[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32308-32311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15154]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 11539-000, et al.]
Hydroelectric Applications [Willliams Water 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:
1 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11539-000.
c. Date Filed: May 5, 1995.
d. Applicant: Williams Water Power Company, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Williams Dam Water Power Project.
f. Location: On the East Fork of the White River near the Town of
Williams, Lawrence County, Indiana.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas J. Reiss, Jr., Williams Water
Power Company, Inc., P.O. Box 553, 315 Hart Street, Watertown, WS
53094, 414-261-7975.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Dees, 202-219-2807.
j. Comment Date: August 14, 1995.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) an existing dam approximately 525 feet long; (2) an existing 200
acre reservoir with a median water surface elevation of 474.2 feet
NGVD; (3) an existing powerhouse, 128 feet long housing hydropower
units with a total capacity of 2,700 Kw; (4) a proposed 12.5 Kv
transmission line 250 feet long; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The
applicant estimates that the annual energy generation would be 12 GWh
and that the cost of the studies to be performed under the permit would
be $25,000. The energy would be sold to the local electric utility
company.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
2 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11540-000.
c. Date Filed: May 12, 1995.
d. Applicant: Joyner Enterprises Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Berry Shoals.
f. Location: On the South Tyger River near Reidville in
Spartanburg, South Carolina.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 17 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Contact Person: V.J. Miller, President, Joyner Enterprises
Corporation, Box 13, Powder Horn Mountain, Deep Gap, NC 28618, (704)
265-1228.
i. FERC Contact: Ms. Julie Bernt, (202) 219-2814.
j. Comment Date: August 14, 1995.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) An existing 27-foot-high, rock and mortar dam owned by Bluestone
Energy Design, Inc.; (2) an impoundment with a surface area of 40 acres
at elevation 708.9 m.s.l., with no storage capability; (3) a 3,438-
foot-long headrace canal with two headgates at the end of the canal;
(4) an intake structure; (5) two 8-foot-diameter, 137-foot-long
penstocks; (5) an existing powerhouse containing two generating units
with a total capacity of 2000 kW; and, (6) a 200-foot-long tailrace.
The applicant estimates the average annual energy production to be
4,200,000 kWh and the cost of the work to be performed under the
preliminary permit to be $35,000.
l. Purpose of Project: The power produced would be sold to a local
utility company.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C and D2.
3 a. Type of Application: Conduit Exemption.
b. Project No.: 10893-002.
c. Date Filed: February 21, 1995, and supplemented on April 27,
1995.
d. Applicant: HY Power Energy Company. [[Page 32309]]
e. Name of Project: Inglis Lock By-pass.
f. Location: On the Inglis Lock By-pass, Withlacoochee River, Levy
County, Florida.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Karow, 7008 Southwest 30th Way,
Gainesville, FL 32601, (904) 336-4727.
i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe, (202) 219-2811.
j. Comment Date: August 8, 1995.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would utilize the
existing State of Florida's Inglis Lock By-pass Conduit and would
consist of: (1) an open intake channel; (2) a reinforced concrete
powerhouse with dimensions of 115 feet by 28 feet and containing one
3.0-megawatt (MW) pit turbine and generator unit, rated at a head of
22.5 feet and a hydraulic capacity of 1,667 cubic feet per second; (3)
a short tailrace lined with concrete and rip-rap; and (4) appurtenant
equipment and facilities. The project would have an estimated annual
output of 15.7 Gwh. Power generated would be sold to Florida Power
Corporation.
l. 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.
m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR 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 the
application on its merits, the resource agency, SHPO, 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.
4 a. Type of Application: Minor License.
b. Project No.: 11291-000.
c. Date filed: March 6, 1995.
d. Applicant: Star Mill, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Star Milling and Electric Minor Water Power
Project.
f. Location: T38N, R10E, Section 13 (Fawn River, LaGrange County,
Indiana--approximately 2 miles north and .5 miles west of
unincorporated Howe, Indiana).
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard K. Muntz, 109 South Detroit
Street, LaGrange, Indiana 46761, (219) 463-2151.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
j. Deadline Date: August 8, 1995.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for
environmental analysis--see attached paragraph D4.
l. Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Invitation for
Written Scoping Comments: The Commission staff intends to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the Star Milling and Electric Minor
Water Power Project in accordance with the National Environmental
Policy Act. The EA will objectively consider both site-specific and
cumulative environmental impacts of the project and reasonable
alternatives, and will include economic, financial, and engineering
analyses.
A draft EA will be issued and circulated to all interested parties
for review. All timely filed comments on the draft EA will be analyzed
by the staff and considered in the final EA. The staff's conclusions
and recommendations will then be considered in reaching the final
licensing decision.
Scoping: Interested individuals, organizations, and agencies with
environmental expertise are invited to assist the staff in identifying
the scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EA by
submitting written scoping comments. To help focus these comments, a
scoping document outlining subject areas to be addressed in the EA will
be mailed to all agencies and interested individuals on the Commission
mailing list. Copies of the scoping document may also be requested from
the staff.
Persons who have views on the issues or information relevant to the
issues may submit written statements for inclusion in the public
record. Those written comments should be filed with the Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20426, by the deadline date shown in item (j) above.
All written correspondence should clearly show the following caption on
the first page: Star Milling and Electric Minor Water Power Project,
FERC No. 11291-000.
Intervenors are reminded of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure requiring parties filing documents with the Commission to
serve a copy of the document on each person whose name appears on the
official service list for the project. Further, if a party or
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.
m. Description of the Project: The proposed project would consist
of: (1) a 250-foot-long, 5.5-foot-high embankment; (2) a 5.5-foot-high,
47-foot-long concrete spillway consisting of seven flashboard-equipped
bays (upper dam); (3) a 76-acre-foot impoundment; (4) a 27-foot-long by
22- foot-high brick powerhouse housing two Westinghouse Electric
generators and two Type Z Leffel turbines that give the plant an
installed capacity of 232 kilowatts (kW); (5) a 65-foot-long embankment
abutting the west end of the spillway and the east end of the
powerhouse; (6) a 400-foot-long tailrace returning flow to the Fawn
River; (7) a 1,000-foot-long bypassed natural river reach; (8) three 6-
foot-diameter culverts that channel spillway flow underneath a gravel
service road (located about 150 feet downstream of the upper dam); (9)
a 30-foot-long by 3.5-foot-high lower dam (its function is unknown);
(10) 2.35-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines extending from the
powerhouse to a campground (1,320 feet), utility transformers (1,000
feet), project operator home (600 feet), and main house/campground
store (400 feet) and (11) appurtenant facilities.
n. This notice contains the standard paragraphs A2, A9, B, D4.
o. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection or reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 941 North Capitol Street, N.E.,
Room 3104, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371.
5 a. 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. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Duncan S. Broatch, 92 Rocky Hill Road,
Woodstock, CT 06281, (203) 974-1620.
i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe (dt), (202) 219-2811.
j. Comment Date: August 4, 1995.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) the existing dam; (2) a refurbished intake; (3) the forebays; (4)
the canal; (5) the penstock; (6) a turbine; (7) a speed increaser; (8)
a 440 Kw generator; (9) a powerhouse; (10) a tailrace; (11) a
transmission line; and (12) appurtenant facilities. [[Page 32310]]
l. 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.
m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR 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 the
application on its merits, the resource agency, SHPO, 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.
6 a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: P-2663-004.
c. Date Filed: May 12, 1995.
d. Applicant: Minnesota Power and Light Company.
e. Name of Project: Pillager Hydro Project.
f. Location: On the Crow Wing River in Cass and Morrison Counties,
near Pillager, Minnesota.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Christopher D. Anderson, Minnesota Power
and Light Company, 30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802, (218)
723-3961.
i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee, (202) 219-2809.
j. Comment Date: August 14, 1995.
k. Description of Project: The existing project would consist of:
(1) an existing concrete dam and intake structure; (2) an existing 770-
acre reservoir; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating units for a
total installed capacity of 1,520 Kw; (4) a 200-foot-long 34.5-Kv
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The applicant
estimates that the total average annual generation would be 1,900 Mwh
for the project. All lands and project works are owned by the
applicant.
l. 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 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 comment date and serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
7 a. Type of Application: Minor License.
b. Project No.: 11545-000.
c. Date filed: May 26, 1995.
d. Applicant: Allen Ross.
e. Name of Project: Book Mill Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: on the Sawmill River, in Franklin County,
Massachusetts.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jay Boeri, P.E., RR 1 Box 798, Woodstock, VT
05091, (802) 436-2521.
i. FERC Contact: Mary C. Golato, (202) 219-2804.
j. Comment Date: 60 days from the filing date.
k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of
the following facilities: (1) an existing dam 108 feet long and 14.2
feet high; (2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of .8 acres,
a gross storage capacity of 3.7 acre-feet, and a negligible storage
capacity; (3) an existing steel penstock 4.5 feet in diameter and 45
feet long; (4) an existing powerhouse containing two existing turbine-
generator units having a total generating capacity of 100 kilowatts;
(5) a proposed overhead 4,800-volt transmission line; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average
annual generation would be 375,000 kilowatthours. The owner of the dam
is Allen Ross.
l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
Massachusetts 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
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
[[Page 32311]] 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent
to Director, Division 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.
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.
D4. 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 8, 1995
for Project No. 11291-000). All reply comments must be filed with the
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice. (September 22,
1995 for Project No. 11291-000.)
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
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``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 protesting or intervening; 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,
825 North Capitol 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, Room 1027,
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. A copy of all other filings in reference to
this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
Dated: June 15, 1995.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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