[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5051-5052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2397]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

January 28, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Major Water Power Project, 5 Megawatts or 
Less (Subsequent License).
    b. Project No.: 2964-006.
    c. Date filed: March 31, 1998.
    d. Applicant: City of Sturgis, Michigan.
    e. Name of Project: Sturgis Project.
    f. Location: On the St. Joseph River, near the Town of Centreville, 
St. Joseph County, Michigan.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John J. Griffith, P.E., Electric 
Department Superintendent, City of Sturgis, 130 North Nottawa, P.O. Box 
280, Sturgis, Michigan 49091, (616) 651-2321.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Patrick Murphy, E-mail address [email protected] or 
telephone (202) 219-2659.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, 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 Project: The existing project consists of: (1) an 
800-foot long

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dam, comprised of a 300-foot-long spillway and a 500-foot-long earthen 
portion; (2) two powerhouses (old & new); and (3) an 18-mile-long 14.4/
24.9-kV transmission line. The old powerhouse houses two turbine-
generator units (each 550 Kilowatts (KW)); the new powerhouse houses 
two units (each 750 KW) totaling 2,600-kW generating capacity. The 
Sturgis Project reservoir has a surface area of 580 acres and a storage 
volume of approximately 6,550 acre-feet at 825 feet surface elevation.
    m. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference, located at 888 First Street N.E., 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 shown 
in item h above.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B and D6.
    B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion 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.
    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, term 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. 99-2397 Filed 2-1-99; 8:45 am]
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