[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69907-69908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3396]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 459-128]


Union Electric Company, d/b/a AmerenUE; Notice Soliciting 
Comments and Final Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

November 23, 2004.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and 
applicant-prepared environmental assessment has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New major license.
    b. Project No.: 459-128.
    c. Date Filed: February 24, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Union Electric Company (d/b/a AmerenUE).
    e. Name of Project: Osage Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Osage River, in Benton, Camden, Miller and 
Morgan Counties, central Missouri. The project occupies 1.6 acres of 
Federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jerry Hogg, Superintendent Hydro 
Regulatory Compliance, AmerenUE, 617 River Road, Eldon, MO 65026; 
Telephone (573) 365-9315; e-mail [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and final recommendations, terms 
and conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance 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. Comments, recommendations, 
terms and conditions, and prescriptions may be filed electronically via 
the Internet in lieu of paper; 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 strongly encourages electronic 
filing.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice 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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing.
    l. Project Description: The existing project consists of: (1) A 
2,543-foot-long, 148-foot-high dam comprised of, from right to left, 
(i) a 1,181-foot-long, non-overflow section, (ii) a 520-foot-long gated 
spillway section, (iii) a 511-foot-long intake works and powerhouse 
section, and (iv) a 331-foot-long non-overflow section; (2) an 
impoundment (Lake of the Ozarks), approximately 93 miles in length, 
covering 54,000 acres at a normal full pool elevation of 660 feet mean 
sea level; (3) a powerhouse, integral with the dam, containing eight 
main generating units (172 MW) and two auxiliary units (2.1 MW each), 
having a total installed capacity of 176.2 MW; and (4) appurtenant 
facilities. The project generates an average of 636,397 megawatt-hours 
of electricity annually.
    AmerenUE currently operates, and is proposing to continue to 
operate, the Osage Project as a peaking and load regulation facility. 
AmerenUE proposes to upgrade two of the facility's eight main 
generating units and the two smaller, auxiliary generating units. With 
the proposed upgraded units, energy generation is estimated to increase 
by about 5.6 percent. In addition to the physical plant upgrades, 
AmerenUE

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proposes a variety of environmental and recreation measures.
    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 website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field (P-459), 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.
    n. Anyone may submit comments on this application. In determining 
the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all 
comments filed. Comments must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for comments identified in paragraph j above.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS,'' ``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 agency or other individual 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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    o. The revised tentative schedule for processing the application is 
as follows:

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             Milestone                               Date
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Deadline for Agency Recommendations  January 2005.
Deadline for Reply Comments........  March 2005.
Issuance of EA.....................  March/April 2005.
Public Comments on EA due..........  May/June 2005.
Ready for Commission Decision on     November 2005.
 the Application.
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-3396 Filed 11-30-04; 8:45 am]
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