[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59282-59283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23866]


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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

September 13, 2002.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 469-013.
    c. Date filed: October 30, 2001.
    d. Applicant: ALLETE, Inc., d.b.a. Minnesota Power Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Winton Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kawishiwi River, near the Town of Ely, in Lake 
and St. Louis Counties, Minnesota. The project occupies federal lands 
within the Superior National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: John Paulson, Minnesota Power, 30 West 
Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802, [email protected], 218-722-5642, 
ext. 3569.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, [email protected], 202-502-6041.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 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.
    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. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. 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 at this time.
    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the 
following two developments:
    The Winton Development consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) The Winton Dam comprising: (a) a 227-foot-long earth 
dike; (b) a 29-foot-high, 176-foot-long spillway section; (c) an 84-
foot-long Taintor gate and log sluice section; (d) an 80-foot-long 
stop-log gate section; (e) an 111-foot-long and a 120-foot-long non-
over-flow section; (f) a 176-foot-long forebay; and (g) a 1,250-foot-
long earth dike; (3) a 2,982-acre reservoir comprising the Garden, 
Farm, South Farm, and Friday Lakes at a normal water surface elevation 
of 1,385.67 feet USGS; (4) two 215-foot-long, 9-foot-diameter 
underground penstocks extending to; (5) a powerhouse containing two 
generating units with a total installed capacity of 4,000 kW; and (6) 
other appurtenances.
    The Birch Lake Reservoir Development consists of: (1) A 7-foot 
high, 227-foot-long dam comprising; (a) a 72-foot-long Taintor gate 
section; and (b) an 85-foot-long sluice gate section; and (2) the 
7,624-acre Birch Lake reservoir at normal water surface elevation of 
1,420.5 feet USGS. This development provides water storage for the 
Winton Development.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site 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) 502-
8222 or for TTY, (202) 208-1659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. 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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate.

Notice of availability of the draft EA--March 2003

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Notice of availability of the final EA--May 2003
Ready for Commission's decision on the application--May 2003

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-23866 Filed 9-19-02; 8:45 am]
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