[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31298-31299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11599]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Solicitation of Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

May 3, 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 Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-11797-000.
    c. Date filed: July 29, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Grande Pointe Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Three Rivers Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the St. Joseph River in the city of Three Rivers, 
St. Joseph County, Michigan. The project does not utilize federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:Mr. Monroe E. Learn, Grand Pointe Power 
Corporation, 503 West Michigan Avenue, Three Rivers, MI 54601.
    Ph. # 1-(616)273-8828.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Sean Murphy, e-mail [email protected] or 
telephone (202) 219-2964.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions and prescriptions: 60 days from the date of 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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions, 
as well as 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 (http://www.ferc.gov) under 
the ``e-Filing'' link.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears on the

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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 has been accepted and is ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) A right earthen embankment, 750 feet 
long; (2) a left earthen embankment, 200 feet long; (3) a 283 foot long 
spillway section with 19 structural steel slide gates, each 15 feet 
wide and 4.8 feet high yielding an overall spillway elevation of 797.2 
feet NGVD; (4) a 601-acre reservoir with a normal water surface 
elevation of 797.0 feet NGVD; (5) a powerhouse containing 3 vertical 
Francis turbines each connected to a generator unit for a total 
installed capacity of 900 kW; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 
average annual energy generation is 3,844,920 kWh. Power generated by 
the project is sold to the city of Sturgis.
    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). The 
applicant also has a copy 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.
    o. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-11599 Filed 5-8-02; 8:45 am]
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