96-10204. Hydroelectric Applications [Central Maine Power Company, et al.]; Notice of Applications

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18391-18394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10204]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 2612-005, et al.]


Hydroelectric Applications [Central Maine Power Company, et al.]; 
Notice of Applications

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:

    1a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-2612-005.
    c. Date Filed: December 28, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Central Maine Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Flagstaff Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Dead River, in Somerset and Franklin 
Counties, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: F. Allen Wiley, Central Maine Power 
Company, 41 Anthony Avenue, Augusta, ME 04330, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee [phone].
    j. Comment Date: June 14, 1996.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing but is not ready for environmental analysis at 
this time--see attached standard paragraph E1.
    l. Description of Project: The project consists of the 
following: (1) An existing reservoir with a surface area of 17,950 
acres and a usable storage volume of about 275,182 acre-feet at the 
normal maximum elevation of 1,146.0 feet, United States Geological 
Service (USGS) datum; (2) an existing dam, consisting of: (a) an 
earth embankment section, about 694 feet long, topped with a wave 
barrier constructed of concrete ``Jersey'' highway barricades, (b) a 
concrete retaining wall, 3 feet thick and about 183 feet long, 
located at the west end of the earth embankment parallel to the flow 
of the river, (c) a concrete fishway section, about 19 feet long, 
(d) a concrete deep gate section, about 35 feet long, consisting of 
two deep (Broome) gates, each five-foot by seven-foot, (e) a 
concrete log sluice section, about 10 feet long, (f) a concrete 
gated section, about 125 feet long, containing five Taintor gates, 
each twenty feet wide, separated by five-foot piers, and (g) a 
concrete overflow section (uncontrolled spillway section), about 450 
feet long, topped with two foot high flashboards; and (3) existing 
appurtenant facilities. The Flagstaff Hydro Project is operated as a 
water storage facility and the applicant is not proposing any new 
facilities or construction.
    m. Purpose of Project: Project power is utilized in the 
applicant's power generation system.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard 
paragraphs: B1 and E1.
    o. Available Location 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 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A, 
Washington, D.C., 20426, or by calling [phone]. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at Central Maine 
Power Company, 41 Anthony Avenue, Augusta, ME 04330, or by calling 
[phone].

    2a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 11546-000.
    c. Date filed: May 31, 1995.
    d. Applicant: City of Thief River Falls Municipal Utilities.
    e. Name of Project: Municipal Power Dam.
    f. Location: On Red Lake River in the City of Thief River Falls, 
Pennington County, Minnesota.

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    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Arlo L. Rude, P.O. Box 528, Thief River 
Falls, MN 56701, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe [phone].
    j. Deadline Date: June 13, 1996.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not 
ready for environmental analysis at this time--see attached 
paragraph D8.
    l. Description of Project: The existing, operating project 
consists of: (1) a 193-foot-long, 24.5-foot-high concrete gravity 
dam, having three 17.75-foot-wide, 11-foot-high steel tainter gates 
and four overflow sections with flashboards; (2) a 4.4-mile-long 
reservoir having a 160-acre surface area and a storage capacity of 
approximately 1,133 acre-feet at normal summer pool elevation 1115.3 
feet; (3) a concrete and brick powerhouse containing one 250-kW 
generating unit and one 300-kW generating unit operated at a 15-foot 
head; and (4) appurtenant facilities.
    Project facilities are owned by the applicant. The project's 
annual energy production has averaged 2,500,000-kWh. Energy produced 
by the project is used within applicant's system.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard 
paragraphs: A2, A9, B1, and D8.
    n. 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 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, [phone]. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the City of Thief River Falls 
Municipal Utilities, P.O. Box 528, Thief River Falls, MN 56701, 
[phone].

    3a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 11547-000.
    c. Date Filed: June 5, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Summit Hydropower.
    e. Name of Project: Hale.
    f. Location: On the Quinebaug River in the Town of Putnam, 
Windham County, Connecticut.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Duncan S. Broatch, 92 Rocky Hill Road, 
Woodstock, CT 06281, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe (tag) [phone].
    j. Deadline Date: June 14, 1996.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not 
ready for environmental analysis at this time--see attached 
paragraph D8.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist 
of: (1) the 130-foot-long, 24-foot-high Putnam Dam; (2) the 
reservoir having a 13-acre surface-area and a gross storage capacity 
of 65 acre-feet at normal surface elevation 253.42 feet m.s.l.; (3) 
the intake structure having four 3-foot-wide, 5-foot-high wooden 
head gates; (4) the tunnel forebay having new trashracks; (5) the 
water conveyance tunnel; (6) the penstock forebay; (7) a relined 
7.5-foot-diameter, 100-foot-long steel pentock; (8) the powerhouse 
containing a new 440-kW generating unit, (9) the 800-foot-long 
tailrace; (10) transformers; (11) a new 50-foot-long, 480-volt 
overhead transmission line; and (12) appurtenant facilities.
    The project dam is owned by the Town of Putnam, CT. Applicant 
estimates that the project's average annual energy production would 
be 2,363,000-kWh. Project energy would be sold to Connecticut Light 
and Power Company.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard 
paragraphs: A2, A9, B1, and D8.
    n. 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 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, [phone]. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at 92 Rocky Hill Road, Woodstock, CT 
[phone] and at the Killingly Public Library, 25 Wescott Road, 
Danielson, CT 06239.

    4a. Type of Application: Exemption of Small Conduit 
Hydroelectric Facility.
    b. Project No.: 11576-000.
    c. Date filed: March 29, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Mojave Water Agency.
    e. Name of Project: Rock Springs Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Mojave River, near the town of Hesperia, in 
San Bernardino County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lucien G. Hersh, Bechtel, 50 Beale 
Street, San Francisco, CA 94119-3965.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, [phone].
    j. Description of Project: The Rock Springs Project would 
utilize the approximately 25,000 acre-feet of flow annually 
discharged from the California Aqueduct into the Mojave River at the 
Morongo Basin pipeline turnout, which is part of the Upper Mojave 
River Recharge Project. This flow is discharged into the Mojave 
River to help recharge the groundwater aquifer there.
    The project would consist of an 80-foot-long penstock 
bifurcating from the applicant's existing Morongo Basin pipeline, a 
powerhouse with a 2.6-MW generating unit, and a 1,600-foot-long 
tailrace returning water to the Mojave River. The project will tie 
into Southern California Edison's existing transmission corridor.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by Sec. 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    l. Under Section 4.32(b)(7) of the Commission's regulations (18 
CFR), if any resource agency, SHPO, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that the applicant should conduct an additional scientific study to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merits, they must file a request for the study 
with the Commission not later than 60 days after the application is 
filed, and must serve a copy of the request on the applicant.

    5a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11575-000.
    c. Date filed: March 7, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Akron Hydroelectric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Riverfront Parkway Project.
    f. Location: On the Cuyahoga River, in the city of Cuyahoga, 
Summit County, Ohio.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:  Mr. Allan M. Kuivila, P.E., Akron 
Hydroelectric Company P.O. Box 232, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44222-0232, 
[phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Mary Golato [phone].
    j. Comment Date: June 20, 1996.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of 
the following facilities: (1) An existing dam 100 feet wide and 
approximately 13 to 14 feet high; (2) an existing reservoir with a 
surface elevation of approximately 990 feet mean sea level, and a 
surface area of approximately 28.5 acres with negligible storage 
capacity; (3) an existing double-chambered flume; (4) existing 
headworks; (5) an existing powerhouse containing two new turbine-
generator units having a total capacity of 850 kilowatts; (6) an 
existing tailrace; (7) the remains of an adjacent hydraulic raceway; 
(8) a proposed underground transmission line 265 feet long; and (9) 
appurtenant facilities. The dam is owned by the City of Cuyahoga 
Falls. The average annual generation is estimated to be 2,000,000 
kilowatthours. The cost of the studies under the permit will be 
approximately $10,000.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard 
paragraphs: A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
    In responding, commenters may submit a copy of their comments on 
a 3\1/2\-inch diskette formatted for MS-DOS based computers. In 
light of our ability to translate MS-DOS based materials, the text 
need only be submitted in the format and version that it was 
generated (i.e., MS Word, WordPerfect 5.1/5.2, ASCII, etc.). It is 
not necessary to reformat word processor generated text to ASCII. 
For Macintosh users, it would be helpful to save the documents in 
Macintosh word processor format and then write them to files on a 
diskette formatted for MS-DOS machines.

    6a. Type of Application: Major New License.
    b. Project No.: 1991-009.
    c. Date filed: April 1, 1996.
    d. Applicant: City of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
    e. Name of Project: Moyie River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Moyie River in Boundary County, Idaho near 
the town of Moyie Springs and city of Bonners Ferry. The project is 
partially location on lands administered by the Idaho Panhandle 
National Forest. T62N,R2E, sections 11, 2, and 14, Boise Meridian.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:

Mike Woodward, P.E., City Administrator, City Bonners Ferry, P.O. 
Box 149, 7232

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Main Street, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, [phone]
John G. Lincoln, P.E., CH2M Hill, P.O. Box 8748, 700 Clearwater 
Lane, Boise, ID 83707-2748, [phone]

    i. FERC Contact: Ms. Deborah Frazier-Stutely [phone].
    j. Brief Description of Existing Project: The existing project 
consists of: (1) a 92-foot-high, 376-foot-long concrete dam on the 
Moyie River, with a 117-foot-long ogee spillway in the center of the 
dam; impounding (2) a reservoir with a storage area of 30.5 acres; 
(3) an intake structure and trashrack; (4) a 990-foot-long 
combination penstock/pressure tunnel system, leading to; (5) the 
three powerhouses each containing generating unit(s) rated at 450, 
1,500 and 2,000 kilowatts, respectively; (6) a tailrace; (7) a 13.8-
kilovolt transmission line; and (8) related facilities.
    There are no proposed modifications to project facilities or 
operations at this time.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by Sec. 106, 
of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    l. In accordance with section 4.32(b)(7) of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, SHPO, Indian Tribe, or person 
believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in 
order to form an adequate, factual basis for a complete analysis of 
this application on its merits, they must file a request for the 
study with the Commission, together with justification for such 
request, not later than 60 days from the filing date and serve a 
copy of the request on the Applicant.
    m. The Commission's deadline for the applicant's filing of a 
final amendment to this application is also 60 days from the filing 
date.

Standard Paragraphs

    A2. Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to 
file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or 
before the specified deadline date for the particular application, a 
competing development application, or a notice of intent to file such 
an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an 
interested person to file the competing development application no 
later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the 
particular application. Applications for preliminary permits will not 
be accepted in response to this notice.
    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.
    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.
    C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT 
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'', 
``PROTEST'', ``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 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.
    D8. 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,'' ``NOTICE

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OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING 
APPLICATION;'' (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, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, 
Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. A copy of any 
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative 
of the applicant specified in 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, 
888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must 
be sent to Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower 
Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. 
A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.

    Dated: April 17, 1996.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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