bypass flows from eight to four hours, shutting down the main 
powerhouse only when inflow to the Project is between 10,500 and 12,500 
cfs, providing flows between May and June, and providing flows only on 
weekend days and the observed Memorial Day holiday.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

Standard Paragraphs

    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.
    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: March 12, 1997, Washington, D.C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-6776 Filed 3-17-97; 8:45 am]
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