[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79074-79076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32677]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application and Applicant-Prepared EA Accepted for 
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, and Soliciting 
Comments, and Final Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and 
Prescriptions

December 20, 2002.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and 
applicant-

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prepared environmental assessment has been filed with the Commission 
and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Unconstructed Project.
    b. Project No.: P-12379.
    c. Date filed: September 27, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Lake Dorothy Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Dorothy Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On 1,804 acres administered by the Tongass National 
Forest, at Lake Dorothy on Dorothy Creek, near Juneau, Alaska. Township 
42S, Range 69E and 70E, Copper River Meridian.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Corry V. Hildenbrand, President, Lake 
Dorothy Hydro, Inc., 5601 Tonsgard Court, Juneau, AK 99801-7201, (907) 
463-6315; and Ms. Susan Tinney, Licensing Coordinator, S. Tinney 
Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 985, Lake City, CO 81235, (970) 944-1020.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael H. Henry, [email protected] or 
telephone (503) 944-6762.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
and final terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 
days from the 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.
    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.
    Motions to intervene, protests, comments, terms and conditions, 
recommendations, 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 for filing.
    l. The Lake Dorothy Project would consist of: (1) A proposed lake 
tap of Lake Dorothy and 680-foot-long water transmission tunnel that 
would discharge water into Dorothy Creek between Lake Dorothy and Lieuy 
Lake. Water then flows out of Lieuy Lake into Bart Lake via the natural 
streambed between Lieuy and Bart Lakes, keeping Bart Lake at optimum 
levels for power generation; (2) a proposed lake tap of Bart Lake, 935-
foot-long power tunnel, and 6,900-foot-long penstock from Bart Lake to 
a 14.3 megawatt surface powerhouse near tidewater; (3) 3.5 half miles 
of proposed overhead transmission line that would intertie with an 
existing overhead transmission line from the Snettisham Hydroelectric 
Project, which conveys power through a submarine cable across the Taku 
Inlet to Juneau, Alaska. The average annual generation is expected to 
be 74,500 megawatt hours. The proposed project facilities would be 
owned by the applicant.
    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, contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified deadline date 
for the particular application, a competing development application, or 
a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely 
notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing 
development application no later than 120 days after the specified 
deadline date for the particular application. Applications for 
preliminary permits will not be accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may 
be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a development 
application (specify which type of application). A notice of intent 
must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice.
    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, 385.211, 385.214. 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.
    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 and APEA 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 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``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 protesting or intervening; 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. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must 
be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the 
particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to 
this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in 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.

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    Notice of the availability of the draft EA: May 2003.
    Notice of the availability of the final EA: July 2003.
    Ready for Commission's decision on the application: October 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-32677 Filed 12-26-02; 8:45 am]
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