[Federal Register: November 10, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 217)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2073]

 
Wisconsin Electric Power Company; Notice of Availability of Draft 
Application and Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA)

November 4, 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 New License.
    b. Project No. 2073.
    c. Applicant: Wisconsin Electric Power Company.
    d. Name of Project: Michigamme Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    e. Location: Michigamme River near Crystal Falls, Iron Mountain, 
and Kingsford, in Iron County, Michigan.
    f. Applicant Contact: Ms. Rita L. Hayen, P.E., Wisconsin Electric 
Power Company, 333 W. Everett Street, P.O. Box 2046, Milwaukee, WI 
53201-2046.
    g. FERC Contract: Patti Leppert-Slack, (202) 219-2767.
    h. Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin Electric) mailed a 
copy of the Draft License Application and Preliminary DEA to all 
entities on October 20, 1998. The Commission received a copy of the 
Draft License Application and Preliminary DEA on October 22, 1998. 
Copies of these documents, as well as the resource study reports 
previously distributed for review and comment, are available for review 
at Wisconsin Electric's Office, 800 Industrial Park Drive, Iron 
Mountain, Michigan.
    Copies are also available at the following libraries: Crystal Falls 
District Community Library, 401 Superior Ave., Crystal Falls, Michigan; 
Dickinson County Library, 401 Iron Mountain St., Iron Mountain, 
Michigan; and Dickinson County Library-Norway Branch, 620 Section St., 
Norway, Michigan.
    i. As discussed in the Commission's June 14, 1996, letter to all 
parties, with this notice we are soliciting preliminary terms, 
conditions, and recommendations on the Draft License Application and 
Preliminary DEA.
    j. All comments on the Draft License Application and Preliminary 
DEA should be sent to the address noted above in Item (f), with one 
copy filed with the Commission at the following address: Patti Leppert-
Slack, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Room 
72-33, Washington, DC 20426.
    All comments must include the project name and number, and bear the 
heading ``Preliminary Comments,'' ``Preliminary Recommendations,'' 
``Preliminary Terms and Conditions,'' or ``Preliminary Prescriptions.'' 
Any party interested in commenting must do so on or before January 22, 
1999.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-30043 Filed 11-9-98; 8:45 am]
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