Rules and Regulations. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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BILLING CODE 6717-01-P 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 January 10, 2002. 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.:* 5334. c. *Date Filed:* October 2, 2001. d. *Applicant:* Charter Township of Ypsilanti. e. *Name of Project:* Ford Lake Hydroelectric Station. f. *Location:* On the Huron River, Washtenaw County, within the township of Ypsilanti, MI.
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:* Ms. Joann Brinker, Administrative Services/Human Resources Director, Charter Township of Ypsilanti, 7200 South Huron River Drive, Ypsilanti, MI 48197,
(734)484-0065. i. *FERC Contact:* Monte TerHaar,
(202)219-2768 or *monte.terhaar@ferc.fed.us.* j. *Deadline for filing additional study requests:* 60 days from issuance date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 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. We are not requesting intervenors to this project at this time. l. The existing Ford Lake Hydroelectric Project consists of:
(1)A 1,050 acre reservoir;
(2)a 110-foot-long earth embankment dam;
(3)a 46.5-foot powerhouse with 2 hydroelectric turbines;
(4)a 172-foot-long spillway with six bays, each with a 6-foot by 8-foot sluice gate;
(5)a 380-foot-long earth embankment;
(6)a 175-foot-long emergency spillway;
(7)two vertical shaft turbine/generator units with an installed capacity of 1,920 kilowatts at normal pool elevation; and
(8)appurtenant facilities. The project operates run-of-river with a normal reservoir elevation maintained between 684.4 and 684.9 feet M.S.L. Average annual generation between 1995 and 2000 has been 8,664 megawatthours. Generated power is sold to Detroit Power. No new facilities are proposed. 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, DC 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, at § 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 Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis Notice soliciting final terms and conditions Notice of the availability of the draft NEPA document (draft EA) Notice of the availability of the final NEPA document (final EA) 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. C.B. Spencer, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 02-1087 Filed 1-15-02; 8:45 am]
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