[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 48 (Monday, March 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12462-12463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1053]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2277-000]


AmerenUE; Notice of Intent to File Application for New License

March 4, 2005.
    Take notice that the following notice of intent has been filed with 
the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of intent to file application for a new 
license.
    b. Project No: 2277-000.
    c. Date Filed: February 17, 2005.
    d. Submitted by: AmerenUE.
    e. Name of Project: Taum Sauk Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the East Fork Black River 
and Taum Sauk Creek, in Reynolds, Iron, St. Francois, and Washington 
counties, near the Town of Lesterville, Missouri. The project does not 
occupy any Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 
16.6.
    h. Effective Date of Current License: July 1, 1960.
    i. Expiration Date of Current License: June 30, 2010.
    j. Project Description: The Taum Sauk Project consists of the 
following principal features: (1) A 54.5-acre upper reservoir, having a 
total useable volume of 4,360 acre-feet; (2) a 55-foot-high, 390-foot-
long, ogee-shaped concrete-gravity dam, with (i) a 26-foot-long gated 
sluice, (ii) a steel-lined conduit having a capacity of 2,500 cubic 
feet per second (cfs), and (iii) a crest elevation of 750 feet mean sea 
level (msl); (3) a 380-acre lower reservoir at an elevation of 749 feet 
msl; (4) an approximately 2,000-foot-long tailrace channel; (5) a 
sediment trap located just upstream of the tailrace channel on the East 
Fork Black River; (6) a 451-foot-long vertical shaft, a 6,572-foot-long 
(2-section) tunnel, and a short penstock that bifurcates into the 
powerhouse; (7) a 148-foot-long, 70-foot-wide concrete powerhouse 
equipped with two reversible pump units that are connected to a 
generator having a rated capacity of 204 megawatts (MW), for a total 
installed capacity of 408 MW; and (8) transmission and other 
appurtenant facilities.
    AmerenUE proposes no changes to the existing pump-storage operation 
of the project, at this time. AmerenUE is proposing to investigate 
certain operational constraints that include sediment build-up, 
potential hydraulic constraints, and electrical/mechanical constraints. 
In addition, AmerenUE intends to remove the currently, licensed 30-
mile-long, 138-kilovolt transmission line from the project.
    k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available 
from Brenda Parks, AmerenUE--Taum Sauk Plant, Route 1, P.O. Box 112, 
Annapolis, MO 63620, (573) 637-2281.
    l. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC; 
202-502-8365; [email protected].
    m. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2277. Pursuant to 18 CFR 
16.8, 16.9, and 16.10, each application for a new license and any 
competing license

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applications must be filed with the Commission at least 24 months prior 
to the expiration of the existing license. All applications for license 
for this project must be filed by June 30, 2008.
    n. A copy of this filing 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 to access the document 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 TTY 202-502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item k above.
    o. 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 as shown in the paragraph above.
    p. By this notice, the Commission is seeking corrections and 
updates to the attached mailing list. Updates should be filed with 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1053 Filed 3-11-05; 8:45 am]
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