[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65199-65200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31453]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
To Intervene, Protests, and Comments
November 19, 1998.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11623-000.
c. Date filed: November 3, 1998.
d. Applicant: Energy Recycling Company.
e. Name of Project: Klamath County Water Power Project.
f. Location: In Klamath County, Oregon, partially in Bureau of Land
Management lands. T39S, R11E (sections 35 and 36), T39S, R12E (sections
19, 20, 30, and 31), T40S, R12E (sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24, 25,
and 26), T40S, R13E (section 6).
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Spaulding, Energy Recycling
Company, 1030 North Tyrol Trail, Minneapolis, MN 55416, (612) 315-6309.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Hector M. Perez, E-mail address [email protected], or
telephone 202-219-2843.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. Description of the Project: The proposed pumped storage project
would consist of the following new facilities: (1) An upper reservoir
with a maximum storage capacity of 14,300 acre-feet and an area of 199
acres at maximum normal water surface elevation of 5,523 feet above
mean sea level (msl), impounded
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by two earth and rock fill embankments, 178 and 50-foot-high,
respectively, with a crest elevation of 5,533 feet msl; (2) a 24-foot-
diameter, 1,326-foot-long vertical shaft; (3) a 24-foot-diameter,
3,200-foot-long concrete-lined tunnel; (4) four, 12-foot-diameter, 355-
foot-long, steel-lined penstocks; (5) a powerhouse with four 250-
megawatt pump/turbines; (6) a 1,500-foot-long by 38-foot-wide D-shaped
tailrace tunnel; (7) a lower reservoir with a maximum storage capacity
of 16,900 acre-feet and an area of 405 acres at maximum water surface
elevation of 4,191 feet msl, impounded by a 49-foot-high earth and
rockfill embankment, with a crest elevation of 4,200 feet msl; (8) a 4-
mile-long, 500-kilovolt transmission line connecting the project to
Captain Jack substation; and (9) other appurtenances. The project would
operate as a closed system using water obtained from groundwater
sources.
l. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed
on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address
in item h above.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
A5. Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a competing
application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit
the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an
application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a
timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the
competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after
the specified comment date for the particular application. A completing
preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and
4.36.
A7. Preliminary Permit--Any qualified development applicant
desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the
Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular
application, either a competing development application or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent to file a development application allows an interested person to
file the competing application no later than 120 days after the
specified comment date for the particular application. A competing
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
A9. Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary
permit application or a development application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s)
named in this public notice.
A10. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit,
if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the
preliminary permit would include plans, and a study of environmental
impacts. Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would
decide whether to proceed with the preparation of a development
application to construct and operate the project.
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 applications.
C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'',
``PROTEST'', ``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. An additional copy must be sent to Director,
Division of Project Review, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at
the above-mentioned address. A copy of any notice of intent, competing
application or 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-31453 Filed 11-24-98; 8:45 am]
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