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

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 [Federal Register: March 15, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 50)]
[Notices]
[Page 12172-12173]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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

March 9, 2007.
    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.: 2242-078.
    c. Date Filed: November 24, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Eugene Water and Electric Board.
    e. Name of Project: Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the McKenzie River in Lane and Linn Counties, near
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon. The project occupies approximately 560 acres
of the Willamette National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Randy L. Berggren, General Manager, Eugene
Water and Electric Board, 500 East 4th Avenue, P.O. Box 10148, Eugene,
OR 97440, (541) 484-2411.
    i. FERC Contact: Bob Easton, (202) 502-6045 or 
robert.easton@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Philis J. Posey, 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests 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.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project consists of two
developments, the Carmen development and the Trail Bridge development.
The Carmen development includes: (1) A 25-foot-high, 2,100-foot-long,
and 10-foot-wide earthen Carmen diversion dam with a concrete weir
spillway, (2) a 11,380-foot-long by 9.5-foot-diameter concrete Carmen
diversion tunnel located on the right abutment of the spillway, (3) a
235-foot-high, 1,100-foot-long, and 15-foot-wide earthen Smith
diversion dam with a gated Ogee spillway, (4) a 7,275-foot-long by 13.5
foot-diameter concrete-lined Smith power tunnel, (5) a 1,160-foot-long
by 13-foot-diameter steel underground Carmen penstock, (6) a 86-foot-
long by 79-foot-wide Carmen powerhouse, (7) two Francis turbines each
with a generating capacity of 52.25 megawatts (MW) for a total capacity
of 104.50 MW, (8) a 19-mile, 115-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that
connects the Carmen powerhouse to the Bonneville Power Administration's
Cougar-Eugene transmission line, and (9) appurtenant facilities.
    The Trail Bridge development includes: (1) A 100-foot-high, 700-
foot-long, and 24-foot-wide earthen Trail Bridge dam section with a
gated Ogee spillway, (2) a 1,000-foot-long and 20-foot-wide emergency
spillway section, (3) a 300-foot-long by 12-foot-diameter concrete
penstock at the intake that narrows to a diameter of 7 feet, (4) a 66-
foot-long by 61-foot-wide Trail Bridge powerhouse, (5) one Kaplan
turbine with a generating capacity of 9.975 MW, and (6) a one-mile,
11.5-kV distribution line that connects the Trail Bridge powerhouse to
the Carmen powerhouse.
    m. 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 ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. 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.
    All filings must (1) 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. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each

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representative of the applicant specified in the particular application.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-4717 Filed 3-14-07; 8:45 am]
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