[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 69623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33369]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests

December 11, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-2192-008.
    c. Date Filed: June 26, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Consolidated Water Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Biron Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Wisconsin River in the towns of Biron, 
Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, Plover, and Whiting, and in the 
counties of Wood and Portage, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Kenneth K. Knapp, Vice President, 
Consolidated Water Power Company, P.O. Box 8050, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 
54495-8050, (715) 422-3073.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Michael Spencer, E-mail address [email protected], or 
telephone 202-219-2846.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    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.
    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 whose name appears 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.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of the project: The existing project consists of: 
(1) a main dam which has two long embankment dikes on either side of 
the river extending upstream; the left dike is 5,700 feet long and the 
right dike is 10,202.5 feet long; the main dam consists of five gravity 
walls, three spillway sections and the powerhouse/grinder building with 
a total length of 4,820.8 feet; (2) the three spillway sections contain 
a total of 22 tainter gates; (3) the reservoir has a surface area of 
2,078 acres and gross storage of 19,500 acre-feet at elevation 1,035.3 
feet msl.; (4) a powerhouse and adjacent grinder building containing 
three vertical francis turbine units and six horizontal duplex type 
turbine units with a combined total installed capacity of 6,710 kW and 
an average annual generation of 38.6 GWh; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities.
    m. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files and Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First 
Street, N.E., Room 2A-1, Washington, D.C. 20426. The application may be 
viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call 202-208-2222 for assistance. 
A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address 
in item h above.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B1 and E1
    B1. 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.
    E1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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. 
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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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. 
A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-33369 Filed 12-16-98; 8:45 am]
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