[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66176-66177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30579]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing, Soliciting Additional 
Study Requests, and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

November 18, 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.: 2866-008.
    c. Date Filed: November 8, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater 
Chicago.
    e. Name of Project: Lockport Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, in Will 
County, Illinois. The project utilizes facilities of the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Thomas K. O'Connor, Chief of Maintenance and 
Operations, or Gregory D. Cargill, Assistant Chief Engineer, General 
Division, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, 
100 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611-5102, Telephone (312) 751-5102.
    i. FERC Contact: Hector Perez, hector [email protected], 202-219-
2843.
    j. Deadline for filing additional study requests: January 7, 2000.
    Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: January 24, 
2000.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

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Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervener filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that 
document on each person 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. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A 
385-foot-long powerhouse containing two generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 13.5 MW; (2) a concrete and masonry dam between 
the Federal Navigation Lock and the powerhouse including a 22-foot-wide 
abandoned lock, a 20-foot-wide sluice-gate section for passing debris 
and ice, and a 12-foot-wide non-overflow concrete section; (3) a fender 
wall approximately 530 feet long for debris skimming and ice 
protection; (4) a substation; (5) an access road approximately one mile 
long; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    The applicant does not propose any modifications to the project 
features or operation, and no additional capacity is proposed for this 
project under this new license.
    m. 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 http://www.ferc.fed.us/
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.
    Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is not 
ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE''; (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
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. 
A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-30579 Filed 11-23-99; 8:45 am]
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