[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 87 (Thursday, May 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24391-24392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11355]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and
Soliciting Additional Study Requests
April 30, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Minor License.
b. Project No.: P-11727-000.
c. Date Filed.: April 6, 1999.
d. Applicant: City of Granite Falls, Minnesota.
e. Name of Project: Minnesota Falls Hydro Project.
f. Location: On the Minnesota River in Chippewa and Yellow Medicine
Counties, near Granite Falls, Minnesota.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: William P. Levin, City Manager, City of
Granite Falls, 885 Prentice Street, Granite Falls, MN 56241-1598, (320)
564-3011.
i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee (202) 219-2809 or E-mail address at
Ed. [email protected]
j. Deadline for filing additional study requests: 60 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river Minnesota
Falls Project consists of: (1) an 18-foot-high and 500-foot-long
embankment and
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gravity dam; (2) a 150-acre reservoir at normal pool elevation of 883.9
feet msl; (3) a conduit intake structure; (4) a powerhouse housing two
580-kW generating units for an installed capacity of 1,160 kW; (5) a
proposed substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The applicant
estimates that the total average annual generation would be 3,300 MWh.
All generated power is utilized within the applicant's electric utility
system.
m. 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 (202)
208-1371. The application may be viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/
online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h
above.
n. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
MINNESOTA 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 at Sec. 800.4.
o. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-11355 Filed 5-5-99; 8:45 am]
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