[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36892-36893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17993]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing With the Commission

July 1, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-2004-073.
    c. Date Filed: September 2, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Holyoke Water Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Holyoke Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Connecticut River in Hampden, Hampshire, and 
Franklin Counties, Massachusetts.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)--
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:

Ronald G. Chevalier, Vice President, Holyoke Water Power Company, P.O.

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Box 270, Hartford, CT 06141-0270, (860) 665-5315.
James J. Kearns, Project Manager, Northeast Utilities Service Company, 
P.O. Box 270, Hartford, CT 06141-0270, (860) 665-5936.
Catherine E. Shively, Counsel, Public Service Company of New Hampshire, 
1000 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03105, (603) 634-2326.

    i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer (202) 219-0365.
    j. Comment Date: August 31, 1998.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted, but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time--see 
attached paragraph E1.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river project would 
consist of the following features: (1) an approximately 1,000-foot-long 
masonry dam to elevation of 97.47 feet National Geodetic Vertical 
datum, topped with a 3.1-foot-high rubber dam; (2) upstream and 
downstream fish passage facilities; (3) a 2,290-acre reservoir that 
extends approximately 25 miles upstream; (4) a three-level canal system 
adjacent to the river with headgates at the dam; (5) six separate 
hydroelectric facilities, named Hadley Falls Station, Riverside 
Station, Boatlock Station, Beebe-Holbrook Units, Skinner Unit and 
Chemical Units, and except for the Hadley Falls Station which has its 
intake structure adjacent to the canal headgate structure, the 
facilities withdraw water from the canal system; (6) a total nameplate 
capacity of 43,756 kilowatts; (7) transmission line connections; and 
(8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated average annual generation is 
about 223,389 megawatt-hours.
    m. Purpose of Project: The power generated by the project is used 
for station service on site and sold to industrial customers in 
Holyoke, with the remainder transmitted to other utilities for resale 
outside of Holyoke.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B1 and E1.
    o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files and Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First 
Street, N.E., Room 2A-1, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 
208-2326. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
Holyoke Water Power Company, 1 Canal Street, Holyoke, Massachusetts 
01040, (413) 536-9428.
    B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules and 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, protest, or motions 
to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date 
for the particular application.
    E1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice and requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' (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 the 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
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, 
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. 
A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
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