[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 65 (Friday, April 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16150-16153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8631]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 2017-011 et al.]
Hydroelectric Applications [Southern California Edison 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:
1 a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2017-011.
c. Date filed: February 26, 1997.
d. Applicant: Southern California Edison.
e. Name of Project: Big Creek No. 4 Hydroelectric.
f. Location: On the San Joaquin River, near Auberry, in Fresno,
Madera, and Tulare Counties, California; on lands within the Sierra
National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: C. Edward Miller, Manager of Hydro Generation
Southern California Edison Co., 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, P.O. Box 800,
Rosemead, CA 91770, (818) 302-1564.
i. FERC Contact: Hector M. Perez at (202) 219-2843.
j. Brief Description of Project: The existing project consists of:
(1) The Big Creek Dam No. 7 with the 465-acre reservoir; (2) the
concrete intake structure; (3) the water conduit; (4) the concrete
powerhouse; (5) two turbine generator units with a rated capacity of 50
MW each and the turbine generator unit with a rated capacity of 350 kW;
(6) the tailrace; (7) the two 220-kV transmission lines, one 5.8-mile-
long and one 81-mile-long; and (8) other appurtenances.
k. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4.
l. Under Section 4.32 (b)(7) of the Commission's regulations (18
CFR), if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that the
applicant should conduct an additional scientific study to form an
adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on
its merits, they must file a request for the study with the Commission,
not later than 60 days after the application is filed, and must serve a
copy of the request on the applicant.
2 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11598-000.
c. Date filed: February 11, 1997.
d. Applicant: Ketchikan Public Utilities.
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e. Name of Project: Carlanna Lake Hydroelectric.
f. Location: At Carlanna Lake, an existing reservoir owned by the
applicant, on Carlanna Creek, near the city of Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C., Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Magyar, General Manager, Ketchikan
Public Utilities, 2930 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, AK 99901, (907) 225-
1000.
i. FERC Contact: Surender M. Yepuri, P.E., (202) 219-2847.
j. Comment Date: June 2, 1997.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) A 340-foot-long, 31-foot-high concrete-faced dam; (2) a 250-foot-
long spillway at crest elevation 520 feet (msl); (3) a reservoir with a
surface area of 32 acres; (4) a 24-inch-diameter, 0.7-mile-long steel
penstock; (5) a powerhouse with an installed capacity of 800 kW; (6) a
tailrace; (7) a 34.5-kV, 0.25 mile-long transmission line connecting
the project to the existing distribution system; and (8) other
appurtenances.
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.: 11599-000.
c. Date filed: February 11, 1997.
d. Applicant: Ketchikan Public Utilities.
e. Name of Project: Connell Lake Hydroelectric.
f. Location: At Connell Lake, an existing reservoir owned by the
Ketchikan Pulp Company, on Ward Creek, near the city of Ketchikan,
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska; on lands within the Tongass National
Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C., Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Magyar, General Manager, Ketchikan
Public Utilities, 2930 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, AK 99901, (907) 225-
1000.
i. FERC Contact: Surender M. Yepuri, P.E., (202) 219-2847.
j. Comment Date: June 2, 1997.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) A 600-foot-long, 70-foot-high concrete dam with a gated spillway;
(2) a reservoir with a surface area of 400 acres; (4) a 48-inch-
diameter, 2,300-foot-long steel penstock; (5) a powerhouse with an
installed capacity of 1,700 kW; (6) a tailrace; (7) a 115-kV, 200-foot-
long transmission line connecting the project to the existing
distribution system; and (8) other appurtenances.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
4 a. Application Type: Request approval for dredging and new
commercial marina.
b. Project No: 459-088.
c. Date Filed: January 22, 1997.
d. Applicant: Union Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Osage Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Lake of the Ozarks, Morgan County, Missouri.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Barbara Skitt, Union Electric Company,
1901 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63166, (314) 554-3453.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking, (202) 219-2656.
j. Comment Date: May 2, 1997.
k. Description of Application: Union Electric Company (licensee)
requests Commission approval to grant a permit to Mr. Gene Gennetten of
Ozark Barge & Dock Service for a new commercial marina able to
accommodate up to 40 boats at any one time. The licensee also seeks
Commission approval to grant Mr. Gennetten a permit to excavate up to
4,000 cubic yards of lakebed sediments to build the marina. The marina
would be located at the Gravois Arm--Lake of the Ozarks, near lake mile
6.2 + 10.1, Section 17, Township 41 north, Range 17 west, Gravois
Mills, Morgan County, Missouri.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
5 a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption.
b. Project No.: 9250-007.
c. Date Filed: March 18, 1997.
d. Applicant: Montana Natural Energy, Inc.
e. Name of Project: West Rosebud Creek.
f. Location: On the West Rosebud Creek, in Stillwater County,
Montana.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Section 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jay P. Bingham, Bingham Engineering, 5160
Wiley Post Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 532-2520.
i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202) 219-2673.
j. Comment Date: May 12, 1997.
k. Description of Application: The exemptee seeks to surrender its
exemption because it was not able to obtain a power sales contract for
the unconstructed project.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C2, and D2.
6 a. Type of Application: Non-Project Use of Project Lands and
Waters.
b. Project Name: Catawba-Wateree Project.
c. Project No.: FERC Project No. 2232-340.
d. Date Filed: February 11, 1997.
e. Applicant: Duke Power Company.
f. Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Crown Harbor
Subdivision on Lake Norman near Mooresville.
g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. E.M. Oakley, Duke Power Company, P.O. Box
1006 (EC12Y), Charlotte, NC 28201-1006, (704) 382-5778.
i. FERC Contact: Brian Romanek, (202) 219-3076.
j. Comment Date: May 12, 1997.
k. Description of the filing: Application to grant an easement of
1.32 acres of project land to B.V. Belk Investments to construct a
private residential marina consisting of 35 boat slips. The proposed
marina would provide access to the reservoir for residents of Crown
Harbor Subdivision. The proposed marina facility would consist of an
access ramp and a floating slip facility. The slips would be anchored
by using self-driving piles.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, D2.
7 a. Type of Filing: Request for Extension of Time to Commence
Project Construction.
b. Applicant: Southeastern Hydro-Power, Inc.
c. Project No.: The proposed W. Kerr Scott Hydroelectric Project,
FERC No. 6879-020, is to be located on the Yadkin River in Wilkes
County, North Carolina.
d. Date Filed: March 12, 1997.
e. Pursuant to: Public Law 104-256.
f. Applicant Contact: Charles B. Mierek, President, Southeastern
Hydro-Power, Inc., 5250 Clifton-Glendale Road, Spartanburg, SC 29307-
4618, (864) 579-4405.
g. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, (202) 219-2671.
h. Comment Date: May 15, 1997.
i. Description of the Requests: The licensee has requested that the
exiting deadline for the commencement of construction of FERC Project
No. 6879 be extended. The deadline to commence project construction
would be extended to March 20, 2001. The deadline for completion of
construction would be extended to March 20, 2005.
j. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
8 a. Type of Application: Amendment of license (Delete minimum flow
requirement).
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b. Project No.: 3267-006.
c. Date Filed: September 26, 1994.
d. Applicant: Bellows-Tower Hydro, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Ballard Mill Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Salmon River in the Town
of Malone in Franklin County, NY.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant contact: Frank O. Christie, P.E., Bellows-Tower Hydro,
Inc., 8 East Main Street, Malone, NY 12953, (518) 483-1945.
i. FERC contact: John K. Hannula, (202) 219-0116.
j. Comment date: May 16, 1997.
k. Description of the Application: Bellows-Tower Hydro, Inc. (BTHI)
request amendment of its license to eliminate the minimum flow required
by article 29 of its project license. A minimum flow of 10 cubic feet
per second (cfs) was established primarily to protect aesthetics at the
old mill race channel, and secondarily to maintain aquatic habitat.
BTHI no longer needs the minimum flow for aesthetic purposes.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
9 a. Type of Filing: Request for Extension of Time to Commence
Project Construction.
b. Applicant : Potter Township Hydro Authority.
c. Project No.: The proposed Emsworth Hydroelectric Project, FERC
No. 7041-042, is to be located on the Ohio River in Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania.
d. Date Filed: February 24, 1997.
e. Pursuant to: Public Law 104-254.
f. Applicant Contact: Joseph J. Liberati, Esq., AAA Law Center,
Suite 400, Three Wal Mart Plaza, Monaca, PA 15061, (412) 775-0341.
g. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, (202) 219-2671.
h. Comment Date: May 15, 1997.
i. Description of the Requests: The licensee has requested that the
exiting deadline for the commencement of construction of FERC Project
No. 7041 be extended to September 26, 1999. The deadline for completion
of construction would be extended to September 26, 2001.
j. 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.
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 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.,
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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.
Dated: April 1, 1997, Washington, D.C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-8631 Filed 4-3-97; 8:45 am]
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