[Federal Register: December 10, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 237)] [Notices] [Page 69260-69261] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr10de99-52] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application and Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment Accepted for Filing; Requesting Interventions and Protests; Establishing Procedural Schedule and Final Amendment Deadline; Requesting Comments, Final Terms and Conditions, Recommendations and Prescriptions; Requesting Reply Comments December 6, 1999. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission. An Applicant-Prepared Environmental Assessment (APEA) for the Upper Menominee River Basin Projects, which includes the project below, has been filed with the Commission. Both documents are available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Major New License. b. Project No.: 2073-008. c. Date filed: October 1, 1999. d. Applicant: Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WE). e. Name of Project: Michigamme Falls Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project is located on the Michigamme River, near Crystal Falls, Iron Mountain, and Kingsford, in Iron County, Michigan. The project would not utilize any Federal lands or facilities. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r) h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Rita L. Hayen, P.E., Wisconsin Electric Power Company, 231 West Michigan Street, P.O. Box 2046, Milwaukee, WI 53201-2046. i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Patti Leppert-Slack, E-mail address patricia.leppertslack@ferc.fed.us, or telephone (202) 219-2767. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests, comments, final terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 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 St. N.E., 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, the intervenor must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. Status of Environmental Analysis: On March 25, 1996, the Director, Office of Hydropower Licensing approved WE's use of the Alternative Licensing Process. Scoping, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as amended, for the project was conducted through scoping documents issued in July 1996 and January 1997, and in public scoping meetings on September 16 and 17, 1996. The draft license application and APEA were distributed by the applicant for comment on October 20, 1998. Commission staff has reviewed the license application and APEA and has determined that the application is acceptable for processing and no additional information or studies are needed to prepare the Commission's environmental assessment (EA). Comments, as indicated above, are being requested from interested parties. The applicant will have 45 days following the end of this period to respond to those comments, or may elect to seek a waiver of this deadline. l. Description of Project: The project consists of the following: (1) A 345-foot-long, 51-foot-high left earthen dike; (2) a 119-foot- long, 53-foot-high left concrete gravity dam; (3) a 91-foot-long intake section; (4) a 70-foot-long concrete gravity section; (5) a 55-foot- high, 101-foot-long concrete spillway; (6) a 703-foot-long, 32-foot- high right earthen dike; (7) an impoundment with a 460-acre surface area and a 7,350 acre-feet storage capacity at normal pool elevation 1,189.7 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum; (8) a 91-foot-long, 33- foot-wide powerhouse containing two generating units rated at 4,800 kilowatts; (9) a substation; and (10) appurtenant facilities. 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 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. n. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Rules of Practice and Procedures, 18 CFR Sections 385.210, .211, .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 and APEA. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The Commission is requesting comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, prescriptions, and reply comments. The Commission directs, pursuant to 18 CFR section 4.34(b) of the regulations, that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions concerning the application and APEA be filed with the Commission within 60 days from the issuance date of this [[Page 69261]] notice. All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice. 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. p. All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title ``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' ``PRESCRIPTIONS,'' or ``REPLY COMMENTS''; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application and APEA 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 and APEA 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: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to: Director, Division of Licensing and Compliance, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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. David P. Boergers, Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-32047 Filed 12-9-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M