99-5440. Notice of Reservoir Drawdown and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10656-10657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5440]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Reservoir Drawdown and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

March 1, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Request to drawdown reservoir to facilitate 
dam repair and rehabilitation.
    b. Project No: 2291-037.
    c. Date Filed: February 8, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Nekoosa Papers Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Port Edwards Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Wisconsin River in Wood 
County, Wisconsin. The project does not utilize federal or tribal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert W. Gause, Nekoosa Papers Inc. 100 
Wisconsin River Drive, Port Edwards, WI 54469-1492, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Robert J. Fletcher, e-mail address: [e-mail], or 
telephone, 202-219-1206.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: April 9, 1999. 
Please include the project number (p-2291-037) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Application: Nekoosa Papers (licensee) plans to 
start timber crib dam repair and rehabilitation. The drawdown will 
commence early on June 13, 1999 and

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will continue through June 14, 1999 (lasting a total of 34 hours). The 
repair work will begin June 14, 1999 and be completed by September 29, 
1999. The refill of the reservoir will start late on September 29, 1999 
and conclude on September 30, 1999, weather permitting.
    Nekoosa Papers will start drawing the impoundment down at a rate of 
no more than six inches per hour. The reservoir at the Port Edwards 
Project will be drawn down a total of 17 feet. Notice of the drawdown 
will be published in the local newspapers on the day prior to the 
drawdown. Nekoosa Papers has already initiated consultation with the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wisconsin Department of Natural 
Resources.
    l. 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, 
D.C. 20426, or by calling [phone]. The application may be viewed 
on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call [phone] 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 Document--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, 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.
    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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-5440 Filed 3-4-99; 8:45 am]
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