[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 13848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7395]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Lease of Project Lands

March 17, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Lease of Project Lands.
    b. Project No: 2221-022.
    c. Date Filed: June 25, 1997.
    d. Applicant: The Empire District Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Project location: Teney County, Missouri.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:

Ms. Christine Grant, The Empire District Electric Co., 602 Joplin 
Street, P.O. Box 127, Joplin, MO 64802, (417) 625-5100.

    i. FERC Contact: Patti Pakkala, (202) 219-0025.
    j. Comment Date: May 11, 1998.
    k. Description of Project: The Empire District Electric Company, 
licensee for the Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project, has filed a request 
to issue a 99-year lease to the City of Rockaway Beach. The lease will 
be for a public park to be located on approximately 23 acres of land 
within the boundary of the Ozark Beach Project. The park will provide 
such facilities as picnic tables, trails, a softball field, and 
pavilion space.
    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, 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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-7395 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am]
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