95-19574. Notice of Application Filed With the Commission

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40573-40574]
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[FR Doc No: 95-19574]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Filed With the Commission

August 3, 1995.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed 

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with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Declaratory Order.
    b. Docket No.: DI95-3-000.
    c. Date Filed: July 3, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Forest City (P-2660) and West Branch (P-2618).
    f. Location: East Branch of St. Croix River in Washington and 
Aroostook Counties, Maine; and West Branch of St. Croix River in 
Washington, Hancock, and Penobscot Counties, Maine, respectively.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Section 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen, Smith & 
Lancaster, One Monument Square, Portland, ME 04101, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Diane M. Murray, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: September 15, 1995.
    k. Description: The existing Forest City Project (No. 2660) 
consists of all United States portions of the following project works:

    (1) Forest City Dam, a 16-foot-high, 500-foot-long earth 
embankment dam containing a gated timber spillway structure 65 feet 
wide, with 3 gates and a fish passage facility; (2) a reservoir 
(East Grand Lake) with surface area of 16,070 acres at elevation 
434.94 feet m.s.l. and storage capacity of 105,300 acre-feet; and 
(3) other appurtenances.

    The existing West Branch Project (No. 2618) consists of:

    (A) West Grand Lake development: (1) West Grand Lake Dam, earth 
embankment and gravel-filled timber crib structure, 485 feet long 
and 13 feet high, containing a gated spillway structure, 77 feet 
wide with 5 gates, and a fish passage facility 24 feet wide; (2) a 
reservoir with surface area of 23,825 acres at elevation 301.43 feet 
m.s.l. and storage capacity of 160,000 acre-feet; and (3) other 
appurtenances.
    (B) Sysladobsis Lake development (Project No. 2618): (1) 
Sysladobsis Lake Dam, an earth embankment structure, 250 feet long 
and 5.5 feet high, with a concrete cut-off wall and rock masonry 
downstream face, containing a gated spillway structure 23 feet wide 
with 2 gates, and a fish passage facility 7 feet wide; (2) a 
reservoir with surface area of 5,400 acres at elevation 305.62 feet 
m.s.l., and storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet; and (3) other 
appurtenances.

    The above-referenced reservoirs supply water to three downstream 
generating facilities, Grand Falls, Woodland, and Milltown. These 
generating facilities do not require licensing by the Commission.\1\ 
The issue raised in Georgia-Pacific Corporation's petition is whether 
the above-referenced reservoirs are required to be licensed under 
Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act.

    \1\ See October 28, 1988, Commission orders (UL89-1-000 Grand 
Falls Hydro Project and UL89-2-000 Woodland Hydro Project), and June 
7, 1990 letter--Milltown Project.
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    1. 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'', ``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, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-19574 Filed 8-8-95; 8:45 am]
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