[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 44918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21407]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application

August 12, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Proposal To Lower Holter Lake.
    b. Project No.: 2188-043.
    c. Date Filed: August 2, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Montana Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Missouri-Madison Project.
    f. Location: The Holter hydroelectric dam which creates Holter Lake 
is on the Missouri River at river mile 2,211 about 43 miles northeast 
of Helena in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
    g. Applicant Contact: Mr. John C. Van Daveer, Montana Power 
Company, 40 East Broadway, Butte, MT 59701.
    h. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Steve Hocking, e-mail address: [email protected], or 
telephone (202) 219-2656.
    i. Deadline for filing comments and recommendations, motions to 
intervene, and protests: September 8, 1999.
    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.
    j. Description of the Application: Montana Power Company (MPC) 
proposes to drawdown Holter Lake, part of the Missouri-Madison 
Hydroelectric Project. The lake would be lowered from its normal 
operating level of elevation 3,564 feet msl to the crest of the dam at 
elevation 3,548 feet msl--a total of about 16 feet. The drawdown would 
begin September 20, 1999. Water levels would be reduced over a two week 
period of time; the lake would be maintained at its minimum elevation 
of 3,548 feet msl for two days; then the lake would be refilled over 
the next nineteen days. The drawdown would enable MPC to replace the 
dam's deteriorating flashboards and support stanchions.
    k. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 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).
    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,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents 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, NE, Washington, DC 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 an 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 to the Applicant's representatives.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-21407 Filed 8-17-99; 8:45 am]
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