94-21193. Hydroelectric Applications [City of Takoma, Washington, et al.]; Notice of Applications  

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
    [Project Nos. 460-001, et al.]
    
     
    
    Hydroelectric Applications [City of Takoma, Washington, et al.]; 
    Notice of Applications
    
        Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
    filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
        1a. Type of Application: New License.
        b. Project No.: 460-001.
        c. Date filed: November 5, 1974.
        d. Applicant: City of Tacoma, Washington.
        e. Name of Project: Cushman.
        f. Location: On the North Fork Skokomish River, in Mason and Pierce 
    Counties, Washington. The project occupies lands of the United States 
    within Olympic National Park, Olympic National Forest, and the 
    Skokomish Indian Reservation.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Director of Utilities, Tacoma Public 
    Utilities, P.O. Box 11007, Tacoma, WA 98411, (206) 383-2471.
        i. FERC Contact: James Hunter at (202) 219-2839.
        j. Deadline Date: September 30, 1994.
        k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
    environmental analysis at this time--see standard paragraph D10 below.
        l. Description of Project: The existing Cushman Project has a total 
    installed capacity of 124.2 megawatts (MW) and consists of two 
    developments:
        Cushman No. 1 Development consists of: (1) the 260-foot-high, 400-
    foot-long concrete arch Dam No. 1; (2) the 9.6-mile-long Lake Cushman; 
    (3) a power intake located upstream of the dam; (4) a 17-foot-diameter, 
    540-foot-long power tunnel that leads to two 10-foot-diameter, 150-
    foot-long penstocks; (5) the Cushman No. 1 powerhouse containing two 
    identical generating units with a total installed capacity of 43.2 MW; 
    (6) a switchyard adjacent to the powerhouse on the left bank; (7) two 
    5-mile-long, 115-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines connecting to the 
    switchyard at the development described below; and (8) appurtenant 
    facilities.
        Cushman No. 2 Development consists of: (1) the 230-foot-high, 320-
    foot-long concrete arch Dam No. 2; (2) the 1-mile-long Lake Kokanee; 
    (3) a power intake located on the left abutment; (4) a 17-foot-
    diameter, 2.5-mile-long pressure tunnel that leads to a surge tank and 
    three 12-foot-diameter, 1,350-foot-long penstocks; (5) the Cushman No. 
    2 powerhouse, situated on the shoreline of Hood Canal, containing three 
    identical generating units with a total installed capacity of 81 MW; 
    (6) a switchyard adjacent to the powerhouse; (7) two 37-mile-long, 115-
    kV transmission lines extending to the Pearl Street Substation in the 
    City of Tacoma; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
        The Applicant proposes to (1) construct a new 1.3 MW powerhouse at 
    the base of Dam No. 2 to utilize the proposed 100 cubic foot per second 
    minimum flow release from that dam, and (2) remove the McTaggert Creek 
    diversion structure and restore the stream channel to its original 
    configuration.
        m. Purpose of Project: Power generated at the project is delivered 
    to customers in the City of Tacoma, Washington.
        n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
    D10.
        o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application, 
    as amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and 
    reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance 
    Branch, located at 941 North Capitol Street, NE., Room 3104, 
    Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371.
        2a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
        b. Project No.: 11486-000.
        c. Date Filed: June 13, 1994.
        d. Applicant: Pacolet River Power Company, Inc.
        e. Name of Project: New Savannah Bluff Hydropower Project.
        f. Location: On Savannah River, Richmond County, Georgia, and Aiken 
    County, South Carolina.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles P. Mierek, Pacolet River Power 
    Company, Inc., 5250 Clifton-Glendale Road, Spartanburg, SC 29307-4618, 
    (803) 579-4405.
        i. FERC Contact: Michael Dees (202) 219-2807.
        j. Comment Date: October 5, 1994.
        k. Description of Project: The proposed project would utilize the 
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam and would 
    consist of: (1) a proposed headrace canal; (2) a proposed powerhouse 
    housing one hydropower unit with a total capacity of 7,200 kW; (3) a 
    proposed tailrace; (4) two proposed transmission lines (46 kV and 13.8 
    kV); and (5) appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the 
    annual energy generation would be 45,290 MWh and that the cost of the 
    studies to be performed under the permit would be $175,000. The energy 
    would be sold to an electric utility company in the southeast.
        l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
        3a. Type of Application: New License.
        b. Project No.: 2354-018.
        c. Date filed: December 18, 1991.
        d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company.
        e. Name of Project: North Georgia Project.
        f. Location: On the Tallulah, Tugalo, and Chattooga Rivers in 
    Rabun, Habersham, and Stephens Counties, Georgia, and Oconee County, 
    South Carolina.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Major H. Thompson, Jr., Manager, FERC 
    Licensing and Compliance, 333 Pedimont Avenue, 16th Floor, Atlanta, GA 
    30308, (404) 526-7140.
        i. FERC Contact: James Hunter at (202) 219-2839.
        j. Deadline Date: October 3, 1994.
        k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
    environmental analysis at this time--see standard paragraph D10 below.
        l. Description of Project: The project consists of six separate 
    developments: Burton, Nacoochee, Mathis-Terrora, and Tallulah Falls on 
    the Tallulah River, and Tugalo and Yonah on the Tugalo River. Tugalo 
    Dam impounds the confluence and portions of the Tallulah and Chattooga 
    Rivers. Each development is described separately below.
        Burton consists of: (1) the 983-foot-long, 128-foot-high Burton 
    Dam, with a 197-foot-long gated spillway; (2) a 2,775-acre reservoir at 
    full pool elevation 1,866.6 feet; (3) two 7-foot-diameter, 120-foot-
    long steel penstocks; (4) a powerhouse at the toe of the dam containing 
    two generating units with a total rated capacity of 8,100 kW; (5) a 50-
    foot-wide tailrace that merges with the river channel 150 feet 
    downstream of the powerhouse; and (6) a step up transformer, in the 
    substation at the west end of the powerhouse, connecting directly to 
    the applicant's distribution system.
        Nacoochee consists of: (1) the 500-foot-long, 73-foot-high 
    Nacoochee Dam, with a 140-foot-long free-crested spillway; (2) a 260-
    acre reservoir at full pool elevation 1,752.5 feet; (3) two 9-foot-
    diameter, 80-foot-long steel penstocks; (4) a powerhouse at the toe of 
    the dam containing two generating units with a total rated capacity of 
    4,800 kW; (5) a 50-foot-wide tailrace that merges with the river 
    channel 200 feet downstream of the powerhouse; and (6) a step up 
    transformer, in the substation adjacent to the powerhouse, connecting 
    directly to the distribution system.
        Mathis-Terrora consists of: (1) the 615-foot-long, 115-foot-high 
    Mathis Dam, with a 290-foot-long gated spillway; (2) a 370-foot-long, 
    65-foot-high saddle dike on the reservoir rim; (3) Lake Rabun, with a 
    780-acre surface area at full pool elevation 1,689.6 feet; (4) a 
    reinforced concrete intake structure on the right abutment 1,500 feet 
    upstream of the dam; (5) a 5,334-foot-long, 16-foot-high, 11- to 13-
    foot-wide, horseshoe-shaped power tunnel cut through rock and lined 
    only at the entrance and exit; (6) a reinforced concrete surge tank; 
    (7) two 850-foot-long, 9-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (8) the Terrora 
    powerhouse containing two generating units with a total rated capacity 
    of 16,000 kW and discharging directly into the Tullulah Falls 
    impoundment; and (9) four transformers, in the substation at the east 
    end of the powerhouse, connecting directly to the distribution system.
        Tallulah Falls consists of: (1) the 426-foot-long, 130-foot-high 
    Tallulah Falls Dam, with a 280-foot-long gated spillway section; (2) 
    Tallulah Falls Lake, with a 63-acre surface area at full pool elevation 
    1,500 feet; (3) a reinforced concrete intake structure on the right 
    bank 75 feet upstream of the dam; (4) a 6,665-foot-long, 11-foot-wide, 
    14.5-foot-high, horseshoe-shaped, concrete-lined power tunnel; (5) a 
    reinforced concrete surge tank; (6) six 5-foot-diameter, 1,250-foot-
    long steel penstocks; (7) a powerhouse in the Tallulah Gorge containing 
    six generating units with a total rated capacity of 72,000 kW; (8) a 
    10- to 50-foot-wide tailrace that merges with the river channel 250 
    feet downstream of the powerhouse; (9) 15 transformers, in the 
    substation adjacent to the powerhouse; and (10) a 0.3-mile, 110 kV 
    transmission line connecting to the Tallulah Lodge substation, which is 
    part of the applicant's distribution system.
        Tugalo consists of: (1) the 160-foot-high, 840-foot-long Tugalo 
    Dam, with a 308-foot-long gated spillway section; (2) Tugalo Lake, with 
    a 597-acre surface area at full pool elevation 891.5 feet; (3) four 13-
    foot-diameter, 308-foot-long steel penstocks; (4) a powerhouse 130 feet 
    downstream of the toe of the dam containing four generating units with 
    a total rated capacity of 45,000 kW; (5) a 150-foot-wide tailrace that 
    merges with the river channel 200 feet downstream of the powerhouse; 
    and (6) two transformers, in the substation between the dam and the 
    powerhouse, connecting directly to the distribution system.
        Yonah consists of: (1) the 947-foot-long, 90-foot-high Yonah Dam, 
    with a 450-foot-long spillway section that has 2-foot-high flashboards; 
    (2) Yonah Lake, with a 325-acre surface area at full pool elevation 
    744.25 feet; (3) three 15-foot-diameter, 80-foot-long penstocks through 
    the dam; (4) a powerhouse at the toe of the dam containing three 
    generating units with a total rated capacity of 22,500 kW; (5) a 120-
    foot-wide tailrace that merges with the river channel 300 feet 
    downstream of the powerhouse; and (6) five transformers, in the 
    substation at the southwest corner of the powerhouse, connecting 
    directly to the distribution system.
        m. Purpose of Project: The average annual generation of the North 
    Georgia project is 427.8 GWh. Power generated at the project is 
    delivered to customers within the applicant's service area.
        n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
    D10.
        o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
    available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
    Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, located at 941 North Capitol 
    Street, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 
    208-1371. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
    Georgia Power Company's office at 333 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, 
    Georgia, (404) 526-6526.
        4 a. Type of Application: Major License.
        b. Project No.: 11162-002.
        c. Date filed: April 29, 1994.
        d. Applicant: Wisconsin Power & Light Company.
        e. Name of Project: Prairie du Sac Hydroelectric Project.
        f. Location: on the Wisconsin River, Sauk and Columbia Counties, 
    Wisconsin.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Norman E. Boys, Wisconsin Power & Light 
    Company, P.O. Box 192, 222 West Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53701-
    0192, (608) 252-3311.
        i. FERC Contact: Mary C. Golato (202) 219-2804.
        j. Deadline Date for Interventions and Protests: October 13, 1994.
        k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
    accepted for filing but is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
    time--see standard paragraph D8 below.
        l. Description of Project: The project, which is currently 
    operating, consists of the following facilities: (1) an existing 1,775-
    foot-long earth dike; (2) an existing 1,010-foot-long concrete spillway 
    with 41 gates; (3) an existing navigation lock; (4) an existing 
    powerhouse containing eight turbine-generator units having a total 
    installed capacity of approximately 29 megawatts; (5) an existing short 
    dike; (6) an existing impoundment having an estimated normal surface 
    area of 9,180 acres; and (7) two existing 69-kilovolt transmission 
    lines extending 400 feet; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The owner of 
    the dam is Wisconsin Power & Light Company. The applicant estimates 
    that the average annual generation is 151,800 megawatt hours.
        m. Purpose of Project: All project energy generated would be 
    utilized by the applicant for sale.
        n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    A2, A9, B1, and D8.
        o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
    available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
    Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, located at 941 North Capitol 
    Street, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 
    208-1371. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
    Wisconsin Power & Light Company, Mr. Norman E. Boys, P.O. Box 192, 225 
    West Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53701-0191 at (608) 252-3311.
        5 a. Type of Application: New Major License.
        b. Project No.: P-2536-009.
        c. Date Filed: June 26, 1991.
        d. Applicant: Niagara of Wisconsin Paper Corporation.
        e. Name of Project: Little Quinnesec Hydro Project.
        f. Location: On the Menominee River in Marinette County, Wisconsin, 
    and Dickerson County, Michigan.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: David W. Schmutzler, Niagara of Wisconsin 
    Paper Corporation, 1101 Mill Street, Niagara, WI 54151, (715) 251-3151.
        i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee (202) 219-2809.
        j. Deadline Date:
    
        Comments: October 11, 1994.
    
        Reply Comments: November 25, 1994.
        k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
    accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
    time--see standard paragraph D9 below.
        l. Description of Project: The project as licensed consists of: (1) 
    A 3,000 acre-foot reservoir with normal reservoir surface elevation at 
    943.0 feet m.s.l.; (2) a concrete dam having (a) a left abutment 
    section about 26 feet long and 24 feet high, (b) a spillway section 
    about 114.6-foot-long controlled by two 23.3 feet wide and 12 feet high 
    taintor gates and by two 24.5-foot-wide and 12-foot-high wooden 
    needles, (c) a sluice gate section about 10.25 feet long controlled by 
    8-foot-high wooden needles, (d) a forebay wall section about 38.5 feet 
    long and 15.96 feet high, and (e) a retaining wall section about 95 
    feet long, with an opening/inlet for the penstock, tied into the right 
    riverbank; (3) a stop-log structure about 128.25 feet long with 10 bays 
    each 8 feet wide which controls inflow to the forebay; (4) a forebay; 
    (5) a trashrack structure about 90.5 feet long with a large platform; 
    (6) a steel penstock 16 feet in diameter, about 245.5 feet long; (7) a 
    powerhouse, which is an integral part of the paper mill, with 6 
    generating units and total installed capacity of 9,352 kW; (8) a sheet 
    piling wall about 501 feet long and 18 feet high, which protects the 
    paper mill building; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
        m. Purpose of Project: All project power is utilized entirely in 
    the applicant's pulp and paper mill operations.
        n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    A4 and D9.
        o. Available Location of Application: A copy of the application, as 
    amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and reproduction 
    at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 
    located at 941 North Capitol Street, NE., Room 3104, Washington, DC 
    20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for 
    inspection and reproduction at Niagara of Wisconsin Paper Corporation, 
    1101 Mill Street, Niagara, WI 54151 or by calling (715) 251-3151.
        p. Scoping Process: In gathering background information for 
    preparation of the environmental document for the issuance of a Federal 
    hydropower license, staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
    is using a scoping process to identify significant environmental issues 
    related to the construction and operation or the continued operation of 
    hydropower projects. The staff will review all issues raised during the 
    scoping process and identify issues deserving of study and also 
    deemphasize insignificant issues, narrowing the scope of the 
    environmental analysis as well. If preliminary analysis indicates that 
    any issues presented in the scoping process would have little potential 
    for causing significant impacts, the issue or issues will be identified 
    and the reasons for not providing a more detailed analysis will be 
    given.
        q. Request for Scoping Comments: Federal, state, and local resource 
    agencies; licensees, applicants and developers; Indian tribes; other 
    interested groups and individuals, are requested to forward to the 
    Commission, any information that they believe will assist the 
    Commission staff in conducting an accurate and thorough analysis of the 
    site-specific and cumulative environmental effects of the proposed 
    licensing activities of the project(s). Therefore you are requested to 
    provide information related to the following items:
         Information, data, maps or professional opinion that may 
    contribute to defining the geographical and temporal scope of the 
    analysis and identifying significant environmental issues.
         Identification of and information from any other EIS or 
    similar study (previous, on-going, or planned) relevant to the proposed 
    licensing activities in the subject river basin.
         Existing information and any data that would aid in 
    describing the past and present effects of the project(s) and other 
    developmental activities on the physical/chemical, biological, and 
    socioeconomic environments. For example, fish stocking/management 
    histories in the subject river, historic water quality data and the 
    reasons for improvement or degradation of the quality, any wetland 
    habitat loss or proposals to develop land and water resources within 
    the basin.
         Identification of any federal, state or local resource 
    plans and future project proposals that encompass the subject river or 
    basin. For example, proposals to construct or operate water treatment 
    facilities, recreation areas, or implement fishery management programs.
         Documentation that would support a conclusion that the 
    project(s) does not contribute, or does contribute to adverse and 
    beneficial cumulative effects on resources and therefore should be 
    excluded from further study or excluded from further consideration of 
    cumulative impacts within the river basin. Documentation should 
    include, but not be limited to: how the project(s) interact with other 
    projects within the river basin or other developmental activities; 
    results from studies; resource management policies; and, reports from 
    federal, state, and local agencies.
        Comments concerning the scope of the environmental document should 
    be filed by the deadline established in paragraph D9.
        6 a. Type of Application: Minor License.
        b. Project No.: 11322-000.
        c. Date filed: August 20, 1992.
        d. Applicant: Tuolumne Utilities District.
        e. Name of Project: Columbia Water Supply Hydroelectric Project.
        f. Location: Partially on lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
    Management and Bureau of Reclamation, near the town of Sonora, in 
    Tuolumne County, California. T2N, R14E in sections 1, 2, and 3; T3N, 
    R14E in sections 34 and 35.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Malcolm D. Crawford, Tuolumne Utilities 
    District, P.O. Box 3728, 13144 Mono Way, Sonora, CA 95370, (209) 532-
    5536.
        i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
        j. Deadline Date: Comments--10/17/94. Reply Comments--11/30/94.
        k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
    environmental analysis at this time--see standard paragraph D10 below.
        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 Columbia 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, NE., 
    Washington, DC 20426, by the deadline date shown in item (j) above. All 
    written correspondence should clearly show the following caption on the 
    first page: Columbia Water Supply Hydroelectric Project No. 11322.
        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 
    interceder 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 Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
    (1) The applicant's existing 5-mile-long Columbia Ditch which gets 
    water from the Main Tuolumne Canal of Pacific Gas & Electric's licensed 
    Phoenix Project No. 1061; (2) an intake structure on the ditch; (3) an 
    18,700-foot-long steel penstock; (4) a powerhouse containing one 
    generating unit with an installed capacity of 350 kW; (5) a 500-foot-
    long tailrace returning water to the Bureau of Reclamation's existing 
    New Melones Reservoir; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
        n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
    D10.
        o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application, 
    as amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and 
    reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance 
    Branch, located at 941 North Capitol Street, NE., Room 3104, 
    Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also 
    available for inspection and reproduction at the Tuolumne Utilities 
    District, located at 13144 Mono Way, Sonora, California, or by calling 
    Mr. Malcolm D. Crawford at (209) 532-5536.
        7 a. Type of Application: Amendment to Enlarge Project Boundary.
        b. Project No: 2105-033.
        c. Date Filed: August 2, 1994.
        d. Applicant: Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
        e. Name of Project: Upper North Fork Feather River.
        f. Location: On the North Fork Feather River, near the town of 
    Quincy, in Plumas County, California.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Shankar Bhattacharya, Pacific Gas and 
    Electric Company, 77 Beale Street, P.O. Box 7442, (415) 973-5310.
        i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad, (202) 219-2665.
        j. Comment Date: October 3, 1994.
        k. Description of Amendment: Licensee proposes to extend the 
    boundary of the Upper North Fork Feather River Project, FERC No. 2105, 
    to include about 8 acres of land in the vicinity of the project's 
    Belden Siphon. Licensee proposes the extension to improve the slope 
    stability around the Belden Siphon, and to allow for the construction 
    of associated access roads. The project's boundary extension affects 
    property that includes both PG&E fee lands and federally owned lands 
    administered by the Plumas National Forest.
        l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    B, C1, and D2.
        8 a. Type of Application: Major License.
        b. Project No.: 10942-001.
        c. Date filed: March 8, 1994.
        d. Applicant: Skykomish River Hydro.
        e. Name of Project: Martin Creek.
        f. Location: In Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, on Martin 
    Creek, in King County, Washington. Township 26S, Range 12E, Sections 
    13, 24 and 25.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lon G. Covin, 1442 130th Avenue NE., 
    Bellevue, WA 98005, (206) 455-0234.
        i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 219-2846.
        j. Deadline Date for Protests and Interventions: October 20, 1994.
        k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not ready 
    for environmental analysis at this time--see standard paragraph D7 
    below. A separate notice of upcoming scoping meetings and site visit 
    has been issued. If you have any questions about that notice call Carl 
    Keller at (202) 219-2831.
        l. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
    (1) A diversion dam on Kelley Creek with negligible impoundment; (2) a 
    diversion dam on Martin Creek with negligible impoundment; (3) a 44-
    inch-diameter, 810-foot-long penstock from the Martin Creek dam to a 
    confluence; (4) a 38-inch-diameter, 590-foot-long penstock from the 
    Kelley Creek dam to a confluence; (5) a 10,436-foot-long penstock from 
    the confluence to; (6) a powerhouse containing a generating unit with a 
    capacity of 10.2 MW and an estimated average annual generation of 39.44 
    GWh; (7) a 2.3-mile-long underground transmission line connecting to 
    Puget Sound Power and Light Company's Skykomish substation; and (8) 
    appurtenant facilities.
        m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold.
        n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    A2, A9, B1, D7.
        9 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit
        b. Project No. 11464-000
        c. Date filed: March 25, 1994
        d. Applicant: Utah State University
        e. Name of Project: U.S.U. Hydro-Electric Project
        f. Location: On Logan River in Cache County, Utah near the city of 
    Logan, on the Utah State University campus. T.12N, R.1E., sections 35 
    and 36. Salt Lake Meridian and Base line.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact:
    
        Fred Hunsaker, Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Utah 
    State University, Logan, UT 84322-1445, (801) 797-1146
    
        Richard Strong, University Engineer, Campus Planning & Engineering, 
    Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-8400, (801) 797-3737
    
        i. FERC Contact: Ms. Deborah Frazier-Stutely (202) 219-2842.
        j. Comment Date: October 27, 1994.
        k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of 
    the existing Logan 1 Hydropower facility, consisting of: (1) the 30-
    foot-high, 200-foot-long reinforced concrete gravity dam; (2) an 11.4 
    acre reservoir with a storage capacity of 84 acre-feet, with a water 
    surface elevation at 4,677.18 feet msl; (3) a powerhouse located at the 
    dam, containing a single generating unit rated at 300kW; (4) a 
    tailrace; and (5) related facilities.
        The applicant is proposing to increase the project installed 
    capacity from 300kW to 600kW to approximately double the annual 
    generation.
        The applicant estimates the cost of the studies to be conducted 
    under the preliminary permit at $100,000.
        No new roads will be needed for the purpose of conducting these 
    studies.
        l. Purpose of Project: The applicant is seeking a permit to study 
    the feasibility of expanding their Logan 1 Hydropower Project. See, 61 
    FERC 62,011. All generated power will continue to be used by the 
    University and no power will be sold to non-University entities.
        m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
        10 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
        b. Project No.: 11493-000.
        c. Date filed: August 1, 1994.
        d. Applicant: L. B. Industries, Inc.
        e. Name of Project: Brink Pumped Storage Project.
        f. Location: Partially on lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
    Management, near Bear Valley, about 14 miles southeast of the town of 
    Richfield, in Sevier County, Utah. RW1, T25S; RW1, T24S; R1W, T23S; 
    R2W, T23S; R2W, T22S.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)--
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Rick S. Koebbe, Vice President, L. B. 
    Industries, Inc., 1401 Shoreline Drive, P.O. Box 2797, Boise, Idaho 
    83701, (208) 345-7028.
        i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
        j. Comment Date: October 20, 1994.
        k. Description of Project: The proposed pumped storage project 
    would consist of: (1) a 60-foot-high dam forming a 94-acre upper 
    reservoir on the Brink Ridge; (2) a 12-foot-diameter, 3,100-foot-long 
    steel penstock connecting the upper reservoir with a lower reservoir; 
    (3) a powerhouse containing 2 generating units with a total installed 
    capacity of 200 MW; (4) a 10-foot-high dam forming the 69-acre lower 
    reservoir in Bear Valley; (5) a 15-mile-long, 230-kV transmission line 
    interconnecting with an existing PacifiCorp transmission line at the 
    Sigurd Substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
        No new access roads will be needed to conduct the studies. The 
    approximate cost of the studies would be $1,000,000.
        l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
    
    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.
        A4. Development Application.--Public notice of the filing of the 
    initial development application, which has already been given, 
    established the due date for filing competing applications or notices 
    of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing 
    development application must be filed in response to and in compliance 
    with public notice of the initial development application. No competing 
    applications or notices of intent may be filed 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) (1) and 
    (9) 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) (1) and (9) 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 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.
        B1. 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.
        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, NE., 
    Washington, DC 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.
        C1. 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 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, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy 
    of any 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 must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
        D7. 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,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
    COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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. 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.
        D8. 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,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
    COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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, 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.
        D9. 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 (October 11, 1994 
    for Project No. 2536-009). All reply comments must be filed with the 
    Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (November 25, 
    1994 for Project No. 2536-009). 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). 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. Each filing must be accompanied by 
    proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by 
    the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), 
    and 385.2010.
        D10. 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 (September 30, 
    1994 for Project No. 460-001; October 3, 1994 for Project No. 2354-018; 
    October 17, 1994 for Project No. 11322-000). All reply comments must be 
    filed with the Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice 
    (November 14, 1994 for Project No. 460-001; November 17, 1994 for 
    Project No. 2354-018; November 30, 1994 for Project No. 11322-000).
        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 
    ``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, 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. Each filing must be 
    accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
    list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
    18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    
        Dated: August 22, 1994.
    Lois D. Cashell,
    Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 94-21193 Filed 8-26-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
08/29/1994
Department:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Document Number:
94-21193
Dates:
September 30, 1994.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: August 29, 1994, Project Nos. 460-001, et al.