[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19905-19911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 1494-094, et al.]


Hydroelectric Applications [Grand River Dam Authority, et al.]; 
Notice of Applications

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    1 a. Type of Application: Request For Commission Approval To Grant 
A Permit For Dredging On Project Lands.
    b. Project No.: 1494-094.
    c. Date filed: February 27, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Grand River Dam Authority.
    e. Name of Project: Pensacola Project.
    f. Location: Grand Lake O' The Cherokees, Delaware County, Afton, 
Oklahoma.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Bob Sullivan, Grand River Dam Authority, 
P.O. Box 409, Drawer G, Vinita, OK 74301, (918) 256-5545.
    i. FERC Contact: Joseph C. Adamson, (202) 219-1040.
    j. Comment Date: May 17, 1995.
    k. Description of Proposed Action: Grand River Dam Authority 
requested Commission authorization to issue a dredging permit as 
required by license article 21. The application is to permit Mr. Robert 
Micco to excavate an area 310 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 10 feet 
deep, from the lake bottom of Grand Lake O' The Cherokees, for a boat 
launch. The applicant was granted approval to dredge an area 90 feet 
long, 90 feet wide, and 10 feet deep in the Order Approving Non-Project 
Use of Project Lands, 68 FERC  62,094, issued July 27, 1994. The 
permit would allow the applicant to increase the length of the area by 
310 feet, making the area 400 feet long, 90 feet wide, and 10 feet 
deep.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    2 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11524-000.
    c. Date filed: March 2, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority.
    e. Name of Project: Middle Bar.
    f. Location: Partially on lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management, on the Mokelumne River, in Amador and Calaveras Counties, 
California. Township 5 N, Range 11 E, and Section 16.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David B. Ward, Counsel, Flood & Ward, 
1000 Potomac St. N.W., Suite 402, Washington DC 20007, (202) 298-6910.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 219-2846.
    j. Comment Date: June 30, 1995.
    k. Description of Project: The project would utilize the upper 
reach of Pardee Reservoir for the Lower Mokelumne Project No. 2716 and 
consist of: (1) A 190-foot-high concrete arch dam; (2) a reservoir with 
a storage capacity of 40,000 acre-feet; (3) a powerhouse containing a 
generating unit with a capacity of 31 MW and an average annual 
generation of 80 Gwh; and (4) a 3-mile-long transmission line.
    No new access road will be needed to conduct the studies. The 
applicant estimates that the cost of the studies to be conducted under 
the preliminary permit would be $2,484,000.

    l. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
    3 a. Type of Application: Conduit Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 11529-000.
    c. Date filed: March 17, 1995.
    d. Applicant: John Forgy.
    e. Name of Project: Forgy Project.
    f. Location: At Mr. Forgy's end of his 1\1/4\-inch-diameter PVC 
domestic and irrigation water supply pipe that takes water from an 
unnamed spring, in Adams County, Idaho, at NW\1/4\ of SW\1/4\ Section 
33 Township 22N Range 1E. The spring is within Payette National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Forgy, 2740 Hillman Basin Road, New 
Meadows, ID 83654, (208) 628-3136.
    i. FERC Contact: Hector M. Perez at (202) 219-2843.
    j. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D-4.
    k. Comment Date: June 12, 1995.
    l. The existing project would consist of: A 180-watt unit at the 
end of Mr. Forgy's water supply pipeline. [[Page 19906]] 
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A2, A9, B1, and D4.
    n. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, located at 941 North Capitol 
Street, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 
208-1371. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address shown in item h above.

    4 a. Type of Application: Approval of the Upper Androscoggin River 
Comprehensive Recreation Plan.
    b. Project Nos: 2422-014, 2326-012, 2311-013, 2300-012.
    c. Date filed: March 1, 1995.
    d. Applicant: James River-New Hampshire Electric, Inc.
    e. Name of Projects: Sawmill Hydroelectric Project, Cross Power 
Hydroelectric Project, Gorham Hydroelectric Project, Shelburne 
Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: All five projects are in Coos County, New Hampshire.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jon M. Christensen, Project Manager, 
Kleinschmidt Associates, Consulting Engineers, 75 Main Street, P.O. Box 
576, Pittsfield, ME 04967, (207) 487-3328.
    i. FERC Contact: Jean Potvin, (202) 219-0022.
    j. Comment Date: May 22, 1995.
    k. Description of Project: The licensee requests approval for the 
Upper Androscoggin River Comprehensive Recreation Plan which includes 
the recreation facility development for the above referenced projects.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

    5 a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2474-004.
    c. Date filed: December 4, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Oswego River Project.
    f. Location: On the Oswego River in Oswego County, New York.
    g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jerry Sabattis, Hydro Licensing 
Coordinator, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 300 Erie Boulevard West, 
Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 474-1511.
    i. FERC Contact: John McEachern (202) 219-3056.
    j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D9.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time with one exception. Fish entrainment studies, being conducted as a 
result of additional information requested by the Commission, have not 
yet been completed. Nevertheless, we believe the issues with respect of 
this issue are identifiable at this time. When the draft and final 
entrainment reports are submitted to the Commission, they will be 
reviewed for adequacy. In the interim, environmental analysis will 
proceed on all other issues--see attached paragraph D9. No second REA 
notice will be issued.
    l. Description of Project: The project as licensed consists of the 
following: The Oswego River Project consists of three generating 
facilities, beginning with the most upstream: the Fulton Development, 
the Minetto Development, and the Varick Development. The existing 
features are described below for each development.

Fulton Development

    The development is comprised of the following features: (1) A 
concrete buttress dam, totaling about 509 feet long, with a maximum 
height of 15 feet at a crest elevation of 334.0 feet mean sea level 
(msl), topped with about 6-inch-high flashboards, consisting of a gated 
concrete intake section, about 35 feet high by 41 feet long by 14 feet 
wide, having (a) three steel gates, measuring 8 feet high by 6.5 feet 
wide; (b) a forebay measuring 10 feet long by 40 feet wide; (c) 
perpendicular trashracks with \3/8\-inch steel bars at 2\1/2\-inch 
openings for a total gross area of 538 square feet; and (d) an existing 
bypass reach about 1,850 feet long; (2) a concrete-steel with brick 
masonry powerhouse, about 55 feet high by 25 feet wide by 43 feet long, 
equipped with two vertical fixed-propeller turbine and synchronous 
generator combinations having (a) a total rated capacity of 1,250 
kilowatts (Kw); (b) an operating hydraulic capacity of 1,010 cubic feet 
per second (cfs); (c) a rated head of 17 feet; and (d) an average 
annual generation of 7,380 Mwh; (3) a switchgear building, about 24 
feet by 32 feet, housing the main controls for the units; (4) an 
impoundment having (a) a surface area of about 33 acres (AC); (b) a 620 
acre-feet (AF) gross storage capacity; (c) a useable storage capacity 
of 30 AF; and (d) a normal pool headwater elevation of 334.5 feet msl; 
and (5) appurtenant facilities.

Minetto Development

    The development is comprised of the following features: (1) A 
concrete gravity dam, totaling about 500 feet long, with a maximum 
height of 22.5 feet at a crest elevation of 307.0 feet msl, topped with 
proposed 10-inch-high pneumatic flashboards, consisting of a gated 
concrete intake section, about 40 feet high by 190 feet long, having 
(a) nine steel gates, measuring 9 feet high by 11 feet wide; and (b) 
perpendicular trashracks with \1/2\-inch steel bars at 2\1/2\ inch 
openings for a total gross area of 2,891 square feet; (2) a concrete-
steel with brick masonry powerhouse, about 77 feet high by 88 feet wide 
by 230 feet long, equipped with five vertical Francis turbine and 
General Electric generator combinations having (a) an existing total 
rated capacity of 8,000 Kw, a total hydraulic capacity of 7,000 cfs, 
and an average annual generation of 31,800 Mwh; (b) a proposed total 
rated capacity of 10,500 Kw, a total hydraulic capacity of 8,000 cfs, 
and an average annual generation of 47,300 Mwh; and (c) a rated head of 
17.5 feet; (3) an impoundment having (a) a surface area of about 350 
AC; (b) a gross storage capacity of 4,730 AF; (c) a useable storage 
capacity of 290 AF; and (d) a normal pool headwater elevation of 307.8 
msl; and (4) appurtenant facilities.

Varick Development

    The development is comprised of the following features: (1) A 
masonry gravity dam, totaling about 730 feet long with a maximum height 
of 13 feet, consisting of (a) a curved section, measuring 480 feet long 
with a crest elevation of 267.5 feet msl, topped with proposed 2.5-
foot-high replacing the existing ``stepped'' flashboards, which varies 
from the west to each in heights at each quarter of the section: 30 
inches, 32 inches, 34 inches and 36 inches; (b) a straight section, 
measuring 250 feet long with a crest elevation of 268.5 msl, also 
topped with a proposed 2.5-foot-high rubber dam, replacing the existing 
``stepped'' flashboards, varying in heights of 10 inches; and (c) a 
gated section, about 189 feet long by 28 feet wide, with (i) 24 steel 
gates measuring 11 feet high by 6.25 feet wide, (ii) an unused minimum 
flow gate, (iii) a forebay measuring 950 feet long by 150 feet wide; 
(iv) perpendicular trashracks with 3/8-inch steel bars at 4-inch 
openings for a total gross area of 3,083 square feet; and an existing 
bypass reach about 1,940 feet long; (2) a concrete and brick 
powerhouse, about 78 feet high by 66 feet wide by 271 feet long, 
equipped with four vertical fixed-blade turbine and synchronous 
generator [[Page 19907]] combinations having (a) an existing total 
rated capacity of 8,800 Kw, a total hydraulic capacity of 5,600 cfs, 
and an average annual generation of 35,000 MWH; (b) a proposed total 
rated capacity of 10,000 kW, a total hydraulic capacity of 6,400 cfs, 
and an average annual generation of 43,300 mWH; and (c) a rated head of 
19.6 feet; (3) an impoundment having (a) a surface area of about 32 AC; 
(b) a 435 AF of gross storage capacity; (c) a useable storage capacity 
of 80 AF; and (d) a normal pool headwater elevation of 270.0 msl; and 
(4) appurtenant facilities.
    m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be utilized by the 
applicant for sale to its customers.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A4 and D9.
    o. Available Location of Application: A copy of the application, as 
amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and reproduction 
at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 
located at 941 North Capitol Street, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C., 
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 300 
Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 474-1511.
    p. Scoping Process: In gathering background information for 
preparation of the Environmental Assessment for the issuance of a 
Federal hydropower license, staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, is using a scoping process to identify significant 
environmental issues related to the construction and operation or the 
continued operation of hydropower projects. The staff will review all 
issues raised during the scoping process and identify issues deserving 
of study and also deemphasize insignificant issues, narrowing the scope 
of the environmental assessment as well. If preliminary analysis 
indicates that any issues presented in the scoping process would have 
little potential for causing significant impacts, the issue or issues 
will be identified and the reasons for not providing a more detailed 
analysis will be given.
    q. Request for Scoping Comments: Federal, state, and local resource 
agencies; licensees, applicants, and developers; Indian tribes; other 
interested groups and individuals, are requested to forward to the 
Commission, any information that they believe will assist the 
Commission staff in conducting an accurate and thorough analysis of the 
site-specific and cumulative environmental effects of the proposed 
licensing activities of the project(s). Therefore you are requested to 
provide information related to the following items:
    <bullet> Information, data, maps, or professional opinion may 
contribute to defining the geographical and temporal scope of the 
analysis and identifying significant environmental issues.
    <bullet> Identification of and information from any other EIS or 
similar study (previous, on-going, or planned) relevant to the proposed 
licensing activities in the subject river basin.
    <bullet> Existing information and any data that would aid in 
describing the past and present effects of the project(s) and other 
developmental activities on the physical/chemical, biological, and 
socioeconomic environments. For example, fish stocking/management 
histories in the subject river, historic water quality data and the 
reasons for improvement or degradation of the quality, any wetland 
habitat loss or proposals to develop land and water resources within 
the basin.
    <bullet> Identification of any federal, state, or local resource 
plans and future project proposals that encompass the subject river or 
basin. For example, proposals to construct or operate water treatment 
facilities, recreation areas, or implement fishery management programs.
    <bullet> Documentation that would support a conclusion that the 
project(s) does not contribute, or does contribute to adverse and 
beneficial cumulative effects on resources and therefore should be 
excluded for further study or excluded from further consideration of 
cumulative impacts within the river basin. Documentation should 
include, but not be limited to: How the project(s) interact with other 
projects within the river basin or other developmental activities; 
results from studies; resource management policies; and, reports from 
federal, state, and local agencies.
    Comments concerning the scope of the environmental assessment 
should be filed by the deadline established in paragraph D9.
    6 a. Type of Application: New License.
    b. Project No.: P-2188-030.
    c. Date filed: November 30, 1992.
    d. Applicant: Montana Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Missouri-Madison Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Madison and Missouri Rivers in Gallatin, 
Madison, Lewis and Clark, and Cascade Counties, Montana.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Linda McGillan, Montana Power Company, 40 
East Broadway, Butte, MT 59701, (406) 723-5454 ext. 73352.
    i. FERC Contact: John McEachern (202) 219-3056.
    j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D9.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time--see attached paragraph D9.
    l. Description of Project: The existing Missouri-Madison Project 
consists of nine developments described as follows.
    The Hebgen Development which includes: A reservoir that stores and 
regulates flow from a 905 square mile drainage area and has a surface 
area of 13,000 acres at normal maximum reservoir water level of 
6,534.87 feet. Normal maximum reservoir storage is 386,184 acre-feet, 
of which 378,845 acre-feet are usable storage between elevations 6,473 
feet and 6,534.87 feet. Existing structures consist of a diversion dam, 
an outlet works, a side-channel spillway, several buildings, and two 15 
kW diesel-fueled generators. The dam is an earth-filled structure 721 
feet long and 85 feet above the streambed. The outlet works consists of 
an intake structure, an outlet conduit through the dam, and a terminal 
structure. The spillway, which is located on the right bank of the 
river, is 375 feet long and discharges to a discharge chute that varies 
from 47 feet wide at the inlet to 20 feet wide at the downstream end. 
The downstream end is equipped with a flip bucket that provides energy 
dissipation into a riprap-lined plunge pool in the Madison River. The 
buildings include a residence, garage, recreation residences, and 
boathouse.
    The Madison Development which includes: A reservoir, known as Ennis 
Lake, that intercepts a drainage area of 2,181 square miles and has a 
normal maximum surface area of 3,900 acres at elevation 4,841 feet. 
Normal maximum reservoir storage is 41,917 acre-feet, of which 39,115 
acre-feet are usable storage between elevations 4,826 feet and 4,841 
feet. Existing structures consist of the diversion dam, intake, a flow 
line, a surge chamber, penstocks, a powerhouse, and a tailrace. The 
generating facilities at the powerhouse connect to a 100-kV power line 
that is part of Montana Power's transmission system. The dam, which is 
257 feet long and 38.5 feet high above the streambed, consists of a 
rock-filled spillway, a concrete intake structure, and two non-overflow 
abutment sections at each end. The spillway is 140 feet long with 
roller-equipped side panels for providing control of flow. The intake 
is at the right end of the spillway and provides flow control to the 
steel flow [[Page 19908]] line. The flow line, which is 7,500 feet long 
and 13 feet in diameter, is located on the right side of the river and 
leads to the surge chamber and the powerhouse. The concrete surge 
chamber is 38 feet wide, 117 feet long, and 34 feet high, and has an 
overflow spillway over which water is discharged in the event of a 
plant trip. Four penstocks 9 feet in diameter and about 90 feet long 
convey water from the surge chamber to the powerhouse. The powerhouse 
is 203 feet long, 67 feet wide, and 36 feet high, and contains four 
generating units and associated equipment.
    The Hauser Development which includes: Two connected reservoirs, 
Hauser Lake and Lake Helena, that have a surface area of 5,970 acres 
and intercept a drainage area of 16,876 square miles. Usable storage 
capacities are 52,893 acre-feet for Hauser Lake and 11,360 acre-feet 
for Lake Helena. Existing structures consist of a diversion dam, a 
forebay, six penstocks, a powerhouse, a tailrace, and two 69-kV 
transmission lines. A roadway embankment with a sluiceway connection to 
the main reservoir isolates Lake Helena from Hauser Lake. Hauser Dam is 
700 feet long and 80 feet high above the streambed. It consists of a 
spillway, a non-overflow section, a forebay intake section, and two 
abutment sections. The spillway is 493 feet long with slidegates and 
removable flashboards for flow control. The intake, which enters the 
forebay, is located between the non-overflow section and the right 
abutment section. The forebay is a concrete structure 250 feet long and 
39 feet wide, which directs flow to the powerhouse. Six steel penstocks 
12 to 14 feet in diameter convey water from the forebay to the six 
turbines in the powerhouse, which is 236 feet long and 57 feet wide. 
Each of the two transmission lines is 12 miles long and extends to the 
East Helena switching station.
    The Holter Development which includes: A reservoir that has a 
surface area of 4,550 acres at an elevation of 3,564 feet and 
intercepts an area of 17,150 square miles. Normal maximum reservoir 
storage is 240,000 acre-feet, of which 81,920 acre-feet are usable 
storage between elevations 3,543 feet and 3,564 feet. Existing 
structures consist of a diversion dam, a powerhouse, and a tailrace. 
The dam is 1,364 feet long and 124 feet high above the streambed. It 
consists of a central overflow spillway section, right and left non-
overflow sections, and a powerhouse intake section. The spillway is 682 
feet long with slide gates and removable flashboards for flow control. 
The powerhouse is constructed integrally with the dam and averages 208 
feet long and 81 feet wide.
    The Black Eagle Development which includes: A reservoir that 
intercepts an area of 22,100 square miles and has a surface area of 402 
acres at the normal maximum reservoir water level of 3,290 feet 
elevation. Normal maximum reservoir storage is 1,820 acre-feet, of 
which 1,710 acre-feet are usable storage between elevations 3,279 feet 
and 3,290 feet. Existing structures consist of a diversion dam, a 
forebay, a powerhouse, and a tailrace. The dam is 782 feet long and 
34.5 feet high above the streambed. It consists of a 646-foot-long 
overflow spillway with removable flashboards for flow control, a 105-
foot-long wastegate section with slidegates for flow control, and a 
right abutment section. The forebay, which forms the left abutment of 
the dam, is 421 feet long and 96 feet wide and directs flow to the 
powerhouse. The intake and the powerhouse are constructed integrally 
with the dam. The powerhouse averages 135 feet long and 50 feet wide 
and contains three generators. The tailrace channel is about 1,500 feet 
long with concrete sidewalls.
    The Rainbow Development which includes: A reservoir that has a 
surface area of 126 acres at normal reservoir water level of 3,224 
feet. Normal maximum reservoir storage is 1,237 acre-feet, of which 
1,170 acre-feet are usable storage between elevations 3,212 feet and 
3,224 feet. Existing structures include a diversion dam, three flow 
lines, a surge tank, a surge chamber, 16 penstocks, a powerhouse, and a 
tailrace. The dam, which is 1,146 feet long and 44 feet high above the 
streambed, consists of an overflow spillway, a concrete intake section, 
and a wastegate structure on the right abutment. The spillway is 1,065 
feet long with rubber dams and removable flashboards for flow control. 
Two adjacent structures totaling about 200 feet wide form the intake, 
which discharges into flow lines that are about 2,400 feet long. Flow 
lines for units 7 and 8 have a surge tank 40 feet in diameter and 65 
feet high. A standpipe 12 feet in diameter and 45 feet high is upstream 
of the surge tank. Flow lines for units 1 through 6 lead to the surge 
chamber, which is 182 feet wide and 346 feet long and has a spillway 
for discharge of water in the event of a plant trip. Sixteen buried 
penstocks transfer water from the surge tank and surge chamber to the 
eight turbine generating units in the powerhouse. The powerhouse is 41 
feet wide and 415 feet long with smaller extensions. The tailrace below 
the powerhouse is about 60 feet wide and 850 feet long.
    The Cochrane Development which includes: A reservoir that 
intercepts an area of 23,270 square miles and has a surface area of 249 
acres at the normal maximum reservoir water level of 3,115 feet 
elevation. Normal maximum reservoir storage is 8,464 acre-feet, of 
which 4,503 acre-feet are usable storage between elevations 3,090 feet 
and 3,115 feet. Existing structures consist of a diversion dam, a 
powerhouse, a tailrace, and a 100-kV transmission line. The diversion 
dam is 856 feet long and 100 feet high above the streambed. It has a 
spillway section, a powerhouse/intake section, and left and right non-
overflow sections. The spillway has radial gates for flow control and a 
standby generator for emergency gate operation. The intake, penstocks, 
and powerhouse are constructed integrally with the dam. The left and 
right non-overflow sections are 190 and 144 feet long, respectively. 
The transmission line is 2.9 miles long and connects the Cochrane 
Development to the Rainbow Development switchyard.
    The Ryan Development which includes: A reservoir that intercepts a 
drainage area of 23,080 square miles and has a surface area of 168 
acres at normal maximum elevation of 3,037 feet. Normal maximum 
reservoir storage is 3,653 acre-feet, of which 2,440 acre-feet are 
usable storage between elevations 3,020 feet and 3,037 feet. Existing 
structures consist of a diversion dam, penstocks, a powerhouse, a 
tailrace, and two adjacent 100-kV transmission lines. The diversion dam 
is 1,465 feet long and 82 feet high above the streambed. It consists of 
an overflow spillway, a wastegate section, an intake section, and left 
and right abutment sections. The spillway is 1,000 feet long with 
removable flashboards for flow control. The wastegate is 129 feet long 
with gates for flow control and a skimmer gate. The intake section is 
between the wastegate section and the left abutment and is 135 feet 
long. The left and right abutments are 150 and 100 feet long, 
respectively. Eight buried 327-foot-long penstocks convey water from 
the intake to the powerhouse, which is 253 feet long and 89 feet wide 
with six main generators and two exciters. The tailrace is about 1,500 
feet long and tapers from 220 feet wide at its upstream end to 100 feet 
wide at the discharge. The two adjacent power lines are 4.6 miles long 
and terminate at the Rainbow Development switching station.
    The Morony Development which includes: A reservoir that intercepts 
a total drainage area of 23,292 square miles and has a surface area of 
304 acres [[Page 19909]] at normal maximum reservoir water level of 
2,887 feet elevation. Normal maximum reservoir storage is 13,598 acre-
feet, of which 7,595 acre-feet are usable storage between elevations 
2,887 feet and 2,861 feet. Existing structures consist of a diversion 
dam, a powerhouse integral with the dam, a tailrace, and a 100-kV 
transmission line. The dam is 842 feet long and 96 feet high above the 
streambed. It consists of an overflow spillway section, a powerhouse/
intake section, and left and right non-overflow sections. The spillway 
is 390 feet long with nine radial gates for regulating flow and a slide 
gate for handling trash. The powerhouse/intake section is 195 feet long 
and contains the penstocks leading to the powerhouse, which is 162 feet 
long and 58 feet wide. Water is discharged through a short tail race. 
The left and right non-overflow sections of the dam are 199 and 68 feet 
long, respectively. The 100-kV transmission line is 8.5 miles long and 
terminates at the Great Falls switchyard. The original license included 
a 7.4-mile-long, 100-kV transmission line to the Rainbow Development 
switchyard.
    m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be utilized by the 
applicant for sale to its customers.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A4 and D9.
    o. Available Location of Application: A copy of the application, as 
amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and reproduction 
at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 
located at 941 North Capitol Street, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C., 
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at Montana Power Company, 40 East Broadway, 
Butte, MT 59701 or by calling (406) 723-5454.
    p. Scoping Process: In gathering background information for 
preparation of the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the 
issuance of a Federal hydropower license, staff of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission conducted a scoping process to identify 
significant environmental issues related to the continued operation of 
the project. A scoping document was issued in December 1993, and 
comments were invited. Commission staff also conducted four scoping 
meetings; three meetings were primarily for public input, while one 
meeting focused on resource agency and non-governmental organization 
concerns. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies were 
invited to attend one or more of the meetings and to provide written 
scoping comments to assist the staff in identifying the scope of 
environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EIS. The staff has 
reviewed all issues raised during the scoping process and identified 
those issues deserving of detailed analysis in the EIS. The staff has 
also narrowed the scope of the EIS by identifying insignificant issues; 
the reasons for not providing a more detailed analysis of these issues 
will be given in the draft EIS.
    q. Request for Scoping Comments: Federal, state, and local resource 
agencies and other interested groups or individuals were requested to 
forward to the Commission any information that they believed would 
assist the Commission staff in conducting an accurate and thorough 
analysis of the site-specific and cumulative environmental effects of 
the proposed licensing of the project. The types of information 
requested included:
    <bullet> Existing information, data, reports or resource plans that 
would aid in characterizing baseline physical, biological, and social 
environments in the project's vicinity.
    <bullet> Information, data, or professional judgement that may help 
identify or evaluate significant environmental issues, and other 
environmental issues that are determined not significant.
    Comments concerning the scope of the environmental assessment 
should be filed by the deadline established in paragraph D9.
    7 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11528-000.
    c. Date filed: March 20, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Alaska Business and Industrial Development 
Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Grant Lake Water Power Project.
    f. Location: On Falls Creek and Grant Creek, near the town of 
Seward, in the Third Judicial District of the state of Alaska. All 
project lands are owned by the state.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Fred G. Brown, President, Alaska Business and 
Industrial Development Corporation, 1469 Holy Cross Drive, Fairbanks, 
AK 99701, (907) 451-2898.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
    j. Comment Date: June 26, 1995.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river project would 
involve dredging a 1,200-foot-long, 40-foot-deep channel in the state's 
existing Grant Lake, and would consist of: (1) A lake tap at the outlet 
of Grant Lake; (2) a 9-foot-diameter, 3,200-foot-long tunnel; (3) a 
powerhouse containing an unspecified number of generating units with a 
total installed capacity of 7,000 kW; (4) a 1.2-mile-long transmission 
line interconnecting with an existing Daves Creek-Seward transmission 
line; (5) a 2.6-mile-long access road; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    The applicant is also exploring the option of diverting water from 
nearby Falls Creek into Grant Lake to supplement the flow available for 
the project. This option would consist of: (1) An intake on Falls 
Creek; and (2) a 2-mile-long pipeline leading to Grant Lake.
    No new roads will be constructed to conduct the studies.
    1. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.

    8 a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: P-6901-026.
    c. Date filed: June 18, 1993, and supplemented on February 14, 
1994, and March 17, 1995.
    d. Applicant: City of New Martinsville.
    e. Name of Project: New Cumberland Project.
    f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New Cumberland 
Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, in Hancock County, West Virginia and 
Jefferson County, Ohio.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: David F. Pritchard, Burgess and Niple, 
Limited, 5085 Reed Road, Columbus, OH 43220, (614) 459-2050.
    i. FERC Contact: Monica Maynard, (202) 219-2652
    j. Comment date: June 2, 1995
    k. Description of Amendment: Article 402 of the project license 
requires a continuous mitigative spillflow release of 15,000 cubic feet 
per second from the project during the period from July through 
October, to ensure maintenance of 6.5 milligrams per liter of dissolved 
oxygen (DO) throughout the downstream pool. The City of New 
Martinsville requests to substitute real-time monitoring and project 
operation adjustments to detect and alleviate low DO concentrations in 
the Ohio River downstream from the project for the continuous spillflow 
requirement.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

Standard Paragraphs

    A2. Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to 
file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or 
before the specified deadline date for the [[Page 19910]] particular 
application, a competing development application, or a notice of intent 
to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent 
allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified deadline date 
for the particular application. Applications for preliminary permits 
will not be accepted in response to this notice.
    A4. Development Application--Public notice of the filing of the 
initial development application, which has already been given, 
established the due date for filing competing applications or notices 
of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing 
development application must be filed in response to and in compliance 
with public notice of the initial development application. No competing 
applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this 
notice.
    A5. 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) (1) and 
(9) and 4.36.
    A7. 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) (1) and (9) and 
4.36.
    A9. 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.
    A10. 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.
    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.
    B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest 
or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules 
of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    C. 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, 825 North Capitol 
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent 
to Director, Division of Project Review, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Room 1027, 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.
    C1. 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, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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.
    D4. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is 
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions.
    The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the 
regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice (June 12, 1995 for 
Project No. 11529-000). All reply comments must be filed with the 
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (July 26, 1995 
for Project No. 11529-000).
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF [[Page 19911]] INTENT 
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' 
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Any of these documents must be 
filed by providing the original and the number of copies required by 
the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 
20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project 
Review, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Room 1027, at the above address. A copy of any protest or 
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the 
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other 
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof 
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
    D9. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is 
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions.
    The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the 
regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice (June 2, 1995 for 
Project No. 2474-004; June 5, 1995 for Project No. 2188-030). All reply 
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the 
date of this notice (July 17, 1995 for Project No. 2474-004; July 20, 
1995 for Project No. 2188-030).
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Any of these documents must be filed by 
providing the original and the number of copies required by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 825 North Capitol Street NE., Washington, D.C. 20426. An 
additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project Review, 
Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Room 1027, at the above address. Each filing must be accompanied by 
proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by 
the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), 
and 385.2010.

    Dated: April 17, 1995, Washington, D. C.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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