[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46374-46375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21987]


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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

August 19, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Original Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-11797-000.
    c. Date Filed: July 29, 1999.

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    d. Applicant: Grande Pointe Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Three Rivers Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the St. Joseph River in the City of Three Rivers, 
St. Joseph County, Michigan. The project does not utilize federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Monroe E. Learn, Grande Pointe Power 
Corporation, 503 West Michigan Avenue, Three Rivers, MI 54601, (616) 
273-8828.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Mark Pawlowski, E-mail address [email protected], or 
telephone 202-219-2795.
    j. Deadline for filing additional study requests: September 27, 
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 and Practice and Procedure require all 
intervener 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 intervener 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 is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) A right earthen embankment 750 feet-
long and a left earthen embankment 200 feet-long, separated by a 283 
foot-long gated spillway section with a crest elevation of 792.4.0 feet 
NGVD; (2) a 601-acre reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of 
797.0 feet NGVD; (3) a powerhouse containing 3 vertical Francis 
turbines each connected to generator units for a total installed 
capacity of 900 kW; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The average annual 
energy generation is 3,844,920 kWh. Power generated by the project will 
be sold to a local utility.
    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, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. This filing 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.
    n. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the State 
Historic Preservation Officer as required by Sec. 106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council 
on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-21987 Filed 8-24-99; 8:45 am]
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