[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4986-4990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2844]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 2612-005, et al.]
Hydroelectric Applications [Central Maine Power Company, et al.];
Notice of Applications
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
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1a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: 2612-005.
c. Date filed: December 28, 1995.
d. Applicant: Central Maine Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Flagstaff Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Dead River, in Somerset and Franklin Counties,
Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: F. Allen Wiley, Central Maine Power Company,
41 Anthony Avenue, Augusta, ME 04330, (207) 621-4412.
i. FERC Contact: Mary C. Golato (202) 219-2804.
j. Comment Date: March 26, 1996.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project consists of an
existing concrete dam 1,336 feet long and approximately 45 feet high;
(2) an existing earthen dike; (3) an existing reservoir approximately
23 miles long, with a surface area of 17,950 acres, and a storage
capacity of approximately 275,482 acre-feet; and (4) appurtenant
facilities. The project was constructed and is operated as a water
storage facility; therefore, the applicant is not proposing any new
facilities. The applicant proposes to continue to operate and maintain
the proposed project.
l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the MAINE
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 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.
2a. Type of Application: Declaration of Intention.
b. Docket No: DI95-5-000.
c. Date Filed: 09/15/95.
d. Applicant: Southern Energy, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Ten-mile.
f. Location: Unnamed stream, a tributary to Chilkat River, Ten-mile
Haines Highway, Haines, Alaska (T. 30 S., R. 58 E., sec. 8, Copper
River Meridian).
g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16
U.S.C. Secs. 817(b).
h. Applicant Contact: Darrell Maple, President, Lynn Canal
Professional Services, P.O. Box 1163, Haines, AK 99827, (907) 766-3334.
i. FERC Contact: Diane M. Murray, (202) 219-2682.
j. Comment Date: March 20, 1996.
k. Description of Project: The proposed hydroelectric project would
consist of: (1) An intake; (2) a 1,500 foot-long, 16-inch penstock; (3)
a 350 kW generator; (4) a 7.5-mile-long transmission line; and (5)
appurtenant facilities. The tailrace would empty into the unnamed
stream approximately one-quarter mile upstream from the confluence with
the Chilkat River.
When a Declaration of Intention 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
water power 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: Personal use and future plans include
selling power to the existing public utility.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
3a. Type of Application: Declaration of Intention.
b. Docket No.: DI96-3-000.
c. Date Filed: January 18, 1996.
d. Applicant: Larry and Nancy Simonson.
e. Name of Project: Race Creek Hydro.
f. Location: West Branch Race Creek, tributary to Salmon River, in
Adams County, one mile south of Riggins, Idaho (T. 25 N., R. 1 E.,
secs. 29, 30, and 32).
g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16
U.S.C. Sec. 817(b).
h. Applicant Contact: Larry Simonson, 14089 Morell Road, McCall, ID
83638, (208) 634-7074.
i. FERC Contact: Hank Ecton, (202) 219-2678.
j. Comment Date: March 20, 1996.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project will consist of:
(1) An intake; (2) a 450-foot-long, 10-inch diameter pipeline; (3) a
pelton-type turbine connected to a 46-kilowatt generator; and (4)
appurtenant facilities. The nearest power source is more than 2 miles
distance. The power generated will supply three residences.
When a Declaration of Intention 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 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 water power 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: Applicant intends to use all energy produced
on-site, to supply power to three residences. No other power source is
available for 2 miles.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
4a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2474-004.
c. Date Filed: December 4, 1991.
d. Applicant: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Oswego River Project.
f. Location: On the Oswego River in Oswego County, New York.
g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jerry Sabattis, Hydro Licensing
Coordinator, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 300 Erie Boulevard West,
Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 474-1511.
i. FERC Contact: John McEachern (202) 219-3056.
j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D10.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. Description of Project: The project as licensed consists of
three generating facilities. Beginning with the most upstream, these
are the Fulton Development, the Minetto Development, and the Varick
Development. The existing features of each development are described
below.
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Fulton Development
The development is comprised of the following features: (1) a
concrete buttress dam, totaling about 509 feet long, with a maximum
height of 15 feet at a crest elevation of 334.0 feet mean sea level
(msl), topped with 6-inch-high flashboards and including a gated
concrete intake section, about 35 feet high by 41 feet long by 14 feet
wide, having (a) three steel gates, measuring 8 feet high by 6.5 feet
wide; (b) a forebay measuring 10 feet long by 40 feet wide; (c)
perpendicular trashracks with \3/8\-inch steel bars at 2\1/2\ inch
openings for a total gross area of 538 square feet; (2) a concrete-
steel with brick masonry powerhouse, about 55 feet high by 25 feet wide
by 43 feet long, equipped with two vertical fixed-propeller turbine and
synchronous generator combinations having (a) a total rated capacity of
1,250 kilowatts (kW); (b) an operating hydraulic capacity of 1,010
cubic feet per second (cfs); (c) a rated head of 17 feet; and (d) an
average annual generation of 7,380 MWh; (3) an impoundment having (a) a
surface area of about 33 acres (AC); (b) a 620 acre-feet (AF) gross
storage capacity; (c) a useable storage capacity of 30 AF; and (d) a
normal pool headwater elevation of 334.5 feet msl; (4) an existing
bypass reach about 1,850 feet long; (5) a switchgear building, about 24
feet by 32 feet, housing the main controls for the units; and (6)
appurtenant facilities.
Minetto Development
The development is comprised of the following features: (1) a
concrete gravity dam, totaling about 500 feet long, with a maximum
height of 22.5 feet at a crest elevation of 307.0 feet msl, consisting
of a gated concrete intake section, about 40 feet high by 190 feet
long, having (a) nine steel gates, measuring 9 feet high by 11 feet
wide; and (b) perpendicular trashracks with \1/2\-inch steel bars at
2\1/2\ inch openings for a total gross area of 2,891 square feet; (2) a
concrete-steel with brick masonry powerhouse, about 77 feet high by 88
feet wide by 230 feet long, equipped with five vertical Francis turbine
and General Electric generator combinations having (a) an existing
total rated capacity of 8,000 kW, a total hydraulic capacity of 7,000
cfs, and an average annual generation of 31,800 MWh; and (b) a rated
head of 17.5 feet; (3) an impoundment having (a) a surface area of
about 350 AC; (b) a gross storage capacity of 4,730 AF; (c) a useable
storage capacity of 290 AF; and (d) a normal pool headwater elevation
of 307.8 msl; (4) a backwatered bypass reach extending about 820 feet;
(5) a tailrace confined between lock structures and the shore and
extending 475 feet; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
Varick Development
The development is comprised of the following features: (1) a
masonry gravity dam, totaling about 730 feet long with a maximum height
of 13 feet, consisting of (a) a curved section, measuring 480 feet long
with a crest elevation of 267.5 feet msl, topped with ``stepped''
flashboards, which vary from the west to each in heights at each
quarter of the section: 30 inches, 32 inches, 34 inches and 36 inches;
(b) a straight section, measuring 250 feet long with a crest elevation
of 268.5 msl, also topped with ``stepped'' flashboards, varying in
heights of 10 inches; and (c) a gated section, about 189 feet long by
28 feet wide, with (i) 24 steel gates measuring 11 feet high by 6.25
feet wide, (ii) an unused minimum flow gate, (iii) a forebay measuring
950 feet long by 150 feet wide; (iv) perpendicular trashracks with \3/
8\-inch steel bars at 4-inch openings for a total gross area of 3,083
square feet; (2) a concrete and brick powerhouse, about 78 feet high by
66 feet wide by 271 feet long, equipped with four vertical fixed-blade
turbine and synchronous generator combinations having (a) an existing
total rated capacity of 8,800 kW, a total hydraulic capacity of 5,600
cfs, and an average annual generation of 35,000 MWh; and (b) a rated
head of 19.6 feet; (3) an impoundment having (a) a surface area of
about 32 AC; (b) 435 AF of gross storage capacity; (c) a useable
storage capacity of 80 AF; and (d) a normal pool headwater elevation of
270.0 msl; (4) an existing bypass reach about 1,940 feet long; (5) an
open tailrace with a 695-foot-long diversion wall built parallel to the
river flow; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be utilized by the
applicant for sale to its customers.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A4 and D10.
o. Available Location of Application: A copy of the application, as
amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and reproduction
at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch,
located at 941 North Capitol Street, NE., Room 3104, Washington, DC,
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 300
Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 474-1511.
5a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption.
b. Project No: 8126-002.
c. Date Filed: January 16, 1996.
d. Applicant: USPower Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Piggy Back Project.
f. Location: Delaware River, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Section 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Barry Solodky, Trustee in Bankruptcy, 28
Penn Square, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603, (717) 299-1100.
i. FERC Contact: Hillary Berlin, (202) 219-0038.
j. Comment Date: March 18, 1996.
k. Description of Project: This project consists of barge mounted
paddle wheel units, which were removed from the Delaware River in 1994.
The exemptee is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and does not plan to reinstall
the paddle wheel units.
l. The notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
6a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption.
b. Project No: 9551-001.
c. Date Filed: January 16, 1996.
d. Applicant: USPower Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Piggy Back (Delaware) Project.
f. Location: Delaware River, in Warren County, New Jersey and
Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Barry Solodky, Trustee in Bankruptcy, 28
Penn Square, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603, (717) 299-1100.
i. FERC Contact: Hillary Berlin, (202) 219-0038.
j. Comment Date: March 18, 1996.
k. Description of Project: This project consists of barge-mounted
paddle wheel units, which were removed from the Delaware River in 1994.
The exemptee is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and does not plan to reinstall
the paddle wheel units.
l. The notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
7a. Type of Application: Lease Project Lands for Proposed
Recreational Park.
b. Project No: 2146-074.
c. Date Filed: November 14, 1995.
d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Coosa River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: About 150 acres of land on the Weiss Reservoir just
south of the City of Leesburg, Cherokee County, Alabama.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Sec. 4.200.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jim Crew, Alabama Power Company, 600
North
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18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291, (205) 250-4265.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking (202) 219-2656.
j. Comment Date: March 4, 1996.
k. This notice was issued January 18, 1996 (61 FR 2814, January 29,
1996) with a comment date of February 23, 1996, and is being reissued
with a new comment date: March 4, 1996.
l. Description of Amendment: Alabama Power Company, licensee for
the Coosa River Hydroelectric Project, seeks Commission approval to
grant a lease to the Town of Leesburg (Town) to build a recreational
park on project lands. The proposed lease is for about 150 acres of
land adjacent to the Weiss Reservoir just south of the Town. The
proposed recreational park would eventually have the following
facilities: a boat ramp, picnic area, bath house, amphitheater, camping
area, playground, swimming area, hiking trails, a civic building, and
parking areas.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
8a. Type of Application: Amendment to Revise Project Boundary.
b. Project No: 2105-035.
c. Date Filed: 12/13/95.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Upper North Fork Feather River.
f. Location: On the North Fork Feather River, near the town of
Quincy, in Plumas County, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jeff Butler, Manager, Hydro Generation,
Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Mail Code: N11C, P.O. Box 770000, San
Francisco, CA 94177, (415) 973-5311.
i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad, (202) 219-2665.
j. Comment Date: March 4, 1996.
k. This notice was issued January 11, 1996 (61 FR 2813, January 29,
1996), with a comment date of February 20, 1996, and is being reissued
with the following new comment date: March 4, 1996.
l. Description of Amendment: Licensee proposes to revise the
boundary of the Upper North Fork Feather River Project, FERC No. 2105.
The revision to project boundary would exclude a 30.84-acre portion of
land adjacent to Lake Almanor. This land would be used by Chester
Public Utility District for expansion of an existing wastewater
treatment facility.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
9a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
b. Project No.: 4797-042, 043, 044.
c. Date Filed: November 14, 1995.
d. Applicant: Cogeneration Inc.
e. Name of Project: Auger Falls Project.
f. Location: Snake River Near the Town of Twin Falls, Idaho, in
Twin Falls County.
g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. D. W. Block, J-U-B Engineers Inc., 800
Falls Avenue, Twin Falls, ID 83301, (208) 733-2414.
i. FERC contact: Steven A. Edmondson, (202) 219-2653.
j. Comment date: March 4, 1996.
k. Description of Application: The applicant proposes to amend the
language in articles 404, 405, and 407 of the Commission issued
license. This action is necessary to make the terms and conditions of
the license consistent with the April 4, 1995, Consent Order Agreement
between the licensee and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.
The specific changes involve modifications to the current dissolved
oxygen, water quality monitoring, and minimum flow requirements of
articles 404, 405, and 407, respectively.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
Standard Paragraphs
A4. Development Application--Public notice of the filing of the
initial development application, which has already been given,
established the due date for filing competing applications or notices
of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing
development application must be filed in response to and in compliance
with public notice of the initial development application. No competing
applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this
notice.
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, 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.
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 with the Commission
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice (April 1, 1996 for
Project No. 2474-004). All reply comments must be filed with the
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (May 14, 1996
for Project No. 2474-004).
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.
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
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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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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.
Dated: February 5, 1996, Washington, D.C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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