[Federal Register: March 19, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 53)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission,
Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural
Schedule for Licensing
March 12, 2003.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric license application
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public
inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Minor License.
b. Project No.: P-12449-000.
c. Date filed: February 28, 2003.
d. Applicant: Neshkoro Power Associates, LLC
e. Name of Project: Big Falls Milldam Hydroelectric Project
f. Location: On the Little Wolf River (north branch), near the
Village of Big Falls, in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. The project does
not affect any Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles Alsberg, North American Hydro,
Inc., P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, Wisconsin 54960, 920-293-4628 ext. 11.
i. FERC Contact: Tim Konnert, Timothy.Konnert@ferc.gov (202) 502-
6359
j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, state, and local
agencies and Indian tribes with jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the
preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to
request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing
comments described in item k below.
k. 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 factual basis for complete analysis of the application on its
merit, the resource agency, Indian tribe, or person must file a request
for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days after the
application filing and serve a copy of the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: April 28, 2003.
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 require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person 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.
Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency
status may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site (
http://www.ferc.gov ) under the ``e-Filing'' link. After logging into
http://www.ferc.gov ) under the ``e-Filing'' link. After logging into
the e-Filing system, select ``Comment on Filing'' from the Filing Type
Selection screen and continue with the filing process.
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. Project Description: The existing Big Falls Milldam
Hydroelectric Project consists of the following facilities: (1) a 256-
foot-long by 18-foot-high dam, topped with a 76-foot-long fixed crest
ogee with 6-inch flashboards and one 16-foot-wide Taintor gate; (2) a
23.27-acre reservoir (Big Falls Flowage) with a negligible gross
storage capacity at a normal elevation of 901.65 feet Mean Sea Level;
(3) a 7-foot-diameter by 175-foot-long penstock leading to; (4) a
powerhouse containing one, vertical-shaft Francis turbine-generator
with an installed generating capacity of 350 kilowatts (kW), producing
a total of 1,513,514 kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually; and (5) appurtenant
facilities.
o. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676 or for
TYY, contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection
and reproduction at the address in item h above.
p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
WISCONSIN STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
will be made as appropriate. The Commission staff proposes to issue one
environmental assessment rather than issue a draft and final EA.
Comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, prescriptions, and
reply comments, if any, will be addressed in an EA issued in the spring
of 2004.
Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter--May 2003
Issue Scoping Document--June 2003
Notice that application is ready for environmental analysis--September
2003
Notice of the availability of the EA--January 2004
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Ready for Commission decision on the application--February 2004
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-6525 Filed 3-18-03; 8:45 am]
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