[Federal Register: September 11, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 176)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission,
Establishing Procedures for Relicensing and Deadlines for Commenting on
Alternative Procedures, and Submission of Final Amendments
September 5, 2001.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 346-037.
c. Date Filed: August 23, 2001.
d. Applicant: Minnesota Power Inc.
e. Name of Project: Blanchard Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Mississippi River near the City of Little
Falls, in Morrison County, MN. The project occupies federal lands of
the Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Bob Bohm, Minnesota Power, Inc., P.O. Box 60,
Little Falls, MN 56345, rbohm@mnpower.com 320-632-2318, ext. 5042.
i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, thomas.dean@ferc.fed.us, 202-219-2778.
j. Deadline for filing comments: 30 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 Commissions,
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.
k. The existing Blanchard Project consists of: (1) A 750-foot-long,
62-foot-high concrete gravity dam comprising: (a) a 190-foot-long non-
overflow section; (b) a 437-foot-long gated spillway section; (c) eight
44-foot-wide by 14.7-foot-high Taintor gates; and (d) a 124-foot-wide
integral powerhouse; (2) approximately 3,540-foot-long earth dikes
extending from both sides of the concrete dam; (3) a 1,152-acre
reservoir at normal water surface elevation of 1,081.7 feet NGVD; (4) a
powerhouse containing three generating units with a total installed
capacity of 18,000 kW; and (5) other appurtenances.
l. A copy of the application is available for inspection and
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance
Branch, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2-A, Washington, DC
20426, or by calling (202) 219-1371. Copies of this filing are on file
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This
filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the
``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket#'' and follow the instructions (call
202-208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection
and reproduction by contacting the applicant identified in item h
above.
m. Alternative procedures schedule and final amendments: The
Commission staff proposes to issue one Environmental Assessment (EA)
rather than issuing a draft and final EA. Staff intends to allow at
least 30 days for entities to comment on the EA before final action is
taken on the license application. If any person or organization objects
to the staff proposed alternative procedure, they should file comments
as stipulated in item j above, briefly explaining the basis for their
objection. The application will be processed according to the following
milestones, some of which may be combined to expedite processing:
Notice of application has been accepted for filing
Notice soliciting final terms and conditions
Notice of the availability of the NEPA document
Order issuing the Commission's decision on the application
Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 45 days from the issuance date of the notice
soliciting final terms and conditions.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-22719 Filed 9-10-01; 8:45 am]
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