[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7529-7530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3658]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests

February 7, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption from licensing.
    b. Project No.: 12433-000.
    c. Date Filed: January 24, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Indian River Power Supply LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Indian River Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Westfield River, near the Town of Russell, in 
Hampden County, Massachusetts. The proposed project would not occupy 
any federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Richard E. Lynch, Sr., Indian River Power 
Supply LLC, 22 Woodland Avenue, Westfield, MA 01085-2221, (413) 562-
0588.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord W. Hoisington, (202) 502-6032 or 
[email protected].

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    j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in 
item k below.
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for Filing Additional Study Requests and Request for 
Cooperating Agency Status: March 25, 2003.
    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.
    Additional study requests and request for cooperating agency status 
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. After logging into 
the eFiling system, select ``Comment on Filing'' from the Filing Type 
Selection screen and continue with the filing process.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) An existing 3-foot-high, 377-foot-long concrete dam; (2) a 13-acre 
impoundment with normal storage of 620 acre-feet to 720 acre-feet; (3) 
two existing 7-foot-diameter to 12-foot-diameter, 65-foot-long steel 
penstocks equipped with trashracks; (4) an existing 60-foot-long, 60-
foot-wide, 25-foot-high powerhouse containing two Francis turbines with 
a total installed capacity of 700 kilowatts; (5) a proposed 933-foot-
long transmission line connecting to an existing distribution system, 
and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an average 
annual generation of 7,400,000 kilowatts.
    o. 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.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required 
by Section 106 of the National Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule: The application should be processed 
according to the following Hydro Licensing schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate. The Commission staff proposes to 
issue one Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and 
final EA. Staff intends to provide a 30 day period for entities to 
comment on the EA, and will take into consideration all comments filed 
on the EA before final action is taken on the exemption from licensing 
application. If any person or organization objects to the staff 
proposed process, they should file comments by the date stipulated in 
item l above, briefly explaining the basis for their objection.

Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter: March 2003
Issue Acceptance Letter: May 2003
Issue Scoping Document 1 for Comments: July 2003
Request Additional Information: August 2003
Issue Scoping Document 2, if Necessary: October 2003
Notice of Application Is Ready for Environmental Analysis: November 
2003
Notice of the Availability of the EA: May 2004
Ready for Commission's Decision on the Application: August 2004

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-3658 Filed 2-13-03; 8:45 am]
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