[Federal Register: January 18, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 11)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
January 10, 2007.
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Change in Land Rights.
b. Project No: 2113-189.
c. Date Filed: October 17, 2006.
d. Applicant: Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company (WVIC).
e. Name of Project: Wisconsin Valley (Reservoirs) Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Wisconsin River and
Headwater Tributaries in Gogebic County, Michigan and Vilas, Forest,
Oneida, Lincoln, and Marathon Counties, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Robert W. Gall, President, Wisconsin Valley
Improvement Company, 2301 North Third Street, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403,
(715) 848-2976, ext. 308.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Hillary Berlin at (202) 502-8915, or by e-mail:
hillary.berlin@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: February 9, 2007.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person in 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.
k. Description of Proposal: WVIC, licensee for the Wisconsin Valley
(Reservoirs) Project proposes the following at the Rainbow and Pickerel
developments: (1) Transfer 3,868.4 acres of flooded project land to the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR); (2) transfer 2,414.5
acres of non-flooded land to WDNR; (3) transfer 290.4 acres operational
project land to WDNR with WVIC retaining conservation easement; (4)
transfer 3.9 acre parcel, 0.2 acre parcel, and 0.1 acre parcel from
WVIC to Glenn Schiffmann (and out of project boundary); (5) transfer
9.0 acres to licensee from G. Schiffmann (and into project boundary);
and (6) add 40 acres within the high water mark in sections 7 & 8, Town
39N, Range 9E to the project boundary. The licensee will retain areas
owned in fee that contain land critical to project operation, flowage
rights necessary for reservoir operation, and responsibility for
Cultural Resource management of project lands.
l. A copy of the application is available for inspection and
reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, located at
888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington DC 20426, or by calling (202)
502-8371. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site
at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number (p-2113) excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-
3676 or e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502-
8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'',
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``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION
TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular
application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-named
documents must be filed by providing the original and the number of
copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the
particular application.
p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-568 Filed 1-17-07; 8:45 am]
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