[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 42853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20459]


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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

August 9, 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 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: Reid S. Charles II, 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 comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance 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.
    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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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 (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted, and is 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 on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the 
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link--select ``Docket #'' 
and follow the instructions (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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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