94-22932. Hydroelectric Applications; City of Watertown, New York, et al.  

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    [Project Nos. 2442-001, et al.]
    
     
    
    Hydroelectric Applications; City of Watertown, New York, et al.
    
        Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
    filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
        1a. Type of Application: New Major License.
        b. Project No.: 2442-001.
        c. Date Filed: December 30, 1991.
        d. Applicant: City of Watertown, New York.
        e. Name of Project: Watertown Project.
        f. Location: On the Black River, Jefferson County, New York.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
        h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Karl R. Amylon, City of Watertown, New 
    York, Watertown Municipal Building, 245 Washington Street, Watertown, 
    NY 13601-3880, (315) 785-7730.
        i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell (202) 219-2806.
        j. Comment Date: Comments--October 24, 1994; Reply Comments--
    December 1, 1994.
        k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
    accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
    time--see standard paragraph D9 below.
        l. Description of Project: The existing Watertown Project's 
    principal features consist of two dams (the Diversion Dam and the 
    Delano Island Dam), a headgate, a power canal and forebay, a 
    powerhouse, an impoundment, and appurtenant facilities. In addition, 
    there is a designated wetland area of 17 acres within the project's 
    boundary, located just upstream of the Diversion Dam along the left 
    shoreline of the forebay.
        The City of Watertown is proposing to increase the total installed 
    capacity by replacing all existing electrical and mechanical equipment 
    with new generating units. The existing project has a total nameplate 
    capacity of 5.4 megawatts (MW) and an average annual generation of 
    about 28,000 megawatt-hours (MWh). The proposed project would have a 
    total nameplate capacity of 10.8 MW and an average annual generation of 
    about 47,900 MWh.
        In detail, the existing and proposed project is described as 
    follows:
        1. the concrete gravity Diversion Dam, totaling about 650 feet 
    long, consisting of (a) an ogee section, 590 feet long by 13.5 feet 
    high, with a crest elevation of 500.1 feet mean sea level (msl), and 
    (b) a small minimum flow ogee section, 60 feet long by 11 feet high, 
    with a crest elevation of 496.15 feet msl;
        2. the concrete gravity Delano Island Dam, totaling 200 feet long, 
    with a maximum height of 12 feet and a crest elevation of 500.1 feet 
    msl;
        3. an impoundment, 3.5 miles long, having (a) a surface area of 
    about 190 acres (AC); (b) a gross storage capacity of 2,000 acre-feet 
    (AF); (c) a negligible useable storage capacity; (d) a normal headwater 
    elevation of 500.1 feet msl; (e) a normal tailwater elevation of 473.0 
    feet msl; and (f) a designated wetland area of 17 AC;
        4. a concrete headgate, 200 feet long by 18.5 feet high, with 
    twenty-five vertical steel gates, each 25 feet wide by 8 feet high, 
    with a sill elevation of 493.0 feet msl;
        5. an excavated power canal, totaling 1,050 feet long, with varying 
    widths of 53 to 180 feet, consisting of (a) a 175 foot-long concrete 
    gravity ogee section which has a 3-foot wide by 4-foot-high mudgate and 
    a trash chute; (b) a 200-foot-long by 130-foot-wide forebay, which has 
    an existing 60 degree angled, 150-foot-long trashrack;
        6. a concrete and brick masonry powerhouse, about 49 feet wide by 
    115 feet long, equipped with three existing generating units, with (a) 
    a rated capacity of 1,800 kilowatts (kW) per unit; (b) a hydraulic 
    capacity range of 400 to 3,000 cubic feet per second (cfs); and (c) an 
    average annual generation of 28,000 MWh; the three proposed replacement 
    units would have (a) a rated capacity of 3,600 kW per unit; (b) a 
    hydraulic capacity range of 400 to 6,000 cfs; and (c) an average annual 
    generation of 47,900 MWh;
        7. an existing 100-foot-long, 2.3 kilovolt (kV) primary 
    transmission line; and
        8. appurtenant facilities.
        m. Purpose of Project: The purpose of the project is to provide 
    electric energy to several of the applicant's municipal accounts and 
    for sale to Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
        n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    A4, D9.
        o. Available Location of Application: A copy of the application, as 
    amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and reproduction 
    at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 
    located at 941 North Capitol Street, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C., 
    20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for 
    inspection and reproduction at the Watertown Municipal Building, 245 
    Washington Street, Watertown, NY, 13601-3380 (315) 785-7730.
        p. Scoping Process: In gathering background information for 
    preparation of the environmental document for the issuance of a Federal 
    hydropower license, staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
    is using a scoping process to identify significant environmental issues 
    related to the construction and operation or the continued operation of 
    hydropower projects. The staff will review all issues raised during the 
    scoping process and identify issues deserving of study and also 
    deemphasize insignificant issues, narrowing the scope of the 
    environmental analysis as well. If preliminary analysis indicates that 
    any issues presented in the scoping process would have little potential 
    for causing significant impacts, the issue or issues will be identified 
    and the reasons for not providing a more detailed analysis will be 
    given.
        q. Request for Scoping Comments: Federal, state, and local resource 
    agencies; licensees, applicants and developers; Indian tribes; other 
    interested groups and individuals, are requested to forward to the 
    Commission, any information that they believe will assist the 
    Commission staff in conducting an accurate and thorough analysis of the 
    site-specific and cumulative environmental effects of the proposed 
    licensing activities of the project(s). Therefore you are requested to 
    provide information related to the following items:
         Information, data, maps or professional opinion that may 
    contribute to defining the geographical and temporal scope of the 
    analysis and identifying significant environmental issues.
         Identification of and information from any other EIS or 
    similar study (previous, on-going, or planned) relevant to the proposed 
    licensing activities in the subject river basin.
         Existing information and any data that would aid in 
    describing the past and present effects of the project(s) and other 
    developmental activities on the physical/chemical, biological, and 
    socioeconomic environments. For example, fish stocking/management 
    histories in the subject river, historic water quality data and the 
    reasons for improvement or degradation of the quality, any wetland 
    habitat loss or proposals to develop land and water resources within 
    the basin.
         Identification of any federal, state or local resource 
    plans and future project proposals that encompass the subject river or 
    basin. For example, proposals to construct or operate water treatment 
    facilities, recreation areas, or implement fishery management programs.
         Documentation that would support a conclusion that the 
    project(s) does not contribute, or does contribute to adverse and 
    beneficial cumulative effects on resources and therefore should be 
    excluded from further study or excluded from further consideration of 
    cumulative impacts within the river basin. Documentation should 
    include, but not be limited to: how the project(s) interact with other 
    projects within the river basin or other developmental activities; 
    results from studies; resource management policies; and, reports from 
    federal, state, and local agencies.
        Comments concerning the scope of the environmental document should 
    be filed by the deadline established in paragraph D9.
        2a. Type of Application: Transfer of License.
        b. Project No.: 2555-002.
        c. Date filed: November 23, 1993.
        d. Applicant: Central Maine Power Company.
        e. Name of Project: Automatic Project.
        f. Location: On the Messalonskee Stream in Kennebec County, Maine.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a) 
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Sarah A. Verville, Central Maine Power 
    Company, Edison Drive, Augusta, ME 04330, (207) 623-3521, Ext. 3027; 
    Richard M. Schade, Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer and Nelson, 146 Capitol 
    Street, Post Office Box 5057, Augusta, ME 04332-5057, (207) 623-1596.
        i. FERC Contact: Hank Ecton, (202) 219-2678.
        j. Comment Date: October 31, 1994.
        k. Description of Project Action: Central Maine Power Company 
    proposes to transfer the license for the Automatic Project No. 2555 to 
    the Kennebec Water District. The transfer application is the result of 
    the termination of a 1923 agreement between the transferor and 
    transferee concerning project ownership and operation. The purpose of 
    the transfer is to facilitate conveyance of all property rights in the 
    project from the transferor to the transferee.
        The transfer application was filed within five years of the 
    expiration of the license for Project No. 2555, which is the subject of 
    a pending relicensing application (which also includes project numbers 
    2556, 2557, and 2559). In Hydroelectric Relicensing Regulations Under 
    the Federal Power Act (FERC stats. and Regs., Regs. Preambles 1986-1990 
    30,854 at p. 31,437), the Commission declined to forbid all license 
    transfers during the last five years of an existing license, and 
    instead indicated that it would scrutinize all such transfer requests 
    to determine if the transfer's primary purpose was to give the 
    transferee an advantage in relicensing (id. at p. 31,438 n. 318). The 
    transfer would lead to the substitution of the transferee for the 
    transferor as the applicant in the relicensing proceedings for Project 
    No. 2555 (the transferor would remain the applicant for project numbers 
    2556, 2557, and 2559).
        l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    B, C1, and D2.
        3a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
        b. Project No. 11471-000.
        c. Date filed: April 4, 1994.
        d. Applicants: South Fork Irrigation District and Hot Springs 
    Valley Irrigation District.
        e. Name of Project: West Valley Pumped Storage Hydroelectric 
    Project.
        f. Location: Tule lake Reservoir (also known as Moon Lake) in Modoc 
    and Lassen Counties, California, near the town of Likely. The project 
    would occupy lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and 
    the Modoc National Forest. T.39N, R14E. sections 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 
    20, 29, 30, 31, 32.; T.38N, R14E., sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 
    29, 30, 31, 33; T.38N, R13E., section 25, T.37N, R14E, sections 15 and 
    17; T.37N, R13E., section 1. Mt. Diablo Meridian and Base.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Don R. Pope, Esquire, 9709 W. Fairview 
    Avenue, Littleton, CO 80127, (303) 973-9610.
        i. FERC Contact: Ms. Deborah Frazier-Stutely (202) 219-2842.
        j. Comment Date: October 31, 1994.
        k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
    (1) the Likely Range Association's existing 16-foot-high, 1,100-foot-
    long earth Moon Lake Dam impounding; (2) the 3,000-acre Moon lake 
    reservoir with a storage capacity of 35,000 acre-feet with a water 
    surface elevation of 5,500 feet msl, to be utilized as the upper 
    reservoir; (3) an intake and control structure at the dam; (4) an 
    underground tunnel; (5) a powerhouse containing four generating units 
    with a total installed capacity of 264,000 kW; (6) a 90-foot-high, 650-
    foot-long concrete dam, creating; (6) a 184-acre reservoir with a 
    storage capacity of 8,280 acre-feet with a water surface elevation of 
    4,950 feet msl, to be utilized as the lower reservoir; (7) a pump 
    station; (8) a 5-mile-long, 230-kV transmission line tying into an 
    existing line.
        The project would generate approximately a total of 542,880 MWh of 
    energy annually.
        The applicant estimates the cost of the studies to be conducted 
    under the preliminary permit at Sec. 337,000. No new roads will be 
    needed for the purpose of conducting these studies.
        l. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold to a local 
    utility.
        m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
        4a. Type of Application: Minor License.
        b. Project No.: 11482-000.
        c. Date Filed: May 23, 1994.
        d. Applicant: Consolidated Hydro Maine, Inc.
        e. Name of Project: Marcal Project.
        f. Location: On the Little Androscoggin River, Androscoggin County, 
    Maine.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne E. Nelson, Consolidated Hydro 
    Maine, Inc., Andover Business Park, 200 Bulfinch Drive, Andover, MA 
    01810, (508) 681-1900.
        i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell (202) 219-2806.
        j. Deadline Date: October 21, 1994.
        k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
    accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
    time--see standard paragraph D5 below. As a result of scoping on the 
    Lower Androscoggin Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) the Marcal 
    Project is being included in the EIS. Scoping Document II for the Lower 
    Androscoggin Environmental Impact Statement will be issued soon.
        l. Description of Project: The existing unlicensed project consists 
    of:
        1. a dam, consisting of (a) a westerly abutment, adjoining the Elm 
    Street Bridge; (b) a concrete spillway section, about 29.5 feet long by 
    15.4 feet high, with a crest elevation of 273.3 feet National Geodetic 
    Vertical Datum (NGVD); (c) a granite blocked pier, about 6 feet long; 
    (d) a granite blocked spillway section, about 96 feet long by average 
    height of 12 feet, with a crest elevation of 271.3 feet (NGVD), topped 
    with 2-foot-high pin-supported wooden flashboards; and (e) an easterly 
    abutment adjoining the foundation of an abandoned mill building, with 
    two 4-foot-wide by 5-foot-high sluice gates; 2. a reservoir, with (a) a 
    normal pool elevation of 273.3 feet (NGVD); (b) a surface area of about 
    27 acres; (c) a gross storage capacity of about 103 acre-feet; 3. an 
    intake area leading to the penstock, which consists of (a) a forebay 
    canal, about 38 feet wide by 120 feet long, equipped with 45-foot-long 
    by 11-foot-deep steel trashracks with 3/8-inch steel bars at 2-inch 
    spacings; (b) a triangular headgate flume, with a 12-foot by 12-foot 
    wooden headgate; 4. a 470-foot-long by 11-foot-diameter buried steel 
    penstock; 5. a powerhouse, equipped with (a) two horizontal generating 
    units, consisting of a 960- kilowatts (kW) General Electric generator 
    driven by an S. Morgan Smith double-runner turbine, with two 36-inch-
    diameter runners, each rated at 707 and 625 horsepower (hp) and a 350- 
    kW Westinghouse synchronous generator driven by an S. Morgan Smith 
    double-runner turbine, with two 27-inch-diameter runners, each rated at 
    308 hp; both units having (b) a hydraulic capacity range of 120 to 560 
    cfs; (c) an average head of 37.7 feet; (d) a power factor of 1.00 kW/
    kVA; and (e) discharging into a tailrace channel about 290 feet long by 
    40 feet wide, with a normal tailwater elevation of 235.6 feet (NGVD); 
    6. a 34.5-kilovolt (kV), transmission line; and 7. appurtenant 
    facilities.
        m. Purpose of Project: All project energy generated would be sold 
    to a local utility.
        n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    B1, and D5.
        o. Available Location of Application: A copy of the application, as 
    amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and reproduction 
    at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 
    located at 941 North Capitol Street, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, D.C., 
    20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for 
    inspection and reproduction at Consolidated Hydro Maine, Inc. Andover 
    Business Park, 200 Bulfinch Drive, Andover, MA 01810.
        5a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
        b. Project No: 1417-045.
        c. Date Filed: July 28, 1994.
        d. Applicant: Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation 
    District.
        e. Name of Project: Central Nebraska Project.
        f. Location: On North Platte and Platte Rivers in Keith, Lincoln, 
    Dawson and Gosper Counties, Nebraska.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec.791 (a)-
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Gary D. Bachman, Van Ness Feldman,1050 Thomas 
    Jefferson Street, N.W., Seventh Floor, Washington, D.C. 20007, (202) 
    298-1880.
        i. FERC Contact: Anum Purchiaroni, (202) 219-3297.
        j. Comment Date: October 17, 1994.
        k. Description of Project: Central Nebraska Public Power and 
    Irrigation District (licensee) filed an application to amend its 
    license. The licensee proposes to revise its project boundary because 
    it intends to transfer ownership of the Canaday Steam Plant to Nebraska 
    Public Power District (NPPD). The licensee also intends to transfer 
    existing transmission lines and poles to NPPD. Further, the licensee 
    intends to convey easement rights to NPPD for (1) the transmission 
    lines and poles to be transferred and (2) drainage facilities, cooling 
    water intake, and outlet works adjacent to the Canaday Steam Plant.
        l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    B, C2, and D2.
        6a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
        b. Project No.: 11488-000.
        c. Date Filed: June 17, 1994.
        d. Applicant: Margaret Jordan.
        e. Name of Project: Wynantskill.
        f. Location: On Wynantskill Creek in the City of Troy, Rensselaer 
    County, New York.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
    825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Margaret Jordan, 432 Whiteview Rd., 
    Wynantskill, New York 12198, (518) 283-5812.
        i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe (dt) (202) 219-2811.
        j. Comment Date: November 7, 1994.
        k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
    (1) an existing 15-foot-high, 200-foot-long concrete gravity dam; (2) a 
    reservoir (Burden Pond) with a 7-acre surface area and a 50-acre-foot 
    storage capacity at spillway crest elevation 177.0 feet MSL; (3) a new 
    concrete intake structure at the left abutment; (4) a new 42-inch 
    diameter, 2,800-foot-long steel penstock; (5) a new concrete and steel 
    powerhouse containing one generating unit with a capacity of 255-kW and 
    one generating unit with a capacity of 475-kW for a total installed 
    capacity of 730-kW; (6) a new tailrace; (7) a new switchyard; (8) a new 
    150-foot-long, 13.2-kV transmission line; and (9) appurtenant 
    facilities. The applicant estimates that the cost of the studies under 
    the term of the permit would be $36,000 and that the average annual 
    generation would be 2.3 million kilowatt-hours. Project power would be 
    sold to Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. The dam is owned by the City 
    of Troy, New York.
        l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
    A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C & D2.
        7a. Type of Application: Hydroelectric - New License.
        b. Project No.: 2535-003.
        c. Date filed: December 30, 1991.
        d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company.
        e. Name of Project: Stevens Creek.
        f. Location: On the Savannah River in Edgefield and McCormick 
    Counties, South Carolina and Columbia County, Georgia. The project and 
    its flowage easements predate creation of Sumter National Forest, 90 
    acres of which are within the project boundary.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r).
        h. Applicant Contact: Randolph R. Mahan (106), Assistant General 
    Counsel, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, Columbia, SC 29218, 
    (803) 748-3538.
        i. FERC Contact: John Blair at (202) 219-2845.
        j. Deadline Date: November 7, 1994.
        k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
    environmental analysis at this time.
        l. Description of Project: The existing Stevens Creek Hydroelectric 
    Project consists of: (1) a 2,700-foot-long dam consisting of a 390-
    foot-long powerhouse section, a 90-foot-wide lock section, a 2,000-
    foot-long spillway section with flashboards bringing the maximum height 
    of the dam to 33 feet, and two non-overflow abutments; (2) a reservoir 
    with a surface area of 2,400 acres and containing 9,300 acre-feet of 
    water at full pool elevation 187.54 feet NGVD; (3) a powerhouse 
    containing 8 generating units with a total rated capacity of 18.8 
    megawatts; (4) two 46 kV ties to a 46/115 kV substation connected 
    directly to the applicant's distribution system; and (5) appurtenant 
    facilities.
        m. Purpose of Project: The average annual generation of the Stevens 
    Creek project is 94.3 GWh. Power generated at the project is delivered 
    to customers within the applicant's service area.
        n. 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 (November 7, 
    1994). All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 
    days from the date of this notice (December 20, 1994).
        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: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
    Commission, 825 North Capitol 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, 
    Room 1027, 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), 
    385.2010.
        o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
    available for inspection and reproduction at and Files Maintenance 
    Branch, located at 941 North Capitol Street, N.E., Room 3104, 
    Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also 
    available for inspection and reproduction at South Carolina Electric & 
    Gas Company's offices at 1426 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina.
    
    Standard Paragraphs
    
        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 intent may be filed in response to this 
    notice.
        A5. Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a competing 
    application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit 
    the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an 
    application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date 
    for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a 
    timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the 
    competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after 
    the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing 
    preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) (1) and 
    (9) and 4.36.
        A7. Preliminary Permit--Any qualified development applicant 
    desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the 
    Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular 
    application, either a competing development application or a notice of 
    intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
    intent to file a development application allows an interested person to 
    file the competing application no later than 120 days after the 
    specified comment date for the particular application. A competing 
    license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) (1) and (9) and 
    4.36.
        A9. Notice of Intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact 
    name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective 
    applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to 
    submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary 
    permit application or a development application (specify which type of 
    application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) 
    named in this public notice.
        A10. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, 
    if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed 
    preliminary permit will be 36 months. The work proposed under the 
    preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of 
    preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. 
    Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide 
    whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to 
    construct and operate the project.
        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.
        B1. 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, 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.
        C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
    bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT 
    TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'', 
    ``PROTEST'', ``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. An additional copy must be sent 
    to Director, Division of Project Review, Federal Energy Regulatory 
    Commission, Room 1027, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any 
    notice of intent, competing application or motion to intervene must 
    also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in 
    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.
        C2. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
    bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
    FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING 
    APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``PROTEST,'' or ``MOTION TO 
    INTERVENE,'' as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular 
    application to which the filing refers. Any of these 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 a notice of intent, competing application, or 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 must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
        D5. 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. (October 25, 1994 
    for Project No. 11482-000). All reply comments must be filed with the 
    Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice. (December 1, 
    1994 for Project No. 11482-000).
        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 
    ``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``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 protesting or 
    intervening; 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). 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, 825 North Capitol 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, Room 1027, 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to this 
    application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
    listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
    proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
        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 (October 24, 1994 
    for Project No. 2442-001). All reply comments must be filed with the 
    Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (December 1, 
    1994 for Project No. 2442- 001).
        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, 825 North Capitol 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, 
    Room 1027, 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.
    
        Dated: September 12, 1994, Washington, D.C.
    Lois D. Cashell,
    Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 94-22932 Filed 9-15-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
09/16/1994
Department:
Energy Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Central Maine Power Company proposes to transfer the license for the Automatic Project No. 2555 to the Kennebec Water District. The transfer application is the result of the termination of a 1923 agreement between the transferor and transferee concerning project ownership and operation. The purpose of the transfer is to facilitate conveyance of all property rights in the project from the transferor to the transferee.
Document Number:
94-22932
Dates:
Comments--October 24, 1994; Reply Comments-- December 1, 1994.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: September 16, 1994, Project Nos. 2442-001, et al.