[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45246-45247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22596]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing With the Commission and 
Ready for Environmental Analysis

August 20, 1997.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Exemption From Licensing.
    b. Project No.: P-11549-001.
    c. Date Filed: January 21, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Dunkirk Water Power Company, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Dunkirk Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Yahara River, near Dunkirk, Dane County, 
Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas J. Reiss, P.O. Box 353, 319 Hart 
Street, Watertown, WI 53094, (414) 261-7975.
    i. FERC Contact: Chris Metcalf (202) 219-2810.
    j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D4.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted, and is ready for environmental analysis at this time--see 
attached paragraph D4.
    1. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river project 
consists of: (1) an existing 20-foot-high and 800-foot-long concrete 
dam; (2) an existing 70-acre reservoir with storage capacity of 270 
acre-feet at normal pool elevation 832.0 <plus-minus> 0.3 feet National 
Geodetic Vertical Datum; (3) a concrete headrace canal approximately 
20-foot-wide and 100-foot-long; (4) a 35-foot by 60-foot concrete and 
brick powerhouse housing one 125-kilowatt (kW) generator and one 220-kW 
generator for a total project installed capacity of 345-kW; (5) a new 
underground transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 
applicant estimates that the total average annual generation would be 
1.0 million kilowatthours. The applicant has secured a long term lease 
from the owner of the dam, Dunkirk Dam Lake District, PO Box 83, 
Stoughton, WI 53589, which provides all necessary real property 
interests to develop and operate the project.
    m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold to a local 
utility company.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A2, A9, B1, and D4.
    o. Available Locations 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 and 
Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A-1, 
Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-2326. A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at Dunkirk Water Power 
Company, Inc., P.O. Box 353, 319 Hart Street, Watertown, WI 53094, 
(414) 261-7975.
    A2. Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to 
file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or 
before the specified deadline date for the particular application, a 
competing development application, or a notice of intent to file such 
an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an 
interested person to file the competing development application no 
later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the 
particular application. Applications for preliminary permits will not 
be accepted in response to this notice.
    A9. Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact 
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective 
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to 
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary 
permit application or a development application (specify which type of 
application). A notice of intent must be

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served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice.
    B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest 
or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules 
of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    D4. 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 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``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 protesting or intervening; 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). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly 
from the applicant. Any of these documents must be filed by providing 
the original and the number of copies required by the Commission's 
regulation to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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. 
A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this 
application 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-22596 Filed 8-25-97; 8:45 am]
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