

[Federal Register: October 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 194)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12646-001]

 
City of Broken Bow, OK; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

September 26, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric license application 
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public 
inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: 12646-001.
    c. Date Filed: July 6, 2006.
    d. Applicant: City of Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
    e. Name of Project: Pine Creek Lake Dam Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: On the Little River, in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. 
The project would be located at the United States Army Corps of 
Engineers' (Corps) Pine Creek Lake Dam and would occupy several acres 
of land 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: Allyson Conner at (202) 502-6082 or 
allyson.conner@ferc.gov.

    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance of this notice 
(Monday, November 26, 2007); reply comments are due 105 (Wednesday, 
January 9, 2008) days from the issuance 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 whose name appears 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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, 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 ``eFiling'' link.

    k. This application has been accepted, and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed project, using the existing 
Corps' Pine Creek Dam and Reservoir, would consist of: (1) A diversion 
structure connecting to the existing outlet conduit; (2) a penstock 
connecting the diversion structure to the powerhouse; (3) a 112-foot-
wide by 73-foot-long powerhouse containing two turbine-generator units, 
having a totaled installed capacity of 6.4 megawatts; (4) a tailrace 
returning flows to the Little River; (5) a one-mile-long, 14.4-kilovolt 
transmission line or a 6.5-mile-long, 13.8 kilovolt transmission line 
connecting to an existing distribution line; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an average annual generation of 
16,200 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

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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) and 385.2010. Agencies may obtain copies 
of the application directly from the applicant.
    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. 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: May 2008.
    o. The 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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