99-33872. Notice of Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73548-73549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33872]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Protests

December 23, 1999.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of license for the non-project 
use of project lands and waters.
    b. Project No. 2230-028.
    c. Date Filed: November 1, 1999.
    d. Applicant: City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska.
    e. Name of Project: Blue Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Sitka, Alaska.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brian Omann, Sitka Electric Department, 
1306 Halibut Point Road, Sitka, AK 99835, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Jim Haimes at [phone], or e-mail address: 
[e-mail].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: 20 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.
    Please include the project number (P-2230-028) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: to permit the construction of: a new 
valve system to be located in the existing pulp mill diffusion chamber, 
a non-project facility within the Commission-approved project boundary; 
and a 20-inch-diameter, buried pipeline across approximately 200 feet 
of project land owned by the City. The new pipeline would then be 
buried in a trench with four feet of cover within non-project lands 
adjacent to Pioneer and Sawmill Creek roads. The pipeline would emerge 
at a new mooring facility for tankers to be constructed at Silver Bay. 
The Anchorage District Corps of Engineers, on November 24, 1999, issued 
a permit to the City and Borough of Sitka for the construction of the 
proposed moorage facility.
    After completion, the pipeline would be used to transport water 
from the project's Blue Lake reservoir to tankers for shipment. The 
proposed project is expected to withdraw approximately 14,000 acre-feet 
per year from the Blue Lake watershed. The maximum rate of water 
withdrawal from the project would be 10.6 million gallons per day.
    l. Locations of the application: Copies of the application are 
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 [phone]. The application also may be 
viewed on the Web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call (202) 208-
2222 for assistance. Copies of the application also are available for 
inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item h above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list for the proposed amendment of license should so indicate by 
writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    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.
    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.
    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

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agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-33872 Filed 12-29-99; 8:45 am]
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