[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39131-39132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18528]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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.: 2320-005.
    c. Date filed: December 24, 1991.
    d. Applicant: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Middle Raquette River.
    f. Location: On the Raquette River, between river miles 38 and 47 
from its confluence with the St. Lawrence River, in the towns of 
Colton, Pierrepont, and Potsdam, 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 energy, 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 Higley Development comprising: (a) A 34-foot-high 
concrete gravity-type dam having 3-foot-high wooden flashboards, two 
flood gates, a trashrack, and two waste gates; (b) a 742-acre reservoir 
at normal pool elevation 883.6 feet USGS; (c) a 160-foot-long, 50-foot-
wide flume; (d) a powerhouse containing three generating units having a 
total capacity of 4,480-kW; (e) a proposed intake structure, a proposed 
13-foot-diameter, 225-foot-long steel pipeline, and a proposed 
powerhouse containing a 7,300-kW generating unit; and (f) appurtenant 
facilities; (2) The Colton Development comprising: (a) A 27-foot-high 
concrete gravity-type dam having 2-foot-high flashboards, a log flume, 
a trash gate, and a gated spillway; (b) a 195-acre reservoir at normal 
pool elevation 837.0 feet USGS; (c) an intake structure; (d) an 11,090-
foot-long steel pipeline; (e) an 80-foot-high surge tank; (f) three 
penstocks; (g) a powerhouse containing three generating units having a 
total capacity of 33,605-kW; and (h) appurtenant facilities; (3) The 
Hannawa Development comprising: (a) A 38-foot-high stone and concrete 
dam having 3.5-foot-high wooden flashboards, a log chute, a taintor 
gate, and a sluice gate; (b) a 204-acre reservoir at normal pool 
elevation 552.0 feet USGS; (c) a headworks structure; (d) a 2,700-foot-
long canal; (e) two penstocks; (f) a powerhouse containing two 
generating units having a total capacity of 8,124-kW; and (g) 
appurtenant facilities; and (4) The Sugar Island Development 
comprising: (a) A 37-foot-high concrete gravity-type dam having two 
taintor gates; (b) a 29-acre reservoir at normal pool elevation 470.0 
feet USGS; (c) an intake structure with trashracks and a headgate; (d) 
a 4,700-foot-long steel pipeline; (e) a 71-foot-high surge tank; (f) 
two penstocks; (g) a powerhouse containing two generating units having 
a total capacity of 5,138-kW; and (f) appurtenant facilities. The 
project has a total installed capacity of 51,347-kW.
    m. Locations of the applications: 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 an 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

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number of the person submitting the filing; 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. 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.
[FR Doc. 99-18528 Filed 7-20-99; 8:45 am]
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