Document ID: FERC-2007-0090-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric applications
Posted Date: 2007-01-18T05:00Z

[Federal Register: January 18, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 11)]
[Notices]               
[Page 2279-2280]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Application and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

January 10, 2007.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Change in Land Rights.
    b. Project No: 2113-189.
    c. Date Filed: October 17, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company (WVIC).
    e. Name of Project: Wisconsin Valley (Reservoirs) Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Wisconsin River and 
Headwater Tributaries in Gogebic County, Michigan and Vilas, Forest, 
Oneida, Lincoln, and Marathon Counties, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Robert W. Gall, President, Wisconsin Valley 
Improvement Company, 2301 North Third Street, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403, 
(715) 848-2976, ext. 308.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Hillary Berlin at (202) 502-8915, or by e-mail: 
hillary.berlin@ferc.gov.

    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: February 9, 2007.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors 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 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.
    k. Description of Proposal: WVIC, licensee for the Wisconsin Valley 
(Reservoirs) Project proposes the following at the Rainbow and Pickerel 
developments: (1) Transfer 3,868.4 acres of flooded project land to the 
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR); (2) transfer 2,414.5 
acres of non-flooded land to WDNR; (3) transfer 290.4 acres operational 
project land to WDNR with WVIC retaining conservation easement; (4) 
transfer 3.9 acre parcel, 0.2 acre parcel, and 0.1 acre parcel from 
WVIC to Glenn Schiffmann (and out of project boundary); (5) transfer 
9.0 acres to licensee from G. Schiffmann (and into project boundary); 
and (6) add 40 acres within the high water mark in sections 7 & 8, Town 
39N, Range 9E to the project boundary. The licensee will retain areas 
owned in fee that contain land critical to project operation, flowage 
rights necessary for reservoir operation, and responsibility for 
Cultural Resource management of project lands.
    l. A copy of the application is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, located at 
888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington DC 20426, or by calling (202) 
502-8371. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 

number (p-2113) excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-
3676 or e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502-
8659. 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. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'',

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``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, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-568 Filed 1-17-07; 8:45 am]

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