[Federal Register: July 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 135)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Application Tendered for Filing with the Commission

July 9, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2192-008.
    c. Date Filed: June 26, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Consolidated Water Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Biron Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Wisconsin River in the Village of Biron, Wood 
and Portage Counties, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Kenneth K. Knapp, Consolidated Water Power 
Company, P.O. Box 8050, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495, (715) 422-3073.
    i. FERC Contact: Chris Metcalf (202) 219-2810.
    j. Comment Date: 60 days from the filing date shown in paragraph 
(c).
    k. Description of Project: The existing, operating project consists 
of: (1) a 2,533-foot-long, 34-foot-high concrete gravity dam with 
intake section, three spillway sections, and 22 Tainter gates; (2) a 
concrete seawall and earth embankments along the banks of the 
reservoir; (3) a 2,078-acre reservoir at water surface elevation 1035.3 
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum; (4) a powerhouse, integral with 
the dam, containing two 1,450-kW generators and an industrial building 
with one 400-kW generator; (5) generator leads; and appurtenant 
electrical facilities necessary to interconnect with transmission 
system.
    l. 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.
    m. 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 merit, 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,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-18793 Filed 7-14-98; 8:45 am]
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