[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8349-8350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4067]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and
Prescriptions
February 12, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
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a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
b. Project No.: 2928-004.
c. Date Filed: September 29, 1997.
d. Applicant: Merrimac Paper Company, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Merrimac Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Merrimack River, in the city of Lawrence, Essex
County, Massachusetts. The project would not utilize federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Gerard J. Griffin, Jr., Merrimac Paper
Company, Inc., 9 South Canal Street, Lawrence, MA 01842, (508) 686-
0342.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Lee Emery, E-mail address, lee.emery@ferc.fed.us, or telephone (202)
219-2779.
j. Deadline for comments, recommendations, terms and conditions,
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 Street, 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, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. Status of environmental analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. Description of the Project: The existing run-of-river project
uses flows diverted into the South Canal by the upstream Lawrence
Hydroelectric Project (P-2800) and consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a trashrack structure; (2) manually operated headgate
and penstock; (3) two integral powerhouses with two generating units in
one powerhouse and one generating unit in the other for a total
installed capacity of 1,250-kW; and (4) other appurtenances.
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/online/rims.htm (please call (202) 208-
2222 for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address shown in item h.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A4 and D10.
A4. Development Application--Public notice of the filing of the
initial development application, which has already been given,
established the due date for filing competing applications or notices
of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing
development application must be filed in response to and in compliance
with public notice of the initial development application. No competing
applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this
notice.
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 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-4067 Filed 2-18-99; 8:45 am]
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