98-29883. Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60330-60331]
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[FR Doc No: 98-29883]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis

November 3, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Major New License.
    b. Project No.: P-2004-073.
    c. Date Filed: September 2, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Holyoke Water Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Holyoke Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Connecticut River in Hampden, Hampshire, and 
Franklin Counties, Massachusetts.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:

William J. Nadeau, Vice President, Holyoke Water Power Company, P.O. 
Box 270, Hartford, CT 06141-0270, [phone].
James J. Kearns, Project Manager, Northeast Utilities Service Company, 
P.O. Box 270, Hartford, CT 06141-0270, [phone].
Catherine E. Shively, Counsel, Public Service Company of New Hampshire, 
1000 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03105, [phone].

    i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer [phone].
    j. Comment Date: See attached paragraph D10.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted, and, pursuant to Sec. 4.30(b)(25), is ready for environmental 
analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10. The Commission 
acknowledges that information related to water quality studies in the 
project's bypassed reach has not been filed. However, the study itself 
has been completed, and is currently being reviewed by various resource 
agencies. This information, including agency comments, is expected to 
be filed by November 15, 1998. The results of the water quality study, 
as well as any other information asked for during the environmental 
analysis, will be considered during the preparation of the 
environmental impact statement once it's been filed with the 
Commission. The application and additional information is substantially 
complete, and the environmental analysis will proceed on the issues as 
set forth in Scoping Document 2 and in the application materials.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river project would 
consist of the following features: (1) an approximately 1,000-foot-long 
masonry dam to elevation 97.47 feet National Geodetic Vertical datum, 
topped with a 3.1-foot-high rubber dam; (2) upstream and downstream 
fish passage facilities; (3) a 2,290-acre reservoir that extends 
approximately 25 miles upstream; (4) a three-level canal system 
adjacent to the river with headgates at the dam; (5) six separate 
hydroelectric facilities, named Hadley Falls Station, Riverside 
Station, Boatlick Station, Beebe-Holbrook Units, Skinner Unit and 
Chemical Units, and except for the Hadley Falls Station which has its 
intake structure adjacent to the canal headgate structure, the 
facilities withdraw water from the canal system; (6) a total nameplate 
capacity of 43,756 kilowatts; (7) transmission line connections; and 
(8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated average annual generation is 
about 223,389 megawatt-hours.
    m. Purpose of Project; The power generated by the project is used 
for station service on site and sold to industrial customers in 
Holyoke, with the remainder transmitted to other utilities for resale 
outside of Holyoke.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
D10.
    o. Avaliable Locations of Application: A copy of the application, 
as supplemented, is available for inspection and reproduction at the 
Commission's Public Reference and Files and Maintenance Branch, located 
at 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A-1, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by 
calling [phone]. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at Holyoke Water Power Company, 1 Canal Street, Holyoke, 
Massachusetts 01040, [phone].
    D10. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is 
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions.
    The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the 
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application 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.
    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

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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 directly from the applicant. Any of these 
documents must be filed by providing the original and the number of 
copies required by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, 
Division of Project Review, 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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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