[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53920-53921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21149]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Temporary Variance and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

August 14, 2002.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Request of temporary variance for this water 
year to allow the diversion of 20,000 additional acre-feet of storage 
water for irrigation purposes.
    b. Project No.: 1835-219
    c. Date Filed: July 31, and August 5, 2002
    d. Applicant: Nebraska Public Power District
    e. Name of Project: North Platte/Keystone Diversion Dam
    f. Location: The project is located on the North and South Platte 
Rivers in Keith and Lincoln Counties, Nebraska
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)- 825(r) and 
sections 799 and 801.
    h. Applicant Contact: Brian Barels, Nebraska Public Power District, 
P.O. Box 0499, Columbus, NE 68602-0499
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Diana Shannon at (202) 502-8887, or e-mail address: 
[email protected]
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: September 13, 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. Please include the following 
number (P-1835-219) on any comments or motions filed.
    k. Description of Request: For the current water year, Nebraska 
Public Power District (NPPD) requests the Commission to allow for the 
diversion of up to 20,000 additional acre-feet (af) of storage water 
for surface water irrigation purposes in the Gothenburg, Dawson, and 
Kearney canals. Currently, NPPD is limited to 45,070 af as required by 
article 403 of the license. At this time, NPPD states western and 
south-central Nebraska is under severe drought conditions which 
necessitates this request. The NPPD included with the filing an 
agreement with Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District 
[licensee for the Kingsley Dam Project (FERC No. 1417)] , dated July 
30, 2002, in which Central has the right to require `repayment' of the 
water next year or other year through 2007. The NPPD consulted with and 
received concurrence from the Nebraska Games and Parks Commission and 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Other entities notified include the 
Nebraska Audubon Society and the Platte River Whooping Crane 
Maintenance Trust. On August 9, 2002, the Commission granted NPPD's 
request, but reserved authority to require changes in operation based 
upon comments received from this notice.
    l. Location of Application: This filing is available for review at 
the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, call (202) 208-
1371 or for TTY, (202) 208-1659.
    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 Project 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. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the

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Applicant. 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. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-21149 Filed 8-19-02; 8:45 am]
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