[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 49330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19204]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Addendum to January 30, 2002; Offer of Settlement

July 24, 2002.
    Take notice that the following addendum to an offer of settlement 
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public 
inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Addendum to January 30, 2002 Offer of 
Settlement.
    b. Project Nos.: 2364-012 and 2365-023.
    c. Date Filed: July 16, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Madison Paper Industries.
    e. Name of Projects: Abenaki and Anson Projects.
    f. Location: On the Kennebec River, in the towns of Anson and 
Madison, Somerset County, Maine. The projects do not occupy any federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's rules of 
practice and procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Christopher C. Bean; Vice-President of 
Engineering, Maintenance, and Utilities; Main Street; P.O. Box 129, 
Madison, ME; (207) 696-1195. The applicant requests that copies of all 
correspondence be provided to Maureen Winters, Project Manager, 
Kleinschmidt Associates, 75 Main Street, P.O. Box 576, Pittsfield, ME 
04967; (207) 487-3328.
    I. FERC Contact: Nan Allen, (202) 219-2938, e-mail: 
[email protected]
    j. Deadline for filing comments: 20 days from the date of this 
notice. Reply comments due 30 days from the date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    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.
    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. Madison Paper Industries (MPI) filed an addendum to its January 
30, 2002 offer of settlement on behalf of itself and the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service; National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs; 
Maine State Planning Office; Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife; Maine Department of Marine Resources; Maine Department of 
Conservation; Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission; Town of Anson; Town of 
Madison; Appalachian Mountain Club; Trout Unlimited, including the 
Kennebec Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited; Kennebec Valley Trails; 
Friends of the Kennebec Salmon; Maine Council of the Atlantic Salmon 
Federation; Maine Historic Preservation Commission; and American 
Rivers. In the addendum, the signatories agree that their intent is 
that the licensee not be obligated to implement any protection, 
mitigation, or enhancement measures earlier than May 1, 2004. The 
addendum additionally states that a parcel of land included in the 
shoreland buffer zone under the offer of settlement has been reserved 
by MPI for future development, and therefore, a separate set of 
conservation easement restrictions would be developed for the parcel.
    l. A copy of the Addendum to the January 30, 2002 Offer of 
Settlement is on file with the Commission and is available for public 
inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's web site 
at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket #'' and 
follow the instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in h 
above.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-19204 Filed 7-29-02; 8:45 am]
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