[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 47 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12545-12546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5554]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing With the Commission and 
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protest

March 2, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-3052-003.
    c. Date Filed August 27, 1999.
    d. Applicant: City of Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
    e. Name of Project: Black River Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Black River in Jackson County, Wisconsin. The 
project would not utilize federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Loren Radcliffe, Administrator, Black River 
Falls Municipal Utilities, 119 North Water Street, Black River Falls, 
Wisconsin 54615.
    i. FERC Contact: Susan B. O'Brien, [email protected].  (202) 
219-2840.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene or protest: 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, but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time--see 
attached paragraph E1.
    l. Description of the Project: The existing run-of-river project 
consists of: (1) 103-foot-long concrete gravity nonoverflow dam with 
the crest elevation of 773.0 feet; (2) 221-foot-long Taintor gate 
spillway; (3) 83-foot-long flashboard spillway with 12-inch-high 
flashboards; (4) nonoverflow concrete wall forming the left side of the 
powerhouse forebay; (5) headworks consisting of six head gates, a 
forebay, and the powerhouse intake; (6) powerhouse with a total 
installed capacity of 920 kilowatts, producing about 4.4 gigawatthours 
annually; (7) nonoverflow concrete gravity section extending from the 
headworks to the west retaining wall; (8) concrete retaining wall; (9) 
198-acre reservoir with a total storage capacity of 1,980 acre-feet; 
(10) transmission lines; and (11) other appurtenances.
    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, 
D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed 
on http://www.ferc.fed.us/ (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

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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, 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.

David P. Boergers.
Secretary.
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