[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62347-62348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26696]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered For Filing With The Commission, 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedures For 
Relicensing And A Deadline For Submission of Final Amendments

October 12, 2000.
    Take notice that 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.: 3516-008.
    c. Date Filed: October 3, 2000.
    d. Applicant: City of Hart, Michigan.
    e. Name of Project: Hart Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the South Branch of the Pentwater River, in Oceana 
County, near Hart, Michigan. The project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Scott Huebler, City Manager, City of Hart, 
407 State Street, Hart, Michigan, 49420, (231) 873-2488.
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202) 219-2942 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing additional study requests: December 2, 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 require all intervenors 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 
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. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The existing Hart Hydroelectric project consists of: (1) a 580-
foot-long earthen dam; (2) a 40-foot-long concrete-lined spillway; (3) 
a 240-acre reservoir; (4) a powerhouse containing 2 S. Morgan Smith 
vertical shaft turbines and 2 generators, with a total hydraulic 
capacity of 135 cubic feet per second and an installed generating 
capacity of 320 kilowatts; (5) a 1-mile-long transmission line that 
connects the project with the Hart Diesel Plant; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average annual 
generation is between 350,000 and 400,000 kilowatthours. The project 
operates in a run-of-river mode and all generated power is distributed 
to customers of the City of Hart Electric Department via the City's 
transmission and distribution 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 2-A, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 
208-1371. The application may be viewed on 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.
    n. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following

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milestones, some of which may be combined to expedite processing:
Notice of application has been accepted for filing
Notice of NEPA Scoping (unless scoping has already occurred)
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis
Notice of the availability of the draft NEPA document
Notice of the availability of the final NEPA document
Order issuing the Commission's decision on the application
    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-26696 Filed 10-17-00; 8:45 am]
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