[Federal Register: September 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 173)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protest
August 29, 2003.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New License for a Major Water Power
Project.
b. Project No.: P-2697-014.
c. Date Filed: February 10, 2003.
d. Applicant: Northern States Power Company (d/b/a Xcel Energy).
e. Name of Project: Cedar Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Red Cedar River, Towns of Tainter, Red Cedar,
and Sherman, Dunn County, Wisconsin. This project would not use Federal
lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. William Zawacki, Director, Hydro Plants,
or Ms. Kristina Bourget, Esq., Northern States Power Company (d/b/a
Xcel Energy), 1414 West Hamilton Avenue, P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire,
Wisconsin 54702-0008, 715-836-1136 or 715-839-1305, respectively.
i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502-8969.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing Docket No. P-2697-014 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.
Motions to intervene and protests and requests may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings. See CFR 385.200 (a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov)
under the ``e-Filing'' link.
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k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The Cedar Falls Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) A 510-foot-long by about 50-foot-high dam, topped with
two, 23-foot-wide by 5-foot-high, steel Tainter gates, with a total dam
discharge capacity of 57,000 cfs; (2) a 1,752-acre reservoir (Tainter
Lake) with a gross storage capacity of about 23,000-acre feet; (3) a
140-foot-long by 150-foot-wide by 42-foot-high powerhouse containing
three 2,000-kilowatt (kW) horizontal generators with Francis turbines,
with a total maximum hydraulic capacity of 2,500 cfs and a total
installed generating capacity of 7.1 MW, producing a total of
33,678,351 kWh annually; (4) a substation containing a 69-kV bus from
which power flows to four 69-kV transmission lines that serve the
applicant's interconnected electrical system, or to a 10,500-kva
transformer that serves a local distribution load (no transmission
lines are part of this project); and (5) appurtenant facilities. The
dam and existing project facilities are owned by Northern States Power
Company (d/b/a Xcel Energy).
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h. above.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm
to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. 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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE''; (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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