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inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc. fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2964–006, Michigan]

City of Sturgis; Notice of Availability of

Draft Environmental Assessment

January 14, 2000.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission’s)

regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No.

486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of

Hydropower Licensing has reviewed the

application for relicensing of the Sturgis

Hydroelectric Project, located on the St.

Joseph River in St. Joseph County,

Michigan, and has prepared a draft

Environmental Assessment (DEA) for

the project. In the DEA, the

Commission’s staff has analyzed the

potential environmental impacts of the

existing project and has concluded that

approval of the project, with appropriate

environmental protection measures,

would not constitute a major federal

action significantly affecting the quality

of the human environment.

Copies of the DEA are available for

review in the Public Reference Branch,

Room 2–A, of the Commission’s offices

at 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC

20426. The DEA also may be viewed on

the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Any comments should be filed within

45 days from the date of this notice and

should be addressed to David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Room 1–A, Washington, DC

20426. Please affix ‘‘Sturgis

Hydroelectric Project No. 2964–006’’ to

all comments. For further information,

please contact Patrick Murphy at 202–

219–2659.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 1984–069 Wisconsin]

Wisconsin River Power Company;

Notice of Availability of Environmental

Assessment

January 14, 2000.

An environmental assessment (EA) is

available for public review. The EA

analyzes the environmental impacts of

Wisconsin River Power Company’s

application to sell 2,380 acres of project

lands along with four recreation sites to

the Wisconsin Department of Natural

Resources (WDNR). All lands are part of

the Castle Rock/Petenwell Hydroelectric

Project located on the Wisconsin and

Yellow Rivers in Adams, Juneau and

Woods Counties, Wisconsin. The WDNR

proposes to use these lands to expand

its Buckhorn State Park and Wildlife

Area. The EA was written by the WDNR

and adopted by commission staff (with

modifications) in the Office of

Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission. Commission

staff’s modifications are contained in

our order approving the application

issued December 22, 1999.

Copies of our order and the EA are

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,

DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208–1371.

The order and EA may also be viewed

on the web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm. Call (202) 208–2222 for

assistance.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP99–624–000]

Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.;

Notice of Availability of the

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Medicine Bow Lateral Phase

II Project

January 14, 2000.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) has prepared an

environmental assessment (EA) on the

natural gas pipeline facilities proposed

by Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.

(WIC) in the above-referenced docket.

The proposed project would include the

construction and operation of

approximately 5.6 miles of 24-inchdiameter pipeline, add 7,170

horsepower (hp) of compression to an

existing compressor station, and a new

check meter at an existing compressor

station.

The EA was prepared to satisfy the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act. The staff

concludes that approval of the proposed

project, with appropriate mitigating

measures, would not constitute a major

Federal action significantly affecting the

quality of the human environment.

WIC proposed to build a new pipeline

and compression facilities to increase

the transportation capacity of its

existing Medicine Bow Lateral in

Colorado and Wyoming. The new

facilities would enable WIC to transport

an additional 120,000 Dekatherms per

day (Dth/d) of natural gas from the

Powder River Basin.

The EA assesses the potential

environmental effects of the

construction and operation of the

following proposed natural gas

transmission facilities:

• about 5.6 miles of 24-inch-diameter

pipeline in Weld County, Colorado;

• one 7,170-hp compressor unit at

WIC’s existing Douglas Compressor

Station in Converse County, Wyoming;

and

• one check meter at WIC’s existing

Cheyenne Compressor Station in Weld

County, Colorado.

The EA has been placed in the public

files of the FERC. A limited number of

copies of the EA are available for

distribution and public inspection at:

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

Public Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–1371.

Copies of the EA have been mailed to

Federal, state and local agencies, public

interest groups, interested individuals,

newspapers, and parties to this

proceeding.

Any person wishing to comment on

the EA may do so. To ensure

consideration prior to a Commission

decision on the proposal, it is important

that we receive your comments before

the date specified below. Please

carefully follow these instructions to

ensure that your comments are received

in time and properly recorded:

• Send two copies of your comments

to: David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First St., N.E., Room 1A, Washington,

DC 20426;

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of the Environmental

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Review and Compliance Branch, PR–

11.1;

• Reference Docket No. CP99–624–

000; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before February 14, 2000.

Comments will be considered by the

Commission but will not serve to make

the commentor a party to the

proceeding. Any person seeking to

become a party to the proceeding must

file a motion to intervene pursuant to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedures (18 CFR

385.214).

The date for filing timely motions to

intervene in this proceeding has passed.

Therefore, parties now seeking to file

late interventions must show good

cause, as required by section

385.214(b)(3), why this time limitation

should be waived. Environmental issues

have been viewed as good cause for late

intervention. You do not need

intervenor status to have your

comments considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from Paul

McKee in the Commission’s Office of

External Affairs, at (202) 208–1088 or on

the FERC Internet website

(www.ferc.fed.us) using the ‘‘RIMS’’

link to information in this docket

number. Click on the ‘‘RIMS’’ link,

select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the RIMS Menu,

and follow the instructions. For

assistance with access to RIMS, the

RIMS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2222. Similarly, the ‘‘CIPS’’ link on

the FERC Internet website provides

access to the texts of formal documents

issued by the Commission, such as

orders, notices, and rulemakings. From

the FERC Internet website, click on the

‘‘CIPS’’ link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the

CIPS menu, and follow the instructions.

For assistance with access to CIPS, the

CIPS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2474.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Amendment of License and

Soliciting Comments, Motions To

Intervene, and Protests

January 14, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Application Type: Non-Project Use

of Project Lands and Waters.

b. Project No.: 271–058.

c. Date Filed: December 21, 1999.

d. Applicant: Entergy Arkansas, Inc.

e. Name of Project: CarpenterRemmel.

f. Location: The Carpenter-Remmel

Project is located on the Ouachita River

in Hot Springs and Garland Counties,

Arkansas. This project does not utilize

Federal or Tribal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Bobby Pharr,

Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Highway 270

West, P.O. Box 218 Jones Mill, AR

72105 telephone (501) 620–5674.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to Jon

Cofrancesco at

Jon.Cofrancesco@ferc.fed.us or

telephone 202–219–0079.

j. Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: February 19, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

Please include the project number

(271–058) on any comments or motions

filed.

k. Description of Project: Entergy

Arkansas Inc., licensee for the

Carpenter-Remmel Project, requests

Commission authorization to permit

Diamond Lakes Development to replace

its existing marina facilities

(Diamondhead Marina) with new

marina facilities (Lighthouse Cove

marina). Like the existing facilities, the

new marina facilities would be located

at and serve the Diamondhead

Community Development on the

project’s Lake Catherine. The proposed

facilities include four floating covered

boat docks with a total of 24 slips; four

stationary, open boat docks with a total

of 60 slips; one floating fuel dock with

a convenience store; and a boat ramp.

The applicant also plans to construct a

swim beach and picnic area and

restroom facilities on the adjoining

lands outside the project boundary (307′

contour line).

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, Room

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. The application may be

viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us.

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

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.

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 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.

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