[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 68449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32921]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Amendment of License

December 7, 1998.
    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: 2530-021.
    c. Dated Filed: September 14, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Central Maine Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Hiram.
    f. Location: On the Saco River, in Cumberland and Oxford Counties, 
Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 792(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: F. Allen Wiley, Managing Director of 
Generation, Central Maine Power Company, 41 Anthony Avenue, Augusta, ME 
04330, Tel: (207) 621-4412.
    i. FERC Contact: John K. Novak, (202) 219-2828.
    j. Comment date: January 22, 1999.
    k. Description of Amendment: Licensee is requesting an amendment to 
Article 35 of the existing license to incorporate minimum flow 
requirements of the Instream Flow Agreement for Hydroelectric Projects 
on the Saco River dated April 30, 1997, as it pertains to the Hiram 
Project. For the period from November 16 through September 30, a 
minimum flow of 300 cubic feet per second (cfs) would be released from 
the project, with reservoir drawdown limited to 2 feet or less from 
full pond elevation during normal operation or from the spillway crest 
when the flashboards are down. From October 1 through November 15, the 
project would operate run-of-river, with reservoir drawdown limited to 
1 foot or less from full pond elevation or from the spillway crest when 
the flashboards are down. The timing of the 6-week fall flow period 
would be determined as further described in the agreement. Run-of-river 
operation is defined as outflow equal to inflow, with pond elevation 
limited to 1 foot or less during normal operation.
    1. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    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 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 in 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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 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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-32921 Filed 12-10-98; 8:45 am]
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