[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 68449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32921]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Amendment of License
December 7, 1998.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Amendment of license.
b. Project No: 2530-021.
c. Dated Filed: September 14, 1998.
d. Applicant: Central Maine Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Hiram.
f. Location: On the Saco River, in Cumberland and Oxford Counties,
Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 792(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: F. Allen Wiley, Managing Director of
Generation, Central Maine Power Company, 41 Anthony Avenue, Augusta, ME
04330, Tel: (207) 621-4412.
i. FERC Contact: John K. Novak, (202) 219-2828.
j. Comment date: January 22, 1999.
k. Description of Amendment: Licensee is requesting an amendment to
Article 35 of the existing license to incorporate minimum flow
requirements of the Instream Flow Agreement for Hydroelectric Projects
on the Saco River dated April 30, 1997, as it pertains to the Hiram
Project. For the period from November 16 through September 30, a
minimum flow of 300 cubic feet per second (cfs) would be released from
the project, with reservoir drawdown limited to 2 feet or less from
full pond elevation during normal operation or from the spillway crest
when the flashboards are down. From October 1 through November 15, the
project would operate run-of-river, with reservoir drawdown limited to
1 foot or less from full pond elevation or from the spillway crest when
the flashboards are down. The timing of the 6-week fall flow period
would be determined as further described in the agreement. Run-of-river
operation is defined as outflow equal to inflow, with pond elevation
limited to 1 foot or less during normal operation.
1. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
B. 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, 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.
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 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. 98-32921 Filed 12-10-98; 8:45 am]
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