[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4198-4199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1936]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

January 22, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 1273-009.
    c. Date Filed: November 15, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Parowan City.
    e. Name of Project: Center Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the confluence of Center Creek (aka Parowan Creek) 
and Bowery Creek (a tributary to Parowan Creek) near the City of 
Parowan, in Iron County, Utah. The project occupies 21.43 acres of land 
managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Alden C. Robinson, P.E., Sunrise Engineering, 
Inc., 25 East 500 North, Fillmore, Utah 84631, (435) 743-6151 and/or 
Clark Gates II, City Manager, Parowan City, P.O. Box 576, Parowan, Utah 
84761, (435) 477-3331.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, (202) 502-8163, 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, state, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in 
item k below.
    k. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests and 
requests for cooperating agency status: 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests and requests for cooperating 
agency status 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.
    l. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    m. The existing Center Creek Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) 
a 15-foot-high, 54-foot-long concrete overflow type diversion dam; (2) 
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radial gate; (3) trash racks; (4) a 19.9 acre-foot de-silting pond; (5) 
an 18 to 26-inch-diameter, 18,825-foot-long steel penstock; (5) a 600-
kilowatt powerhouse; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    n. 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, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at (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.
    o. 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.
    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 representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-1936 Filed 1-27-03; 8:45 am]
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