[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 237 (Friday, December 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77021-77022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31281]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Applications Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

December 4, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Applications: Two new licenses and three subsequent 
licenses.
    b. Project Nos.: 2942-005, 2931-002, 2941-002, 2932-003, and 2897-
003.
    c. Date Filed: January 22, 1999.
    d. Applicant: S. D. Warren Company.
    e. Names of Projects: Dundee, Gambo, Little Falls, Mallison Falls, 
and Saccarappa.
    f. Location: On the Presumpscot River, near the towns of Windham, 
Gorham, and Westbrook, in Cumberland County, Maine. These projects do 
not utilize any federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas Howard, S. D. Warren Company, 89 
Cumberland Street, P.O. Box 5000, Westbrook, ME 04098-1597, 207-856-
4286.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Haimes; [email protected], 202-219-
2780.
    j. Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 
Conditions, and Prescriptions: 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 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on the official service list for the project. Further, if 
an intervener files comments or documents with the Commission relating 
to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, the intervener also must serve a copy of 
the document on that resource agency.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's 
website at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: These applications have been 
accepted for filing and are ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Description of the Projects (from upstream to downstream):
    The Dundee Project consists of the following existing facilities: 
(1) A 1,492-foot-long dam, consisting of two, 50-foot-high earthen 
embankments separated by a 50-foot-long, 42-foot-high concrete spillway 
section, a 90-foot-long by 50-foot-high non-overflow section, and a 27-
foot-long gate section; (2) a 1.7-mile-long-impoundment extending from 
the Dundee dam upstream to the tailwaters of the North Gorham Project, 
with a surface area of approximately 197 acres at normal elevation, 
187.22 feet U.S. Geological Survey datum (USGS); (3) a 44-foot-wide by 
74-foot-long, reinforced concrete powerhouse, which is integral to the 
spillway section of the dam; (4) three turbine generator units, each 
with a rated capacity of 800 kilowatts (kW) for a total project 
installed capacity of 2,400 kW; (5) a 1,075-foot-long bypassed reach; 
(6) a 1,075-foot-long, 30-foot-wide, by 11-foot-deep tailrace; (3) two 
10-mile-long, 11-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines; and (7) other 
appurtenances.
    The Gambo Project consists of the following existing facilities: 
(1) a 250-foot-long, 24-foot-high, concrete overflow section and 50-
foot-long intake structure; (2) a 3.3-mile-long impoundment extending 
from the Gambo dam upstream to the tailwaters of the Dundee Project, 
with a surface area of approximately 151 acres at normal elevation, 
135.13 feet USGS; (3) a 737-foot-long by 15-foot-deep, concrete-lined 
intake canal; (4) a 47-foot-wide by 78-foot-long, reinforced concrete 
and brick powerhouse; (5) two turbine generator units, each with a 
rated capacity of 950 kW, for a total project installed capacity of 
1,900 kW; (6) a 300-foot-long bypassed reach; (7) an 8-mile-long, 11-kV 
transmission line; and (8) other appurtenances.
    The Little Falls Project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) A 330-foot-long by 14-foot-high, reinforced concrete 
and masonry dam incorporating a 70-foot-long intake structure; (2) a 
1.7-mile-long impoundment extending from the Little Falls dam upstream 
to the Gambo dam, with a surface area of approximately 29 acres at 
normal elevation, 108.7 feet USGS; (3) a 25-foot-wide by 95-foot-long, 
masonry powerhouse, which is integral to the dam; (4) four turbine 
generator units, each with a rated capacity of 250 kW, for a total 
project installed capacity of 1,000 kW; (5) a 300-foot-long bypassed 
reach; (6) an 11-kW transmission line tied into the

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Gambo Project transmission line; and (7) other appurtenances.
    The Mallison Falls Project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) A 358-foot-long by 14-foot-high, reinforced concrete, 
masonry and cut granite diversion dam; (2) a 0.5-mile-long impoundment 
extending from the Mallison Falls dam upstream to the tailwaters of the 
Little Falls Project, with a surface area of approximately 8 acres at 
normal elevation, 90.6 feet USGS; (3) a 70-foot-long headgate 
structure; (4) a 675-foot-long, 41-foot-wide, by 6-foot-deep, bedrock 
lined intake canal; (50 a 33-foot-wide by 51-foot-long, reinforced 
concrete and masonry powerhouse; (6) two turbine generator units, each 
with a rated capacity of 400 kW, for a total project installed capacity 
of 800 kW; (7) a 675-foot-long bypassed reach; (8) an 11-kV 
transmission line tied into the Gambo Project transmission line; and 
(9) other appurtenances.
    The Saccarappa Project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) A 322-foot-long diversion dam consisting of two 
concrete overflow structures separated by an island; (2) a 5.0-mile-
long impoundment extending from the Saccarappa dam upstream to the 
tailwaters of the Mallison Falls Project, with a surface area of 
approximately 87 acres at normal elevation, 69.96 feet USGS; (3) two 
bypassed reaches measuring 475 feet and 390 feet long; (4) a 380-foot-
long by 36-foot-wide intake canal; (5) a 49-foot-wide by 71-foot-long, 
masonry powerhouse; (6) three turbine generator units, each with a 
rated capacity of 450 kW for a total project capacity of 1,350 kW; (7) 
a 345-foot-long tailrace formed by a 33-foot-high guard wall; (8) a 1-
mile-long 2.3-kV transmission line/generator lead; and (9) other 
appurtenances.
    The five projects operate continuously to generate electricity that 
is utilized at Warren's pulp and paper mill facilities in Westbrook, 
Maine. Under typical daily operations, Warren maximizes output by 
manually controlling of each of the five projects in response to flow 
inputs from Warren's upstream Eel Weir Project (FERC No. 2984), located 
at the outlet of Sebago Lake, and various minor tributaries to the 
Presumpscot River downstream of the Eel Weir Project. Daily impoundment 
level fluctuations of 2 feet or less typically occur at the Little 
Falls, Mallison Falls, and Saccarappa Projects, impoundment 
fluctuations of up to 1 foot per day occur at the Dundee and Gambo 
Projects.
    m. Locations of the Applications: Copies of each of the five 
applications are 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. The 
applications also may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222) for assistance). Copies also are 
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h, 
above.
    n. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--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 
applications 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(s) of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
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. 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.
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