Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Application for Amendment of Project Boundary and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Application for Amendment of

Project Boundary and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and

Protests

June 16, 1999.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been

filed with Commission and is available for public inspection:

a. Application Type: Application for an Amendment of License to

Remove Mile Run Dam and Revise the Project Boundary.

b. Project No.: 2916-036.

c. Date Filed: May 19, 1999.

d, Applicant: East Bay Municipal Utility District.

e. Name of Project: Lower Mokelumne River.

f. Location: On Mokelumne River, Amador, Calaveras, and San Joaquin

Counties, California. The project will not affect any federal or tribal

lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.

h. Applicant Contract: Mr. Jon A. Myers, Manager, Water Resources

Planning, East Bay Municipal Utility District, 375 Eleventh Street,

Oakland, CA 94607-4240, (510) 278-1121.

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

to Mohamad Fayyad at 202-219-2665, or e-mail address:

[email protected].

j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: July 15, 1999.

All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:

David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington DC 20426.

Please include the project number and sub-dockets (2916-036) on any

comment or notions filed.

k. Description of Filing: EBMUD is proposing to remove Mine Run

Dam, which is located on Mine Creek on the upstream reach of the

project's Comanche Reservoir. The Mine Run Dam was used to control acid

mine drainage from the abandoned deep shaft copper mine (Penn Mine).

The Mine Run Dam controls the flow of contaminated water from the Pen

Mine.

EBMUD plans to remove the Mine Run Dam as a part of the

Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Lone Germ Solution Project

(Remediation Plan) for the Penn Mine Site. The Remediation Plan was

mandated by EPA through a Clean Water Act section 309 order.

Please, note that we had public noticed this amendment proposal

previously, on January 27, 1999. however on September 13, 1999, EBMUD

withdrew its previous application,, and filed the current revised

application.

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

available for inspection and reproduction of the Commission's Public

Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,

D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application 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.

m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing

list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.

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.

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 document 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.

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 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 the Applicant's representatives.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-15764 Filed 6-21-99; 8:45 am]

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