[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62975-62976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25089]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 785-018]


Consumers Energy Company; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

October 15, 2008.
    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.: 785-018.
    c. Date filed: April 4, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Consumers Energy Company.
    e. Name of Project: Calkins Bridge Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kalamazoo River in Allegan County, Michigan. 
The project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: James R. Coddington, Consumers Energy 
Company, One Energy Plaza, Jackson, MI 49201, (517) 788-2455.
    i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert, (202) 502-6359 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: November 14, 2008.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. As licensed, the existing Calkins Bridge Project consists of a 
42-foot-high, 1,330-foot-long dam, consisting of 1,100 feet of earth 
embankment and a 230-foot concrete integral powerhouse-spillway 
section, creating an 8.5-mile-long, 1,550-acre reservoir with a normal 
water surface elevation of 615.0 feet above mean sea level, a 
powerhouse containing three generating units with a total installed 
capacity of 2,550 kilowatts, and appurtenant facilities.
    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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail 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 Calkins Bridge Hydroelectric 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 does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, 
recommendations, and information on the scoping document issued on 
October 15, 2008.
    Copies of the scoping document 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 distribution list. Copies of the 
scoping document may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the

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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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-25089 Filed 10-21-08; 8:45 am]
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