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[FR Doc No: 94-6877]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 10865-001]
Warm Creek Hydro, Inc.; Application
March 8, 1994.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Original Major License
b. Project No.: 10865-001.
c. Date filed: September 7, 1993.
d. Applicant: Warm Creek Hydro, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Warm Creek Hydroelectric.
f. Location: On Warm Creek, near the town of Deming, in Whatcom
County, Washington. T38N, R6E, in Sections 24 & 25.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lon Covin, Vice President, Warm Creek
Hydro, Inc., 1422-130th Avenue, N.E., Bellevue, WA 98005, (206) 455-
0234.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Surender M. Yepuri, P.E., (202) 219-2847.
j. Deadline Dates: (1) For interventions or protests--60 days from
issuance of notice; and (2) For written comments on scoping
(environmental issues)--May 6, 1994.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: The application is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the Commission is
soliciting only motions to intervene or protests--see attached
paragraph E1.
l. Intent To Prepare An Environmental Assessment And Conduct Public
Scoping Meetings: The Commission staff intends to prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the hydroelectric project in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will
objectively consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental
impacts of the project and reasonable alternatives, and will include an
economic, financial and engineering analysis.
A draft EA will be issued and circulated for review by all
interested parties. All timely filed comments on the draft EA will be
analyzed by the staff and considered in the final EA. The staff's
conclusions and recommendations will then be presented for
consideration of the Commission in reaching its final licensing
decision.
Scoping Meetings: Two scoping meetings will be conducted on
Wednesday, April 6, 1994--at 10 am and 7 pm.
Location: Hampton Inn, 3985 Bennett Drive, Bellingham, WA 98225.
Interested individuals, organizations, and agencies with
environmental expertise are invited to attend either or both meetings
and assist the staff in identifying the scope of environmental issues
that should be analyzed in the EA.
To help focus discussions at the meetings, a scoping document
outlining subject areas to be addressed in the EA will be mailed to
agencies and interested individuals on the Commission mailing list.
Copies of the scoping document will also be available at the scoping
meetings.
Persons choosing not to speak at the meetings, but who have views
on issues or information relevant to the issues, may submit written
statements for inclusion in the public record at the meeting. In
addition, written comments may be filed with the Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE.,
Washington, DC, 20426, by the deadline date shown in Item (j) above.
All written correspondence should clearly show the following caption on
the first page: Warm Creek Hydro Project, FERC No. 10865.
Intervenors--those on the Commission's service list for this
proceeding (parties)--are reminded of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, requiring parties filing documents with the
Commission, to serve a copy of the document on each person whose name
appears on the official service list. Further, if a party or interceder
files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits
of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular
resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that
resource agency.
Site Visit: A site visit to the Warm Creek Hydro project is planned
for April 5, 1994. Those who wish to attend should plan to meet at 9:00
AM at the Acme Country Kitchen on Route 9 in Acme, Washington.
m. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) A 10-foot-high, 50-foot-long concrete diversion dam impounding a
0.9-acre reservoir at elevation 2,729.9 msl; (2) a concrete intake
structure; (3) a 6,035-foot-long steel penstock; (5) 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; (4) a 19,300-foot-long,
35-kV transmission line; and (5) other appurtenant structures. The
average annual generation is 16 GWh.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B1 and E1.
o. Available Locations 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 the applicant's office
(see item (h) above).
Standard Paragraphs
B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest
or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules
of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular
application.
E1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is
not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions.
When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
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,
825 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy
must be sent to Director, Division of Project Review, Office of
Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, room 1027,
at the above address. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must
be served upon each representative of the applicant.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-6877 Filed 3-23-94; 8:45 am]
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