[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 243 (Monday, December 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71133-71134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32814]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
to Intervene and Protests

December 14, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Minor License
    b. Project No.: P-11727-000.
    c. Date Filed: April 6, 1999.
    d. Applicant: City of Granite Falls, Minnesota.
    e. Name of Project: Minnesota Falls Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Minnesota River in Chippewa and Yellow Medicine 
Counties, near Granite Falls, Minnesota.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: William P. Levin, City Manager, City of 
Granite Falls, 885 Prentice Street, Granite Falls, MN 56241-1598, (320) 
564-3011 Ext. 5000.
    i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee (202) 319-2809 or E-mail address at 
[email protected]
    j. Comment Date: February 18, 2000.
    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 the 
document on each person 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 is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river Minnesota 
Falls Project consists of: (1) an 18-foot-high and 500-foot-long 
embankment and gravity dam which includes two 13-foot-high concrete 
spillway sections approximately 307-foot-long, and a 175-foot-long, 4-
foot-high earth embankment section on the west side; (2) a 3.4-mile-
long reservoir having a surface area of 150-acre and a storage area of 
735 acre-feet at normal pool elevation of 883.9 feet M.S.L.; (3) a 
conduit intake structure located at the east abutment of the spillway; 
(4) a 9-foot-diameter, 200-foot-long penstock and bifurcation; (5) a 
powerhouse housing two 580-kW generating units for an installed 
capacity of 1,160 kW; (6) a proposed substation; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average annual 
generation would be 3,600 MWh. All generated power is utilized within 
the applicant's electric utility system.
    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, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 
208-1371. The application may be viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/
online/rims.htm or call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h 
above.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    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.

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    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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-32814 Filed 12-17-99; 8:45 am]
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