[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8982]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Land Management Plan
April 5, 1996.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Land Management Plan.
b. Project Names and Nos:
Manistee River Basin
P-2580-057 (Tippy Project)
P-2599-040 (Hodenpyl Project)
Muskegon River Basin
P-2451-033 (Rogers Project)
P-2452-041 (Hardy Project)
P-2468-033 (Croton Project)
Au Sable River Basin
P-2436-042 (Foote Project)
P-2447-040 (Alcona Project)
P-2448-050 (Mio Project)
P-2449-041 (Loud Project)
P-2450-039 (Cooke Project)
P-2453-039 (Five Channels Project)
c. Date Filed: January 16, 1996.
d. Applicant: Consumers Power Company.
e. Location: Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
f. Filed pursuant to: License orders issued on July 15, 1994. The
Land Management Plans were required by article 411 or 412 (depending on
the license). Part of the plans were filed pursuant to articles 103 and
104.
g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas Bowes, 212 West Michigan Avenue,
Jackson, MI 49201, (616) 779-5505.
h. FERC Contact: Brian Romanek, (202) 219-3076.
i. Comment Date: May 23, 1996.
j. Description of the filing: The Land Management Plans address
eleven hydroelectric projects located in three different river basins
in the lower peninsula of Michigan: the Manistee, Muskegon, and Au
Sable River basins. Three separate, but similar, Land Management Plans
were filed for projects located in each basin. The plans address buffer
zone management, wildlife and forest management, bald eagle management,
Indiana bat management, recreation development, and a land lease
program. The plans also describe the implementation program for the
Land Management Plan, coordination procedures with the resource
agencies, and staffing and monitoring.
k. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B. C1, 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-8982 Filed 4-10-96; 8:45 am]
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