[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49884-49885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1800]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12514-000]


Northern Indiana Public Service Company; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study 
Requests, and Establishing Procedures for Relicensing and a Deadline 
for Submission of Final Amendments

August 5, 2004.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original major license.
    b. Project No.: 12514-000.
    c. Date Filed: June 28, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Northern Indiana Public Service Company.
    e. Name of Project: Norway and Oakdale Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Tippecanoe River in Carroll and White Counties, 
Indiana. 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: Jerome B. Weeden, Vice President Generation; 
Northern Indiana Public Service Company; 801 East 86th Avenue; 
Merrillville, IN 46410; (219) 647-5730.
    i. FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban at (202) 502-6211, or 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in 
item l below.
    k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for Filing Additional Study Requests and Requests for 
Cooperating Agency Status: 60 days from the 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.
    Additional study requests may be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing. 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. After logging into the e-Filing system, select ``Comment 
on Filing'' from the Filing Type Selection screen and continue with the 
filing process.''
    m. Status: This application is not ready for environmental analysis 
at this time.
    n. Description of Project: The existing Norway Oakdale 
Hydroelectric Project consists of the Norway development and the 
Oakdale development and has a combined installed capacity of 16.4 
megawatts (MW). The project produces an average annual generation of 
27,538 megawatt-hours (MWh). All power is dispatched directly into the 
local grid and is used within the East Central Area Reliability 
Coordination Agreement.
    The Norway development includes the following constructed 
facilities: (1) a 915-foot-long dam consisting of a 410-foot-long, 34-
foot-maximum-height earthfill embankment with a concrete corewall; a 
225-foot-long, 29-foot-high concrete gravity overflow spillway with 
flashboards; a 120-foot-long, 30-foot-high concrete gated spillway with 
three 30-foot-wide, 22-foot-high spillway gates; a 18-foot-wide, 30-
foot-high trash sluice housing with one 8-foot-wide, 11-foot-high gate; 
and a 142-foot-long, 64-foot-wide powerhouse integral with the dam 
containing four vertical Francis turbines-generating units with a rated 
head of 28 feet, total hydraulic capacity of 3,675 cubic feet per 
second (cfc) and a total electric output of 7.2 MW; (2) a 10-mile-long, 
10-foot average depth, 1,291-acre reservoir; (3) a two-mile-long 69,000 
volt transmission line; and (4) appurtenant facilities.
    The Oakdale development includes the following constructed 
facilities: (1) a 1,688-foot-long dam consisting of a 126-foot-long, 
58-foot-maximum-height east concrete buttress and slab dam connecting 
the left abutment to the powerhouse; a 114-foot-long, 70-foot-wide 
powerhouse integral with the dam containing three vertical Francis 
turbines-generating units with a rated head of 42 to 48 feet, total 
hydraulic capacity of 3,200 cubic feet per second (cfc) and a total 
electric output of 9.2 MW; an 18-foot-wide structure containing a 
nonfunctional fish ladder and a gated trash sluice; an 84-foot-long 
ogee-shaped concrete gated spillway with two 30-foot-wide, 22-foot-high 
vertical lift gates; a 90-foot-long, six bay concrete gravity siphon-
type auxiliary spillway; and a 1,260-foot-long west earth embankment 
with a maximum height of 58 feet and a 30-foot-wide crest; (2) a 10-
mile-long, 16-foot average depth, 1,547-acre reservoir; and (3) 
appurtenant facilities.
    o. 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 (P-12514), 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/
esubscribenow.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.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Indiana State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Sec.  106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made if the Commission determines it 
necessary to do so:

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               Milestone                          Tentative date
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Tendering Notice.......................  August 2004.
Notice of Acceptance / Notice of Ready   September 2004.
 for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of Recommendations, Preliminary   November 2004.
 Terms and Conditions, and Fishway
 Prescriptions.
Commission issued Non-Draft EA.........  April 2005.
Comments on EA.........................  June 2005.
Modified Terms and Conditions..........  August 2005.
Ready for Commission Decision on the     October 2005.
 Application.
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    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. E4-1800 Filed 8-11-04; 8:45 am]
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