96-9517. Notice of Request for Commission Approval To Grant a Permit for Dredging on Project Lands, and for the Lease of Project Lands

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 76 (Thursday, April 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16911-16912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9517]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Request for Commission Approval To Grant a Permit for 
Dredging on Project Lands, and for the Lease of Project Lands

April 12, 1996.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed

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with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Request for Commission Approval to Grant a 
Permit for Dredging on Project Lands, and for the Lease of Project 
Lands.
    b. Project No.: 1494-119.
    c. Dated Filed: March 8, 1996, and supplemented April 5, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Grand River Dam Authority (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Pensacola Project.
    f. Location: Near the Patricia Island portion of Grand Lake O' The 
Cherokees, Delaware County, Grove, Oklahoma.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert W. Sullivan, Jr., Grand River Dam 
Authority, P.O. Box 409, Drawer G, Vinita, OK 74301, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Joseph C. Adamson, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: May 20, 1996.
    k. Description of Proposed Action: The licensee requests Commission 
approval to grant a permit to Mr. Larry Herrelson, d/b/a Patricia 
Island Estate (permittee) to: (1) excavate approximately 192,200 cubic 
yards of material from the Pensacola Project's reservoir (Grand Lake O' 
The Cherokees); and (2) to lease 6 tracts of project lands totaling 
72.48 acres. The application includes measures for mitigating temporary 
adverse impacts to fish resources. The proposed dredging activity is to 
lengthen and deepen coves to provide boat access to project waters as 
part of the development of a residential recreation area. The proposed 
lease will enable the permittee to develop a public golf course using 
private lands in conjunction with the leased project lands. If approved 
the application would authorize excavation at the site for the 
placement of nine boat access facilities, and development at the site 
for the establishment of a public golf course.
    1. 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 project, 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, 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-9517 Filed 4-17-96; 8:45 am]
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