[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 8395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2595]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing with the Commission 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedures for 
Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

January 25, 2001.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-6059-006.
    c. Date Filed: January 2, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Hydro Development Group, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Fowler #7.
    f. Location: On the Oswegatchie River in St. Lawrence County, near 
the Town of Gouverneur, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Kevin M. Webb, Hydro Development Group, Inc., 
200 Bulfinch Drive, Andover, MA 01810, (978) 681-1900 ext. 1202.
    i. FERC Contact: Charles T. Raabe (202) 219-2811 or E-mail address 
at [email protected].
    j. Comment Date: April 2, 2001.
    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. Comments and protests 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. Description of Project: The existing, operating Fowler #7 
Project consists of: (1) A concrete gravity-type dam surmounted by 
flashboards comprising; (i) the 75-foot-long, 25-foot-high Dam #1; (ii) 
the 192-foot-long, 20-foot-high Dam #2; and (iii) the 154-foot-long, 
15-foot-high Dam #3; (2) a reservoir having a 3.0-acre surface area and 
a gross storage volume of 30-acre-feet at normal water surface 
elevation 542 feet NGVD; (3) an intake structure having trashracks; (4) 
a powerhouse containing three 300-kW generating units for a total 
installed capacity of 900-kW; (5) a 1,000-kVA 2.3/23-kV transformer; 
(6) a 4,000-foot-long, 23-kV overhead transmission line; (7) a 
trailrace; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that 
the total average annual generation would be 6.0 MWh. All generated 
power is sold to Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the New 
York State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the filing date of this application and serve a copy of the 
request on the applicant.
    n. Procedural Schedule and Final Amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following milestones, some of which may 
be combined to expedite processing:

Notice of application has been accepted for filing
Notice of NEPA Scoping
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis
Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission*
Notice of the availability of the draft NEPA document
Notice of the availability of the final NEPA document
Order issuing the Commission's decision on the application

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-2595 Filed 1-30-01; 8:45 am]
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