[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32150-32151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14969]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis

June 14, 1995.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2645-029.
    c. Date Filed: November 9, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Beaver River Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Beaver River, tributary to the Black River, in 
Herkimer and Lewis Counties, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jerry Sabattis, Hydro Licensing 
Coordinator, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 300 Erie Boulevard West, 
Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 474-1511.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Camp (202) 219-2832.
    j. Deadline Date: The Director, Office of Hydropower Licensing, 
waives section 4.34(b) of the regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 
8, 1991, 56 FR 23108 (May 20, 1991)), and states that all comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions and prescriptions concerning the 
application be filed with the Commission within 30 days from the 
issuance date of this notice. All reply comments must be filed with the 
Commission within 45 days from the date of this notice.
    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: 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.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Description of Project: The existing Beaver River Project 
consists of the following eight developments on the Beaver River in the 
towns of Webb, Watson, and Croghan. High Falls is 11 river miles above 
Beaver River's confluence with the Black River.

High Falls Development

    The High Falls Development includes: (1) A 1,233-foot-long concrete 
gravity dam containing a 470-foot-long non-overflow concrete gravity 
section and a 650-foot-long concrete ogee spillway; (2) an impoundment 
which, at the normal maximum surface elevation of 915 feet (USGS), has 
a surface area of 145 acres, a gross storage capacity of 1,058 ac-ft, 
and a usable capacity of 923 ac-ft; (3) a 64-foot-wide by 29-foot-high 
concrete intake structure containing four 12-foot-wide by 20.5-foot-
high trashracks and four steel slide gates; (4) a 49-foot-wide log 
sluice that has been sealed; (5) a 605-foot-long by 12-foot-diameter 
riveted steel penstock; (6) a 34-foot-wide by 99-foot-long concrete/
masonry powerhouse containing three vertical Francis turbines connected 
to direct-drive synchronous generators, each with a rated capacity of 
1,600 kW, a hydraulic capacity of 300 cfs, and a design head of 100 
feet; (7) a spare turbine bay for future expansion; (8) a 3.7-mile-
long, 23 kV transmission line; and (9) appurtenant equipment.

Belfort Development

    The Belfort Development includes: (1) A 206-foot-long by 19-foot-
high concrete gravity dam consisting of a 161-foot-long by 17-foot-high 
concrete ogee spillway equipped with 2-foot-high flashboards; (2) an 
impoundment which, at the normal maximum surface elevation of 966 feet 
(USGS), has a surface area of 50 acres, a gross storage capacity of 120 
ac-ft, and a usable capacity of 47 ac-ft; (3) a 120-foot-long forebay; 
(4) a 62-foot-wide concrete intake structure containing one 12-foot-
wide by 17-foot-high trashrack, one 12-foot-wide by 23-foot-high 
trashrack, and two 11-foot by 11-foot timber slide gates; (5) one 52-
foot-long by 7-foot-diameter steel penstock and one 52-foot-long by 
7.5-foot-diameter steel penstock; (6) a 78-foot-wide by 39-foot-lone 
concrete masonry powerhouse containing three horizontal Francis 
turbines connected to direct-drive synchronous generators, with a rated 
capacity of 400 kW (unit 1), 640 kW (unit 2), and 1,000 kW (unit 3), 
with hydraulic capacities of 200 cfs (units 1 and 2) and 310 cfs (unit 
3), each with a design head of 48 feet; (7) a 400-foot-long tailrace 
channel; (8) an existing 3,540-foot-long, 23 kV transmission line; and 
(9) appurtenant equipment.

Taylorville Development

    The Taylorville Development includes: (1) A 1,003-foot-long by 23-
foot-high concrete gravity dam; (2) an impoundment which, at the normal 
maximum surface elevation of 1,076.6 feet (USGS), has a surface area of 
170 acres, a gross storage capacity of 1,091 ac-ft, and a usable 
capacity of 685 ac-ft; (3) a 33-foot-wide concrete intake structure 
containing a 25-foot-wide by 20-foot-high trashrack and three 5.5-foot-
wide by 13-foot-high timber slide gates; (4) a 2,725-foot-long by 9.5-
foot-diameter steel penstock; (5) an 18-foot-diameter surge tank 
located about 40 feet upstream of the powerhouse; (6) a 93-foot-wide by 
62.5-foot-long concrete/masonry powerhouse containing four horizontal 
Francis turbines connected to direct-drive synchronous generators, with 
rated capacities of 1,100 kW (units 1 and 2), 1,372 kW (unit 3), and 
1,200 kW (unit 4), each with a hydraulic capacity of 180 cfs, and a 
design head of 96.6 feet; (7) a 400-foot-long, 23 kV transmission line; 
and (8) appurtenant equipment.
Elmer Development

    The Elmer Development includes: (1) A 238-foot-long by 23-foot-high 
concrete gravity spillway; (2) a 25-foot-wide sluice gate with needle 
beams; (3) an impoundment which, at the normal maximum surface 
elevation of 1,108 feet (USGS), has a surface area of 34 acres, a gross 
storage capacity of 345 ac-ft, and a usable capacity of 207 ac-ft; (4) 
a forebay; (5) a 39-foot-wide concrete intake structure containing two 
16.5-foot-wide by 21.5-foot-high trashracks and four 6-foot-wide by 11-
foot-high timber slide gates; (6) a 78-foot-wide by 34-foot-long 
concrete/masonry powerhouse containing two vertical Francis turbine 
connected to direct-drive synchronous generators, each with 
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cfs, and a design head of 37 feet; (7) a 2,270-foot-long, 23 kV 
transmission line; and (8) appurtenant equipment

Effley Developmentt

    The Effley Development includes: (1) A 1,647-foot-long by 30-foot-
high concrete gravity dam containing a 430-foot-long by 30-foot-high 
concrete ogee spillway; (2) a gated 29-foot-long log chute; (3) an 
impoundment which, at the normal maximum surface elevation of 1,163 
feet (USGS), has a surface area of 340 acres, a gross storage capacity 
of 3,140 ac-ft, and a usable capacity of 1,720 ac-ft; (4) a 100-foot-
long forebay; (5) a 38.5-foot-wide intake structure containing a 22-
foot-wide by 22-foot-high trashrack and three 6-foot-wide by 8-foot-
high timber slide gates; (6) a concrete intake structure containing a 
20-foot-wide by 27-foot-high trashrack and an 11-foot by 11-foot slide 
gate; (7) three 87-foot-long by 5-foot-diameter steel penstocks, one 
148-foot-long by 8-foot-diameter steel penstock; (8) two concrete/
masonry powerhouses, one 58-feet-wide by 53-foot-long containing three 
horizontal Francis turbines and the other 42.5-feet-wide by 44-feet-
long containing a single vertical Francis turbine connected to a 
direct-drive synchronous generator rated at 1,600 kW, with a hydraulic 
capacity of 450 cfs and a design head of 52.6 feet; (9) a 2.3-mile-
long, 23 kV transmission line; and (10) appurtenant equipment.

Soft Maple Development

    The Soft Maple Development includes: (1) Five earth embankment 
dams; (2) a 910-foot-long by 115-foot-high earth embankment diversion 
dam; (3) a 720-foot-long by 100-foot-high earth embankment terminal 
dam; (4) an impoundment which, at the normal maximum surface elevation 
of 1,289.9 feet (USGS), has a surface area of 400 acres, a gross 
storage capacity of 2,678 ac-ft, and a usable capacity of 1,528 ac-ft; 
(5) a 144-foot-long concrete ogee spillway with 1.5-foot-high 
flashboards; (6) two 10-foot-wide aluminum sluice gates; (7) a 600-
foot-long forebay; (8) an 81.5-foot-wide concrete intake structure 
containing three 26-foot-wide by 33.5-foot-high trashracks; (9) two 
530-foot-long by 11.5-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (10) intake 
facilities for an additional penstock; (11) an 82-foot-wide by 50-foot-
long concrete/masonry powerhouse containing two identical vertical 
Francis turbines connected to direct-drive synchronous generators, each 
with a rated capacity of 7,500 kW, a hydraulic capacity of 860 cfs, and 
a design head at 121.5 feet; (12) a 20-foot-long, 115 kV transmission 
line; and (13) appurtenant equipment.

Eagle Development

    The Eagle Development includes: (1) A 365-foot-long by 21-foot-high 
concrete gravity dam containing a 185-foot-long ogee spillway topped 
with 1-foot flashboards and an 85-foot-long, non-overflow concrete 
abutment; (2) an impoundment which, at the normal maximum surface 
elevation of 1,426.2 feet (USGS), has a surface area of 138 acres, a 
gross storage capacity of 668 ac-ft, and a usable capacity of 545 ac-
ft; (3) a 20-foot-wide gated log sluice; (4) a 50-foot-long headgate 
with four 9.5-foot-wide stop log slots and four 9.5-foot by 9.5-foot 
trashracks; (5) an 18-foot-wide by 16-foot-deep by 540-foot-long 
forebay canal; (6) a concrete intake structure containing three 10-
foot-wide by 7-foot-high timber slide gates; (7) a 2,725-foot-long by 
9-foot-diameter steel penstock; (8) a 63-foot-wide by 87-foot-long 
concrete masonry powerhouse containing four horizontal Francis turbines 
connected to direct-drive synchronous generators, with rated capacities 
of 1,350 kW (units 1 through 3) and 2,000 kW (unit 4), hydraulic 
capacities of 150 cfs (units 1 through 3) and 200 cfs (unit 4), and 
design heads of 135 feet (units 1 through 3) and 125 feet (unit 4); (9) 
a 5-foot-wide aluminum slide gate that currently supplies minimum flow 
to the bypass; (10) a 160-foot-long, 115 KV transmission line; and (11) 
appurtenant equipment.

Moshier Development

    The Moshier Development includes: (1) A 920-foot-long by 93-foot-
long earth embankment dam consisting of a 200-foot-long concrete 
spillway topped with 2-foot-high flashboards; (2) an impoundment which, 
at the normal maximum surface elevation of 1,641 feet (USGS), has a 
surface area of 340 acres, a gross storage capacity of 7,339 acre-feet 
(ac-ft), and a usable capacity of 2,876 ac-ft; (3) a 28-foot-wide by 
51-foot-high concrete intake structure containing two 11-foot-wide by 
51.5-foot-high trashracks and two 10-foot-wide by 12-foot-high steel 
slids gates; (4) a 3,740-foot-long by 10-foot-diameter steel penstock 
connected to a 5,620-foot-long by 10-foot-diameter fiberglass 
reinforced plastic penstock for a total penstock length of 9,360 feet; 
(5) an excavated tailrace channel; (6) a 30-foot-diameter steel surge 
tank; (7) a bifurcation downstream of the penstock into two 70-foot-
long by 7-foot-diameter steel surge tank; (7) a bifurcation downstream 
of the penstock into two 70-foot-long by 7-foot-diameter steel 
penstocks; (8) a 34-foot-wide by 70-foot-long concrete/masonry 
powerhouse containing two vertical Francis turbines connected to 
direct-drive synchronous generators, each with a rated capacity of 
4,000 kW, a hydraulic capacity of 330 cfs, and a design head of 196 
feet; (9) an 11-mile-long, 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line; and 
(10) appurtenant equipment.
    On May 30, 1995, the applicant filed a settlement offer executed by 
parties to this proceeding.
    m. Purpose of Project:  Project power would be utilized by the 
applicant for sale to its customers.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraph: 
A4.
    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, NE., Room 3104, Washington, DC 
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 300 
Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, NY 13202 or by calling (315) 474-1511.
    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 the public notice of the initial development application. In 
relicensing cases, competing applicaitons shall be filed with the 
Commission at least 24 months before the expiration of the term of the 
existing license. No competing applications or notices of intent may be 
filed in response to this notice.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-14969 Filed 6-19-95; 8:45 am]
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