99-22135. Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 165 (Thursday, August 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46671-46672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22135]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests

August 20, 1999.
    Take notice the following hydroelectric application has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-11730-000.
    c. Date Filed: April 21, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Black River Limited Partnership.
    e. Name of Project: Alverno Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Black River in the Townships of Aloha, Benton, 
and Grant, in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Frank O. Christie, President, Franklin Hydro, 
Inc., 8 East Main Street, Malone, New York 12953, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to John Costello, E-mail address [e-mail] or telephone 
at [phone].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest: 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 whose name appears on the official serve 
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 the resource agency.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The constructed project consists of a 
360-foot-long earth filled dam with a power plant located on the right 
riverbank and a gated spillway near the left bank. The project 
impoundment extends approximately 2.5 miles upstream. The powerhouse 
contains 2 horizontal turbine-generator sets.
    m. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files and Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First 
Street, NE., Room 2A-1, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-
2326. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the 
Cheboygan Public Library, 107 South Ball Street, Cheboygan, Michigan.
    Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is not 
ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE''; (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. 
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. 
A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each

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representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-22135 Filed 8-25-99; 8:45 am]
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