[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51029-51030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24972]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice Soliciting Comments, Final Terms and Conditions, 
Recommendations, and Prescriptions

October 1, 2001.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and 
applicant prepared environmental assessment has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-309-036.
    c. Date filed: October 11, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Piney Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Clarion River in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. 
The project would not utilize any federal lands or facilities.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas Teitt; Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic 
Power Holdings, LLC; 1001 Broad Street; Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907-
1050; (814) 533-8028
    i. FERC Contact: John Costello, E-mail address, 
[email protected], or telephone (202) 219-2914.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, final terms and conditions, 
recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 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
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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 
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-filing'' link.
    k. Status of environmental analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the 
following: (1) the 427-foot-long and 139-foot-high concrete arch dam 
with crest elevation at 1,075 feet msl, an 84-foot-long left non-
overflow wall, and a 200-foot-long right non overflow wall; (2) an 800-
acre surface area reservoir; (3) an 84-foot-wide integral intake; (4) 
three 230-foot-long, 14-foot-diameter penstocks; (5) a powerhouse with 
3 generating units totaling 28,300 kilowatts; (6) a 250-foot-long 
tailrace; (7) 700-foot-long and 900-foot-long transmission lines; and 
(8) appurtenant facilities.
    m. 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, 
DC 20246, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed 
on the web at http://www.ferc.gov (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance). 
A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the

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Johnstown, Pennsylvania, address in item h. above.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is 
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions.
    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. Any of these documents must be 
filed by providing the original and the number of copies required by 
the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. 
An additional copy must be sent to Director, Office of Energy Projects, 
Division of Environmental and Engineering Review, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, at the above address. 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.
[FR Doc. 01-24972 Filed 10-4-01; 8:45 am]
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