[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43351-43352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18661]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11887-000]


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

July 16, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No: 12424-000.
    c. Date Filed: December 3, 2002 and Supplemented on March 26, 2003.
    d. Applicant: The City of Corpus Christi (City).
    e. Name of Project: City of Corpus Christi Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the City's 
existing Wesley E. Seale Dam, on the Nueces River in Nueces County, 
Texas.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: David Garcia, City Manager, City of Corpus 
Christi, 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, (361) 880-3873. 
Nancy J. Skancke, Law Offices of GKRSE, 1500 K Street NW., Suite 330, 
Washington, DC, 20005, (202) 408-5400.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, (202) 502-8763.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests and comments: 
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. 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. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include the project 
number (P-12424-000) 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 in 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.
    k. Competing Application: Project No. 12250-000, Date Filed: June 
18, 2002, Date Issued: October 7, 2002, Due Date: December 7, 2002.
    1. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) An existing 5,970-foot-long, gated, concrete-gravity Wesley E. 
Seale Dam, (2) an existing impoundment, Lake Corpus Christi, with a 
surface area of 18,256 acres and a storage capacity of 257,260 acre-
feet at normal maximum water surface elevation 94.0 above mean sea 
level, (3) two 2.5 MW turbine generating units with a total installed 
capacity of 5 megawatts, (4) an existing 69 kV transmission line, and 
(5) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an average annual 
generation of 5.2 gigawatt hours.

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    m. This filing 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, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected]. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
h. above.
    n. Competing Applications: Public notice of the filing of the 
initial preliminary permit application, which has already been given, 
established the due date for filing competing preliminary permit 
applications or notices of intent. Any competing preliminary permit or 
development application or notice of intent to file a competing 
preliminary permit or development application must be filed in response 
to and in compliance with the public notice of the initial preliminary 
permit application. No competing applications or notices of intent to 
file competing applications may be filed in response to this notice. A 
competing license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30 (b) and 
4.36.
    o. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit: A preliminary permit, if 
issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed 
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the 
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of 
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. 
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide 
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to 
construct and operate the project.
    p. 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, 
385.211, 385.214. 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.
    q. 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 the original and eight 
copies to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional 
copy must be sent to Director, Division of Hydropower Compliance and 
Administration, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-
mentioned address. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    r. 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. 03-18661 Filed 7-21-03; 8:45 am]
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