[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56554-56555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28028]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application and Applicant Prepared Draft Environmental 
Assessment Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 
Protests

November 2, 2001.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application, including 
an applicant prepared draft environmental

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assessment, have been filed with the Commission and are available for 
public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 346-037.
    c. Date Filed: August 23, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Minnesota Power Inc., d.b.a. ALLETE, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Blanchard Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Mississippi River near the City of Little 
Falls, in Morrison County, MN. The project occupies federal lands of 
the Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Bob Bohm, ALLETE, Inc., P.O. Box 60, Little 
Falls, MN 56345, [email protected], 320-632-2318, ext. 5042.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, [email protected], 202-219-2778.
    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 Commissions, 
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests and 
interventions may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of 
paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(l)(iii) and the instructions on the 
Commission's web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person that is 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. The license application has been accepted for filing, but are 
not ready for environmental analysis.
    l. The existing Blanchard Project consists of: (1) A 750-foot-long, 
62-foot-high concrete gravity dam comprising: (a) a 190-foot-long non-
overflow section; (b) a 437-foot-long gated spillway section; (c) eight 
44-foot-wide by 14.7-foot-high Taintor gates; and (d) a 124-foot-wide 
integral powerhouse; (2) approximately 3,540-foot-long earth dikes 
extending from both sides of the concrete dam; (3) a 1,152-acre 
reservoir at normal water surface elevation of 1,081.7 feet NGVD; (4) a 
powerhouse containing three generating units with a total installed 
capacity of 18,000 kW; and (5) other appurtenances.
    m. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are 
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 by contacting the 
applicant identified 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, 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 at the Commission on or before the specified 
deadline date.
    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 pertains; (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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-28028 Filed 11-7-01; 8:45 am]
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