[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14708-14709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7305]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions To Intervene, and Protests

March 21, 2002.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Petition for Declaratory Order
    b. Project No: DI02-2-000
    c. Date Filed: March 5, 2002
    d. Applicant: Sheldon Jackson College
    e. Name of Project: Indian River Project
    f. Location: The project is located on the Indian River at Sitka 
Sound, in Sitka, Alaska, at T. 56 S., R. 63 E. This project will not 
occupy Federal or Tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 817 (b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Donald H. Clarke, Law Offices of GKRSE, 1500 
K Street, NW., Suite 330, Washington, DC 20005, telephone (202) 408-
5400.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Henry Ecton (202) 219-2678, or e-mail address: [email protected]
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: April 22, 2002
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426. Comments, protests, and 
interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. Any questions, please contact the Secretary's Office. See, 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web 
site at http://www.ferc.gov.
    Please include the docket number (DI02-2-000) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The Indian River Project, a run-of-river 
development, owned and operated by Sheldon Jackson College, consists 
of: (1) a reservoir with a surface area of approximately 1 acre; (2) a 
10-foot-high, 110-foot-long, low-head rock-filled dam; (3) a reinforced 
concrete intake structure; (4) a 1,000-foot-long, 42-inch-diameter 
steel diversion flume; (5) a screened diversion weir in an unlined 
canal which diverts water into a 900-foot-long, 42-inch-diameter buried 
wood-stave pipeline; (6) a powerhouse containing a 75-kilowatt 
generator; (7) a concrete tailrace discharging through two fish 
broodstock pens into Crescent Bay; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    When a Petition for Declaratory Order is filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the 
Commission to investigate and determine if the interests of interstate 
or foreign commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission 
also determines whether or not the project: (1) would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room,

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located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by 
calling (202) 208-1371. 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).
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Docket Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. 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.
    q. 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 at http://www.ferc.gov 
under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-7305 Filed 3-26-02; 8:45 am]
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