[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58056-58057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28195]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protests
October 22, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: P-11811-000.
c. Date Filed: September 1, 1999.
d. Applicant: Wisconsin Logs, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Merrill Paper Mill.
f. Location: On the Prairie River, in the town of Merrill and the
city of Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin. The project would not
utilize federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C., Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael A. Swiger, Van Ness Feldman,
P.C., 1050 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW, Seventh Floor, Washington, DC
20007, (202) 298-1891.
i. FERC Contact: William H. Diehl, E-mail address,
William.D[email protected], or telephone (202) 219-2813.
j. Deadline Date: 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, 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. The existing, inoperative project would consist of: (1) An 18-
foot-high dam having a 78-foot-long gated spilway, five 11-foot-wide,
9-foot-high timber taintor gates, a 550-foot-long main earthen
embankment, and a 400-foot-long secondary embankment; (2) a reservoir,
known as Ward Mill Pond or Prairie Lake, having a 118-acre surface area
and a 709-acre-foot storage capacity; (3) a forty-foot-long flume; (4)
an intake pipe; (5) a powerhouse containing a 187-kW generating unit;
and (6) appurtenant facilities. The facilities are owned by
International Paper Company, 3 Paragon Drive, Montvale, New Jersey
07645.
Applicant will finance all efforts required to conduct studies and
to prepare and file a license application. Project energy would be used
in the lumber mill.
l. A copy of the application is available for inspection and
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888
First Street, NE, 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.
Preliminary Permit--Any qualified development applicant desiring to
file a competing development application must submit to the Commission,
on or before a specified comment date for the particular application,
either a competing development application or a notice of intent to
file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent to
file a development application allows an interested person to file the
competing application no later than 120 days after the specified
comment date for the particular application. A competing license
application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
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.
Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, if
issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts.
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to
construct and operate the project.
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'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO
FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``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
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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. An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project
Review, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned
address. A copy of any notice of intent, competing application or
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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-28195 Filed 10-27-99; 8:45 am]
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