[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 12464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6490]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Proceeding Pursuant to Reserved Authority To Determine
Whether Modifications to License Are Appropriate
March 9, 1998.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Action: Proceeding pursuant to reserved authority to
determine whether modifications to license are appropriate.
b. Project No.: 4718-010.
c. License Issued: December 8, 1982.
d. Licensee: Southern New Hampshire Hydroelectric Development
Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Cocheco Falls.
f. Location: Cocheco River, Dover, New Hampshire.
g. Authorization: Article 11 of the project.
h. Licensee Contact: Mr. John Webster, Southern New Hampshire
Hydroelectric Development Corporation, P.O. Box 178, South Berwick, ME
03908.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Grieve, (202) 219-2655.
j. Comment Date: April 11, 1998.
k. Description of Proceeding: The Commission has initiated a
proceeding to determine if reserved authority under article 11 of the
project license should be used to require modifications to the project.
On September 25, 1995, the New Hampshire Department of Justice filed
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's (FGD) petition to revise the
license for the Cocheco Falls Project with respect to upstream and
downstream fish passage. In the petition, the FGD requested that a
proceeding be initiated to require the licensee to modify the upstream
and downstream fish passage facilities and trash boom and to extend the
schedule of operation of the passage facilities. On August 30, 1996,
Commission staff forwarded its preliminary analysis to the licensee,
the New Hampshire Department of Justice and the FGD. Comments were
received from each entity and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Commission staff concluded in the preliminary analysis that
modifications to the fish passage facilities and their operating
schedules are warranted, along with a plan to correct trash boom
problems.
Copies of the New Hampshire Department of Justice petition and
Commission staff's preliminary analysis may be obtained from the
Commission's public file in this proceeding.
l. 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'', and ``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, NE.,
Washington, DC 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 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,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-6490 Filed 3-12-98; 8:45 am]
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