[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61631-61632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29565]
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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.: 2161-006.
c. Date Filed: June 26, 1998.
d. Applicant: Rhinelander Paper Co.
e. Name of Project: Rhinelander Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Wisconsin River, at river mile 357, in the
townships of Tomahawk, Newbold, Pine Lake, and Pelican, Oneida County,
Wisconsin. There are no federal lands located within the project area.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Bruce Olson, Utility Superintendent,
Rhinelander Paper Company, 515 West Davenport Street, Rhinelander,
Wisconsin 54501, (715) 369-4244.
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 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 main dam comprised of 370 feet of
earth embankments, in two sections to the left and right of a spillway
section containing two 10.7-foot-wide steel roller gates; (2) a 965-
foot-long power canal, with a single 36-foot-wide Taintor gate spillway
structure located downstream of a 14-gate canal inlet structure,
located adjacent to the right embankment of the dam; (3) an 8.5-mile-
long, 3,576-acre impoundment with a normal water surface elevation of
1,555.45 feet above mean sea level (msl), and a normal storage capacity
of 21,500 acre-feet; (4) a brick powerhouse located at the downstream
end of the power canal, containing three horizontal Francis turbine
units for a total installed capacity of 2,120 kilowatts (kW) and an
average annual energy production of 10.692 gigawatt-hours (GWh); (5)
switchgear connections with the adjacent paper mill; and (6)
appurtenant facilities.
m. Locatioins 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 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 4.34(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 10 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 fort in the heading the
name of the applicant and
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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 copies 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 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 P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-29565 Filed 11-10-99; 8:45 am]
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