97-13605. Hydroelectric Applications [Indianford Water Power Company, Inc., et al.]; Notice of Applications

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28461-28464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13605]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 11603-000 et al.]


Hydroelectric Applications [Indianford Water Power Company, Inc., 
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: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: P-11603-000.
    c. Date filed: March 28, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Indianford Water Power Company, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Indianford Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Rock River near Fulton, Rock County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas J. Reiss, Indianford Water Power 
Company, Inc., P.O. Box 553, 319 Hart Street, Watertown, WI 53094, 
[phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Edward Lee at [phone].
    j. Comment Date: June 27, 1997.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) an existing 6-foot-high, 332-foot-long concrete gravity dam; (2) an 
existing 55,793 acre-foot reservoir with a surface area of 10,460 
acres; (3) an existing concrete and brick powerhouse containing two 
250-kilowatt (kW) generating units for a proposed total installed 
capacity of 500-kW; (4) a new 100-foot-long transmission line; and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the average annual 
generation would be 730,000 kilowatt-hours. No new access road will be 
needed to conduct the studies. The applicant estimates that the cost of 
the studies to be conducted under the preliminary permit would be 
$25,000. All existing project structures are owned by Rock County, 
Parks & Conservation Commission, 51 Main Street, Janesville, Wisconsin 
53545.
    l. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold to a local 
utility.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.

    2a. Type of Application: Amendment of Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 4563-004.
    c. Date Filed: March 17, 1997.
    d. Applicant: John R. LeMoyne.
    e. Name of Project: LeMoyne Power Plant.
    f. Location: On Riley Creek near the town of Hagerman, Gooding 
County, Idaho.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John R. LeMoyne 901 A Gridley Island, 
Hagerman, ID 83332 [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Gwynn, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: June 26, 1997.
    k. Description of Filing: LeMoyne Power Plant proposes to remove 
the fish hatchery ponds from the project's water conveyance system, and 
replace the existing 50-foot long, 36-inch diameter penstock with a new 
530-foot long, 52-inch diameter penstock that would convey water 
directly from the Riley Creek diversion to the project powerhouse. The 
project generator would be replaced, increasing the generating capacity 
from 32 kW to 75 kW.

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    l. This paragraph also consists of the following standard 
paragraphs: B, C1, and D2.

    3a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No: 2307-040.
    c. Date Filed: April 2, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Alaska Electric Light and Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Annex Creek and Salmon Creek Project.
    f. Location: City & Borough of Juneau, Alaska.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: FERC 18 CFR 4.38 (a)(5).
    h. Applicant Contact: Susan Tinney, Licensing Coordinator, Alaska 
Electric Light and Power Company, 5601 Tonsgard Court, Juneau, Alaska 
99801, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: J. W. FLINT, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: June 20, 1997.
    k. Description of Amendment: The licensee proposes to decommission 
the Upper Salmon Creek power plant and remove two miles of 23kV 
transmission and communication lines from the upper powerplant to the 
lower switch yard. The licensaee would also change the point of release 
of water to meet minimum flow requirements from the upper powerplant to 
the base of the Salmon Creek dam.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    4a. Type of Filing: Request for Extension of Time to Commence 
Project Construction.
    b. Applicant: City of Alton, Illinois.
    c. Project No.: The proposed Mississippi River Lock & Dam No. 26 
Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 3246-028 is to be located on the 
Mississippi River in St. Charles County, Missouri.
    d. Date Filed: March 25, 1997.
    e. Pursuant to: Public Law 104-252.
    f. Applicant Contact: Daniel W.L. O'Brien, Corporation Counsel, 
City of Alton, Illinois, 101 East Third Street, Alton, Illinois 62002, 
[phone].
    g. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, [phone].
    h. Comment Date: June 26, 1997.
    i. Description of the Requests: The licensee requests that the 
existing deadline for the commencement of construction for FERC Project 
No. 3246 be extended to October 15, 1997. The licensee also requests 
that the deadlines for complying with articles 101, 403, 404, and 
standard article 5 be extended to October 15, 1997. The deadline for 
completion of construction would be extended to October 15, 2001.
    j. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    5a. Type of Application: Minor New License.
    b. Project No.: 1994-004.
    c. Date filed: November 2, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Heber Light and Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Snake Creek.
    f. Location: Partially within the Uinta National Forest, on Snake 
Creek, in Wasatch County Utah.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Alden C. Robinson, Sunrise Engineering, 
Inc., 25 East 500 North, P.O. Box 186, Fillmore, UT 84631 (801) 743-
6151.
    i. FERC Contact: Hector M. Perez, [phone].
    j. Deadline for comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, 
and prescriptions: See paragraph D10 below.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is now ready 
for environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
    l. Brief Description of Project: The existing project consists of: 
(1) A grated penstock inlet; (2) a 16,417-foot-long, 16-inch-diameter 
penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing one generating unit with an 
installed capacity of 800 kW; and (4) a 24-foot-long, 12.4-kV 
transmission line. The proposed project would operate run-of-river, and 
would generate about 4,300,000 kilowatthours of energy annually.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
D10.
    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., First Floor, Washington, 
D.C. 20426, or by calling [phone]. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address shown in item h above.

    6a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No: 11128-004.
    c. Date Filed: 08/01/96.
    d. Applicant: Odell Hydroelectric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Brooklyn Dam Project.
    f. Location: On the Upper Ammonoosuc River in Northumberland, Coos 
County, New Hampshire.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Gregory Cloutier, C/O Powerhouse Systems, 
Inc., RR 1 Box 2, Jefferson, NH 03583, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: June 30, 1997.
    k. Description of Amendment: Licensee proposes to delete from the 
license, one of the project's dams, the Red Dam. The Red Dam is an 
existing structure and located about 0.8 miles upstream from project's 
main dam and powerhouse, the Brooklyn Dam. The Red Dam does not play 
any role in the generation of power at the Brooklyn Dam. The licensee 
states that the Red Dam was included in the license at the request of 
its owner at the time, the James River Corporation, because of the way 
the two dams were operated for water flow by Groveton Paper Mill. In 
1993, James River Corporation sold the dams and the Groveton Paper Mill 
to Wausau Papers, who didn't agree with keeping the Red Dam under the 
license. Since the Red Dam is not needed for the operation of the 
hydropower facility at the Brooklyn Dam, the licensee is requesting its 
removal from the license.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    7a. Type of Application: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No: DI97-6.
    c. Date Filed: 04/28/97.
    d. Applicant: Calleguas Municipal Water District.
    e. Name of Project: Las Posas Basin Wellfield No. 1 ASR.
    f. Facility Location: Just south of and adjacent to Grimes Canyon 
Road, Moorpark, CA. The area is drained by an unnamed stream bed, which 
runs along Grimes Canyon Road and flows to Arroyo Las Posas, a 
tributary to Calleguas Creek.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Thomas Bissonnette, CH2M HILL, 3 Hutton 
Centre Drive, Suite 200, Santa Ana, Ca 92707, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Diane M. Murray, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: June 30, 1997.
    k. Description of Project: The site will consist of four wells 
located approximately 600 feet apart. The Metropolitan Water District 
of Southern California (MWD) will deliver water to the wells through 
the Santa Susana Tunnel located in Chatsworth, CA. The wells will take 
advantage of MWD's Seasonal Storage Program and will increase the 
reliability of its water supply. Each well is approximately 900 feet 
deep and depth to groundwater is about 500 feet below ground surface. 
The wells will be used for injection during periods when water supply 
is available from MWD. The wells will be

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used to meet peak and drought conditions as well as during emergencies. 
Each well pump will be equipped with an induction motor with the 
appropriate controls for use as a hydro generator during the injection 
period. Peak power production per well is calculated to be 
approximately 111 kW under maximum total head and flow conditions. When 
a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Purpose of Project: To offset power costs.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    8a. Type of Application: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No: DI97-7.
    c. Date Filed: 04/28/97.
    d. Applicant: Calleguas Municipal Water District.
    e. Name of Project: Fairview ASR Well Facility.
    f. Location: At the Calleguas Municipal Water District's Fairview 
Pump Station, 7510 Walnut Canyon Road, approximately \1/2\ mile south 
of Broadway, CA.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Thomas Bissonnette, CH2M HILL, 3 Hutton 
Centre Drive, Suite 200, Santa Ana, Ca 92707, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Diane M. Murray, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: June 30, 1997.
    k. Description of Project: The site consists of one well. The 
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) delivers water 
to the well through the Santa Susana Tunnel located in Chatsworth, CA. 
The well takes advantage of MWD's Seasonal Storage Program and 
increases the reliability of its water supply. The well is 
approximately 900 feet deep and depth to groundwater is about 500 feet 
below ground surface. The well is used for injection during periods 
when water supply is available from MWD. The well is used to meet peak 
and drought conditions as well as during emergencies. The well pump 
will be equipped with an induction motor with the appropriate controls 
for use as a hydro generator during the injection period. Peak power 
production is calculated to be approximately 64 kW under maximum total 
head and flow conditions.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Purpose of Project: To offset power costs.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

Standard Paragraphs

    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 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

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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.
    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.
    D10. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is 
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions.
    The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the 
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice (July 11, 1997 for 
Project No. 1994-004). All reply comments must be filed with the 
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (August 25, 
1997 for Project No. 1994-004).
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. Each filing must be accompanied by 
proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by 
the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), 
and 385.2010.

    Dated: May 15, 1997, Washington, DC.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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