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particular resource agency, they must

also serve a copy of the document on

that resource agency.

k. The application is not ready for

environmental analysis at this time.

l. The Rainbow Falls Hydroelectric

Project consists of: (1) An existing 345-

foot-long and 16-foot-high dam; (2) an

existing 17-acre reservoir having a

storage capacity of 180-acre-feet at an

elevation of 307.0 feet above mean sea

level; (3) a powerhouse containing two

generating units for a total installed

capacity of 2,640 kilowatts; and (4)

existing transmission and appurtenant

facilities. The project is estimated to

generate an average of 14 million

kilowatt hours annually. The dam and

project facilities are owned by the

applicant.

m. 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 2–A,

Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. The application may be

viewed on 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.

n. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the New York State

Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as

required by § 106, National Historic

Preservation Act, and the regulations of

the Advisory Council on Historic

Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29195 Filed 11–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Motions To

Intervene, 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.: 11858–000.

c. Date filed: September 15, 2000.

d. Applicant: Elsinore Valley

Municipal Water District.

e. Name of Project: Lake Elsinore

Project.

f. Location: On Lake Elsinore, Lion

Springs, and San Juan Creek, in

Riverside County, California. The

project would utilize federal lands

within Cleveland National Forest.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Rob

Bakondy, Lake Elsinore Advanced

Pumped Storage, L.L.C., Enron North

America Corp., 101 California Street,

Suite 1950, San Francisco, CA 94111,

(415) 782–7806.

i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (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, D.C. 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 in 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 pumped storage project would

have two upper reservoirs (one in

Morrell Canyon the other in Decker

Canyon) and would use the natural Lake

Elsinore as the lower reservoir. The

project would consist of: (1) A proposed

550-foot-long, 220-foot-high concreteface rockfill Morrell Canyon Dam; (2) a

proposed 575-foot-long, 100-foot-high

impervious core rock fill downstream

Morrell Canyon Dam; (3) a proposed

impoundment having a surface area of

142 acres, with a storage capacity of

7,400 acre-feet, and normal maximum

water surface elevation of 2,860 feet

msl; (3) a proposed 1,800-foot-long, 220-

foot high impervious core rock filled

Decker Canyon Dam; (4) a proposed

impoundment having a surface area of

95 acres, with a storage capacity of

5,000 acre-feet, and normal maximum

water surface elevation of 2,740 feet

msl; (5) the existing Lake Elsinore

impoundment having a water surface

elevation of 3,412 acres, with a storage

capacity of 68,006 acre-feet, and a

normal maximum water surface

elevation of 1,249 feel msl; (6) two

proposed excavated canals designed to

pass flows in both the generating and

pumping directions; (7) a proposed

powerhouse containing three pumping/

generating units with a total installed

capacity of 330 MW; (8) a proposed 5.9-

miles-long, 115 kV transmission line;

and (9) appurtenant facilities.

The project would have an annual

generation of 1.848 GWh that would be

sold to a local utility.

l. 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

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.

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

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.

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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]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

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