[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11009-11010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-491]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2183-035]


Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

March 3, 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.: P-2183-035.
    c. Date filed: June 2, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA).
    e. Name of Project: Markham Ferry Hydroelectric Project.

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    f. Location: On the Grand (Neosho) River, in Mayes County, 
Oklahoma. 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. Robert W. Sullivan, Assistant General 
Manager, Risk Management & Regulatory Compliance, GRDA, P.O. Box 409, 
Vinita, Oklahoma 74301 (918)-256-5545.
    i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, [email protected] (202) 502-8969.
    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 interveners 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 
intervener 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. The Commission encourages electronic filings.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Project Description: The Markham Ferry Hydroelectric Project 
consists of the following existing facilities: (1) The 3,744-foot-long 
by 90-foot-high Robert S. Kerr dam, which includes an 824-foot-long 
gated spillway, topped with 17, 40-foot-long by 27-foot-high, steel 
Taintor gates and two 80-ton capacity traveling gate hoists; (2) the 
15-mile-long Lake Hudson, which has a surface area of 10,900 acres, 
200,300 acre-feet of operating storage, and 444,500 acre-feet total of 
flood storage capacity; (3) the 6,200-foot-long by 45-foot-high Salina 
Dike; (4) a concrete powerhouse containing four Kaplan turbines with a 
total maximum hydraulic capacity of 28,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) 
and four generating units with a total installed generating capacity of 
108,000 kilowatts (kW), and producing an average of 257,107,000 
kilowatt hours (kWh) annually; (5) one unused 110-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The dam and existing 
project facilities are owned by GRDA.
    m. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the 
Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link--select ``Docket 
'' and follow the instructions. For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 
208-3676 or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available 
for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue one 
Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and final EA. 
Staff intends to allow 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:

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                  Action                                Date
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Issue Scoping Document....................  April 2004.
Notice Application Ready for Environmental  March 2005.
 Assessment.
Notice Availability of EA.................  September 2005.
Ready for Commission Decision on            December 2005.
 Application.
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    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
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Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-491 Filed 3-8-04; 8:45 am]
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