[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59555-59556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29480]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice Accepting Application for Filing and Requesting 
Interventions and Protests

October 29, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Minor License
    b. Project No.: 597-003
    c. Date Filed: June 24, 1998
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp

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    e. Name of Project: Stairs Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: On Big Cottonwood Creek in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt 
Lake County, near the town of Sandy, about 15 miles southeast of 
downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The project affects federal lands within 
the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Michael B. Burke, Project Manager, 
PacifiCorp, 910 S.W. Sixth Avenue, 610PSB, Portland, Oregon 97204, 
(503) 464-5344.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord W. Hoisington (202) 219-2756
    j. Deadline for Interventions and Protests: 60 days from the 
Issuance date of this notice.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing but is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time--see attached paragraph E1.
    l. Brief Description of Project: The existing project consists of: 
(1) a 150-foot-long and 35-foot-high earth-fill diversion dam; (2) a 
reinforced concrete spillway; (3) a reinforced concrete intake 
structure; (4) a 2,850-foot-long penstock; (5) a 100-foot-wide by 35-
foot-long masonry powerhouse; (6) one Francis turbine generator with a 
rated capacity of 1,200 kilowatts; (7) a 7-foot-wide by 5.3-foot-deep 
reinforced concrete tailrace; and (8) other appurtenances. No new 
construction is planned.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B1 and E1.
    n. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, Room 2A, of the Commission's offices at 888 First 
Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20426 or by calling (202) 219-1371. A 
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at PacifiCorp, 
910 S.W. Sixth Avenue, 610PSB Portland, Oregon 97204 or by calling 
Michael B. Burke (503) 464-5344.
    B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest 
or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules 
of Practices and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    E1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All findings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. Any of these documents must be filed by providing the 
original and the number of copies required by the Commission's 
regulations to: The 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, at the above address. 
A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-29480 Filed 11-3-98; 8:45 am]
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