[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 165 (Thursday, August 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46670-46671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22134]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and
Prescriptions
August 20, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: 11563-002.
c. Dated filed: May 3, 1994.
d. Applicant: Utica Power Authority.
e. Names of Project: Utica Project.
f. Location: On the North Fork Stanislaus River and Silver Creek in
Alpine and Toulumne Counties, California. The project is on lands of
the Stanislaus National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dennis Dickman, Utica Power Authority, PO
Box 430, San Andreas, CA 95249, (209) 754-4230.
i. FERC Contact: Hector Perez, hector.perez@ferc.fed.us, (202)-219-
2843.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 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 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 has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1)
Lake Alpine, with a surface area of 172 acres and a gross storage
capacity of 4,115 acre-feet at a normal maximum water surface elevation
of 7,302 feet created by; (2) the 49-foot-high and 400.5-foot-long
masonry/rock filled gunite faced Alpine main dam, the 11-foot-high, 33-
foot-long masonry/rock filled gunite faced Alpine dam No. 2, the 11-
foot-high, 166-gfoot-long masonry/rock filled gunite faced Alpine dam
No. 3, the 11-foot-high, 97.4-foot-long masonry/rock gunite faced
Alpine dam No. 4, and a 12-foot-high, 140-foot-long earth filled
section; (3) Union Reservoir, with a surface area of 218 acres and a
gross storage capacity of 3,130 acre-feet at normal maximum water
surface elevation of 6,850.2 feet created by; (4) the 33-foot-high,
1,142-foot-long rock filled Union main dam and seven auxiliary small
rock filled dams; (5) Utica Reservoir, with a surface area of 233.5
acres and a gross storage capacity of 2,350 acre-feet at a normal
maximum water surface elevation of 6,819.6 feet created by; (6) the 44-
foot-high, 373-foot-long rock filled concrete faced Utica main dam and
four auxiliary small rock filled dams; and (7) other appurtenances.
There are no hydroelectric generation facilities at the project.
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, DC 20426, or by calling (202)
208-1371. The application may be viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/rims/
htm (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is
requesting comments, reply comments,
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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. All reply
comments must be filed with the Commission with 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). 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, 888 First 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,
at the above address. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of
service on all persons listed on the service listed prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and
385.2010.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-22134 Filed 8-25-99; 8:45 am]
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