Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts,

[Federal Register: September 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 178)]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. 2299-040 and -042]

Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts; Notice of Application to Amend License

September 9, 1998.

By letter dated March 6, 1998, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) requested the Commission modify article 38 of the license for the Don Pedro Project, No. 2299. Consultation among the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts (licensees) and the Corps resulted in a joint request, filedon August 14, 1998, to amend subparagraph (a) of article 38. The licensee requests the paragraph be amended to read:

Article 38(a). Flows below La Grange bridge may be altered by the licensees at any time in connection with the operation of the project for flood control purposes or other emergencies provided that, if such flood control operations are required, flows shall be made to meet the requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's approved Water Control Plan, Water (Flood) Control Diagram, and Emergency Spillway Release Diagram or an approved deviation from these documents. The licensees shall take reasonable measures to insure that releases from the project do not cause the flow in the Tuolumne River at the Modesto gage to below Dry Creek to exceed 9,000 cfs unless otherwise agreed to by the Corps of Engineers. After flood control criteria within the reservoir have been met, the licensees shall reduce the releases from the project as soon as it is reasonably practicable.

Please submit any comments on the request within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any comments, conclusions, or recommendations that draw upon studies, reports, or other working papers of substance should be supported by appropriate documentation. Please affix Project No. 2299-042 on all filings.

Comments, protests and requests to intervene may be made in accordance with the following paragraphs.

Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervente--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, protest, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application.

Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENT'', ``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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application.

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. David P. Boergers, Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-24668Filed9-14-98; 8:45 am]

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