[Federal Register: July 25, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 143)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
July 19, 2001.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No: 12059-000.
c. Date Filed: June 27, 2001.
d. Applicant: Symbiotics, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Tongue River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed project would be located on an existing
dam owned by the State of Montana, on the Tongue River in Big Horn
County, Montana. Part of the project would be on lands administered by
the State of Montana.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C.
Sec. Sec. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, President, Northwest
Power Services, Inc., P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442, (208) 745-8630,
(fax) (208) 745-7909, or e-mail address: npsihydro@aol.com.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, Sr. (202) 219-2671.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests and comments:
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. Comments, protests and
interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
Please include the Project Number (12059-000) on any comments,
protest, or motions filed.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person in 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. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) the State of Montana's existing 91-foot-high and 1,824-foot-long
earthfilled dam, (2) the existing Tongue Reservoir with a surface area
of 3,500 acres and a storage capacity of 69,400 acre-feet at a normal
elevation of 3,424 feet msl, (3) a 120-inch-diameter 300-foot-long
steel penstock, (4) a powerhouse containing four 1.14 MW generating
units with an installed capacity of 4.55 MW, (5) a 15 kv transmission
line approximately 2 miles long, and (6) appurtenant facilities.
The project would have an annual generation of 19.65 GWh.
l. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are
available for public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link,
select ``Docket #'' and follow the instructions ((202) 208-2222 for
assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction
at the address in item h above.
m. 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) and
4.36.
n. 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) and 4.36.
o. 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.
p. 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.
q. 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.
r. 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
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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, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director,
Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 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.
s. 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 comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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