[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6340-6341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3070]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Applications Tendered for Filing With the Commission
and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
February 3, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
a. Type of applications: Two New Major Licenses and Three
Subsequent Licenses.
b. Project Nos.: 2897-003, 2931-002, 2932-003, 2941-002, and 2942-
005.
c. Date filed: January 22, 1998.
d. Applicant: S.D. Warren Company.
e. Name of Projects: Saccarappa Project, Gambo Project, Mallison
Falls Project, Little Falls Project, and Dundee Project.
f. Location: On the Presumpscot River, near the towns of Windham,
Gorham, and Westbrook, in Cumberland County, Maine. These projects do
not utilize any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r)).
h. Applicant Contact: Tom Howard, S.D. Warren Company, 89
Cumberland Street/P.O. Box 5000, Westbrook, ME 04098-1597, (207) 856-
4286.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Bob Easton, E-mail address robert.easton@ferc.fed.us or telephone at
(202) 219-2782.
j. Deadline for filing additional study requests: March 23, 1999.
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: These applications are not
ready for environmental analysis at this time.
l. Brief Description of the Projects:
Saccarappa: The project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 322-foot-long diversion dam consisting of two
concrete overflow structures separated by an island; (2) two bypassed
reaches measuring 475 and 390 feet long; (3) a 380-foot-long and 36-
foot-wide intake canal; (4) a 49-foot-wide by 71-foot-long masonry
powerhouse; (5) three turbine generator units, each with a rated
capacity of 450 kilowatts (KW) for a total project installed capacity
of 1,350 KW; (6) a 345-foot-long tailrace formed by a 33-foot-high
guard wall; (7) a 1-mile-long 2.3 KV transmission line/generator lead;
and (8) other appurtenances.
Gambo: The project consists of the following existing facilities:
(1) A 250-foot-long, 24-foot-high concrete overflow section and 50-
foot-long intake structure; (2) a 737-foot-long and 15-foot-deep
concrete lined intake canal; (3) a 47-foot-wide by 78-foot-long
reinforced concrete and brick powerhouse; (4) two turbine generator
units, each with a rated capacity of 950 KW for a total project
installed capacity of 1,900 KW; (5) a 300-foot-long bypassed reach; (6)
an 8-mile-long 11 KV transmission line; and (7) other appurtenances.
Mallison Falls: The project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 358-foot-long and 14-foot-high reinforced concrete,
masonry, and cut granite diversion dam; (2) a 70-foot-long headgate
structure; (3) a 675-foot-long, 41-foot-wide, and 6-foot-deep bedrock
lined intake canal; (4) a 33-foot-wide by 51-foot-long reinforced
concrete and masonry powerhouse; (5) two turbine generator units, each
with a rated capacity of 400 KW for a total project installed capacity
of 800 KW; (6) a 675-foot-long bypassed reach; (7) an 11 KV
transmission line tied into the Gambo Project transmission line; and
(8) other appurtenances.
Little Falls: The project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 330-foot-long and 14-foot-high reinforced concrete
and masonry dam incorporating a 70-foot-long intake structure; (2) a
25-foot-wide by 95-foot-long masonry powerhouse which is integral to
the dam; (3) four turbine generator units, each with a rated capacity
of 250 KW for a total project installed capacity of 1,000 KW; (4) a
300-foot-long bypassed reach; (5) an 11 KV transmission line tied into
the Gambo Project transmission line; and (6) other appurtenances.
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Dundee: The project consists of the following existing facilities:
(1) a 1,492-foot-long dam, consisting of a 150-foot-long, 42-foot-high
concrete spillway section flanked by two 50-foot-high earthen
embankments, a 90-foot-long and 50-foot-high non-overflow section, and
a 27-foot-long gate section; (2) a 44-foot-wide by 74-foot-long
reinforced concrete powerhouse which is integral to the spillway
section of the dam; (4) three turbine generator units, each with a
rated capacity of 800 KW for a total project installed capacity of
2,400 KW; (5) a 1,075-foot-long bypassed reach; (6) a 1,075-foot-long,
30-foot-wide, and 11-foot-deep tailrace; (3) two 10-mile long 11 KV
transmission lines; and (7) 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. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address
in item h above.
n. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the State
Historic Preservation Officer as required by Sec. 106, National
Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council
on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR at 800.4.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-3070 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am]
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