[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7385-7386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3322]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

February 8, 2000.
    Take notice the following hydroelectric application has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-2694-002.
    c. Date filed: September 27, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Nantahala Power and Light.
    e. Name of Project: Queens Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Queens Creek , near the town of Topton, in Macon 
County, North Carolina. The project would not utilize federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Thomas D. Smitherman; Vice President: 
Production, Transmission, and Distribution; 301 NP&L Loop Road; 
Franklin, NC 28734; (828) 369-4514.
    i. FERC Contact: Kevin Whalen (202) 219-2790, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing interventions and protests: April 14, 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 
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service 
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments

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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 the Project: The project consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) a 78-foot-high, 382-foot-long earth-
faced rock fill dam; (2) a 4-foot-wide by 4-foot-high horizontal intake 
structure, having a trashrack with 1.0-inch clear bar spacing; (3) a 
6,250-foot-long steel penstock leading to a concrete and steel 
powerhouse containing a single generating unit, having an installed 
capacity of 1,440 kilowatts; (4) a 37-acre impoundment that extends 
approximately 0.7 miles upstream; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The 
applicant estimates the total average annual generation would be 
approximately 5,000 megawatt hours.
    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 20246, 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 in item h. above.
    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, N.E., 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. 00-3322 Filed 2-11-00; 8:45 am]
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