[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 188 (Tuesday, September 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51914-51915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25939]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Filed with the Commission

September 23, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Action: Notice of Final Design, Construction Methods, 
and Timing of Construction Activities, Including Final Design Drawings 
and Specifications for the North Shore Erosion Control Plan for the 
Kerr Hydroelectric Project.
    b. Project No.: 5-041.
    c. Filing Date: June 24, 1998.
    d. Licensee: Montana Power Company and Confederated Salish and 
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation.
    e. Name of Project: Kerr Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Flathead River, Flathead and Lake Counties, Montana.
    g. Authorization: Article 73 of the project license.
    h. Licensee contact: Mr. Larry Thompson, General Manager, Power 
Generation, Montana Power Company, 40 East Broadway, Butte, MT 59701-
9394, (406) 723-5421.
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Grieve (202) 219-2655.
    j. Comment Date: November 4, 1998.
    k. Description of Proceeding: Article 73 requires the licensee to 
file final design, construction methods, and timing of construction 
activities, including final design drawings and specifications, for the 
north shore erosion control plan at Flathead Lake. Article 73 also 
requires the licensee, in addition to erosion control measures to be 
located along the Flathead Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) on Flathead 
Lake, to construct a shore-aligned erosion protection segment east of 
the WPA eastern boundary. The licensee's filing includes the design, 
construction methods, and timing of construction activities for: (1) a 
shore-aligned revetment structure of approximately 3,400 feet located 
on the west side of the Flathead River mouth extending northwest, which 
will adjoin an existing 200-foot-long revetment; (2) a shore-aligned 
revetment structure of approximately 4,400 feet located on the east 
side of the Flathead River mouth extending east to the eastern boundary 
of the WPA; and (3) riverbank protection along the west side of the 
Flathead River from the river mouth extending north to the northern 
boundary of the WPA. The filing did not include the design for the 
shore-aligned erosion protection segment east of the WPA as required by 
article 73. The licensee states that because offshore revetments along 
the WPA are no longer required, a transition structure to prevent 
additional erosion is no longer necessary. In addition, the subject 
revetment is not needed to protect wildlife habitat on the WPA. 
Further, in conveying the parcels of private property, the licensee 
reserved easements permitting it to flood these properties and 
otherwise affect the land in connection with operation of the project. 
By this notice, the Commission requests comments on the licensee's

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plan as filed, to include the licensee's exclusion of the erosion 
protection segment east of the WPA boundary.
    1. 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 presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's Representatives.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-25939 Filed 9-28-98; 8:45 am]
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