[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 130 (Thursday, July 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 41653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17057]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Request To Temporarily Draw Down Jersey Reservoir and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and Protests

June 30, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Request to temporarily drawn down the 
Jersey Reservoir, approximately three feet, for project maintenance 
purposes.
    b. Project Number: 2476-018.
    c.  Date Filed: May 22, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Jersey Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Tomahawk River in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 12.11.
    h. Applicant Contact: Charles Schrock, Senior V.P. Energy Supply, 
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, 700 North Adams Street, Green 
Bay, WI 54307-9002.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Thomas LoVullo, telephone (202) 219-1168 or e-mail address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d190502000c1e4301021b180101022d0b081f0e430b080943181e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0175696e6c60722f6d6e77746d6d6e41676473622f6764652f7472">[email protected]</span></a>.
    j. Deadline for Filing Comments or Motions: August 7, 2000. All 
comments or motions must be filed by providing an original and eight 
copies as required by the Commissions regulations to: David P. 
Boergers, Secretary; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 888 First 
Street, NE; Washington, DC 20426.
    k. Description of Request: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation 
proposes to draw down the Jersey Reservoir, approximately three feet, 
in order to repair the intake bullnose piers. The draw down is proposed 
to begin September 5, 2000 at a rate not to exceed one inch per hour. 
Maintenance construction is anticipated to take approximately four 
weeks. Refiling the reservoir would begin no later than October 4, 2000 
at a rate not to exceed one inch per hour. Minimum flow through the 
project would be maintained during the refilling of the reservoir. 
Under normal historic flows, it is anticipated that the reservoir would 
be returned to operating level of October 6, 2000.
    The purpose of this notice is to invite any comments on Wisconsin 
Public Service Corporation's request to draw down the reservoir to 
repair the intake piers.
    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, 
D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed 
on the web at 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.
    Comments, Protests, 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'', ``PROTESTS'', OR ``MOTION OF 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-17057 Filed 7-5-00; 8:45 am]
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