[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 17040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8473]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 287-009]


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

April 2, 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.: P-287-009.
    c. Date filed: April 8, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Midwest Hydro Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Dayton Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Fox River, near the City of Dayton, in La Salle 
County, Illinois. The project does not affect any Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Charles Alsberg, Executive Vice President, 
North American Hydro, P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960, (920) 293-4628 
ext. 11.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041, [email protected].
    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 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 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, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Dayton Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) 594-
foot-long arch-buttress uncontrolled fixed crest overflow concrete dam; 
(2) a 200-foot-long earthen embankment on the east side; (3) a 200 acre 
impoundment with a normal pool elevation of 498.90 msl; (4) a concrete 
head gate structure with four 15.5-foot-wide and 9.5 foot-high wooden 
gates located at the west abutment; (5) a 900-foot-long, 135-foot-wide, 
10-foot-deep power canal; (6) a powerhouse containing three turbines 
with a total installed capacity of 3,680 kW; (7) a 150-foot-long, 2.4 
kV transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The average 
annual generation is 14,200 megawatt hours.
    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. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate. The Commission staff proposes to issue one 
environmental assessment rather than issue a draft and final EA. The EA 
will have at least a 30 day period for entities to file comments, and 
will take into consideration all comments received on the EA before 
final action is taken on the license application. If any person or 
organization objects to this proposal, they should file comments during 
the comment period stipulated in item j above, briefly explaining the 
basis for their objection.

Issue Scoping Document: April 2003
Notice that application is ready for environmental analysis: June 2003
Notice of the availability of the EA: October 2003
Ready for Commission decision on the application: December 2003

    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, .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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment 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. 03-8473 Filed 4-7-03; 8:45 am]
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