[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2208-2209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1087]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedures for 
Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

January 10, 2002.
    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.: 5334.
    c. Date Filed: October 2, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Charter Township of Ypsilanti.
    e. Name of Project: Ford Lake Hydroelectric Station.
    f. Location: On the Huron River, Washtenaw County, within the 
township of Ypsilanti, MI. 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: Ms. Joann Brinker, Administrative Services/
Human Resources Director, Charter Township of Ypsilanti, 7200 South 
Huron River Drive, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, (734) 484-0065.
    i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar, (202) 219-2768 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing additional study requests: 60 days from 
issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Secretary,

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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.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time. We are not requesting intervenors to this project at this time.
    l. The existing Ford Lake Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A 
1,050 acre reservoir; (2) a 110-foot-long earth embankment dam; (3) a 
46.5-foot powerhouse with 2 hydroelectric turbines; (4) a 172-foot-long 
spillway with six bays, each with a 6-foot by 8-foot sluice gate; (5) a 
380-foot-long earth embankment; (6) a 175-foot-long emergency spillway; 
(7) two vertical shaft turbine/generator units with an installed 
capacity of 1,920 kilowatts at normal pool elevation; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The project operates run-of-river with a normal 
reservoir elevation maintained between 684.4 and 684.9 feet M.S.L. 
Average annual generation between 1995 and 2000 has been 8,664 
megawatthours. Generated power is sold to Detroit Power. No new 
facilities are proposed.
    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. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at Sec. 800.4.
    o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following milestones, some of which may 
be combined to expedite processing:

Notice of application has been accepted for filing
Notice of NEPA Scoping
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis
Notice soliciting final terms and conditions
Notice of the availability of the draft NEPA document (draft EA)
Notice of the availability of the final NEPA document (final EA)
Order issuing the Commission's decision on the application

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

C.B. Spencer,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-1087 Filed 1-15-02; 8:45 am]
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