[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13069-13070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5096]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting Comments 
Motions To Intervene, and Protests

February 26, 2001.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Petition for Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No: DI01-6-000.
    c. Date Filed: February 8, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Northern Illinois Hydropower.
    e. Name of Project: Brandon Road Hydropower Plant.
    f. Location: The Brandon Road Hydropower Plant is located at the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois 
Waterway, in Will County, near Joliet, Illinois. The project does not 
occupy additional federal or Tribal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. Secs. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Dennis Cohil, 801 Oakland Avenue, Joliet, IL 
60435, telephone (815) 723-6314, Fax number; (815) 725-5687 E-Mail 
damonzdunich@aol
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Henry Ecton at (202) 219-2678, or E-mail address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#026a676c707b2c6761766d6c42646770612c6467662c7771"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcd4d9d2cec592d9dfc8d3d2fcdad9cedf92dad9d892c9cf">[email protected]</span></a>.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: March 26, 2001.
    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 and protests 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 docket number (DI01-6-000) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project will consist of: 
(1) A 61-foot-long by 90-foot-wide powerhouse; (2) three 3,000 mm 
tubulat turbines, with a rated capacity of 9.9 MW; and (3) appurtenant 
facilities. The power produced will be sold into an interstate grid.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Locations 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., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. This filing may be viewed on 
http://www.fer.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 h. above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``Comments'', ``Recommendations 
for Terms and

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Conditions'', ``Protest'', or ``Motion to Intervene'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served 
upon each representative of the Applicant Specified in the particular 
application.
    p. 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.
[FR Doc. 01-5096 Filed 3-1-01; 8:45 am]
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