[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7641-7642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3598]
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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
February 9, 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.: 2651-006.
c. Date filed: May 19, 1998.
d. Applicant: Indiana Michigan Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Elkhart Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: In the City of Elkhart, Concord Township, Elkhart
County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River, 77 miles upstream from
confluence with Lake Michigan. No part of the project is within federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: J.R. Jones, Fossil and Hydro Production,
American Electric Power Service Corporation, 1 Riverside Plaza,
Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 223-1801.
i. FERC Contact: Questions on this notice should be addressed to
E.R. Meyer, E-mail address edward.meyer@ferc.fed.us, or telephone 202-
208-7998.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 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.
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 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. Project Description: The project consists of: (1) a 300-foot-
long by 14-foot-high concrete spillway, the crest of which bears 11,
25-foot-wide by 10.5-foot-high Tainter gates separated by 2.5-foot-wide
piers; (2) an approximately 100-foot-long by 80-foot-wide brick
powerhouse attached to the spillway on the south bank of the St. Joseph
river having 3 horizontal shaft 4-Francis turbines (2 camelback pairs)
with a 3.44-megawatt installed capacity; (3) 6, 9-foot-6-inch diameter
concrete draft tube tunnels transitioning to 10-foot-high 6-foot-wide
openings; and (4) other appurtenances.
m. Locations of the Application: The application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room
at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, D.C. 20426. The
application may be viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202)
208-2222 for assistance. The application is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph:
D10.
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 Project No. 2651-006
with the Commission within 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice. All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105
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.
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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, 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.
Lindwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-3598 Filed 2-12-99; 8:45 am]
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