[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68438-68439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6202]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[P-12588-000]


Hydraco Power, Inc.; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

November 3, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption from License, 5 MW or Less.
    b. Project No.: P-12588-000.
    c. Date filed: May 3, 2005.
    d. Applicant: Hydraco Power, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: A. H. Smith Dam Project.
    f. Location: On the San Marcos River near the town of Martindale, 
Caldwell County, Texas. The project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Linda A. Parker, Small Hydro of Texas, Inc., 
1298 FM 766, Cuero, Texas 77954. (361) 275-9395
    i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar, [email protected], (202) 502-
6035.
    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.
    k. 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. Please affix ``A.H. Smith Dam 
Project No. 12588-000'' to all filings. Comments, recommendations, and 
terms and conditions may be filed electronically via 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 
website (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``eFiling'' link.
    l. 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.
    m. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    n. Project Description: Hydraco proposes to restore existing 
facilities and operate run-of-river, at all times providing flow over 
the dam. The project would cease generation and pass all flows over the 
dam when inflows to the impoundment are 100 cfs or less.
    The proposed project consists of: (1) An existing 10.5-foot-high by 
86.5-foot-long concrete dam with a 20-foot-wide concrete apron; (2) an 
existing 3-foot-wide by 4-foot-high wooden stopgate positioned in the 
east bank of the dam which regulates flows to the turbines; (3) a 
10.62-acre impoundment; (4) an existing 20-foot-wide by 30-foot-long 
brick powerhouse; (5) an existing generator with installed capacity of 
150 kilowatts (kW); (6) an existing 150 kW turbine; (7) a 100-foot-long 
buried transmission line; and (8) an existing trashrack.
    o. 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 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.
    p. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    q. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
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 development application must be 
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the 
initial development application. No

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competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to 
this notice.
    r. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-6202 Filed 11-9-05; 8:45 am]
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