29202 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 102 /Thursday, May 28, 1998 / Notices

The DEA is for the proposed revocation

of the exemption from licensing for the

Cox Lake Dam Project. The DEA finds

that the proposed revocation would not

constitute a major federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment. The Cox Lake Dam

Project is located on the Deep River, in

Randolph County, North Carolina, near

the town of Cedar Falls.

The DEA was written by staff in the

Office of Hydropower Licensing Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission. Copies

of the DEA can be obtained by calling

the Commission’s Public Reference

Room at (202) 208–1371.

Please submit any comments on the

DEA within 40 days from the date of

this notice. Any comments, conclusions,

or recommendations that draw upon

studies, reports, or other working papers

of substance should be supported by

appropriate documentation. Comments

should be addressed to: The Secretary,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426. Please affix Project No. 6559–014

to all comments.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14123 Filed 5–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Filed With the

Commission

May 21, 1998.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Approval of

Minimum Flows to Ensure Protection of

Fishery and Wildlife Resources,

Maintenance of Water Quality, and

Accommodation of Downstream

Recreational Activities.

b. Project Nos: 2692–018, 2686–018, &

2698–016.

c. Date Filed: April 1, 1998.

d. Applicant: Nantahala Power and

Light Company.

e. Names of Projects: Nantahala, West

Fork, & East Fork Hydroelectric Projects.

f. Location: Clay and Jackson

Counties, North Carolina.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard

Conley, Nantahala Power and Light

Company, 301 NP&L Loop, Franklin, NC

28734, (704) 369–4513.

i. FERC Contact: Jean Potvin, (202)

219–0022.

j. Comment Date: July 2, 1998.

k. Description of Project: The licensee

has filed for approval of the ‘‘Nantahala

& Tuckasegee Projects Settlement

Agreement.’’ This agreement proposes a

minimum instantaneous flow into the

East and West Forks of the Tuckasegee

River and would require the licensee to

provide money to the United States

Department of Agriculture Forest

Service for rehabilitation of outlet works

as mitigation for the Wolf Creek bypass.

The licensee would install and maintain

calibrated staff gages on the West and

East Forks of the Tuckasegee River. The

settlement agreement proposes stopping

diversions from Dicks Creek. The

licensee would release from the White

Oak pipeline into Dicks Creek from July

to November. Finally, the agreement

proposes the minimum flows for

recreation, fishery and wildlife

resources, and water quality

downstream of the Nantahala Project.

1. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

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.

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS,’’ ‘‘PROTESTS’’, 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, N.E., 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.

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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14065 Filed 5–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Intent to File an Application

for a New License

May 21, 1998.

a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to

File An Application for a New License.

b. Project No.: 5044.

c. Date filed: April 28, 1998.

d. Submitted By: Avondale Mills, Inc.,

current licensee.

e. Name of Project: Sibley Mill

Project.

f. Location: On the Augusta Canal of

the Savannah River, in the City of

Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.

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:

April 1, 1953.

i. Expiration date of current license:

March 31, 2003.

j. The project consists of: (1) intake

works, including four steel diversion

gates and a 280-foot-long headrace; (2)

three generating units with a total

installed capacity of 2,475 kW located

inside the Sibley Mill structure; (3) a

350-foot-long, 30-foot-wide, 38-footdeep open tailrace; and (4) appurtenant

facilities.

k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7,

information on the project is available

at: Avondale Mills, Engineering

Department, 2 Hickman Street,

Graniteville, SC 29829, (803) 663–2334.

l. FERC contact: Tom Dean (202) 219–

2778.

m. Pursuant to CFR 16.9 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

March 31, 2001.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14066 Filed 5–27–98; 8:45 am]

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