[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 183 (Tuesday, September 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 50566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25242]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission

September 16, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-2670-014.
    c. Date Filed: August 21, 1998.
    d. Applicants: Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin City of Eau 
Claire, Wisconsin.
    e. Name of Project: Dells Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Chippewa River in Eau Claire and Chippewa 
Counties, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Chris M. Olson, Northern States Power 
Company, 100 North Barstow Street, P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702, 
(715) 836-2401.
    i. FERC Contact: Mark Pawlowski (202) 219-2795.
    j. Comment Date: Within 60 days of the notice issuance date.
    k. Description of Project: The existing project would consist of: 
(1) 366-foot-long concrete gated spillway dam with 13 Tainter gates; 
(2) a 1,183-acre reservoir; (3) a powerhouse containing 5 turbines and 
5 generator units with a total installed capacity of 7,580 kW; (3) a 
powerhouse containing 2 turbines and 2 generators with a total 
installed capacity of 1,100 kW; (4) a 1,884-foot-long transmission 
line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The average annual energy 
generation is 48,029,165 kWh.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
WISCONSIN 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.
    m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the comment date and serve a copy of the request on the 
applicant.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-25242 Filed 9-21-98; 8:45 am]
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