[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33304-33305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8868]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12447-001]


Fort Dodge Hydroelectric Development Company; Notice Soliciting 
Scoping Comments

June 1, 2006.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original License.
    b. Project No.: P-12447-001.
    c. Date filed: March 21, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Fort Dodge Hydroelectric Development Company.
    e. Name of Project: Fort Dodge Mill Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Des Moines River in Webster County, Iowa.
    The project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Thomas J. Wilkinson, Jr., Fort Dodge 
Hydroelectric Development Company, 1800 1st Ave., NE., Ste. 200, Cedar 
Rapids, IA 52402; (319) 364-0171.
    i. FERC Contact: Stefanie Harris, (202) 502-6653 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: July 31, 2006.
    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.
    Scoping comments 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 ``eFiling'' link.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The Fort Dodge Mill Dam Project would consist of: (1) The 
existing 342-foot-long by 18-foot-high concrete dam with a 230-foot-
long spillway and 5 Tainter gates; (2) a 90-acre reservoir with a 
normal full pond elevation of 990 feet above mean sea level; (3) an 
existing 40-foot-wide concrete intake structure with trash rack and 
stop log guides; (4) an existing powerhouse to contain two proposed 
turbine generating units with a total installed capacity of 1,400 kW; 
(5) a proposed 2,400-foot-long, 13.8-kV transmission line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average 
annual generation would be about 7,506 MWh.
    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. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov.esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filings 
and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    o. Scoping Process:
    The Commission staff intends to prepare a single Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for the Fort Dodge Mill Dam Project in accordance with 
the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-
specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable 
alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff do not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, 
recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document (SD) issued 
on May 31, 2006.

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    Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the 
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and 
the applicant's service list. Copies of the SD may be viewed on the web 
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, call 1-866-208-3676 or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-8868 Filed 6-7-06; 8:45 am]
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