96-28466. Hydroelectric Applications [City of Thief River Falls Municipal Utilities, et al.]; Notice of Applications

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57403-57406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28466]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 11546-000, et al.]


Hydroelectric Applications [City of Thief River Falls Municipal 
Utilities, 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: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 11546-000.
    c. Date filed: May 31, 1995.
    d. Applicant: City of Thief River Falls Municipal Utilities.
    e. Name of Project: Municipal Power Dam.
    f. Location: On Red Lake River in the City of Thief River Falls, 
Pennington County, Minnesota.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)--
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Arlo L. Rude, P.O. Box 528, Thief River 
Falls, MN 56701, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe [phone].
    j. Deadline Date: December 20, 1996.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
    l. Description of Project: The existing, operating project consists 
of: (1) a 193-foot-long, 24.5-foot-high concrete gravity dam, having 
three 17.75-foot-wide, 11-foot-high steel tainter gates and four 
overflow sections with flashboards; (2) a 4.4-mile-long reservoir 
having a 160-acre surface area and a storage capacity of approximately 
1,133 acre-feet at normal summer pool elevation 1115.3 feet; (3) a 
concrete and brick powerhouse containing one 250-kW generating unit and 
one 300-kW generating unit operated at a 15-foot head; and (4) 
appurtenant facilities.
    Project facilities are owned by the applicant. The project's annual 
energy production has averaged 2,500,000-kWh. Energy produced by the 
project is used within applicant's system.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A4 and D10.
    n. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application, 
as amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance 
Branch, located at 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, 
[phone]. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the City of Thief River Falls Municipal Utilities, P.O. 
Box 528, Thief River Falls, MN 56701, [phone].


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    2 a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 11072-001.
    c. Date filed: April 13, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Trenton Falls Hydroelectric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Boyd Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the East Branch of Fish Creek, in Lewis County, New 
York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)--
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Steven C. Samel, Box 169, Prospect, NY 13435, 
[phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Mark Pawlowski [phone].
    j. Deadline Date: December 5, 1996.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed project consists of the 
following: (1) an existing 82.5-foot-high concrete gravity dam composed 
of: (a) a 140-foot-long western non-overflow section with a crest 
elevation of 1,295 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) topped 
with an additional 3-foot-high concrete parapet wall; (b) a 150-foot-
long ogee spillway section with a crest elevation of 1,280 feet (NGVD); 
(c) a 150-foot-long eastern non-overflow section with a crest elevation 
of 1,295 feet (NGVD) topped with an additional 3-foot-high concrete 
parapet wall; and (d) a 75-foot-long earthfill section with a crest 
elevation of 1,295 feet (NGVD); (2) a separate 300-foot-long by 7-foot-
high earthen dike, located 350 feet east of the eastern abutment, with 
a crest elevation of 1,295 (NGVD); (3) an existing modified reinforced 
concrete intake structure adjacent to the western non-overflow section 
which would be equipped with a proposed 795 (kW) synchronous generator 
and a proposed vertical Kaplan turbine with a minimum hydraulic 
capacity of 80 cubic feet per second (cfs) and a maximum hydaulic 
capacity of 200 (cfs); (4) a reservoir, about 1.7 miles-long with a 
surface area of about 210 acres and a gross storage capacity of 4,345 
acre-feet at a normal pool elevation of 1,280 (NGVD); (5) an upgraded 
3.5 mile-long, three-phase, 1.32 kilovolt (kV) transmission line; and 
(6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have a rated 
capacity of 795 kW. The applicant estimates that the total average 
annual generation would be 3,570,000 kilowatthours.
    m. Purpose of the Project: All project energy generated would be 
utilized by the applicant for sale.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A4 and D10.
    In responding, commenters may submit a copy of their comments on a 
3\1/2\-inch diskette formatted for MS-DOS based computers. In light of 
our ability to translate MS-DOS based materials, the text need only be 
submitted in the format and version in which it was generated (i.e., MS 
Word, WordPerfect 5.1/5.2, ASCII, etc.). It is not necessary to 
reformat word processor generated text to ASCII. For Macintosh users, 
it would be helpful to save the documents in Macintosh word processor 
format and then write them to files on a diskette formatted for MS-DOS 
machines.
    o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, located at 888 1st Street, 
N.E., Room 2-A, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling [phone]. A 
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at Steven C. 
Samel, Box 169, Prospect, NY 13435, [phone].

    3 a. Type of Application: Major New License.
    b. Project No.: 1991-009.
    c. Date filed: April 1, 1996.
    d. Applicant: City of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
    e. Name of Project: Moyie River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Moyie River in Boundary County, Idaho near the 
town of Moyie Springs and city of Bonners Ferry. The project is 
partially located on lands administered by the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest. T62N,R2E, sections 11, 2, and 14. Boise Meridian.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791 (a)- 
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:

Mike Woodward, P.E., City Administrator, City of Bonners Ferry, P.O. 
Box 149, 7232 Main Street, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, [phone]
John G. Lincoln, P.E., CH2M Hill, P.O. Box 8748, 700 Clearwater Lane, 
Boise, ID 83707-2748, [phone].

    i. FERC Contact: Surender M. Yepuri, P.E. [phone].
    j. Deadline Date: January 6, 1997.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: The application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph E1.
    l. Brief Description of existing Project: The existing project 
consists of: (1) a 92-foot-high, 376-foot-long concrete dam on the 
Moyie River, with a 117-foot-long ogee spillway in the center of the 
dam; (2) a reservoir with a storage area of 30.5 acres; (3) an intake 
structure and trashrack; (4) a 990-foot-long combination penstock/
pressure tunnel system; (5) three powerhouses each containing 
generating unit(s) rated at 450, 1,500 and 2,000 kilowatts, 
respectively; (6) a tailrace; (7) a 13.8-kilovolt transmission line; 
and (8) related facilities.
    The are no proposed modifications to project facilities or 
operation at this time.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B1 and E1.
    n. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application, 
as amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance 
Branch, located at 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, or 
by calling [phone]. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the applicant's office (see item (h) above).

    4 a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 2232-334.
    c. Date Filed: September 25, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Duke Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree.
    f. Location: Catawba River, in Lancaster, York, and Fairfield 
Counties, South Carolina and Gaston, Lincoln, and Burke Counties, North 
Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Section 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. E.M. Oakley, Duke Power Company, P.O. Box 
1006, Charlotte, NC 28201-1006, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Rebecca Martin, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: December 14, 1996.
    k. Description of Application: The licensee has applied to grant an 
easement for the withdrawal of up to 250 million gallons per day of 
project water by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department. A new 
raw water intake facility and pumping station expansion would be 
constructed at the site of the current Catawba River Raw Water Pumping 
Station on Mountain Island Lake. The site is located north of the City 
of Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and is on the 
southern shore of the lake, southwest of the mouth of Gar Creek.
    l. The notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    5 a. Type of Application: New License for Minor Project.
    b. Project No.: 1517-008.
    c. Date filed: June 19, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Monroe City Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Upper Monroe Hydroelectric Project.

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    f. Location: Partially within Fishlake National Forest, on Shingle 
Creek, Serviceberry Creek, and the First Lefthand Fork of the Monroe 
Creek, near the town of Monroe City, in Sevier County, Utah.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: John Spendlove, Jones & DeMille Engineering, 
45 East 500 North, Richfield, Utah 84701, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, [phone].
    j. Deadline for comments: December 27, 1996.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D6.
    l. Description of Project: The run-of-river project as licensed 
consists of: (1) a small diversion structure on each of the following 
three streams--First Lefthand Fork, Shingle Creek, and Serviceberry 
Creek; (2) an 11,200-foot-long, 8-inch-diameter penstock leading from 
the diversion structure on First Lefthand Fork to a powerhouse; (3) a 
3,300-foot-long, 6-inch-diameter penstock leading from the diversion 
structure on Shingle Creek to a point on the First Lefthand Fork 
penstock 7,400 feet upstream from the powerhouse; (4) a 12,900-foot-
long, 8-inch-diameter penstock leading from the diversion structure on 
Serviceberry Creek to a point on the First Lefthand Fork penstock 15 
feet upstream from the powerhouse; (5) the powerhouse containing one 
generating unit with an installed capacity of 250 kW; (6) a 1.65-mile-
long transmission line; (7) a tailrace returning water to Monroe Creek; 
and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    No new construction is planned.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
D6.
    n. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application, 
as amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance 
Branch, located at 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, or 
by calling [phone]. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the offices of Jones & DeMille Engineering (see address 
above).

Standard Paragraphs

    A4. Development Application--Public notice of the filing of the 
initial development application, which has already been given, 
established the due date for filing competing applications or notices 
of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing 
development application must be filed in response to and in compliance 
with public notice of the initial development application. No competing 
applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this 
notice.
    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.
    B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest 
or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules 
of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline 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.
    D6. 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. (December 27, 
1996 for Project No. 1517-008). All reply comments must be filed with 
the Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice. (February 
12, 1997 for Project No. 1517-008).
    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 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``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 protesting or 
intervening; 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, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 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. A copy of any 
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative 
of the applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all 
other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by 
proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by 
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Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
    D10. 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 (December 20, 1996 
for Project No. 11546-000 and December 5, 1996 for Project No. 11072-
001). All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 
days from the date of this notice (February 3, 1997 for Project No. 
11546-000 and January 21, 1997 for Project No. 11072-001).
    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 copies required by 
the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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.
    E1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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. 
A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.

    Dated: October 30, 1996, Washington, D.C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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