[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8293-8294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4119]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
to Intervene and Protests and Establishing Procedures for Relicensing

February 13, 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 Major License.
    b. Project No.: 1979-012.
    c. Date Filed: June 21, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Alexander Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Wisconsin River near the City of Merrill, 
Lincoln County, Wisconsin. The project occupies 3.59 acres of public 
land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David W. Harpole, Wisconsin Public 
Service Corporation, 700 N. Adams Street, PO Box 19002, Green Bay, 
Wisconsin. 54307 (920) 433-1264.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, [email protected], 
(202) 502-6093.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie 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.
    k. Status of environmental analysis: This application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1) A 
dam, described from east to west side as comprised of a gated spillway 
controlled by 11 Taintor gates each measuring 26-feet-wide and 15-feet-
high, the powerhouse, a 385-foot-long concrete wall with earth 
backfill, and a 515-foot-long, 20-foot-high earthen embankment dam; (2) 
a reservoir with a surface area of 803 acres and, a 7,000 acre-foot 
storage volume at normal pond elevation; (3) the powerhouse contains 
three generating units with an total installed capacity of 4,200-
kilowatts (4) a transmission substation; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities. The applicant estimates that the average annual generation 
is 23,550 megawatt-hours.
    m. Locations of the application: 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 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, contact (202)502-8659. A copy 
is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in 
item h above.
    n. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made if the Commission determines it necessary to do so.
    Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--March 2003.
    Request Additional Information--May 2003.
    Issue Scoping Document 2--August 2003.
    Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis--August 
2003.
    Notice of the availability of the draft EA--December 2003.
    Notice of the availability of the final EA--April 2004.
    Ready for Commission's decision on the application--April 2004.
    o. 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

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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 representative 
of the applicant specified in the particular application.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-4119 Filed 2-19-03; 8:45 am]
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