[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44072-44073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18936]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2720-036]


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

July 2, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2720-036.
    c. Date filed: July 29, 2002.
    d. Applicant: City of Norway, Michigan.
    e. Name of Project: Sturgeon Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Menominee River in Dickinson County, Michigan 
and Marinette County, Wisconsin. The project does not utilize lands of 
the United States.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Ray Anderson, City Manager, City of Norway, 
City Hall, 915 Main Street, Norway, Michigan 49870, (906) 563-8015.
    i. FERC Contact: Patti Leppert (202) 502-6034, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 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.
    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

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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.
    Motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, terms 
and conditions, and prescriptions 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 has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1) A 
270-foot-long concrete dam with spillway equipped with a 16.7-foot-high 
by 24-foot-wide Taintor gate and a 16.7-foot-high by 16-foot-wide 
Taintor gate; (2) a 126.5-foot-long concrete head-works structure; (3) 
a 400-acre impoundment with a normal pool elevation of 829.8 feet 
National Geodetic Vertical Datum; (4) a 300-foot-long, 60-foot-wide 
power canal; (5) a powerhouse containing four generating units with a 
total installed capacity of 5,136 kilowatts; (6) a 300-foot-long, 7.2-
kV transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    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 in the docket number field to access the 
document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at 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.
    n. 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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (2) set forth in the heading 
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application should 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
    Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments: July 2003.
    Request Additional Information, if necessary: August 2003.
    Issue Scoping Document 2, if necessary: August 2003.
    Notice Ready for Environmental Analysis: September 2003.
    Notice of the availability of the EA: January 2004.
    Ready for Commission's decision on the application: March 2004.
    p. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-18936 Filed 7-24-03; 8:45 am]
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