[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 160 (Wednesday, August 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 44433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22251]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis
August 13, 1998.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Minor License.
b. Project No.: P-11150-000.
c. Date Filed: May 24, 1991.
d. Applicant: Cameron Gas and Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Smithville and Mix Hodro Project.
f. Location: On the Grant River, near Eaton Rapids, in Eaton
County, Michigan.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Jan Marie Evans, 4121 Okemos Road, Suite
23, Okemos, MI 48864, (517) 347-4048.
i. FERC Contact: William Guey-Lee (202) 219-2808.
j. Deadline Date: See paragraph D10.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this
time--see attached paragraph D10.
l. Description of Project: The existing constructed project
consists of the following:
A. The Mix Development comprising (1) an existing 188-foot-long and
7-foot-high dam; (2) an existing 150-acre reservoir having a storage
capacity of 500-acre-feet at elevation 184 feet (project datum); (3) a
powerhouse containing two generating units for a total installed
capacity of 202 kilowatts (kW); (4) an existing 300-foot-long, 15-
Kilovolt transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
B. The Smithville Development comprising (1) an existing 440-foot-
long and 17-foot-high dam; (2) an existing 80-acre reservoir having a
storage capacity of 300-acre-feet at elevation 883.3 feet M.S.L.; (3) a
powerhouse containing three generating units for a total installed
capacity of 500-kW; (4) an existing 300-foot-long, 15-kV transmission
line; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
The total project capacity would be 702-kW and the total average
annual generation for this project would be 3,000 MWh. The dam and
existing project facilities are owned by the applicant.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A4 and D10.
n. 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 Filed Maintenance Branch,
located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A-1, Washington, DC 20426, or by
calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at Cameron Gas and Electric Company at 4121 Okemos Road,
Suite 23, Okemos, MI 48864, or by calling (517) 347-4048.
A4. Development Application--Public notice of the filing of the
initial development application, which has already been given,
established the due date for filing competing applications or notices
of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing
development application must be filed in response to and in compliance
with public notice of the initial development application. No competing
applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this
notice.
D10. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions.
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 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
``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 persons submitting the filing; 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. 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. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of
service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and
385.2010.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-22251 Filed 8-18-98; 8:45 am]
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