[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 190 (Wednesday, October 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 51464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25962]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Amendment of License

September 25, 1997.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 9985-024.
    c. Date filed: May 22, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Rivers Electric Company, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Mill Pond.
    f. Location: On Catskill Creek, in Greene County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Robert E. King, Rivers Electric Company, 
Inc., 25 Cliff Street, Arlington, MA 02174, (617) 648-0432.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 219-2846.
    j. Comment Date: November 10, 1997.
    k. Description of Amendment: The amendment of license would consist 
of: (1) Increasing the elevation of the dam crest by one foot, and (2) 
replacing the 2-foot-high flashboards with 3-foot-high automated crest 
gates. The purpose of the amendment is to increase the head from 24 
feet to 26 feet. The licensee states that the project currently 
operates below its authorized capacity and the increase in head would 
bring the capacity closer to the authorized 1,050 kW. The reservoir 
would increase from 2.5 to 3.0 acres.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Invervene--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 is 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, 888 First 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 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 comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-25962 Filed 9-30-97; 8:45 am]
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