[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39130-39131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18527]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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.: 2330-007.
    c. Date filed: December 24, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Lower Raquette River.
    f. Location: On the Raquette River, between river miles 19 and 27 
from its confluence with the St. Lawrence River, in the towns of 
Potsdam and Norwood, 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. 2320-005, and the Lower 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 Norwood Development comprising: (a) A 23-foot-high 
concrete gravity-type dam having 1-foot-high wooden flashboards; (b) a 
350-acre reservoir at normal pool elevation 327.1 feet USGS; (c) a 
gated concrete intake structure having trashracks and a log chute; (d) 
a powerhouse containing a 2,000-kW generating unit; (e) a 3-mile-long 
transmission line; and (f) appurtenant facilities; (2) the East Norfolk 
Development comprising: (a) A concrete gravity-type dam having sluice 
gates; (b) a 135-acre reservoir at normal pool elevation 287.9 feet 
USGS; (c) a concrete intake structure; (d) a 1,408-foot-long flume; (e) 
a powerhouse containing a 3,500-kW generating unit; (f) a 0.86-mile-
long transmission line; and (g) appurtenant facilities; (3) the Norfolk 
Development comprising: (a) A 20-foot-high concrete dam having 10-inch-
high flashboards, headworks gates, and sluice gates; (b) a 10-acre 
reservoir at normal pool elevation 254.9 feet USGS; (c) a 1,275-foot-
long canal; (d) a 700-foot-long wood stave pipeline; (e) a 103-foot-
long steel penstock; (f) a powerhouse containing a 4,500-kW generating 
unit; and (g) appurtenant facilities; and (4) the Raymondville 
Development comprising: (a) A 17-foot-high concrete gravity-type dam 
having two-foot-high flashboards; (b) a 50-acre reservoir at normal 
pool elevation 211.6 feet USGS; (c) a 447-foot-long concrete flume 
having trashracks, an ice chute, and gates; (d) a powerhouse containing 
a 2,000-kW generating unit; (e) a 2.32-mile-long transmission line; and 
(f) appurtenant facilities. The project has a total installed capacity 
of 12,000-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 (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.
    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,

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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. 
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.
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