[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.
[FR Doc. 99-8719 Filed 4-7-99; 8:45 am]
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