[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39128-39129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18525]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protest; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental 
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 
Conditions, and Prescriptions

July 15, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2084-020.
    c. Date filed: January 28, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Upper Raquette River.
    f. Location: On the Raquette River, between river miles 52 and 68 
from its confluence with the St. Lawrence River, in the towns of Colton 
and Parishville, St. Lawrence County, New York. The project would not 
utilize federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jerry L. Sabattis, Licensing Coordinator, 
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 300 Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, 
New York 13202, (315) 428-5561.
    i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe, E-mail address, 
Charles.R[email protected], or telephone (202) 219-2811.
    j. Deadline Date: 60 days from the date of 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: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time. The Commission will prepare a multiple project Environmental 
Assessment (EA) including the Carry Falls Project (FERC No. 2060-005), 
the Upper Raquette River Project (FERC No. 2084-020), the Middle 
Raquette River Project (FERC No. 2330-007). As part of the multiple 
project EA, the Commission will also consider the merits of an 
application for amendment to exemption for the Potsdam Project (FERC 
No. 2869-007) which is located between the Middle and Lower Raquette 
River Projects.
    l. Description of the Project: The existing, operating project 
consists of: (1) The Stark Falls Development comprising: (a) A 35-foot-
high concrete gravity-type dam with a concrete overflow section and a 
control gate section flanked by earth dikes; (b) six earth saddle 
dikes; (c) a 1.5-mile-long reservoir at normal pool elevation 1,355.0 
feet USGS; (d) an intake; (e) a penstock; (f) a powerhouse containing a 
23,872-kW generating unit; and (g) appurtenant facilities; (2) the 
Blake Falls Development comprising: (a) A 75-foot-high concrete 
gravity-type dam with a concrete overflow section; (b) an earth dike; 
(c) a 5.5-mile-long reservoir at normal pool elevation 1,250.5 feet 
USGS; (d) an intake; (e) a penstock; (f) a powerhouse containing a 
13,913-kW generating unit; and (g) appurtenant facilities; (e) the 
Rainbow Falls Development comprising: (a) A 75-foot-high concrete 
gravity-type dam with a concrete overflow section flanked by a 1,630-
foot-long earth dike; (b) an earth saddle dike; (c) a 3.5-mile-long 
reservoir at normal pool elevation 1,181.5 feet USGS; (d) an intake; 
(e) a penstock; (f) a powerhouse containing a 22,828-kW generating 
unit; and (g) appurtentant facilities; (4) the Five Falls Development 
comprising: (a) A 50-foot-high concrete gravity-type dam with a 
concrete overflow section flanked at each end by an earth dike; (b) a 
1.0-mile-long reservoir at normal pool elevation 1,077.0 feet USGS; (c) 
an intake; (d) a 1,200-foot-long penstock; (e) a powerhouse containing 
a 22,828-kW generating unit; and (f) appurtenant facilities; and (5) 
the South Colton Development comprising: (a) A 45-foot-high concrete 
gravity-type dam with a concrete overflow section and earth abutments; 
(b) a 1.5-mile-long reservoir at normal pool elevation 973.5 feet USGS; 
(c) an intake; (d) a 1,300-foot-long penstock; (e) a powerhouse 
containing an 18,948-kW generating unit; and (f) appurtenant 
facilities. The Upper Raquette River Project has a total installed 
capacity of 102,389-kW.
    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, Washington, DC 20246, 
or by calling

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(202) 208-1371. The application 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.
    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.
    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 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``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 protesting or 
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions 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, NE, Washington, 
DC 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. A copy of all other 
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof 
of service on all persons listed in 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.
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