[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 9572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3257]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

February 2, 2001.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: 2652-007.
    c. Date filed: August 30, 2000.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: Bigfork Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Swan River/Flathead Lake, in the town of 
Bigfork, Flathead County, Montana. The project does not occupy any 
federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Michael B. Burke, Project Manager, 
PacifiCorp, 825 N.E. Multnomah, Suite 1500, Portland, OR 97232.
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking, e-mail address 
[email protected], or telephone (202) 219-2656.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 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 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 has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of: (1) a 12-
foot-high, 300-foot-long concrete diversion dam with a 235-foot-long 
spillway; (2) a reservoir with 73 surface acres; (3) a water intake 
structure and 1-mile-long flowline; (4) a forebay structure that 
directs water into three steel penstocks; (5) a brick powerhouse with 
three turbine/generator units with a total installed capacity of 4,150 
kilowatts; (6) a fish ladder on the right abutment (north end of the 
dam); and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    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, 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. 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 theproceeding. Any protests or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    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 particular 
application.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-3257 Filed 2-7-01; 8:45 am]
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