Notice of Amendment Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Amendment Application

January 21, 1999.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been

filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Amendment Application.

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b. Project No: 2916-032.

c. Date Filed: September 14, 1998.

d. Applicant: East Bay Municipal Utility District.

e. Name of Project: Lower Mokelumne River.

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

Counties, California.

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

825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: 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: Mohamad Fayyad, (202) 219-2665.

j. Comment Date: March 1, 1999.

k. Description of Application: EBMUD is proposing to remove Mine

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

project's Camanche 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 Penn

Mine.

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

Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Long Term Solution Project

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

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

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

B, C1, and D2.

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 specific comment

date for 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 be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-1812 Filed 1-26-99; 8:45 am]

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