[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 22692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10465]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

April 22, 2003.
    a. Type of Filing: Amendment of license to increase project 
installed capacity from 17,003 kW to 20,090 kW.
    b. Project No: 3947-012.
    c. Date Filed: March 18, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Kaweah River Power Authority.
    e. Name of Project: Terminus Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Kaweah River at the 
Corps of Engineers' Terminus Dam, Lake Kaweah, Tulare County, 
California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r), 
section 4.201 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Bruce George, Secretary, Kaweah River Power 
Authority, 2975 No. Farmersville Blvd., Farmersville, CA, email: 
[email protected], and at Minasian, Spruance, Baber, Meith, Soares 
& Sexton, LLP, attn: Jeffrey Meith, Esq., P.O. Box 1679, Oroville, CA, 
email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: William Guey-Lee, (202) 502-6064, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene or protests: 
May 23, 2003.
    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. Description of Project: The Terminus Project is an existing 
facility located at the Corps of Engineers (COE) Terminus Dam. Project 
operation is incidental to the flood control and irrigation functions 
of the dam. The COE is enlarging the Terminus Dam, which will increase 
storage capacity from 143,000 acre-feet to 183,000 acre-feet and raise 
the pool elevation from 694 feet to 715 feet. To avoid impact of and 
utilize the additional head and storage, licensee proposes to: (1) 
Upgrade turbine thrust bearing (completed 2000); (2) rewind the 
generator; and (3) upgrade the excitation system. There will be no 
change in project boundaries or project operation or project hydraulic 
capacity. Water releases will not be affected. There will be additional 
energy generation and the nameplate capacity will go from 17,003 kW to 
20,090 kW.
    l. Location of the Filing: A copy of the filing is available for 
inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, 
located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by 
calling (202) 502-8371 and may also be viewed on the Commission's Web 
site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the 
project number excluding the last three digits in the project 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.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--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.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--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. Any of the above-named 
documents must be filed by providing an original and eight copies to: 
the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also 
be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    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.
    Agency Comments: 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. 03-10465 Filed 4-28-03; 8:45 am]
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