98-24515. Notice of Application Accepted for Filing With the Commission

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49111]
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[FR Doc No: 98-24515]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing With the Commission

September 8, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-2737-002.
    c. Date Filed: June 23, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Central Vermont Public Service Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Middlebury Lower Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Otter Creek in the towns of Middlebury and 
Weybridge and in the county of Addison, Vermont.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: 

Mr. Kent Brown, V.P., Central Vermont Public Service, Corporation, 77 
Grove Street, Rutland, Vermont 05701, [phone].
John C. Greenan, P.E., Central Vermont Public Service, Corporation, 77 
Grove Street, Rutland, Vermont 05701, [phone].
Timothy J. Oakes, Kleinschmidt Associates, 33 West Main Street, 
Strasburg, PA 17579, [phone].

    i. FERC Contact: Jack Duckworth [phone].
    j. Comment Date: November 10, 1998 Status of Environmental 
Analysis: This application has been accepted, but it is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    k. Description of the Project: (1) a 30-foot-high, 478-foot-long 
concrete gravity dam consisting of two ogee spillway sections, a 123-
foot-long western spillway section, and a 260-foot-long eastern 
spillway section; (2) a 1-mile-long, 16-acre impoundment with a normal 
water surface elevation of 314.5 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) a 
powerhouse integral with the dam containing three Francis turbine units 
for a total installed capacity of 2.25 megawatts (MW); (4) transmission 
facilities; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    l. Purpose of Project: The power generated by this project is used 
to assist the Central Vermont Public Service Corporation in meeting 
electrical load requirements of its power grid. Continued operation of 
this project would provide 2,250 kilowatts (kW) of generating capacity 
and average annual generation of 8,300 megawatt hours (MWH).
    m. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files and Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First 
Street, NE, Room 2A-1, Washington, DC 20426. A copy is also available 
for inspection and reproduction at Central Vermont Public Service 
Corporation, 77 Grove Street, Rutland, Vermont 05701.
    Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene in accordance with the 
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In 
determining the appropriate action to be taken, the Commission will 
consider all protests and 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.
    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 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 20426. An additional copy must be 
sent to Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower 
Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must 
be specified in the particular application.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-24515 Filed 9-11-98; 8:45 am]
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