[Federal Register: November 10, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 217)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[P-12588-000]
Hydraco Power, Inc.; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
November 3, 2005.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption from License, 5 MW or Less.
b. Project No.: P-12588-000.
c. Date filed: May 3, 2005.
d. Applicant: Hydraco Power, Inc.
e. Name of Project: A. H. Smith Dam Project.
f. Location: On the San Marcos River near the town of Martindale,
Caldwell County, Texas. The project does not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Linda A. Parker, Small Hydro of Texas, Inc.,
1298 FM 766, Cuero, Texas 77954. (361) 275-9395
i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar, monte.terhaar@ferc.gov, (202) 502-
6035.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
k. 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. Please affix ``A.H. Smith Dam
Project No. 12588-000'' to all filings. Comments, recommendations, and
terms and conditions may be filed electronically via 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
website (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``eFiling'' link.
l. 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.
m. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
n. Project Description: Hydraco proposes to restore existing
facilities and operate run-of-river, at all times providing flow over
the dam. The project would cease generation and pass all flows over the
dam when inflows to the impoundment are 100 cfs or less.
The proposed project consists of: (1) An existing 10.5-foot-high by
86.5-foot-long concrete dam with a 20-foot-wide concrete apron; (2) an
existing 3-foot-wide by 4-foot-high wooden stopgate positioned in the
east bank of the dam which regulates flows to the turbines; (3) a
10.62-acre impoundment; (4) an existing 20-foot-wide by 30-foot-long
brick powerhouse; (5) an existing generator with installed capacity of
150 kilowatts (kW); (6) an existing 150 kW turbine; (7) a 100-foot-long
buried transmission line; and (8) an existing trashrack.
o. 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 website 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.
p. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
q. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the
initial development application. No
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competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to
this notice.
r. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS'', ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS'', or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (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 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 directly from the applicant. 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.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-6202 Filed 11-9-05; 8:45 am]
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