[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61630-61631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29564]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and
Prescriptions
November 5, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a Type of Application: New major license.
b. Project No.: 2110-003.
c. Date Filed: June 26, 1998.
d. Applicant: Consolidated Water Power Co.
e. Name of Project: Stevens Point Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Wisconsin River, at river mile 236, in the town
of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin. There are three parcels of
federal lands, partially inundated islands totaling about 15.6 acres,
located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Anderson, Consolidated Water Power
Company, P.O. Box 8050, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8050, (715) 422-
3927.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Michael Spencer, e-mail address, michael.spencer@ferc.fed.us, or
telephone (202) 219-2846.
j. Deadline for Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions,
and Prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
David P. Boergers, 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.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the
following existing facilities: (1) A 28-foot-high main dam comprised of
1,889 feet of concrete gravity walls in four sections, a spillway
section containing 15 Taintor gates, and a total of 4,090 feet of earth
dikes, on both the east and west banks of the river; (2) an auxiliary
2,000-foot-long concrete uncontrolled overflow spillway (Rocky Run) and
5,000 feet of associated earth dikes, located about 1.25 miles upstream
of the main dam; (3) a 12-mile-long, 3,915-acre impoundment at the
normal maximum water surface elevation of 1,087.4 feet msl, and a
maximum storage capacity of 27,000 acre-feet; (4) a powerhouse integral
with the dam containing six vertical Francis turbine units for a total
installed capacity of 3,840 kW and an annual energy generation of 28.4
GWh; (5) switchgear consisting of a single power transformer for the
six units; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
m. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed
on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (Call (202) 208-
2222 for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address shown in item h.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is
ready
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for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions.
The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.3(b) of the
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20,
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the
date of this notice.
Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Any of these documents must be
filed by providing the original and the number of complies required by
the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. An
additional copy must be sent to the Director, Division of Project
Review, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, at the above address. Each filing must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by
the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b),and 385.2010.
David Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-29564 Filed 11-10-99; 8:45 am]
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