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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 2232-300, et al.]
Hydroelectric Applications [Duke Power Company, et al.];
Applications
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
1 a. Type of Application: Non-project Use of Project Lands and
Dredging in Project Waters.
b. Project No.: 2232-300.
c. Date filed: March 17, 1994.
d. Applicant: Duke Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree (Cowan's Ford Development).
f. Location: The proposed project would be located at Brown's Cove
on Lake Norman, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant contact: Karol P. Mack, Senior Attorney, Duke Power
Company, 422 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, (704) 382-8104.
i. FERC contact: John K. Hannula, (202) 219-0116.
j. Comment date: July 15, 1994.
k. Description of Application: The applicant proposes to permit the
construction and operation of a water intake facility on Lake Norman to
provide 108 million gallons per day to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Utility Department. Approximately 30,000 cubic yards of lake bed would
be excavated during construction.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
2 a. Type of Application: Major License.
b. Project No.: 11478-000.
c. Date filed: May 9, 1994.
d. Applicant: Central Vermont Public Service Corp.
e. Name of Project: Silver Lake Project.
f. Location: on Sucker Brook in Addison County, Vermont.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert de R. Stein, Central Vermont
Public Service Corporation, 77 Grove Street, Rutland, VT 05701, (802)
747-5552.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Dees (202) 219-2807.
j. Comment Date: 60 days from the filing date in paragraph c.
k. Description of Project: The project consists of the following
features: (1) an existing diversion dam, headpond and storage
reservoir; (2) an existing powerhouse housing a hydropower unit with a
capacity of 2,200 kW, and (3) appurtenant facilities.
l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
Vermont STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by
Section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
m. Pursuant to Sec. 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, 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 the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the filing date and serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
3 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: P-11479-000.
c. Date filed: May 10, 1994.
d. Applicant: Trenton Falls Hydroelectric Company.
e. Name of Project: Hawkinsville Project.
f. Location: On the Black River, Oneida County, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Steven C. Samel, Trenton Falls
Hydroelectric Company, P. O. Box 169, Prospect, NY 13435, (315) 896-
6351.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell (dt) (202) 219-2806.
j. Comment Date: August 3, 1994.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) the existing 360-foot-long, 14-foot-high Hawkinsville Dam, a
concrete gravity structure; (2) new 2-foot-high flashboards; (3) an
existing impoundment having a surface area of 30-acres, with a storage
capacity of 130 acre-feet, and a normal water surface elevation of
1,052 feet msl; (4) the existing intake structure; (5) a new powerhouse
containing 3 generating units with a total installed capacity of 725-
kW; (6) a new tailrace; (7) a new 13.2-kV transmission line; and (8)
appurtenant facilities.
The existing Hawkinsville Dam is owned by the Hudson River Black
River Regulatory District of the State of New York. The estimated
annual generation would be 2,400,000-kWh.
l. Purpose of Project: All project energy produced 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.
n. 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 941 North Capitol Street, NE., room 3104, Washington, DC,
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at Trenton Falls Hydroelectric Company, P.
O. Box 169, Prospect, NY 13435, (315) 896-6351.
4 a. Action and Type of Application: Potential Applicant Issues
Draft Application Intended for an Original License To Be Processed in
Association with the Third Party Contract Provisions of Section 2403 of
the National Energy Policy Act of 1992.
b. Preliminary Permit No.: P-11181-000.
c. Preliminary Permit Filed: December 31, 1991.
d. Potential Applicant: Energy Storage Partners.
e. Name of Project: Lorella Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: Near the Lost River and the town of Lorella in Klamath
County, Oregon.
g. Issued by Potential Applicant in Anticipation of a Filing
Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Doug Spaulding, Vice President,
Independent Hydro Developers, Inc., 5402 Parkdale Drive, Minneapolis,
MN 55416.
i. FERC Contact: Sabina Joe (202) 219-1648.
j. Deadline Date: 90 and 135 days from June 2, 1994.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--
(1) The draft application is being issued by the potential
applicant at this time and the Commission's Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) is being developed under third party contract
arrangements as provided by Section 2403 of the National Energy Policy
Act of 1992. At this time, the Commission is requesting preliminary
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 preliminary comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions be filed with the Commission within 90 days from the
issuance date of this notice and the date of issuance of the draft
application, whichever is later. All reply comments must be filed with
the Commission within 135 days from the date of this notice and the
date of issuance of the draft application, whichever is later.
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 potential 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), except as amended by
this notice with respect to deadline, mailing list, and the requirement
to file all comments upon issuance of this notice rather than upon
notice of an application being ready for environmental analysis. Any of
these documents must be filed by providing the original and eight
copies to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North
Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be
sent to: Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower
Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Room 1027, at the
above address. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on
all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and the procedures set forth in this
notice. The procedures for service of all comments (including
preliminary recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions)
filed with the Commission for the Lorella Project shall be: (1) All
comments (and any attachments) must be served on the Commission's
service list which includes all entities receiving a draft application
and final application; (2) a letter notification that comments have
been filed with the Commission must be served on the general mailing
list (exclusive of service list entities) prepared for this project by
the Commission; (3) for convenience, the Commission will make available
on request to any entity filing comments a computer diskette of these
mailing lists. Commenters may obtain computerized copies of these
mailing lists from Sabina Joe at (202) 219-1648.
(2) Pursuant to Sec. 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, 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 the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must formally file a request for a study with the Commission not later
than 90 days from the issuance date of this notice and issuance date of
the draft application, whichever is later, and serve a copy of the
request on the potential applicant. (See j(1) above for filing and
service). Except for the filing deadline set forth in this notice,
Section 4.32(b)(7) shall apply. This shall be the last opportunity in
the Lorella licensing process to request additional scientific studies.
This substitutes for the request for additional scientific studies made
at the time of tendering for filing of an application under the
Commission's traditional licensing process.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: Under third party contract
provisions of the National Energy Policy Act of 1992, the Commission is
supervising the selected third party contractor's ongoing preparation
of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Lorella
Project. The Commission plans to issue a DEIS at the same time as (or
shortly after) the potential applicant files a final application with
the Commission. Preliminary comments, terms, conditions, and
prescriptions, and additional scientific study requests solicited with
this notice are critical to the development of the DEIS. Final
comments, recommendations, terms, conditions, and prescriptions will be
solicited at the time of filing of the final application and issuance
of the DEIS.
l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Oregon
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by Section 106,
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
m. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of
the following:
(1) An upper reservoir with a surface area of 199 acres created by
two compacted rock fill dams and an asphaltic concrete or geomembrane
liner. The northern dam would be 178 feet high and have a crest length
of 1,910 feet; the southern dam would be 100 feet high and have a crest
length of 2,520 feet. The gross volume of the upper reservoir would be
15,990 acre-feet. The water surface would fluctuate 123 vertical feet
on a weekly cycle. (2) A lower reservoir with a surface area of 405
acres created by an earth zoned embankment having an average height of
49 feet, a maximum height of 57 feet, and a length of 9,690 feet. The
volume of the lower reservoir would be 18,646 acre-feet, and the water
surface would fluctuate 44 vertical feet. (3) A 4-mile long single
circuit 500-Kv overhead transmission line would lie within a 180 foot
wide corridor from the substation to the existing Captain Jack
substation on the California-Oregon transmission line. (4) Overground
water supply lines 20 inches and 8 inches in diameter and 13,900 feet
long and 2,900 feet long, respectively; (5) A 50-gallons-per-minute
(gpm) water treatment facility. (6) Service roads. (7) Underground
features including a powerhouse with 4 pump-turbines with a nominal
rated capacity of 250 megawatts (MW) each, a 3,200 foot long 24-foot
diameter concrete-lined power tunnel and 1,326 foot long, 24-foot
diameter concrete lined power shaft.
n. Purpose of Project: Project power would be utilized by the
applicant for sale to its customers.
o. No competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in
response to this notice. Under the Commission's regulations, any
competing development application must be filed in response to and in
compliance with the public notice of the initial development
application, which has not yet been filed.
p. Available Location of Draft Application: A copy of the draft
application is available for inspection and reproduction at Independent
Hydro Developers, Inc., 5402 Parkdale Drive, Suite 104, Minneapolis, MN
55416 or by calling (612) 525-1445. Copies are also available for
inspection and reproduction at: Klamath County Library, 126 South
Third, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 or by calling (503) 882-8894; Bonanza
Library, North, Bonanza, OR 97623 or by calling (503) 545-6944; and
Multnomah County Library, Science and Business Section, 801 SW. Tenth
Street, Portland, OR 97205 or by calling (503) 248-5234.
5 a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2315-002 .
c. Date filed: December 20, 1991.
d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company.
e. Name of Project: Neal Shoals Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Within Sumter National Forest, on the Broad River in
Union and Chester Counties, South Carolina.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randolph R. Mahan, South Carolina
Electric & Gas Co., Columbia, SC 29218-0001, (803) 748-3538.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Surender M. Yepuri, P.E., (202) 219-2847.
j. Deadline Date: Sixty days from the issuance date of this notice.
(August 2, 1994).
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: The application has been
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this
time--see attached standard paragraph D9.
Note: The Commission will be preparing a Multiple Environmental
Assessment for three hydroelectric projects--Neal Shoals Project No.
2315, Ninety-Nine Islands Project No. 2331, and Gaston Shoals
Project No. 2332--in accordance with the National Environmental
Policy Act. Project Nos. 2331 and 2332 are being noticed
concurrently.
l. Description of Project: The project as proposed for licensing
consists of: (1) a concrete/granite-block dam that is about 24.5 feet
high (maximum) and 1,087 feet long; (2) a reservoir with a surface area
of about 600 acres; (3) a powerhouse containing four turbine generator
units with a total rated capacity of 4.42 MW; (4) a 13.2-kV
transmission line that is about 13 miles long; and (5) other
appurtenant structures. The average annual generation is 24.6 GWh.
m. Purpose of Project: Power generated from the project is used
primarily to help meet peak load demands of customers.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph:
D9.
o. 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 941 North Capitol Street, N.E., Room 3104,
Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also
available for inspection and reproduction at the applicant's office
(see item (h) above).
6 a. Type of Applications: New Major License.
b. Project Nos.: 2331-002 & 2332-003.
c. Date filed: December 19, 1991.
d. Applicant: Duke Power Company.
e. Names of Projects: Ninety-Nine Islands and Gaston Shoals.
f. Location: (A) Ninety-Nine Islands: On the Broad River in
Cherokee County, South Carolina.
(B) Gaston shoals: On the Broad River in Cherokee County, South
Carolina, and Cleveland County, North Carolina.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Karol P. Mack Esq., Duke Power Company, 422
South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28242-0001, (704) 382-8104.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Surender M. Yepuri, P.E., (202) 219-2847.
j. Deadline Date: Sixty days from the issuance date of this notice.
(August 2, 1994).
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: These applications have been
accepted for filing and are ready for environmental analysis at this
time--see attached standard paragraph D9.
Note: The Commission will be preparing a Multiple Environmental
Assessment for three hydroelectric projects--Ninety-Nine Islands
Project No. 2331, Gaston Shoals Project No. 2332, and Neal Shoals
Project No. 2315--in accordance with the National Environmental
Policy Act. Project No. 2315 is being noticed concurrently.
l. Descriptions of Projects: (A) Ninety-Nine Islands Project: The
project as proposed for licensing consists of: (1) a concrete dam that
is about 88 feet high (maximum) and 1,567 feet long; (2) a concrete
intake structure that is about 94 feet high (maximum) and 197 feet
long; (3) a reservoir at elevation 511 feet msl with a surface area of
433 acres; (4) a powerhouse containing six turbine generator units with
a total rated capacity of 18 MW; (5) a tailrace that is about 300 feet
long; and (6) other appurtenant structures. The average annual
generation is 59.6 Gwh.
(B) Gaston Shoals Project: The project as proposed for licensing
consists of: (1) a masonry rubble/concrete dam that is about 43 feet to
71 feet high and 1,560 feet long; (2) a concrete intake structure
integral with the powerhouse; (3) a reservoir at elevation 605 feet msl
with a surface area of 300 acres; (4) a powerhouse containing five
turbine generator units with a total rated capacity of 9.14 MW; (5) a
tailrace that is 0.7 mile long; and (6) other appurtenant structures.
The average annual generation is 28.2 Gwh.
m. Purpose of Projects: Power generated from the projects is used
primarily to help meet peak load demands of customers.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph:
D9.
o. Available Locations of Applications: A copy of these
applications, as amended and supplemented, is available for inspection
and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files
Maintenance Branch, located at 941 North Capitol Street, NE., Room
3104, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the applicant's
office (see item (h) above).
7 a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption (5MW or Less).
b. Project No.: 5399-006.
c. Date filed: May 23, 1994.
d. Applicant: Gardiner Water District.
e. Name of Project: New Mills Dam Project.
f. Location: On Cobbosseecontee Stream, in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant contact: Donald Tracy, Superintendent, Gardiner Water
District, 246 Water Street, P.O. Box 536, Gardiner, ME 04345, (207)
582-5500.
i. FERC contact: Etta Foster, (202) 219-2679.
j. Comment Date: July 20, 1994.
k. Description of Proposed Action: The exemptee is requesting
surrender of its exemption because the project is not economically
feasible.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
8 a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: P-2444-002.
c. Date Filed: December 20, 1991.
d. Applicant: Northern States Power Company.
e. Name of Project: White River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the White River, Montreal River Basin, in Ashland
County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Anthony G. Schuster, Vice President, Power
Supply, Northern States Power Company, 100 North Barstow Street, P.O.
Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702-0008, Telephone (715) 839-2621.
i. FERC Contact: Sabina Joe (202) 219-1648.
j. Deadline Date: 60 days and 105 days from June 8, 1994.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is
being re-noticed as ready for environmental analysis due to the recent
filing of additional information related to minimum flow studies. The
Commission is requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations,
terms and conditions, and prescriptions for the project only on those
aspects of the license application which relate to the minimum flow
additional information filed. Comments, reply comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions which have
already been filed with the Commission in response to the Commission's
July 13, 1993, notice of the application's readiness for environmental
analysis, need not be re-filed.
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 additional information be filed with the
Commission within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All
reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from
the date of this notice.
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). Any of these documents must be filed by
providing the original and the number of copies required by the
Commission's regulations to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An
additional copy must be sent to: Director, Division of Project Review,
Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Room 1027, at the above address. Each filing must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed in service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this
time--see j above.
l. Description of the Project: The existing project consists of the
following:
(1) Two existing earthen embankments, a 400 foot long northern
section and a 300 foot long southern section, with a maximum height of
48 feet; (2) an existing reservoir with a surface area of 56 acres and
an estimated 391 acre-feet of total storage volume at the normal
maximum surface elevation of 711.2 mean sea level (MSL); (3) an
existing reinforced concrete spillway section, 70 feet long, composed
of (a) a gated spillway section with two 25 feet long by 26.5 foot tall
bays, each housing a radial steel Taintor gate, and (b) a reinforced
concrete non-overflow section, approximately 20 feet long, with an
intake structure for the 7 foot diameter pipeline; (4) existing intake
and outlet works consisting of (a) a 7 foot diameter reinforced
concrete pipeline, 1,345 feet long, (b) a steel surge tank, 16 feet in
diameter by 65 feet tall, and (c) a 54 inch steel y-shaped penstock;
(5) an existing powerhouse, constructed of reinforced concrete and
brick masonry, 39 feet by 69 feet and 1 story tall, containing (a) two
horizontal Francis turbines with a combined hydraulic capacity of 280
cubic feet per second (cfs), manufactured by S. Morgan Smith, (b) two
Westinghouse generators, rated at 500 kilowatts (KW) each for a total
of 1,000 KW; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be utilized by the
applicant for sale to its customers.
n. Development Application--Public notice of the filing of the
initial development application, which has already been given,
established the due date for filing competing applications or notices
of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing
development application must be filed in response to and in compliance
with the public notice of the initial development application. No
competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to
this notice.
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 941 North Capitol Street, NE., Room 3104, Washington, DC
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at Northern States Power Company, 100 North
Barstow Street, Eau Claire, WI 54702- 0008 or by calling (715) 839-
2621.
p. Scoping Process: In gathering background information for
preparation of the Environmental Assessment for the issuance of a
Federal hydropower license, staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission conducted a scoping process to identify significant
environmental issues related to the continued operation of the
hydropower project. A scoping document was issued January 13, 1994, and
comments were invited. Anyone who wishes to provide staff with further
scoping comments related to the minimum flow additional information,
may do so by filing comments with the Commission. (See j above for
filing procedure.) All scoping comments will be considered by staff in
the preparation of the Environmental Assessment. Any further scoping
comments should be filed by the deadline established in j above.
9 a. Type of Application: Major License.
b. Project No.: 10854-002.
c. Date Filed: September 1, 1993.
d. Applicant: Upper Peninsula Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Cataract Hydro Project.
f. Location: On the Middle Branch Escanaba River in Marquette
County, near Gwinn, Michigan.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Clarence R. Fisher, Upper Peninsula Power
Company, P.O. Box 130, 600 Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-0130,
(906) 487-5000.
i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee (202) 219-2809.
j. Deadline Date: August 9, 1994.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this
time--see attached paragraph D9.
l. Description of Project: The project consists of the following:
(1) A concrete diversion dam about 265 feet long and 8 feet high
(maximum) having (a) a spillway/weir section about 185.3 feet long with
19 bays (18 bays about 10 feet wide and one bay 5.3 feet wide), three
bays with crest elevation at 1,166.5 feet (USGS), and sixteen bays with
crest elevation at 1,170.4 feet; (b) wooden flashboards 7.4 feet and
3.5 feet high with top of flashboards elevation at 1,173.9 feet; (2) an
860-acre-foot reservoir with normal maximum pool elevation at 1,173.9
feet; (3) an intake structure 19.83 feet wide, 11.9 feet high and 42
feet long, with trashracks and stoplog type gate; (4) a vertical
rectangular tunnel (excavated in rock) about 8 feet by 16 feet in size
and about 30 feet long; (5) a horizontal tunnel (excavated in rock)
about 8.5-10 feet by 9.5-10 feet in size and about 500 feet long (upper
section) and 900 feet long (lower section); (6) two steel pipes each 8
feet in diameter consisting of a mid section about 1,300 feet long, and
a penstock section about 120 feet long; (7) a powerhouse 54 feet long,
34 feet wide and 34 feet high with one 2,000 kW turbine-generator unit;
and (8) appurtenant electric and mechanical facilities. The applicant
estimates the average annual generation for this project would be 8,413
MWh. The dam and existing project facilities are owned by the
applicant.
m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be utilized by the
applicant for sale to its customers.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A4 and D9.
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 941 North Capitol Street, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C.,
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at Upper Peninsula Power Company P.O. Box
130, 600 Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-0130 or by calling (906)
487-5000.
p. Scoping Process: In gathering background information for
preparation of the environmental document for the issuance of a Federal
hydropower license, staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
is using a scoping process to identify significant environmental issues
related to the construction and operation or the continued operation of
hydropower projects. The staff will review all issues raised during the
scoping process and identify issues deserving of study and also
deemphasize insignificant issues, narrowing the scope of the
environmental analysis as well. If preliminary analysis indicates that
any issues presented in the scoping process would have little potential
for causing significant impacts, the issue or issues will be identified
and the reasons for not providing a more detailed analysis will be
given.
q. Request for Scoping Comments: Federal, state, and local resource
agencies; licensees, applicants and developers; Indian tribes; other
interested groups and individuals, are requested to forward to the
Commission, any information that they believe will assist the
Commission staff in conducting an accurate and thorough analysis of the
site-specific and cumulative environmental effects of the proposed
licensing activities of the project(s). Therefore you are requested to
provide information related to the following items:
Information, data, maps or professional opinion that may
contribute to defining the geographical and temporal scope of the
analysis and identifying significant environmental issues.
Identification of and information from any other EIS or
similar study (previous, on-going, or planned) relevant to the proposed
licensing activities in the subject river basin.
Existing information and any data that would aid in
describing the past and present effects of the project(s) and other
developmental activities on the physical/chemical, biological, and
socioeconomic environments. For example, fish stocking/management
histories in the subject river, historic water quality data and the
reasons for improvement or degradation of the quality, any wetland
habitat loss or proposals to develop land and water resources within
the basin.
Identification of any federal, state or local resource
plans and future project proposals that encompass the subject river or
basin. For example, proposals to construct or operate water treatment
facilities, recreation areas, or implement fishery management programs.
Documentation that would support a conclusion that the
project(s) does not contribute, or does contribute to adverse and
beneficial cumulative effects on resources and therefore should be
excluded from further study or excluded from further consideration of
cumulative impacts within the river basin. Documentation should
include, but not be limited to: how the project(s) interact with other
projects within the river basin or other developmental activities;
results from studies; resource management policies; and, reports from
federal, state, and local agencies.
Comments concerning the scope of the environmental document should
be filed by the deadline established in paragraph D9.
10 a. Type of Application: Minor License.
b. Project No.: 11482-000.
c. Date filed: May 23, 1994.
d. Applicant: Consolidated Hydro Maine, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Marcal Project.
f. Location: on the Little Androscoggin River in Androscoggin
County, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne E. Nelson, Consolidated Hydro
Maine, Inc., Andover Business Park, 200 Bulfinch Drive, Andover, MA
01810, (508) 681-1900.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell (202) 219-2806.
j. Comment Date: July 22, 1994.
k. Description of Project: The constructed project consists of: (1)
the existing 145-foot-long, 15.4-foot-high concrete and granite block
Marcal Dam; (2) 2-foot-high flashboards; (3) the existing impoundment
having a surface area of 27 acres, with a storage capacity of 103 acre-
feet, and a normal water surface elevation of 273.3 feet msl; (4) the
existing intake structure; (5) the existing 120-foot-long, 38-foot-
wide, and 9-foot-deep forbay canal; (5) the existing 470-foot-long, 11-
foot-diameter steel penstock; (6) the existing powerhouse containing 2
existing generating units with a total installed capacity of 1,310-kW;
(7) the existing 290-foot-long, 40-foot-wide tailrace; (8) the existing
34.5-kV transmission line; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
All project facilities are owned by the applicant. The average
annual generation is 4,500,000-kWh. The applicant proposes the sale of
all power generated from this project to Central Maine Power Company.
l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Maine
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.
m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, 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 the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the filing date and serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
Standard Paragraphs
A4. Development Application--Public notice of the filing of the
initial development application, which has already been given,
established the due date for filing competing applications or notices
of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing
development application must be filed in response to and in compliance
with public notice of the initial development application. No competing
applications or notices of intent may be filed 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)(1) and
(9) 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)(1) and (9) 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 will 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, 825 North Capitol Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director,
Diviion of Project Review, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Room
1027, 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, 825 North Capitol 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 must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
D9. 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. (August 2, 1994
for Project Nos. 2315-002, 2331-002 and 2332-003; August 9, 1994 for
Project No. 10854-002). All reply comments must be filed with the
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice. (September 16,
1994 for Project Nos. 2315-002, 2331-002 and 2332-003; September 23,
1994 for Project No. 10854-002).
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). 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, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An
additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project Review,
Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Room 1027, 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: June 13, 1994.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-14842 Filed 6-16-94; 8:45 am]
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