[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 97 (Thursday, May 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27534-27535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12674]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests

May 14, 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.: 11616-000.
    c. Date Filed: June 1, 1998.
    d. Applicant: City of Portland, Michigan.
    e. Name of Project: Portland Municipal Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Grand River, near the town of Portland, in 
Ionia County, Michigan.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Robert Masselink, P.E., Earth Tech, Inc., 
5555 Glenwood Hills Pkwy., Grand Rapids, MI 49588, (616) 942-9600.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Michael Spencer, E-mail address [email protected], or 
telephone 202-219-2846.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest: 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, D.C. 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 that document on that resource agency.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of the project: The project consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) a 13-foot-high, 285-foot-long 
earthen dam with a 325-foot-long concrete spillway; (2) a reservoir 
with a surface area of 90 acres, and a storage are of 140 acre-feet; 
(3) a powerhouse with forebay, located at the south abutment of the 
spillway, containing two generating units with a combined installed 
capacity of 375 kW and an average annual generation of 1,572,000 kWh; 
(4) a substation; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    m. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files and Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First 
Street, N.E., Room 2A-1, Washington, DC 20426. This filing may be 
viewed on the web at htt;://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.
    Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to file a 
competing application must submit to the commission, on or before the 
specified deadline date for the particular application, a competing 
development application, or a notice of intent to file such an 
application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an 
interested person to file the competing development application no 
later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the 
particular application. Applications for

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preliminary permits will not be accepted in response to this notice.
    Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact name, 
business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant, 
and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such 
an application may be filed, either a preliminary permit application or 
a development application (specify which type of application). A notice 
of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public 
notice.
    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, .211 and .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.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is not 
ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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. 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 and an additional copy must 
be sent to the Director, Division of Project Review, Office of 
Hydropower Licensing, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any 
protest or motion to intervne must be served upon each representative 
of the applicant specified in the particular application.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-12674 Filed 5-19-99; 8:45 am]
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