99-14016. Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests and Comments

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 106 (Thursday, June 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29861-29862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14016]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To 
Intervene and Protests and Comments

May 27, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
accepted for filing and the Commission has established a deadline for 
interventions and protests:
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: 3090-008.
    c. Date filed: January 27, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Village of Lyndonville Electric Department.
    e. Name of Project: Vail Power Project.
    f. Location: On Passumpsic River In Calendonia County, Vermont. The 
project would include no federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kenneth C. Mason, Village of Lyndonville 
Electric Department, 20 Park Avenue, PO Box 167, Lyndonville, VT 05851, 
[phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Robert Bell, at [e-mail], or 202-219-2806.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests and comments: 
60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    All document (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 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 but is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time--see attached paragraph E1.
    l. Brief Description of the Project: The existing project consists 
of: (1) The 96-foot-long ogee-shaped concrete gravity dam varying in 
height from 8 to 15 feet and topped with 20\5/8\-inch wooden 
flashboards; (2) the impoundment having a surface area of 79 acres, 
with negligible storage and normal water surface elevation of 688.63 
feet msl; (3) the intake structure; (4) the powerhouse containing one 
generating unit with an installed capacity of 350-kW; (5) the tailrace; 
(6) a 0.8-mile-long, 2.4-kV transmission line; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities.
    The applicant does not propose any modifications to the project 
features or operation.
    The project would have an annual generation of 1,850 MWh and would 
be used to provide energy to its customers.
    m. 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 http://
www.ferc.fed.us/rims.htm. Call [phone] 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 rule of 
practice and procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. 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

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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 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, NE., 
Washington, DC 20246. An additional copy must be sent to Director, 
Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. A copy of any 
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative 
of the applicant specified in the particular application.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-14016 Filed 6-2-99; 8:45 am]
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