[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 160 (Thursday, August 17, 2000)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20906]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Intent To File an Application for a New License

August 11, 2000.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To File an Application for a 
New License.
    b. Project No.: 2686.
    c. Date Filed: July 28, 2000.
    d. Submitted By: Nantahala Power and Light--current licensee.
    e. Name of Project: West Fork Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the West Fork of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson 
County, North Carolina. The project does not utilize federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act.
    h. Licensee Contact: John C. Wishon, Nantahala Power and Light, 301 
NP&L Loop, Franklin, NC 28734, (828) 369-4604.
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, [email protected], (202) 
219-2942.
    j. Effective date of current license: May 1, 1965.
    k. Expiration date of current license: January 31, 2006.
    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the 
following two developments:
    The Thorpe Development consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) A 900-foot-long, 150-foot-high earth and rockfill dam; 
(2) a 410-foot-long, 122-foot-high saddle dam; (3) a spillway having 
two 25-foot by 12-foot Taintor gates; (4) a 1,462-acre reservoir at a 
normal water surface elevation of 3,491.75 feet USC & GS datum; (5) a 
series of three tunnels and three penstocks; (6) a powerhouse 
containing a single generating unit with an installed capacity of 
21,600 kW, and (7) other appurtenances.
    The Tuckasegee Development consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) A 254-foot-long, 61-foot-high concrete arch dam topped 
with 3-foot-high flashboards; (2) a 7.9-acre reservoir at a normal 
water surface elevation of 2,278.75 feet USC & GS datum; (3) a tunnel 
leading to a 15-foot-diameter surge tank; (4) a powerhouse containing a 
single generating unit with an installed capacity of 3,000 kW; (5) a 
1.8-mile-long, 6.6 kV transmission line; and (6) other appurtenances.
    m. Each application for a new license and any competing license 
applications must be filed with the Commission at least 24 months prior 
to the expiration of the existing license. All applications for license 
for this project must be filed by January 31, 2004.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-20906 Filed 8-16-00; 8:45 am]
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