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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12667–003]
City of Hamilton, OH; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests
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December 18, 2006.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major
License.
b. Project No.: 12667–003.
c. Date filed: October 6, 2006.
d. Applicant: City of Hamilton, Ohio.
e. Name of Project: Meldahl
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Ohio River, near
the City of Augusta, Bracken County,
Kentucky. The existing dam is owned
and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps). The project would
occupy approximately 81 acres of
United States lands administered by the
Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)—825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael
Perry, Director of Electric, City of
Hamilton, OH, 345 High Street,
Hamilton, OH 45011, (513) 785–7229.
i. FERC Contact: Peter Leitzke at (202)
502–6059; or e-mail at
peter.leitzke@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests: 60 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
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
and Procedures 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.
Motions to intervene and protests may
be filed electronically via the Internet in
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing. 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.
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k. This application has been accepted
for filing, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed project would utilize
the existing U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ Captain Anthony Meldahl
Locks and Dam, and would consist of:
(1) An intake approach channel; (2) an
intake structure, (3) a 248-foot-long by
210-foot-wide powerhouse containing
three generating units having a total
installed capacity of 105 megawatts, (4)
a tailrace channel; (5) a 5-mile-long,
138-kilovolt transmission line; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The City of
Hamilton (Hamilton) is a municipal
entity that owns and operates an
electrical system. The project would
have an estimated annual generation of
489 gigawatt-hours, which would be
used to serve the needs of the customers
of Hamilton’s electric system.
m. 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 website 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. n. Competing development
applications, notices of intent to file
such an application, and applications
for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
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.
When the application is ready for
environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice
requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions.
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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.
A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon each
representative of the applicant specified
in the particular application.
o. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following revised Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made if the
Commission determines it necessary to
do so:
Action
Scoping Document for comments ..
Notice of application is ready for
environmental analysis.
Notice of the availability of the draft
EA.
Notice of the availability of the final
EA.
Tentative
date
March
2007
June
2007
December
2007
June
2008
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To
Intervene, Protests, and Comments
December 19, 2006.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary
Permit.
b. Project No.: 12748–000.
c. Date filed: November 1, 2006.
d. Applicant: The City of Corpus
Christi (City).
e. Name of Project: City of Corpus
Christi Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project would be
located at the City’s existing Wesley E.
Seale Dam, on the Nueces River in
Nueces County, Texas.
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g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. George
‘‘Skip’’ Noe, City Manager, City of
Corpus Christi, 1201 Leopard Street,
Corpus Christi, TX 78401, (361) 826–
3220. Ms. Mary Kay Fischer, City
Attorney, City of Corpus Christi, 1201
Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX
78401, (361) 826–3360. Ms. Nancy J.
Skancke, Law Offices of GKRSE, 1500 K
Street, N.W., Suite 330, Washington, DC
20005, (202) 408–5400.
i. FERC Contact: Etta Foster, (202)
502–8769.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and motions to intervene: 60
days from the issuance date of this
notice.
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 in 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. Description of Project: The
proposed project would consist of: (1)
the existing 5,970-foot-long, gated,
concrete-gravity Wesley E. Seale Dam;
(2) an existing impoundment, Lake
Corpus Christi, with a surface area of
18,256 acres and a storage capacity of
257,260 acre-feet at normal maximum
water surface elevation of 94.0 feet
above mean sea level; (3) two 2.5 MW
turbine generating units with a total
installed capacity of 5 megawatts; (4) an
existing 69 kV transmission line, and (5)
appurtenant facilities. The project
would have an average annual
generation of 5.2 gigawatt-hours.
l. Locations of Applications: A copy of
the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission in the Public Reference
Room, located at 888 First Street NE.,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by
calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may
also 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, call toll-free
1–866–208–3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h
above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
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so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Competing Preliminary Permit:
Anyone desiring to file a competing
application for preliminary permit for a
proposed project must submit the
competing application itself, or a notice
of intent to file such an application, to
the Commission on or before the
specified comment date for the
particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36).
Submission of a timely notice of intent
allows an interested person to file the
competing preliminary permit
application no later than 30 days after
the specified comment date for the
particular application. A competing
preliminary permit application must
conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
o. Competing Development
Application: Any qualified development
applicant desiring to file a competing
development application must submit to
the Commission, on or before a
specified comment date for the
particular application, either a
competing development application or a
notice of intent to file such an
application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent to file a development
application allows an interested person
to file the competing application no
later than 120 days after the specified
comment date for the particular
application. A competing license
application must conform with 18 CFR
4.30(b) and 4.36.
p. Notice of Intent: A notice of intent
must specify the exact name, business
address, and telephone number of the
prospective applicant, and must include
an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be
filed, either a preliminary permit
application or a development
application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be
served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
q. Proposed Scope of Studies under
Permit: A preliminary permit, if issued,
does not authorize construction. The
term of the proposed preliminary permit
would be 36 months. The work
proposed under the preliminary permit
would include economic analysis,
preparation of preliminary engineering
plans, and a study of environmental
impacts. Based on the results of these
studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation
of a development application to
construct and operate the project.
r. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211,
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385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will
consider all protests or other comments
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 comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
Comments, protests and interventions
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 under ‘‘efiling’’ link. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing.
s. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents—Any filings must bear in
all capital letters the title
‘‘COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS
AND CONDITIONS’’,
‘‘PROTEST’’,’’COMPETING
APPLICATION’’ or ‘‘MOTION TO
INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the
Project Number of the particular
application to which the filing refers.
Any of the above-named documents
must be filed by providing the original
and the number of copies provided by
the Commission’s regulations to: The
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any
motion to intervene must also be served
upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular
application.
t. Agency Comments: Federal, state,
and local agencies are invited to file
comments on the described application.
A copy of the application may be
obtained by agencies directly from the
Applicant. If an agency does not file
comments within the time specified for
filing comments, it will be presumed to
have no comments. One copy of an
agency’s comments must also be sent to
the Applicant’s representatives.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
To Intervene, Protests, and Comments
December 19, 2006.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 12748-000.
c. Date filed: November 1, 2006.
d. Applicant: The City of Corpus Christi (City).
e. Name of Project: City of Corpus Christi Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project would be located at the City's existing
Wesley E. Seale Dam, on the Nueces River in Nueces County, Texas.
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g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. George ``Skip'' Noe, City Manager, City
of Corpus Christi, 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, (361)
826-3220. Ms. Mary Kay Fischer, City Attorney, City of Corpus Christi,
1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, (361) 826-3360. Ms.
Nancy J. Skancke, Law Offices of GKRSE, 1500 K Street, N.W., Suite 330,
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 408-5400.
i. FERC Contact: Etta Foster, (202) 502-8769.
j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to
intervene: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
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 in 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. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of:
(1) the existing 5,970-foot-long, gated, concrete-gravity Wesley E.
Seale Dam; (2) an existing impoundment, Lake Corpus Christi, with a
surface area of 18,256 acres and a storage capacity of 257,260 acre-
feet at normal maximum water surface elevation of 94.0 feet above mean
sea level; (3) two 2.5 MW turbine generating units with a total
installed capacity of 5 megawatts; (4) an existing 69 kV transmission
line, and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an average
annual generation of 5.2 gigawatt-hours.
l. Locations of Applications: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the
Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may
also 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, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h
above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Competing Preliminary Permit: Anyone desiring to file a
competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project
must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to
file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36).
Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to
file the competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days
after the specified comment date for the particular application. A
competing preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR
4.30(b) and 4.36.
o. Competing Development Application: Any qualified development
applicant desiring to file a competing development application must
submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the
particular application, either a competing development application or a
notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent to file a development application allows an interested
person to file the competing application no later than 120 days after
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
p. Notice of Intent: A notice of intent must specify the exact
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary
permit application or a development application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s)
named in this public notice.
q. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit: A preliminary permit, if
issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts.
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to
construct and operate the project.
r. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
Comments, protests and interventions 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 under ``e-filing'' link.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.
s. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'',''COMPETING APPLICATION'' or
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the
particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-
named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number
of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the
particular application.
t. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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