[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 15324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7030]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos: 2942-005, 2931-002, 2941-002, 2932-003, and 2897-003--
Maine Dundee, Gambo, Little Falls, Mallison Falls, and Saccarappa 
Projects]


S.D. Warren Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement

March 16, 2000.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) received 
applications for new licenses for the continued operation and 
maintenance of the existing Dundee Project, FERC No. 2942-005; Gambo 
Project, FERC No. 2931-002, Little Falls Project, FERC No. 2941-002; 
Mallison Falls Project, FERC No. 2932-003; and Saccarappa Project, FERC 
No. 2897-003, henceforth known as the Presumpscot River Projects, on 
January 22, 1999. The Presumpscot River Projects are located on the 
Presumpscot River, in Cumberland County, Maine and would have a 
combined installed capacity of 7.45 magawatts.
    Following the public scoping process, the Commission staff 
determined that licensing of the Presumpscot River Projects could 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment. Therefore the staff intends to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Presumpscot River Projects 
in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
    The staff's EIS will objectively consider both site-specific and 
cumulative environmental impacts of the projects and reasonable 
alternatives, and will include economic and engineering analyses.
    A draft EIS (DEIS) will be issued and circulated for review by all 
interested parties. All comments filed on the DEIS will be analyzed by 
the staff and considered in the final EIS (FEIS). The staff's 
conclusions and recommendations will then be presented for the 
consideration of the Commission in reaching its final licensing 
decisions.
    This notice informs all interested individuals, organizations and 
agencies with environmental expertise and concerns, that: (1) The 
Commission staff has decided to prepare an EIS; (2) the scoping 
conducted on the Presumpscot River Projects for the Environmental 
Assessment (EA)--scoping meetings held August 25 and 26, 1999, in 
Windham, Maine, and comments filed with the Commission by September 26, 
1999--still apply; and (3) additional comments for the Presumpscot 
River Projects that may result from the change from an EA to an EIS may 
be filed with the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, within 30 days from the date 
of this notice.
    All written correspondence should clearly show the following 
caption on the first page:
    Dundee Project, FERC No. 2942-0005; Little Falls Project, FERC No. 
2941-002; Mallison Falls Project, FERC No. 2932-003; Gambo Prject, FERC 
No. 2931-002; and Saccarappa Project, FERC No. 2897-003
    Intervenors--those on the Commission's service list for this 
proceeding (parties)--are reminded of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and procedure, requiring parties filing documents with the 
Commission, to serve a copy of the document on each person whose name 
appears on the official service list.\1\ Further, if a party or 
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.
    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Bob Easton, 
Environmental Coordinator, at (202) 219-2782 or 
[email protected].
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    \1\ The official service list can be obtained by calling the 
Office of the Secretary, Dockets Branch, at (202) 208-2020.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-7030 Filed 3-21-00; 8:45am]
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