[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18626-18627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8774]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application To Amend License and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

April 4, 2001.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the commission, is ready for environmental analysis, and is 
available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Request for amendment of license to change the 
water surface elevation limits for the upper reservoir and an increase 
in the maximum daily generation for up to twenty days over a period of 
twelve months.
    b. Project No.: 2485-015.
    c. Date Filed: April 2, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Northeast Generation Company (NGC).
    e. Name of Project: Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage 
Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the east side of the 
Connecticut River, in the towns of Northfield and Erving, in Franklin 
County, Massachusetts. The project does not utilize federal or tribal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.201.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. William J. Nadeau, Vice President and 
Chief Operating Officer, Northeast Generation Services Company, 273 
Dividend Road, Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067, (860) 665-5315 with 
copies of all correspondence and communications to:

Mr. John Howard, Station Manager, Northfield Mountain Station, 99 
Millers Falls Road, Northfield, Massachusetts 01360, (413) 659-4489; 
and
Catherine E. Shively, Senior Counsel, Public Service Company of New 
Hampshire, P.O. Box 330, Manchester, New Hampshire 03105, (603) 624-
2326

    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Jack Duckworth at (202) 219-2818, or e-mail address 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for Filing Comments and or Motions: 30 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. Comments, protests and 
interventions may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of 
paper. See 18 CFR

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385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site 
at 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    Please include the Project Number (2485-015) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Amendment: NGC seeks temporary authorization to 
change the upper reservoir's upper and lower water service elevation 
limits from 1000.5 and 938 feet, respectively, to 1004.5 and 920 feet, 
respectively and to allow maximum daily generation of 10,465 
megawatthours for up to 20 days during the twelve months following 
issuance of the temporary license amendment. The project uses some of 
the storage behind Turner Falls Dam of Project No. 1889 as the lower 
reservoir for the pumped storage operations and proposes no changes in 
the operating limits of the Turners Falls Reservoir. NGC requests that 
the temporary authority become effective June 1, 2001.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC, 
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed on 
the website 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, .211, 
.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 copies 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-8774 Filed 4-9-01; 8:45 am]
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