[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19479-19480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9298]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To 
Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and 
Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and 
Prescriptions

April 10, 2001.

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Exemption for a small existing 
hydroelectric power project that has an installed capacity of 5 
megawatts or less, from licensing under the Federal Power Act.
    b. Project No.: P-11870-000.
    c. Date filed: January 8, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Goodrich Falls Hydro Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Goodrich Falls Project.
    f. Location: On the Ellis River, in the Town of Bartlett, Carroll 
County, New Hampshire. The project would not use federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 USC Secs. 2705 and 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Maureen Winters, Project Manager, 
Kleinschmidt Associates, Energy & Water Resources Consultants 75 Main 
Street, Pittsfield Maine 04967, (207) 487-3328.
    i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 219-2833, John. 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
and terms and conditions, recommendations, 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. Comments, protests and 
interventions 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.
    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.
    k. The application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. Project Description: The Goodrich Falls Project consists of: (1) 
An existing 157-foot-long and 25-foot-high dam with an integrated 18 
foot by 23 foot concrete intake; (20) a 4.5-foot-diameter, 150-foot-
long steel penstock; (3) an existing 2.1-acre, 920-foot-long by 100-
foot-wide reservoir with an average 5 foot and a maximum gross storage 
capacity of 2.1-acre-feet; (4) a 25 foot by 30 foot concrete powerhouse 
containing one generating unit with a total installed capacity of 550 
kilowatts; (5) an existing 250-foot-long transmission line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to generate an average 
of 2 million kilowatthours annually. The dam and existing project 
facilities are owned by the applicant.
    m. 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 2-A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 
208-1371. The application may be viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 fo assistance). A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item ``h'' 
above.
    n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified deadline date 
for the particular application, a competing development application, or 
a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely 
notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing 
development application no later than 120 days after the specified 
deadline date for the particular application. Applications for 
preliminary permits will not be accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may 
be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a exemption 
application. A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) 
named in this public notice.
    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

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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.
    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 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``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 protesting or intervening; 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. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must 
be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the 
particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to 
this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in 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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