[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67-68]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00674]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 362-004]


Ford Motor Company; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental 
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 
Conditions, and Prescriptions

December 24 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.: 362-004.
    c. Date Filed: June 1, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Ford Motor Company.
    e. Name of Project: Ford Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Mississippi River, in the city of St. Paul, 
Ramsey County, Minnesota, at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Lock and 
Dam No. 1. The project is partially located on Federal lands 
administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: George Waldow, HDR Engineering, Inc., 6190 
Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416, or telephone (763) 
591-5485.
    i. FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, e-mail address 
[email protected], or telephone (202) 502-6211.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice. Reply comments are due 105 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 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.
    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

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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, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of the Project: The proposed project would utilize 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Lock and Dam No. 1 and would consist 
of the following facilities: (1) An existing powerhouse integral with 
the dam having a total installed capacity of 18,000 kilowatts; and (2) 
appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation is estimated to 
be 97 gigawatthours.
    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'' 
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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS'', ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS'', or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule and Final Amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. To 
expedite the schedule, we will forgo the draft EA and prepare a final 
EA. However, we'll reconsider preparation of a draft EA if warranted by 
the complexity and controversy of the comments filed in response to 
this notice. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Notice of application ready for environmental analysis: December 
2003.
Notice of the availability of the final EA: July 2004.
Ready for Commission's decision on the application: September 2004.

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E3-00674 Filed 12-31-03; 8:45 am]
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