99-5051. Notice of Action Acquiring Lands to Satisfy License Conditions, Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 1999)]
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    [Page 10142]
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    [FR Doc No: 99-5051]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    
    
    Notice of Action Acquiring Lands to Satisfy License Conditions, 
    Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests
    
    February 24, 1999.
        Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
    filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
        a. Application Type: Notice of Action Acquiring Lands to Satisfy 
    Articles 417 and 418.
        b. Project No.: 1417-056 and -057.
        c. Date Filed: February 5, 1999.
        d. Applicant: Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation 
    District.
        e. Name of Project: Kingsley Dam Hydroelectric Project.
        f. Location: The hydroelectric project is on the North Platte and 
    Platte Rivers in Garden, Keith, Lincoln, Dawson, and Gosper counties in 
    south-central Nebraska. The project does not use federal or tribal 
    lands.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Articles 417 and 418.
        h. Applicant Contact: Jay Maher, Central Nebraska Public Power and 
    Irrigation District, 415 Lincoln Street, Holdrege, NE 68949.
        i. FERC Contact: For more information on this notice, please 
    contact Steve Hocking, e-mail address: Steve.Hocking@ferc.fed.us, or 
    telephone 202-219-2656.
        j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: March 26, 1999. 
    Please include the project number (1417-056 and -057) on any comments 
    or motions filed.
        k. Description of Application: Central Nebraska Public Power and 
    Irrigation District (licensee) filed notice of its action acquiring 
    about 4,037 acres of land on the Platte River known as Jeffrey Island 
    between Lexington and Kearney, Nebraska. The licensee has entered into 
    a lease/purchase agreement to acquire the lands and satisfy the 
    requirements of articles 417 and 418 of its license for the Kingsley 
    Dam Hydroelectric Project. These lands will be managed under a land 
    management plan (to be developed later) to improve habitat for whooping 
    cranes, piping plovers, least terns, sandhill cranes and other 
    wildlife.
        1. 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, 
    DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed 
    on the web at http://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: 
    B, C1, and D2.
        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, NE., Washington, DC 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.
    Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
    Acting Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 99-5051 Filed 3-1-99; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6717-01-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
03/02/1999
Department:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
99-5051
Pages:
10142-10142 (1 pages)
PDF File:
99-5051.pdf