Electric rate and corporate regulation filings: Hydroelectric applications,

[Federal Register: December 22, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 245)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Amendment of Recreation Plan

December 16, 1998.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filedwith the Commission and is available for public inspection:

1. Type of Application: Amendment of Recreation Plan.

2. Project No: 2459-076.

3. Date Filed: November 30, 1998.

4. Applicant: West Penn Power Company.

5. Name of Project: Lake Lynn Project.

6. Project location: Cheat River in Monongalia County, West Virginia and Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

7. FiledPursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).

8. Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles Simons, West Penn Power Company, 800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601-1689, (724) 838-6397.

9. FERC Contact: Patti Pakkala, (202) 219-0025.

10. Comment Date: January 28, 1999.

11. Description of Project: West Penn Power Company, licensee for the Lake Lynn Project, FERC No. 2459, has fileda request to amend the project's recreation plan. The recreation plan, previously approved by the Commission on April 11, 1997, included a provision for a 4.5-mile- long, 12-foot-wide hiking/biking trail between the project powerhouse and Cheat Haven Peninsula. The amendment application requests Commission approval to narrow the width of the trail from 12 to 4 feet for the section of trail between Manning's Run and the peninsula (3.1 miles). With the reduction in width, the amendment application further proposes to remove the ``biking'' designation from the 3.1 miles of trail between Manning's Run and the Cheat Haven Peninsula.

In addition to the above, the amendment application indicates the licensee has offered to provide $175,000 in funding, to the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, for improvements to a hiking trail in the Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area. This proposal is intended to provide more shoreline access to project waters.

1. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: B, C1, and D2.

2. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application.

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application.

D2. Agency Comments--Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-33783Filed12-21-98; 8:45 am]

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