[Federal Register: July 21, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 139)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Application Tendered for Filing with the Commission

July 15, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of application: New Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 597-003.
    c. Date filed: June 24, 1998.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: Stairs Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Big Cottonwood Creek, near the town of Sandy, in 
Salt Lake County, Utah, about 15 miles southeast of downtown Salt Lake 
City. The project affects federal lands within the Wasatch-Cache 
National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Randy Landolt, Director, Hydro Resources, 
PacifiCorp, 920 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 464-5339.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington (202) 219-2756.
    j. Comment Date: 60 days from the filing date in paragraph c.
    k. Brief Description of the Project: The existing project consists 
of: (1) A 150-foot-long and 35-foot-high earth-fill diversion dam; (2) 
a reinforced concrete spillway; (3) a reinforced concrete intake 
structure; (4) an approximately 2,850-foot-long penstock; (5) an 100-
foot-wide by 35-foot-long masonry powerhouse; (6) one turbine generator 
unit with a rated capacity of 1,200 kilowatts; (7) a 7-foot-wide, 5.3-
foot-deep reinforced concrete tailrace; and (8) other appurtenances.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the UTAH 
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. Under Section 4.32(b)(7) of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 
4.32 (b)(7)), if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that the applicant should conduct an additional scientific study to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merits, they must file a request for the study with 
the Commission, not later than 60 days after the application is filed, 
and must serve a copy of the request on the applicant.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-19337 Filed 7-20-98; 8:45 am]
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