[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19926-19927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11059]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Application for Major New License

April 29, 1996.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Major New License.
    b. Project No.: 1984-056.
    c. Date filed: January 25, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin River Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Petenwell-Castle Rock Project.
    f. Location: On the Wisconsin River in Adams, Juneau, and Wood 
Counties, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard L. Hilliker, President, Wisconsin 
River Power Company, P.O. Box 8050, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495, (715) 
422-3722.
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell (202) 219-2806.
    j. Comment Date: July 1, 1996.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is accepted 
for filing but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time--
see attached standard paragraph E1.
    l. Description of Project: The constructed project consists of the 
following developments:

Petenwell Development

    (1) the Petenwell Dam consists of a series of dams and dikes 15,505 
feet long and approximately 38 feet high; (2) an impoundment having a 
surface area of 25,180 acres, with a storage capacity of 495,000 acre-
feet at normal water surface elevation of 923.9 feet msl; (3) an intake 
structure; (4) a powerhouse having 4 generating units having a total 
installed capacity of 20-MW; (5) a transmission line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities.

Castle Rock Development

    (1) the Castle Rock Dam consist of a series of dams and dikes 
19,374 feet long and approximately 30 feet high; (2) an impoundment 
having a surface area of 14,900 acres and storage capacity of 136,000 
acre-feet at normal water surface elevation of 881.9 feet msl; (3) an 
intake structure; (4) a powerhouse having 5 generating units having a 
total installed capacity of 15-MW; (5) a transmission line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities.
    No additional capacity is being proposed for this project under 
this new license.
    m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be utilized for sale to 
Wisconsin River Power Company's customers.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B1 and E1.
    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 888 North Capitol Street, Washington, D.C., 20426, or by 
calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at Mr. Richard L. Hilliker, President, Wisconsin River 
Power Company, P.O. Box 8050, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495, (715) 422-
3722.
    B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest 
or a

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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.
    E1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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. 
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, 
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be 
sent to Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower 
Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-11059 Filed 5-2-96; 8:45 am]
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