Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protest

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11859-11860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5896]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protest

March 4, 1999.
    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.: 2651-006.
    c. Date filed: May 19, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Indiana Michigan Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Elkhart Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: In the City of Elkhart, Concord Township, Elkhart 
County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River 77 miles upstream from 
confluence with Lake Michigan. No part of the project is within federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: J.R. Jones, Senior Vice President, Fossil & 
Hydro Production, American Electric Power Service Corporation, 1 
Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 223-1801.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Edward R. Meyer, E-mail address edward.meyer@ferc.fed.us, or 
telephone (202) 208-7998.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P.

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Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    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 whose name appears 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.
    k. Status of environmental analysis: This application was announced 
Ready for Environmental Analysis on February 9, 1999.
    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of: (1) a 300-
foot-long by 14-foot-high concrete spillway, the crest of which bears 
11, 25-foot-wide by 10.5-foot-high Tainter gates separated by 2.5-foot-
wide piers; (2) an approximately 100-foot-long by 80-foot-wide brick 
powerhouse attached to the spillway on the south bank of the St. Joseph 
River having 3 horizontal shaft 4-Francis turbines (2 camelback pairs) 
with a 3.44 megawatts installed capacity; (3) 6, 9-foot-6-inch diameter 
concrete draft tube tunnels transitioning to 10-foot-high 6-foot-wide 
openings; and (4) other appurtenances.
    m. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. This filing may be viewed on 
the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 
for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Rules of 
Practice and Procedures, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .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.
    o. All filings must: (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. Any of these documents must be filed by providing the 
original and the number of copies required by the Commission's 
regulations to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First St. N.E., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent 
to the Director, Division of Licensing and Compliance, Office of 
Hydropower Licensing, at the same address. A copy of any protest or 
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the 
applicant specified in the particular application.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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