[Federal Register: October 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 203)] [Notices] [Page 56783-56784] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr21oc99-58] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Competing Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests October 15, 1999. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. This application competes with an application for a subsequent license filed by the City of Hamilton, Ohio (Project No. 2724-023): a. Type of Application: New Major License b. Project No.: 11826-000 [[Page 56784]] c. Date filed: September 29, 1999 d. Applicant: Northbrook Energy, LLC e. Name of Project: Hamilton Hydroelectric Project f. Location: Ford Canal and Great Miami River, Butler County, Ohio. The project would not utilize federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Northbrook Energy, LLC, 225 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 2330, Chicago, IL 60606, or telephone (312) 553-2131. i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Nick Jayjack, E-mail address nicholas.jayjack@ferc.fed.us. or telephone (202) 219-2825. j. Deadline for filing additional study request: November 29, 1999 All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NW, 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 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. Status of environmental analysis: This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. Description of the Project: The project consists of: (1) an 8- foot-high (average), 1,660-foot-long concrete overflow diversion dam; (2) an 8-foot-high (average), 196-foot long concrete overflow diversion dam; (3) a 3-mile-long power canal; (4) a concrete headgate structure at the canal entrance; (5) a 93-foot-wide by 63-foot-long by 50-foot- high powerhouse with an installed capacity of 1,500 kilowatts (kW) to be upgraded to 2,250 kW (the turbine-generator units are currently capable of producing, 1,940 kW; however, system governors limit output to 1,500 kW); (6) a 21-foot-long spillway adjacent to the powerhouse; (7) a 50-foot-wide, 1,600-foot-long concrete and earthen tailrace; (8) a 0.25-mile-long, 13.2 kilovolt transmission line; (9) generator leads; and (10) appurtenant facilities. m. Location of the application: 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 the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208- 2222 for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. n. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer as required by Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4. David P. Boergers, Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-27480 Filed 10-20-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M