[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61630-61631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29564]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

November 5, 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.: 2110-003.
    c. Date Filed: June 26, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Consolidated Water Power Co.
    e. Name of Project: Stevens Point Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Wisconsin River, at river mile 236, in the town 
of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin. There are three parcels of 
federal lands, partially inundated islands totaling about 15.6 acres, 
located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Anderson, Consolidated Water Power 
Company, P.O. Box 8050, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8050, (715) 422-
3927.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Michael Spencer, e-mail address, [email protected], or 
telephone (202) 219-2846.
    j. Deadline for 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 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. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) A 28-foot-high main dam comprised of 
1,889 feet of concrete gravity walls in four sections, a spillway 
section containing 15 Taintor gates, and a total of 4,090 feet of earth 
dikes, on both the east and west banks of the river; (2) an auxiliary 
2,000-foot-long concrete uncontrolled overflow spillway (Rocky Run) and 
5,000 feet of associated earth dikes, located about 1.25 miles upstream 
of the main dam; (3) a 12-mile-long, 3,915-acre impoundment at the 
normal maximum water surface elevation of 1,087.4 feet msl, and a 
maximum storage capacity of 27,000 acre-feet; (4) a powerhouse integral 
with the dam containing six vertical Francis turbine units for a total 
installed capacity of 3,840 kW and an annual energy generation of 28.4 
GWh; (5) switchgear consisting of a single power transformer for the 
six units; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    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. 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 shown in item h.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
ready

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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 4.3(b) of the 
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 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 complies required 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 the 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.
David Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-29564 Filed 11-10-99; 8:45 am]
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