65202 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 243 / Tuesday, December 18, 2001 / Notices

Notice of the availability of the draft NEPA

document

Notice of the availability of the final NEPA

document

Order issuing the Commission’s decision on

the application

* Final amendments to the application

must be filed with the Commission no

later than 30 days from the issuance

date of the notice of ready for

environmental analysis.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31085 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Comments,

Protests, and Motions To Intervene

December 11, 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.: 12123–000 .

c. Date filed: September 17, 2001.

d. Applicant: Quantum Energy

Solutions.

e. Name and Location of Project: The

Columbia River Jetty Project would be

located on the Columbia River in

Clatsop County, Oregon, near the towns

of Astoria, Oregon and Ilwaco,

Washington. The proposed project

would be located on the Columbia River

Jetty which is federally-owned and

maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers.

f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

g. Applicant contact: Mr. Tibor

Hegedus, 11917 37th Drive SE, Everett,

WA 98028, (425) 337–3823, Fax (425)

357–9943.

h. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero,

(202) 219–2715.

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: Linwood

A. Watson Jr., Acting Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

Comments, protests and interventions

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 under the

‘‘e-filing’’ link.

Please include the project number (P–

12123–000) 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 use the existing Columbia

River Jetty and include: (1) Two

proposed concrete modules, each

containing a wave energy capture

chamber and a 0.5 MW turbinegenerator, with a total installed capacity

of 1.0 MW, (2) a proposed 2.0-mile-long,

75 kv transmission line, and (3)

appurtenant facilities. The project

would have an average annual

generation of 4 GWh.

k. A copy of the application 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.

This filing may also be viewed on the

Commission’s Web site at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘RIMS’’ link,

select ‘‘Docket#’’ and follow the

instructions (202–208–222 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

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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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31087 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application and ApplicantPrepared EA Accepted for Filing,

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and

Protests, and Soliciting Comments,

and Final Terms and Conditions,

Recommendations, and Prescriptions

December 11, 2001.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application and applicantprepared environmental assessment has

been filed with the Commission and is

available for public inspection.

a. Type of Application: Original

Minor License.

b. Project No.: 11659–002.

c. Date filed: October 23, 2001.

d. Applicant: Gustavus Electric

Company (GEC).

e. Name of Project: Falls Creek

Hydroelectic Project .

f. Location: On Falls Creek (also

known as the Kahtaheena River), in

southeastern Alaska near the town of

Gustavus. The project would be located

on lands currently located within the

boundary of Glacier Bay National Park

and administered by the National Park

Service. The Glacier Bay National Park

Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998 (Act)

provides that if a license is issued to

Gustavus Electric Company for the

project, the minimum amount of Glacier

Bay National Park land necessary to

construct and operate the hydroelectric

project would be transferred, as part of

a land exchange, to the State of Alaska.

The Act also authorizes the submittal of

a license application for this project to

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r) and Glacier

Bay National Park Boundary

Adjustment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–

317, 112 Stat. 3002).

h. Applicant Contact: Richard Levitt,

Gustavus Electric Company, PO Box

102, Gustavus, Alaska 99826; (907) 697–

2299.

i. FERC Contact: Bob Easton, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426;

(202) 219–2782, e-mail:

robert.easton@ferc.fed.us.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene and protests, comments, and

final terms and conditions,

recommendations, and prescriptions: 60

days from the issuance of this notice.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: Linwood

A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

The Commission’s rules of practice

require all intervenors filing documents

with the Commission to serve a copy of

that document on each person on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if an intervenor 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.

Motions to intervene, protests,

comments, terms and conditions,

recommendations, and prescriptions

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 (http://

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

k. This application has been accepted

for filing.

l. The Falls Creek Hydroelectric

Project would consist of: (1) An

approximately 70-foot-long and 10-foothigh dam; (2) a 0.5-acre reservoir having

no storage capacity at elevation 665 feet

mean sea level; (3) a powerhouse

containing one generating unit for a

total installed capacity of 800 kilowatts;

(4) 5 miles of buried transmission line;

and (5) appurtenant facilities. The

project is estimated to generate an

average of 4.8 million kilowatthours

annually. The dam and project facilities

would be owned by the applicant.

m. A copy of the application is on file

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection. This filing may

also be viewed on the Web at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘RIMS’’ link—

select ‘‘Docket #’’ and follow the

instructions (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance). A copy is also available for

inspection and reproduction at the

address in item h above.

n. 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.

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 and APEA be filed with

the Commission within 60 days from

the issuance date of this notice. All

reply comments must be filed with the

Commission within 105 days from the

date of this notice.

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’’, ‘‘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. 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