[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33656]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission

December 19, 1997.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-2487-006.
    c. Date Filed: December 10, 1997.
    d. Applicant: John M. Skorupski.
    e. Name of Project: Hoosick Falls Water Power Project.
    f. Location: On the Hoosic River in Rensselaer County, near 
Hoosick, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: John M. Skorupski, 71 River Road, Hoosick 
Falls, NY 12090, (518) 686-0062; Douglas C. Clark, PE, Clark 
Engineering & Surveying, P.C., 658 Route 20, P.O. Box 730, New Lebanon, 
NY 12125, (518) 794-8613.
    i. FERC Contact: Richard Takacs (202) 219-2840.
    j. Comment Date: 60 days from the filing date shown in paragraph 
(c).
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) An existing 16-foot-high and 149.5-foot-long dam; (2) an existing 
16-acre reservoir; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating units for 
a total installed capacity of 830 kW; (4) a 500-foot-long transmission 
line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the 
total average annual generation would be 3,700 MWh, for the project.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the New 
York State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 4.32(b)(7), if any resource agency, Indian 
Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be 
conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete 
analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian 
Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission 
not later than 60 days from the filing date and serve a copy of the 
request on the applicant.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-33656 Filed 12-24-97; 8:45 am]
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