[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68123-68124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28442]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready For Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

November 1, 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.: 7000-015.
    c. Date filed: January 30, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Orion Power New York GP II, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Newton Falls Project.
    f. Location: On the Oswegatchie River, in St. Lawrence County, New 
York. This project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jerry Sabattis, Reliant Energy, 225 
Greenfield Parkway, Suite 201, Liverpool, NY 13088, (315) 413-2787 or 
Sam Hirschey Reliant Energy, 225 Greenfield Parkway, Suite 201, 
Liverpool, NY 13088, (315) 413-2790.
    i. Commission Contact: Any questions concerning this notice should 
be addressed to Janet Hutzel, e-mail address [email protected], or 
telephone (202) 502-8675.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance 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, recommendations, 
terms and conditions, and prescriptions may be filed electronically via 
the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. 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.
    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. Status of environmental analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. At 
this time we do not anticipate the need for preparing a draft EA. We 
intend to prepare one environmental document. The EA will include our 
recommendations for operating procedures and environmental enhancement 
measures that should be part of any new license issued by the 
Commission. Recipients will have 45 days to provide the Commission with 
any comments on that document. All comments on the EA, filed with the 
Commission, will be considered in an Order taking final action on the 
license application. However, should substantive comments requiring 
reanalysis be received on the NEPA document, we would consider 
preparing a subsequent NEPA document.
    l. The Newton Falls Project consists of two developments and has a 
total installed capacity of 2,220 kilowatts. The upper development 
includes a 600-foot-long dam, a 650-acre reservoir, a 1,200-foot-long 
bypassed reach, and a powerhouse with three turbine-generator units 
having a combined installed capacity of 1,540 kW. The lower development 
includes a 350-foot-long dam, a 9-acre reservoir, a 300-foot-long 
bypassed reach, and a powerhouse with one turbine-generator unit having 
an installed capacity of 680 kW. The upper development powerhouse 
discharges directly to the lower development impoundment and the 
project is operated in a storage-and-release peaking mode. The project 
produces an average of approximately 9,500 megawatt-hours of energy per 
year.
    m. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. This filing may also 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, please contact FERC Online Support 
at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection 
and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. 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

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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. 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.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-28442 Filed 11-7-02; 8:45 am]
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