[Federal Register: October 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 204)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests

October 18, 1999.
    a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-2694-002.
    c. Date filed: September 27, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Nantahala Power and Light.
    e. Name of Project: Queens Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Queens Creek, near the town of Topton, in Macon 
County, North Carolina. 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: Thomas D. Smitherman, Vice President: 
Production, Transmission, and Distribution, 301 NP&L Loop Road, 
Franklin, NC 28734, (828) 369-4514.
    i. FERC Contact: Kevin Whalen (202) 219-2790, 
kevin.whalen@ferc.fed.us
    j. Deadline for filing additional study requests: November 26, 
1999.
    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 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.

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    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 the 
following existing facilities: (1) a 78-foot-high, 382-foot-long earth-
faced rock fill dam; (2) a 4-foot-wide by 4-foot-high horizontal intake 
structure, having a trashrack with 1.0-inch clear bar spacing; (3) a 
6,250-foot-long steel penstock leading to a concrete and steel 
powerhouse containing a single generating unit, having an installed 
capacity of 1,440 kW; (4) a 37-acre impoundment that extends 
approximately 0.7 miles upstream; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The 
applicant estimates the total average annual generation would be 
approximately 5,000 MWh.
    m. Locations 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 20246, 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.
    o. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merits, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the filing date and serve a copy of the request on the 
applicant.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-27614 Filed 10-21-99; 8:45 am]
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