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inch diameter four-blade vertical Kaplan

turbines with rated head of 28 feet and

rated output of 4,370 horsepower

operating at 150 rpm; (9) five vertical

Allis Chalmers synchronous generators

operating at 150 rpm with power factor

of 0.8 rated at 3,750 KVA; (10) a

switchyard containing two 4.2/69 Kv

power transformers rated at 15 MVA;

(11) accessory equipment including a

34-ton overhead traveling crane in the

powerhouse, two gantry cranes, a

compressed air system, spillway bubbler

system, and a battery bank; and (12)

three parcels of land owned by the

United States comprising a total of 3.71

acres.

m. Purpose of Project: Project power

would be provided to CWPCo, WPSC,

and WP&L; who would either use the

power or utilize it for sale to their

customers.

n. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: A4 and

D10.

o. Available Locations of Application:

A copy of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference and

Files Maintenance Branch, located at

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426 or by calling (202) 208–1371. A

copy is also available for inspection and

reproduction at Richard L. Hilliker,

President, Wisconsin River Power

Company, P.O. Box 8050, Wisconsin

Rapids, WI 54495–8050, (715) 422–

3722.

A4. Development Application—

Public notice of the filing of the initial

development application, which has

already been given, established the due

date for filing competing applications or

notices of intent. Under the

Commission’s regulations, any

competing development application

must be filed in response to and in

compliance with the public notice of the

initial development application. No

competing applications or notices of

intent may be filed in response to this

notice.

D10. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is ready

for environmental analysis at this time,

and the Commission is requesting

comments, reply comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions.

The Commission directs, pursuant to

section 4.34(b) of the regulations (see

Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56

Fed. Reg. 23108 (May 20, 1991)), that all

comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions and prescriptions concerning

the application be filed with the

Commission within 60 days from

issuance date of this notice. All reply

comments must be filed with the

Commission within 105 days from the

date of this notice.

Anyone may obtain an extension of

time for these deadlines from the

Commission only upon a showing of

good cause or extraordinary

circumstances in accordance with 18

CFR 385.2008.

All filings must: (1) bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY

COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS’’, ‘‘TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, or

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS’’; (2) set forth in the

heading the name of the applicant and

the project number of the application to

which the filing responds; (3) furnish

the name, address, and telephone

number of the person submitting and

filing; and (4) otherwise comply with

the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001

through 385.2005. All comments,

recommendations, terms and conditions

or prescriptions must set forth their

evidentiary basis and otherwise comply

with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).

Any of these documents must be filed

by providing the original and the

number of copies required by the

Commission’s regulations to: Secretary,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426. An additional copy must be sent

to: Director, Division of Licensing and

Compliance, Office of Hydropower

Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above address. Each

filing must be accompanied by proof of

service on all persons listed in the

service list prepared by the Commission

in this proceeding, in accordance with

18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–208 Filed 1–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

Notice of Application Ready for

Environmental Analysis

December 31, 1996.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Minor

License.

b. Project No.: P–11428–000.

c. Date Filed: August 5, 1993.

d. Applicant: The City of St. Louis,

Michigan.

e. Name of Project: Municipal Dam

Hydro Project.

f. Location: On the Pine River, in The

City of St. Louis, Gratiot County,

Michigan.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Nancy Roehrs,

108 West Saginaw Street, St. Louis, MI

48880, (517) 681–2137.

i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee, (202) 219–

2809.

j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D9.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

This application has been accepted for

filing and is ready for environmental

analysis at this time—see attached

paragraph D9.

l. Description of Project: The existing

project consists of the following: (1) A

21-foot-high, 126-foot-long reinforced

concrete dam surmounted by six 19-

foot-wide, 8-foot-high radial gates; (2) a

60-foot-long left embankment, 55-footlong center embankment, and 250-footlong right embankment; (3) a 1,575-acrefoot reservoir at a normal water surface

elevation of 719 feet; (4) a gated 18-footwide, 12-foot-deep intake flume; (5) a

powerhouse containing two generating

units rated at 225-kW for a total

installed capacity of 450-kW; (6) a

tailrace; (7) a short 2400-volt

transmission line; and (8) appurtenant

electric and mechanical facilities. The

applicant estimates the average annual

generation for this project would be

1,599 MWh. The dam and existing

project facilities are owned by the

applicant.

m. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: A4 and

D9.

n. Available Location of Application:

A copy of the application, as amended

and supplemented, is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference and

Files Maintenance Branch, located at

888 First Street, NE., Room 2A–1,

Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–2326. A copy is also available

for inspection and reproduction at the

City of St. Louis, 108 Saginaw Street, St.

Louis, MI 48880, or by calling (517)

681–2137.

o. Scoping Process: In gathering

background information for preparation

of the environmental document for the

issuance of a Federal hydropower

license, staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, is using a

scoping process to identify significant

environmental issues related to the

construction and operation or the

continued operation of hydropower

projects. The staff will review all issues

raised during the scoping process and

identify issues deserving of study and

also deemphasize insignificant issues,

narrowing the scope of the

environmental analysis as well. If

preliminary analysis indicates that any

issues presented in the scoping process

would have little potential for causing

significant impacts, the issue or issues
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will be identified and the reasons for

not providing a more detailed analysis

will be given.

p. Request for Scoping Comments:

Federal, state, and local resource

agencies; licensees, applicants and

developers; Indian tribes; other

interested groups and individuals, are

requested to forward to the Commission,

any information that they believe will

assist the Commission staff in

conducting an accurate and thorough

analysis of the site-specific and

cumulative environmental effects of the

proposed licensing activities of the

project(s). Therefore you are requested

to provide information related to the

following items:

• Information, data, maps or

professional opinion that may

contribute to defining the geographical

and temporal scope of the analysis and

identifying significant environmental

issues.

• Identification of and information

from any other EIS or similar study

(previous, on-going, or planned)

relevant to the proposed licensing

activities in the subject river basin.

• Existing information and any data

that would aid in describing the past

and present effects of the project(s) and

other developmental activities on the

physical/chemical, biological, and

socioeconomic environments. For

example, fish stocking/management

histories in the subject river, historic

river quality data and the reasons for

improvement or degradation of the

quality, and wetland habitat loss or

proposals to develop land and water

resources within the basin.

• Identification of any federal, state or

local resource plans and future project

proposals that encompass the subject

river or basin. For example, proposals to

construct or operate water treatment

facilities, recreation areas, or implement

fishery management programs.

• Documentation that would support

a conclusion that the project(s) does not

contribute, or does contribute to adverse

and beneficial cumulative effects on

resources and therefore should be

excluded from further study or excluded

from further consideration of

cumulative impacts within the river

basin. Documentation should include,

but not be limited to: how the project(s)

interact with other projects within the

river basin or other developmental

activities; results from studies; resource

management policies; and, reports from

federal, state, and local agencies.

Comments concerning the scope of

the environmental document should be

filed by the deadline established in

paragraph D9.

A4. Development Application—

Public notice of the filing of the initial

development application, which has

already been given, established the due

date for filing competing applications or

notices of intent. Under the

Commission’s regulations, any

competing development application

must be filed in response to and in

compliance with public notice of the

initial development application. No

competing applications or notices of

intent may be filed in response to this

notice.

D9. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is ready

for environmental analysis at this time,

and the Commission is requesting

comments, reply comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions.

The Commission directs, pursuant to

Section 4.34(b) of the Regulations (see

Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56

FR 23108, May 20, 1991) that all

comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions and prescriptions concerning

the application be filed with the

Commission within 60 days from the

issuance date of this notice. All reply

comments must be filed with the

Commission within 105 days from the

date of this notice.

Anyone may obtain an extension of

time for these deadlines from the

Commission only upon a showing of

good cause or extraordinary

circumstances in accordance with 18

CFR 385.2008.

All filings must (1) Bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY

COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS’’, ‘‘TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, or

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS’’; (2) set forth in the

heading the name of the applicant and

the project number of the application to

which the filing responds; (3) furnish

the name, address, and telephone

number of the person submitting the

filing; and (4) otherwise comply with

the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001

through 385.2005. All comments,

recommendations, terms and conditions

or prescriptions must set forth their

evidentiary basis and otherwise comply

with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).

Any of these documents must be filed

by providing the original and the

number of copies required 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, Office of Hydropower

Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above address. Each

filing must be accompanied by proof of

service on all persons listed on the

service list prepared by the Commission

in this proceeding, in accordance with

18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–209 Filed 1–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

Notice of Application Ready for

Environmental Analysis

December 31, 1996.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: New Major

License.

b. Project No.: 11162–002.

c. Date filed: April 18, 1994.

d. Applicant: Wisconsin Power and

Light Company.

e. Name of Project: Prairie du Sac

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Wisconsin River in

Dane, Sauk, and Columbia Counties,

Wisconsin.

g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Norman E.

Boys, Vice President, Power Production,

Wisconsin Power and Light Company,

P.O. Box 192, 222 West Washington

Avenue, Madison, WI 53701–0192,

(608) 252–3311.

i. FERC Contact: Frank Karwoski at

(202) 219–2782.

j. Deadline Date: See standard

paragraph D10.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

This application has been accepted for

filing and is ready for environmental

analysis at this time.

l. Description of Project: The 29–MW

Prairie du Sac Hydroelectric Project

provides average annual generation of

151,800 MWh when operated in run-ofriver mode. Wisconsin Power & Light

Company has operated the project in a

run-of-river mode since 1978 and

proposes to continue this mode of

operation.

The project consists of: (1) a reservoir

with a normal surface area of 9,180

acres and a storage volume of 119,950

acre-feet at the normal operating water

surface elevation of 744.4 feet NGVD; (2)

an east dike which is 1,775 feet long

with an average height of 20 feet and top

width of 8 feet at a crest elevation of

781.0 feet NGVD, and side slopes of

2H:1V, constructed of sand with a clay

core wall having a top width of 3 feet

at elevation 770.4 feet NGVD; (3) a

1,010-foot-long concrete hollow ogee

spillway supported on piles with a crest

elevation of 760.4 feet NGVD, 41 radial