[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47501-47502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22516]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of an Amendment of Application for an Amendment of 
Exemption and Soliciting Comments Motions to Intervene, and Protests

August 25, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of Application for Amendment of 
Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 2869-007.
    c. Date Filed: January 4, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Village of Postdam.
    e. Name of Project: Postsdam Water Power Project.
    f. Location: On the Raquette River in St. Lawrence County, New 
York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.104.
    h. Applicant Contact: Frank O. Christie, Christie Engineering, 8 
East Main St., Malone, NY 12953, (518) 483-1945.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Mohamad Fayyad at [email protected] or 202-219-2665.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: October 8, 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.
    Please include the project number (2869-007) on any comments filed.
    k. Description of Filing: On November 16, 1998, the Commission 
issued a Notice of Amendment of Exemption for the Postdam Water Power 
Project, FERC No. 2869. The Notice described the filing by stating that 
the exemptee is proposing to add a new powerhouse at the site. The 
existing project consists of the East Dam and West Dam separated by an 
island, a 300-acre reservoir, and an 800-kW powerhouse at the East Dam. 
The proposed powerhouse would consist of an intake and powerhouse at 
the West Dam with a capacity of 700 kW.
    On January 4, 1999, the exemptee filed additional information that 
included a discussion of comments received from the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife and the New York State Department of Environmental 
Conservation. To alleviate the concerns of those agencies about changes 
in the pond level, the exemptee is proposing to install a small 
inflatable rubber dam on top of the crest of the spillway. The rubber 
dam would be about 9-inch-high when inflated. The purpose of the rubber 
dam would be to maintain approximately the same impoundment level that 
currently exists, during the operation of the proposed powerhouse.
    l. 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 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.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    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

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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--Any filings must bear 
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to 
file comments on the described application. A copy of the application 
may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency 
does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, 
it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's 
comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc 99-22516 Filed 8-30-99; 8:45 am]
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