[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 43 (Monday, March 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11009-11010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-913]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12514-000]


Northern Indiana Public Service Company; Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

February 28, 2005.
    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. Deadline for Filing Motions to Intervene and Protests: 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 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests 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.''
    k. Status: This application has been accepted for filing but is not 
ready for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. 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 
65,000 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 1688-foot-long dam consisting of a 126-foot-long, 58-
foot-maximum-height east concrete buttress and slab dam

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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; a 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.
    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 (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 email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified deadline date 
for the particular application, a competing development application, or 
a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely 
notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing 
development application no later than 120 days after the specified 
deadline date for the particular application. Applications for 
preliminary permits will not be accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may 
be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a development 
application (specify which type of application). A notice of intent 
must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice.
    Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance 
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but only those 
who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's 
Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to 
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for 
the particular application.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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 protesting or intervening; 
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 
through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application 
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to 
intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant 
specified in the particular application.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-913 Filed 3-4-05; 8:45 am]
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