Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests, 40701-40702 [E5-3732]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 134 / Thursday, July 14, 2005 / Notices 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. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: August 23, 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. Additional study requests and 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. m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The proposed project would be built at the Spring Valley Canal’s Upper Turnbull drop structure, which is a reinforced concrete structure 1,102 feet long, with a total drop of 101.6 feet. The applicant proposes to construct: (1) A check structure, consisting of a spillway gate panel anchored to a ballast concrete structure spanning the full width of the canal floor between new concrete abutment walls; (2) an intake structure to divert flows from the left side of the canal; (3) 84-inch-diameter, 1,100-feetlong steel or polyethylene penstock that VerDate jul<14>2003 18:32 Jul 13, 2005 Jkt 205001 would be completely buried; (4) a powerhouse containing two horizontal Francis turbines and one generator with a rated output of 4.1 MW; (5) a draft tube and tailrace discharging flows into the canal about 40 feet downstream of the drop structure’s existing stilling basin; (6) a 1.3-mile-long, 12.5-kilovolt (kV) transmission line; (7) a switchyard; and (8) a 1.7-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line extending from the switchyard to interconnect with an existing Sun River Electric Cooperative transmission line. The project would use flows as they are provided in accordance with the needs of the Greenfield Irrigation District, which operates the canal. The project would not impound water and would be operated strictly as a run-of-river plant. Average annual generation would be 11,200,000 kilowatt-hours. o. 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 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. p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Montana State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by § 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4. q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Deficiency Letter—August 2005. Issue Acceptance letter—November 2005. Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—December 2005. Issue Scoping Document 2—February 2006. Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis—February 2006. Notice of the availability of the EA— August 2006. PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40701 Ready for Commission’s decision on the application—August 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–3731 Filed 7–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests July 8, 2005. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Exemption of a small hydroelectric power project, 5 MW or less. b. Project No.: 12599–000. c. Date filed: June 24, 2005. d. Applicant: Wade Jacobsen. e. Name of Project: Mill Coulee Drops Hydroelectric Project f. Location: On the Mill Coulee Canal, in Cascade County, Montana, about 4 miles west of Fairfield, Montana. The project would occupy in part lands of the United States administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708. h. Applicant Contact: Ted Sorenson, Sorenson Engineering, 5203 South 11th East, Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 522– 8069. i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, (202) 502–6077, 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. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and E:\FR\FM\14JYN1.SGM 14JYN1 40702 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 134 / Thursday, July 14, 2005 / Notices serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: August 23, 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. Additional study requests and 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. m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The proposed project would be built at the Mill Coulee Canal’s Upper and Lower Mill Coulee drop structures, which are reinforced concrete structures 290 and 190 feet long, respectively. The total drop for the two structures is 101.6 feet. The applicant proposes to construct: (1) A check structure, consisting of a spillway gate panel anchored to a ballast concrete structure spanning the full width of the canal floor between new concrete abutment walls, upstream from the concrete transition of the Upper Mill Coulee chute drop; (2) an intake structure to divert flows from the left side of the canal; (3) a 48-inch-diameter, 1,400-feetlong pre-stressed concrete, tape-coated steel, or polyethylene penstock that would be completely buried; (4) a powerhouse containing one horizontal Francis turbine and one generator with a rated output of 1.05 MW; (5) a draft tube and 2,650-feet-long tailrace discharging flows into the canal below the Lower Mill Coulee drop structure; (6) a switchyard immediately adjacent to the powerhouse; and (7) a 0.7-milelong, 69-kV transmission line extending from the switchyard to interconnect with an existing Sun River Electric Cooperative transmission line. The project would use flows as they are provided in accordance with the needs of the Greenfield Irrigation District, which operates the canal. The project VerDate jul<14>2003 18:32 Jul 13, 2005 Jkt 205001 would not impound water and would be operated strictly as a run-of-river plant. Average annual generation would be 2,430,000 kilowatt-hours. o. 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 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. p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Montana State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4. q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Deficiency Letter—August 2005. Issue Acceptance letter—November 2005. Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—December 2005. Issue Scoping Document 2—February 2006. Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis—February 2006. Notice of the availability of the EA— August 2006. Ready for Commission’s decision on the application—August 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–3732 Filed 7–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–7938–3] Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) Notice of Meeting Date Correction Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; correction. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of July 1, 2005, 70 FR 38133, EPA announced the Notice of a public meeting scheduled for the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee for July 27 and 28, 2005, but inadvertently listed the dates as Thursday July 27, and Friday July 28. This notice is being published to correct the dates as Wednesday July 27, and Thursday July 28, 2005. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92–463), notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee will hold its next open meeting on Thursday July 28, 2005. On July 28 the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Double Tree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The Subcommittee meetings will be held on Wednesday July 27, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the same location as the full Committee. Seating will be available on a first come, first served basis. The Mobile Source Technical Review subcommittee will not meet at this time. The agenda for the full committee meeting will be posted on the CAAAC Web site: https://www.epa.gov/oar/ caaac/. It is open to the public. DATES: Clean Air Act Advisory Committee will hold its next open meeting on Thursday, July 28, 2005, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Subcommittees will meet on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at the same location. ADDRESSES: CAAAC and its subcommittee meetings will be held at the Double Tree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the CAAAC, please contact Pat Childers, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA (202) 564–1082, FAX (202) 564–1352 or by mail at U.S. EPA, Office of Air and Radiation (Mail code 6102 A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. For information on the Subcommittee meetings, please contact the following individuals: (1) Permits/NSR/Toxics Integration—Debbie Stackhouse, 919– 541–5354; and (2) Air Quality Management—Jeff Whitlow 919–541– 5523 (3) Economic Incentives and Regulatory Innovations—Carey Fitzmaurice, 202–564–1667. Additional Information on these meetings, CAAAC and its Subcommittees can be found on the CAAAC Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please refer to July 1, 2005, Federal Register notice or EPA’s Web site https:// www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2005/ July/Day-01/a13057.htm. E:\FR\FM\14JYN1.SGM 14JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40701-40702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3732]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests

July 8, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption of a small hydroelectric power 
project, 5 MW or less.
    b. Project No.: 12599-000.
    c. Date filed: June 24, 2005.
    d. Applicant: Wade Jacobsen.
    e. Name of Project: Mill Coulee Drops Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: On the Mill Coulee Canal, in Cascade County, Montana, 
about 4 miles west of Fairfield, Montana. The project would occupy in 
part lands of the United States administered by the Bureau of 
Reclamation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Ted Sorenson, Sorenson Engineering, 5203 
South 11th East, Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 522-8069.
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, (202) 502-6077, 
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. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and

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serve a copy of the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: August 23, 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.
    Additional study requests and 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.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The proposed project would be built at the Mill Coulee Canal's 
Upper and Lower Mill Coulee drop structures, which are reinforced 
concrete structures 290 and 190 feet long, respectively. The total drop 
for the two structures is 101.6 feet. The applicant proposes to 
construct: (1) A check structure, consisting of a spillway gate panel 
anchored to a ballast concrete structure spanning the full width of the 
canal floor between new concrete abutment walls, upstream from the 
concrete transition of the Upper Mill Coulee chute drop; (2) an intake 
structure to divert flows from the left side of the canal; (3) a 48-
inch-diameter, 1,400-feet-long pre-stressed concrete, tape-coated 
steel, or polyethylene penstock that would be completely buried; (4) a 
powerhouse containing one horizontal Francis turbine and one generator 
with a rated output of 1.05 MW; (5) a draft tube and 2,650-feet-long 
tailrace discharging flows into the canal below the Lower Mill Coulee 
drop structure; (6) a switchyard immediately adjacent to the 
powerhouse; and (7) a 0.7-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line extending 
from the switchyard to interconnect with an existing Sun River Electric 
Cooperative transmission line. The project would use flows as they are 
provided in accordance with the needs of the Greenfield Irrigation 
District, which operates the canal. The project would not impound water 
and would be operated strictly as a run-of-river plant. Average annual 
generation would be 2,430,000 kilowatt-hours.
    o. 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 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.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Montana State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate.
    Issue Deficiency Letter--August 2005.
    Issue Acceptance letter--November 2005.
    Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--December 2005.
    Issue Scoping Document 2--February 2006.
    Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis--February 
2006.
    Notice of the availability of the EA--August 2006.
    Ready for Commission's decision on the application--August 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-3732 Filed 7-13-05; 8:45 am]
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