[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35880-35881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15175]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

June 9, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Applications: Preliminary Permit (Competing).
    b. Applicants, Project Numbers, and Dates Filed:
    Stuyvesant Falls Hydro Corporation (SFHC) filed the application for 
Project No. 12438-000 on February 3 and clarified Exhibit 1 on March 5, 
2003.
    Intermountain Hydro Resources (Intermountain) filed the application 
for Project No.12439-000 on February 3 and supplemented Exhibits 1 and 
4 on April 14 and 28, 2003, respectively.
    SFHC also filed the application for Project No.12438-001 on 
February 4, clarified Exhibit 1 on March 5, and verified its 
application on March 13, 2003.
    c. Name of the project is Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Project. 
Each application is for a proposed redevelopment of the previously 
licensed Project No. 2696. The project would be located on Kinderhook 
Creek in Columbia County, New York. It would not occupy federal or 
tribal lands.
    d. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a--825r.
    e. Applicants Contacts: For SFHC: Mr. James A Besha, Stuyvesant 
Falls Hydro Corporation, c/o Albany Engineering Corporation, 447 New 
Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205, (518) 456-7712. For Intermountain: Mr. 
Douglas A. Spaulding, Spaulding Consultants, 1433 Utica Avenue South, 
Suite 162, Minneapolis, MN 55416, (952) 544-8133.
    f. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502-6062.
    g. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to 
intervene: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person in the official service list for the 
project. 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 document on that resource agency.
    h. Description of Projects: The project proposed by SFHC would be 
operated in a run-of-river mode and would utilize existing project 
works consisting of: (1) A 240-foot-long, 13-foot-high masonry gravity 
dam, (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 46 acres at spillway crest 
elevation 174.3 feet, (3) a gated intake structure, (4) two 2,860-foot-
long, 7.5-foot-diameter steel pipelines, (5) a 25-foot-diameter surge 
tank, (6) two 200-foot-long, 7.5-foot-diameter steel penstocks, (7) a 
powerhouse containing a 2.8 megawatt (MW) generating unit, (8) 40-foot-
long, 34.5-kilovolt primary leads connecting to an existing substation, 
and (9) appurtenant facilities. SFHC proposes to repair or replace 
sections of the two 2,860-foot pipelines and add: (1) A 35-kilowatt 
(kW) minimum flow generating unit at the dam, (2) a 3.6-MW generating 
unit, and (3) a 440-kW minimum flow generating unit in the powerhouse. 
The SFHC project would have an average annual generation of 16.5 
gigawatt hours.
    The project proposed by Intermountain would be operated in a run-
of-river mode and would utilize the existing project works described 
above. Intermountain proposes to study the feasibility of repairing the 
two pipelines or replacing them with a single 10-foot-diameter 
pipeline. Intermountain does not propose to add capacity to the 
project.
    i. These 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, 
here P-12438 or P-12439, in the docket number field to access the 
document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected] . For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Copies are 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item 
e. above.
    j. Competing Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a 
competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project 
must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to 
file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). 
Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to 
file the competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days 
after the specified comment date for the particular application. A 
competing

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preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 
4.36.
    k. Competing Development Application--Any qualified development 
applicant desiring to file a competing development application must 
submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the 
particular application, either a competing development application or a 
notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely 
notice of intent to file a development application allows an interested 
person to file the competing application no later than 120 days after 
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing 
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
    l. Notice of Intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact 
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective 
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to 
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary 
permit application or a development application (specify which type of 
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) 
named in this public notice.
    m. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, if 
issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed 
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the 
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of 
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. 
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide 
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to 
construct and operate the project.
    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'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT 
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'', 
``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project 
Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of 
the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and 
eight copies to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional 
copy must be sent to Director, Division of Hydropower Administration 
and Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-
mentioned address. A copy of any notice of intent, competing 
application or motion to intervene must also be served upon each 
representative of the Applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    p. 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.
    q. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-15175 Filed 6-16-03; 8:45 am]
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