[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 109 (Friday, June 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 33932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14234]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 2181-014 and 2697-014]


Northern States Power Company; Notice of Site Visit

May 30, 2003.
    a. Date and Time of Site Visit: June 18, 2003, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., 
and June 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
    b. Place: We will meet at the Menomonie Project powerhouse (300 2nd 
Street NW., Menomonie, WI) at 1 p.m. on June 18, 2003. On June 19, 
2003, we will meet at the Cedar Falls Project powerhouse (N7075 540th 
Street, Menomonie, WI) at 8:30 a.m.
    Applicant Contact: Lloyd Everhart, Xcel Energy, (715)839-2692.
    c. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202)502-8969; [email protected].
    d. Purpose of the Site Visit: Applications for new hydropower 
licenses for the Menomonie and Cedar Falls Projects have been filed 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and the FERC 
staff is presently reviewing these applications. part of staff's review 
process is to assess the proposed projects' potential effects on 
environmental resources and to make recommendations to protect or 
enhance those resources, if needed. Staff needs complete and adequate 
information before they can complete their review of these 
applications. Therefore, the FERC staff intends to visit the Menomonie 
and Cedar Falls Hydropower Projects, FERC Nos. P-2181 and P-2697, 
respectively, to familiarize themselves with the project facilities and 
operations, and any resources that could be affected by licensing these 
projects.
    e. Proposed Schedule and Location: We will meet at the Menomonie 
Project powerhouse at 1 p.m. on June 18, 2003, and first tour the 
powerhouse and dam facilities. We will then tour the project 
impoundment and stop at recreational facilities and other points of 
interest, completing the Menomonie Project tour by 5 p.m. On June 19, 
2003, we will meet at the Cedar Falls Project powerhouse at 8:30 a.m., 
and first tour the powerhouse and dam facilities. This will be followed 
by a tour of the reservoir and points of interest around the reservoir, 
which will conclude by 12 p.m.
    f. All local, state, and Federal agencies, Indian Tribes, and 
interested parties, are hereby invited to accompany FERC staff on this 
site visit. If you want to participate and need further information 
regarding schedule, location, or agenda, please contact: John Ramer at 
(202)502-8969, Peter Foote at (716)568-0425, or the applicant contact 
listed above.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-14234 Filed 6-5-03; 8:45 am]
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