[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7924-7925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-336]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6514-009]


City of Marshall Hydro Project; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

February 13, 2004.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent minor license.
    b. Project No.: 6514-009.
    c. Date Filed: May 2, 2003.
    d. Applicant: City of Marshall, Michigan.
    e. Name of Project: City of Marshall Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kalamazoo River near the City of Marshall, in 
Calhoun County, Michigan. The project does not affect Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Keith Zienert, Power Plant Superintendent, 
City of Marshall, 906 S. Marshall, Marshall, MI 49068, (269) 781-8631; 
or John Fisher, Chairman, Lawson-Fisher Associates P.C., 525 West 
Washington Avenue, South Bend, IN 46601, (574) 234-3167.
    i. FERC Contact: Peter Leitzke, (202) 502-6059 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 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 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. The existing City of Marshall Hydroelectric Project (Project) 
consists of: (1) The 12-foot-high, 215-foot-long Perrin No. 1 Dam; (2) 
the 12-foot-high, 90-foot-long Perrin No. 2 Dam; (3) a 130-acre 
reservoir with a normal pool elevation of 899 feet msl; (4) a 140-foot-
long canal-type forebay; (5) a powerhouse containing three generating 
units with a total installed capacity of 463 kW; and (6) other 
appurtenances.
    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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp 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

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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.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    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 will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
    Issue Scoping Document: April 2004.
    Notice that application is ready for environmental analysis: July 
2004.
    Notice of the availability of the EA: November 2004.
    Ready for Commission decision on the application: February 2005.
    Unless substantial comments are received in response to the EA, 
staff intends to prepare a single EA in this case. If substantial 
comments are received in response to the EA, a final EA will be 
prepared with the following modifications to the schedule.
    Notice of the availability of the final EA: February 2005.
    Ready for Commission's decision on the application: February 2005.
    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-336 Filed 2-19-04; 8:45 am]
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