[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6736-6737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3143]


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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

February 4, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major New License.
    b. Project No.: P-2574-032.
    c. Date filed: April 29, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Merimil Limited Partnership.
    e. Name of Project: Lockwood Project.
    f. Location: On the Kennebec River, in Kennebec County, at the City 
of Waterville and Town of Winslow, Maine. The project does not affect 
Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. F. Allen Wiley, c/o FLP Energy Maine 
Hydro LLC, 160 Capital Street, Augusta, ME 04330, (207) 623-8415.
    i. FERC Contact: Nan Allen at (202) 502-6128 or [email protected].
    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.
    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, 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.
    k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Lockwood Project consists of: (1) A 1,035-foot-long 
dam, incorporating three spillway sections at elevation 52.16 feet 
M.S.L. with flashboards, a 160-foot-long forebay intake structure, a 
rock island, and a bridge abutment; (2) a 450-foot-long forebay; (3) an 
81.5-acre reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 250 acre-feet; (3) 
two powerhouses, one containing six generating units and the second 
containing one generating unit, for a total installed capacity of 6,915 
kilowatts (kW); (4) 4,225 feet of buried and overhead transmission 
facilities; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to 
generate an average of 42.6 million kW hours annually. The existing dam 
and project facilities are owned by the applicant.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site 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.

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For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. 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.
    Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be 
processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
    Notice of the availability of the draft EIS July 2003 Initiate 
10(j) process August 2003 Notice of the availability of the final EIS 
November 2003 Ready for Commission decision on the applicationMarch 
2004
    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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-3143 Filed 2-7-03; 8:45 am]
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