Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 29493-29494 [E5-2571]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 98 / Monday, May 23, 2005 / Notices Filed Date: 05/10/2005. Accession Number: 20050511–0291. Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–954–000. Applicants: USGen New England, Inc. Description: USGen New England, Inc submits a notice of cancellation of its FERC Electric Rate Tariff, Original Volume 1 under ER05–954. Filed Date: 05/10/2005. Accession Number: 20050511–0298. Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and § 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. For filings on or before the comment deadline, it is not necessary to serve copies on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling line to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For Assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502– 8659. [FR Doc. E5–2570 Filed 5–20–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate jul<14>2003 16:20 May 20, 2005 Jkt 205001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments May 13, 2005. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: 2219–020. c. Date Filed: April 29, 2005. d. Applicant: Garkane Energy Cooperative, Inc. (Garkane). e. Name of Project: Boulder Creek Hydroelectic Project. f. Location: On Boulder Creek about 6 miles north of the town of Boulder in Garfield County, Utah. About 31.74 acres are located on the Dixie National Forest. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: John Spendlove, P.E., Jones and DeMille Engineering, 1535 South 100 West, Richfield, UT 84710; (435) 896–8266. i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman (202) 502–6077, E-mail: Dianne.rodman@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in item l below. k. Deadline for requests for cooperating agency status: June 28, 2005. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person 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. Requests for cooperating agency status may be filed electronically via the PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29493 Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. l. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. m. The existing project consists of: (1) The West Fork rock-filled 20-foot-high, 30-foot-long diversion dam with ungated spillway and gates on the West Fork of Boulder Creek; (2) a buried 17,600-foot-long, 27-inch-diameter concrete conduit running from the West Fork dam to the East Fork of Boulder Creek; (3) the East Fork earth-filled 29foot-high, 630-foot-long forebay dam with an ogee concrete spillway on the East Fork of Boulder Creek; (4) a 22,200foot-long, 31.5 to 34-inch-diameter steel penstock running from the East Fork dam to the Boulder Plant powerhouse; (5) the seasonally-operated Peterson Plant powerhouse located about 17,000 feet below the East Fork dam with an installed capacity of 100 kilowatts (kW); (6) the Boulder Plant powerhouse located at the downstream end of the penstock with an installed capacity of 1,400 kW; (7) an afterbay re-regulating pool formed by a 12-foot-high earthfilled dam with gates and ditches; (8) a 35,000-foot-long, 7.2-kilovolt (kV) distribution and communication line from the West Fork dam to the East Fork dam and on to the Peterson Plant powerhouse; (9) a 4,725-foot-long, 12.47/7.2-kV distribution and communication line from the Peterson Plant powerhouse to the Boulder Plant substation; (10) a 100-foot-long, 2,400volt transmission line connecting the Boulder Plant powerhouse with the Boulder Plant substation; and (11) other appurtenant structures and equipment. Garkane proposes to reconstruct the West Fork dam to provide storage for fishery enhancement. Garkane would increase the height of the dam by 12.5 feet to a new height of 36.5 feet, resulting in a surface area of about 4.8 acres and a storage capacity of 54.2 acrefeet. Garkane would continue to operate the project in run-of-river mode. n. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1 29494 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 98 / Monday, May 23, 2005 / Notices for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter: June 2005. Request Additional Information: June 2005. Notice Soliciting Final Terms and Conditions: September 2005. Notice of the Availability of the EA: February 2006. Ready for Commission’s Decision on the Application: April 2006. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2571 Filed 5–20–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. AD05–11–000 and ER02–1656– 000] Energy Infrastructure and Investment in California and California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of Technical Conference May 13, 2005. Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in conjunction with California State agencies, will host a technical conference on Thursday, June 2, 2005, to discuss energy infrastructure and investment in California. The conference will be held in San Francisco, California. The conference is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. (p.s.t.) and end at approximately 3 p.m. A separate notice will be issued by the Commission to announce the exact location and final agenda. FERC Commissioners will attend and participate. The purpose of the conference is for the Commission and State officials to discuss with industry representatives VerDate jul<14>2003 16:20 May 20, 2005 Jkt 205001 the current and future state of infrastructure development and investment in California. We look forward to an informative discussion of the issues to clarify how we can facilitate and enhance a comprehensive collaborative approach to energy infrastructure development and reliability for California. The Commission is now soliciting nominations for speakers at the technical conference. Persons wishing to nominate themselves as speakers should do so using this electronic link: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/ registration/infra-06–02-speakerform.asp. Such nomination must be made before the close of business on May 20, 2005, so that a final agenda for the technical conference can be drafted and published. Although registration is not a strict requirement, in-person attendees are asked to register for the conference online by close of business on May 31, 2005 at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/ registration/infra-06–02-form.asp. Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from Ace Reporting Company (202) 347–3700 or 1–800–266–6646) for a fee. They will be available for the public on the Commission’s eLibrary system and on the calendar page posting for this event seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript. Additionally, Capitol Connection offers the opportunity for remote listening of the conference via Real Audio or a Phone Bridge Connection for a fee. Persons interested in making arrangements should contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at Capitol Connection (703) 933–3100) as soon as possible or visit the Capitol Connection Web site at https:// www.capitolconnection.org and click on ‘‘FERC.’’ As mentioned above, additional details on the conference, including the agenda, will be included in a supplemental notice to be issued at a later date. You are encouraged to watch for additional notices. For additional information, please contact Sarah McKinley at (202) 502– 8004, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2579 Filed 5–20–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR05–8–000] Northwest Natural Gas Company; Notice of Technical Conference May 13, 2005. Take notice that a technical conference will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 1 p.m., Eastern Time, in a room to be designated at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The purpose of the conference is to address Northwest Natural Gas Company’s (Northwest) section 311 petition for rate approval filed on January 18, 2005. Northwest should be prepared to discuss return on equity and operating statements issues. FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free (866) 208–3372 (voice) or 202–208–1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202–208–2106 with the required accommodations. All interested parties and staff are permitted to attend. For further information please contact Aileen Roder at (202) 502–6022 or e-mail aileen.roder@ferc.gov. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–2572 Filed 5–20–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–7916–3] Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Critical Uses of Methyl Bromide Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of solicitation of applications and information on alternatives AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is soliciting applications for the Critical Use Exemption from the phaseout of methyl bromide for 2007 and beyond. This application process offers users of methyl bromide the opportunity to provide technical and economic information to support a ‘‘critical use’’ claim. Today’s notice also invites interested parties to provide information on the technical and economic feasibility of methyl bromide alternatives. E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, 
and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

May 13, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2219-020.
    c. Date Filed: April 29, 2005.
    d. Applicant: Garkane Energy Cooperative, Inc. (Garkane).
    e. Name of Project: Boulder Creek Hydroelectic Project.
    f. Location: On Boulder Creek about 6 miles north of the town of 
Boulder in Garfield County, Utah. About 31.74 acres are located on the 
Dixie National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: John Spendlove, P.E., Jones and DeMille 
Engineering, 1535 South 100 West, Richfield, UT 84710; (435) 896-8266.
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman (202) 502-6077, E-mail: 
Dianne.rodman@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in 
item l below.
    k. Deadline for requests for cooperating agency status: June 28, 
2005.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person 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.
    Requests for cooperating agency status may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-
Filing'' link.
    l. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    m. The existing project consists of: (1) The West Fork rock-filled 
20-foot-high, 30-foot-long diversion dam with ungated spillway and 
gates on the West Fork of Boulder Creek; (2) a buried 17,600-foot-long, 
27-inch-diameter concrete conduit running from the West Fork dam to the 
East Fork of Boulder Creek; (3) the East Fork earth-filled 29-foot-
high, 630-foot-long forebay dam with an ogee concrete spillway on the 
East Fork of Boulder Creek; (4) a 22,200-foot-long, 31.5 to 34-inch-
diameter steel penstock running from the East Fork dam to the Boulder 
Plant powerhouse; (5) the seasonally-operated Peterson Plant powerhouse 
located about 17,000 feet below the East Fork dam with an installed 
capacity of 100 kilowatts (kW); (6) the Boulder Plant powerhouse 
located at the downstream end of the penstock with an installed 
capacity of 1,400 kW; (7) an afterbay re-regulating pool formed by a 
12-foot-high earth-filled dam with gates and ditches; (8) a 35,000-
foot-long, 7.2-kilovolt (kV) distribution and communication line from 
the West Fork dam to the East Fork dam and on to the Peterson Plant 
powerhouse; (9) a 4,725-foot-long, 12.47/7.2-kV distribution and 
communication line from the Peterson Plant powerhouse to the Boulder 
Plant substation; (10) a 100-foot-long, 2,400-volt transmission line 
connecting the Boulder Plant powerhouse with the Boulder Plant 
substation; and (11) other appurtenant structures and equipment.
    Garkane proposes to reconstruct the West Fork dam to provide 
storage for fishery enhancement. Garkane would increase the height of 
the dam by 12.5 feet to a new height of 36.5 feet, resulting in a 
surface area of about 4.8 acres and a storage capacity of 54.2 acre-
feet. Garkane would continue to operate the project in run-of-river 
mode.
    n. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available

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for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
    Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter: June 2005.
    Request Additional Information: June 2005.
    Notice Soliciting Final Terms and Conditions: September 2005.
    Notice of the Availability of the EA: February 2006.
    Ready for Commission's Decision on the Application: April 2006.
    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2571 Filed 5-20-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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