City of Marshall, MI; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment, 45383-45384 [E5-4203]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 150 / Friday, August 5, 2005 / Notices authority to engage in wholesale sales of energy, capacity, and ancillary at market-based rates. Filed Date: 07/25/2005. Accession Number: 20050727–0002. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 15, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER03–1085–003. Applicants: Covanta Union, Inc. Description: Covanta Union, Inc. notifies the Commission of a change in status with respect to authority to engage in wholesale sales of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates. Filed Date: 07/25/2005. Accession Number: 20050727–0006. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 15, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER04–1192–001. Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Fresno Cogeneration Partners, LP. Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits amended generator interconnection agreements in compliance with the Commission’s order issued 11/2/04, 109 FERC ¶ 61,137. Filed Date: 07/25/2005. Accession Number: 20050727–0184. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 15, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–938–001. Applicants: Southern Company Services, Inc. Description: Southern Company Services, Inc., acting as agent for Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company and Savannah Electric and Power Company, submit an amendment to their 5/5/05 filing in Docket No. ER05–938–000. Filed Date: 07/22/2005. Accession Number: 20050722–5032. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, August 12, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–1099–002. Applicants: E Minus Energy Corporation. Description: E Minus Energy Corporation submits an amended Rate Schedule FERC No. 1 to be included in the 6/12/05 filing, and request for a shortened notice period. Filed Date: 07/25/2005. Accession Number: 20050727–0008. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, August 5, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–1243–000. Applicants: Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Description: Basin Electric Power Cooperative submits revised tariff sheets that modify the rates in the joint openaccess transmission tariff of Black Hills Power, Inc., Basin Electric, and Powder VerDate jul<14>2003 15:34 Aug 04, 2005 Jkt 205001 River Energy Corporation designated as Black Hills Power, Inc., to FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 4. Filed Date: 07/25/2005. Accession Number: 20050727–0016. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 15, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–1244–000. Applicants: Societe Generale Energie (USA) Corp. Description: Societe Generale Energie (USA) Corp. submits application for acceptance of its FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, the grating of certain waivers, and blanket authorizations. Filed Date: 07/25/2005. Accession Number: 20050727–0001. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 15, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–743–002. Applicants: Pacific Summit Energy LLC. Description: Pacific Summit Energy, LLC submits Substitute Original Sheet Nos. 1, 2, & 3 to its revised FERC Electric Rate Schedule No.1 in compliance with the Commission’s Letter Order issued 6/24/05 in Docket Nos. ER05–743–000 and 001. Filed Date: 07/25/2005. Accession Number: 20050727–0003. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 15, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–758–002. Applicants: American Electric Power Service Corporation. Description: American Electric Power Service Corporation, an agent for its affiliate Columbus Southern Power Company, submits a refund report in compliance with the Commission’s letter order issued 6/28/05. Filed Date: 07/25/2005. Accession Number: 20050727–0009. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 15, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER97–886–009. Applicants: Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P. Description: Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P. submits its Triennial Updated Market Analysis and revised market-based rate schedules. Filed Date: 07/25/2005. Accession Number: 20050727–0007. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 15, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45383 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. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served 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 link 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 St. 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlinSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–4204 Filed 8–4–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 6514–009–Michigan] City of Marshall, MI; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment July 28, 2005. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1 45384 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 150 / Friday, August 5, 2005 / Notices Commission (Commission or FERC) regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR part 380 (FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897)), the Office of Energy Projects staff (staff) has reviewed the application for a subsequent license for the City of Marshall Hydroelectric Project, located on the Kalamazoo River near the City of Marshall, in Calhoun County, Michigan. The project does not affect federal lands. Staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project. In this EA, the staff has analyzed the potential environmental effects of the proposed project and has concluded that relicensing the project, with staff’s recommended measures, would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. Copies of the EA are available for review in the Public Reference Branch, Room 2–A, of the Commission’s offices at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This EA may also be viewed on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov. Using the ‘‘e-Library’’ link, enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the document field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at ferconline@ferc.gov, call toll free (866) 208-3676, or TTY (202) 502–8659. Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this notice and should be addressed to Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please affix ‘‘City of Marshall Project No. 6514–009’’ to all comments. For further information, please contact Peter Leitzke at (202) 502-6059 or e-mail at peter.leitzke@ferc.gov. Comments 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 at https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–4203 Filed 8–4–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate jul<14>2003 15:34 Aug 04, 2005 Jkt 205001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2101] Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Notice of Application and Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment Tendered for Filing with the Commission, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments July 28, 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 modified license. b. Project No.: 2101. c. Date Filed: July 15, 2005. d. Applicant: Sacramento Municipal Utility District. e. Name of Project: Upper American River Project. f. Location: On the Rubicon River, Silver Creek, and South Fork of the American River near Placerville, California. The project affects 6,375 acres of Federal land administered by the El Dorado National Forest and 54 acres of Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r). h. Applicant Contact: David Hanson, Project Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, 6301 S Street, Sacramento, California 95817–1899. Phone: 916–732–6703 or e-mail: dhanson@smud.org. i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) 502–6095, or e-mail: james.fargo@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 k below. Agencies granted cooperating status will be precluded from being an intervenor in this proceeding consistent with the Commission’s regulations. k. Deadline for requests for cooperating agency status: 60 days from the date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 (https:// www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. After logging into the e-Filing system, select ‘‘Comment on Filing’’ from the Filing Type Selection screen and continue with the filing and process. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. l. Status: This application has not been accepted for filing. We are not soliciting motions to intervene, protests, or final terms and conditions at this time. m. Description of project: The project is located on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, in El Dorado and Sacramento counties. The proposed project would be comprised of eight developments; seven of which are existing developments (Loon Lake, Robbs Peak, Jones Fork, Union Valley, Jaybird, Camino, and Slab Creek/White Rock) constructed by SMUD from 1959 through 1985 under the initial FERC license, and one of which would be a new pumped storage development (Iowa Hill) proposed by SMUD to be constructed by 2015. Nearly all of the land surrounding the project reservoirs within the FERC Project Boundary is owned by the United States and administered by the Forest Service as part of the Eldorado National Forest (ENF). There are also several projectrelated recreation facilities, which are owned and operated by the ENF, at Loon Lake, Gerle Creek, Union Valley, and Ice House reservoirs. These recreation facilities are not project features. • Loon Lake Development—(1) Rubicon Dam—A 36-foot-high by 644foot-long, concrete gravity main diversion dam located on the Rubicon River, and a concrete gravity auxiliary dam that is 29-foot-high by 553-footlong. These structures create the Rubicon Reservoir; (2) Rockbound Tunnel—A 0.2-mile-long, 13-footdiameter unlined horseshoe tunnel that diverts water from Rubicon Reservoir to Buck Island Reservoir via Rockbound Lake (a non-project facility) located on Highland Creek; (3) Buck Island Dam— A concrete gravity diversion dam located on the Little Rubicon River that is 23-feet-high by 293-feet-long, and a 15-foot-high by 244-foot-long concrete gravity auxiliary dam. These structures create Buck Island Reservoir; (4) BuckLoon Tunnel—A 1.6-mile-long, 13-footdiameter unlined modified horseshoe tunnel that diverts water from Buck Island Reservoir to Loon Lake Reservoir; (5) Loon Lake Dam—A rockfill dam on Gerle Creek that is 0.4-mile-long by 108- E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6514-009-Michigan]


City of Marshall, MI; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

July 28, 2005.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory

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Commission (Commission or FERC) regulations contained in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR part 380 (FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 
47897)), the Office of Energy Projects staff (staff) has reviewed the 
application for a subsequent license for the City of Marshall 
Hydroelectric Project, located on the Kalamazoo River near the City of 
Marshall, in Calhoun County, Michigan. The project does not affect 
federal lands. Staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for 
the project. In this EA, the staff has analyzed the potential 
environmental effects of the proposed project and has concluded that 
relicensing the project, with staff's recommended measures, would not 
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    Copies of the EA are available for review in the Public Reference 
Branch, Room 2-A, of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. This EA may also be viewed on the Web at https://
www.ferc.gov. Using the ``e-Library'' link, enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the document field to access the 
document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
ferconline@ferc.gov, call toll free (866) 208-3676, or TTY (202) 502-
8659.
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this 
notice and should be addressed to Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Please affix ``City of Marshall Project No. 6514-
009'' to all comments. For further information, please contact Peter 
Leitzke at (202) 502-6059 or e-mail at peter.leitzke@ferc.gov.
    Comments 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 at https://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' 
link.

Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-4203 Filed 8-4-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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