[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 154 (Thursday, August 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45817-45818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13060]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 925-010]


City of Ottumwa, IA; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

August 3, 2006.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New License.
    b. Project No.: P-925-010.
    c. Date Filed: April 26, 2006.
    d. Applicant: City of Ottumwa, Iowa.
    e. Name of Project: Ottumwa Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Des Moines River in the City of Ottumwa, 
Wapello 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: Richard Wilcox, Ottumwa Water and Hydro, 230 
Turner Drive, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501, (641) 684-4606.
    i. FERC Contact: Tim Konnert, (202) 502-6359 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: October 
2, 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 and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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 may be filed electronically via 
the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See 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 has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Ottumwa Project consists of: (1) An 18-foot-high 
dam with a 641-foot-long spillway section equipped with eight tainter 
gates and one bascule gate; (2) a powerhouse

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integral to the dam containing three generating units, unit 1 and unit 
3 each rated at 1,000 kW and unit 2 rated at 1,250 kW; (3) a 125-acre 
reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of 638.5 feet msl; and 
(4) appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the average 
annual generation would be 10,261,920 kilowatt hours using the three 
generating units with a combined capacity of 3,250 kW.
    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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm 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. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE''; (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
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.
    o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. The Commission 
staff proposes to issue one environmental assessment rather than issue 
a draft and final EA. Comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, 
prescriptions, and reply comments, if any, will be addressed in the EA. 
Staff intends to give at least 30 days for entities to comment on the 
EA before final action is taken on the license application.

    Issue Scoping Document for Comments: August 2006.
    Notice of application ready for environmental analysis: November 
2006.
    Notice of the availability of the EA: March 2007.
    Ready for Commission's decision on the Application: May 2007.

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-13060 Filed 8-9-06; 8:45 am]
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