[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60330-60331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29883]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis
November 3, 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 New 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:
William J. Nadeau, Vice President, Holyoke Water Power Company, P.O.
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: See attached paragraph D10.
k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been
accepted, and, pursuant to Sec. 4.30(b)(25), is ready for environmental
analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D10. The Commission
acknowledges that information related to water quality studies in the
project's bypassed reach has not been filed. However, the study itself
has been completed, and is currently being reviewed by various resource
agencies. This information, including agency comments, is expected to
be filed by November 15, 1998. The results of the water quality study,
as well as any other information asked for during the environmental
analysis, will be considered during the preparation of the
environmental impact statement once it's been filed with the
Commission. The application and additional information is substantially
complete, and the environmental analysis will proceed on the issues as
set forth in Scoping Document 2 and in the application materials.
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 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, Boatlick 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:
D10.
o. Avaliable Locations of Application: A copy of the application,
as supplemented, 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.
D10. 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
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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: 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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-29883 Filed 11-6-98; 8:45 am]
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