[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 92 (Thursday, May 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30400-30401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11777]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests

May 5, 2000.
    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 5 Megawatts or Less.
    b. Project No.: P-2721-013.
    c. Date filed: September 28, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Penobscot Hydro, LLC.
    e. Names of Project: Howland Project.
    f. Location: On the Piscataquis River, near the Town of Howland, in 
Penobscot County, Maine. This project does not utilize any federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Scott Hall, Director of Environmental 
Services, Penobscot Hydro, LLC, P.O. Box 276, Milford, ME 04461-0276, 
or call (207) 827-5364.
    i. FERC Contact: ED Lee (202) at 219-2808 or E-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest: 60 days 
from the issuance date 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 is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.

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    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) A dam, located about 500 feet 
upstream of the confluence with the Penobscot River, and consisting of: 
a 114.5-foot-long concrete cutoff wall at the north embankment, a 6-
foot-long non-overflow abutment, a 570-foot-long and about 9-foot-high 
concrete overflow spillway with 3-foot 9-inch-high wooden flashboards, 
a 85-foot-long gated spillway section with four 9-foot by 9-foot steel 
roller flood gates, a 20-foot-long non-overflow section containing the 
exit for the Denil fishway, and a 76-foot-long forebay entrance deck; 
(2) a 108.5-foot-long, 28.5-foot-wide, and 18-foot-high powerhouse 
integral with the dam; (3) three turbine generator units, for a total 
project installed capacity of 1,875 kilowatts (kW); (4) a 4-foot-wide 
concrete Denil fishway with wooden baffles, for upstream fish passage; 
(5) downstream fish passage facilities consisting of a 5-foot 9-inch-
wide trash sluice gate fitted with a 3-foot 6-inch-deep bellmouth weir, 
and powerhouse trash racks with one-inch clear spacing; (6) a 4.7-mile-
long, 270-acre project reservoir, with a normal reservoir elevation of 
148.2 feet (USGS datum); (7) an outdoor substation connected by a short 
transmission line to the Stanford Substation in West Enfield; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the project 
average annual generation would be 8,300 MWh.
    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, Room 2A, Washington, 
D.C. 20246, or by calling (202) 208-1371. This filing 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.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is not 
ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' (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. 
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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must 
be sent to Director, Division of Environmental and Engineering Review, 
Office of Energy Projects, 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-11777 Filed 5-10-00; 8:45 am]
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