97-4434. Hydroelectric Applications [Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA), et al.]; Notice of Applications

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8234-8236]
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[FR Doc No: 97-4434]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 1494-136, et al.]


Hydroelectric Applications [Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA), et 
al.]; Notice of Applications

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    1a. Type of Application: Non-project Use of Project Lands 
(Construction of a New Marina).
    b. Project No.: 1494-136.
    c. Date Filed: January 14, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA).
    e. Name of Project: Pensacola Project.
    f. Location: The proposed marina expansion would be located in the 
Honey Creek arm of Grand Lake O' the Cherokees in Delaware County, 
Oklahoma.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C., Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant contact: Marsha Hawkins, Grand River Dam Authority, 
P.O. Box 409, Vinita, OK 74301, [phone].
    i. FERC contact: John K. Hannula, [phone].
    j. Comment date: MARCH 17, 1997.
    k. Description of the Application: GRDA requests approval to permit 
Brian Miller and Dennis Blakemore, d/b/a Honey Creek Landing, Ltd., 
LLC, to build a new marina consisting of 7 docks containing 242 boat 
slips. The marina is located near Honey Creek Bridge (U.S.Route 59).
    1. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    2a. Type of Filing: Request for Extension of Time to Commence 
Project Construction.
    b. Applicant: Borough of Cheswick, Pennsylvania and the Allegheny 
Valley North Council of Governments.
    c. Project No.: The proposed Allegheny River Lock & Dam No. 3 
Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 4474-061, is to be located on the 
Allegheny River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
    d. Date Filed: January 7, 1997.
    e. Pursuant to: Public Law 104-254.
    f. Applicants Contact: Donald H. Clarke, Counsel for Licensee, 
Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer & Quinn, 1735 New York Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20006, [phone].
    g. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, [phone].
    h. Comment Date: MARCH 21, 1997.
    i. Description of the Request: The licensees for the subject 
project have requested that the deadline for commencement of 
construction be extended. The deadline to commence project construction 
for FERC Project No. 4474 would be extended to September 26, 1999. The 
deadline for completion of construction would be extended to September 
26, 2003.
    j. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

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    3a. Type of Application: Surrender of License.
    b. Project No: 11285-003.
    c. Date Filed: December 31, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Casitas Municipal Water District.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Casitas Power Project.
    f. Location: Lake Casitas, Ventura County, CA.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Section 791(a)--
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: John J. Johnson, 1055 Ventura Avenue, Oak 
View, CA 93022, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Hillary Berlin, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: MARCH 25, 1997.
    k. Description of Application: The licensee states that the project 
is not economical. No construction has occurred.
    l. The notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    4a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to File Application for New 
License.
    b. Project No.: 2016.
    c. Date filed: November 29, 1996.
    d. Submitted By: City of Tacoma, current licensee.
    e. Name of Project: Cowlitz River.
    f. Location: On the Cowlitz River, in Lewis County, Washington.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 
16.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Effective date of original license: January 1, 1952.
    i. Expiration date of original license: December 31, 2001.
    j. The 462-megawatt project consists of the Mayfield Dam and 
Powerhouse, Mossyrock Dam and Powerhouse, Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery, 
Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Mossyrock Park, Taidnapam Park, and other 
associated facilities.
    k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available 
at: Tacoma Public Utilities, 3628 South 35th Street, P.O. Box 11007, 
Tacoma, WA 98411-0007, ATTN: Barbara Werelius, Records Management 
Supervisor, [phone].
    l. FERC contact: Hector M. Perez [phone].
    m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.9(b)(1) each application for a new license 
and any competing license applications must be filed with the 
Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing 
license. All applications for license for this project must be filed by 
December 31, 1999.
    5a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to File Application for New 
License.
    b. Project No.: 2030.
    c. Date filed: December 6, 1996, by Portland General Electric 
Company and December 26, 1996, by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm 
Springs Reservation of Oregon.
    The project is currently licensed to PGE and the Tribes to the 
extent of their interests.
    d. Name of Project: Pelton-Round Butte.
    e. Location: On the Deschutes River, in Jefferson County, Oregon.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 
16.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    g. Effective date of original license: January 1, 1952.
    h. Expiration date of original license: December 31, 2001.
    i. The existing project consists of: The Pelton Development 
consisting of a 205-foot-high concrete arch dam, a reservoir, a 
powerhouse with an installed capacity of 108,000 kilowatts, a 7-mile-
long transmission line, and other appurtenant facilities; the Round 
Butte Development consisting of a 440-foot-high rock-fill dam, a 
reservoir, a powerhouse with an installed capacity of 300,000 
kilowatts, a 96-mile-long transmission line, and other appurtenant 
facilities; and the Reregulating Development consisting of a concrete 
gravity and earth reregulating dam, a reservoir, a powerhouse with an 
installed capacity of 15,000 kilowatts, a 3-mile-long transmission 
line, and other appurtenant facilities.
    j. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available 
at: Portland General Electric Company, 121 SW Salmon, 3WTC-BRLH, 
Portland, OR 97204, ATTN: Richard Dyer, Senior Vice President, (503) 
464-8454.
Warm Springs Power Enterprises, The Confederated Tribes of the Warm 
Springs Reservation of Oregon, P.O. Box 960, 5180 Jackson Trail Road, 
Warm Springs, OR 97761, [phone].

    k. FERC contact: Hector M. Perez [phone].
    l. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.9(b)(1) each application for a new license 
and any competing license applications must be filed with the 
Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing 
license. All applications for license for this project must be filed by 
December 31, 1999.
    6a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to File Application for New 
License.
    b. Project No.: 2042.
    c. Date filed: January 16, 1997.
    d. Submitted By: Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille 
County.
    e. Name of Project: Box Canyon.
    f. Location: On the Pend Oreille River, in Pend Oreille County, 
Washington and Bonner County, Idaho.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 
16.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Effective date of original license: February 1, 1952.
    i. Expiration date of original license: January 31, 2002.
    j. The project consists of: (1) a 46-foot-high and 160-foot-long 
reinforced concrete dam with an integral spillway; (2) a 8,850-acre 
reservoir; (3) a 217-foot-long horseshoe shaped diversion tunnel with 
reinforced concrete lining; (4) a 1,170-foot-long forebay channel; (5) 
a reinforced concrete powerhouse with an installed capacity of 60,000 
kilowatts; and (5) other appurtenances.
    k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available 
at: Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, District 
Headquarters, 130 N. Washington, Newport, WA 99156, ATTN: Robert 
Geddes, [phone].
    l. FERC contact: Hector M. Perez [phone].
    m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.9(b)(1) each application for a new license 
and any competing license applications must be filed with the 
Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing 
license. All applications for license for this project must be filed by 
January 31, 2000.
    7a. Type of Application: Exemption From Licensing.
    b. Project No.: P-11549-001.
    c. Date Filed: January 21, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Dunkirk Water Power Company, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Dunkirk Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Yahara River in Dane County, near Dunkirk, 
Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas J. Reiss, Jr., President, Dunkirk 
Water Power Company, Inc., P.O. Box 353, 319 Hart Street, Watertown, WI 
53094, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee [phone].
    j. Comment Date: APRIL 7, 1997.
    k. Description of Project:
    The existing run-of-river project consists of: (1) a dam and 
reservoir; (2) a powerhouse containing two generating units for a total 
installed capacity of 345 kW; (3) a transmission line; and (4) 
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average 
annual generation would be 1,000 MWh. The applicant has secured a long 
term lease from the owner, Dunkirk Dam Lake District, P.O. Box 83, 
Stoughton, WI 53589, which provides all necessary real property 
interests to develop and operate the project.

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    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
WISCONSIN STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by 
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR, at 800.4.
    m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the issuance date of this notice and serve a copy of the 
request on the applicant.
    8a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11592-000.
    c. Date filed: September 25, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Herman Allmaras.
    e. Name of Project: Debeque GV Project.
    f. Location: At the Bureau of Reclamation's Grand Valley Diversion 
dam, on the Colorado river, near the town of Palisade, in Mesa County, 
Colorado.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Herman Allmaras, 731 353/10 Road, Palisade, 
CO 81526, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: April 11, 1997.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river project would 
utilize the Bureau of Reclamation's existing Grand Valley Diversion 
dam, and would consist of: (1) an intake; (2) four ten-foot-long 
penstocks; (3) a powerhouse containing four generating units with a 
total installed capacity of 1,600 kW; (4) a tailrace; (5) a 250-foot-
long transmission line interconnecting with an existing Tri State 
Generating and Transmission Association, Inc. Transmission line; and 
(6) and appurtenant facilities.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.

Standard Paragraphs

    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-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. 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.
    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.

    Dated: February 12, 1997, Washington, D.C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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