Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 104 / Wednesday, May 30, 2001 / Notices 29307

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Comments,

Protests, and Motions To Intervene

May 23, 2001.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been field

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: 11993–000.

c. Date filed: April 23, 2001.

d. Applicant: Symbiotics, LLC.

e. Name and Location of Project: The

Topaz Dam Hydroelectric Project would

be located at the existing Topaz Dam,

owned by Douglas County, Nevada, on

the West Fork Walker River in Douglas

County, Nevada.

f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L.

Smith, Northwest Power Services, Inc.,

P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442, (208)

745–8630.

h. FERC Contact: James Hunter, (202)

219–2839.

i. Deadline for filing comments,

protests, and motions to intervene: 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, protests, and motions to

intervene 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 include the project number (P–

11993–000) on any comments or

motions filed. 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.

j. Description of Project: The proposed

project would consist of: (1) The

existing 30-foot-high, 750 foot-long

earthfill dam and Topaz Reservoir, with

a 4,400-acre surface area at normal

elevation 4,967 feet; (2) a 1,000-footlong, 5-foot-diameter steel penstock; (3)

a powerhouse containing two 1.5-

megawatt generating units; (4) a 2-milelong, 15-kV transmission line; and (5)

appurtenant facilities. The project

would have an average annual

generation of 19.71 GWh.

k. A copy of the publication is

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,

DC 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 g

above.

l. 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.

m. 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.

n. 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.

o. 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.

p. 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.

q. 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’’, 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. 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.

r. 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,

Secretary.

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