[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4127-4128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-122]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 287-009]


Midwest Hydro Inc.; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental 
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 
Conditions, and Prescriptions

January 20, 2004.
    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.: 287-009.
    c. Date Filed: April 8, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Midwest Hydro Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Dayton Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Fox River near the City of Dayton, in La Salle 
County, Illinois. The project does not occupy Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Loyal Gake, Midwest Hydro Inc., 116 State 
Street, P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960 (920) 293-4628.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean at (202) 502-6041, [email protected].
    j.  Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice, reply comments 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. Documents 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 ``eFiling'' link.
    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 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.
    k. Status of environmental analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1) A 
23-foot-high, 594-foot-long arch buttress concrete dam; (2) a 200-foot-
long earthen embankment; (3) a concrete head gate structure with four 
15.5-foot-wide by 9.5-foot-high wooden gates; (4) a 900-foot-long, 135-
foot-wide power canal; (5) a 200-acre reservoir with a normal storage 
capacity of 605 area-feet, at a normal pool elevation of 498.90 mean 
sea level; (6) a powerhouse containing three generating units with a 
combined capacity of 3,680 kW; 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

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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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubsribenow.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. To view upcoming FERC events, go to www.ferc.gov and 
click on ``View Entire Calendar''.
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    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.
    n. Procedures schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue one 
Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and final EA. 
Staff intends to allow at least 30 days for entities to comment on the 
EA, and will take into consideration all comments received on the EA 
before final action is taken on the license application. The 
application will be processed according to the following schedule, but 
revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate:
    Issue notice of availability of EA: June 2004.
    Ready for Commission decision on the application: August 2004.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-122 Filed 1-27-04; 8:45 am]
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