[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51559-51560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20047]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions to 
Intervene and Protests, and Establishing Procedural Milestones for 
Relicensing

August 2, 2002.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2984-042.
    c. Date Filed: March 29, 2002.
    d. Applicant: S.D. Warren Company.
    e. Name of Project: Eel Weir Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Presumpscot 
River at the outlet of Sebago Lake, in Cumberland County, Maine. The 
project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Thomas P. Howard, S.D. Warren Company, 89 
Cumberland Street, P.O. Box 5000, Westbrook, ME 04098-1597; Telephone 
(207) 856-4286
    i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer, (202) 502-8365 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for Filing Motions to Intervene and Protests: 60 days 
from the issuance 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 strongly 
encourages electronic filings.
    The Commission's rules of practice require all interveners 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 
intervener 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests 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 website (http://www.ferc.gov) under 
the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic 
filing.
    k. Status: This application has been accepted for filing, but is 
not ready for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The existing Eel Weir Project operates 
in a store-and-release mode. The project consists of the following 
features: (1) A 115-foot-long, 23-foot-high stone masonry spillway dam; 
(2) a 150-foot-long, 10-foot-high stone and earth-fill east abutment 
section; (3) a 90-foot-long, 5-foot-high stone and earth-fill west 
abutment section; (4) five 6.5-foot-high by 4.75-foot-wide discharge 
gates; (5) four 8.8-foot-high by 7-foot-wide canal intake gates; (6) a 
12-mile-long, 28,771-acre impoundment, Sebago Lake, at elevation 266.65 
msl; (7) a 6,700-mile-long bypassed reach; (8) a 90-foot-long fish 
screen, located upstream of the canal gates; (9) a 4,826-foot-long, 15-
foot-deep earthen power canal; (10) a 90-foot-long timber-sheathed 
canal overflow weir; (11) a powerhouse containing three Hercules 
turbines and generating units, having an installed capacity of 1,800 
kilowatts; (12) a 3.5-mile-long, 11-kilovolt transmission line; and 
(13) appurtenant facilities.
    The average annual generation is estimated to be about 12,300 
megawatt-hours. All power generated by the project is utilized by the 
applicant's paper mill in Westbrook, Maine.
    m. Location of the Application: A copy of application is on file 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection. The 
application may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field, to access the document. For 
assistance, call (202) 502-8222. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. Anyone may submit a motion to intervene or protest 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 motions to intervene or 
protests must be received on or before the specified deadline date for 
the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ``MOTION 
TO INTERVENE'' or ``PROTEST;'' (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 intervening or protesting; and (4) otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain 
copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any 
motion to intervene or protest must be served upon each representative 
of the applicant specified in the particular application.
    o. Procedural Schedule and Final Amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made if the Commission determines it 
necessary to do so:

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             Action                 Tentative  date
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Request Additional Information..  August/September
                                   2002.

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Issue Scoping Document 1 for      October 2002.
 Comment.
Hold Scoping Meeting(s).........  November 2002.
Request Additional Information    January 2003.
 (if necessary).
Issue Scoping Document 2........  January 2003.
Notice of Application Ready for   February 2003.
 Environmental Analysis.
Notice of availability of the     August 2003.
 draft NEPA document.
Initiate 10(j) process..........  October 2003.
Notice of availability of the     December 2004.
 final NEPA document.
Ready for Commission decision on  March 2004.
 the application.
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    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-20047 Filed 8-7-02; 8:45 am]
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