[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 116 (Thursday, June 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 37543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15096]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene and Protests

June 9, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Request to amend Sebago Lake Level 
Management Plan.
    b. Project Number: 2984-035
    c. Date Filed: May 15, 2000
    d. Name of Project: Eel Weir Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: On the Presumpscot River in Cumberland County, Maine. 
The project does not utilize any federal or tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200
    h. Applicant Contact: Thomas Howard, Project Engineer, S.D. Warren 
Company, 89 Cumberland Street, P.O. Box 5000, Westbrook, ME 04098-1597
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Thomas LoVullo, telephone (202) 219-1168 or e-mail address: 
[email protected]
    j. Deadline for Filing Comments or Motions: July 14, 2000.
    All comments or motions must be filed by providing an original and 
eight copies as required by the Commission's regulations to: David P. 
Boergers, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    k. Description of Amendment Request: S.D. Warren requests 
Commission approval of its proposal to amend the Sebago Lake Level 
Management Plan. The licensee proposed to: (1) Install a real-time 
telemetering water level gage at White's Bridge; (2) further define the 
upper and lower limits of the lake level rages between May 1 and 
November 1; (3) provide a target range (+0/-6 inches) for the August 1 
date; (4) increase the maximum flow of the operating parameters for 
Normal Flows from 833 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 1000 cfs; (5) 
compress the abnormal flow stages from three to two by increasing the 
maximum flows allowed to be released in stage 1 from 1,667 cfs to 2,667 
cfs; and (6) modify the response times for each stage that actuate the 
increased flows.
    The purpose of this notice is to invite comments on S.D. Warren's 
request to amend the Sebago Lake Level Management Plan. As a result of 
the drought conditions during the summer of 1999 and the unusual 
rainfall in September 1999, the operating parameters of the lake level 
management plan were challenged. S.D. Warren believes the proposed 
modifications would help improve the management objectives of balancing 
the competing interests of the lake's resources.
    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 www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A 
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address 
in item h above.
    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, 
385.211, 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the 
Commission will consider all protests or other comments 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 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 pies 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. 00-15096 Filed 6-14-00; 8:45 am]
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