[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 33281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15764]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Application for Amendment of 
Project Boundary and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and 
Protests

June 16, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Application for an Amendment of License to 
Remove Mile Run Dam and Revise the Project Boundary.
    b. Project No.: 2916-036.
    c. Date Filed: May 19, 1999.
    d, Applicant: East Bay Municipal Utility District.
    e. Name of Project: Lower Mokelumne River.
    f. Location: On Mokelumne River, Amador, Calaveras, and San Joaquin 
Counties, California. The project will not affect any federal or tribal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
    h. Applicant Contract: Mr. Jon A. Myers, Manager, Water Resources 
Planning, East Bay Municipal Utility District, 375 Eleventh Street, 
Oakland, CA 94607-4240, (510) 278-1121.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Mohamad Fayyad at 202-219-2665, or e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: July 15, 1999.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, N.E., Washington DC 20426.
    Please include the project number and sub-dockets (2916-036) on any 
comment or notions filed.
    k. Description of Filing: EBMUD is proposing to remove Mine Run 
Dam, which is located on Mine Creek on the upstream reach of the 
project's Comanche Reservoir. The Mine Run Dam was used to control acid 
mine drainage from the abandoned deep shaft copper mine (Penn Mine). 
The Mine Run Dam controls the flow of contaminated water from the Pen 
Mine.
    EBMUD plans to remove the Mine Run Dam as a part of the 
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Lone Germ Solution Project 
(Remediation Plan) for the Penn Mine Site. The Remediation Plan was 
mandated by EPA through a Clean Water Act section 309 order.
    Please, note that we had public noticed this amendment proposal 
previously, on January 27, 1999. however on September 13, 1999, EBMUD 
withdrew its previous application,, and filed the current revised 
application.
    l. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction of 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 the web at 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.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to 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.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must bear 
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named document must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of 
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of 
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to 
file comments on the described application. A copy of the application 
may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If agency does 
not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it 
will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments 
must also be sent the Applicant's representatives.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-15764 Filed 6-21-99; 8:45 am]
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