[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24539-24540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11706]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis
April 28, 1998.
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-11574-000.
c. Date Filed: February 23, 1996.
d. Applicant: City of Norwich, Department of Public Utilities.
e. Name of Project: Occum Hydro Project.
f. Location: On the Shetucket River, near the City of Norwich, New
London County, Connecticut.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791(a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Peter Polubiatko, Electric Division
Manager, City of Norwich Department of Utilities, 16 Golden Street,
Norwich, CT 06360, (203) 823-4153.
i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee (202) 219-2809.
j. Deadline for Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions,
and Prescriptions: See paragraph D9.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is now ready
for environmental analysis--see attached paragraph D9.
l. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1) A
605-foot-long, 28-foot-high dam with masonry and concrete spillway
sections, an earth embankment section and intake structure; (2) a
reservoir with a 90 acre surface area and a 600 acre-foot gross storage
capacity at normal pool elevation 66.1 feet NGVD; (3) a powerhouse
containing one generation unit with a capacity of 800 kW and an average
annual generation of 3.75 GWh; (4) a 125-foot-long, 4.8-kV transmission
line; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
m. Purpose of Project: All project power would be used by the
applicant.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A4 and 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 888 First Street
N.W., Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address shown in
Item h.
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
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intent may be filed in response to this notice.
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. All reply
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 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). 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. 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-11706 Filed 5-1-98; 8:45 am]
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