[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8351-8352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4069]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11676-000.
c. Date Filed: February 4, 1999.
d. Applicant: Universal Electric Power Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Grays Landing Lock and Dam Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: On the Monongahela River near the town of Grays
Landing, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)--
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ronald S. Feltenberger, Universal Electric
Power Corporation, 1145 Highbrook Street, Akron, Ohio 44301, (330) 535-
7115.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Tom Dean, E-mail address, thomas.dean@ferc.fed.us, or telephone 202-
219-2778.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: 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.
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The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of the
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 affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. Description of the Project: The project would be located at the
existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grays Landing Lock and Dam and
would consist of the following proposed facilities: (1) two 40-foot-
long, 126-inch-diameter penstocks; (2) a powerhouse on the tailrace
side of the dam housing two turbine generating units with a total
installed capacity of 5,000 kw; (3) a 1,500-foot-long, 14.7 kV
transmission line; and (4) other appurtenances.
Applicant estimates that the average annual generation would be
31,000 MWh and that the cost of the studies under the permit would be
$1,250,000.
l. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,
D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed
on the web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for
assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction
at the address in item h above.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
A5. Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a competing
application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit
the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an
application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a
timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the
competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing
preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and
4.36.
A7. Preliminary Permit--Any qualified development applicant
desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the
Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular
application, either a competing development application or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent to file a development application allows an interested person to
file the competing application no later than 120 days after the
specified comment date for the particular application. A competing
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
A9. Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary
permit application or a development application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s)
named in this public notice.
A10. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit,
if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts.
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to
construct and operate the project.
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.
C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'' ``PROTEST'',
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the
particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-
number 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. An additional copy must be sent to Director,
Division of Project Review, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at
the above-mentioned address. A copy of any notice of intent, competing
application or 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 with 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-4069 Filed 2-18-99; 8:45 am]
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