[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28000-28001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12827]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6514-009]


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing with the Commission, 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural 
Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final 
Amendments

May 15, 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.: 6514-009.
    c. Date Filed: May 2, 2003.
    d. Applicant: City of Marshall, Michigan.
    e. Name of Project: City of Marshall Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kalamazoo River near the City of Marshall, in 
Calhoun County, Michigan. The project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C.791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Keith Zienert, Power Plant Superintendent, 
City of Marshall, 906 S. Marshall, Marshall, MI 49068, (269) 781-8631; 
or John Fisher, Chairman, Lawson-Fisher Associates P.C., 525 West 
Washington Avenue, South Bend, IN 46601, (574)234-3167.
    i. FERC Contact: Peter Leitzke, (202) 502-6059 or 
[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 comments described in 
item l below.
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: July 2, 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-6514) on any documents filed.
    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.
    Additional study requests may be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing.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. After logging into the e-Filing system, select ``Comment 
on Filing'' from the Filing Type Selection screen and continue with the 
filing process.''

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    m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The existing City of Marshall Hydroelectric Project consists of 
the following existing facilities: (1) The 12-foot-high, 215-foot-long 
Perrin No. 1 Dam; (2) the 12-foot-high, 90-foot-long Perrin No. 2 Dam; 
(3) a 130-acre reservoir with a normal pool elevation of 899 feet msl; 
(4) a 140-foot-long canal-type forebay; (5) a powerhouse containing 
three generating units with a total installed capacity of 463 kW; and 
(6) other appurtenances.
    o. 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 (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.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter--October 2003
Issue Scoping Document--November 2003
Notice that application is ready for environmental analysis--February 
2004
Notice of the availability of the EA July 2004
Ready for Commission decision on the application--September 2004

    Unless substantial comments are received in response to the EA, 
staff intends to prepare a single EA in this case. If substantial 
comments are received in response to the EA, a final EA will be 
prepared with the following modifications to the schedule.

Notice of the availability of the final EA--October 2004
Ready for Commission's decision on the application--November 2004
Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission 
no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for 
environmental analysis.
    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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-12827 Filed 5-21-03; 8:45 am]
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