[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61631-61632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29565]


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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.: 2161-006.
    c. Date Filed: June 26, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Rhinelander Paper Co.
    e. Name of Project: Rhinelander Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Wisconsin River, at river mile 357, in the 
townships of Tomahawk, Newbold, Pine Lake, and Pelican, Oneida County, 
Wisconsin. There are no federal lands located within the project area.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Bruce Olson, Utility Superintendent, 
Rhinelander Paper Company, 515 West Davenport Street, Rhinelander, 
Wisconsin 54501, (715) 369-4244.
    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 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 main dam comprised of 370 feet of 
earth embankments, in two sections to the left and right of a spillway 
section containing two 10.7-foot-wide steel roller gates; (2) a 965-
foot-long power canal, with a single 36-foot-wide Taintor gate spillway 
structure located downstream of a 14-gate canal inlet structure, 
located adjacent to the right embankment of the dam; (3) an 8.5-mile-
long, 3,576-acre impoundment with a normal water surface elevation of 
1,555.45 feet above mean sea level (msl), and a normal storage capacity 
of 21,500 acre-feet; (4) a brick powerhouse located at the downstream 
end of the power canal, containing three horizontal Francis turbine 
units for a total installed capacity of 2,120 kilowatts (kW) and an 
average annual energy production of 10.692 gigawatt-hours (GWh); (5) 
switchgear connections with the adjacent paper mill; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities.
    m. Locatioins 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 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, 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 10 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 fort in the heading the 
name of the applicant and

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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, NE, Washington, DC 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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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