
[Federal Register: July 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 148)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No.: 785-018]

 
Allegan County, MI; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

July 24, 2008.
    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.: 785-018.
    c. Date filed: April 4, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Consumers Energy Company, Michigan.
    e. Name of Project: Calkins Bridge Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kalamazoo River in Allegan County, Michigan. 
The project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: James R. Coddington, Consumers Energy 
Company, One Energy Plaza, Jackson, MI, 49201, (517) 788-2455.
    i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert, (202) 502-6359 or 
timothy.konnert@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: 
Kimberly D. Bose, 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 existing Calkins Bridge Project consists of a 42-foot-high, 
1,330-foot-long dam, consisting of 1,100 feet of earth embankment and a 
230-foot concrete integral powerhouse-spillway section, creating an 
8.5-mile-long, 1,550 acre reservoir with a normal water surface 
elevation of 615.0 feet msl, a powerhouse containing three generating 
units with a total installed capacity of 2,550 kW, and appurtenant 
facilities.
    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 representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate.

Issue Acceptance letter--July 2008.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--October 2008.
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis--January 
2009.
Notice of the availability of the EA--June 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-17496 Filed 7-30-08; 8:45 am]

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