[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54007-54009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25775]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application and Applicant Prepared Environmental
Assessment Accepted for Filing; Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests; Requesting Comments, Final Terms and Conditions,
Recommendations and Prescriptions; and Requesting Reply Comments
September 29, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and
Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment (APEA) has been filed with
the Commission and is available for public inspection:
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a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2077-016.
c. Date filed: July 29, 1999.
d. Applicant: USGen New England, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Fifteen Mile Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Connecticut River, in
Grafton and Coos Counties, New Hampshire, and Caledonia and Essex
Counties, Vermont. The project would not utilize any federal lands or
facilities.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Cleve Kapala, USGen New England, Inc., 46
Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to William Guey-Lee, E-mail address william.gueylee@ferc.fed.us, or
telephone (202) 219-2808.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests, comments,
final terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First St. 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, the
intervenor must also serve a copy of the document on that resource
agency.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: On April 22, 1998, the
Director, Office of Hydropower Licensing approved USGen New England,
Inc.'s use of the Alternative Licensing Process. National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) scoping for the project was conducted through scoping
documents distributed in May and August of 1998, and in public scoping
meetings on June 4 and 5, 1998. The draft license application and APEA
were distributed by the applicant for comment on March 3, 1999..
Commission staff has reviewed the license application and APEA and
has determined that the application is acceptable for processing and no
additional information or studies are needed to prepare the
Commission's environmental assessment (EA). Comments, as indicated
above, are being requested from interested parties. Any comments
received will be addressed in a draft EA to be issued by the Commission
in early 2000. The applicant will have 45 days following the end of the
comment period to respond to these comments, or may elect to seek a
waiver of this deadline.
l. Description of Project: The project consists of the following:
The Moore Development, located 283.5 miles from the mouth of the
Connecticut River, consists of: an 11-mile-long, 3,490 surface-acre
reservoir with 114,176 acre-feet storage capacity at 809.0 feet mean
sea level (msl); an earth and concrete gravity dam with a length of
2,920 feet and a max. height of 178 feet; a 373-foot-long concrete
spillway with 15-foot-wide by 20-foot-high sluice gate, four 50-foot
bays of 17-foot-high stanchions, and three bays of 36-foot-wide by 30-
foot high Taintor gates; four steel penstocks each 296 feet long; and a
powerhouse with four Francis type turbines at a combined rating of
225,600 hp at a design head of 150 feet, for a plant capability of
191,960 kilowatts (kW). The Comerford Development, located 275.2 miles
from the mouth of the Connecticut River, consists of: an 8-mile-long,
1,093 surface-acre reservoir with 29,356 acre-feet storage capacity at
650.0 feet msl; an earth and concrete gravity dam with a length of
2,253 feet and a max. height of 170 feet; and 850-foot-long concrete
spillway with six
7-foot-wide by 9-foot-high sluice gates, four bays of 8-foot-high
flashboards and seven 10-foot-high stanchion bays; four steel penstocks
each 150-feet-long; and a powerhouse with four Francis type turbines at
combined rating of 216,800 hp at a design head of 180 feet, for a plant
capability of 163,960 kW. The McIndoes Development, located 268.2 miles
from the mouth of the Connecticut River, consists of: a 5-mile-long,
543 surface-acre reservoir with 4,581 acre-feet storage capacity at
454.0 feet msl; a concrete gravity dam with a length of 730 feet and a
max. height of 25 feet; a 520-foot-long concrete spillway with a 12-
foot-wide by 13-foot-high skimmer gate, three 24-foot-wide by 25-foot-
high Taintor gates, a 300-foot-long spillway flashboard section with
60-foot flashboards, and two 50-foot-wide by 18-foot-high stanchion
bays; four steel penstocks each 150-feet-long; and a powerhouse with
four Kaplan type turbines at combined rating of 3,800 hp at a design
head of 29 feet, for a plant capability of 13,000 kW.
m. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed
on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address
in item h above.
n. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or
a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Rules
of Practice and Procedures, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .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 data for the particular
application and APEA.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The Commission is
requesting comments, recommendations, terms and conditions,
prescriptions, and reply comments.
The Commission directs, pursuant to 18 CFR 4.34(b) of the
regulations, that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions,
and prescriptions concerning the application and APEA be filed with the
Commission within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All
reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from
the date of this notice.
Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
p. All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' ``PRESCRIPTIONS,'' or
``REPLY COMMENTS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application and APEA 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 and APEA directly from the applicant. Any of these
documents must be filed by providing
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the original and the number of copies required by the Commission's
regulations to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent
to: Director, Division of Licensing and Compliance, Office of
Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the
above address. 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-25775 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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