[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46374-46375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21987]
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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
August 19, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Original Minor License.
b. Project No.: P-11797-000.
c. Date Filed: July 29, 1999.
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d. Applicant: Grande Pointe Power Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Three Rivers Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the St. Joseph River in the City of Three Rivers,
St. Joseph County, Michigan. The project does not utilize federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Monroe E. Learn, Grande Pointe Power
Corporation, 503 West Michigan Avenue, Three Rivers, MI 54601, (616)
273-8828.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Mark Pawlowski, E-mail address mark.pawlowski@ferc.fed.us, or
telephone 202-219-2795.
j. Deadline for filing additional study requests: September 27,
1999.
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 and Practice and Procedure require all
intervener 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 intervener 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. Status of environmental analysis: This application is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the
following existing facilities: (1) A right earthen embankment 750 feet-
long and a left earthen embankment 200 feet-long, separated by a 283
foot-long gated spillway section with a crest elevation of 792.4.0 feet
NGVD; (2) a 601-acre reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of
797.0 feet NGVD; (3) a powerhouse containing 3 vertical Francis
turbines each connected to generator units for a total installed
capacity of 900 kW; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The average annual
energy generation is 3,844,920 kWh. Power generated by the project will
be sold to a local utility.
m. Locations of the application: 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,
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. This filing 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.
n. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the State
Historic Preservation Officer as required by Sec. 106, National
Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council
on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-21987 Filed 8-24-99; 8:45 am]
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