96-30282. Hydroelectric Applications [Duke Power Company, et al.]; Notice of Applications

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60278-60279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30282]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 2607-007, et al.


Hydroelectric Applications [Duke Power Company, et al.]; Notice 
of Applications

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    1 a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 2607-007.
    c. Date filed: October 1, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Duke Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Spencer Mountain.
    f. Location: On the South Fork Catawba River, near Gastonia, North 
Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a) 825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:

Timothy L. Huffman, Senior Engineer, Duke Power Company-EC12V, P.O. Box 
1006, Charlotte, NC 28201-1006, [phone]
Mark Sundquist, President, Northbrook Carolina Hydro, L.L.C., 225 W. 
Wacker Drive, Suite 2330, Chicago, IL 60606, [phone].

    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: December 26, 1996.
    k. Description of Amendment: The amendment of license would consist 
of: (1) removing the 3,300-foot-long transmission line from the 
switchyard to the interconnection system from the license; and (2) 
modifying the project boundary to match the river banks that changed 
due to the natural flow of the South Fork Catawba River.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    2 a. Type of Application: Declaration of Intent/Declaratory Order.
    b. Project No.: DI97-1-000.
    c. Date Filed: October 25, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Alaska Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: South Fork Hydro Project.
    f. Location: South Fork of Black Bear Creek on Prince of Wales 
Island near the community of Klawock, AK, within the Copper River 
Meridian, at T73S, R82E, Sec. 1, 2, 11, and 12.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
USC Sec. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Robert S. Grimm, President, Alaska Power 
Company, P.O. Box 222, 191 Otto Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368, (360) 
385-1733.
    i. FERC Contact: Etta Foster, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: December 30, 1996.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river project will 
consist of: (1) a small diversion structure; (2) a 30-inch diameter, 
3,000-foot long penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing a generating 
system with a rated capacity of 3 to 4 MW; (3) a transmission line; and 
(4) appurtenant facilities.
    When a petition for Declaratory Order is filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the 
Commission to investigate and determine if the interests of interstate 
or foreign commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission 
also determines whether or not the project: (1) would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Purpose of Project: The additional energy from the hydropower 
project at South Fork will allow the Applicant to meet the energy 
demand utilizing a renewable resource instead of diesel generation.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    3 a. Type of Application: Recreation Plan (Article 410) and Flow 
Release Plan (Article 411).
    b. Project No.: 2442-017 and -019.
    c. Date Filed: October 15, 1996.
    d. Applicant: City of Watertown, New York.
    e. Name of Project: Watertown Project.
    f. Location: Black River, Jefferson County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Robert Upson, P.E., City of Watertown, 
Watertown Municipal Building, 245 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 
13601, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Patti Pakkala, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: December 26, 1996.
    k. Description of Project: The City of Watertown, New York, 
licensee for the Watertown Project, has filed the

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recreation plan and flow release plan required by articles 410 and 411 
of the project license, respectively. The recreation plan includes 
provisions for a canoe portage around the project, and fishing and 
boating access to the reservoir and tailwater area. The flow release 
plan proposes the release of flows for whitewater recreational boating 
purposes below the New York State Route 3 bridge. In the recreation 
plan, the licensee is proposing to modify the canoe portage route 
considered during licensing, due to site constraints at the put-in 
location. Further, the licensee is proposing not to provide fishing 
access on the side of the river downstream of the powerhouse, given 
that fishing access will be provided across the river at Water Works 
Park.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    4 a. Type of Application: Application to Grant an Easement to 
Cresent Resources, Inc. to construct a private marina.
    b. Project Name and No: Keowee-Toxawway Project, FERC Project No. 
2503-041.
    c. Date Filed: September 20, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Duke Power Company.
    e. Location: Sceneca, South Carolina Oconee County.
    f. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    g. Applicant Contact: Mr. E. M. Oakley, Duke Power Company, P.O. 
Box 1006, Charlotte, North Carolina 28201, [phone].
    h. FERC Contact: Brian Romanek, [phone].
    i. Comment Date: December 30, 1996.
    j. Description of the filing: Application of Duke Power Company to 
grant an easement of 1.74 acres of project land to Cresent Resources, 
Inc. to construct a private residential marina consisting of 70 
floating boat slips. The proposed marina would provide access to the 
reservoir for residents of the Summit Subdivision. The proposed marina 
would consist of an access ramp and floating slips. The slips would be 
anchored by using self-driving piles.
    k. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, D2.

    5 a. Type of Application: Application to Grant an Easement to 
Cresent Resources, Inc. to construct a private marina.
    b. Project Name and No: Keowee-Toxawway Project, FERC Project No. 
2503-042.
    c. Date Filed: September 20, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Duke Power Company.
    e. Location: Wagener, South Carolina. Oconee County.
    f. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    g. Applicant Contact: Mr. E. M. Oakley, Duke Power Company, P.O. 
Box 1006, Charlotte, North Carolina 28201, [phone].
    h. FERC Contact: Brian Romanek, [phone].
    i. Comment Date: December 30, 1996.
    j. Description of the filing: Application of Duke Power Company to 
grant an easement of 0.33 acres of project land to Cresent Resources, 
Inc. to construct a private residential marina consisting of 12 
floating boat slips. The proposed marina would provide access to the 
reservoir for residents of the Emerald Pointe Subdivision (Phases II 
and III). The proposed marina would consist of an access ramp and 
floating slips. The slips would be anchored by using self-driving 
piles.
    k. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, D2.

Standard Paragraphs

    B. 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.
    C1. 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. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of 
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of 
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    D2. 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.

    Dated: November 15, 1996, Washington, D.C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-30282 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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