[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 36680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17108]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
June 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: New Major License.
b. Project No.: P-2588-004.
c. Date filed: July 10, 1998.
d. Applicant: City of Kaukauna.
e. Name of Project: Little Chute Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Fox River in the Village of Combined Locks,
Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Peter D. Prast, P.E. General Manager,
Kaukauna Electric & Water Department, 777 Island Street, P.O. Box 1777,
Kaukauna, Wisconsin 54130.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Steve Kartalia, E-mail address [email protected], or
telephone (202) 219-2942.
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 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 for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this
time. Scoping meetings and a site visit were held on May 26, 1999.
Representatives of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR)
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) attended the site visit
and the daytime meeting. The WDNR indicated that its water quality
certificate, issued October 29, 1998, adequately addresses WDNR
concerns. The FWS stated that the comments made in its November 28,
1997 letter, are still applicable. No one attended the evening meeting.
At the meetings, no additional issues or alternatives were identified
beyond those summarized in our Scoping Document 1 and no written
comments were received prior to the deadline for submitting scoping
comments; therefore, a second scoping document has not been prepared.
l. Description of Project: The project consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) an integral intake powerhouse, located at the
right abutment of the United States Army Corps of Engineers' Little
Chute Dam, containing three units with a total installed capacity of
3,300 kW; (2) connections to three 2.4/12-kV single phase transformers
and a 12-kV transmission line 1.25 miles long; and (3) other
appurtenances.
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,
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.
Filing and Service of 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, 1999, 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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. 99-17108 Filed 7-6-99; 8:45 am]
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