[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 50188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7264-010]


Fox River Paper Company and N.E.W. Hydro, Inc.; Notice of 
Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

August 9, 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 License for a Minor Project.
    b. Project No.: P-7264-010.
    c. Date Filed: January 22, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Fox River Paper Company and N.E.W. Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Middle Appleton Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Located on the Lower Fox River, Outagamie County, 
Wisconsin. This project does not use federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Rom, Manager, Fox River Paper 
Company, P.O. Box 2215, Appleton, Wisconsin 54913, 920-733-7341 or Mr. 
Arie DeWaal, Mead and Hunt, Inc., 6501 Watts Road, Madison Wisconsin 
53719, 608-273-6380.
    i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502-8969 or E-Mail 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from 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 to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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 and recommendations may be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See CFR 385.200 (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, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Middle Appleton Hydroelectric Project would consist of the 
following existing facilities: (1) A 372-foot-long by about 20-foot-
high dam, topped with 15 functional and one non-functional, 20-foot-
wide by 10-foot-high, steel Taintor gates; (2) a 35.5-acre reservoir 
with a gross storage capacity of about 195-acre feet; (3) two power 
channels, one about 500-foot-long by 40-foot-wide, and another 1,700-
foot-long and from 120 foot-to 200-foot-wide; (4) three powerhouses 
containing seven open-flume Francis turbines with a total maximum 
hydraulic capacity of 1,650 cubic feet per second (cfs) and seven 
generating units with a total installed generating capacity of 1,190 
kilowatts (kW) and producing a total of 8,635,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) 
annually; (5) two transformer banks and one 4.16-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line; along with (6) appurtenant facilities. The dam and 
existing project facilities are owned by Fox River Paper Company and 
N.E.W. Hydro, Inc.
    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.
    All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS'', ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS'', or ``PRESCIPTIONS''; (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 385.2005. 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.
    You may also 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1816 Filed 8-12-04; 8:45 am]
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