[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 63415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25817]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, 
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

October 4, 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.: 487-034.
    c. Date Filed: September 25, 2002.
    d. Applicant: PPL Holtwood, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Wallenpaupack Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Wallenpaupack Creek, in Wayne and Pike Counties, 
Pennsylvania.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Gary Petrewski, PPL Generation, LLC, Two 
North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101-1179, (610) 774-5996, 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Patrick K. Murphy (202) 502-8755, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments: 30 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. 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 under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings.
    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 existing Lake Wallenpaupack Project consists of: (1) A dam, 
comprised of a gravity type concrete structure and earthen embankments, 
totaling about 1,300 feet long; (2) a 2.5-mile-long, 14-foot-diameter 
steel pipeline, connecting to a surge tank, and two penstocks; (2) a 
5,700-acre reservoir; (3) a powerhouse with a total installed capacity 
of 44 megawatts; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The applicant 
estimates that the average annual generation is 80,500 megawatt hours.
    l. Location of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files Maintenance Branch located at 888 First Street, NE, 
Room 2-A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. 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 1-866-208-3676, or send an e-mail to ferconline 
[email protected]. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    m. Relicensing procedures and final amendments: The Commission 
staff proposes to issue a single Environmental Assessment (EA) rather 
than issuing a draft and final EA. Staff intends to allow at least 30 
days for entities to comment on the EA before final action is taken on 
the license application. If any person or organization objects to this 
staff proposed procedure, they should file comments as stipulated in 
item j above, explaining the basis for their objection. The application 
will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Deficiency or Acceptance Letter with request for additional 
information--November 2002
Notice soliciting final terms and conditions--March 2003
Notice of the availability of the EA--August 2003
Ready for Commission's decision on the application--January 2004

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 45 days from the issuance date of the notice 
soliciting final terms and conditions.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-25817 Filed 10-10-02; 8:45 am]
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