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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 2613-008, et al.]

 

Hydroelectric Applications [Central Maine Power Company, et al.]

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    1 a. Type of Application: Surrender of License.
    b. Project No: 2613-008.
    c. Date Filed: December 22, 1993.
    d. Licensees: Central Maine Power Company, Madison Paper 
Industries, Scott Paper Company, Merimil Limited Partnership, Augusta 
Development Corp.
    e. Name of Project: Moxie.
    f. Location: On Moxie Stream in Somerset County, Maine.
    g. Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
    h. Licensee Contact: Gary D. Bachman, Van Ness, Feldman & 
Curtis,1050 Thomas Jefferson St., N.W., Seventh Floor, Washington, DC 
20007, (202) 298-1800.
    i. FERC Contact: Dean C. Wight, (202) 219-2675.
    j. Comment Date: February 28, 1994.
    k. Description of Proposed Action: The existing project provides 
storage for downstream projects in the Kennebec River Basin, and 
consists of: (1) A gated, 19-foot-high concrete dam 570 feet long; (2) 
three smaller concrete closure dams; (3) a 140-foot-long earthen and 
concrete dike; (4) a 2,231-acre impoundment (known as Lake Moxie or 
Moxie Pond); and (5) appurtenant facilities. There are no power 
generation facilities.
    Licensees propose to sell the project facilities to the town of 
Forks Plantation, Maine (the town in which the project is located), 
after licensees perform certain structural improvements and repairs. 
Thereafter the town will operate the project for non-jurisdictional 
purposes such as environmental, recreational, and aesthetic 
enhancement, according to the licensees.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    2 a. Type of Application: Surrender of License.
    b. Project No.: 10521-009.
    c. Date filed: December 15, 1993.
    d. Applicant: Mahoning Hydro Associates.
    e. Name of Project: Mahoning Creek Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On Mahoning Creek near Putneyville Armstrong County, 
Pennsylvania.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Keith M. Arndt, President, Synergics, 
Inc., 191 Main Street, Annapolis, MD 21401, (410) 268-8820.
    i. FERC Contact: Hank Ecton, (202) 219-2678.
    j. Comment Date: February 28, 1994.
    k. Description of Project Action: The license for this project, 
with a proposed capacity of 5,000 kilowatts (Kw), was issued on May 7, 
1990. The licensee proposed to utilize an existing Corps of Engineers 
dam, and to construct a powerhouse, installing two 2,500-Kw generating 
units.
    The licensee states that the project is no longer economically 
feasible. No construction has occurred, and the proposed site remains 
unaltered.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    3 a. Type of Application: New License.
    b. Project No.: 2459-005.
    c. Date filed: December 20, 1991.
    d. Applicant: West Penn Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Lynn.
    f. Location: On the Cheat River in Monongalia County, West Virginia 
and Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. D. E. Gervenak, Executive Director, 
Operating, Allegheny Power Service Corporation, 800 Cabin Hill Drive, 
Greensburg, PA 15601, (412) 838-6835.
    i. FERC Contact: James Hunter at (202) 219-2839.
    j. Deadline Date: March 28, 1994.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10.
    l. Description of Project: The Lake Lynn Hydro Station consists of: 
(1) A 125-foot-high, 1,000-foot-long concrete gravity type dam with a 
624-foot-long spillway controlled by 26 tainter gates, each 17 feet 
high by 21 feet long; (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 1,700 
acres and containing 72,000 acre-feet of water at full pool elevation 
870 feet; (3) a log boom and trash racks at the intake facility; (4) 
eight 12-foot by 18-foot, gated penstocks of reinforced concrete; (5) a 
72-foot by 165-foot, 68-foot-high red brick powerhouse containing four 
identical generating units with a total rated capacity of 51.2 
megawatts; and (6) dual 800-foot-long, 138-kV transmission lines.
    m. Purpose of Project: The average annual generation of the Lake 
Lynn project is 132.7 GWh. Power generated at the project is delivered 
to customers within the applicant's service area.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
D10.
    o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, located at 941 North Capitol 
Street NE., Room 3104, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-
1371. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
Allegheny Power Service Corporation's offices at 800 Cabin Hill Drive, 
Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
    4 a. Type of Application: Amendment of Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 6952-005.
    c. Date Filed: January 5, 1994.
    d. Applicant: McMillan Hydro Company.
    e. Name of Project: McMillan Project.
    f. Location: On the North Fork of the Little Cow Creek in Shasta 
County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Finley McMillan, McMillan Hydro, Inc., 
P.O. Box 130, Round Mountain, CA 96084, (916) 337-6581.
    i. FERC Contact: Paul Shannon, (202) 219-2866.
    j. Comment Date: March 3, 1994.
    k. Description of Filing: McMillan Hydro Company proposes to revise 
the project description of its exemption to reflect the as-built 
conditions of the McMillan Project. In 1984, the exemptee constructed 
two hydropower developments.
    Powerhouse #1 contains two generating units, one rated at 500 kW 
and one rated at 199 kW. Powerhouse #2 contains a 275-kW generating 
unit. This is different from the authorized project features which 
consist of three powerhouses containing a total of six generating units 
and a total generating capacity of 975 kW. Powerhouse #1 was 
constructed in the same location of one of the authorized powerhouses. 
Powerhouse #2 was constructed near Cedar Creek, approximately 4,500 
feet away from the site of the nearest authorized powerhouse.
    l. This paragraph also consists of the following standard 
paragraphs: B, C1, and D2.
    5 a. Type of Application: Exemption of Small Conduit Hydroelectric 
Facility.
    b. Project No.: 11441-000.
    c. Date filed: October 13, 1993.
    d. Applicant: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
    e. Name of Project: Etiwanda Small Conduit Hydroelectric Power 
Plant.
    f. Location: On the existing Etiwanda Pipeline in the City of 
Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California; T1S, R6W, in 
Section 8.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard Balcerzak, Assistant General 
Manager, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, P.O. 
Box 54153, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, CA 90054, (213) 217-6000.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Surender M. Yepuri, P.E., (202) 219-2847.
    j. Deadline Date: March 22, 1994.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D4.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed project consists of a 
masonry powerhouse, about 64 feet long and 58 feet wide, containing a 
turbine with an installed capacity of 23.9 Megawatts (project excludes 
the existing conduit on which the powerhouse is proposed). The average 
annual generation is 256 MWh.
    m. Purpose of Project: Power will be sold to a local utility.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A2, A9, B, and D4.
    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 941 North Capitol Street, NE, room 3104, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction with the applicant contact listed above.
    6 a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 6842-060.
    c. Date Filed: January 3, 1994.
    d. Applicant: City of Aberdeen, Washington and City of Tacoma, 
Washington.
    e. Name of Project: Wynoochee Dam.
    f. Location: Grays Harbor County, Washington, on the Wynoochee 
River.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Gary E. Johnson, City of Tacoma, Department 
of Public Utilities, P.O. Box 11007, Tacoma, WA 98411, (206) 383-2471.
    i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202) 219-2673.
    j. Comment Date: March 3, 1994.
    k. Description of the Request: The co-licensees request that their 
license be amended to include the dam and reservoir within the 
project's boundaries. The amendment is necessary because of 
Congressional legislation that authorized the fee title transfer of the 
Wynoochee Dam from the Corps of Engineers to the City of Aberdeen.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    7 a. Type of Filing: Major New License.
    b. Project No.: 2493-006.
    c. Date Filed: November 25, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Puget Sound Power & Light Company.
    e. Name of Project: Snoqualmie Falls.
    f. Location: On the Snoqualmie River in King County, Washington.
    g. Filed pursuant: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C., section 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. W. J. Finnegan, Vice President, 
Engineering, Puget Sound Power & Light Company, One Bellevue Center, 
P.O. Box 97034, Bellevue, WA 98009-9734, (206) 454-6363.
    i. FERC Contact: Hector M. Perez, (202) 219-2843.
    j. Comment Date: March 22, 1994.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is now ready 
for environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D9.
    l. The existing project consists of: (1) A 18.5-foot-high, 217-
foot-long concrete and wooden dam 150 feet upstream from the Snoqualmie 
Falls, with 4.5-foot-high flashboards and lift gates, creating an 
impoundment with a storage capacity of 390-acre-feet; (2) an intake 
structure on the south bank of the river about 150 feet upstream from 
the dam feeding; (3) two 7.5-foot-diameter steel penstocks, in 270-
foot-long vertical rock shafts leading to; (4) Plant 1 which is an 
underground powerhouse containing 5 generating units with a total 
capacity of 11,900 kW; (5) a 317-foot-long, 115-kV transmission line; 
(6) an intake structure on the north bank about 50 feet upstream from 
the dam feeding; (7) a 12-foot-diameter, 1,215-foot-long concrete lined 
tunnel leading to; (8) a small forebay and then to an 8-foot-diameter, 
600-foot-long steel penstock for unit 1 and two 7-foot-diameter, 75-
foot-long steel penstock which will combine into a 10-foot-diameter, 
515-foot-long steel penstock for unit 2 leading to; (9) Plant 2 which 
is an above ground powerhouse with 2 generating units with a total 
capacity of 30,090 kW; (10) a 0.5-mile-long, 115-kV transmission line; 
and (11) other appurtenances. The project has an average annual 
generation of 256,000 MWH.
    The applicant proposes to: (1) Refurbish the dam and add spillway 
capacity; (2) refurbish the intake structure for Plant 1; (3) replace 
the existing penstocks to Plant 1 for an 8-foot-diameter steel 
penstock; (4) replace the 5 existing units in Plant 1 with a new 9-MW 
unit; (5) abandon the existing and construct a new intake for Plant 2; 
(6) replace the existing tunnel and penstocks to Plant 2 with a 20-
foot-diameter, 250-foot-long vertical shaft and a 1,575-foot-long, 18-
foot-high by 18-foot-wide horseshoe concrete-lined tunnel; and (7) 
upgrade the 2 existing units in Plant 2 and extend the powerhouse to 
install a new unit for a total capacity of 64,000 kW.
    After upgrades and equipment additions, the project would have a 
total installed capacity of 73 MW with an average annual generation of 
381,000 MWH.
    m. Purpose of this Project: The energy generated by the project is 
used by the applicant in its system. The applicant is an investor-owned 
utility company.
    n. This notice also consists of standard paragraph D9.
    o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, located at 941 North Capitol 
Street, NE, room 3104, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-
1371. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at Puget 
Sound Power & Light Company, One Bellevue Center, P.O. Box 97034, 
Bellevue, WA 98009-9734 (206) 454-6363.

Standard Paragraphs

    A2. Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to 
file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or 
before the specified deadline date for the particular application, a 
competing development application, or a notice of intent to file such 
an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an 
interested person to file the competing development application no 
later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the 
particular application. Applications for preliminary permits will not 
be accepted in response to this notice.
    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.
    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.
    B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of the 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, NE, Washington, DC 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 obtain 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.
    D4. 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 (March 22, 1994 
for Project No. 11441-000). All reply comments must be filed with the 
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice (May 6, 1994 
for Project No. 11441-000).
    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'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``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, NE, Washington, DC 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. (March 22, 1994 
for Project No. 2493-006). All reply comments must be filed with the 
Commission within 105 days from the date of this notice. (May 6, 1994 
for Project No. 2493-006).
    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, DC 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.
    D10. 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 Sec. 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. (March 28, 1994 for Project No. 
2459-005). All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 
105 days from the date of this notice. (May 12, 1994 for Project No. 
2459-005).
    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). 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, DC 
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: January 31, 1994, Washington, DC.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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