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888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426.

Please submit any comments within

30 days from the date of this notice.

Comments should be addressed to Lois

D. Cashell, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Please affix Project No. 11437 to all

comments. For further information,

please contact Mark Pawlowski,

Environmental Coordinator, at (202)

219–2795.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–210 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.: 1984-056.

c. Date filed: January 25, 1996.

d. Applicant: Wisconsin River Power

Company.

e. Name of Project: Petenwell and

Castle Rock Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Wisconsin River in

Adams, Juneau, and Wood Counties,

Wisconsin.

g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Richard L.

Hilliker, President, Wisconsin River

Power Company, P.O. Box 8050,

Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495–8050,

(715) 422-3722.

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

Petenwell and Castle Rock project

consists of the 20–MW Petenwell

Development and the 15–MW Castle

Rock Development. Together these

developments provide average annual

generation of about 200,000 Mwh.

Wisconsin River Power Company

(WRPCo) is owned by Consolidated

Water Power Company (CWPCo),

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

(WPSC), and Wisconsin Power & Light

Company (WP&L). These owners each

use about one-third of the project’s

power.

Project operation and administration

is provided by CWPCo. Maintenance

and plant surveillance is provided by

WRPCo. The project is operated on a

seasonal basis for flood control, power

generation, and recreation

enhancement. The Petenwell

Development is operated in a peaking

mode when river flows fall below the

development’s hydraulic capacity,

although it is generally operated such

that daily average outflows equal

inflows. The reservoir’s water level

varies seasonally to provide for flood

control, reservoir recreation, and

downstream power production. The

Castle Rock Development is operated in

a modified run-of-river mode allowing

some peaking superimposed on a baselevel flow and providing for a recreation

flow through the Wisconsin Dells.

Petenwell Development—The

Petenwell Development consists of: (1)

a reservoir with a drainage area of 5,800

square miles, a normal surface area of

25,180 acres and a storage volume of

495,000 acre-feet at the normal

operating water surface elevation of

923.9 feet NGVD which is controlled by

Petenwell Dam located at river mile

171.9 on the Wisconsin River in

Wisconsin; (2) and East Dike which is

7,000 feet long and 20 feet high with top

width of 12 feet at a crest elevation of

933.9 feet NGVD and side slopes of

2.5H: 1V, constructed of compacted

sand with riprapped upstream face; (3)

an East Dam which is 8,000 feet long

and 50 feet high with top width of 12

feet at a crest elevation of 933.9 feet

NGVD and side slopes of 2.5H:1V,

constructed of compacted sand with

riprapped upstream face and gravel toe

drains; (4) a West Dike which is five

miles long and 20 feet high with top

width of 12 feet at a crest elevation of

933.9 feet NGVD and side slopes of

2.5H:1V, constructed of compacted sand

with riprapped upstream face; (5) a

West Dam which is 500 feet long and 50

feet high with top width of 12 feet at a

crest elevation of 933.9 feet NGVD and

side slopes of 2.5H:1V, constructed of

compacted sand with riprapped

upstream face and gravel toe drains; (6)

a 525-foot-long concrete overflow

spillway with 30-foot-deep sheetpile

cutoff and a crest elevation of 905.9 feet

NGVD, with 15 radial gates, each 30 feet

wide and 18 feet high, operated by

individual hydraulic cylinder hoists and

separated by concrete piers; (7) a

regulating bay containing one electric

chain hoist operating a 30-foot-wide by

18-foot-high radial gate and a stilling

basin separated from the rest of the

spillway by a concrete wall; (8) a 159-

foot-long powerhouse with 110-footwide concrete substructure, including

intake and draft tubes, 50-foot-wide

masonry superstructure and truss

supported roof, containing four turbine/

generating units having a total rated

capacity of 20 MW and total hydraulic

capacity of 6,720 cfs, protected by

trashracks with 4.5-inch openings; (9)

four S. Morgan Smith 110-inch diameter

four-blade vertical Kaplan turbines with

rated head of 41 feet and rated output

of 7,200 horsepower, operating at 163.6

rpm and controlled by Woodward type

H.R. governors rated at 60,000 ft-lbs;

(10) four vertical General Electric

synchronous generators operating at

163.6 rpm with power factor of 0.8 rated

at 6,250 KVA; (11) a switchyard

containing two Westinghouse 6.9/138

Kv power transformers rated at 15 MVA;

and (12) accessory equipment including

a 50-ton overhead traveling crane in the

powerhouse, two gantry cranes, a

compressed air system, spillway bubbler

system, and a battery bank.

Castle Rock Development—The Castle

Rock Development consists of: (1) a

reservoir with a drainage area of 6,870

square miles, a normal surface area of

14,900 acres and a storage volume of

136,000 acre-feet at the normal

operating water surface elevation of

881.9 feet NGVD which is controlled by

Castle Rock Dam located at river mile

156.7 on the Wisconsin River in

Wisconsin; (2) an East Dike which is 3.3

miles long and less than 25 feet high

with top width of 12 feet at a crest

elevation of 891.4 feet NGVD and side

slopes of 2.5H:1V, constructed of

compacted sand with riprapped

upstream face; (3) an earth dam which

is 1,400 feet long and 45 feet high with

top width of 12 feet at a crest elevation

of 891.4 feet NGVD and side slopes of

2.5H:1V, constructed of compacted sand

with riprapped upstream face and gravel

toe drains; (4) a saddle dike which is

500 feet long; (5) a 590-foot-long

concrete overflow spillway with 35-footdeep sheetpile cutoff and a crest

elevation of 863.4 feet NGVD with 17

radial gates, each 30 feet wide and 18

feet high, operated by individual

hydraulic cylinder hoists and separated

by concrete piers; (6) a regulating bay

containing one electric chain hoist

operated 30-foot-wide by 18-foot-high

radial gate and stilling basin separated

from the rest of the spillway by a

concrete wall; (7) a 193-foot-long

powerhouse with 107-foot-wide

concrete substructure, including intake

and draft tubes, 50-foot-wide masonry

superstructure and truss supported roof,

containing five turbine/generating units

having a total rated capacity of 15 MW

and total hydraulic capacity of 7,520 cfs

protected by trashracks with 4.5-inch

openings; (8) five S. Morgan Smith 110-
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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