[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 51576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21889]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7264-010]


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

August 20, 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 License for a Minor Water Power 
Project.
    b. Project No.: P-7264-010.
    c. Date Filed: January 22, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Fox River Paper Company and N.E.W. Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Middle Appleton Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Located on the Lower Fox River, Outagamie County, 
Wisconsin. This project would not use federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Rom, Manager, Fox River Paper 
Company, P.O. Box 2215, Appleton, Wisconsin 54913, 920-733-7341 or Mr. 
Arie DeWaal, Mead and Hunt, Inc., 6501 Watts Road, Madison Wisconsin 
53719, 608-273-6380.
    i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502-8969 or e-mail 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest: 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 and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests may be filed electronically via 
the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See CFR 385.200(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, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Middle Appleton Hydroelectric Project would consist of the 
following existing facilities: (1) A 372-foot-long by about 20-foot-
high dam, topped with 15 functional and one non-functional, 20-foot-
wide by 10-foot-high, steel Taintor gates; (2) a 35.5-acre reservoir 
with a gross storage capacity of about 195-acre feet; (3) two power 
channels , one about 500-foot-long by 40-foot-wide, and another 1,700-
foot-long and from 120 foot-to 200-foot-wide; (4) three powerhouses 
containing seven open-flume Francis turbines with a total maximum 
hydraulic capacity of 1,650 cubic feet per second (cfs) and seven 
generating units with a total installed generating capacity of 1,190 
kilowatts (kW) and producing a total of 8,635,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) 
annually; (5) two transformer banks and one 4.16-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line; along with (6) appurtenant facilities. The dam and 
existing project facilities are owned by Fox River Paper Company and 
N.E.W. Hydro, Inc.
    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 eLibrary 
(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.
    You may also 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.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-21889 Filed 8-26-03; 8:45 am]
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