[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1338-1339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-67]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2506-144]
Upper Peninsula Power Company; Notice of Application and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
December 28, 2007.
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Shoreline Management Plan (SMP).
b. Project No.: 2506-144.
c. Date Filed: November 29, 2007.
d. Applicant: Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO).
e. Name of Project: Escanaba Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Escanaba River in Delta
and Marquette Counties, Michigan.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Shawn C. Puzen, Environmental Consultant,
Integrys Business Support, LLC, 700 North Adams Street, P.O. Box 19001,
Green Bay, WI 54307-9001, (920) 433-1094.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Lesley Kordella at (202) 502-6406, or by e-mail:
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: January 29, 2008.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
DHAC, PJ-12.1, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please
reference the project number (P-2506-144) on any comments or motions
filed. Comments and motions filed need to carefully specify the
appropriate project number in order to avoid confusion with the SMP's
concurrently filed by UPPCO for four other projects (see item k below).
Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via
the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
k. Description of Proposal: UPPCO filed a proposed SMP for the
Escanaba Project to address the land use pressures and potential
impacts anticipated from the sale of adjacent non-project lands to
residential real estate developers. The project includes the Dam No. 1,
the Dam No. 3, and the Boney Falls (Dam No. 4)
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developments; the SMP applies only to the Boney Falls development. The
licensee is also requesting articles 413 (land management plan), and
412 (recreation plan) of the license be amended. SMP's for the Cataract
Project (P-10854-080), the Bond Falls Project (P-1864-083), the
Prickett Project (P-2402-108), and the Au Train Project (P-10856-061)
were filed concurrently with the SMP for the Escanaba Project, and are
being noticed separately by the Commission.
l. This filing 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 call toll-free 1-866-208-3676, or for
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions To Intervene--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.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the
particular application.
p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-67 Filed 1-7-08; 8:45 am]
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