[Federal Register: February 20, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 34)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
to Intervene and Protests and Establishing Procedures for Relicensing
February 13, 2003.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 1979-012.
c. Date Filed: June 21, 2002.
d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Alexander Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Wisconsin River near the City of Merrill,
Lincoln County, Wisconsin. The project occupies 3.59 acres of public
land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David W. Harpole, Wisconsin Public
Service Corporation, 700 N. Adams Street, PO Box 19002, Green Bay,
Wisconsin. 54307 (920) 433-1264.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, michael.spencer@FERC.fed.us,
(202) 502-6093.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie Salas, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests and
interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
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 whose name appears 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.
k. Status of environmental analysis: This application is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1) A
dam, described from east to west side as comprised of a gated spillway
controlled by 11 Taintor gates each measuring 26-feet-wide and 15-feet-
high, the powerhouse, a 385-foot-long concrete wall with earth
backfill, and a 515-foot-long, 20-foot-high earthen embankment dam; (2)
a reservoir with a surface area of 803 acres and, a 7,000 acre-foot
storage volume at normal pond elevation; (3) the powerhouse contains
three generating units with an total installed capacity of 4,200-
kilowatts (4) a transmission substation; and (5) appurtenant
facilities. The applicant estimates that the average annual generation
is 23,550 megawatt-hours.
m. Locations of the application: A copy of the application 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 ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or
toll-free at (866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202)502-8659. A copy
is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in
item h above.
n. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
will be made if the Commission determines it necessary to do so.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--March 2003.
Request Additional Information--May 2003.
Issue Scoping Document 2--August 2003.
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis--August
2003.
Notice of the availability of the draft EA--December 2003.
Notice of the availability of the final EA--April 2004.
Ready for Commission's decision on the application--April 2004.
o. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
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the requirements of rules of practice and procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take,
the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests or motions to
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for
the particular application.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--All filings must (1)
Bear in all capital letters the title ``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE;'' (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and
the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3)
furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person
protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative
of the applicant specified in the particular application.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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