[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3075-3076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1165]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing; Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis; and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, 
Comments, Final Terms and Conditions, Recommendations and Prescriptions

January 13, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application, including 
applicant prepared draft environmental assessment, has been filed with 
the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 420-009.
    c. Date filed: June 30, 1998.
    d. Applicant: City of Ketchikan, Ketchikan Public Utilities.
    e. Name of Project: Ketchikan Lakes Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Ketchikan Lakes and Ketchikan Creek in Ketchikan 
Gateway Borough and the City of Ketchikan, Alaska. The project is 
partially located within Tongass National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ron Settje, Administrative Manager, 
Ketchikan Public Utilities, 2930 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, AK 99901, 
(907) 225-1000 (ext. 388).
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Charles Hall, E-mail address, [email protected], or telephone 
202-219-2853.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest; comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions; and prescriptions: 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, 888 First Street, NE., 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. Status of environmental analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) a 1,163 foot-long, 30-foot-high 
rock-fill dam on Ketchikan Lakes with a spillway crest elevation of 348 
feet mean sea level (msl); (2) the Ketchikan Lakes with a surface area 
of 632 acres and a useable storage volume of 13,800 acre-feet; (3) Fawn 
Lake, a 3.1 acre forebay impoundment with a useable storage volume of 
27 acre-feet; (4) a 30-foot-long, 12-foot-high concrete diversion dam 
with no useable storage on Granite Creek; (5) over 10,000 feet of 
interconnecting tunnels and pipelines; (6) a powerhouse containing four 
turbine-generator units with a total installed capacity of 4,200 
kilowatts; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    m. 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, 
D.C. 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.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B1 and D6.

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    B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest 
or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules 
of Practice 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.
    D6. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is 
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions.
    The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the 
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply 
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the 
date of this notice.
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' 
(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. All comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all 
other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by 
proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by 
the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) 
and 385.2010.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-1165 Filed 1-19-99; 8:45 am]
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