Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions

To Intervene and Protests

April 16, 1999.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been

filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.

b. Project No.: P-11680-000.

c. Date Filed: February 8, 1998.

d. Applicant: Price Dam Partnership, Ltd.

e. Name of Project: Price Dam.

f. Location: On the Mississippi River in St. Charles County,

Missouri, near the town of Alton, Illinois, utilizing federal lands

administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James B. Price, Ph.D., W.V. Hidro,

Inc., 4165 Old Webb Creek Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, (423) 436-0402.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed

to Charles T. Raabe, E-mail address, Charles.Raabeferc.fed.us, or

telephone (202) 219-2811.

j. Deadline Date: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.

k. Description of Project: The proposed project would utilize the

existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Melvin Price Locks and Dam and

would consist of: (1) A new 60-foot-long, 150-foot-wide concrete

powerhouse containing two generating units with a total installed

capacity of 75,000-kW; (2) a new 20-foot-square switchyard; (3) a new

2-mile-long, 161-kV transmission line; and (4) appurtenant facilities.

Applicant estimates that the average annual generation would be 350

GWh and that the cost of the studies to be performed under the terms of

the permit would be $100,000. Project energy would be sold to a

subsidiary of Ameron Corp.

l. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is

available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public

Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426,

or by calling (202) 208-1371. This filing may be viewed on the web at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims/htm (call (202) 208-2222 for

assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction

at the address in item h above.

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Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a competing application

for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit the competing

application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an application,

to the Commission on or before the specified comment date for the

particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a timely notice

of intent allows an interested person to file the competing preliminary

permit application no later than 30 days after the specified comment

date for the particular application. A competing preliminary permit

application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.26.

Preliminary Permit--Any qualified development applicant desiring to

file a competing development application must submit to the Commission,

on or before a specified comment date for the particular application,

either a competing development application or a notice of intent to

file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent to

file a development application allows an interested person to file the

competing application no later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.

Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact name,

business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant,

and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such

an application may be filed, either a preliminary permit application or

a development application (specify which type of application). A notice

of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public

notice.

Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, if

issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed

preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the

preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of

preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts.

Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

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,

385.211, 385,214. 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.

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, NE, Washington,

DC 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.

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-10042 Filed 4-21-99; 8:45 am]

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