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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.

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.

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 Hydropower Administration and

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned

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.

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29197 Filed 11–14–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Motions to

Intervene and Protests and Comments

November 8, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the commission and is available for

public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: 11859–000.

c. Date Filed: September 19, 2000.

d. Applicant: Arizona Independent

Power, Inc.

e. Name of Project: Azipco Pumped

Storage Project.

f. Location: Beardsley Canal, in

Maricopa County, Arizona. The

proposed project would utilize Bureau

of Land Management lands in the White

Tank Mountain Regional Park.

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: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to

Robert Bell, telephone 202–219–2806.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene, protests and comments: 60

days from the issuance date of this

notice.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

Comments and protests may be filed

electronically via the internet in lieu of

paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)

and the instructions on the

Commission’s web site at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

The Commission’s rules of practice

and procedure require all interveners

filing documents with the commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person whose name appears on the

official service list for the project.

further, if an intervener files comments

or documents with the Commission

relating to the merits of an issue that

may affect the responsibilities of a

particular resource agency, they must

also serve a copy of the document on

that resource agency

k. Description of Project: The

proposed project would consist of: (1) a

proposed 350-foot high, 1700-foot-long

earth and rockfill upper dam; (2) a

proposed reservoir having a surface area

of 180 acres and a storage capacity of

13,000 acre-feet with a normal water

surface elevation of 3,000 feet msl; (3)

a proposed 200 foot-high, 2600 foot-long

earth and rockfill lower dam; (4) a

proposed reservoir having a surface area

of 150 acres and a storage capacity of

14,000 acre-feet with a normal water

surface elevation of 1,800 feet msl; (5)

two proposed 25 foot-diameter, 11,200

foot-long penstocks; (6) a proposed

powerhouse containing five generating

units having a total installed capacity of

1,250 MW; (7) a proposed 40-mile-long,

500 kV transmission line; and (8)

appurtenant facilities.

The project would have an annual

generation of 1,682 GWh and would be

sold to a local utility.

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. Call (202) 208–2222

for assistance. A copy is also available

for inspection and reproduction at the

address in item h above.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Hydropower Administration and

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned

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.

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29198 Filed 11–14–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Amended Land Use and

Shoreline Management Plan and

Soliciting Comments, Motions To

Intervene, and Protests

November 8, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Application Type: Amended Land

Use and Shoreline Management Plan.

b. Project No.: 1894–193.

c. Date Filed: August 30, 1999.

d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric

& Gas Company.

e. Name of Project: Parr Hydroelectric

Project.

f. Location: The project is located on

the Broad River in Fairfield and

Newberry Counties, South Carolina. The

project does not occupy any Federal or

tribal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Thomas G.

Eppink, Senior Attorney, South Carolina

Electric & Gas Company, Legal

Department—130, Columbia, South

Carolina 29218.

i. FERC Contact: Steve Naugle,

steven.naugle@ferc.fed.us, 202–219–

2805.

j. Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: December 15, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with Mr. David

P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Comments and protests may be filed

electronically via the internet in lieu of

paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)

and the instructions on the

Commission’s web site at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm. Please

reference the following number, P–

1894–193, on any comments or motions

filed.

k. Description of the Application: The

application is an amended version of

the applicant’s originally proposed Land

Use and Shoreline Management Plan,

filed September 4, 1991. The amended

plan reflects the results of the

applicant’s efforts to reach settlement

among various stakeholders, including

resource agencies and adjoining

property owners, on certain unresolved

issues regarding permissible and

prohibited activities along the

shorelines of the project’s reservoirs.

l. Locations of the Application: A

copy of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

202–208–1371. The application may be

viewed on-line at http://

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.

m. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

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.

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