[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 22790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-936]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6514-009]


City of Marshall, Michigan; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

April 14, 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. Sec. Sec.  
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 scoping comments: 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. Please include the project 
number (P-6514-009) on any comments or motions filed.
    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.
    Scoping comments 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 (P-6514) 
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. Scoping Process
    The Commission staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment 
(EA) for the City of Marshall Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 6514-009) 
in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will 
consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and 
reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we will solicit comments, 
recommendations, information, and alternatives by issuing a Scoping 
Document (SD).
    Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the 
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list. 
Copies of the SD may be viewed on the Web site at http://www.ferc.gov gov using the ``eLibrary'' link (see item m above).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-936 Filed 4-26-04; 8:45 am]
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