97-5821. Hydroelectric Applications [Ketchikan Public Utilities, et al.]; Notice of Applications

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10844-10847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5821]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Hydroelectric Applications [Ketchikan Public Utilities, et al.]; 
Notice of Applications

[Project Nos. 11597-000, et al.]
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:

    1 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11597-000.
    c. Date filed: January 23, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Ketchikan Public Utilities.
    e. Name of Project: Whitman Lake.
    f. Location: On Whitman Creek, in Ketchikan Gateway Borough Alaska, 
partially within the Tongass National Forest.

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    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: John A. Magyar, General Manager, Ketchikan 
Public Utilities, 2930 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, AK 99901, (907) 225-
1000.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Hector M. Perez, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: April 28, 1997.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) The existing 45-foot-high and 220-foot-long concrete arch Whitman 
Lake Dam \1/2\ mile upstream from the entrance of Whitman Creek into 
Herring Bay; (2) Whitman Lake with a surface area of 152 acre, a 
proposed usable storage capacity of 6,500 acre-feet, and normal maximum 
water surface elevation of 380 feet above mean sea level; (3) an intake 
structure 80 feet below normal water surface about 1,500 feet west of 
the dam; (4) an 8-foot-diameter and 1,680-foot-long tunnel; (5) a 60-
inch-diameter and 950-foot-long steel and steel-lined tunnel penstock; 
(6) a powerhouse with an installed capacity of 4,500 kilowatts; (7) a 
34.5-kilovolt and 1,500-foot-long transmission line; and other 
appurtenant facilities.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.

    2 a. Type of Application: Proposal for Angler Access Facility at 
Port Sheldon.
    b. Project No: 2680-039.
    c. Date Filed: January 22, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Consumers Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Ludington Project.
    f. Project location: Lake Michigan, Mason County, Michigan.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. T.A. McNish, Consumers Power Company, 212 
West Michigan Avenue, Jackson, MI 49201, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Patti Pakkala, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: April 11, 1997.
    k. Description of Project: Consumers Power Company, co-licensee for 
the Ludington Project, has filed a proposal for an angler access 
facility on Lake Michigan, near the community of Port Sheldon, 
Michigan. The facility is intended to provide public pedestrian fishing 
access to an existing pier located on the north shore of the Pigeon 
Lake Channel. The proposal contains provisions for a 40- to 50-car 
parking area, restroom facility, and 3,500 feet of accessible fishing 
boardwalk extending between the parking area and north pier. The pier 
will be improved to accommodate fishing access and a restroom facility 
will also be provided at the pier. In addition, the proposal includes 
provisions for expanding the parking area at an existing State-owned 
access site on nearby Lakeshore Drive. The proposal has been filed 
pursuant to the Ludington Pumped Storage Project Settlement Agreement--
FERC Offer of Settlement. The Detroit Edison Company is co-licensee for 
the project.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    3 a. Type of Application: Revised, As-Built Exhibit M.
    b. Project No.: 2309-002.
    c. Date Filed: August 21, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Jersey Central Power & Light Co., Public Service Gas 
& Electric Co.
    e. Name of Project: Yards Creek Project.
    f. Location: On Yards Creek, a tributary of Paulins Kill, in Warren 
County, New Jersey.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeffrey Geuther, Yards Creek Generating 
Station, Walnut Valley Road, Blairstown, NJ 07825, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Paul Shannon, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: April 11, 1997.
    k. Description of Filings: Jersey Central Power & Light Company and 
Public Service Gas & Electric Company filed a revised as-built exhibit 
M that shows upgrades recently performed on the project's three 
generating units. The upgrades increased each unit's installed capacity 
from 120,000 kW (turbine maximum capacity) to 121,500 kW (turbine best 
gate capacity). The upgrades also increased each unit's maximum 
hydraulic capacity from 2,705 cfs to 2,835 cfs while generating and 
from 2,145 cfs to 2,245 cfs while pumping.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    4 a. Type of Filing: Request for Extension of Time to Commence 
Project Construction.
    b. Applicant: City of Grafton.
    c. Project No.: The proposed Tygart Dam Hydroelectric Project, FERC 
No. 7307-040, is to be located on the Tygart River in Taylor County, 
West Virginia.
    d. Date Filed: January 24, 1997.
    e. Pursuant to: Public Law 104-246.
    f. Applicants Contact: Mr. Jeffery M. Kossak, City of Grafton, 1370 
Avenue of the Americas, Suite 3300, New York, NY 10019, [phone].
    g. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, [phone].
    h. Comment Date: April 11, 1997.
    i. Description of the Request: The licensee for the subject project 
has requested that the deadline for commencement of construction be 
extended. The deadline to commence project construction for FERC 
Project No. 7307 would be extended to January 30, 1998. The deadline 
for completion of construction would be extended to January 30, 2000.
    j. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    5 a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 7513-002.
    c. Date Filed: January 27, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Rockfish Corporation, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Old Mill Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the North River, in the Town of Bridgewater in 
Rockingham, Virginia.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791 (a)-825 
(r).
    h. Contact: John K. Pollock, President, Rockfish Corporation, Inc., 
P.O. Box 265, Batesville, VA 22924, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: April 14, 1997.
    k. Description of the Proposed Action: The exemptee requests to 
surrender the exemption for its existing project.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    6 a. Type of Applications: Original Major License.
    b. Project Nos.: (1) 10865-001 and (2) 11495-000.
    c. Dates filed: (1) September 7, 1993, and (2) August 26, 1994.
    d. Applicants: (1) Warm Creek Hydro Inc., Bothel, WA; (2) Nooksack 
River Hydro Inc., Bothel, WA.
    e. Names of Projects: (1) Warm Creek Hydroelectric; (2) Clearwater 
Creek Hydroelectric .
    f. Locations:
    (1) On Warm Creek, near Deming, in Whatcom County, WA.
    (2) On Clearwater Creek, near Deming, Whatcom County, WA.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant's Contact: Mr. Martin W. Thompson, 19515 N. Creek 
Parkway, Bothell, WA 98011-8208, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Surender M. Yepuri, P.E., [phone].
    j. Deadline Date: See attached paragraph D10.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: These applications have been 
accepted

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for filing and are ready for environmental analysis at this time--see 
attached standard paragraph D10.

    Note: The Commission will be preparing a Multiple Environmental 
Assessment for these two hydroelectric projects in accordance with 
the National Environmental Policy Act.

    l. Descriptions of Projects:
    (1) The proposed Warm Creek Project would consist of: (a) a 10-
foot-high, 50-foot-long concrete diversion dam impounding a 0.9-acre 
reservoir at elevation 2,729.9 (msl); (b) a concrete intake structure; 
(c) a 6,035-foot-long steel penstock; (d) a 42-foot-long, 32-foot-wide, 
and 18-foot-high concrete powerhouse containing a generator unit with a 
rated capacity of 3.7 MW; (e) a 19,300-foot-long, 35-kV transmission 
line; and (f) appurtenant structures.
    (2) The proposed Clearwater Creek Project would consist of: (a) a 
10-foot-high, 75-foot-long concrete diversion weir with a crest 
elevation of 1,665 feet (msl); (b) a 40-foot-wide, 80-foot-long, and 
18-foot-high concrete intake structure; (c) a 63-inch-diameter, 8,785-
foot-long steel penstock; (d) a 48-foot-wide, 48-foot-long, and 35-
foot-high concrete powerhouse equipped with a turbine generator unit 
with a rated capacity of 6.0 MW; (e) a 80-foot-long tailrace; (f) a 35-
kV, 11.4-mile-long transmission line; and (g) appurtenant structures.
    m. Purpose of Projects: Project power would be sold to a local 
utility.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A4 and D10.
    o. Available Locations of Applications: 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 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A, Washington, D.C. 
20426, or by calling [phone]. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the applicant's office (see item (h) 
above).

    7 a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 8825-007.
    c. Date filed: January 29, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Neshkoro Power Associates.
    e. Name of Project: Morley.
    f. Location: On the Muskegon River, in Mecosta County, Michigan.
    g. File Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Chuck Alsberg, Neshkoro Power Associates, 
P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, Wisconsin 54960, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Thomas F. Papsidero, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: April 18, 1997.
    k. Description of Filing: The exemptee requests to surrender the 
exemption for the Morley Project.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C2 & 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.
    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

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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.
    C2. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING 
APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``PROTEST,'' or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE,'' as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular 
application to which the filing refers. Any of these 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 a 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 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 29, 1997 
for Project No. 10865-001). All reply comments must be filed with the 
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (June 13, 1997 
for Project No. 10865-001). 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 
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: March 4, 1997.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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