Rules and Regulations. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 4914] Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments November 27, 2002. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. *Type of Application:* Subsequent Minor License. b. *Project No.:* 4914. c. *Date Filed:* November 20, 2002. d. *Applicant:* International Paper Company. e. *Name of Project:* Nicolet Mill Dam Project. f. *Location:* At the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers' DePere Dam, on the Fox River, in the City of DePere, Brown County, Wisconsin. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C.791(a)-825(r). h. *Applicant Contacts:* Licensee Contact: Thomas Piette, International Paper Company, 200 Main Avenue, De Pere, WI 54115,
(920)336-4211. i. *FERC Contact:* Peter Leitzke,
(202)502-6059 or *peter.leitzke@ferc.gov* . j. *Cooperating agencies:* We are asking Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in item l below. k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. *Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status:* December 27, 2002. 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. Please include the project number (P-4914-010) on any documents filed. 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. Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. *See* 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site *http://www.ferc.gov* under the “e-Filing” link. m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The existing Nicolet Mill Dam Project consists of the following existing facilities:
(1)A 13.6 foot-high, 400-foot-long diversion structure attached to the westerly end of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' DePere Dam;
(2)intake works consisting of 28 gates screened with steel racks;
(3)a powerhouse containing two generating units with a total installed capacity of 1,080 kW; and
(4)other appurtenances. o. 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 Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “FERRIS” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call 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. p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Wisconsin 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. q. *Procedural schedule and final amendments:* The application will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. *Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter:* January 2003. *Issue Scoping Document for comments:* March 2003. *Notice of Application is Ready for Environmental Analysis:* June 2003. *Notice of the availability of the EA:* October 2003. *Ready for Commission's decision on the application:* December 2003. Unless substantial comments are received in response to the EA, staff intends to prepare a single EA in this case. If substantial comments are received in response to the EA, a final EA will be prepared with the following modifications to the schedule. *Notice of the availability of the final EA:* February 2004. *Ready for Commission's decision on the application:* March 2004. 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. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 02-30715 Filed 12-3-02; 8:45 am]
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