[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9077-9078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4712]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application for Surrender of License and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

February 21, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Surrender of License.
    b. Project No.: P-696-013.
    c. Date Filed: December 31, 2002.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: American Fork Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On American Fork Creek, near the City of American 
Fork, Utah County, Utah, about 3 miles east of Highland, Utah. The 
project affects about 28.8 acres of federal lands within the Uinta 
National Forest. Also, approximately 2,000 feet of flowline passes 
through the Timpanogos Cave National Monument, administered by the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Monte Garrett, Licensing Manager, PacifiCorp 
825 NE Multnomah, suite 1500, Portland, Oregon, 97232 (503) 813-6629.
    i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan (202)502-8434, e-mail at 
[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 documents described in 
item k below.
    k. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, protests, 
and requests for cooperating agency status: 30 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.
    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.
    l. PacifiCorp filed an application to surrender its minor license 
for the American Fork Hydroelectric Project. PacifiCorp proposes to 
continue operation of the project through August 2006, at which time 
they will begin the project's decommissioning, with completion by 
December 31, 2007. PacifiCorp proposes to do the following: (1) 
Demolish, remove, and dispose of the existing concrete diversion dam, 
Tainter gates, hoists and steel structures, trash racks, and control 
building; (2) repair the powerhouse structure and retaining wall for 
the protection of the powerhouse for conveyance to the U.S. Government; 
(3) remove the spillway, transformer pad, tender's house, garage; (4) 
reconstruct the stream channel as necessary; (5) remove exposed 
sections of the penstock and support structures; (6) re-vegetate and/or 
re-habilitate disturbed areas.
    m. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the 
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link--select ``Docket 
'' and follow the

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instructions. 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. To facilitate the subject 
surrender, the Commission will incorporate into the record for this 
proceeding, all documents filed with or issued by the Commission as 
part of the earlier relicensing proceeding (P-696-010).
    n. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the State 
Historic Preservation Officer as required by Sec.  106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council 
on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    o. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    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.
    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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served 
upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    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. 03-4712 Filed 2-26-03; 8:45 am]
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