[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6340-6341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3070]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Applications Tendered for Filing With the Commission 
and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

February 3, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    a. Type of applications: Two New Major Licenses and Three 
Subsequent Licenses.
    b. Project Nos.: 2897-003, 2931-002, 2932-003, 2941-002, and 2942-
005.
    c. Date filed: January 22, 1998.
    d. Applicant: S.D. Warren Company.
    e. Name of Projects: Saccarappa Project, Gambo Project, Mallison 
Falls Project, Little Falls Project, and Dundee Project.
    f. Location: On the Presumpscot River, near the towns of Windham, 
Gorham, and Westbrook, in Cumberland County, Maine. These projects do 
not utilize any federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r)).
    h. Applicant Contact: Tom Howard, S.D. Warren Company, 89 
Cumberland Street/P.O. Box 5000, Westbrook, ME 04098-1597, (207) 856-
4286.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Bob Easton, E-mail address [email protected] or telephone at 
(202) 219-2782.
    j. Deadline for filing additional study requests: March 23, 1999.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service 
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or 
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that 
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Status of environmental analysis: These applications are not 
ready for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Brief Description of the Projects:
    Saccarappa: The project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) a 322-foot-long diversion dam consisting of two 
concrete overflow structures separated by an island; (2) two bypassed 
reaches measuring 475 and 390 feet long; (3) a 380-foot-long and 36-
foot-wide intake canal; (4) a 49-foot-wide by 71-foot-long masonry 
powerhouse; (5) three turbine generator units, each with a rated 
capacity of 450 kilowatts (KW) for a total project installed capacity 
of 1,350 KW; (6) a 345-foot-long tailrace formed by a 33-foot-high 
guard wall; (7) a 1-mile-long 2.3 KV transmission line/generator lead; 
and (8) other appurtenances.
    Gambo: The project consists of the following existing facilities: 
(1) A 250-foot-long, 24-foot-high concrete overflow section and 50-
foot-long intake structure; (2) a 737-foot-long and 15-foot-deep 
concrete lined intake canal; (3) a 47-foot-wide by 78-foot-long 
reinforced concrete and brick powerhouse; (4) two turbine generator 
units, each with a rated capacity of 950 KW for a total project 
installed capacity of 1,900 KW; (5) a 300-foot-long bypassed reach; (6) 
an 8-mile-long 11 KV transmission line; and (7) other appurtenances.
    Mallison Falls: The project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) a 358-foot-long and 14-foot-high reinforced concrete, 
masonry, and cut granite diversion dam; (2) a 70-foot-long headgate 
structure; (3) a 675-foot-long, 41-foot-wide, and 6-foot-deep bedrock 
lined intake canal; (4) a 33-foot-wide by 51-foot-long reinforced 
concrete and masonry powerhouse; (5) two turbine generator units, each 
with a rated capacity of 400 KW for a total project installed capacity 
of 800 KW; (6) a 675-foot-long bypassed reach; (7) an 11 KV 
transmission line tied into the Gambo Project transmission line; and 
(8) other appurtenances.
    Little Falls: The project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) a 330-foot-long and 14-foot-high reinforced concrete 
and masonry dam incorporating a 70-foot-long intake structure; (2) a 
25-foot-wide by 95-foot-long masonry powerhouse which is integral to 
the dam; (3) four turbine generator units, each with a rated capacity 
of 250 KW for a total project installed capacity of 1,000 KW; (4) a 
300-foot-long bypassed reach; (5) an 11 KV transmission line tied into 
the Gambo Project transmission line; and (6) other appurtenances.

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    Dundee: The project consists of the following existing facilities: 
(1) a 1,492-foot-long dam, consisting of a 150-foot-long, 42-foot-high 
concrete spillway section flanked by two 50-foot-high earthen 
embankments, a 90-foot-long and 50-foot-high non-overflow section, and 
a 27-foot-long gate section; (2) a 44-foot-wide by 74-foot-long 
reinforced concrete powerhouse which is integral to the spillway 
section of the dam; (4) three turbine generator units, each with a 
rated capacity of 800 KW for a total project installed capacity of 
2,400 KW; (5) a 1,075-foot-long bypassed reach; (6) a 1,075-foot-long, 
30-foot-wide, and 11-foot-deep tailrace; (3) two 10-mile long 11 KV 
transmission lines; and (7) other appurtenances.
    m. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed 
on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A 
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address 
in item h above.
    n. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the State 
Historic Preservation Officer as required by Sec. 106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council 
on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR at 800.4.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-3070 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am]
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