[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 87 (Thursday, May 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24391-24392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11355]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests

April 30, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-11727-000.
    c. Date Filed.: April 6, 1999.
    d. Applicant: City of Granite Falls, Minnesota.
    e. Name of Project: Minnesota Falls Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Minnesota River in Chippewa and Yellow Medicine 
Counties, near Granite Falls, Minnesota.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: William P. Levin, City Manager, City of 
Granite Falls, 885 Prentice Street, Granite Falls, MN 56241-1598, (320) 
564-3011.
    i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee (202) 219-2809 or E-mail address at
Ed. [email protected]
    j. Deadline for filing additional study requests: 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. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river Minnesota 
Falls Project consists of: (1) an 18-foot-high and 500-foot-long 
embankment and

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gravity dam; (2) a 150-acre reservoir at normal pool elevation of 883.9 
feet msl; (3) a conduit intake structure; (4) a powerhouse housing two 
580-kW generating units for an installed capacity of 1,160 kW; (5) a 
proposed substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The applicant 
estimates that the total average annual generation would be 3,300 MWh. 
All generated power is utilized within the applicant's electric utility 
system.
    m. 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 http://www.ferc.fed.us/
online/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. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
MINNESOTA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by 
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR at Sec. 800.4.
    o. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-11355 Filed 5-5-99; 8:45 am]
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