[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 4816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1426]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

January 11, 2001.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2031-046.
    c. Date Filed: August 30, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Springville City.
    e. Name of Project: Bartholomew Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Northeast of Springville City, within Bartholomew 
Canyon and on Hobble Creek, in Utah County, Utah. The project is 
partially situated on federal lands within the Unita National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Matthew Cassel at Psomas Consultants, 2825 
East Cottonwood Parkway, #120, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121; (801) 270-
5777.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Haimes, [email protected]; (202) 219-
2780.
    j. Deadline for Filing Motions to Intervene and 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. 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 
persons and entities filing requests to intervene in the subject 
proceeding to serve a copy of each document they file with the 
Commission on each person on the official service list for the subject 
project. Further, if an intervener 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. Description of the Project: The project, which does not include 
a dam or reservoir, operates using relatively small quantities of water 
removed from underground springs or small creeks located at high 
elevations and then transported via buried penstocks to three 
powerhouses and a powerhouse addition having a combined installed 
capacity of 2,000 kilowatts (kW). The project produces an average of 
approximately 4,653,000 kilowatt-hours of energy per year, primarily 
during the high runoff season each spring. Flows used to generate 
electricity either are diverted to the licensee's water distribution 
system for domestic and industrial consumption or are released into 
Hobble Creek.
    The project also includes the following two transmission 
facilities: (1) A 5.9-mile-long line, which includes one 1-mile-long, 
underground segment and a 4.9-mile-long overhead segment, from Upper 
Bartholomew powerhouse to Hobble Creek powerhouse; and (2) a 6.9-mile-
long, 12.47-kilovolt, underground cable from Lower Bartholomew 
powerhouse to Springville City's electric distribution system.
    Although there are no developed recreational facilities within the 
boundaries of the subject project, Springville City owns and operates a 
200-unit campground and an 18-hole golf course in the general vicinity 
of Hobble Creek powerhouse. In addition, the Rotary Club operates a 
park on City-owned property. This facility includes a ball field and a 
picnic area with approximately 20 tables/grills. Further, the Forest 
Service operates two small campgrounds along the right fork Hobble 
Creek.
    m. A copy of the application is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 
located at 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, 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.
    n. 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.
    o. 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. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the subject 
application.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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