Document ID: FERC-2006-1105-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric applications
Posted Date: 2006-06-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 108)]
[Notices]               
[Page 32530-32531]
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 for Non-Project Use of Project Lands and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

May 31, 2006.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Non-project use of project lands and waters.
    b. Project No.: 2468-191.
    c. Date Filed: May 10, 2006.

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    d. Applicant: Consumers Energy Company (Consumers).
    e. Name of Project: Croton.
    f. Location: The project is located on Muskegon River in Newaygo 
County, Cadillac, Michigan. The project does not occupy any Federal or 
tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Robert Neustifter, Consumers Energy Company, 
One Energy Plaza, Jackson, MI 49201. Phone: (517) 788-2974.
    i. FERC Contact: Gina Krump, gina.krump@ferc.gov, 202-502-6704.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: June 30, 2006.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with Ms. 
Magalie R. Salas, 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 reference 
``Croton Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2468-191'' on any 
comments or motions filed.
    k. Description of the Application: Consumers requests Commission 
approval to permit the dredging of sediment, and the excavation of a 
sediment trap in the Little Muskegon River arm of Croton reservoir. 
Specifically, the proposed dredging would cover an underneath area of 
approximately 1,300 feet (ft) x 48 ft, and the proposed excavation area 
would cover an underwater 300 ft x 50 ft the excavated sediment trap 
would be 8 ft deep. The submerged land involved in the dredging/
excavation proposal is owned in fee by Consumers.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing is available for 
review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``E-

library'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, 
please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or 
toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (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'', ``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. E6-8743 Filed 6-5-06; 8:45 am]

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