Notice of Amendment Application

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4093-4094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1812]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Amendment Application

January 21, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Amendment Application.

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    b. Project No: 2916-032.
    c. Date Filed: September 14, 1998.
    d. Applicant: East Bay Municipal Utility District.
    e. Name of Project: Lower Mokelumne River.
    f. Location: Mokelumne River, Amador, Calaveras, and San Joaquin 
Counties, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jon A. Myers, Manager, Water Resources 
Planning, East Bay Municipal Utility District, 375 Eleventh Street, 
Oakland, CA 94607-4240, (510) 278-1121.
    i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad, (202) 219-2665.
    j. Comment Date: March 1, 1999.
    k. Description of Application: EBMUD is proposing to remove Mine 
Run Dam, which is located on Mine Creek on the upstream reach of the 
project's Camanche Reservoir. The Mine Run Dam was used to control acid 
mine drainage from the abandoned deep shaft copper mine (Penn Mine). 
The Mine Run Dam controls the flow of contaminated water from the Penn 
Mine.
    EBMUD plans to remove the Mine Run Dam as a part of the 
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Long Term Solution Project 
(Remediation Plan) for the Penn Mine Site. The Remediation Plan was 
mandated by EPA through a Clean Water Act section 309 order.
    1. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    B. 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, .211, 
.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 specific comment 
date for the particular application.
    C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of 
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of 
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    D2. 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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-1812 Filed 1-26-99; 8:45 am]
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