[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18337-18338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9612]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Temporary Suspension of Minimum Flow and Reservoir 
Elevation Requirements

April 9, 1997.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Temporary Suspension of Minimum Flow and 
Reservoir Elevation Requirements.
    b. Project No: 2466-017.
    c. Dated Filed: March 26, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Appalachian Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Niagara Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Roanoke River, Roanoke County, Virginia.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Frank Simms, American Electric Power, One 
Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 223-2918.
    i. FERC Contact: Robert J. Fletcher, (202) 219-1206.
    j. Comment Date: April 25, 1997.
    k. Description of Proposed Action: Appalachian Power Company, 
licensee for the Niagara Project, requests approval to lower the 
reservoir surface elevation down six feet from its normal operating 
level of 885 feet NGVD and to suspend its 8 cfs minimum flow. The six-
foot drawdown and suspension of the 8 cfs minimum flow would be for the 
duration of the construction period from July 1, 1997 through December 
1997. Construction will encompass spillway stability improvements for 
the rehabilitation of the dam and spillway.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    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, 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.
    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

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presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must 
also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-9612 Filed 4-14-97; 8:45 am]
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