[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1340-1341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-71]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10854-080]


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.: 10854-080.
    c. Date Filed: November 29, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO).
    e. Name of Project: Cataract Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Middle Branch of the 
Escanaba River, in Marquette County, 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-10854-080) on any comments or motions 
filed. Comments

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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 
Cataract 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 licensee is also requesting 
articles 410 (wildlife management plan), article 411 (land management 
plan), and 413 (recreation plan) of the license be amended. SMP's for 
the Au Train Project (P-10856-061), the Bond Falls Project (P-1864-
083), the Escanaba Project (P-2506-144), and the Prickett Project (P-
2402-108) were filed concurrently with the SMP for the Cataract 
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. E8-71 Filed 1-7-08; 8:45 am]
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