[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
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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

April 4, 2002.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-12020-000.
    c. Date filed: May 14, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Marseilles Hydro Power, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Marseilles Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Illinois River, in the Town of Marseilles, La 
Salle County, Illinois. The project affects 0.6 acres of public lands 
owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791 (a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Loyal Gake, P.E., Marseilles Hyro Power, 
LLC, 116 State Street, P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960.
    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: 
Magalie R. Salas, 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 now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The Marseilles Hydroelectric Project utilizes the Marseilles Dam 
and Reservoir which is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers. The existing run-of-river project consists of: (1) A 55-
foot-high by 40-foot-wide by 229-foot-long reinforced concrete 
powerhouse, housing thirteen generating units for a total installed 
capacity of 4,745-kW; (2) a head gate structure consisting of a fixed 
dam approximately 95 feet long on the left (west) side and two steel 
15-foot-high and 60-foot-wide gates on the right (east) side; (3) the 
North Channel Headrace which is approximately 2,730-foot-long, 15-foot-
deep, and varies between 80- to 200-foot-wide and conveys water from 
the head gates to the powerhouse; (4) a new 210-foot-long trash racks 
along the upstream side of the forebay area set at 10-degree angle in 
18 feet of water with an additional set of 40-foot-long trash racks 
along the wall between the turbine forebay and the sluiceway on the 
right (west) side of the powerhouse and set vertically in 15 feet of 
water; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    The applicant proposes to rebuild the project in two phases: (a) In 
the first phase, seven generating units will be restored to operation; 
and (b) in the second phase, six generating units will be purchased and 
installed in restored turbine bays. The total project capacity will be 
4,745 kW with an annual average generation of 34,000 MWh.

    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. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
application, which has already been given, established the due date for 
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the 
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be 
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the 
initial development application. No competing applications or notices 
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
    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.,
Deputy Secretary.
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