[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23068-23069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10658]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Applications Accepted for Filing And Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protest

April 23, 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, 1999.
    d. Applicant:  S.D. Warren Company.
    e. Names 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:  Mr. Thomas Howard, S.D. Warren Company, 89 
Cumberland Street, P.O. Box 5000, Westbrook, ME 04098-1597, 207-856-
4286.
    i. FERC Contact:  Bob Easton, [email protected], 202-219-
2782.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest:  60 days 
from the issuance of this notice.
    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. 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 kilovolt (kV)

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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.
    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. This filing may be viewed on 
the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 
for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h. above.
    Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211 and .214. In determining 
the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all 
protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified deadline date for the particular application.
    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 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 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly form 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 and an additional copy must be sent to 
the Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower 
Licensing, at the above-mentioned 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,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-10658 Filed 4-28-99; 8:45 am]
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