97-25719. Notice of Application for Major License

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 50920]
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[FR Doc No: 97-25719]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application for Major License

September 23, 1997.
    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.: 2674-003.
    c. Date Filed: May 30, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Vergennes Project.
    f. Location: On Otter Creek in the city of Vergennes, Addison 
County, Vermont.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Craig T. Moyotte, Green Mountain Power 
Corporation, 25 Green Mountain Drive, P.O. Box 850, South Burlington, 
VT 05402, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery [phone].
    j. Deadline Date: November 14, 1997.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph E.
    l. Description of Project: The project as licensed consists of the 
following features: (1) Three concrete overflow dams, each about ten 
feet high, with a total length of 231 feet, each having a crest 
elevation of about 132.78 feet mean sea level (msl) surmounted by 1.5-
foot-high flashboards, and a 29-foot-long, non-overflow dam; (2) an 
8.8-mile long, 133 acre surface area reservoir having a 200 acre-foot 
useable storage capacity at normal water surface elevation of 134.28 
feet msl; (3) the north forebay with trashracks, headgates and two 7-
foot-diameter steel penstocks; (4) the north powerhouse known as Plant 
9B, having a 1,000-KW generating unit; (5) the south forebay, with 
trashracks, headgates, two surge tanks, and two 10-foot-diameter 
penstocks; (6) the south powerhouse, known as Plant 9, having two 700-
kW generating units; (7) the generator leads from Plant 9 to the 
Vergennes Substation and the 950-foot-long, 2,400-volt overhead 
generator leads from Plant 9B to the Vergennes Substation; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities.
    The Applicant is not proposing any changes to the existing project 
works as licensed. The Applicant estimates the project's average annual 
generation would be 9.455 Mwh and the Applicant owns all the existing 
project facilities.
    m. Purpose of Project: All project energy generated would be sold 
to commercial and residential customers within the Applicant's own 
regional transmission and distribution system.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B1, and E.
    o. Available Locations 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 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, 
[phone]. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at 25 Green Mountain Drive, South Burlington, VT 05402, 
[phone] and at the City of Vergennes, City Manager's Office, 
Route 22A (Main Street), Vergennes, VT 05491, [phone].
    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.
    E. 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 notify all persons on the service list and affected 
resource agencies and Indian tribes. If any person wishes to be placed 
on the service list, a motion to intervene must be filed by the 
specified deadline date herein for such motions. All resource agencies 
and Indian tribes that have official responsibilities that may be 
affected by the issues addressed in this proceeding, and persons on the 
service list will be able to file comments, terms and conditions, and 
prescriptions within 60 days of the date the Commission issues a 
notification letter that the application is ready for an environmental 
analysis. All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 
105 days from the date of that letter.
    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. 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. A copy of 
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-25719 Filed 9-26-97; 8:45 am]
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