[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12319-12320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-567]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1979-012]


Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; Notice of Application Ready 
for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, 
Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

March 8, 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.: 1979-012.
    c. Date Filed: June 21, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Alexander Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Wisconsin River near the City of Merrill, 
Lincoln County, Wisconsin. The project occupies 3.59 acres of public 
land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David W. Harpole, Wisconsin Public 
Service Corporation, 700 N. Adams Street, P.O. Box 19002, Green Bay, 
Wisconsin 54307 (920) 433-1264.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, [email protected], (202) 
502-6093.
    j. Pursuant to Sec.  4.34(b) of the Commission's Regulations (see 
Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 1991), the 
deadline for filing comments, interventions, protests, recommendations, 
terms and conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance 
date 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 and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission

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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 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``eFiling'' link.
    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 
dam, described from east to west side as comprised of a gated spillway 
controlled by 11 Taintor gates each measuring 26-feet-wide and 15-feet-
high, the powerhouse, a 385-foot-long concrete wall with earth 
backfill, and a 515-foot-long, 20-foot-high earthen embankment dam; (2) 
a reservoir with a surface area of 803 acres and, a 7,000 acre-foot 
storage volume at normal pond elevation; (3) the powerhouse contains 
three generating units with an total installed capacity of 4,200-
kilowatts (4) a transmission substation; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities. The applicant estimates that the average annual generation 
is 23,550 megawatt-hours.
    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.
    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.
    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'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``PROTEST'', ``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. If any person 
or organization objects to the staff proposed alternative procedure, 
they should file comments as stipulated in item j above, briefly 
explaining the basis for their objection. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
 Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-567 Filed 3-15-04; 8:45 am]
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