[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10216-10217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5214]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis
February 24, 1998.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Minor License.
b. Project No.: 11516-000.
c. Date Filed: January 25, 1995.
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d. Applicant: Commonwealth Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Irving Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: ON the Thornapple River, near Irving, Barry County,
Michigan.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C.
h. Applicant Contact: Jan Marie Evans, Commonwealth Power Company,
4572 Sequoia Trail, Okemos, MI 48864, (517) 351-5400.
i. FERC Contact: Mark Pawlowski, 202-219-2795, or E-Mail at
mark.pawlowski@ferc.fed.us.
j. Deadline Date: See attached paragraph D9.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis--see
attached paragraph D9.
l. Brief Description of Project: The proposed project consists of:
(1) an existing 6-foot-high gravity-earth filled dam; (2) an existing
reservoir with a surface area of 25 acres at a maximum pool elevation
of 738.5 feet USGS and a storage capacity of 100 acre-feet; (3) a
1,200-foot-long head race canal; (4) a powerhouse containing one
generating unit with a rated capacity of 600 Kw; and, (5) appurtenant
facilities.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A4 and D9.
n. A copy of the application is available for inspection and
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at: 888
First St., N.E., Room 2A, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202)
208-1371. A copy of the application is also available at Commonwealth
Power Company, Sequoia Trail, Okemos, MI 48864, or by calling (517)
351-5400.
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 the public notice of the initial development application. No
competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to
this notice.
D9. 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 F.R. 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. 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.
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).
Any of these documents must be filed by providing the original and
the number of copies required by the Commission's regulations to:
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, Room 5K-01, at the above address.
Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons
listed in service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding,
in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-5214 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
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