[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58398-58399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5495]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12514-000]


Northern Indiana Public Service Company; Notice of Application 
READY For Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

September 30, 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].

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    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance date 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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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. After logging into 
the e-Filing system, select ``Comment on Filing'' from the Filing Type 
Selection screen and continue with the filing process.''
    k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. Description of the 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 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 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-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.
    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 person 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.
    n. Public notice of the filing of the application, which has 
already been given, established the due date for filing competing 
applications or notices of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, 
any competing application must be filed in response to and in 
compliance with public notice of the initial application. No competing 
applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this 
notice.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-5495 Filed 10-5-05; 8:45 am]
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