Hydroelectric Applications [New England Power Company, et al.]; Notice of Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Project Nos. 2669, et al.]

Hydroelectric Applications [New England Power Company, et al.];

Notice of Applications

Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been

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filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:

1 a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.

b. Project No.: 2669.

c. Date filed: October 6, 1994.

d. Applicant: New England Power Company.

e. Name of Project: Bear Swamp Project.

f. Location: on the Deerfield River in Franklin and Berkshire

Counties, Massachusetts.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-

825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark E. Slade, New England Power Company,

25 Research Drive, Westborough, MA 01582, (508) 389-2859.

i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell (202) 219-2806.

j. Comment Date: July 26, 1996.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This Amendment is proposed to

include in the license for the Bear Swamp Project No. 2669 certain

conditions agreed to in the Offer of Settlement filed on October 6,

1994 in the license proceeding for the Deerfield River Project No. 2323

and discussed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the

Deerfield River Basin issued March 8, 1996.

l. In an offer of settlement filed on October 6, 1994 by New

England Power Company in the license proceeding for the Deerfield River

Project No. 2323, located on the Deerfield River in Franklin and

Berkshire Counties, Massachusetts, New England Power Company proposed

changes to the Bear Swamp Pumped Storage Project No. 2669. These

proposed changes, which constitute a proposal to amend the terms of the

Bear Swamp license, and which have been examined in the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for the Deerfield River Project, Bear

Swamp Pumped Storage Project, and Gardners Falls Project Nos. 2323,

2669, and 2334 respectively, issued March 8, 1996, are as follows:

(1) Require the licensee to release from the Fife Brook dam into

the Deerfield River a minimum flow of 125 cubic feet per second (cfs)

as measured below the dam, for the protection and enhancement of

fishery resources of the Deerfield River. The licensee shall release

water from reservoir storage, if necessary, to ensure the minimum flow

of 125 cfs is met.

(2) Require the licensee to implement the Comprehensive Recreation

Plan filed with the Commission on September 30, 1993, as it applies to

the Bear Swamp Pump Storage Project.

(3) Require the Licensee to annually release flows for whitewater

boating from the Fife Brook dam on 50 weekend days and 56 weekdays from

April 1 to October 31, according to the following monthly schedule:

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Month Allocation

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April........................ 3 weeks of Wednesday through Sunday

releases.

May.......................... 2 weeks of Wednesday through Sunday

releases, plus 2 weeks of Saturday and

Sunday releases.

June......................... 2 weeks of Wednesday through Sunday

releases, plus 2 weeks of Saturday and

Sunday releases.

July......................... 3 weeks of Wednesday through Sunday

releases, plus 1 week of Saturday and

Sunday releases.

August....................... 4 weeks of Thursday through Sunday

releases.

September.................... 3 weeks of Wednesday through Sunday

releases.

October...................... 3 weeks of Wednesday through Sunday

releases.

Holidays..................... May be substituted for weekend days upon

agreement before April 1 of each year.

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The whitewater release of 700 cfs minimum flow should be provided

for at least 3 continuous hours starting any time between the hours of

9:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon.

(4) Require the Licensee to grant to qualified government or

nongovernment land management organizations, conservation easements to

protect scenic, forestry, and natural resources on the 1,056 acres of

land that is currently included in the Bear Swamp Pump Storage Project

boundary and on 201 acres of land downriver of the Fife Brook dam that

the Licensee shall add to the Bear Swamp Pump Storage Project boundary.

(5) Require the Licensee to implement a ``Programmatic Agreement''

among the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Advisory Council on

Historic Preservation, and the Massachusetts State Historic

Preservation Officer, for managing historic properties that may be

affected by an amendment of license.

M. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:

B, C, and D2.

2 a. Type of Application: New Major License.

b. Project No.: 11477-000.

c. Date filed: May 5, 1994.

d. Applicant: Northern California Power Agency.

e. Name of Project: Utica.

f. Location: On the North Fork Stanislaus River, Silver Creek, Mill

Creek, and Angels Creek in Alpine, Calaveras, and Toulumne Counties,

California. The project is partially within the Stanislaus National

Forest.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r).

h. Competing Application: Project No. 2019-017, filed May 3, 1994.

i. Applicant Contact: Hari Modi, Manager, Hydroelectric Project,

Development, Regulatory Compliance and Licensing, Northern California

Power Agency, 180 Cirby Way, Roseville, CA 95678, (916) 781-3636.

j. FERC Contact: Hector M. Perez at (202) 219-2843.

k. Deadline for interventions and protests: August 23, 1996.

l. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not ready

for environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph E.

m. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1)

three storage reservoirs (Lake Alpine, Union Reservoir, and Utica

Reservoir) with a combined storage capacity of 9,581 acre-feet; (2) the

Mill Creek Tap; (3) the 0.7-mile-long Upper Utica Conduit; (4) Hunters

Reservoir with a usable storage capacity of 253 acre-feet; (5) the

13.4-mile-long Lower Utica Conduit; (6) Murphys Forebay; (7) a 4,048-

foot-long penstock; (8) Murphys Powerhouse with an installed capacity

of 3.6 MW; (9) Murphys Afterbay; and (10) other appurtenances.

The applicant proposes to direct a substantial portion of the water

now delivered into the Upper Utica Conduit via the Mill Creek Tap into

the Collierville Powerhouse, through the Collierville Tunnel. Both the

tunnel and the Collierville Powerhouse are licensed under Project No.

2409 to the Calaveras County Water District.

3 a. Type of Application: Petition for Declaratory Order.

b. Docket No: DI96-8-000.

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c. Date Filed: 06/03/96.

d. Applicant: Pacificorp.

e. Name of Project: Bigfork Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Swan River, near Kalispell, in Flathead County,

Montana.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16

U.S.C. Secs. 817(b).

h. Applicant Contact: S.A. deSousa, Director Hydro Resources, 920

S.W. Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204-1256, (503) 464-5000.

i. FERC Contact: Diane M. Murray, (202) 219-2682.

j. Comment Date: August 2, 1996.

k. Description of Project: The project consists of: (1) a 300-foot-

long, 12-foot-high concrete diversion dam; (2) a reservoir with a

storage capacity of 109 acre-feet; (3) an intake structure which

diverts water into a one-mile-long conduit; (4) two 72-inch diameter

steel penstocks each 130 feet long and one 54-inch diameter penstock

160 feet long; (5) a powerhouse containing two 1,700 kW generators and

one generator rated at 750 kW; and (6) appurtenant facilities.

When a Petition for Declaratory Order is filed with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the

Commission to investigate and determine if the interests of interstate

or foreign commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission

also determines whether or not the project: (1) would be located on a

navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or

reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or

water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved

or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have

increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity,

or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design

or operation.

l. Purpose of Project: To produce power.

m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:

B, C1, and D2.

4 a. Type of Application: Petition for Declaratory Order.

b. Docket No: DI96-9-000.

c. Date Filed: 06/03/96.

d. Applicant: Pacificorp.

e. Name of Project: Grace-Cove Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Bear River in Caribou County, Idaho.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16

U.S.C. Secs. 817(b).

h. Applicant Contact: S.A. deSousa, Director Hydro Resources, 920

S.W. Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204-1256, (503) 464-5000.

i. FERC Contact: Diane M. Murray, (202) 219-2682.

j. Comment Date: August 2, 1996.

k. Description of Project: The project consists of two

developments: Grace Development (1) a dam 180.5 feet long and 51 feet

high; (2) a reservoir of 250 acre-feet storage; (3) two, 4.8 mile-long

conduits; (4) a powerhouse containing three 11,000 kW generators; and

(5) appurtenant facilities. Cove Development (1) a 140-foot-long, 24-

foot-high dam; (2) a conduit; (3) a 528-foot-long penstock; (3) a

powerhouse containing a 7,500 kW generator; and (4) appurtenant

facilities.

When a Petition for Declaratory Order is filed with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the

Commission to investigate and determine if the interests of interstate

or foreign commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission

also determines whether or not the project: (1) would be located on a

navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or

reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or

water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved

or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have

increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity,

or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design

or operation.

l. Purpose of Project: To produce power.

m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:

B, C1, and D2.

5 a. Type of Application: New Major License.

b. Project No.: 1864-005.

c. Date Filed: March 5, 1985.

d. Applicant: Upper Peninsula Power Company.

e. Name of Project: Bond Falls Project.

f. Location: On the west branches Ontonagon River in Ontonagon and

Gogebic Counties, Michigan, and a small portion of northern Vilas

County, Wisconsin.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825 (r).

h. Applicant Contact: Max O. Curtis, Upper Peninsula Power Company,

600 Lakeshore Drive, P.O. Box 130, Houghton, MI 49931-0130.

i. FERC Contact: Frankie Green (202) 501-7704.

j. Deadline Date: See Standard Paragraph D10.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been

accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this

time.

l. Description of Project: The Bond Falls Project consists of four

developments on the Middle, Cisco (South), and West Branches Ontonagon

River. The Ontonagon River system flows north through the western end

of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and into western Lake Superior. The

project developments are located in Ontonagon and Gogebic Counties,

Michigan, and a small portion of northern Vilas County, Wisconsin.

Each project development consists of a storage reservoir or lake, a

main dam or dams, and appurtenant facilities. The four project water

bodies are Bond Falls flowage, lake Gogebic (Bergland development),

Cisco Chain of Lakes, and Victoria reservoir. The Bond Falls, Bergland,

and Cisco developments provide seasonal reservoir storage and diversion

of river flow to the Victoria development, where the flow is used to

generate power.

Bond Falls Development

The Bond Falls development is located on the Middle Branch

Ontonagon River about 40 river miles up-stream of the mouth of the

Ontonagon River. The applicant operates the development seasonally to

store water and to divert river flow from the Middle Branch to the

South Branch, which eventually flows into the West Branch, where the

discharge is used for hydroelectric generation at the Victoria

development. Without the diversion, all flow from the Middle Branch

would join the West Branch down-stream of the Victoria development and

would be unavailable for power production.

The principal features of the Bond Falls development are the

reservoir (Bond Falls flowage), the main dam, the control dam, and the

diversion canal. The reservoir has a maximum surface area of 2,160

acres, a maximum operating elevation of 1,475.9 feet above mean sea

level, and an effective storage capacity of 39,000 acre-feet at a draw-

down of 20 feet.

The main dam consists of an earth-fill embankment about 45 feet

high and 900 feet long with a sheet pile corewall and a concrete

overflow spillway (crest elevation of 1,462.9 feet) with discharge

controlled by a steel radial crest gate (13 feet high by 26 feet wide).

Spillway discharge is conveyed by a concrete and rock bottom channel to

the river, several hundred feet down-stream of the dam. The bypass

system releases flows through the main dam to the Middle Branch. The

bypass system consists of a

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concrete intake (7.5 feet high by 5.0 feet wide) equipped with a trash

rack (0.5-inch bars on 4.5-inch centers), concrete intake conduit (2.75

feet high by 2.5 feet wide), gate well and house, two 24- inch-diameter

discharge pipes, and receiving basins. A rectangular weir monitors

down-stream releases.

The control dam consists of an earth-fill embankment about 35 feet

high and 850 feet long with a steel sheet pile corewall. The crest is

20 feet wide at an elevation of 1,481.9 feet. The control works consist

of a concrete intake (13.8 feet high by 10 feet wide) equipped with a

trash rack, a concrete intake pipe (5.5 feet in diameter), a gate well,

5-foot-diameter discharge pipe, and concrete receiving basin. Discharge

is regulated electrically or manually by a 5-foot-square steel slide

gate and is measured by a USGS gage located down-stream in the

diversion canal.

The reservoir rim contains three other earth-fill dikes. The

largest (the auxiliary dike) is located a few hundred feet southwest of

the main dam, is similar in design to the main and control dams, and

acts as a fuse-plug spillway during extreme floods. The auxiliary dike

is 15 feet high by 250 feet long, with a crest elevation of 1479.4 feet

and a crest width of 35 feet. The two smaller dikes are 5 feet high,

with crest elevations of 1481.9 feet. One is located just south of the

auxiliary dike, and the other is located southeast of the control dam

between the reservoir and a seepage pond above nearby Sand Lake.

The diversion canal, which is 20 feet wide and 7,500 feet long,

discharges to Roselawn Creek, a tributary of the South Branch. There

are two concrete drop structures at separate locations along the canal

with drops of 41 and 57 feet. Riprap protection is provided up-stream

and down-stream of the drop structures. The remaining canal banks and

the bottom are earth-lined.

Bergland Development

The Bergland development is on the West Branch Ontonagon River at

river mile 55. The down-stream Victoria development uses releases from

Lake Gogebic for power generation. Bergland dam controls the top 4 feet

of Lake Gogebic, which has a maximum reservoir area of 14,080 acres, a

maximum operating elevation of 1296.2 feet, and an effective storage

capacity of 28,200 acre-feet at a draw-down of 2 feet. The dam is 4

feet high by 179 feet long.

There are 24 bays, 7 feet wide each, consisting of a series of

wooden planks stacked between steel I-beams.

Cisco Development

The Cisco development consists of the Cisco Chain of Lakes, on the

Cisco Branch Ontonagon River at river mile 75. The down-stream Victoria

development uses releases from the Cisco dam for power generation. The

dam is a timber-decked concrete level control structure 11 feet high by

21 feet long. Flow through the dam is controlled manually by placing or

removing wooden planks in either of the two 6-foot, 8.5-inch-wide

concrete bays. The Chain of Lakes has a maximum area of 4,025 acres, a

maximum operating elevation of 1683.51 feet, and an effective storage

capacity of 4,025 acre-feet at a 1-foot draw-down.

Victoria Development

The Victoria development is on the West Branch Ontonagon River at

river mile 18 and consists of the Victoria dam and reservoir; a 6,300-

foot above-ground pipeline, surge tank, and penstock; a powerhouse and

tailrace; and two 69-kV transmission lines. The dam impounds streamflow

of the West Branch, which receives tributary inflow from the up-stream

Cisco and South Branches, and delivers flow to the powerhouse through

the pipeline and penstock. The spillway regulates releases to the 1.5-

mile-long bypassed reach of the West Branch.

The original Victoria dam consisted of a 113-foot-high concrete

multiple arch-buttress dam. This structure was replaced in 1991 with a

roller-compacted concrete (RCC) gravity dam constructed 15 feet down-

stream. The original dam remains in place with the upper portion

removed.

Based on revised license application drawings filed by the

applicant, the new RCC dam is 301 feet long and ties to the original

gated spillway to the south and the original intake structure to the

north. The new dam contains an ungated spillway section, a low level

outlet pipe and control gate, and a small drain pipe that discharges to

a stilling basin in front of the dam. Total width of the new dam, gated

spillway, intake, and embankments is 675.5 feet. Reservoir elevation,

pipeline intake and spillway configurations, and project operations are

virtually unchanged from those of the original dam. Maximum reservoir

surface area is 250 acres, maximum operating elevation is 910 feet, and

effective storage capacity is 3,300 acre-feet at a draw-down of 14

feet.

The Victoria gated spillway consists of four ogee-type concrete

bays, each 22 feet wide (crest elevation 898 feet), equipped with a

steel radial gate (22 feet wide by 13 feet high) that is raised and

lowered by an electrically operated traveling hoist mounted on 6 steel

beams. A 4-foot-wide steel-grating walkway provides access across the

top of the spillway at an elevation of 918 feet. Spillway discharge

flows through a concrete-lined channel before falling 75 feet off the

spillway escarpment into the natural stream channel below.

The reinforced concrete intake structure to the pipeline consists

of sloping rectangular intakes (10 feet wide by 21.5 feet high)

equipped with steel trash racks (0.5-inch bars on 3.75-inch centers).

The structure includes an intake gate slot, vent well, and steel-lined

concrete transition. The intake superstructure houses a 14-foot-wide by

14.25-foot-high riveted steel intake gate and 40-ton electronically

operated fixed gate hoist, air compressors, instrumentation,

communication equipment, and miscellaneous other equipment.

The 10-foot-diameter woodstave above-ground pipeline terminates

near the powerhouse at a 32-foot-diameter steel surge tank with a

height of 120 feet and a capacity of 491,300 gallons. A 10-foot-

diameter steel penstock slopes steeply from the surge tank and splits

into two 7-foot-diameter pipes before entering the powerhouse. The

powerhouse is 30 feet wide, 82 feet long, and 50 feet high above the

generating floor. It contains two 6-MW Francis-type vertical shaft

turbine-generator units. Each unit is rated at 9,300 hp at 210 feet

head and 300 rpm.

The license application also listed two 69-kV transmission lines as

part of the project facilities; however, the applicant filed an

application for amendment of the license on April 26, 1991 requesting

that these lines be excluded from the project because they do not

function as ``primary lines,'' as defined in Section 3(11) of the

Federal Power Act. The Commission issued an order amending the license

on December 9, 1991, which approved this request.

m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be utilized by the

applicant for sale to its customers.

n. This notice also consists of the following standard

paragraph(s): A4 and D10.

o. Available Location of Application: A copy of the application, as

amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and reproduction

at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch,

located at 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A, Washington, D.C., 20426, or

by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for inspection and

reproduction at Upper Peninsula Power Company, 600

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Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, MI, 49931-0130, or by calling Max Curtis at

(906) 487-5063.

6 a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to File An Application for a

New License.

b. Project No.: 2000-010.

c. Date filed: June 3, 1996.

d. Submitted By: Power Authority of the State of New York, current

licensee.

e. Name of Project: St. Lawrence-Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

f. Location: On the St. Lawrence River, in the Village of

Waddington, Towns of Massena, Louisville, Waddington, and Lisbon, St.

Lawrence County, New York.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR

16.6 of the Commission's regulations.

h. Effective date of original license: November 1, 1953.

i. Expiration date of original license: October 31, 2003.

j. The project consists of: (1) a concrete gravity-type dam known

as Long Sault Dam; (2) the portion of the concrete dam known as

Iroquois Dam located in the United States; (3) the half of the Moses-

Saunders Dam and Powerhouse having 16 units each capable of producing

57,000-kW located in the United States; (4) about 10.9-miles of dikes;

(5) a reservoir having maximum nominal pool elevation 242 feet (IGLD

1955); and (g) appurtenant works and facilities.

The project has a total installed capacity of 912,000-kW.

k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available

at: New York Power Authority, P.O. Box 700, Massena, New York 13662,

Attn: Ms. Pat Sharlow, (315) 764-0226, Ext. 431.

l. FERC contact: Charles T. Raabe (202) 219-2811.

m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a

new license and any competing license applications must be filed with

the Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the

existing license. All applications for license for this project must be

filed by October 31, 2001.

7 a. Type of Application: Minor License.

b. Project No.: 11547-000.

c. Date Filed: June 5, 1995.

d. Applicant: Summit Hydropower.

e. Name of Project: Hale.

f. Location: On the Quinebaug River in the Town of Putnam, Windham

County, Connecticut.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-

825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Duncan S. Broatch, 92 Rocky Hill Road,

Woodstock, CT 06281, (860) 974-1620.

i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe (202) 219-2811.

j. Deadline Date: September 16, 1996.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for

environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.

l. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:

(1) the 130-foot-long, 24-foot-high Putnam Dam; (2) the reservoir

having a 13-acre surface-area and a gross storage capacity of 65 acre-

feet at normal surface elevation 253.42 feet m.s.l.; (3) the intake

structure having four 3-foot-wide, 5-foot-high wooden head gates; (4)

the tunnel forebay having new trashracks; (5) the water conveyance

tunnel; (6) the penstock forebay; (7) a relined 7.5-foot-diameter, 100-

foot-long steel penstock; (8) the powerhouse containing a new 440-kW

generating unit, (9) the 800-foot-long tailrace; (10) transformers;

(11) a new 50-foot-long, 480-volt overhead transmission line; and (12)

appurtenant facilities.

The project dam is owned by the Town of Putnam, CT. Applicant

estimates that the project's average annual energy production would be

2,363,000-kWh. Project energy would be sold to Connecticut Light and

Power Company.

m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:

A4 and D10.

n. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application,

as amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch, located at 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426,

(202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for inspection and

reproduction at 92 Rocky Hill Road, Woodstock, CT 06281, (860) 974-1620

and at the Killingly Public Library, 25 Wescott Road, Danielson, CT

06239.

Standard Paragraphs

A4. Development Application--Public notice of the filing of the

initial development application, which has already been given,

established the due date for filing competing applications or notices

of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing

development application must be filed in response to and in compliance

with public notice of the initial development application. No competing

applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this

notice.

B. 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.

C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must

bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'',

``PROTEST'', ``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,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent to

Director, Division of Project Review, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any notice of

intent, competing application or motion to intervene must also be

served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the

particular application.

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must

bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of

any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of

the Applicant specified in the particular application.

D2. 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

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be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

D10. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is

ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is

requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions.

The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the

regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20,

1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and

prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission

within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice (August 19, 1996

for Project Nos. 1864-005 and 11547-000). All reply comments must be

filed with the Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice

(October 1, 1996 for Project Nos. 1864-005 and 11547-000).

Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the

Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary

circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.

All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title

``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND

CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply

with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All

comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must

set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the

requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the

application directly from the applicant. Any of these documents must be

filed by providing the original and the number of copies required by

the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project

Review, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above address. Each filing must be accompanied by

proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by

the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b),

and 385.2010.

E. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is

not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the

Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions, or prescriptions.

When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the

Commission will notify all persons on the service list and affected

resource agencies and Indian tribes. If any person wishes to be placed

on the service list, a motion to intervene must be filed by the

specified deadline date herein for such motions. All resource agencies

and Indian tribes that have official responsibilities that may be

affected by the issues addressed in this proceeding, and persons on the

service list will be able to file comments, terms and conditions, and

prescriptions within 60 days of the date the Commission issues a

notification letter that the application is ready for an environmental

analysis. All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within

105 days from the date of that letter.

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. Any

of these documents must be filed by providing the original and the

number of copies required by the Commission's regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent to

Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower Licensing,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. A copy of

any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each

representative of the applicant specified in the particular

application.

Dated: June 19, 1996.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-16401 Filed 6-26-96; 8:45 am]

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