[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5213]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis

February 24, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 11120-002.
    c. Date Filed: March 3, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Commonwealth Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Middleville Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Thornapple River, Thornapple Township, Barry 
County, Michigan.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jan Marie Evans, Commonwealth Power Company, 
4572 Sequoia Trail, Okemos, MI 48864, (517) 351-5400.
    i. FERC Contact: Mark Pawlowski, 202-219-2795, or E-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline Date: See attached paragraph D9.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: The application is now ready 
for environmental analysis--see attached paragraph D9.
    l. Brief Description of Project: The proposed project would consist 
of: (1) an existing concrete, gravity dam 12 feet high and 80 feet 
long; (2) an existing reservoir with a storage capacity of 
approximately 30 acres and a normal maximum surface elevation of 708.5 
feet mean sea level; (3) an existing penstock approximately 25 feet by 
25 feet; (4) an existing powerhouse with one generating unit having a 
capacity of 350 kilowatts; (5) an existing transmission line 
approximately 100 feet long; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A4 and D9.
    n. A copy of the application is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at: 888 
First St., N.E., Room 2A, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 
208-1371. A copy of the application is also available at Commonwealth 
Power Company, Sequoia Trail, Okemos, MI 48864, or by calling (517) 
351-5400.
    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 the public notice of the initial development application. No 
competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to 
this notice.
    D9. 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 Fed. Reg. 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. 
All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days 
from the date of this notice.
    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). Any of these documents must be filed by 
providing the original and the number of copies required by the 
Commission's regulations to: 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, 
Room 5K-01, at the above address. Each filing must be accompanied by 
proof of service on all persons listed in service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-5213 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
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