[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 241 (Thursday, December 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78165-78166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31862]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

December 7, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Major New License.
    b. Project No.: P-2631-007.
    c. Date Filed: August 31, 1999.
    d. Applicant: International Paper Company.
    e. Name of Project: Woronoco Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Westfield River in the Town of Russell, Hampden 
County, Massachusetts. No federal lands are affected by the proposed 
project.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:

Ted Lewellyn, P.E., International Paper Company, Paper Mill Road, 
Millers Falls, MA 01349, (413) 659-2337
Michael K. Chapman, Esq., International Paper Company, 6400 Poplar 
Avenue, Memphis, TN 38197, (901) 763-5888
Jon Christensen, Kleinschmidt Associates, 75 Main Street, Pittsfield, 
ME 04967, (207) 487-3328


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    i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer, (202) 219-0365, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, 
and Prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance 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 require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person 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.
    Protests, comments on filings, comments on environmental 
assessments and environmental impact statements, and reply comments 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 web site 
at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing, and, pursuant to Sec. 4.30(b)(25), is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river project would 
consist of the following features: (1) Two non-contiguous dam sections, 
with lengths of about 307 feet (North dam) and 351 feet (South dam), 
and a crest elevation of 229 feet NGVD; (2) a 655-foot-long earthen 
dike with a sheet steel core; (3) a 40-foot-wide by 15-foot-high intake 
structure, having trashracks with 1.25-inch clear bar spacing; (4) a 
550-foot-long penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing three Francis 
turbines and generating units, having an installed capacity of 2,700 
kW; (6) a 43-acre impoundment that extends approximately 1.2 miles 
upstream; (7) an interim downstream fish passage facility; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average 
annual generation would be approximately 7,700 MWh.
    m. Availability of Application: A copy of the application, as 
supplemented, is available for inspection and reproduction at the 
Commission's Public Reference and Files and Maintenance Branch, located 
at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2-A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 
(202) 219-1371. The application may be viewed at http://www.ferc.fed.us./online/rims.htm, or call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance. A copy of the application, as supplemented, is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at International Power 
Company, Paper Mill Road, Millers Falls, Massachusetts 01349 and 
through the Town of Russell, Robert P. Drake, Chairman, Board of 
Selectman, Town of Russell, Russell, Massachusetts 01071
    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 
application 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 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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