Rules and Regulations. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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BILLING CODE 6717-01-M DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application Tendered For Filing With The Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedures For Relicensing And A Deadline For Submission of Final Amendments October 12, 2000. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. *Type of Application:* New Minor License. b. *Project No.:* 3516-008. c. *Date Filed:* October 3, 2000. d. *Applicant:* City of Hart, Michigan. e. *Name of Project:* Hart Hydroelectric Project. f. *Location:* On the South Branch of the Pentwater River, in Oceana County, near Hart, Michigan.
The project does not affect federal lands. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r). h. *Applicant Contact:* Scott Huebler, City Manager, City of Hart, 407 State Street, Hart, Michigan, 49420,
(231)873-2488. i. *FERC Contact:* Steve Kartalia,
(202)219-2942 or *stephen.kartalia@FERC.fed.us* . j. *Deadline for filing additional study requests:* December 2, 2000. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: David P. Boergers, 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. k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. *The existing Hart Hydroelectric project consists of:*
(1)a 580-foot-long earthen dam;
(2)a 40-foot-long concrete-lined spillway;
(3)a 240-acre reservoir;
(4)a powerhouse containing 2 S. Morgan Smith vertical shaft turbines and 2 generators, with a total hydraulic capacity of 135 cubic feet per second and an installed generating capacity of 320 kilowatts;
(5)a 1-mile-long transmission line that connects the project with the Hart Diesel Plant; and
(5)appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average annual generation is between 350,000 and 400,000 kilowatthours. The project operates in a run-of-river mode and all generated power is distributed to customers of the City of Hart Electric Department via the City's transmission and distribution system. m. 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 2-A, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling
(202)208-1371. The application may be viewed on 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. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the *Michigan 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. o. *Procedural schedule and final amendments:* The application will be processed according to the following milestones, some of which may be combined to expedite processing: Notice of application has been accepted for filing Notice of NEPA Scoping (unless scoping has already occurred) Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis Notice of the availability of the draft NEPA document Notice of the availability of the final NEPA document Order issuing the Commission's decision on the application Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. David P. Boergers, Secretary. [FR Doc. 00-26696 Filed 10-17-00; 8:45 am]
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