

[Federal Register: September 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 186)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12470-001]

 
City of Broken Bow, Oklahoma; Notice Soliciting Comments and 
Final Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions

September 19, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and 
applicant-prepared environmental assessment have been filed with the 
Commission and are available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: 12470-001.
    c. Date filed: July 26, 2006.
    d. Applicant: City of Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
    e. Name of Project: Broken Bow Re-Regulation Dam Hydropower 
Project.
    f. Location: On the Mountain Fork River in McCurtain County, 
Oklahoma. The project would be located at the United States Army Corps 
of Engineers' (Corps) Broken Bow Re-Regulation Dam and would occupy 
lands administered by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Olen Hill, City Manager, City of Broken Bow, 
Oklahoma, 210 North Broadway, Broken Bow, Oklahoma 74728; (405) 584-
2282.
    i. FERC Contact: Peter Leitzke at (202) 502-6059, or 
peter.leitzke@ferc.gov.

    j. Deadline for filing comments, and final terms and conditions, 
recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice. All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 
days from the date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, 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 on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor

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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.
    Comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions 
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.
    l. The proposed run-of-river project, using the Corps' existing 
Broken Bow Re-Regulation Dam and Reservoir, would consist of: (1) Three 
93.5-foot-long penstocks through the eastern portion of the re-
regulation dam; (2) a 112-foot-wide by 129-foot-long powerhouse 
containing three turbine-generator units, having a total installed 
capacity of 4 megawatts; (3) a 170-foot-long tailrace that would return 
flows to the Mountain Fork River; (4) a 1,891-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt 
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would 
have an average annual generation of 17,500 megawatt-hours.
    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.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS'', ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS'', or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov.esubscribenow.htm
 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. Procedural Schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue a 
single Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and 
final EA. Staff intends to allow at least 30 days for entities to 
comment on the EA. The Commission will take into consideration all 
comments received on the EA before taking final action on the license 
application. The application will be processed according to the 
following schedule, but revisions to the schedule may be made as 
appropriate:
    Issue Notice of availability of the EA: March 2008.
    o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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