98-11706. Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24539-24540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11706]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis

April 28, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-11574-000.
    c. Date Filed: February 23, 1996.
    d. Applicant: City of Norwich, Department of Public Utilities.
    e. Name of Project: Occum Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Shetucket River, near the City of Norwich, New 
London County, Connecticut.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Peter Polubiatko, Electric Division 
Manager, City of Norwich Department of Utilities, 16 Golden Street, 
Norwich, CT 06360, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee [phone].
    j. Deadline for Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, 
and Prescriptions: See paragraph D9.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is now ready 
for environmental analysis--see attached paragraph D9.
    l. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1) A 
605-foot-long, 28-foot-high dam with masonry and concrete spillway 
sections, an earth embankment section and intake structure; (2) a 
reservoir with a 90 acre surface area and a 600 acre-foot gross storage 
capacity at normal pool elevation 66.1 feet NGVD; (3) a powerhouse 
containing one generation unit with a capacity of 800 kW and an average 
annual generation of 3.75 GWh; (4) a 125-foot-long, 4.8-kV transmission 
line; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    m. Purpose of Project: All project power would be used by the 
applicant.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A4 and D9.
    o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First Street 
N.W., Washington, DC 20426, or by calling [phone]. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address shown in 
Item h.
    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

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intent may be filed in response to this notice.
    D9. 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). 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. 98-11706 Filed 5-1-98; 8:45 am]
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