[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55009-55011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21722]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
to Intervene and Protest

August 20, 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 License (1.5 MW).
    b. Project No.: P-11485-001.
    c. Date Filed: September 04, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Midwest Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Delhi Milldam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Located on the South Fork Maquoketa River near Delhi, 
in Delaware County, Iowa. There are no Federal lands located within the 
project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Loyal Gake, P.E., Midwest Hydro, Inc., 
116 State Street, P.O.Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960, (920) 293-4628.

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    i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502-8969 or E-Mail 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest: 60 days 
from the issuance date 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, 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 under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings.
    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 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.
    Pursuant to Order No. 619, \1\ the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC) now accepts certain ``qualified documents'' via the 
Internet in lieu of paper filing. ``Qualified documents'' may be 
submitted electronically only by accessing the E-Filing link at 
www.ferc.gov. The Commission does not accept comments or other 
documents related to proceedings before the Commission via e-mail. 
Comments received via e-mail are not placed in the public record.
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    ``Qualified documents'' that may by submitted electronically in 
lieu pf paper and the procedures for e-filing ``qualified documents'' 
are described in FERC's User Guide for Electronic Filing of Qualified 
Documents, which can be accessed via FERC's website www.ferc.gov/e-filing. For assistance with filing qualified documents electronically, 
you can contract FERC's public reference room during normal business 
hours, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Eastern time, by phone at (202) 502-8371 or 
by e-mail at [email protected].
    k. Status of environmental analysis: This application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The proposed Delhi Milldam Hydroelectric Project would consist 
of the following existing facilities: (1) An existing 702-foot-long and 
about 59-foot-high dam, with an 86-foot-long ogee type spillway and 25-
foot-wide by 17-foot-high vertical sluice gates; (2) an existing 880-
acre reservoir having a negligible storage capacity at elevation 892 
feet mean sea level (msl); (3) a 61-foot-long by approximately 51-foot-
wide powerhouse containing two open-flume Francis turbines each with a 
maximum hydraulic capacity of 276 cubic feet per second (cfs) and two 
generators each rated at 750 kilowatts (kW) for a total installed 
capacity of 1500 kW; and (4) appurtenant facilities, such as, governors 
and electric switchgear. No transmission line exists, although a 
commercial sub-station is located within 100 feet of the powerhouse. 
The dam and existing project facilities are owned by Lake Delhi 
Recreation Association, Inc.
    The Delhi Milldam Project will include refurbishing each of the 
existing inoperable turbine/generator sets. New governors, electric 
switchgear, and controls will be installed, including a programmable 
control system which will automatically operate the project with 
capability of remote surveillance and operation. No civil work is 
proposed. The project's generating capacity will be 1500 kW and will 
generate an average of about 2.96 million kilowatthours annually.
    m. A copy of the application is available for inspection and 
reproduction during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern 
time) at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First 
Street, NE, Room 2-A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202)502-
8371. In addition, the application may be viewed and/or printed via the 
internet through FERC's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov). From FERC's 
Home Page on the internet, the application and other filings and 
issuances regarding this application are available in the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Records Information System (FERRIS). To access this 
information in FERRIS, for the Delhi Milldam Hydroelectric Project 
license application, enter the application's docket number (i.e., P-
11485) and sub-docket number (i.e., 001) where specified. User 
assistance is available for FERRIS and FERC's website, during normal 
business hours, from our Help line at (202) 502-8222 or the Public 
Reference Room at (202) 502-8371. A copy of the application is also 
available for inspection and reproduction from the applicant at the 
address in item h. above.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    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:

Milestone Activity and Date

Notice Of Application Accepted For Filing and Soliciting Motions To 
Intervene And Protests, August 2002
Acceptance Letter w/ Additional Information Request, August 2002
Issue Scoping Document, August 2002
Notice Application Ready For EA (REA) and Soliciting Comments and 
Recommendations, February 2003
Notice Of Availability Of EA, April 2003
Order Issuing The Commission's Decision On The Application, May 2003

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 45 days from the issuance date of the notice 
that the application is REA and soliciting comments and 
recommendations. As noted in item k. above, the application is not 
ready for environmental analysis now, and we are not issuing a REA 
notice now.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Iowa 
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 800.4.
    q. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
    Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--All filings must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``Protest'' or ``Motion to 
Intervene;'' (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 
protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain 
copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any 
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each

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representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-21722 Filed 8-26-02; 8:45 am]
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