[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 33281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15764]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Application for Amendment of
Project Boundary and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and
Protests
June 16, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Application for an Amendment of License to
Remove Mile Run Dam and Revise the Project Boundary.
b. Project No.: 2916-036.
c. Date Filed: May 19, 1999.
d, Applicant: East Bay Municipal Utility District.
e. Name of Project: Lower Mokelumne River.
f. Location: On Mokelumne River, Amador, Calaveras, and San Joaquin
Counties, California. The project will not affect any federal or tribal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
h. Applicant Contract: Mr. Jon A. Myers, Manager, Water Resources
Planning, East Bay Municipal Utility District, 375 Eleventh Street,
Oakland, CA 94607-4240, (510) 278-1121.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Mohamad Fayyad at 202-219-2665, or e-mail address:
mohamad.fayyad@ferc.fed.us.
j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: July 15, 1999.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, N.E., Washington DC 20426.
Please include the project number and sub-dockets (2916-036) on any
comment or notions filed.
k. Description of Filing: EBMUD is proposing to remove Mine Run
Dam, which is located on Mine Creek on the upstream reach of the
project's Comanche Reservoir. The Mine Run Dam was used to control acid
mine drainage from the abandoned deep shaft copper mine (Penn Mine).
The Mine Run Dam controls the flow of contaminated water from the Pen
Mine.
EBMUD plans to remove the Mine Run Dam as a part of the
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Lone Germ Solution Project
(Remediation Plan) for the Penn Mine Site. The Remediation Plan was
mandated by EPA through a Clean Water Act section 309 order.
Please, note that we had public noticed this amendment proposal
previously, on January 27, 1999. however on September 13, 1999, EBMUD
withdrew its previous application,, and filed the current revised
application.
l. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction of 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 the web at 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.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
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.
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 document 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.
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 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 the Applicant's representatives.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-15764 Filed 6-21-99; 8:45 am]
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