29940 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 107 / Monday, June 4, 2001 / Notices

on the Commission’s web site at http:/

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

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Comments,

Motions To Intervene, and Protests

May 29, 2001.

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: 11965–000.

c. Date Filed: April 18, 2001.

d. Applicant: Symbiotics, LLC.

e. Name of Project: East Park Dam

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: The proposed project

would be located on an existing dam

owned by the U.S. Bureau of

Reclamation, on the Little Stoney Creek,

approximately 33 miles southwest of the

town of Orlando, in Colusa County,

California.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L.

Smith, President, Northwest Power

Services, Inc., P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID

83442, (208) 745–8630, (fax) (208) 745–

7909, or e-mail address:

npsihydro@aol.com.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to Mr.

Lynn R. Miles, Sr at (202) 219–2671, or

e-mail address:lynn.miles@ferc.fed.us.

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, recommendations,

interventions, and protests, may be

electronically filed 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. Competing Application: Project No.

11896–000, Date Filed: February 27,

2001, Due Date: May 29, 2001

l. Description of Project: The proposed

project would be using the U.S. Bureau

of Reclamation’s East Park Dam and

would consist of: (1) A 10 foot diameter

300- foot-long steel penstock; (2) a

powerhouse containing two generating

units with a total installed capacity of

8.5 megawatts; (3) a 25 kv transmission

line approximately 20 miles long; and

(4) appurtenant facilities.

The project would have an annual

generation of 57.6 GWh.

m. Location 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,

Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. This filing may be

viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

(202) 208–2222 or assistance). A copy is

also available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item h

above.

n. Preliminary Permit—Public notice

of the filing of the initial preliminary

permit application, which has already

been given, established the due date for

filing competing preliminary permit

applications or notices of intent. Any

competing preliminary permit or

development application or notice of

intent to file a competing preliminary

permit or development application must

be filed in response to and in

compliance with the public notice of the

initial preliminary permit application.

No competing applications or notices of

intent to file competing applications

may be filed in response to this notice.

A competing license application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30 (b) and 4.36.

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’’, ‘‘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.

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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