[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36278-36279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17313]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests

July 5, 2001.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No: 12051-000.
    c. Date Filed: June 11, 2001.
    d. Applicant: JDJ Energy Company.
    e. Name of Project: Riverton Water Power Project.
    f. Location: On Spring River, Shoal Creek, and Empire Lake, in 
Cherokee County, Kansas. No federal facilities or lands would be used.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 
Sec. Sec. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Stewart Noland, 1405 N. Pierce, Suite 
301, Little Rock, AR 72207 (501) 664-1552.
    i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202) 219-2673.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests and comments: 
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, D.C. 20426. Comments, protests and 
interventions 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 under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Please include the Project Number (12051-000) on any comments, 
protests, or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing a document with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person in the official service list for the 
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. Competing Application: Project No. 12046-000, Date Filed: June 
4, 2001, Due Date: September 3, 2001.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) an existing concrete dam section (south abutment) approximately 25-
feet high, 56-feet long; (2) an existing spillway section 267-feet long 
with five stop logs; (3) 2 existing water box sections each 
approximately 102-feet long, integral with 4 draft tubes; (4) an 
existing earth dam section (north abutment) approximately 10 feet high, 
800 feet long, with 3-feet wide core and 10-feet high concrete core; 
(5) an existing auxiliary dam approximately 1100-feet long, 25-feet 
high that acts as a overflow spillway; (6) an existing 69-foot-long, 
40-foot-high powerhouse integral with the dam housing 2 new 1,125 kW 
generating units for a total installed capacity of 2250 kW; (7) a new 
150-foot-long, 13.8-kV transmission line; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities.
    The project would have an annual generation of 9 GWh.
    m. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are 
available for public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, 
select ``Docket #'' and follow the instructions ((202) 208-2222 for 
assistance). A copy is also available for

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inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. Preliminary Permit--Public notice of the filing of the initial 
preliminary permit application, which has already been given, 
established the due date for filing competing preliminary permit 
applications or notices of intent. Any competing preliminary permit or 
development application or notice of intent to file a competing 
preliminary permit or development application must be filed in response 
to and in compliance with the public notice of the initial preliminary 
permit application. No competing applications or notices of intent to 
file competing applications may be filed in response to this notice. A 
competing license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 
4.36.
    o. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, if 
issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed 
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the 
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of 
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. 
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide 
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to 
construct and operate the project.
    p. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    q. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the 
particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-
named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number 
of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, 
Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    r. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-17313 Filed 7-10-01; 8:45 am]
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