[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 26602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12333]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

May 12, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 4914-010.
    c. Date Filed: November 20, 2002.
    d. Applicant: International Paper Company.
    e. Name of Project: Nicolet Mill Dam Project.
    f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' De Pere Dam, on 
the Fox River, in the City of De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C.791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Thomas Piette, International Paper Company, 
200 Main Avenue, De Pere, WI 54115, (920) 336-4211.
    i. FERC Contact: Peter Leitzke, (202) 502-6059 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: June 26, 2003.
    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. Please include the project 
number (P-4914-010) on any comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's rules of practice and procedure require all 
interveners 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 intervener 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.
    Scoping comments 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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The existing Nicolet Mill Dam Project consists of the following 
existing facilities: (1) A 13.6 foot-high, 400-foot-long diversion 
structure attached to the westerly end of the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' De Pere Dam; (2) intake works consisting of 28 gates 
screened with steel racks; (3) a powerhouse containing eight 135-
kilowatt (kW) generating units with a total installed capacity of 1,080 
kW; and (4) other appurtenances.
    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 (P-4914) in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Asupport at [email protected] or call 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.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be 
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    n. Scoping Process: The Commission staff intends to prepare an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Nicolet Mill Dam Project (FERC 
No. 4914-010) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. 
The EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental 
impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we will solicit comments, 
recommendations, information, and alternatives by issuing a Scoping 
Document (SD).
    Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the 
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list. 
Copies of the SD may be viewed on the Web 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or for TTY (202) 502-8659.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-12333 Filed 5-15-03; 8:45 am]
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