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Energy Sales, Inc. (Federal Energy).

Duke states that the TSA sets out the

transmission arrangements under which

Duke will provide Federal Energy nonfirm point-to-point transmission service

under its Pro Forma Open Access

Transmission Tariff.

Comment date: February 18, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3198 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Project Nos. 11595–000 et al.]

Hydroelectric Applications [Arizona

Independent Power, Inc., et al.]; Notice

of Applications

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric applications have been

filed with the Commission and are

available for public inspection:

1 a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: 11595–000.

c. Date filed: November 27, 1996.

d. Applicant: Arizona Independent

Power, Inc.

e. Name of Project: Azipco Pumped

Storage Project.

f. Location: Partially on lands

administered by the Bureau of Land

Management, at White Tank Regional

Park, in Maricopa County, Arizona.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. § 791(a)—825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Frank L.

Mazzone, President, Arizona

Independent Power, Inc. 746 Fifth Street

East, Sonoma, CA 95476, (707) 996–

2573.

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael

Strzelecki, (202) 219–2827.

j. Comment Date: March 27, 1997.

k. Description of Project: The

proposed pumped storage project would

consist of: (1) A 340-foot-high earthen

dam creating a 180-acre upper reservoir;

(2) two 25-foot-diameter, 11,200-footlong underground penstocks; (3) a 220-

foot-high earthen dam creating a 150-

acre lower reservoir; (4) an underground

powerhouse containing five generating

units with a total installed capacity of

1,250 MW; (5) a 2,400-foot-long access

tunnel; (6) two 40-mile-long

transmission lines of undetermined

route interconnecting with an existing

Arizona Public Service Company

transmission line; (7) and appurtenant

facilities.

The proposed project will utilize

water from the Bureau of Reclamation’s

Colorado River (Aqueduct) System.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: A5, A7,

A9, A10, B, C, and D2.

2 a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: 11593–000.

c. Date filed: October 18, 1996.

d. Applicant: Savage Rapids R.R.

Hydroelectric Company.

e. Name of Project: Savage Rapids

Project.

f. Location: Near the town of Grants

Pass, on the Rogue River, in Josephine

County, Oregon.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)—825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dean

Jackson, J.B. Dean, Inc., 35925 Agness

Illahe Road, Agness, Oregon 97406,(541)

247–0808.

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael

Strzelecki, (202) 219–2827.

j. Comment Date: March 27, 1997.

k. Description of Project: The

proposed project would consist of: (1)

The Grants Pass Irrigation District’s

existing 28-foot-high dam and 2-milelong, 400-foot-wide reservoir; (2) a

powerhouse containing two generating

units with a total installed capacity of

1,200 kilowatts; (3) improvements to the

existing fish passage facility; and (4)

appurtenant facilities. The project will

not raise the reservoir water.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: A5, A7,

A9, A10, B, C, and D2.

3 a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: 11596–000.

c. Date filed: January 2, 1997.

d. Applicant: Kenneth R. Dantoin, Jr.

e. Name of Project: Little Kaukauna

Lock and Dam Project.

f. Location: On the Fox River, in the

Town of Lawrence, Brown County,

Wisconsin.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Kenneth R.

Dantoin, Jr., 11919 N. Bridgewater Drive

74W, Mequon, WI 53092 (414) 242–

9897.

i. FERC Contact: Mary Golato (202)

219–2804.

j. Comment Date: April 4, 1997.

k. Description of Project: The

proposed project would utilize the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers’ Little

Kaukauna Lock and Dam and Reservoir,

and would consist of the following

facilities: (1) A reconstructed

powerhouse integral with the dam

having a total proposed installed

capacity of 1,600 kilowatts; (2) a new

transmission line; and (3) appurtenant

facilities. The average annual generation

is estimated to be 13.13 gigawatthours.

The cost of the studies under the permit

will not exceed $50,000.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: A5, A7,

A9, A10, B, C, and D2.

m. 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 North Capitol

Street, N.E., Room 2–A, Washington,

D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 219–

1371. A copy is also available for

inspection and reproduction at Mr.

Kenneth R. Dantoin, Jr., 11919 N.

Bridgewater Drive, 74W, Mequon, WI

53092 (414) 242–9897.

4 a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to

File An Application for a New License.

b. Project No.: 2131.

c. Date filed: February 21, 1996.

d. Submitted By: Wisconsin Electric

Power Company, current licensee.

e. Name of Project: Kingsford.

f. Location: On the Menominee River,

in the City of Kingsford, Township of

Breitung, Dickinson County, Michigan,

and in the Towns of Aurora and

Florence, Florence County, Wisconsin.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the

Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 16.6 of the

Commission’s regulations.

h. Effective date of original license:

January 1, 1979.

i. Expiration date of original license:

October 31, 2001.

j. The project consists of: (1) An 849-

foot-long concrete gravity dam

comprising; (a) a 242-foot-long, 43-foothigh gated spillway section having ten

20-foot-wide, 14-foot-high tainter gates;

(b) an integral powerhouse and intake

section; and (c) a 42-foot-long sluiceway

section having three submerged 4-footdiameter sluice tubes and a trash sluice;

(2) a 317-foot-long, 26-foot-high east

earth embankment, a 313-foot-long, 6-

foot-high detached east earth dike, and

a 129-foot-long, 26-foot-high west earth
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dike, all having concrete core walls; (3)

a reservoir having a 506-acre surface

area at normal pool elevation 1,068.0

feet m.s.l.; (4) a 119-foot-long, 72.5-footwide reinforced-concrete powerhouse

containing three 2,400–kW generating

units for a total installed generating

capacity of 7,200–kW; and (5)

appurtenant facilities.

k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7,

information on the project is available

at: Wisconsin Electric Power Company,

Annex Building Room A–265, 333 West

Everett, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201,

(414) 221–2500.

l. FERC contact: Charles T. Raabe

(202) 219–2811.

m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and

16.10 each application for a new license

and any competing license applications

must be filed with the Commission at

least 24 months prior to the expiration

of the existing license. All applications

for license for this project must be filed

by October 31, 1999.

5 a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to

File An Application for a New License.

b. Project No.: 2142.

c. Date filed: December 27, 1996.

d. Submitted By: Central Maine Power

Company, current licensee.

e. Name of Project: Indian Pond.

f. Location: On the Kennebec River, in

Chase Stream, Indian Stream, Sapling,

and Big Squaw Townships, Somerset

and Piscataquis Counties, Maine.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the

Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 16.6 of the

Commission’s regulations.

h. Effective date of current license:

January 1, 1952.

i. Expiration date of current license:

December 31, 2001.

j. The project consists of: (1) A

concrete gravity-type dam composed of

an intake section, a gated spillway

section, a flashboard section, a log

sluice section, a bulkhead section, and

flanked on the left bank by an earth

dike; (2) a detached earth dike; (3) a

nine-mile-long reservoir having a 3,666-

acre surface area at normal pool

elevation 955 feet U.S.G.S.; (4) four

penstocks; (5) a powerhouse having four

generating units with a total installed

generating capacity of 76,400–kW; (6) a

1,750-foot-long tailrace; (7) a 13.2/115–

kV, 83,333–kVA substation; (8) a 29.5-

mile-long, 115–kV transmission line;

and (9) appurtenant facilities;

k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7,

information on the project is available

at: Central Maine Power Company,

Anthony Avenue, Augusta, Maine

04330, (207) 626–9600.

l. FERC contact: Charles T. Raabe

(202) 219–2811.

m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and

16.10 each application for a new license

and any competing license applications

must be filed with the Commission at

least 24 months prior to the expiration

of the existing license. All applications

for license for this project must be filed

by December 31, 1999.

6 a. Type of Application: Application

to Delete 128 Acres from the Project

Boundary.

b. Project No: 2833–055.

c. Application Filed: January 3, 1997.

d. Applicant: Public Utility District

No. 1 of Lewis County.

e. Name of Project: Cowlitz Falls

Project.

f. Location: Cowlitz River in Lewis

County, Washington.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Gary H.

Kalich, Public Utility District No. 1 of

Lewis County, 321 N.W. Pacific Avenue,

Chehalis, WA 98532–0330, (360) 748–

9261.

i. FERC Contact: Heather Campbell,

(202) 219–3097.

j. Comment Date: March 13, 1997.

k. Description of Proposal: The

licensee filed a proposal to delete 128

acres from the project boundary. The

lands which are predominantly

agricultural were included as part of the

Buffer Zone Management Plan for which

the licensee would have obtained an

easement. The lands are located in the

upper reaches of the reservoir between

river mile 95 and 100.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

7 a. Type of Filing: Request for

Extension of Time to Commence Project

Construction.

b. Applicant: Mount Hope

Waterpower Project, LLP.

c. Project No.: The proposed Mount

Hope Pumped Storage Hydroelectric

Project, FERC No. 9401–041, is to be

located on Mount Hope Lake in Morris

County, New Jersey.

d. Date filed: December 30, 1996.

e. Pursuant to: Public Law 104–247.

f. Applicant Contacts:

Chris Beaver, Mount Hope Hydro, Inc.,

627 Mount Hope Road, Wharton, NJ

07885–2837, (201) 361–1072;

Sam Behrends, IV, LeBoeuf, Lamb,

Greene & MacRae, LLP, 1875

Connecticut Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20009–5728, (202)

986–8000.

g. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles,

(202) 219–2671.

h. Comment Date: March 13, 1997.

i. Description of the Request: The

licensee for the subject project has

requested that the deadline for

commencement of construction at its

project be extended. The deadline to

commence project construction for

FERC Project No. 9401 would be

extended to August 3, 1999. The

deadline for completion of construction

will be extended to August 3, 2005.

j. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

8 a. Type of Application: Amendment

of License.

b. Project No: 2528–046.

c. Date Filed: 11/19/96.

d. Applicant: Central Maine Power

Company.

e. Name of Project: Cataract Project.

f. Location: On the Saco River, York

County, Maine.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact:

Gary A. Boyle, Environmental and

Licensing, Central Maine Power

Company, North Augusta Office

Annex, 41 Anthony Avenue, Augusta,

ME 04330, (207)621–4447.

i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad,

(202) 219–2665.

j. Comment Date: March 17, 1997.

k. Description of Amendment:

Licensee proposes to delete one of the

project generating stations, the NKL

powerhouse and related facilities,

which has an authorized installed

capacity of 900 kW. The licensee states

that NKL powerhouse has been nonoperational since the license was issued

in 1989, and isn’t cost effective to

rehabilitate as was intended under the

license.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C2,

and D2.

9 a. Type of Application: Amendment

of Exemption

b. Project No.: 6819–004.

c. Date Filed: March 7, 1996.

d. Applicant: Desert Water Agency.

e. Name of Project: Snow Creek

Project.

f. Location: Near Snow Creek Village

in Riverside County, California.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. § 791(a)–825(r)

h. Applicant Contact:

Mr. David K. Luker, Assistant General

Manager-Operations, Desert Water

Agency, 1200 Gene Autry Trail South,

P.O. Box 1710, Palm Springs, CA

92263–1710, (619) 323–4971.

i. FERC Contact: Robert Gwynn, (202)

219–2764.

j. Comment Date: March 17, 1997.

k. Description of FIling: Desert Water

Agency proposes a change in project

operations to the Snow Creek Power

Project to allow waters currently

diverted from Falls Creek for municipal

use to also be used for incidental power
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generation. The change would allow

diversions from Falls Creek of up to 1.5

cfs to be conveyed to Palm Springs via

the Snow Creek Penstock, Power Plant,

and Pipeline. The proposed change

involves the replacement of the existing

Falls Creek diversion, replacement of

the existing 10’’ pipeline between Snow

Creek dam and Falls Creek dam with a

12’’ pipeline, and the construction of a

booster station along the 12’’

replacement pipeline.

l. This paragraph also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

Standard Paragraphs

A5. Preliminary Permit—Anyone

desiring to file a competing application

for preliminary permit for a proposed

project must submit the competing

application itself, or a notice of intent to

file such an application, to the

Commission on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application (see 18 CFR 4.36).

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing preliminary permit

application no later than 30 days after

the specified comment date for the

particular application. A competing

preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.

A7. Preliminary Permit—Any

qualified development applicant

desiring to file a competing

development application must submit to

the Commission, on or before a

specified comment date for the

particular application, either a

competing development application or a

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice of intent to file a development

application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30(b) and 4.36.

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

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

A10. Proposed Scope of Studies under

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental

impacts. Based on the results of these

studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation

of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

B. 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.

C. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘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. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Project Review, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, at the abovementioned address. A copy of any

notice of intent, competing application

or motion to intervene must also be

served upon each representative of the

Applicant specified in the particular

application.

C1. 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.

C2. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS,’’

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS,’’ ‘‘NOTICE OF

INTENT TO FILE COMPETING

APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMPETING

APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘PROTEST,’’ or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of these 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 a

notice of intent, competing application,

or motion to intervene must also be

served upon each representative of the

Applicant specified in the particular

application.

D2. 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.

Dated: January 31, 1997, Washington, DC.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3196 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

Sunshine Act Meeting

February 5, 1997.

The following notice of meeting is

published pursuant to section 3(a) of the

government in the sunshine act (Pub. L.

No. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552B:

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission.

DATE AND TIME: FEBRUARY 12, 1997,

10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Room 2C, 888 first street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20426.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda.

*Note—Items Listed on the agenda may

be deleted without further notice.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Lois D. Cashell, secretary, telephone

(202) 208–0400. For a recording listing

items stricken from or added to the

meeting, call (202) 208–1627.