[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69523-69524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29142]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11887-000]


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

November 8, 2002.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No: 12388-000.
    c. Date Filed: October 7, 2002.
    d. Applicant: The City of Austin Electric Utility Department d/b/a 
Austin Energy.
    e. Name and Location of Project: The Austin Energy Hydroelectric 
Project would be located at the existing Longhorn Dam owned by the City 
of Austin, on the Colorado River in Travis County, Texas.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    g. Applicant Contact: Bob Kahn, Vice President, Austin Energy, 721 
Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704-1194, (512) 322-6572.
    h. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, (202) 502-8763.
    i. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests and comments: 
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. Please include the project 
number (P-12388-000) on any comments or motions filed.

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    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person in the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervener 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.
    j. Competing Application: Project No. 12244-000, Date Filed: June 
17, 2002, Due Date: October 7, 2002.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) The existing Longhorn Dam, a 506-foot-long, gated, concrete-gravity 
structure, which is 416 feet at the crest of the dam, (2) the existing 
Town Lake which has a surface area of 525 acres with a storage capacity 
of 6,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum water surface elevation of 428 
msl, (3) a powerhouse containing one generating unit with an installed 
capacity of 2 MW, (4) an existing 69 kv transmission line approximately 
0.5 mile long, and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would have 
an annual generation of 8 GWh.
    l. This filing 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 toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected] . For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
g. above.
    m. Competing Applications--Public notice of the filing of the 
initial preliminary permit application, which has already been given, 
established the due date for filing competing preliminary permit 
applications or notices of intent. Any competing preliminary permit or 
development application or notice of intent to file a competing 
preliminary permit or development application must be filed in response 
to and in compliance with the public notice of the initial preliminary 
permit application. No competing applications or notices of intent to 
file competing applications may be filed in response to this notice. A 
competing license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30 (b) and 
4.36.
    n. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, if 
issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed 
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the 
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of 
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. 
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide 
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to 
construct and operate the project.
    o. 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.
    p. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the 
particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-
named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number 
of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, 
Division of Hydropower Compliance and Administration, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    q. 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 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-29142 Filed 11-15-02; 8:45 am]
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