[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30713-30714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2701]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application for Change in Land Rights and Non-Project 
Use of Project Lands and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Protests

May 19, 2005.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Change in land rights and non-project use of 
project lands.
    b. Project No.: 2221-034.
    c. Date Filed: July 7, 2004 and supplemented on May 12, 2005.

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    d. Applicant: Empire District Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the White River in Taney 
County, Missouri.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r), 
799 and 801.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David Gibson, 602 Joplin Street; P.O. Box 
127; Joplin, MO 64802; (417) 625-5100.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Isis Johnson at (202) 502-6346, or by e-mail: [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: June 10, 2005.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Ms. 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington DC, 20426. Please include the project 
number (P-2221-034) on any comments or motions filed. Comments, 
protests, and interventions 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 under the ``e-Filing'' link. 
The Commission strongly encourages e-filings.
    k. Description of Request: Empire District Electric Company, 
licensee for the Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project, has requested 
Commission approval to lease approximately 10 acres of project lands to 
The City of Branson, Missouri (City) for commercial and retail 
development. The property will be leased in three separate parcels. The 
first parcel is 9.37 acres and located south of Roark Creek. This area 
presently includes a parking lot, public park and streets, and will 
remain the same with the exception that 3.5 acres of green space, 
tennis courts, and a pavilion will be converted into a parking lot. The 
second parcel is 0.43 acres of green space, tennis courts and parking 
lot that will be converted to a building site for retail merchants. The 
last parcel is a 0.59 acre strip of green space that runs perpendicular 
to Lake Taneycomo and will be used for merchant building sites, streets 
and parking.
    l. Location of the Application: This filing is available for review 
at the Commission 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 (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described applications. A copy of the 
applications may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. 
If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for 
filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of 
an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's 
representatives.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2701 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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