[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49112]
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[FR Doc No: 98-24520]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Intent To File an Application for a New License

September 8, 1998.
    a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to File an Application for a 
New License.
    b. Project No.: 346.
    c. Date filed: August 24, 1998.
    d. Submitted By: Minnesota Power, Inc., current licensee.
    e. Name of Project: Blanchard Project.
    f. Location: On the Mississippi River, in Morrison County, 
Minnesota.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 
16.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Effective date of current license: May 1, 1980.
    i. Expiration date of current license: August 24, 2003.
    j. The project consists of: (1) a 750-foot-long, 45-foot-high 
concrete gravity dam with an intergral powerhouse, a 190-foot-long non-
over-flow section, and a 437-foot-long gated spillway section; (2) 
3,540-foot-long earth dikes; (3) a 1,152-acre reservoir at normal pond 
elevation of 1,081.7 feet msl; (4) three generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 18,000 kW; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available 
at: Minnesota Power, Inc., 30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802, 
Ms. Ingrid Kane, (218) 720-2534.
    l. FERC contact: Tom Dean (202) 219-2778.
    m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.9 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 August 24, 
2001.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-24520 Filed 9-11-98; 8:45 am]
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