[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68448-68449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32920]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Declaration of Intention/Declaratory Order
December 7, 1998.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Declaratory Order.
b. Project No.: DI99-1-000 (P-1952).
c. Date Filed: November 3, 1998.
d. Applicant: Maverick County Water Control And Improvement
District No. 1.
e. Name of Project: Maverick County Project.
f. Location: On the Rio Grande River in Maverick and Kinney
Counties, Texas.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16
U.S.C. Sec. 817(b).
h. Applicant Contact: Jim Harbison, Interim General Manager,
Maverick County Water Control And Improvement District No. 1, 2252 East
Garrison Street, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852, (830) 773-5129.
i. FERC Contact: Etta Foster, (202) 219-2679.
j. Comment Date: January 15, 1999.
k. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1) A
diversion dam, 11.5 feet high, 440 feet long; (2) an intake canal, with
a 1,500 cfs capacity; (3) a 32-mile long main canal; 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
waterpower 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: This project diverts water for hydroelectric
and irrigation purposes.
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m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
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, NE., Washington, DC 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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-32920 Filed 12-10-98; 8:45 am]
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