[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8784-8785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2841]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions To Intervene, and Protests

January 29, 2001.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Petition for Declaratory Order.
    b. Docket No: DI01-4-000.
    c. Date Filed: December 22, 2000.
    d. Applicant: North Hartland, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: North Hartland Project.
    f. Location: The North Hartland Hydroelectric Project is located at 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' North Hartland Dam on the 
Ottauquechee River in Windsor County, Vermont. The project does not 
occupy additional Federal or Tribal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Robert L. Carey, Jr., North Hartland, LLC, 
P.O. Box 1107, Great Falls, VA 22066, telephone (703) 561-0611, FAX 
(703) 561-0609, E-Mail [email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Diane M. Murray at (202) 219-2682, or E-mail address: 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: February 23, 2001.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

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Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, D.C. 20426. 
Comments and protests may be filed electronically via the Internet in 
lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.201(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on 
the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm
    Please include the docket number (DI01-4-000) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1) an 
outlet lined with a 12-foot diameter steel pipe; (2) a 470-foot-long 
extension of the existing outlet connecting to two 7.5-foot diameter 
penstocks; (3) a powerhouse containing two 2,000 kW generating units; 
(4) a 12-foot diameter gated bypass outlet works branching from the 
penstock upstream of the powerhouse; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    When a Petition for Declaratory Order is filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the 
Commission to investigate and determine if the interests of interstate 
or foreign commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission 
also determines whether or not the project: (1) would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    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, 
D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. This filing may be viewed on 
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.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. 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.
    o. 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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    p. 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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