[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17165-17166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8719]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

April 2, 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 License.
    b. Project No.: 10855-002.
    c. Date filed: May 2, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Upper Peninsula Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Dead River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Dead River, in Marquette County, Michigan.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Clarence R. Fisher, President, Upper 
Peninsula Power Company, P.O. Box 130, 600 Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, 
MI 49931-0130, (906) 487-5000.
    i. FERC Contact: Peter Leitzke, [email protected], or 
telephone (202) 219-2083.
    j. Deadline for filing 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, and is ready for environmental analysis at this time.

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    l. Description of Project: The constructed project consists of the 
following developments: The Silver Lake Dam Development consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) The 1,500-foot-long, 30-foot-high 
earth embankment Silver Lake Dam; (2) a 100-foot-long, 7.7 foot-high 
concrete ogee crest spillway; (3) a 1,491-foot-long, 34-foot-high 
concrete gravity outlet structure; (4) four earthen saddle dikes 
consisting of: (a) 200-foot-long, 5-foot-high dike 1; (b) 370-foot-
long, 7-foot-high dike 2; (c) 170-foot-long, 6-foot-high dike 3; (d) 
290-foot-long, 5-foot-high dike 4; (4) a reservoir having a surface 
area of 1,464-acres with a storage capacity of 33,513 acre-feet, and a 
normal water surface elevation of 1,486.25 feet M.S.L. There is no 
generation proposed at this development.
    The Hoist Dam Development consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) The 674-foot-long earthen embankment and concrete 
gravity Hoist Dam with sections varying in height from 6 to 63 feet; 
(2) a reservoir having a surface area of 3,202 acres with a storage 
capacity of 46,998 acre-feet, and normal water surface elevation of 
1.347.5 feet M.S.L.; (3) an intake structure; (4) a 342-foot-long, 9-
foot-wide, 10-foot-high tunnel; (5) a 193-foot-long, 7-foot diameter 
steel penstock; (6) a powerhouse containing 3 generating units with a 
total installed capacity of 4.40 MW; (7) a tailrace; (8) an existing 
33-kV transmission line; and (9) other appurtenances. The estimated 
average annual generation is 15,643 MWh.
    The McClure Dam Development consists of the following existing 
facilities; (1) The 839-foot-long, earth embankment and concrete 
gravity McClure Dam varying in height from 22 to 51.4 feet; (2) a 
reservoir having a surface area of 95.9 acres with a storage capacity 
of 1,870 acre-feet, and normal water surface elevation of 1,196.4 feet 
M.S.L.; (3) an intake structure; (4) a 13,302-foot-long, 7-foot-
diameter steel, wood, and concrete pipeline; (5) a 40-foot-high, 30-
foot-diameter concrete surge tank; (6) a powerhouse containing 2 
generating units with a total installed capacity of 8.0 MW; (7) a 
tailrace; (8) a 33-kV transmission line; and (9) other appurtenances. 
The estimated average annual generation is 48,452 MWh.
    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, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed 
on http://www.ferc.fed.us/rims.htm (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 paragraph: 
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    D10. Filing and Service 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 
``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 submitting the filing; 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, NE., Washington, DC 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. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of 
service on all persons listed on 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.
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