[Federal Register: June 30, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 125)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12588-000]
Hydraco Power, Inc; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing
With the Commission, and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
June 22, 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.: 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.
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 (202) 502-6035 or
monte.terhaar@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, state, local, and
tribal agencies 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 l below.
k. Pursuant to Sec. 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 date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: 30 days from date of this notice.
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.
m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. 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
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stopgate positioned in the east bank of the dam; (3) a 10.62-acre
impoundment; (4) an existing 20-foot-wide by 30-foot-long powerhouse;
(5) an existing generator with installed capacity of 150 kilowatts
(kW); (6) an existing 150 kW turbine; and (7) an existing trashrack of
unknown dimensions.
The proposed project consists of an existing dam, generating
equipment, and powerhouse which ceased hydropower generation in early
1990. Hydraco proposes to restore these facilities.
o. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is
available for public inspection. This filing is available for review at
the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site 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 Text Telephone (TTY) call (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 Texas
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by section 106,
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: A separate notice will
be posted with the Commission's proposed Hydro Licensing Schedule and a
schedule for filing final amendments to the application.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-3402 Filed 6-29-05; 8:45 am]
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