[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 126 (Friday, July 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38129-38130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3453]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2204-024]


City and County of Denver, CO; Notice of Application and 
Applicant-Prepared EA Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To 
Intervene and Protests, and Soliciting Comments, and Terms and 
Conditions

June 24, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and 
applicant-prepared environmental assessment have been filed with the 
Commission and are available for public inspection. A similar notice 
was issued in the Federal Register on April 28, 2005. This notice is 
being issued to provide additional opportunity to respond. Those who 
have already responded to the first notice are not required to respond 
again to this notice but may do so if they wish.
    a. Type of Application: Small hydroelectric power project exemption 
from licensing.
    b. Project No.: 2204-024.
    c. Date filed: December 30, 2004.
    d. Applicant: City and County of Denver, Colorado, acting by and 
through its Board of Water Commissioners.
    e. Name of Project: Williams Fork Reservoir Project.
    f. Location: On the Williams Fork River near its confluence with 
the Colorado River at Parshall, in Grand County, Colorado. No federal 
lands would be affected.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Kevin Urie, Environmental Planner, Denver 
Water, 1600 W. 12th Ave., Denver, CO 80204, (303) 628-5987.
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, (202) 502-6077 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
and terms and conditions 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.
    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, comments, and terms and 
conditions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. 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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing.
    l. The existing project consists of: (1) The 209-foot-high, 670-
foot-long concrete thin arch dam with a crest elevation of 7,814 feet 
above mean sea level (msl); (2) the Williams Fork reservoir with a 
surface area of 1,628 acres and storage of 96,822 acre-feet at 
elevation 7,811 feet msl; (3) a reinforced concrete penstock intake on 
the face of the dam, with a 7-foot by 5-foot fixed wheel penstock gate 
controlling flows into a 66-inch-diameter steel penstock running 
through the dam; (4) river outlet works on the face of the dam, leading 
to a 54-inch-diameter steel embedded pipe that conveys water to the 
outlet works valves; (5) a 66-foot-long, 30-foot-wide, 60-foot-high 
concrete powerhouse at the toe of the dam, containing one vertical-axis 
turbine/generator with a capacity of 3,150 kilowatts (kW); (6) a 
tailrace excavated in the streambed rock, carrying the combined 
powerhouse and river outlet discharges; (7) a 60-foot by 40-foot 
switchyard; (8) and appurtenant equipment.
    The applicant would increase the project's generating capacity to 
3,650 kW by installing a second, 500-kW vertical turbine/generator. The 
new unit would be located adjacent to the existing powerhouse inside 
the river outlet works structure and would discharge into the same 
tailrace as the existing turbine via a weir box. The new unit would use 
water being released from the reservoir for other purposes, and 
operation of the dam would not be changed to increase power production.
    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.
    n. 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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
or ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS;'' (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

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number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments or terms and conditions 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. A 
copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this 
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-3453 Filed 6-30-05; 8:45 am]
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