[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14910-14911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7638]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Request for Motions
To Intervene and Protests
March 23, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: P-11681-000.
c. Date filed: February 16, 1999.
d. Applicant: Universal Electric Power Corp.
e. Name of Project: Whitney Point Dam Project.
f. Location: At the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Whitney
Point Dam on the Otselic River, near the village of Whitney Point,
Broome County, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald S. Feltenberger, Universal
Electric Power Corp., 1145 Highbrook Street, Akron, Ohio 44301, (330)
535-7115.
i. FERC Contact: Jack Duckworth (202) 219-2808 or E-mail to:
[email protected]
j. Comment Date: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would use water
from the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Whitney Point Dam, and
would consist of the following facilities: (1) a steel penstock about
50 feet long and 72 inches in diameter from the outlet works to; (2) a
new powerhouse, with exhaust apron, to be constructed on the downstream
side of the dam below the outlet works, having an installed capacity of
975 kilowatts; (3) a new 1.5-mile-long, 14.7-kilovolt transmission line
from the powerhouse to a substation in the Village of Whitney Point;
and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project's proposed average annual
energy generation is estimated to be 6.15 gigawatthours. The cost of
the studies under the permit is estimated to be about $500,000.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs :
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
m. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First Street,
N.E., Room 2-A, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at Universal
Electric Power Corp., Mr. Ronald S. Feltenberger, 1145 Highbrook
Street, Akron, Ohio 44301, (330) 535-7115. A copy of the application
may also be viewed or printed by accessing the Commission's website on
the Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm or call (202)
208-2222 for assistance.
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 on Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'',
``PROTESTS'', ``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.
D2. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application
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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. 99-7638 Filed 3-26-99; 8:45 am]
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