[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77622-77623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31574]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

December 6, 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 the City of Black River Falls, 
Jackson County, Wisconsin. 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: 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 comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: February 10, 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. Comments and protests may be 
filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site 
at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    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

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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, and is ready for environmental analysis at this time.
    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, 
DC 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. The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the 
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply 
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the 
date of this notice.
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.

David Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-31574 Filed 12-11-00; 8:45 am]
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