[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 30, 2003)]
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[FR Doc No: 03-10623]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

April 24, 2003.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Applicant Type: Amendment of License to Change Project Boundary.
    b. Project Nos.: 2497-006 and 2771-006.
    c Date Filed: April 17, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Harris Energy and Realty Corporation.
    e. Name of Projects: Mt. Tom Mill Project and Nonotuck Mill 
Project.
    f. Location: The Mt. Tom Mill Project is located on the Holyoke 
Canal, in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The Nonotuck Mill is located 
on the Second Level Canal of the Holyoke Canal system off of the 
Connecticut River, in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825 (r) 
and 799 and 801.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ira Belsky, President, Harris Energy and 
Realty Corporation, 20 Water Street, Holyoke, Mass. 01040, (413) 536-
6410. June Broadstone, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, 
1440 New York Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 371-7772.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Etta Foster at (202) 502-8769, or e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: May 12, 2003.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing a document with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person in the official service list for the 
project(s). 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 documents on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Proposed Action: The licensee proposes to donate 
and convey certain land and property not needed to operate, or maintain 
the projects to the New England Adolescent Research Institute, a 
Massachusetts not-for-profit corporation.
    P-2497 consists of: (1) a gated intake with submerged trashracks 
located on the Second Level Canal, (2) a 230-foot-long , 8-foot-
diameter steel penstock; (3) a single runner, Francis turbine directly 
coupled to a 500-kilowatt (kW) Westinghouse generator; (4) a 205-foot-
long, 9-foot-wide by 6-foot-high arched, brick-lined tailrace tunnel; 
(5) a concrete gated outlet structure where the tailwater empties into 
a channel that leads to the Connecticut River; (6) a 0.6-kilovolt (kV), 
240-foot-long transmission line, and a 13.8-kV, 90-foot-long 
transmission line and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    P-2771 consists of: (1) a gated intake with submerged trashracks 
located on the second level canal; (2) a 10.5-foot-diameter penstock 
225 feet long; (3) a 500-kW generating unit located in Nonotuck Mill 
building; (4) a two parallel 9-foot-wide by 9-foot-high arched brick-
lined tailrace tunnel 190 feet long extending from the draft tube to an 
existing concrete outlet structure; (5) a concrete gated outlet 
structure where the tailwater empties into a channel that leads to the 
Connecticut River; (6) a 13.8-kV transmission line and (7) appurtenant 
facilities.
    1. Location of the Application: The filings are 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. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected], or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. A copy 
is also available for inspection and reproduction at the addresses in 
item (h).
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene-Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents-Any filings must bear 
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION 
TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular 
application to which the filing refers. 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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    p. Agency Comments-Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
    q. 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 at http://www.ferc.gov 
under the ``e-filing'' link.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-10623 Filed 4-29-03; 8:45 am]
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