[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23068-23069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10658]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Applications Accepted for Filing And Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protest
April 23, 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, 1999.
d. Applicant: S.D. Warren Company.
e. Names 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: Mr. Thomas Howard, S.D. Warren Company, 89
Cumberland Street, P.O. Box 5000, Westbrook, ME 04098-1597, 207-856-
4286.
i. FERC Contact: Bob Easton, robert.easton@ferc.fed.us, 202-219-
2782.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest: 60 days
from the issuance 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: These applications are not
ready for environmental analysis at this time.
l. 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 kilovolt (kV)
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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.
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. This filing may be viewed on
the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222
for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h. above.
Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211 and .214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all
protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified deadline date for the particular application.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is not
ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions.
When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly form 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 and an additional copy must be sent to
the Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower
Licensing, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-10658 Filed 4-28-99; 8:45 am]
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